Fearing that Huang Zhao would set his sights on the big goose again, Huang Zhiqiu did not dare to invite Huang Zhao to dinner.
As for Huang Zhao, he was anxious to find Yun Yao to report the news he had heard, and the aunt and nephew parted ways in front of the dessert shop.
Huang Zhao and Yun Yao agreed to meet at the cafe where they first met.
Not sure if it was because the time had not come yet or if he was delayed on the way, but Huang Zhao sat alone in his seat for a long time and Yun Yao did not show up.
After asking Huang Zhao for the Nth time whether he wanted to order a drink and getting a negative answer, the waiter could no longer bear it and politely asked him to leave.
"Sir, this is a place of business, not a place for idle people to rest and play."
Huang Zhao was poor, but he had a bad temper. "Hey, you're just a waiter, what's so great about you? Believe it or not, I'll complain to your manager!"
The waiter rolled his eyes and was about to retort when Xu Lixue appeared out of nowhere.
"One latte, one black coffee, please."
The waiter then stopped and left.
Huang Zhao looked at Xu Lixue with a smile, "Brother Xu, what a coincidence, we meet here again."
Xu Lixue also smiled back, "It's quite a coincidence. You've been doing pretty well recently, right? You seem to be in high spirits."
"It's OK. I'm looking at the construction site in Qing'an County."
"I was wondering why I haven't seen you lately."
After some pleasantries, Xu Lixue calmly turned the topic to the purpose of Huang Zhao and others.
Xu Lixue was a generous and righteous person. Not only did he treat Huang Zhao to drinks and dinner, but also, knowing that Huang Zhao was short of money, he lent him 10 yuan for emergency use. He has not asked Huang Zhao to pay it back until now. This made Huang Zhao trust him very much, and he told him everything that Yun Yao had asked him to do without hesitation.
After getting a rough idea of the situation, Xu Lixue asked Huang Zhao to have a drink with him next time, and then he found an excuse to leave.
As soon as Xu Lixue left, Yun Yao arrived.
Looking at the black coffee on the table, Yun Yao thought it was ordered by Huang Zhao for her, so she picked it up and drank it.
Huang Zhao did not explain that the coffee had already been drunk by someone else.
A cup of coffee cost more than ten yuan, and Xu Lixue only took a sip. It was such a waste.
"Tell me, what did you find out?"
After taking two sips of coffee, Yun Yao took the initiative to ask.
Huang Zhao repeated Huang Zhiqiu's words verbatim.
Yuan Jia and Huang Zhiqiu worked in the same guesthouse 20 years ago, and resigned at the same time, one went to Beijing and the other returned to his hometown.
Connecting these nodes together, with the advantage of living a second life and knowing Yun Mo's life experience, Yun Yao guessed the whole story of Yuan Jia's "impersonation" without much thought.
No wonder that man, with his prominent background, didn't know that he had a daughter living outside.
No wonder Yuan Jia knelt down in public and asked Huang Zhiqiu for forgiveness in her previous life.
Everything has an answer.
It was as if the heavens were helping her, sending such a big handle to her for her to use! Yun Yao was so excited that she even liked Huang Zhao.
She generously threw a stack of money on the table and said, "Take this to pay the bill, and the rest is your hard work fee. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
Huang Zhao smiled so much that the corners of his mouth stretched to the back of his ears. "Okay, okay, Xiaoyao, go and do your thing. Don't worry about me."
As soon as Yun Yao left, he couldn't wait to pick up the money on the table.
The total amount was one hundred and fifteen, and Coffee Xu Lixue had already paid the bill, so all the money went into his pocket.
Hahaha! I'm rich! Huang Zhao was so happy that he drank the latte in front of him in one gulp, and then walked out of the coffee shop as if he was stepping on cotton.
Although it is already April, the wind is still quite cool at night.
Huang Zhao's mind became clearer after being blown by the cool breeze.
Xiaoyao was still good to him. She gave him so much hard work compensation, so he must take the work seriously. He would go back and wait and see.
After Yun Yao and Huang Zhao walked away, a young girl sitting next to them called the waiter to pay the bill and left.
After exiting the cafe, the young girl walked directly to a motorcycle parked in the alley across from the cafe.
"Brother Li."
Xu Lixue raised his hat that covered his eyebrows and eyes, and nodded slightly to the girl, "What did they say?"
Huang Ju reported the conversation he heard truthfully.
After half a year of operation, Fenyou Detective Agency has become well-known in Jiang City and its business volume has greatly increased. In order to meet the needs of development, Xu Lixue has successively recruited four or five new employees, and Huang Ju is one of them.
After listening to the report, Xu Lixue told Huang Ju to finish work and go home, while he himself rode his motorcycle to the courtyard.
When Huang Zhiqiu heard the knock on the door, he thought it was his daughter coming back from school. When he opened the door and saw a strange man standing outside, the smile on his face immediately turned into alertness.
"Who are you looking for?"
Compared to Huang Zhiqiu's doubts, Xu Lixue was relatively calm.
Huang Zhiqiu and Yun Mo look about 50% alike, and you can tell at first glance that they are mother and daughter.
"I'm looking for Xiaomo. I need to discuss some work matters with her."
Xu Lixue stated his purpose in a polite manner.
Huang Zhiqiu was a little hesitant. She and her niece and granddaughter were the only ones at home. What if the other party had bad intentions?
At this moment, Ling Chunhua walked out of the yard and shouted crisply to Xu Lixue.
"Uncle Xu!"
"Chunhua, you've grown a little taller."
Ling Chunhua took Huang Zhiqiu's hand and introduced her to Xu Lixue in a serious manner, "This is my great aunt, great aunt, Uncle Xu is a friend of yours."
After hearing what his niece's granddaughter said, Huang Zhiqiu felt relieved to invite Xu Lixue in.
It was almost 10 o'clock when Lingchuan and Yunmo returned home together.
As soon as Yun Mo came back, she went to the study with Xu Lixue to discuss something behind closed doors, while Ling Chuan went to the warehouse to settle the accounts.
Huang Zhiqiu sat in the yard, looked at the lighted study, then looked towards the warehouse, his mind in a whirlwind.
Knowing that Yunmo was busy with her studies, Xu Lixue hadn't been to Siheyuan for some time.
Since he was here, he briefly talked about the cases the detective agency was currently handling, and then talked about the developments of Huang Zhao and Yun Yao.
Seeing Ling Chuan lock the warehouse door and walk towards the yard, Huang Zhiqiu subconsciously stepped forward to greet him.
"Xiao Ling, are you hungry? I'll go cook some noodles for you and your brother as a midnight snack."
"Mom, don't worry, I'm not hungry. It's getting late, you should go to bed early."
Huang Zhiqiu said hurriedly: "You've been busy from morning till this time at night, it's too hard. No matter how important it is to make money, you should also take care of your health."
Ling Chuan glanced towards the study and replied with a gentle look, "Don't worry about me. I'll wait for Momo to come together."
After hearing this, Huang Zhiqiu's heart ached.
My daughter has been locked in the study with the man named Xu for nearly half an hour.
Although she believed that her daughter would not do anything improper, the man surnamed Xu was a man after all. She didn't know if her son-in-law would have improper thoughts if they were alone in a room with the door closed.
(End of this chapter)