Hsien Ming-yu had just returned from a meeting; it was almost noon.
Annie followed her in and flipped through the recipe in her hand. It contained a list of the restaurants that Xuan Mingyu had frequented most in the past two years and the dishes he liked to eat.
Actually, it's not just about finding his favorite foods, but also about finding Annie's own favorite foods. Anyway, as long as the boss takes her out, she's always in for a treat.
"President, which restaurant would you like to eat at today? There's a new seafood restaurant that just opened on Xiangbei Street. I heard the chef there makes incredibly delicious hairy crabs. Would you like to try it? If it's too far, I can pack some for you." Just thinking about the hairy crabs she posted on her WeChat Moments a couple of days ago made Annie's mouth water.
Just thinking about it makes it smell so delicious!
"No need, I don't have an appetite. I'll call Aunt Qin and have her bring me food later. You can go now."
"Huh? This...you really don't need it?"
Although the hairy crabs at that restaurant were delicious, a single dish of hairy crabs cost five or six thousand yuan. Annie was heartbroken, as she had already spent almost all of her salary for the month, and eating there once would take up more than half of her salary. She couldn't bear to part with it.
I was hoping to have a nice meal with the boss, but he wasn't interested at all?
As Xuan Mingyu flipped through the documents in his hand, he glanced at Annie in front of him and said, "You're so eager to run errands for me, is it because you want to eat it yourself?"
"Uh, well... Mr. President, why do you say that? I'm just trying my best to help you. I was worried you wouldn't have a good lunch and wouldn't have the energy for the meeting this afternoon..."
Annie was about to launch into another long, rambling monologue when Xuan Mingyu, rubbing his forehead in exasperation, interrupted her, saying, "Go ahead and eat if you want, put it on my tab."
"Oh my god! Really? Mr. President, you're so wonderful, I'm absolutely in love..."
"Cough cough!"
"Uh, I'll go right now, and while I'm at it, I'll find out what it tastes like!" Before the boss gets angry, making a quick getaway is the best course of action!
Just as Annie opened the door to go out, Xuan Mingyu suddenly called out to her.
"Wait a moment!"
"What's wrong? Is there anything else you need?" Annie turned around guiltily. Could it be that the boss has changed his mind and isn't going to treat us?
"When you're done eating, please pack one for Gu Yao as well."
Gu Yao was sent to the company in Dongjiang by Xian Mingyu two days ago. He took a flight back this morning and will be reporting to the company around this time.
"Received!" Annie could only describe herself in one sentence at this moment. She was all smiles on the surface, but inside she was cursing!
Boss and Gu Yao are really best buddies. Gu Yao has been away on a business trip for two days. Although he is coming back today, he remembers the time too accurately and even made me finish eating so he could pack some for me, as if he was afraid that I would be hungry.
If the boss really gets married someday, I wonder if he will still treat Gu Yao like a princess?
If his wife becomes the boss's number one priority in the future, Gu Yao will probably cry himself to death in the bathroom.
Just thinking about it makes me feel pretty good. I'm really curious what it would be like if someone took charge of the boss.
***
When Aunt Qin arrived at Xuan Mingyu's office with the lunchbox, it was already past 1 p.m.
As she took out the food layer by layer, Aunt Qin couldn't help but nag, "In the future, no matter how busy you are with work, you should call me in advance. Otherwise, not eating on time is not good for your health."
"I didn't really want to trouble you to send it, but I haven't had your cooking in a long time and I've been missing it a bit."
Looking at the boxes of food laid out on the table, Xuan Mingyu felt as if he had returned to the times when Aunt Qin took care of him when he was a child. If that woman hadn't lived there too, he really wanted to go back there more often to see Aunt Qin and Uncle Bi, after all, they were the people who accompanied him as he grew up.
"Why don't you just come home to eat? It's not like you're the only one working at this company. What's wrong with going back for a little while? Besides... the young mistress often thinks of you when she's at home. I, this old woman, don't know much about what's going on between you two, but from what I've observed, the young mistress is really a very good girl, and you should cherish her, young master."
The moment Aunt Qin mentioned Bai Xiaoruo, Xuan Mingyu's good mood vanished instantly. What did it matter to him whether that little girl missed him or not?
He moved to another place to seek refuge because he didn't want to see her. No matter how much she tried to please his grandparents, it was all useless to him.
"Aunt Qin, what kind of soup did you bring today?" Xian Mingyu changed the subject.
"Oh, I almost forgot to open it if you hadn't mentioned it," Aunt Qin quickly opened the thermos she had brought. As soon as the lid was opened, a rich aroma of soup wafted out. "I made you some bone broth with rice. Young master, you've been working hard lately. Drink some bone broth to nourish your body and don't overwork yourself. I didn't cook it for too long; I was in a hurry. Please have some, young master."
Bone and rice soup... I thought it would be...
Ever since he had those two seafood soups, Hsien Ming-yu still thinks about them constantly. He often recalls them, saying that even if he goes to the best seafood restaurant and eats the freshest and most delicious seafood, it can never compare to the seafood soup that came with the maid at that house that day.
However, since Aunt Qin personally cooked the soup, I certainly couldn't let her kindness go to waste.
As before, the most ordinary meals and the bone broth that Aunt Qin had been stewing for him since he was a child made him a strange taste for food for the first time.
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