"It looks good."
ng Wanning and He ixiang were sowhat restrained, neither of them had picked up their chopsticks and were sitting stiffly.
"Don’t be polite, make yourselves at ho," Xiao ier called out.
She also sensed that sothing was off in the atmosphere and thought it might be because the two of them weren’t familiar with each other.
As the hostess, Xiao ier used the serving chopsticks to pick up so food, "Xiao ng, you should try the sushi He ixiang made."
As she said this, a piece of salmon sushi found its way into ng Wanning’s small dish.
He ixiang was quite nervous, "Miss ng, this sushi was made on the spot, the rice and vinegar aren’t what I usually use. If it’s not to your taste, please forgive ."
ng Wanning looked at the sushi in her dish, the shiny rice grains wrapped around the bright salmon, indeed the dish looked appetizing.
She picked up her chopsticks, lifted the sushi, and took a gentle bite.
The sushi lted in her mouth, the soft and sticky rice perfectly rging with the sweet freshness of the salmon, and the ratio of vinegar was just right, not masking the original flavor of the ingredients.
"It’s delicious," ng Wanning sincerely complinted, "Miss He’s culinary skills are really great."
She knew that this was not just a simple sushi, but also an olive branch He ixiang was extending to her.
He ixiang relaxed a bit upon hearing ng Wanning’s praise, "I’m glad you like it."
Xiao ier watched the still sowhat cautious interaction between the two, "Shall we... have a drink?"
"Uh-huh!" He ixiang nodded repeatedly, she too, at this mont, needed so alcohol to relax.
ng Wanning put down her chopsticks, "Sister, I’d like to have so too."
"Ah? I thought you couldn’t drink?" Xiao ier was surprised.
"I today..." ng Wanning glanced at He ixiang again.
Chen Cheng, of course, knew the reason, he said, "Red wine, that should be okay, right?"
ng Wanning nodded, "Just a little, it’s okay."
"I’ll go get it." Chen Cheng stood up and walked outside.
"Xiao Cheng, I want white wine."
He ixiang added, "Brother Cheng, for ... anything’s fine."
As Chen Cheng’s foot crossed the threshold, he realized that this seemingly simple dinner was just the beginning of a complex series of relationships.
In no ti, Chen Cheng returned with two bottles of wine.
Once the wine was poured into glasses, Xiao ier raised her glass and said cheerfully, "Well, it’s rare for us to be so lively, let’s have a drink."
ng Wanning and He ixiang both lifted their glasses, Xiao ier looked at Chen Cheng, "Aren’t you drinking?"
"I’m a bit tired today, you drink, I’ll eat."
"Forget about him, let’s the three of us drink," Xiao ier said with a particularly happy laugh, and both ng and He clinked glasses.
ng Wanning was drinking red, while He ixiang had white like Xiao ier.
"Xiao ng, don’t be fooled by He ixiang’s gentle appearance, but she is very strong!" Xiao ier opened the conversation, "Coming all this way to our place, being such a brave girl by herself."
She turned towards He ixiang, "He ixiang, Xiao ng doesn’t talk much usually, so she may co across as cold. But don’t take it personally, Xiao ng is very kind-hearted, she often helps left-behind children and does charity work."
The two won exchanged glances again.
This ti, ng Wanning took the initiative to raise her glass, "Miss He, welco to China."
He ixiang held her cup with both hands, "Thank you, thank you."
After one drink, the restraint between them seed to dissipate sowhat.
"See, this is nice, later the three of us can go shopping and have beauty treatnts together," Xiao ier said with a laugh covering her mouth, "Just thinking about it makes happy."
She turned her head to Chen Cheng, "Xiao Cheng, don’t you think so?"
Chen Cheng looked at the three won in front of him, Xiao ier’s happiness, ng Wanning’s modesty, and He ixiang’s slight discomfort; complex emotions intertwined in his heart.
He managed to squeeze out a small smile, "Yes, it’s nice."
After saying that, he picked up another piece of twice-cooked pork and took a couple of bites of rice.
"What’s wrong with you today? Aren’t you usually quite talkative?" Xiao ier wondered.
He ixiang and ng Wanning also knew the reason; the only one in the dark was Xiao ier.
Chen Cheng quickly shoveled a couple of bites into his mouth, "I still have so things to take care of, you continue eating. I’m going to make a few phone calls."
After this, he put down his utensils and stood up.
The other two also stood up unconsciously. Seeing this, Chen Cheng said, "You eat, just don’t drink too much."
He smiled faintly and stepped out of the dining room once again.
Seeing Chen Cheng’s departure, Xiao ier shrugged, "Xiao Cheng has been quite busy lately."
She gestured for the others to sit, "Let’s continue."
Xiao ier topped up the drinks for the two of them, "Co on, let’s have another one."
ng Wanning and He ixiang looked at each other, both seeing a complex emotion in the other’s eyes.
Chen Cheng’s sudden exit made the atmosphere subtly awkward.
Both understood that sothing on Chen Cheng’s mind was related to them.
"Sister, a toast to you."
"He Er Jie, a toast to you."
Xiao ier shook her head, "Let’s not talk about toasting, just enjoy the al and the drink."
The three of them clinked glasses again and drank up.
"Co on, let’s eat."
"Okay."
"I’m going to dig in~"
...
...
Chen Cheng stepped outside and let out a long sigh, sitting at the stone table, his gaze directed at the dining room, wanting to know what would unfold within.
But being at the center of the storm himself felt so awkward.
"Let’s wait a while," Chen Cheng said to himself, "I’ll go back in later."
Xiao Hai ca over at this mont, "Mr. Chen."
"Uh? Have you eaten?" Chen Cheng asked.
"I have." Chen Donghai handed over a folder, "This is the office location you ntioned last ti you were looking for. I’ve selected a few places for you to check out."
Chen Cheng took the folder, flipped it open, and inside were several carefully prepared office location details by Xiao Hai, including geographical location, area, rent, surrounding environnt, etc., all marked and analyzed in detail.
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