Chapter 3 Awkward misunderstanding!
Song Qiao denied it repeatedly: "Yaoyao, we have never met each other, how could he have a crush on me? Besides, who would quietly spend so much money to please a woman without expecting anything in return? I think you have watched too many idol dramas."
Chen Yao felt that what Song Qiao said made sense. There is no such thing as someone who gives without asking for anything in return in this world. Men are very realistic and shrewd. What they give to women is just bait. Sooner or later, they will take it back with interest in another form.
She frowned and said, "Qiao Qiao, when you place an order, remember to send some wedding candies to them." After she finished speaking, she suddenly seemed to think of something, and asked with wide eyes, "Qiao Qiao, have you gone to Nanshan Temple to ask for divination?"
Song Qiao was in a hurry to leave. She also felt that the master was not right. She evaded the question by saying, "Today is the day for Xie Yanli to chant sutras for his mother. The temple does not accept other pilgrims."
Chen Yao then realized that today was the first day of the new year. She couldn't help but sigh, "Everyone says Xie Yanli is ruthless and unattainable, but he is really filial. I read in the news that even during the years he was in the UK, he would fly back every month to the temple to pray for his mother's soul to be reborn."
"But speaking of it, his stepmother is really good. I heard that Lin Xue has treated Xie Yanli as her own child for so many years. In order to prevent Xie Yanli from worrying, she has not had her own children for so many years after marrying into the Xie family."
Song Qiao didn't want to listen to Chen Yao's gossip. After changing her shoes, she said a few words to Chen Yao and hurriedly took a taxi to the studio.
Her studio is located in the city center, where every inch of land is valuable. It is on the tenth floor of the Jinyan Building, an office building. All of this is the Xie family's business. The entire building opposite her studio is the headquarters of the Xie Group.
She originally opened the studio more to fulfill her own dream and it was purely for fun.
Song Zhiming only has her as his daughter. He asked her to study economics and management so that she could manage his own pharmaceutical company in the future.
But she was not interested in this, so Song Zhiming gave in to her and let her learn mother-of-pearl lacquerware in her spare time. After she graduated, Song Zhiming gave her one million yuan in start-up capital to support her in opening a studio and starting her own business.
Originally, the money she had was far from enough to support her to open a studio here. She was lucky because the previous tenant here happened to be in a hurry to sublease the place and go abroad, so Song Qiao took advantage of the opportunity and signed a ten-year contract.
Her studio has a total of three designers, two liaison assistants, and three customer service staff. They are all college graduates who have just graduated and have no qualifications, let alone fame.
So when they first opened, despite their best efforts to promote the business, business was very poor.
Just when her studio was about to go out of business, she suddenly received a huge order of five million from this mysterious man. He had never visited her studio once, nor even communicated with the customer service, but placed the order directly in her online store.
With the support of this mysterious customer, her studio was able to come back to life. Chen Yao was right, she really should send some wedding candy to this mysterious customer as a token of her gratitude.
After Song Qiao looked at the mysterious man's order, she confirmed the details with her employees one by one, and then rushed to the restaurant without stopping.
In the taxi, Song Qiao received a call from the 4S shop employee, who said that the broken parts of the car had been shipped back from abroad, and the car had been repaired, so she could come and pick it up at any time.
Song Qiao was already late, so she had no time to care about this. By the time she hung up the phone and reached the restaurant door, Chen Yang had already sent her two text messages to urge her.
She first went to the SKP shopping mall next to the restaurant, hurriedly bought a bunch of high-end nutritional products, and then returned to the restaurant.
When she arrived at the restaurant door again, Chen Yang was already waiting there. When Chen Yang saw her, he greeted her with tenderness in his eyes. He carried the things in one hand and held her in the other hand as he walked into the private room.
Song Qiao saw Xu Qin and Lin Shiyu chatting and laughing at the table. She calmed down and said with a smile, "Auntie, I'm so sorry. I took a big order today, so I'm late."
When Xu Qin saw her, the smile on her face instantly faded. She frowned and said sarcastically, "It doesn't matter. I know you are busy with work. Anyway, I am not an important person."
Chen Yang raised the things in his hand to Xu Qin: "Mom, how can you say that about Qiao Qiao? These things were bought by Qiao Qiao especially for you. Look how much she cares about you."
Xu Qin frowned, and her face became even colder: "I come from a humble family, and it would be a waste if you gave these things to me."
This was not the first time that Song Qiao had experienced Xu Qin's indifference and prejudice towards her. Although she had prepared herself mentally before coming here, she still felt a little angry when she heard Xu Qin speak like this, and the atmosphere on the scene suddenly became a little subtle.
Seeing this, Lin Shiyu stood up with a smile, walked a few steps to Song Qiao, and said softly: "Qiao Qiao, Aunt Xu is used to being frugal, don't worry, I will help you coax her."
After she finished speaking, she took the thing from Chen Yang's hand, handed it to Xu Qin, and said coquettishly, "Auntie, Qiao Qiao is so kind, please accept it."
Xu Qin's expression immediately eased, with a smile in the corner of her eyes: "Shiyu, I can't finish these either, give two boxes to your parents."
"Auntie, today is a gathering for your family of three. I, an outsider, shouldn't be here. How can I have the nerve to accept the gift that Qiao Qiao bought for you?"
Xu Qin pointedly said, "Shiyu, I have known your parents for many years. After Chen Yang's father left, your parents helped us a lot. If anyone dares to say that you are an outsider, I will not agree."
Song Qiao knew that Xu Qin said this for her to hear. The reason why Xu Qin disliked her all these years was because she wanted Lin Shiyu to be her daughter-in-law.
She could also see that Lin Shiyu had feelings for Chen Yang. But since Chen Yang treated her wholeheartedly, she didn't bother to care.
Chen Yang gently put his arm around Song Qiao's shoulders and signaled with his eyes that she shouldn't take it too seriously. In order to reassure Chen Yang, Song Qiao smiled at her, and then the two of them sat down.
Seeing the loving look on their faces, Lin Shiyu's eyes dimmed, and she replied unnaturally: "Auntie, I know you love me, and I appreciate your kindness, but I really can't accept these things. The food is almost cold, let's eat quickly."
Seeing that Lin Shiyu insisted, Xu Qin gave up and started to be sarcastic to Song Qiao.
Song Qiao had long understood Xu Qin's character, so what she said went in one ear and out the other. It was not until Xu Qin talked about the betrothal gift that Song Qiao put down his chopsticks and said, "Auntie, what do you mean by not being able to come up with the betrothal gift?"
Xu Qin said confidently: "Chen Yang graduated only two years ago, and all the money he earned in the past two years was used to build a house. My health has always been poor, and we live in the countryside. I can't make much money, so I can't give a penny for the bride price."
Song Qiao knew Chen Yang's family situation, so she never asked too much from him. She only asked him to pay a symbolic amount for the decoration of the wedding house in Beijing. Although she was not materialistic, it was too disrespectful for him not to pay a single cent for the betrothal gift.
Just when Song Qiao was about to argue with Xu Qin, Chen Yang put his arm around her waist and said with a smile, "Mom, you and Shiyu eat first. Qiao Qiao and I will go out and see what to order."
After he finished speaking, he took Song Qiao out of the private room. After walking for a while with Song Qiao in his arms, he spoke softly, "Qiao Qiao, my mother is used to being frugal. She feels bad when it comes to taking money. Don't worry, I will never let you down. Just consider that it was not easy for her to raise me up alone. Can you please not bother her?"
Song Qiao pursed her lips and asked angrily, "Then why did Lin Shiyu suddenly appear here?"
Chen Yang shrugged innocently: "Qiao Qiao, it's none of my business. My mother called her."
Song Qiao frowned and said, "I know your mother likes her, and she likes you too. If that's the case, you two should just be together. This way, you can avoid conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and you won't have to be stuck in the middle. Everyone will be happy, how great."
Chen Yang almost cried when he heard Song Qiao say this. He held Song Qiao's hand and said aggrievedly: "Qiao Qiao, I only have you in my heart. How many times do you want me to say it before you believe it?"
Seeing Chen Yang's pitiful appearance, Song Qiao's heart softened immediately: "Okay, I was just kidding. I won't argue with her. Let's go back quickly, or she will say that the two of us said bad things about her behind her back."
"Qiao Qiao, then you are not allowed to be angry anymore, okay?"
"good."
After Chen Yang embraced Song Qiao and returned to the private room, before the two of them had time to sit down, Xu Qin stared at Song Qiao and shouted, "Song Qiao, what do you mean by giving me yin-nourishing and yang-strengthening nutritional supplements? Although I am not well-educated, I will not let you tease me like this for no reason!"
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