"Mr. Li, it seems our store's business prospects are looking good. Taking over the dry cleaning after-sales service for Zuolong Men's Clothing is a big breakthrough for us. How about we celebrate?" Meng Yao said with a smile, looking at Li Jia who was reading the newspaper.
“Yes, very good, very necessary. Let’s call Xiaoqing and the others over tonight and have a good celebration.” Li Jia put down the newspaper in her hand after saying that. The newspaper was full of reports on the results of this month’s crackdown. The official explanation for some of the bloodshed was that it was “caused by gang-related killings, which have now been quelled,” and so on.
“Okay, then invite your friends tonight. This is a very happy occasion. Invite all the friends you can, and you can cook for us at our restaurant. What do you think?” Meng Yao’s words made Li Feng nod. “That’s right, invite everyone you can to share this happy occasion.”
Having reunited with her family, Li Jia has become much more cheerful and has begun to slowly learn to share her joy with others. So when Meng Yao made the suggestion, Li Jia agreed and started planning in her mind who she could invite.
After deciding who to invite, Li Jia immediately took out her phone and dialed them one by one to extend the invitations. Except for Jiang Ling, who said she would come a little later, the others readily agreed. For the entire afternoon, Li Jia and Meng Yao prepared a large table of sumptuous dishes, and of course, there were also some beer and soft drinks.
At five o'clock, Li Jia drove to pick up Li Xiaoqing and her two siblings and brought them to the store. Hai Mingyue naturally arrived at the store as well. Chen Yi also rushed over as soon as class ended. At the same time as Jiang Ling arrived, Wang Xiao also arrived as promised, carrying a folder.
Upstairs, Li Jia and Li Xiaoqing were busy cooking in the kitchen, while the rest of the group played cards in the living room, having a great time playing Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game).
Hai Mingyue and Meng Yao sat to one side, chatting enthusiastically with smiles on their faces. At seven o'clock sharp, Li Jia called out from the kitchen, "Get ready to eat!" Everyone put down what they were doing and rushed into the kitchen to help bring out the dishes.
The folding tables in the restaurant finally came in handy. Usually, only a few people would eat there, with the edges of the tables folded up. Today, they were fully unfolded, and although it was a bit cramped for ten people, it was quite cozy to sit together.
Today's lineup basically included all of Li Jia's friends in City B: Jiang Ling, Hai Mingyue, Chen Yi, Wang Xiao, her three younger siblings, Zhou Xiaoyu, Meng Yao, and herself—a total of ten people.
"Alright, the only purpose of inviting everyone here today is that the store's business has achieved a breakthrough, so I invited you all here to share this happy event. By the way, let me formally introduce Xiaoqing, Xiaotong, and Xiaoyan to everyone again. They are my younger brothers and sisters, my own flesh and blood, not adopted. Come on! Let's have a drink!" Li Jia was unusually talkative today, raising his glass and saying a lot. When he said that Li Xiaoqing and the other two were his relatives, apart from Jiang Ling and Hai Mingyue who already knew, even Meng Yao was a little surprised. But surprises aside, everyone immediately raised their glasses and congratulated Li Jia on his reunion with his family.
After putting down her wine glass, Li Jia began to introduce everyone in detail. Although they had already met, Li Jia's introduction deepened their impressions of each other. In particular, when Wang Xiao was introduced, everyone was very interested in what happened to Li Feng in the cooking class. Wang Xiao unhesitatingly revealed all the things that happened to Li Feng in the cooking class, which made everyone laugh.
While everyone was overjoyed, Wang Xiao went to the living room, took the folder he had brought to the dining table, looked at Li Jia, and then solemnly handed the folder to Li Jia with both hands, saying, "Open it and take a look?"
Li Jia took the folder, opened it, and took out a bright red employment certificate. Upon opening it, a smile immediately appeared on her face; this was something she had been longing for. "Thank you!"
"Go for it! I believe in you!" Wang Xiao said, raising his glass once again.
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