Chapter 312: Distracted
Shen Jiazhou withdrew his hand, tilted his head slightly to look at Wen Shuqiao, and said in a normal tone: "Let's go upstairs. We need to go back and rest early after dinner."
After running around for more than ten hours, I was already tired.
Wen Shuqiao nodded, but before he could tell Xie Jingbei, Xie Jingbei invited him, "How about eating together? There are three of us."
"No thanks, Mr. Xie." Shen Jiazhou refused: "Our dishes are already on the table. Let's eat together next time we have a chance."
He waved at Cancan, who was still chatting with Anan. Seeing this, he said, "Anan, my aunt and uncle and I are going to have dinner! Come to my house when you are free!"
"Okay!" An An thought for a moment and said, "I'll go to your house the day after tomorrow!"
"Okay! I'm at home! I have a puppy and a kitten at home who can play with us." Cancan and Anan made an agreement and happily returned to Shen Jiazhou.
Wen Shuqiao asked, "Teacher Xie, where is your box?"
"The second floor." Xie Jingbei said, "Let's go up together."
Shen Jiazhou looked at Wen Shuqiao and saw Wen Shuqiao nodded. He felt a little unhappy, but still didn't say anything: "Mr. Xie, please."
Xie Jingbei smiled gently: “Mr. Shen, please.”
Neither of them moved. Wen Shuqiao blinked, took Cancan's hand, and took An'an with the other hand: "Let's go, little darlings, let's go upstairs first."
After saying that, the two children happily went upstairs with Wen Shuqiao, leaving Shen Jiazhou and Xie Jingbei behind.
When Shen Jiazhou saw Cancan and Wen Shuqiao leaving, he also walked behind them.
Xie Jingbei pushed his glasses again and followed slowly.
As soon as I reached the second floor, I happened to meet Xie Chuying coming out of the box.
An An let go of Wen Shuqiao's hand, ran to her mother and held her hand: "Mom, Cancan and my aunt! And my uncle is here too!"
Xie Chuying looked at Wen Shuqiao with a smile: "Shuqiao, Happy New Year, what a coincidence."
"Happy New Year, Sister Chu Ying." Wen Shuqiao said, "Yes, what a coincidence."
Xie Chuying looked at Shen Jiazhou who was standing with her brother. She greeted him, "Boss Shen, Happy New Year. Long time no see."
Shen Jiazhou nodded slightly: "Mr. Xie, Happy New Year."
Xie Chuying asked, "Are you three the only ones here? Do you want to eat at the same table? I just ordered."
Wen Shuqiao shook her head and pointed to the corridor: "Our dishes have been served. Let's eat together next time."
Xie Chuying hummed, but didn't insist: "Okay, let's make an appointment next time when we are free."
Wen Shuqiao and Xie Chuying said goodbye and took Cancan to the box they usually used.
Shen Jiazhou also politely said goodbye to Xie Chuying and followed Wen Shuqiao and Cancan closely until they all entered the box.
Xie Chuying retracted her gaze and looked at Xie Jingbei who was walking slowly towards her. She said with a soft sigh, "You feel like you belong to someone else's family."
Xie Jingbei restrained the smile on his face, looked at his sister's expression of watching the fun and not minding the trouble, and replied: "You are not married yet, how can it be considered someone else's? Besides, there are divorces after marriage."
Xie Chuying sneered. She had attended several banquets with An An's father before and had met Shen Jiazhou several times. Shen Jiazhou always gave people the impression of being cold and not talkative. Every time he spoke or opened his mouth, he was calm and composed, and nothing could disrupt his rhythm.
But looking at the few steps he took following Wen Shuqiao just now, he was completely different from before, as if he was afraid that Wen Shuqiao would leave him behind.
This is what An An's father used to do when he followed her around.
Xie Chuying held An An's hand and walked towards the box while saying, "Oh, just dream slowly. You don't have to do anything, and your wife will fall from the sky. I hate loading cargo the most, but I have one at home. It's really depressing to see."
Xie Jingbei: …
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In another private room, the three of them sat down. The dishes ordered by Shen Jiazhou were already on the table, and the mere sight of them whetted their appetite.
Cancan's stomach had been rumbling with hunger for a long time. After sitting on the chair, he hurriedly said, "Aunt and uncle, please sit down! I'm hungry!"
Shen Jiazhou was hanging up their coats: "Eat if you're hungry. There's no one around."
Cancan shook his head: "No, our family must be neat and tidy!"
Shen Jiazhou curled the corners of his mouth, hung up his coat and sat down next to him. Cancan then picked up the chopsticks with satisfaction. At the first bite, he tasted the super delicious golden shrimp!
Wen Shuqiao served Cancan a bowl of soup: "Chew slowly."
Cancan nodded while eating: "I'll take my time."
It tasted so good that my eyes narrowed.
Wen Shuqiao smiled and picked up the chopsticks. Shen Jiazhou had already picked up some stir-fried beef for her, and he naturally put it in Wen Shuqiao's bowl: "I asked the kitchen to make this spicy dish. Try it and see if it suits your taste."
"Thank you." Wen Shuqiao took the chopsticks and put the beef into his mouth. The spicy taste bloomed in his mouth. It was delicious and went well with rice.
Shen Jiazhou said: "There is also this golden soup fish, a new product, try it."
Wen Shuqiao picked up the tender fish slices, tasted them, and praised them, "It's delicious."
Shen Jiazhou was satisfied: "I saw you didn't eat much in Country M. You should have a good meal now that you are back."
Wen Shuqiao tightened his grip on the chopsticks, then hummed, "Okay."
She ate the fish slowly, but her attention was on the two people beside her. Shen Jiazhou was picking up some food for Cancan at the moment.
Wen Shuqiao thought of something, and she asked, "Have you and Teacher Xie known each other before?"
From her perspective, Shen Jiazhou and Xie Jingbei should have never met.
"I forgot." Shen Jiazhou said, "Didn't I see his photo before? It's on your camera."
Wen Shuqiao said "oh" and remembered that when he was looking through his camera before, there were indeed photos of Xie Jingbei as a model.
She continued eating without saying anything, but Shen Jiazhou was confused.
Just now, when Xie Jingbei saw Wen Shuqiao, his face was almost smiling, and the alarm bells in his mind instantly rang.
He intentionally or unintentionally looked at Wen Shuqiao several times. Although he didn't want to admit it, Xie Jingbei looked a bit gentle and elegant, and was very popular with girls. To be more precise, many girls liked this type of person.
However, he himself is a gentle and elegant person. Even if Wen Shuqiao eats this dish, the first person he thinks of will definitely be him instead of Xie Jingbei.
Shen Jiazhou comforted himself for a while and didn't notice that Wen Shuqiao also looked at him several times.
Wen Shuqiao took a slow, deep breath, poked the fish in the bowl with her fingers, and poked it with her chopsticks intermittently. The fish was soon poked into a paste by her, and it looked unappetizing.
She stared at the fish in a daze for a moment, then glanced at Shen Jiazhou, who was currently picking fish bones out of Cancan and his attention was not on her.
So Wen Shuqiao quickly poured the fish meat into the bone dish and pretended that nothing had happened. His distraction just now was just a small episode.
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