Yang Qiaoqiao was startled when she heard Tong Xuejiao's words.
Previously, she felt that Yan Heqing and Tong Xuejiao were a good match in every way, and they had a strong emotional foundation as childhood sweethearts who grew up together, so she thought they were likely to end up together.
Unexpectedly...
When Tong Xuejiao saw Yang Qiaoqiao's surprised look, she realized that her words just now sounded rather sour.
He quickly tried to cover it up, saying, "Didn't his first love go abroad ten years ago when our country was still in a dire situation?"
After going abroad, he completely lost contact with people back home, and for so many years, there had been no word from him. A month ago, his first love suddenly made an overseas call to his family, so he eagerly followed her abroad.
After Tong Xuejiao finished speaking, she put one hand on Yang Qiaoqiao's shoulder and hugged her, saying, "Let's not talk about his messy affairs. Come on, let's go have some fun."
"Where do you want to take my wife to have fun?"
No sooner had Tong Xuejiao finished speaking than Huo Beixiao's cold and stern voice rang out beside her.
Tong Xuejiao turned around and met Huo Beixiao's threatening gaze. She also thought of the consequences of taking Yang Qiaoqiao out to have fun last time, and smiled awkwardly, "We just...we just went to the Shanghai International Hotel to have some fun."
In the years since the reform and opening up, Shanghai has become one of the most developed international metropolises in China.
Sitting in the car, I looked at the rows of buildings, the wide streets bustling with traffic, and I could see foreigners every now and then.
This kind of urban atmosphere is unmatched by any other city.
While driving, Tong Xuejiao said to Yang Qiaoqiao, "Qiaoqiao, let me tell you, it's better to do business in a big city like Shanghai, you know?"
"Are you really not planning to open a factory in Shanghai?"
Tong Xuejiao spoke in the Shanghai dialect, and the pride of being a Shanghainese naturally emanated from her.
Yang Qiaoqiao said with a smile, "I came here today to attend Yizhou and Yingzi's wedding, and I also wanted to see the investment environment here."
Of course, her most important task was not to invest here, but to purchase the sewing machines needed by the garment factory and to check out the latest clothing styles.
If the opportunity arises, I would like to use my spare money to buy an old-style house in Shanghai, or to buy a plot of land or two.
The government has just introduced policies to support real estate development, but the real estate market is far from reaching its peak.
Therefore, she doesn't plan to develop it for the time being. However, considering the country's development trend over the next thirty years, it's always a good idea to buy more houses and land to hoard.
Tong Xuejiao really stepped on the gas and took the two of them directly to the International Hotel.
Now that they were in Shanghai, they naturally had to order a basket of the city's specialty crab roe soup dumplings. Tong Xuejiao generously waved her hand and ordered two abalone and king crab.
After ordering all the expensive dishes, she said to the waiter with shining eyes, "I also want a large portion of salt and pepper mantis shrimp and a large portion of stir-fried crab with rice cakes."
It's clear that the last two dishes were what she truly wanted.
After the waiter left with the menu, Tong Xuejiao launched into another rant: "Restaurants these days are really daring. They're charging me 48 yuan for a single serving of salt and pepper mantis shrimp. When we were little, we could collect a whole bucketful from the beach after the tide went out. My mom thought it was too much oil to cook, so she just threw it in the trash when she was about to die."
When the waiter brought the dish, Yang Qiaoqiao felt that although the 48 yuan for a serving of mantis shrimp sounded expensive in those days, it was really worth it from the perspective of later generations!
Each mantis shrimp was half the length of her forearm, and they were plump and full of roe when peeled open.
She wanted to peel them herself, but as soon as she picked one up, Huo Beixiao snatched it away, saying, "Wife, let me do it."
Huo Beixiao quickly peeled a shrimp and put it in her bowl.
Yang Qiaoqiao smiled brightly at him, "Thank you, husband."
Tong Xuejiao's resentful gaze immediately fell on the two of them, and the freshly peeled mantis shrimp, full of roe, suddenly lost its appeal.
She even felt she was a little full and couldn't eat anymore.
For some reason, she suddenly started to miss Yan Heqing.
Although the man surnamed Yan is quite annoying, if he were here, he would most likely peel shrimp for her in this situation.
In his words, he wouldn't allow the woman he watched grow up to lose to any other woman.
Thinking of this, Tong Xuejiao couldn't help but give a self-deprecating and forlorn smile.
She's really crazy, actually thinking about that bastard Yan Heqing.
After the meal, Yang Qiaoqiao asked Tong Xuejiao if it would be convenient for them to visit her uncle and aunt at her home.
Tong Xuejiao waved her hand, her eyes sweeping between Yang Qiaoqiao and Huo Beixiao before finally settling on their clasped hands. She said somewhat dejectedly, "Why don't you two just not go, so they don't get upset again."
Yang Qiaoqiao understood instantly.
He smiled and said, "Alright, then let's go back to the hotel first, visit Mr. Xia tomorrow morning, and then visit the Xu family in the afternoon."
Xu Yizhou's parents and Huo Beixiao's maternal grandparents were sent down to the same cowshed in Yun County.
Huo Beixiao grew up with his maternal grandfather, but in reality, he also grew up with Xu Yizhou's parents.
Now that they've arrived in Shanghai, it's only right and proper for them to visit in advance; they can't possibly wait until Xu Yizhou and Luo Yingzi's wedding banquet to go.
“Okay, then I’ll book a hotel room for the next two days and take care of you throughout your trip,” Tong Xuejiao said readily.
"To avoid your uncles and aunts pressuring you to get married?" Yang Qiaoqiao asked Tong Xuejiao.
"Sigh!" Tong Xue sighed softly, which was taken as tacit agreement.
The main problem is that her parents not only pressured her to get married, but her mother also often tearfully blamed herself, saying that they had ruined her life and delayed her marriage.
If I had known it would turn out this way, I shouldn't have let her go to the countryside in the first place; I should have arranged her marriage to Yan Heqing back then.
Not only would she no longer have to go to the countryside after getting married, but her engagement to Yan Heqing would also be on track.
Tong Xuejiao has been listening to her mother wiping away tears and saying these things at home every day lately, and she's become so annoyed that she has no choice but to hide away.
That night, Tong Xuejiao used the excuse that she was scared to stay out alone as a girl, and forced Huo Beixiao to go to her room, while she slept next to Yang Qiaoqiao.
Yang Qiaoqiao could hear Tong Xuejiao sighing from time to time next to her.
She knew that Tong Xuejiao came to sleep with her because she had something to say to her.
She originally intended to wait until Tong Xuejiao couldn't hold back any longer and told her on her own.
But now, Tong Xuejiao's sighs were getting to her, and she couldn't help but ask, "Sister Xuejiao, is something on your mind?"
"No, no, I have plenty of free time and money, and I'm successful in my career, what worries could I possibly have?" Tong Xuejiao quickly denied subconsciously.
Yang Qiaoqiao: ...
After she asked the question, Tong Xuejiao remained quiet for a while.
But a short while later, Tong Xuejiao's sighs could be heard again from the side.
Yang Qiaoqiao held back this time, but Tong Xuejiao finally couldn't help but ask, "Qiaoqiao, are you asleep?"
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