Chapter 42 What a coincidence

Zhang Baoping looked at Dai Qing. Although there was doubt in his eyes, he nodded politely.

"welcome."

Dai Qing didn't care about Zhang Baoping's questioning at all. She said hello and followed Zhang Shunfu into the lobby.

"This is the main table, a seat specially reserved for you. There are still a few guests who need to be received, and I have to go out and take a look." Zhang Shunfu arranged the people at the front table, served them tea, and took good care of them before turning around and leaving.

Dai Qing looked at the lobby, which was magnificently decorated and very much in the style of the time. As soon as she sat down, she saw a plump middle-aged lady coming down the stairs. She was wearing a red suit, looking dignified and festive.

The new hairstyle and makeup, especially her eyes, have upturned corners and are bright and lively, and the area under her eyes is plump and wrinkle-free, giving her a face that reflects both wealth and luxury.

Next to her was a young girl in her twenties, wearing a pink and purple round-necked blouse, a pleated skirt, and white leather shoes. She had a nice demeanor, but a look of arrogance.

"You are the master that my husband Zhang mentioned, right?" Ms. Zhang Guiqin, who is also Zhang Shunfu's first wife.

"You're welcome. I'll just call you Dai Qing."

The woman in front of him had a dignified smile. He looked at her with curiosity but no doubt. They were indeed a couple and looked very much like a married couple.

"Then I will call you Xiaoqing. You are such a pretty girl. Old Zhang has praised you for your abilities in front of me. Auntie has always wanted to meet you."

"Aunt Zhang, what era is this now? Why do you still believe in feudal superstition? Those are all tricks to deceive people."

The girl standing next to them listened to the conversation between the two, curled her lips in disdain and looked at them with contempt.

"Lingzi, don't talk nonsense. Everything exists for a reason. Some things can't be explained."

Zhang Guiqin glared at her, turned around and sat next to Dai Qing, took her hand and patted it gently, "Don't mind, Xiaoqing, this is Guan Ling, the daughter of my old sister. You two are about the same age, maybe you can become friends."

When Guan Ling heard this, her brows immediately wrinkled and her expression of resistance was obvious.

Dai Qing glanced at her and frowned, "Hello, Miss Guan."

"Hello." Guan Ling pursed her lips and chose the farthest seat to sit down.

Dai Qing doesn't care about this. People are connected by fate, and it's useless to force it.

Just as the two were chatting casually, two more people came in through the door.

"I've always said I'd go get you a drink, but I never had the time. Today we must have a couple more drinks to make up for the debt."

"You can't drink as much as I can, don't wait until the end..."

Just when he was halfway through his words, Cheng Hao raised his head and happened to meet Dai Qing's eyes.

They were attending the same party? What a coincidence?

"Brother Baoping, you finally show up. I've been waiting for you for a long time." When Guan Ling saw Zhang Baoping, she immediately went up to him, her eyes sparkling, and she could tell something was wrong at a glance.

"Lingzi, this is my comrade Cheng Hao."

Zhang Baoping smiled awkwardly, introduced them to the two of them quickly, and then took her to Zhang Guiqin.

"Mom, this is my comrade Cheng Hao, whom you have met."

"I often hear you talking about it, how could I not remember it? Cheng Hao, come here quickly and have a glass of iced sour plum juice to quench your thirst." Zhang Guiqin greeted with a smile.

Cheng Hao greeted Zhang's mother before walking up to Dai Qing and curling his lips.

"If we had known, we should have come together."

"Do you know each other?"

Zhang's mother, who was about to introduce the two to each other, looked at their attitudes and asked curiously.