Chapter 29
Yan Zheng in the team leaned his head against his girlfriend. They were talking about something, and Yu An was seen covering his mouth and laughing from time to time.
When Yan Zheng heard someone calling him, he was stunned at first, and the next second he looked guilty as if he had been caught doing something bad. He glanced at his girlfriend. Yu An ignored him. He had already guessed who was calling them, and turned around to greet Yan Qing.
Seeing Yan Zheng not moving and not daring to look back, she reached out and pinched her boyfriend's waist.
"Ouch." Yan Zheng felt pain, but still looked at his girlfriend guiltily, begging her not to tell anyone.
The next second, Yan Zheng resumed his demeanor as an elder: "Hi, niece, what a coincidence." After greeting, he looked at the man pushing the cart next to Yan Qing. He was good-looking, but his facial features were not good. He looked cold and difficult to get along with.
Yan Qing ignored Yan Zheng's inquiring gaze and looked at Yu An: "This is Ming Xu, my friend."
I introduced her to Mingxu again: "This is my aunt." In short, the man next to her is my uncle.
Ming Xu greeted everyone one by one, and it was Yan Zheng's turn to pay the bill. After paying the bill, Yan Zheng was dragged by Yu An to wait aside.
The four of them left the supermarket together.
Yu An: "I remember Xixi lives a little way from here, right?"
Yan Qing: "Well, I had something to do tonight, so I just happened to be passing by. I plan to go to Qinghai Bay to watch the sunset tomorrow."
Qinghai Bay? Yan Zheng looked at his girlfriend reluctantly. Would this little guy want to disrupt their world of two?
Seeing his uncle's expression, Yan Qing guessed what he had done and deliberately asked, "Aunt, do you want to go to Qinghai Bay to watch the sunset together tomorrow?"
Being discovered, Yan Zheng became anxious: "Let's not go. We have something to do tomorrow."
Ming Xu interjected at the right moment: "The sunset over Mingqing Bay is a once-in-fifty-year event."
Yu An smiled and said, "We are planning to go there tomorrow. Will you come over this afternoon?"
"right."
"You guys can come tomorrow morning. Your uncle has found a place for a picnic. You can walk around there after dinner and watch the sunset in the afternoon. It will be more lively with more people." Yu An didn't mind joining others on her date. What's more, she wanted to make friends with her little niece the first time she saw her.
"Okay, then we'll go there early tomorrow morning." After saying that, he looked at Yan Zheng with a sly look on his face, "You don't mind if I join your date, little uncle?"
Yu An was amused by Yan Qing. This child was obviously very lively. "It's okay. Ask your uncle to send you the address when the time comes." He nudged the absent-minded Yan Zheng and said, "Did you hear that?"
"I heard it." Yan Zheng spoke weakly.
It was already late when they came out of the supermarket. Yu An and the others were going to Qinghai Bay tonight.
Mingxu sat in the car, fastening his seatbelt while asking, "Your uncle seems a little unhappy?"
Yan Qing understood: "Ever since he was little, my grandmother always asked him to take me with him on every date. I've never seen him agree to do so."
After that, he comforted Mingxu: "It's okay, he's actually quite happy, he just wants to show off his respect as an elder."
In another car, Yu An's face turned gloomy as he scolded Yan Zheng, "What's wrong with you today? Even if he's Xixi's boyfriend, what's wrong? I think he's good-looking, almost like a celebrity."
Yan Zheng snorted coldly, "What's the point of being good-looking? I don't know what it's for. What if Xixi gets cheated? Let me tell you, good-looking men are all liars, specifically targeting little girls like Xixi who know nothing."
"You are prejudiced. I won't argue with you. Anyway, I think it's good."
The two had a disagreement, and Yan Zheng did not continue to express his opinion.
After returning to the B&B, the two carried the things that needed refrigeration to Mingxu's office. There was a large refrigerator inside. Yan Qing was very confused when she came there for the first time. What was the purpose of putting such a large refrigerator in the office?
She put her things away and held onto the refrigerator door as she watched Mingxu come to eat. "Why do you have such a big refrigerator in your office?"
"Yang Mingzhou won the prize and insisted on putting it here. When I saw it, the movers had already left, so I had no choice but to leave it here."
So that's how it is. No wonder Yang Mingzhou could do such a thing.
"See if there's anything you want to drink and take some back."
Yan Qing refused: "I don't drink beverages."
After putting her things away, Yan Qing was about to tell Ming Xu that she was going back when someone suddenly knocked on the door. She swallowed her words back.
He was the chef of the B&B, and he didn't notice Yan Qing when he entered the room.
The two sat down on the sofa. The chef was a little shocked when he saw Yan Qing standing by the bed, but he just took a quick look and immediately got down to business.
He opened the folder and handed it to Mingxu: "These are the new dishes that will be served in September. Take a look at them. If you like, please set a time to try them."
Ming Xu looked at it carefully and said, "Just ask a few employees to taste test it and see what everyone thinks. I'm confident in the dishes you choose."
The chef said a few more small things, then stood up and left. Before leaving, he glanced at Yan Qing again and couldn't help but ask the question in his heart: "Is this the boss lady?"
Without waiting for Mingxu's answer, he left quickly.
This chef was too tactless. Yan Qing felt a little embarrassed. After he left, she immediately stood up and said, "Then I'll go back too."
"etc."
Hmm? A hint of doubt flashed in her eyes. Did she want to explain it to me?
After saying that, Ming Xu went out without saying anything else, and closed the door considerately.
Yan Qing was in a dilemma as to whether to leave or not. He stood at the door like a statue, glancing at the time from time to time and muttering quietly, "Where have you been? Why don't you come back? Why don't I leave first?"
Whatever she was thinking, just as her hand was about to grasp the door handle, the door opened from the outside. Yan Qing was caught off guard and fell into the arms of the person outside.
Ming Xu didn't expect Yan Qing to be at the door and was about to come out. Fortunately, he caught her steadily, hugged Yan Qing with one hand, and held the tray steadily with the other hand.
"Sorry." Yan Qing stood up immediately, not knowing where to look.
"Are you okay?" they both asked in unison.
"It's okay." The same sentence again.
Mingxu's heartbeat quickened, but he could only suppress it as much as possible. He put the tray back in place and said, "Go in first."
After closing the office door, Yan Qing touched his face: Why is it so hot? What are you shy about?
Putting the tray on the coffee table, Mingxu came over and asked with concern: "What's wrong with you?"
"It's okay. I'm leaving first."
After saying that, he started to run away, but unexpectedly his arm was grabbed.
Turning back, he saw Ming Xu pick up a cup and handed it to him: "Fresh squeezed kiwi juice, try it."
Seeing Yan Qing didn't move, he said, "It's not poisonous."
What's this guy's train of thought? Yan Qing had eaten some sample food at the supermarket and couldn't eat or drink anymore in the evening. After hearing what Ming Xu said, if she didn't drink anymore, it would be really disrespecting him.
He drank it in one breath, put the cup on the table, and left in a hurry without waiting for Mingxu to react.
Looking at the empty cup on the table, Ming Xu picked up another cup from the tray and drank it all.
After returning to the room, Yan Qing felt his face getting even hotter.
Why is he so proactive today?
Yan Qing thought back to what happened today. Apart from the time spent in the hospital, Ming Xu seemed to be like a peacock spreading its feathers all the way, much like the male protagonist in her novel when he was chasing his wife.
She shook her head, trying to get rid of all these thoughts, but she didn't expect to think more.
What does it mean?
At this moment, the phone lit up. Yan Qing looked over and saw a message from Yan Zheng. She had blocked him last time and was bombarded with phone calls, so she released Yan Zheng from the blacklist. For this, Yan Zheng even went to his eldest brother to complain.
[Yan Zheng]: Xixi, are you asleep?
[Yan Qing]: What’s the matter?
Yan Zheng was glared at by his girlfriend, but he still sent out what he wanted to say.
[Yan Zheng]: Is that boy today your boyfriend?
Before Yan Qing could reply, Yan Zheng sent another message.
[Yan Zheng]: Don’t lie to me! I’m very fragile. If you lie to me, I’ll be really sad.
Yan Qing had seen this move since he was a child, and Yan Zheng had been using it with great pleasure.
[Yan Qing]: Not yet.
Seeing Yan Qing's answer, Yu Anle was happy: "I told you that there was a flame between the two of them, and you still didn't believe it, you lose!"
Yan Zheng couldn't believe it and pointed at the words on the screen: "Xixi said it's not."
"Not at the moment, but I can't say for sure in the future. Your uncle is going to have to drink tea."
"That boy doesn't look that good either. I have to help Xixi check him out tomorrow."
Yu An didn't stop him: "You better be careful."
[Yan Zheng]: Don’t be late tomorrow.
Yan Qing didn't take the sudden change of topic to heart. He was about to forward the address to Ming Xu, but then he remembered what happened just now and closed his dialog box.
Just talk to him tomorrow.
Ming Xu was also being interrogated, but he was of the same generation as me.
As soon as he returned to his room, he received a video from Mingli. Seeing that the decoration behind him was not at home, he asked, "You didn't go home?"
"Leave me alone."
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Mingxu didn't ask, "What do you want from me?"
Mingli hesitated for a moment, and the video call was suddenly disconnected.
You are sick, Mingxu couldn't help but swear.
He had to leave early the next day, so he glanced at Yan Qing’s empty circle of friends and fell asleep.
At six o'clock in the morning, Yan Qing opened his eyes on time. There was not a single message on his mobile phone. It seemed that he was the first one to get up, otherwise Yan Zheng would have bombarded him with messages.
Half an hour later, Yan Zheng's message came. Yan Qing picked a reply and sent another message to Ming Xu.
[Mingxu]: Are you up? If you're ready, come to the restaurant. Before sending this message, Mingxu spent a full five minutes formulating it before clicking send.
It was only half past six, and the restaurant was already open? Although he was puzzled, Yan Qing still changed his clothes and went out.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw Ming Xu sitting facing the door with two large steaming bowls in front of him.
She walked over, sat down, looked at the beef noodles in the bowl, and then looked towards the kitchen, which was bustling with activity.
"I made it, try it."
"Can you cook?" I asked the real question accidentally.
Mingxu didn't answer.
As soon as she saw Ming Xu just now, the things she had already forgotten came back to her mind.
Why are you silent again today? Is it because of what happened last night? Yan Qing was a little confused. She lowered her head to eat, just enough to hide her expression.
The meal was eaten in silence.
Until they moved their things into the car, the two of them had no more than the most basic conversation.
After getting in the car, Yan Qing consciously turned on the navigation.
Listening to the mechanical female voice, she breathed a sigh of relief. It was less awkward to have a third person talking in the car.
Ming Xu woke up before six o'clock. He wanted to send a message to Yan Qing, but was afraid of disturbing her, so he went to the kitchen to make breakfast first.
When they saw the boss coming, the chefs' faces were full of confusion, especially when they heard that the boss wanted to cook for himself.
"You guys just focus on your own things, don't worry about me." He used to cook in the B&B himself, but that was when it first opened. There was only one chef at the time, and fortunately there weren't many guests, so Mingxu cooked his own meals most of the time.
I don’t know what she likes to eat?
Noodles? Meat? He found that he didn't understand Yan Qing at all, and finally made only two bowls of beef noodles.
The chef who was peeking over saw this and couldn't help but tease, "Boss, the beef in this bowl is really generous."
Ming Xu looked at the pile of beef, cut some fruit, and arranged everything, waiting for Yan Qing to come and inspect it.
After getting in the car, Yan Qing looked at the phone on the stand and then at the passenger seat. Their eyes met, and Yan Qing spoke first: "I've already turned on the navigation. When we're almost there, tell my uncle that they've prepared everything."
Mingxu said "hmm" and concentrated on driving.
There were few cars on the road in the morning. Except for waiting for red lights, the traffic speed was very smooth at other times. Yan Qing was in a good mood. He lowered the car window a little and breathed in the unique fresh air in the morning.
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