Chapter Thirteen: Thank you for the banquet. Do you want to be rude to me?
When Xu Qin saw Song Qiao talking to her like this, her face turned pale and she retorted fiercely: "Song Qiao, how dare you order me to queue up? You haven't even entered our Chen family yet, and you dare to ride on my head. What will happen to you in the future?"
Song Qiao expected Xu Qin's reaction. She knew there was no point in talking to Xu Qin.
She was busy being angry with Chen Yang in the morning and hadn't eaten much. Now it was past lunchtime and she was very hungry. Due to the nature of her work, she often forgot to eat when she was busy, so her stomach had always been in bad condition and she would have stomachache whenever she was hungry.
At this moment, her stomach was aching again, and she had to eat immediately to relieve it. She knew that Xu Qin would not care if she told her this, so she said calmly: "Auntie, I still have a lot of things to do in the afternoon. Since someone is accompanying you, I won't stay here to spoil the fun. I'm leaving first."
Just as she was about to leave, Xu Qin called her back, "Song Qiao, did I allow you to leave? How come you, a young man, don't know how to respect your elders? Is this how your parents taught you?"
Seeing that she was not giving in and even mentioned her parents, Song Qiao simply couldn't bear it anymore.
She turned around and replied with suppressed anger: "Of course my parents taught me to respect my elders, but respect is mutual. Why don't you reflect on how you act as an elder and what mistakes you made that caused the younger generation to disrespect you."
Xu Qin was furious after hearing this. She frowned, raised her hand and pointed at Song Qiao, and said loudly: "Song Qiao, are you saying that I don't deserve your respect? I know you are a city person and look down on those of us who come from the countryside, but I tell you, no matter whether you look down on me or not, as long as you enter our Chen family, you have to be obedient and filial to me."
Song Qiao took a deep breath and was about to retort when Lin Shiyu tried to smooth things over.
"Auntie, it's not good for you to get upset over such a small matter. Song Qiao must have said that unintentionally. If you want to eat the food here, I will help you queue up now."
Hearing this, Xu Qin immediately softened her voice and said with a calm expression, "Shiyu, Auntie knows that you are a good child. It is my Chen Yang who is unlucky. He is blind and does not know how to choose a wife."
When Xu Qin said the last sentence, her tone was particularly sarcastic.
The pain in Song Qiao's stomach continued. She was too lazy to argue with Xu Qin. Just as she was about to leave, a man in a suit and tie walked up to her and asked, "Excuse me, are you Miss Song Qiao?"
After Song Qiao looked at the man, she confirmed that she didn't know him. She asked in confusion, "Well, who are you?"
The man smiled and said, "Hello, Miss Song. I am the general manager of the Qinghe Feast restaurant. Our CEO Shen was dining with friends upstairs just now when he saw you queuing here. He specially arranged a seat for you and your family. Because he is busy entertaining friends now, he specially asked me to come and invite you."
"Mr. Shen? Who?"
“Chen Huaichuan, he is the owner of our restaurant.”
Song Qiao suddenly realized that it was Shen Huaichuan.
Shen Huaichuan was Xie Yanli's friend, so she naturally didn't want to have too much to do with him. Before she could refuse, Xu Qin spoke to the man unceremoniously: "Manager, please lead the way. I'm already hungry."
The man bowed repeatedly and replied, "Auntie, please follow me." As he said that, he led the way.
Then Xu Qin and Lin Shiyu followed the restaurant manager into the restaurant. Song Qiao thought that since they had already entered, she owed Shen Huaichuan a favor anyway, and the most important thing at the moment was that she needed to eat quickly, so thinking of this, she walked past the crowd and entered the restaurant.
The restaurant manager arranged for them to sit in a private room by the window on the sixth floor. Anyone who has been to this restaurant knows that this is an excellent location.
Xu Qin naturally sat next to Lin Shiyu, while Song Qiao sat opposite them. After they sat down, the restaurant manager personally recommended dishes to them. However, Xu Qin seemed to be unable to see Song Qiao. When ordering food, she just kept asking Lin Shiyu for her opinion.
After she finished ordering, she said to the restaurant manager, "Okay, that's all."
The restaurant manager was such a smooth person. He knew in his heart who had helped them to sit here and eat. He turned to look at Song Qiao and smiled respectfully: "Miss Song, what would you like to eat?"
Song Qiao was now so hungry that she was almost starving. She said without thinking, "Please help me get something quick and hot to warm my stomach."
The restaurant manager thought for a moment and asked, "Ms. Song, can I recommend our three-fresh soup to you? It warms the stomach, is low in calories, and is very nutritious. It's perfect for ladies like you who are keen on keeping in shape."
Song Qiao rubbed his stomach calmly with his hands under the table: "Okay, let's do this."
The restaurant manager smiled at them politely, then closed the door and left.
As soon as he left, Lin Shiyu smiled and said to Song Qiao, "Song Qiao, this restaurant is very famous in Beijing. Their restaurant manager is usually very aloof. He is not so attentive to other customers. He arranged a good private room for us and helped us order food. It seems that you must be very familiar with their boss, right?"
Lin Shiyu's words instantly reminded Xu Qin. Xu Qin looked at Song Qiao, her eyes full of confusion and vigilance, and asked: "Song Qiao, what is your relationship with the owner of this restaurant?"
Song Qiao knew that Xu Qin was just imagining things again. In addition to the stomachache, she also felt a severe pain in her abdomen. She had no strength at all. She didn't want to explain too much to Xu Qin, nor did she want to argue with her about this issue.
To save trouble, she downplayed it and said, "He was my high school classmate."
Xu Qin's eyes were erratic. She stared at Song Qiao and asked again, "Is that all?"
Seeing Xu Qin's suspicious expression again, Song Qiao blurted out, "Auntie, I know what you are thinking. As a classmate, he is also the boss here. It shouldn't be difficult for him to provide me with a private room. If I really have something with him, it won't be Chen Yang's turn."
Xu Qin pouted in dissatisfaction. Just as she was about to speak, Song Qiao stood up and said, "I'm going to the bathroom."
After she finished speaking, she left the private room. As she was walking, she suddenly felt a warm current flowing through her lower body. She knew that she was having her period.
Because she has a cold constitution, she suffers from dysmenorrhea every time she has her menstruation. She gets terrified when she thinks of the pain in her stomach.
But no matter how many times she had been to the hospital and seen Chinese medicine doctors, nothing worked. The only thing to be thankful for was that she had prepared sanitary napkins in her bag in advance, so she didn't have to go out to buy them.
She held her stomach and went to the bathroom in pain. When she came out of the bathroom, the abdominal cramps continued to attack her, and fine beads of sweat soon appeared on her forehead. She felt so weak that every step she took felt like she was walking on cotton.
Now she just wanted to go back to the private room, eat something warm, and then sit down and rest for a while.
Unexpectedly, as she reached the corner of the stairs with her hands covering her stomach, she bumped into the person opposite her, and her bag fell to the ground.
She endured the pain and was about to bend down to pick up the bag on the ground, but a pair of white and slender hands rushed in front of her to help her pick up the bag on the ground.
Song Qiao reached out and took the bag he handed over, smiled and said: Thank you. "Then she looked up, with a look of surprise on her face. It turned out to be a thank you banquet.
Now the whole Beijing city is full of news about him, yet he still has the leisure to come out for a meal.
Song Qiao wanted to show some concern for him, after all, she had her reasons for the scandal leaking out, but when the words came to her lips, she didn't know how to start.
Xie Yanli's usually cold and distant face changed slightly after seeing Song Qiao, and he quickly noticed that something was wrong with Song Qiao.
He couldn't help but think of the time when they were dating, when Song Qiao looked like this every time she had her period.
His eyes inadvertently fell behind her and he unexpectedly saw that her skirt had a stain. He remembered the time when they were dating and Song Qiao went to the playground to watch him play basketball.
At that time, he also found that there was a stain on Song Qiao's skirt. He reminded her in a very straightforward manner. Song Qiao looked at everyone, her face immediately turned red with shame, and she trotted away angrily.
Later, he coaxed Song Qiao for a long time before she stopped being angry. From then on, the two of them agreed that if this happened again, he would poke her in the lower back.
Xie Yanli's thoughts were pulled back. He looked at people passing by around him. He then moved closer to Song Qiao and poked her lower back with his finger.
Just as he was about to speak, Song Qiao pushed him away with all her strength, holding her stomach. She asked with a vigilant look, "Xie Yanli, what are you trying to do by getting so close to me in broad daylight? Are you trying to be a hooligan to me?"
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