"Su Xiaoxiao, is this your boyfriend?"
She turned around upon hearing the voice and saw Niu Xiaoli standing not far behind them. She couldn’t help but frown slightly; why did she bump into her everywhere?
Su Xiaoxiao didn’t particularly dislike this person, but the way she spoke and acted was indeed a bit uncomfortable.
It’s just that she didn’t want to interact, but it’s not quite aversion.
"Comrade Niu, are you also here to eat?"
Su Xiaoxiao felt there was no need to explain their relationship with soone she wasn’t familiar with, so she greeted politely.
Who knew, Niu Xiaoli was very familiar, and she directly plopped down beside Su Xiaoxiao, looking at Zhou Cheng opposite: "Hello, I’m Su Xiaoxiao’s friend, Niu Xiaoli."
Su Xiaoxiao: "..."
This is why she didn’t want to deal with this person.
Always felt like Niu Xiaoli had sothing wrong in her head, other people’s refusal seed unheard.
Zhou Cheng nodded politely: "Hello, I’m Zhou Cheng."
Su Xiaoxiao saw that this person didn’t intend to leave, so she spoke through gritted teeth: "Comrade Niu, you should be here with friends too, right?"
Niu Xiaoli shook her head: "No, I ca by myself."
While speaking, she moved her chair closer to Su Xiaoxiao: "You don’t mind if I eat with you, right?"
"Don’t worry, I’ve ordered food; it’ll be served soon."
Su Xiaoxiao: "..."
To put it bluntly, this person was excessively familiar.
She just didn’t understand, why Niu Xiaoli was determined to be friends with her? What did she see in her? Could she change?
Niu Xiaoli seed oblivious to Su Xiaoxiao’s rejection and warmly said: "You’ve ordered so little food, not enough to eat. I’ve ordered more, let’s eat together."
Just as she finished speaking, a high-pitched female voice suddenly interrupted from the side.
"Xiaoli, why are you here? Didn’t we agree to eat together? I’ve brought my friends."
Su Xiaoxiao looked up and saw it was Wang ili from the departnt store, she worked at the toy counter, but they didn’t interact much usually.
Upon seeing her, Wang ili’s attitude instantly beca more enthusiastic: "Oh, look who it is? Isn’t this our Manager Su? Let introduce you, this is Manager Su from the sales departnt of our Second Departnt Store."
The enthusiastic attitude made Su Xiaoxiao quite uncomfortable, especially since this matter hadn’t been announced yet. If she admitted it early, how would everyone gossip behind her?
Not even a manager yet, already putting on airs? Was this position acquired through connections?
She pretended to look puzzled at Wang ili: "Mr. Wang, what manager? When did I beco the sales manager? How co I don’t know?"
Wang ili thought she was being modest, smiling broadly: "Who doesn’t know in our Second Departnt Store, Manager Su, don’t keep it under wraps."
Su Xiaoxiao pretended to be pleasantly surprised: "Mr. Wang, I really don’t know about this, do you have any insider news? Co on, tell quickly, when was it decided, is the news reliable?"
"This..."
Wang ili initially intended to butter her up, but didn’t expect it to backfire.
She smiled awkwardly: "Manager Su, don’t joke with us, we’re all colleagues. Results will co out tomorrow, there’s no need to keep it from us."
"Mr. Wang, I really don’t know about this, where did you get the information? Tell , I’ll quickly go and ask."
Su Xiaoxiao’s expectant expression left Wang ili baffled.
Were the salespeople at the departnt store spreading this? Could it be false?
"Well...I also heard it from others, not very clear."
Wang ili awkwardly smiled at Su Xiaoxiao and turned to Niu Xiaoli: "Xiaoli, let’s hurry and have lunch, haven’t you ordered all the dishes?"
Niu Xiaoli wanted to say sothing but t Wang ili’s eyes, pursed her lips, and nodded: "Okay."
"Comrade Su, we’ll head upstairs first, too crowded here. We’ve booked a private room."
"Xiaoli, why are you still standing there? Lead the way."
Wang ili affectionately linked arms with Niu Xiaoli: "Let’s go, everyone eat well and drink well, don’t be shy with ."
She waved at Su Xiaoxiao and turned to lead Niu Xiaoli upstairs.
During that ti, without so connections, reserving a private room at a state-run restaurant was impossible.
Su Xiaoxiao watched them leave, and suddenly felt a bit sorry for Niu Xiaoli.
The obvious payer for this al was Niu Xiaoli, but from start to finish, Wang ili was the one stealing the spotlight, she seed just like a paying tool.
But that’s all their business, nothing to do with her.
Now that the nuisance was gone, the two continued their al.
Su Xiaoxiao didn’t want to hog the food, so she reached into her bag and pulled out two spicy duck necks, handing them over: "Captain Zhou, these duck necks taste really good, have a try."
Lately, the als had been the sa old dishes. If she didn’t have so spicy duck neck, she couldn’t even eat.
After handing over the duck neck, Su Xiaoxiao went back to gnawing her bun without any concern for her image.
Zhou Cheng felt the atmosphere wasn’t quite right.
Would a woman eat so carelessly in front of a man she liked?
The spicy aroma was intoxicating, Su Xiaoxiao took two satisfied bites, then noticed Zhou Cheng hadn’t moved, puzzled: "Captain Zhou, aren’t you eating?"
Zhou Cheng silently opened one: "Yes, eating."
Seeing the girl across gobbling down with red-stained lips, he lowered his eyes and took a bite, then quickly grabbed the enal cup on the table and drank up.
So spicy!
"Tasty, right?"
Su Xiaoxiao asked, engrossed in her eating.
"Yes, tasty."
Zhou Cheng agreed, giving her face, even though he couldn’t handle spicy food. But since Su Comrade gave it, he couldn’t let her down.
Silently pouring himself a full enal mug of water, he maintained composure and praised: "I never realized duck necks could be so delicious."
"Right? If you like them, I’ll give you more next ti."
Su Xiaoxiao was so engrossed she didn’t even look up.
If she had looked up, she’d see the man’s face was distorted, unlike his calm voice.
His face had lost control because of the spiciness.
With spicy duck necks accompanying the al, Su Xiaoxiao had a great appetite, even devoured an extra bun.
After the al, she stood up, patting her full stomach, feeling the waistband pinching.
"Captain Zhou, thank you for the al. Next ti, if there’s a chance, I’ll treat you."
Su Xiaoxiao spoke politely, the custom of reciprocity must be maintained.
Zhou Cheng was about to say sothing when the air beca filled with an indescribable stench, getting stronger.
He frowned slightly, about to speak, when he saw Su Comrade’s eyes light up, her expression looking strangely excited.
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