Luo Xiyun and Chen Xu smiled, shook hands with the negotiation representatives of Fangdong Group one by one, and left the building.

It took two days to finally reach an agreement and both parties were very happy.

After getting in the car, Luo Xiyun took out a bottle of disinfectant spray from her bag, sprayed both hands, and then wiped their hands dry with a tissue. After doing this, she visibly relaxed.

Shaking hands is a social etiquette that cannot be avoided when socializing outside. Even if she doesn't like it, she has to endure it, and when disinfecting, she can't let others see it, otherwise, it will offend people.

Chen Xu had already started the car. Originally, the hotel was booked near Fangdong Group, so he could walk there directly. But after Secretary Guo was hospitalized, he rented a car for convenience.

He had the habit of listening to music while driving, but the hospital was not far away and he was too lazy to connect his cell phone, so he turned on the radio, randomly tuned to a station, and listened to the broadcast.

It just so happened that the channel was playing a song that was very popular recently, which was sung by Bai Jinxuan's band.

He easily recognized Bai Jinxuan's voice, which was indeed a bit irritating to the ears. At this moment, her singing skills were almost non-existent.

Without so many years of experience in dreams, it would be almost impossible for her to hone her singing skills.

Now that she is very popular, of course she is taking the opportunity to make money. How can she be allowed to have free time to practice singing? The company behind her will never agree to that.

In this case, there are only a few songs she can sing.

He couldn't help but fall into deep thought and began to worry about Bai Jinxuan's career path.

Without solid singing skills, it is almost impossible to become a diva. At most, you can be a studio singer. The same is true for dancing, which also requires long-term training. As for transitioning to being an actor, it is useless without resources.

Moreover, selfishly speaking, he didn't want her to be an actress...

"You've worked hard these past two days. Let's go out for dinner tonight to celebrate." Luo Xiyun's voice interrupted his thoughts.

They didn't expect to finalize the deal the next day, and Secretary Guo wasn't fully recovered yet, so he had no plans to fly back today.

"Okay." Chen Xu responded.

The cooperation with Fangdong Group is too important for the company. Although it should be a sure thing with Yang Jinxia on board, as long as the contract is not signed, the company will be nervous and dare not relax at all.

Now that the deal has finally been made, we can finally celebrate.

"What do you want to eat?"

"Let's have hotpot," Chen Xu said. After a while, he didn't hear her reply, so he said, "How about you order it?"

"Then, let's eat hot pot."

As we were talking, we arrived at the hospital.

Chen Xu felt amused when he heard her unsteady tone, but he stopped talking. After parking the car, he went to the ward with her.

Secretary Guo looked much more energetic and his face looked a little rosier. After asking the doctor's opinion, he went through the discharge procedures.

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In the evening, only Chen Xu and Luo Xiyun went out to eat. Secretary Guo had just been discharged from the hospital and could only eat light food, so hot pot was definitely not suitable.

There were several hotpot restaurants nearby, and Chen Xu picked a newer one. There were quite a few people in the restaurant, but luckily there was no need to queue. The waiter arranged a seat for them.

"Have you never eaten hotpot before?" Chen Xu asked after he sat down and waited for her to wipe the chair.

She shook her head. Maybe it was because of her upbringing, she didn't have much obsession with food. Although she was a little curious about hot pot, she couldn't accept eating from the same pot with others.

Chen Xu picked up the menu and handed it over. "Take a check mark on what you want to eat."

After Luo Xiyun took it, he carefully looked at the ingredients on it. After a while, he checked a few items. He handed it back to him, and he took a look and added a few more. He called the waiter over.

"Give me a shabu-shabu pot, and don't even want the soup base to be spicy."

After a while, the hot pot came.

When Luo Xiyun saw that the pot was partitioned in the middle, he understood what he meant and felt relieved.

Because of what happened in the elevator last time, she had always felt guilty towards Chen Xu. She proposed to have a meal to celebrate in the afternoon, and also wanted to make up for it. When he suggested eating hot pot, she was a little hesitant, but she still agreed.

She and Chen Xu had eaten together several times and felt pretty good about it. Even if they ate hotpot together, she shouldn't be too disgusted. She thought so, but felt a little nervous.

Now, Chen Xu ordered a shabu-shabu hotpot with a partition in the middle so that they can eat their own food. For her, it is no longer difficult.

"Come."

Chen Xu picked up the beer, poured two glasses, and raised the glass.

How can you have hot pot without beer? He ordered a bottle as a token of his appreciation.

Luo Xiyun also picked up the cup, clinked it with his, and took a sip. After the cold beer went down his throat, a cool feeling rushed up and his hair roots felt numb.

In the pot in the middle of the table, the soup had already boiled, with white mist rising. Chen Xu, who was sitting opposite him, put down his cup and was concentrating on putting the ingredients into the pot.

"What's wrong? Not to your liking?" Chen Xu looked up and asked when he saw that she didn't move.

"no."

Luo Xiyun shook his head and followed his example, picking up the ingredients in front of him with chopsticks and putting them into the pot. He watched them sink into the boiling white soup and felt a little excited.

It feels like it's delicious.

"The first time I ate hotpot was when I was in the first year of junior high school." Chen Xu suddenly spoke, "It was just winter vacation, and I went to my dad's place with my grandparents. The next afternoon, he rode a motorcycle and said he would take us to eat delicious food. Including my mom, there were five of us, and the motorcycle couldn't fit, so we went in two trips."

"It was very cold that day, and I was freezing on the motorcycle. When the dishes came, I realized it was donkey meat hotpot. They were all things I had never eaten before, and I was particularly impressed."

"Since then, we have eaten hotpot every winter, especially on New Year's Eve."

When Chen Xu said this, he picked up the colander and started to scoop food from the pot into a bowl. He then picked up the chopsticks, picked up some vegetables, dipped them in chili sauce and started to eat.

"What happened next?" Luo Xiyun couldn't help but ask.

"Later, whenever there was something worth celebrating or something happy, I wanted to eat a hot pot." Seeing that she hadn't moved her chopsticks yet, Chen Xu reminded her, "If you don't take it out, your dish will be overcooked."

No wonder he looks so happy today.

Luo Xiyun thought to himself, picked up his colander, scooped the dishes on his side into the bowl, and ate them with the sauce like him.

It was indeed a bit overcooked.

However, she still enjoyed the meal. Hotpot is not only about the taste, but also the atmosphere.

(End of this chapter)