"What kind of chili sauce do you want? Spicy or numbing spicy?"
This day's breakfast, which was just a bag of frozen dumplings, tasted like delicacies to Tong Xiaohuai and Yan Bo.
Seeing that Tong Xiaohuai was enjoying her meal, Yan Bo picked up a spoon and scooped a few pieces from his own bowl into hers.
Tong Xiaohuai didn't stand on ceremony, dipping the dumplings in vinegar and the spicy sauce Yan Bo gave her, eating them until she was drenched in sweat.
"Hey... this chili sauce is really flavorful, what brand is it?"
Yanbo served the vinegar and chili sauce in a condiment dish.
Yan Bo looked up at her, but didn't answer directly, "You like it very much?"
Tong Xiaohua sniffed. Even though the spiciness was making her tears and snot flow, she still felt incredibly refreshed.
"Hmm... I like it very much..." She still had half a dumpling in her mouth, so her words were mumbled.
Yan Bo dipped his chopsticks in the chili sauce and dabbed it on his tongue. "Is it really that good? Strange, I think it's just so-so."
"What brand?" Tong Xiaohuai asked again persistently.
"It's unbranded. It's homemade by my family's chef. We've always used his chili sauce and condiments at home. I guess I'm just used to it, so I didn't think there was anything special about it."
Tong Xiaohuai was a little disappointed. "Oh... it's a limited edition. No wonder it tastes so good!"
Just think about who Yanbo's father is, and you'll understand that his family's chef uncle must be no ordinary person either. The sauces and chili sauces he makes are naturally incomparable to those mass-produced fresh products in supermarkets.
"I'll pack you a few bottles later, I have plenty here!"
Ever since he told his mother that he had hired a housekeeper to cook, the chef uncle has been sending some sauces over every few days, and the kitchen cabinet is full of them.
Upon hearing this, Tong Xiaohuai's eyes immediately lit up.
"Really? That's great! If Uncle Guan added all sorts of sauces and chili sauce to his dishes, I guarantee they'd be ten times more delicious!"
"Of course it's true, consider it interest on the money you lent me!"
In no time, Yanbo had figured it out.
Tong Xiaohuai was taken aback. She thought she would have to spend some time persuading him to accept her help. In fact, she was prepared to throw another tantrum if he still refused.
Unexpectedly, he had already figured it out on his own.
"You sure know how to take advantage, for such a small amount of interest?" Tong Xiaohuai glanced at him and said disdainfully with a sneer.
Yanbo leaned in again and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Of course not, there's also the right to command me for the rest of my life. How about that, is that enough?"
Tong Xiaohuai glanced at him sideways, "Let me think about it carefully..."
Yan Bo reached out and took her hand. "Don't think about it for too long. I'm in high demand."
Tong Xiaohuai snorted coldly, "How popular are they? Like the buy-one-get-one-free kind?"
Yan Bo was worried about not having a chance to tell Tong Xiaohuai about his parents' matchmaking of him and Tao Jia, so he took the opportunity to say it.
"My parents originally wanted to introduce me to a girlfriend..."
However, he didn't dare to bring it up all at once, fearing that Tong Xiaohuai wouldn't be able to accept it.
But Tong Xiaohuai wasn't stupid; upon hearing this, she immediately thought of Tao Jia.
"Uncle and Aunt don't mean to try and match you up with Jiajia, do they?"
Tong Xiaohuai put down her chopsticks and placed her hands flat on the table. She stared at Yan Bo, her face clearly saying "confess and you will be treated leniently."
Yan Bo nodded honestly, "Yes, but neither Jiajia nor I are attracted to each other. Otherwise, we would have gotten together years ago, why would we have waited until now?"
Yanbo now understands that some things, when laid out in the open, are actually trivial matters. But always keeping them hidden can easily lead people to misunderstand them as something shady or bad.
Tong Xiaohuai stared at him thoughtfully. "Why didn't you say so before? Why are you only saying it now?"
Tong Xiaohuai remembered Xiao Mi saying that men are usually very despicable. If you give them freedom and respect, they will insist on ruining their future and doing things that break their promises to make you sad and upset.
She wasn't sure if Yan Bo was among the men Xiaomi mentioned, but should she really be more wary of him? After all, he was a high-potential catch; so many people were eager to throw themselves at him!
Yan Bo had nothing to hold back anymore and directly revealed the reasons for his concealment.
“They didn’t really care about me before, but on my mom’s birthday, they deliberately created some opportunities for me and Jiajia to spend time together. Of course, they didn’t say anything, but their intentions were obvious. Jiajia and I naturally didn’t have any other thoughts. We’re just buddies, how could we have a chance to be together? As for why I didn’t mention this to you, it’s because I was afraid that if I did, you would have a grudge. I was afraid that you would have a prejudice against my parents before you even met them.”
Tong Xiaohuai didn't say anything, just quietly looked at Yan Bo. After a few seconds, she picked up her chopsticks and started eating again.
"Eat quickly, and after you finish, I'll take care of some paperwork and try to transfer the money to your account this afternoon."
Because the amount to be transferred was huge, the bank needed Tong Xiaohuai to go over and sign a confirmation form.
This confirmation form requires the signatures of both Tong Laoda and Tong Ma.
Tong Xiaohuai did not mention these things to Yan Bo.
Even if she didn't say it, Yan Bo roughly understood that the money would have to be transferred out with the consent of Mr. and Mrs. Tong.
“Xiao Huai, I know what you mean, but you have to promise me that if the money can’t be transferred out all at once, you don’t have to force yourself. I’ll think of another way.”
Tong Xiaohuai nodded in agreement. On the way back, Tong Xiaohuai called his father.
"Dad, I need to transfer some money out of my savings account."
Tong Xiaohuai has always been straightforward and direct with her father.
I thought my dad would be surprised, but he wasn't; he just asked calmly.
"To whom? Yanbo?"
Tong Xiaohuai paused for a moment, then asked, "Dad, you know everything?"
Tong, the boss on the other end of the phone, did not deny it. "All the major banks have rejected his company's loan application. This news has been circulating for a few days now. You're just too engrossed in your new relationship to care about anything else."
Tong Xiaohuai's face flushed. Indeed, she had been focusing most of her energy on Yan Bo lately.
"Dad, I'm sorry..."
"Fine, you haven't really done anything wrong. You're just a young girl, it's normal for you to get carried away by your boyfriend. So, how much do you want?"
Judging from Tong Laoda's tone, it seems that he had already made plans to help Yanbo.
"Dad, you don't object?"
Tong Xiaohuai knew her family was very wealthy, but no matter how rich they were, Yanbo was still an outsider. She, a young girl, might be willing to spend such a large sum of money recklessly, but her father didn't seem like the kind of person who would be so thoughtless.
"Oppose what? He's willing to give up such a powerful backer for you, how can I object?"
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