Cai Mei turned her attention to the new acquaintance, Mr. Jin. Her appearance could not be clearly seen through the large black-framed glasses, but he looked very gentle and well-dressed, wearing a shirt, trousers, a watch and leather shoes. It was obvious that he was financially well-off.
During their conversation, someone casually interrupted, "Is this Mr. Jin from your hometown? Are you going back together tomorrow?"
Xu Manman didn't know why Cai Mei suddenly paid attention to Xiao Jin, and replied seriously, "No, Comrade Zichu is a local."
"Oh? Then is Mr. Jin also a student of Peking University or Tsinghua University?"
"No, he didn't go to college." After Xu Manman replied, she actually considered the possibility of letting Xiao Jin go to college. However, since he had no academic qualifications, it would be a bit difficult to apply for the exam. She would go back to the space to discuss it later.
"How did you two meet? Are you old friends?" Without Cai Mei even having to speak, Yang Yang directly asked her what she wanted to ask.
Xu Manman really didn't understand why they were so interested in Jin Zichu. "No, Mr. Jin is a friend I met when I came to Beijing. Oh, I exchanged my bicycle with him at that time. It's because of their relationship."
Yang Yang's eyes lit up, and he turned to look at Jin Zichu who was drinking water. "Mr. Jin, do you have any bicycles? Can you get me one?"
Xiao Jin was stunned for a moment and shook his head. "Sorry, Xu and Ming's bikes are my friend's bikes because he's moving for work, and he asked me to help with them. They're the only two bikes I have."
"Since you are a local, you must know more channels than we do. Can you help me ask? Price is not a problem." Yang Yang really wanted a bicycle.
Xiao Jin put the water cup on the table and said, "I'm sorry, I don't pay much attention to this kind of thing. I just happened to come across it at the time and was doing a favor for a friend. If you really need it, you might as well go to the department store and ask."
Although Yang Yang was disappointed after being pushed back, he was not annoyed. He turned around and pulled Xu Manman to share the spoils of today's shopping.
Through the previous conversation, Cai Mei also had a preliminary understanding of Jin Zichu. She was a little disappointed that he did not go to college, but since he was a local and had a friend who owned two bicycles, and judging from his clothes, his family background should be good. Cai Mei took this person to heart, but did not bring up the topic again.
When the dishes they ordered came up, the table was full. Cai Mei blushed slightly as she looked at the dishes on the table. Xu Manman and the other two ordered the full set. Judging from the dishes, each one was not cheap.
She and Yang Yang both ordered a la carte, which only consisted of bread, hot dishes and a cake. Yang Yang was fine, as she always ordered the cheapest dishes, and all the dishes added up were not enough for the fried pork chop that Mr. Jin had.
Moreover, it was her second time eating there. Although she was not completely unfamiliar with using a knife and fork, compared with the skillful and elegant movements of the three people sitting opposite her, she seemed particularly stiff and unfamiliar.
Yang Yang didn't have any thoughts in his mind. Seeing that most of the dishes on the table were ones she had never eaten before, he felt it was difficult for a man to speak. However, he didn't have so many concerns when it came to Xu Manman.
"Manman, is your shrimp delicious?"
Xu Manman peeled a shrimp and was about to put the shrimp meat into her mouth. When she heard this question, her movements froze for a second. She stuffed the shrimp meat into her mouth first and then replied, "It tastes okay. Do you want to try it?"
"Okay!" Yang Yang was happy and quickly took a prawn from Xu Manman's plate and said politely, "Manman, you should also try my steak, it tastes good too."
Xu Manman laughed dryly, "No need, just eat it yourself."
After eating the shrimp, Xu Manman naturally shared the other dishes. Then she looked at the mutton that Chen Ming served to Xu Manman with eager eyes. Xu Manman noticed her eyes, which were really burning. But after all, it was scooped from her eldest cousin's plate, so it was really not easy to share it with her.
Xu Manman could only try her best to ignore the gazes from around her and swallow it by herself. When it was time to eat dessert, Yang Yang was curious about her cold coffee ice cream again. After she scooped it over with a spoon, Xu Manman gave her the whole portion.
Sharing the same dish was already her limit, and she simply couldn't accept sharing a dessert.
But Yang Yang was very happy. She just felt that Xu Manman was so nice to her. She didn't notice Cai Mei's stiff smile beside her and Chen Ming's frown opposite her.
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