Lin Jie hurriedly drove to the location ntioned by An Keng, a Chinese restaurant located on Lijiang Road.
Qin Gang's prospective parents-in-law and other family mbers arrived in Binhai tonight, and Lin Jie took the day off this morning to make preparations for their welco.
This ti, Lin Jie had to drive there himself.
Anxiously, he arrived at the nicely decorated Chinese restaurant and saw An Keng and her classmate Cai Chunnuan sitting in the restaurant hall, chatting and laughing while savoring a table full of delicious food.
"Brother-in-law, co over quickly!"
An Keng saw Lin Jie and imdiately stood up to wave!
When Lin Jie approached, she affectionately said, "Brother-in-law, I specially ordered so dishes for you."
Cai Chunnuan also stood up, her face slightly flushed as she politely greeted, "Hello, Dr. Lin!"
"Hello!"
Lin Jie briefly replied to Cai Chunnuan, sat down, and asked, "Keng, what's up with your wallet and phone?"
"Look here!"
An Keng took her backpack from the seat and pointed at a smooth cut about ten centiters long, saying dejectedly, "I guess when Chun'nuan and I were shopping on the nearby pedestrian street, a thief targeted us."
"In the end, my phone and wallet were stolen, and I only realized it when we finished eating and wanted to pay the bill."
She puffed out her cheeks in anger, saying, "I'm so mad. That wallet was a gift from you at the last birthday dance, and now it's been stolen just like that."
"Stop calling 'brother-in-law,' I'm really not used to it!"
After saying this, Lin Jie asked again, "Were there any important things in your wallet or phone?"
"Then I'll call you Brother Jie from now on!"
An Keng didn't insist on the title and thought for a mont before saying, "There was just a few hundred yuan of pocket money and a credit card in the wallet."
"My phone mostly has so selfies and daily life photos, nothing embarrassing."
"Well... the credit card was arranged by my sister, with a daily spending limit, so they can't charge much. The phone has fingerprint security, so the thief probably can't unlock it!"
Lin Jie nodded slightly and said, "That's good. Let's consider it a financial loss to avoid a bigger disaster."
"After dinner, I'll take you to buy a new wallet and phone."
He handed her his own phone and advised, "Call your dad and sister to let them know, so they won't worry when they can't reach you."
An Keng chuckled and said, "I've already used Chun'nuan's phone to call them, and they know you'll be here to pick up."
Before Lin Jie could ask, she playfully explained, "Brother Jie, I'm giving you a chance to impress!"
"Taking good care of will make my sister grateful to you!"
Lin Jie snorted confidently, "My relationship with your sister is great, there's no need to make an impression."
An Keng stuck out her tongue playfully and made a cute face, "I didn't realize Brother Jie was so self-obsessed."
"Alright, to be honest, I heard from my sister that you've been working hard recently, so I thought this would be a good chance to give you a break."
She boasted, "How about that? Aren't I a considerate little sister-in-law?"
Lin Jie just smiled.
An Keng is three years younger than Lin Miao, and he's always viewed her as a younger sister.
"You are quite considerate. With Xiaoxiao and Miaomiao not ho, I hadn't even had dinner when you called..."
Saying this, he tried to pat An Keng's head, but she shook her head and dodged it.
"Don't ss up my hair, I still need to go shopping later!"
After expressing her displeasure, An Keng continued, "Hurry up and eat, the food won't taste good if it gets cold!"
When Lin Jie finished eating and went to pay the bill, he found the total cost was sixteen hundred yuan.
Although this amount wasn't significant for Lin Jie now, he thought about An Keng, just a high school student, spending so much on one al with a friend...
He was secretly thankful for having received Shen Lanruo's dical inheritance, which made him quite wealthy.
Otherwise, won of the An Family sisters' status would be from a completely different world, impossible to sustain.
Leaving the restaurant, it was already nightfall with bright lights beginning to shine.
Lin Jie first drove Cai Chunnuan ho and then took An Keng to a shopping mall, where he bought her a new backpack, wallet, and the latest model of the Apple phone.
"Consider this an early birthday gift from !" Lin Jie said casually.
"Thanks, Brother Jie!"
An Keng's eyes bent into crescents, happily saying, "I didn't expect Brother Jie to rember my birthday!"
Lin Jie laughed, "The birthday dance last year was the first one I've ever attended, and it was quite eventful, so how could I forget!"
"Are you going to have a birthday party this year?"
An Keng shook her head and said, "Dad and sister are both busy, and I'm in my second year of high school, which is quite hectic. I was just thinking of gathering everyone for a al on my birthday."
She hesitated a few tis but eventually extended the invitation, "Brother Jie, would you co to my birthday dinner?"
Lin Jie nodded and said, "If there are no special arrangents that day, I should be able to co."
An Keng's eyes brightened imdiately, and she extended her pinky, saying, "Then it's settled, pinky promise, no changes for a hundred years..."
The two walked out of the shopping center, and An Keng clung to Lin Jie's arm, sweetly saying, "Brother Jie, I know there's a night market nearby, can we go there for so snacks, please?"
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