Chapter 684: Chapter 686: Xu Jiao’s Mother — Gu Lanzi
In the afternoon.
At a high-end Western restaurant in Zhonghai.
Following her mom into the Western restaurant, Xu Jiao, led by a waiter to a window-side table, sat down with a sense of dissatisfaction and complained to the woman sitting across from her, “Mom, can’t we just eat at ho?!”
From Xu Jiao’s tone, tinged with frustration and a hint of deep-seated grievances, you could tell that the girl wasn’t too happy about her elegant and sowhat aloof mother taking her out to eat.
In fact, that was indeed the case. Due to her mother’s recent busy work schedule, Xu Jiao hadn’t been able to have dinner at ho with her for over a month.
Even occasions like this, dining out together, were few and far between.
By comparison, Xu Yingying, who had a chairman as a mother, was much luckier in this regard.
At least Su Qinglan, that enchanting chairman, no matter how busy she was, would find an hour or two each week to cook a al personally for Xu Yingying, the rascal.
On the other hand, Xu Jiao had been unfortunate, unable to have a ho-cooked al with her mother for more than a month.
“Tonight, Mom still has so work to do. Next ti, when you have a day off, I will definitely take you ho and cook for you myself.”
“Next ti, next ti! You always say that, and the month is almost over. You haven’t cooked a al for
yet!” Though she was grumbling at her mom, deep down Xu Jiao understood the nature of her mother’s work and just limited herself to complaining.
She didn’t have the intention to leave in a huff like Xu Yingying would.
“Next month, I will definitely make ti to spend with you. Not only will I cook for you, but if you want, I can also take you to the aquarium, the zoo, or even the movies. In short, next month I will definitely take a full day to be with you.”
“Sure, next month you might have more work or even a business trip. To not interfere with your job, I’ll just go hang out with my classmates. After all, Xu Yingying’s mom doesn’t have much ti for her either.”
Xu Jiao’s remarks revealed an important reason why she didn’t bla her mother for not having much ti to spend with her: she had Xu Yingying, a constant companion whom she would often bicker with but still shared a sense of mutual understanding with because of their similar situations. Of course, the main reason was that ever since Xu Yingying took over Huating Villa, they had a better place to hang out and have fun.
Having sowhere to relax and play with friends sowhat made up for the lack of familial warmth in Xu Jiao’s life.
This was also why Xu Jiao could indirectly understand why her mother couldn’t take ti off from work to enjoy family ti.
“Whether you believe it or not, if I’m not on a business trip next month, I will definitely spend a whole day with you.”
“I’ll wait and see how you do next month,” Xu Jiao replied to her mother, ready to lean over and order their al.
But just then, her phone rang.
Pulling out her phone from her bag, Xu Jiao saw that it was Lin Fei calling, and her sowhat dispirited mood instantly turned to surprise.
“Mom, you order first, I’ll take a call.”
Xu Jiao, about to answer Lin Fei’s call imdiately, glanced at her mom sitting across from her and excused herself with a brief remark.
Then, phone in hand, she dashed into the restroom.
“Hello, Uncle, is that you? You’re really annoying, not calling
for such a long ti! Tell
the truth, did you go off to have fun with that little girl Xu Yingying behind my back?!”
From the mont the call connected, Xu Jiao, who hadn’t seen Lin Fei for a while, didn’t even wait for Lin Fei to speak. The girl poured out a storm of seemingly angry but playful reproaches at Lin Fei on the other end of the line.
And after scolding Lin Fei with playful anger, she heard Lin Fei’s reply that Xu Yingying had been kidnapped and was now in a bad mood.
Xu Jiao’s face couldn’t help but show concern.
“Uncle, I’ll co over right now. You must take good care of Yingying, and don’t let her do anything foolish.”
Xu Jiao, having learned that Lin Fei had called her to ask for her help in comforting Xu Yingying, didn’t have the slightest inclination to complain about Lin Fei not staying in touch with her anymore.
Upon hearing that Lin Fei and Xu Yingying were currently at Huating Villa, Xu Jiao, with a worried expression, imdiately said she would rush over.
“Uncle, please, take good care of Yingying.”
After giving Lin Fei another piece of advice, Xu Jiao hung up the phone.
Without any hesitation, the girl put away her phone and dashed out of the restroom.
“Mom, I can’t join you for dinner. Sothing happened to Yingying, and I need to go see her right now.” Xu Jiao, who ran out from the restroom, returned to her seat and spoke to her mother in a sowhat anxious tone, then she grabbed her bag and headed straight for the restaurant exit.
“Wait a minute, what happened to your classmate? If it’s not urgent, eat first and then go over. If it’s urgent, I’ll have the driver take you.”
“No need, Mom, you have work to keep you busy later. I’ll just take a taxi.”
After quickly responding to her mother, Xu Jiao didn’t stop walking and left the restaurant.
The reason she left so urgently was not because Xu Jiao didn’t value the rare opportunity to have dinner with her mother every month.
Rather, the girl was genuinely worried about Xu Yingying.
Although the two of them often argued about school or Lin Fei and even verbally attacked each other, due to similar family backgrounds and environnts, they still had a lot of common ground.
Although they never really confessed these feelings to each other, both Xu Jiao and Xu Yingying considered each other as close friends.
Now that she heard Xu Yingying was in trouble, Xu Jiao naturally couldn’t help but worry.
Therefore, the girl naturally hoped to be by Xu Yingying’s side as soon as possible to offer her comfort.
“Elder, should we send soone to follow her?”
After Xu Jiao left the restaurant, a young woman who was sitting there walked over to Xu Jiao’s mother’s side and asked in a low voice.
Hearing her secretary’s question, Xu Jiao’s mother, who was also the influential deputy leader in charge of Zhonghai’s economic work, Gu Lanzi, gave it so thought before she denied the secretary’s suggestion, “Forget it, the girl has a lot of determination, let her be.”
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