"Okay." Song Yao agreed readily. As soon as she finished speaking, her stomach started to growl.
Ji Yu asked: "Didn't you eat?"
Song Yao nodded.
"Did you miss breakfast, or did you miss dinner yesterday?" Ji Yu asked casually.
Song Yao thought about it and realized that she had eaten half a steamed bun last night. She was in a hurry to go to work this morning so she had to free up time in the morning, so she didn’t eat.
"I'm not a fool. How could I not even eat dinner?" Song Yao smiled coquettishly.
Song Yao thought: Then why isn't the half steamed bun from last night counted as dinner?
This bright look made Ji Yu see Shu Yaoyao again when she was young. But she was really 70% similar to Yaoyao, and this smile made them even more similar.
"Then Miss Song, would you be so kind as to accompany me to have lunch?" Ji Yu still respected the girl's opinion.
Song Yao nodded. She thought that she would find a chance to return the card to him during dinner.
"Let's go, Miss Song." Ji Yu smiled gently and beckoned to her while standing at the door.
Song Yao was stunned for a moment. When she walked to Ji Yu's side, Ji Yu laughed at her for being in a daze.
Song Yao's ears turned red, and she quickly said, "No one has ever called me Miss, and I'm not used to this title. It doesn't feel like they are calling me."
"If not Miss Song, then what should I call you? How about Xiao Song? It sounds a bit like giving orders to subordinates. Then I'll call you classmate Xiao Song!" Ji Yu asked.
It just so happened that Song Yao found the three words "Miss Song" difficult to pronounce, so now "Classmate Xiao Song" sounds better than the previous name.
Ji Yu brought Song Yao to the parking lot. After opening the car door, Song Yao wisely sat in the back.
Song Yao was very sensible. She knew that Ji Yu had someone he liked, so she never thought of sitting in the passenger seat.
While driving, Ji Yu asked, "Xiao Song, is there anything you should avoid eating?"
"I... I'm not used to eating raw or cold seafood." Song Yao was a little embarrassed. She was afraid of being laughed at by Ji Yu.
When she was in high school, a female classmate brought tuna sashimi and raw fish slices during a spring outing. She asked in confusion: "Why do you eat raw food? It will upset your stomach."
Then she was laughed at by her classmates for being unsophisticated, and this lasted for three years.
So she was also scared, and Ji Yu laughed at her.
"It's okay. I'm not used to Japanese food either. I can't stand the smell of sashimi either. Fish is better when it's hot, such as sour soup fish, steamed fish, or braised fish."
There was a smile in Ji Yu's eyes, but Song Yao's eyes suddenly turned red.
"Don't you think it's unsophisticated not to know how to eat sashimi?" Even though Song Yao was very restrained, there was still some trembling in her voice.
She may not understand the cuisines of so many countries, nor the games and alcohol and tobacco, but she also does not like being excluded by her classmates in her best youth.
Ji Yu heard that something was wrong with her emotions, but instead of comforting her directly, he chose to guide her indirectly.
"If I say I don't like eating sashimi, will you think I'm unsophisticated?" Ji Yu asked.
Song Yao looked at Ji Yu's calm expression in the rearview mirror and shook her head.
"You don't think I'm unsophisticated, so I naturally won't think you are unsophisticated either. Those who belittle you and attack you may not be as good as you from the beginning. They just attack your confidence in an area you are not good at, making you timid and fearful."
Ji Yu's words were very insightful and Song Yao nodded, not quite understanding.
"Mr. Ji, you are really a very good person." Song Yao looked at Ji Yu with eyes full of admiration.
"The person you like will definitely like you." Song Yao seemed to feel that her previous sentence was a bit inappropriate, and quickly added another sentence.
"I'm grateful for your words." Ji Yu smiled. Seeing the girl smile, he was sure that she had come out of the haze.
People will eventually be trapped in their lives by things that they could not obtain when they were young. Some people spend their entire lives just to satisfy the regrets of their youth.
Ji Yu didn't want Song Yao, an optimistic and positive girl, to become timid because of a few words from others.
"What you like is naturally the best, and what you don't like is naturally the worst. People should live for themselves in this life."
Ji Yu would never have thought that his expectation of the little girl to live for herself was something the little girl had never done in her life.
Song Yao understood and followed Ji Yu into the restaurant. Even though her clothes were worn out and covered with dust, she did not feel embarrassed at all.
Even because Ji Yu came with him, the waiters were more enthusiastic.
Ji Yu found a seat by the window and sat down, then handed over the menu.
"Take a look, is there anything you like?"
This time, Ji Yu brought her to a private kitchen that only served 50 tables a day, and non-members could not make reservations.
The dishes on the menu are all home-cooked dishes, the only difference is that there are no prices marked on them.
Ji Yu said that she chose this restaurant specifically because there was no price list and the girl would not feel too stressed about eating.
"I just want a serving of green vegetables, this is it!" Song Yao said, pointing at a dish of blanched green vegetables.
Ji Yu extended his hand to call the waiter: "Serve the dishes according to my usual practice, and add a portion of blanched vegetables."
The waiter nodded, took the menu back, and hurried to the kitchen to prepare.
Song Yao looked at the surroundings cautiously. She always felt that she didn't fit in here.
Ji Yu handed her a glass of water with a smile, and looking at her dry lips, reminded her: "Moisten your throat."
Song Yao said thank you in a low voice.
After a while, nine dishes were served on the table.
Song Yao was a little surprised: "Mr. Ji, isn't that a bit too much?"
Ji Yu smiled and said, "This is the amount I usually order. Today I only added one more vegetable for you."
Ji Yu said this because he was afraid that she would have a psychological burden. The last few times Ji Yu came here to eat, she was with partners, at least three to five people.
So eight dishes is not too many.
Song Yao ate in a relatively polite manner. It was obvious that the little girl was very hungry, but she didn't eat voraciously.
"Try this little blueberry yam. You girls will probably like it." Ji Yu had been asking Jiang Yuanyuan to come here for dinner, but they never got to eat it.
The two had been eating for a while when two familiar figures walked towards the door in the distance.
The woman was Jiang Yuanyuan, and the man was Mr. Lu, who had discussed business with Ji Yu last time.
"Mr. Ji, what a coincidence that you also come here to eat." Lu Tingyang came over and greeted him with a smile.
After all, after the last time, Ji’s contract had been delayed and not signed successfully. This time he finally had the opportunity, and he would definitely try to establish a relationship with them.
Ji Yu didn't say anything, but his eyes were vaguely looking at the woman behind Lu Tingyang.
"Yeah." Ji Yu's voice was a little cold.
Seeing that Ji Yu didn't want to pay attention to him, Lu Tingyang had no choice but to take Jiang Yuanyuan to reserve a seat.
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