Chapter 170 A thousand-year-old unsolved problem!
Xu Shaoyu looked at the manager of Zhiweizhai and nodded affirmatively.
The manager breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you, Mr. Xu and Ms. Yan, for your understanding. I will definitely help you find a quiet place."
The location the manager found for them was indeed quiet, at a corner at the end, and not conspicuous.
But who could tell them why they met Zhang Xi even though they were sitting in such a corner?
Zhang Xi must have just seen them, and walked over with a clear purpose.
"Miss Yan, long time no see. You haven't come to North City for such a long time. Are you trying to shirk the favor you owe me?"
Yan Ruo immediately looked at Xu Shaoyu and signaled with her eyes. Didn't you say you would help me pay it back?
Xu Shaoyu was so angry that he laughed, "Zhang Yu, I remember that I asked Song Yichuan to deliver an order to you just a month ago, right?"
Zhang Xi seemed to have just discovered that Xu Shaoyu was there too.
"So that order was sent to Mr. Song by Mr. Xu. I thought Mr. Song was interested in our company's products and chose to cooperate with us."
Yan Ruo pouted, worthy of being a black-hearted businessman, he really knew how to play dumb.
Zhang Xi saw it but didn't care. Instead, he looked at Xu Shaoyu's left hand, which was holding the brace, because he took off his coat, and asked with a gloating look.
"Hey, didn't Xu's company release the news that Mr. Xu just had a minor appendectomy? What happened to his hand?"
Xu Shaoyu said calmly, "I ran into a mad dog when I went out, and got hit and sprained."
Zhang Xi shook his head with regret, "It was just a sprain. It seems that dog is not crazy enough."
Even if we've always been at odds, it's still too much to say that.
Yan Ruo couldn't help but say, "Mr. Zhang, we are going to eat." What she meant was, you'd better leave quickly and don't stand here and disturb us while we eat.
Although the latter sentence was not spoken out loud, everyone present was smart and could naturally hear it.
Zhang Xi didn't care, but looked at Yan Ru and smiled.
"Miss Yan, you're being too disrespectful, aren't you? After all, I've helped you before, and you won't even invite me to sit down and eat with you?"
Yan Ruo had an innocent expression, "Logically speaking, I should invite Young Master Zhang to sit down and eat with us. But..."
"Eating at Zhiweizhai is too expensive. I don't have money. Mr. Xu is paying for today's meal."
"So, whether we can sit down and eat together depends on what the host says."
Zhang Xi glanced at Xu Shaoyu and said, "Since it's Mr. Xu's treat, forget it. Let Miss Yan treat me alone next time."
Then he added, "Don't worry, I'm not as picky about food as Mr. Xu. If Miss Yan thinks Zhiweizhai is too expensive, you can even treat me to a street stall."
Looking at Zhang Xi walking away with a shaky step, Yan Ru felt a pang of pain in her teeth.
Did this person take the wrong medicine? Why did he say this for no reason, or was he simply trying to make Xu Shaoyu uncomfortable?
Xu Shaoyu raised the menu and waved it in front of her eyes in displeasure, saying coldly, "Everyone has left, why are you still looking at it?"
Yan Ruo gave him a strange look. "It's been so many years, and it's ok for Zhang Xi to still hold a grudge, but why do you look like you dislike him?"
Xu Shaoyu snorted coldly, "Maybe he's just too annoying."
Well, the richer people are, the more petty they are and the more they like to hold grudges.
Because last time they had dinner, Yan Ru added Grandma Xu’s contact information.
In the following days, Grandma Xu often chatted with Yan Ruo, discussing the progress of the charity dinner preparations and the network of relationships among the wealthy families in North City.
Yan Ruo knew that she was afraid that she would offend people at the charity dinner because she didn't understand these relationships.
In fact, Yan Ruo has been a secretary for so many years and has a certain understanding of the situation in Beicheng.
However, what Grandma Xu talked about was more about the friendships among the older generation, which was indeed something she had not known before.
This will be Yan Ruo's first time attending such a dinner as Xu Shaoyu's girlfriend. These days, Xu Shaoyu specially asked people to send a lot of dresses and jewelry.
Grandma Xu also sent a complete set of jade jewelry.
After all, it was the old man's gift, so Yan Ru simply decided to wear this set of jade and then choose a dress based on the jade.
The day before the Xu family charity dinner was Saturday, and Su Qiao asked Yan Ru to have lunch and go shopping at noon.
The place to eat is a long-established restaurant in the north city, with a nice environment and reasonable prices. A new store just opened in the mall recently, so you can walk around and browse after dinner.
When Yan Ruo arrived, Su Qiao had already arrived and was typing on his phone with an unhappy look on his face.
"What's wrong? Who offended you?"
"My husband." Seeing her coming, Su Qiao threw her phone aside irritably, "Forget it, let's not talk about him. It makes me annoyed just by mentioning him. Let's order first."
Yan Ruo only found out after chatting later.
It turned out that Su Qiao was now troubled by the classic mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflict.
"Neither of us are from North City to begin with, and we agreed before we got married that it would be more flexible for the couple to live on their own, and there would be fewer conflicts."
"But within two months, my mother-in-law said she wasn't feeling well and wanted to come to Beicheng for medical treatment. Now she's finished her treatment and has settled down."
"Not only does he move in, but he also keeps giving me orders every day, and recently he's been urging me to have a baby."
Yan Ruo took a bite of the diced chicken, which was tender and juicy. It was worthy of being an old brand, and the chef of the new store still maintained the same level.
"So what does your husband say about this?"
Su Qiao sighed, "What else can I say? It's just asking me not to bother with the old man."
"But I'm so tired from work every day, and I can't even relax when I get home from get off work. I really can't hold on any longer."
As he spoke, he still remembered to care about Yan Ruo.
"I heard that your relationship with Mr. Xu is going well. But you have to be careful about Mr. Xu's mother in the future. She's a tough one."
Every time Lin Shuyun came to the company to find Xu Shaoyu, she was very pretentious. Everyone knew that Mrs. Xu was not someone to be trifled with.
Yan Ruo shook her head, "It's too early for me to say that now."
But I feel a little uncertain inside.
Grandma Xu and the others asked her to attend the Xu family's charity dinner tomorrow, which was equivalent to announcing to the wealthy circle in North City that the Xu family acknowledged her existence.
Old people like to see their children and grandchildren get married early.
Then, will she and Xu Shaoyu be forced to get married? She is not ready to enter the siege yet.
And Xu Shaoyu's mother is really difficult to deal with.
Fortunately, their mother-son relationship is average, so they probably won’t have much contact in the future, right?
Suddenly realizing what he was thinking, Yan Ruo quickly shook his head to collect his thoughts. He had really been led astray by Su Qiao.
She quickly changed the subject and asked, "Are you planning to have children now?"
Su Qiao sighed helplessly, "My husband and I have already discussed it. Let's wait for two years and save some money first."
"But I think, under my mother-in-law's constant nagging and brainwashing, this stupid teammate of his won't be able to hold on for much longer."
For this eternally unsolved problem, Yan Ruo could only offer a few empty words of comfort and could not really offer any substantive advice.
"Fortunately, the Xu Group has good benefits. With your ability, even if pregnancy and childbirth are delayed for a while, it won't cause much impact."
"I hope so." Judging from Su Qiao's expression, he should be close to giving up resistance.
The two were chatting enthusiastically about family matters and didn't notice that someone in the mall outside the store suddenly stopped and looked at them for a long time through the glass.
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