Chapter 390: Dinner between Two Families
Su Jiaojiao had seen Lu Jiaping before, but she was not familiar with him. However, his appearance next to Qin Shuang gave her a strange feeling.
Lu Jiaping acted like the head of the family. As soon as they met, he expressed his gratitude to Chen Guilan and Su Jiaojiao: "Qin Shuang told me that it was you who took care of her last time she was in trouble. You are her benefactors, and also our benefactors. This time we came and you even brought us food. I am so grateful. Let's visit each other often in the future, take care of each other, and support each other."
Chen Guilan looks kind and gentle, not someone who would stir up trouble.
Su Jiaojiao is young and beautiful, with generous and capable manners, mature and steady. She is the type of girl that the old couple in their family likes.
No wonder Lu Jingyou likes it, he also thinks it’s good.
Thinking of the 18th-tier celebrity Qin Xiuming was dating, he frowned slightly. He was fine with dating her, but he didn't agree to marry her.
"Xiuming's father, don't be so polite. Speaking of help, it was Aunt Qin who helped us the most," Chen Guilan said politely. "We only helped with the last matter, so we can't call ourselves benefactors."
"Sister Guilan is so modest." Qin Shuang stood up and poured tea for Chen Guilan, saying with a smile, "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have recovered so well. He should thank you very much."
Chen Guilan was secretly surprised when she heard this.
What Qin Shuang said was equivalent to putting Lu Jiaping in the position of her man... Isn't this bad?
"We will always remember Aunt Qin's help." Su Jiaojiao was not surprised by Qin Shuang's words. She didn't believe that Qin Shuang and Lu Jiaping were nothing special. "Without Aunt Qin's help, our business in the snack street wouldn't be so smooth. I want to thank Aunt Qin."
"Jingjiao, let's stop thanking each other. I'll always remember how kind you've been to me." Qin Shuang said with a smile, not shying away from Chen Guilan and Su Jingjiao. "Xiu Ming accidentally sprained his foot this time and insisted on staying here for two days. His father came to keep him company, so it's a good opportunity for us to get together."
"Even the best of friends need to keep in touch, otherwise they will become estranged." Lu Jiaping was in a good mood. After the food was served, he called the waiter to ask if there would be any drama performances in the evening. After communicating with Qin Shuang and Chen Guilan, he ordered a Lu Opera "The Virtuous Young Sister-in-law".
Su Jiaojiao and Qin Xiuming had little interest in the drama and did not express any opinions.
Perhaps because he was in front of Lu Jiaping, Qin Xiuming was quite polite to Su Jiaojiao. He chatted with her about school and said with emotion, "Time flies. You're already a sophomore, and I'm about to graduate."
"Yes, it's really fast." Su Jiaojiao had long been calm when facing Qin Xiuming. He was polite to her, and she was even more polite to him.
"I will go to Jiahe Group for an internship next year. I hope we can have the opportunity to cooperate." Qin Xiuming has experienced life changes and two relationships. He has matured a lot, and his feelings for Su Jiaojiao have become more complicated.
He knew that there was no possibility for him and Su Jiaojiao anymore, and he couldn't accept her new identity for a while, but he had to admit the fact that she was Lu Jingyou's girlfriend.
Everyone in the Lu family knows about it.
"Yes, you young people should communicate more." Lu Jiaping agreed with his son. "Jiaojiao is still in school, but she already has her own shop. You should learn from her."
This time, he invited Qin Shuang's good friends Chen Guilan and Su Jiaojiao to the banquet, not his future niece-in-law.
But as an elder, he has to act like an elder.
Although he and Lu Jingyou had conflicts over company matters, these had nothing to do with Su Jiaojiao.
Before, he would discuss many things with Lu Jingyou, but now he has his own son, and the company will be split up sooner or later, so they have disagreements on many things.
The Lu family has few descendants. After Qin Xiuming came back, Lu Jiaping felt that his son should be on equal footing with Lu Jingyou, instead of continuing to put Lu Jingyou first.
"Uncle Lu, you're too kind. I'm just doing this to earn some pocket money." Su Jiaojiao smiled, and Qin Shuang said seriously, "Jingjiao, you're being modest. As far as I know, the market for sweatshirts and jeans has been very hot this year. You're really at the forefront of the times."
"It was just an accident." Su Jiaojiao didn't want to talk about business matters with Qin Shuang. They had no cooperation and were very sensitive when talking about orders.
And she didn't think that their relationship would be better if they had a meal together.
It is better to keep a little mystery among colleagues.
The actors from the Lu Opera "The Virtuous Young Sister-in-law" walked in to the sound of gongs and drums, and started singing in a singsong voice, interrupting their conversation.
Lu Jiaping, Qin Shuang and Chen Guilan listened with great interest. The three of them commented from time to time and said that the singing was quite good. They did not expect that the local Lu Opera was so authentic.
Lu Jiaping asked Qin Shuang if she remembered that they had listened to the play "The Virtuous Young Sister-in-law" together in Dama Village. Unexpectedly, more than 20 years later, they were still listening to the play together.
"Yes, more than 20 years ago." Qin Shuang certainly remembered.
Su Jiaojiao and Qin Xiuming were not interested. They watched with them for a while and then took out their phones to look at them at the same time.
Qin Xiuming took the initiative to add Su Jiaojiao's phone number and said with a relaxed expression, "Contact me if you have anything."
Su Jiaojiao hummed and saved Qin Xiuming's number. The screen lit up and Lu Jingyou sent her a text message: "I'm on my way. I'll be at your house tomorrow afternoon. Did you miss me?"
"It's almost New Year's Eve, what are you doing here?" Su Jiaojiao didn't expect Lu Jingyou to actually come. Lu Jingyou replied, "I heard from Qi Heng that you have a custom of giving New Year's gifts in Jiao County. I have to go."
"No need, you're overthinking it." Su Jiaojiao typed quickly with a slight smile on her lips. She knew this custom, but it was for unmarried couples who had met their parents, not for them.
"You haven't answered me yet. Do you miss me?" Lu Jingyou asked again.
"Yes." Su Jiaojiao admitted that she missed him, but not to the point of wanting to see him very much. When she left, he was still in the suburbs of Beijing. It had been almost ten days since she came back, and the two hadn't seen each other for almost twenty days.
"What are you doing now?"
"We had dinner at the China Travel Service. It was me, my mom, your uncle Qin Shuang Xiuming and others." Su Jiaojiao answered truthfully.
"Why did my uncle think of inviting you to dinner?" Lu Jingyou was puzzled.
"He said he was thanking us for taking care of Aunt Qin."
"Then he should treat her." Lu Jingyou didn't say anything else and told her to go home and rest early.
This performance of "The Virtuous Young Sister-in-law" lasted for too long, but Lu Jiaping, Qin Shuang and Chen Guilan were mesmerized and completely immersed in it.
When I got home, it was almost eleven o'clock.
Chen Guilan was still humming the lyrics of "Xiao Gu Xian" as if she hadn't heard enough. Su Jiaojiao just thought it was too noisy and fell asleep as soon as she got home.
When I woke up in the morning, I remembered to tell Chen Guilan that Lu Jingyou was coming today. I had to tell her because Lu Jingyou had to eat when he came to their house.
When Chen Guilan heard this, she asked Su Jiaojiao to take her out to buy groceries. Regardless of whether she agreed with their relationship or not, she had to entertain them well since they were here.
"Mom, we bought so many vegetables yesterday, you don't need to buy more." There were a lot of vegetables left in the kitchen and they were untouched.
"People are here, you can't let them eat leftovers, right?" Chen Guilan looked at Su Jiaojiao strangely.
What you bought yesterday is yesterday's.
I bought fresh ones today.
"I didn't say we were going to eat leftovers. I meant we bought so many vegetables yesterday that the refrigerator was full." Su Jiaojiao also felt it was strange. They already had them at home, so why did they have to go out and buy more?
The mother and daughter could not reach a consensus on the issue of buying groceries.
In the end, Su Jiaojiao compromised and drove Chen Guilan to the farmers' market, where she bought a bunch of miscellaneous things.
Before twelve o'clock, Lu Jingyou came with bags full of things.
When Su Jiaojiao saw him, she felt a little embarrassed. It was the first time he came to their house as their boyfriend.
She took his coat, found some slippers for him to change into, and asked him, "Did you drive here?"
"No, it flew here." Lu Jingyou took the opportunity to lower his head and peck her on the lips. Su Jiaojiao pushed him away coquettishly, "My mom is still at home!"
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