"Auntie, let's not talk about this. Lingling has also helped me a lot." Nanqiao heard her about to talk about those unhappy things again, and hurriedly interrupted her.
"That's right, Mom, let's not talk about that. Sister Qiao and Erye are good to me. Dongzi and I will work hard in the future to make more money for Erye and Sister Qiao!" Lingdang comforted her mother. She didn't want her mother to mention the situation in which every household avoided her because of her illness.
"Oh, by the way, Sister Qiao, let me introduce you." Lingling was just paying attention to Nanqiao coming over and forgot about her friends behind her. When she turned around, she happened to see the little sister who had deliberately avoided her.
"Yeah." Nanqiao nodded and looked towards the place where Lingling was greeting. He saw two girls standing together at a dining table not far away, whispering something. On the other side, there was a girl standing alone, with her head lowered. Her expression could not be seen, but it was not difficult to tell from the clothes she was wearing that her family was much poorer than the other two.
"Sister Qiao, these three are my friends who grew up with me. They are Panyan, Mengmeng, and Chunlian." Lingdang waited for the three to come in and happily introduced them to Nanqiao. Although the friends she grew up with would not be favored by Nanqiao, she just wanted to tell Nanqiao that she wanted to share everything about herself with Sister Qiao.
"These two are my and Dongzi's bosses, the owners of Fusheng and Chaoyang, Mr. Sheng and Mrs. Sheng." Lingdang introduced her sisters. Erye and Qiaojie were their names for themselves, and to the outside world, they were all Mr. Sheng and Mrs. Sheng.
"Hello," Nanqiao waved at them and said with a smile. Sheng Yanchuan just nodded slightly and said nothing more. His attention returned to Nanqiao.
"Hello, Mr. Sheng and Mrs. Sheng," Pan Yan and Meng Meng responded with some fear and surprise. They never thought that such a big boss would be so friendly to them. But Chun Lian, who was standing on the other side, did not say a word. Even when Nan Qiao and Sheng Yanchuan turned around to greet them, they just looked up and glanced carefully, then lowered their heads again.
"Let's sit together, don't stand. We are all guests, it would be embarrassing to be so polite." Nanqiao said as his eyes swept across the three girls. The age of the three girls should be about the same as Lingling, but perhaps because they got married and had children early, the light in their eyes was not as clear as Lingling's.
"That's right, let's sit together," Lingling also said. They didn't talk about business, they just sat there and chatted, so it didn't matter who was with whom.
"Won't it disturb you?" Pan Yan hesitated. They were just ordinary housewives from ordinary families. It was the first time they had seen such a big shot.
"Nothing, just chatting, no need to bother," Nanqiao invited. It wasn't that she was warm and hospitable, but this was Lingdang's house, and it wouldn't be good to ask her friends to avoid them just because they were coming. It's not like she was ashamed...
"Okay..." Panyan and Mengmeng looked at each other and sat down on the sofa opposite Nanqiao. Seeing this, Chunlian clutched the seam of her trousers with her hands hanging at her side. After hesitating for a while, she finally sat down next to Panyan.
"You guys are married too, right? Do you live in Shanghai?" Nanqiao saw that no one had spoken for a long time, and he felt a little uncomfortable just sitting there, so he found a random excuse to start a conversation.
"No, we still live in our hometown. My husband's family is from the same village." Meng Meng is a carefree person. While she was staring at Nanqiao and marveling at her beauty, she did not forget to chat with him.
"That's great, it's closer to home."
"Mrs. Sheng, you are so beautiful. You are the most beautiful person I have ever seen. You can be a star." Nanqiao said. Mengmeng didn't pay attention to what she said. She just kept talking to herself.
When these words came out, Pan Yan was stunned and unbelievable. She pulled Meng Meng's sleeve and almost covered her mouth with her hand. Even Nan Qiao, who was used to being stared at by others, was stunned. This girl was really direct.
"Haha, thank you," Nanqiao responded with a smile after she realized what was happening. Nanqiao had a better impression of this straightforward girl.
Lingdang on the side was also a little flustered after hearing this. She looked at Sister Qiao and Second Master. Nanqiao looked fine, but Second Master Sheng frowned slightly and looked up at Mengmeng. Lingdang hurriedly helped to explain, "Sister Qiao, I'm sorry, this is her personality. She is careless and says things without thinking."
Listening to Lingdang's words and being pulled by Panyan's sleeve, Mengmeng realized what she had said. It seemed a bit presumptuous to talk about the person's appearance when meeting for the first time, especially comparing him to a star... Although those stars look glamorous, their social status is not that high. What's more, for a big boss like Nanqiao, comparing him to a star is sometimes not a compliment. Thinking of this, Mengmeng scratched her head awkwardly and explained, "I'm sorry, that's not what I meant. I just think you are very good-looking. I don't mean anything bad."
"It's okay," Nanqiao said indifferently. The stars of this era looked glamorous, but in the eyes of many people, they were still actors, not like the big stars who were highly respected in later generations. But this girl didn't look like she had any ulterior motives, so she didn't think that this person was deliberately using this to insult her.
Meng Meng said something wrong, so she didn't dare to say anything more. She just sat there quietly, and everyone in the room returned to silence.
"Please sit down. I'll get you some more fruit." Mother Lingdang felt bored just sitting there. Seeing that there was not much fruit on the table, she said something and got up and went to the kitchen.
"Mom, take some cakes too, thank you," Lingdang said cheerfully, then looked at Nanqiao and said, "Sister Qiao, please try the cakes for a moment, they were brought by Panyan, they are homemade at home, they are delicious."
"Oh? Really? Then I have to try it," Nanqiao responded.
The cakes were served, and Sheng Yanchuan helped Nanqiao get a piece. Nanqiao took a small bite and tasted it. It tasted really good. Because of the pressure on her stomach caused by the baby in her belly during the late pregnancy, she couldn't eat anything every day. This cake was unusually to her liking.
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