"Qiu'er, tomorrow is your birthday. I can't prepare a good party for you in this situation. Can I make it up to you when we get back?" Ye Chen held Chen Qiu's hand, his voice full of apology.
Chen Qiu shook Ye Chen's hand and shook her head. "It's okay. We celebrate birthdays every year, and this one doesn't matter. The disaster in the northwest hasn't ended yet, so why would I want to celebrate a birthday? Although I'm not as great as my husband in worrying about the country and the people, I feel sorry for you. You're still sick. You've only been here a few days, and you've lost a lot of weight."
"Is Xiao Hang not good enough? You've been taking medicine for a day and there's no improvement at all. Lan Yu is even more powerful." Chen Qiu complained about Xiao Hang while taking food out of the basket.
"I'm a doctor, not a god. What I gave him was medicine, not an elixir. How could it be so fast?" Xiao Hang came in from outside and just heard Chen Qiu's complaint.
"Ha, it's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. I came back at the right time. I was starving to death." Xiao Hang saw the food that Chen Qiu brought out, sat down next to the two of them, and was about to pick up the chopsticks to eat.
"What's that smell on you? Why do you smell like cow dung? Go wash up quickly, it's stinking." Chen Qiu moved closer to Xiao Hang, asked while sniffing, then fanned his hands and told Xiao Hang to leave quickly.
"You should blame your husband. He asked me to treat the cattle and sheep. I have been with the cattle for the whole morning. Of course it smells good. You can't just let the cattle work without feeding them, right?" Xiao Hang looked at the dishes that Chen Qiu took away and complained to Chen Qiu and Ye Chen.
"It's really not enough. My husband is not feeling well. I made these light side dishes and porridge specially for him. Yours will be delivered soon. I didn't forget you when I delivered the food. Please wait a little longer." Chen Qiu was still protecting Ye Chen's food.
Xiao Hang couldn't beat Chen Qiu, so he had to compromise in the end. He asked someone to fetch him some water and went to wash himself.
In the afternoon, Ye Chen worked overtime to deal with tomorrow's affairs and the documents he needed to read before returning. Chen Qiu was worried and stayed with him.
"Have you arranged everything to do tomorrow? Even though tomorrow is my birthday, there's no need to do this. It's enough for the family to have a meal together. It hurts me to see you like this." Chen Qiu herself really didn't care about these things, but since Ye Chen cared about her, she didn't want to go against his wishes, but she felt very sad since he was still sick.
The next day, neither Ye Chen nor the Shen family father and son went to the county government office. The family members changed their clothes and took two carriages to the Qi County Restaurant.
The Shen family only found out that they were going to have dinner here today when they got out of the car. The Shen family knew about Chen Qiu and Chen Suru. In order to avoid people thinking that they were arrogant, except for Chen Qiu, other people in the Shen family never dealt with people from Qi County.
People are like this. If you are in a high position and don't interact with others, they will just be like that and won't say anything. But if you start interacting with them, they will have more evaluations and expectations of you. Once you have contact with them, they will have some other demands, and then there will be a lot of unnecessary right and wrong.
"Why did you book this place?" Chen Qiu looked up at the familiar restaurant. Before she was twelve years old, she only had one friend, Chen Suru, but Chen Suru had many friends. Although she was the daughter of General Zhenbei, she knew that she was not her best friend.
"This is the largest restaurant in Qi County, what's wrong?" Ye Chen was puzzled by Chen Qiu's words.
"Because this place is run by my best friend's family. I haven't come to see her for a few days since I came back. She must be very angry now." Shen Qiu lowered his head as he spoke. For some reason, Shen Qiu had a sense of inferiority since he was a child living with Chen Suru.
"Why must you come to see her? Aren't friends supposed to visit each other whenever they're free? You've never been free since you came back. Although she may not know you're busy, as your friend she should understand you. If you don't come to see her, she must be busy and can't get away. If she gets angry like this, then it's better not to have a friend like you." Ye Chen comforted Chen Qiu. This was also his usual principle in making friends.
"Qiu'er, we are here to dine as guests today. Don't feel burdened. Go in and ask if Suru is here. If she is, let's meet her. If not, we can come another day." Wang knew her daughter well. Chen Qiu had shown her inferiority in front of her more than once.
Shen Qiu took a breath, then smiled at Ye Chen. Ye Chen stretched out his hand to Shen Qiu, and the two walked hand in hand behind the Shen family, because they were the younger generation here.
Chen Suru had her maid find out yesterday that Ye Chen would be entertaining guests in the Tianzi Room at noon today, so she dressed up carefully today. She was already extremely beautiful, and she looked even more stunning in this outfit. While her father was busy in the restaurant and not paying attention, she went into the Tianzi Room and waited. She was absolutely sure that as long as Ye Chen saw her, he would fall at her feet.
Hearing someone coming outside, Chen Suru's heart began to beat faster, which was rare. This was the only time in her life that she dressed up for a man, and it was also the first time that she took the initiative to approach a man. From childhood to adulthood, Chen Suru had always been the one that men were vying to make friends with. As long as she waved her hand, many men would go through fire and water for her. So the man who took the initiative to approach her should be grateful.
"Dear guests, this is the Tianzi Room you reserved yesterday. No one will disturb you while you dine." It was Chen Suru's father. It was also true that there were few people in such a place who were so generous. It was only natural for his own father to come, which could better demonstrate his vision.
"Well, don't let anyone disturb you. This is your reward. The rest will be used to add some dishes to the people in the building. I would like to ask for your wishes on my wife's birthday." Ye Chen handed a gold ingot in his hand to Chen Shengji. Chen Shengji nodded happily, then opened the door and bent down.
Ye Chen invited all the elders of the Shen family to go in, and then he, Shen Qiu and Shen Yue went in together, "Brother-in-law, where is Brother Xiao?" Shen Yue hadn't seen Xiao Hang, so she asked Ye Chen not to forget him again.
"Oh, he asked me to send him to treat the herdsmen's cattle and sheep." Well, this time it's not that he forgot, it's that he didn't ask him at all. Even though he is a friend, is it really okay for you to use him like this?
"Who's there?" Several people in the Shen family practiced martial arts, and only Shen Yue was talking to Ye Chen and didn't notice it. The others felt it, including the person hiding behind the screen. They felt it as soon as they entered the door and were just checking whether there was any danger. Shen Qiu smelled the scent of perfume powder, pulled Ye Chen behind him and asked this question.
Behind the screen, Chen Suru didn't answer immediately. She had never imagined she would fall for Chen Qiu's man, the man she hadn't paid much attention to since childhood. So what if his father was a general? Didn't he just follow her around and want to be her friend? Wasn't it because she was the one who made Wang Dong afraid to go west? So what if he married a young man from a noble family? She had finally found her destined man, but why? Why was this man the husband she, Chen Qiu, married? Why did he want her to be his concubine and inferior to him? How could it be possible? She, Chen Qiu, was not worthy.
Haha, I managed to post this before midnight. Happy New Year to all my readers! May you have good luck, good health, happiness, and prosperity! (Since the review process took too long, I'll put this at the end of the article!)
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