nycdaug Chapter 104 Inquiry about Meals
Chapter 104 Inquiry about Meals
Wang Baichuan took a deep look at the apartment on 911 Street where Fan Shengmei was sitting, suppressed all his emotions, and walked forward with a smile to greet Fan Shengmei and her three companions. Fan Shengmei also introduced the other three people who were with her to Wang Baichuan.
Seeing Fan Shengmei's expression, Qiu Yingying couldn't contain her excitement and grabbed Guan Juer, wanting to share her thoughts on the show. However, at that moment, Qiu Yingying saw Qu Xiaoxiao and Ji Xiaotong getting out of the car behind them, and her body froze.
Guan Juer noticed Qiu Yingying's change and asked, "Yingying, what's wrong?"
"Qu Xiaoxiao is here!"
"What?" Guan Juer didn't understand.
Just then, a voice came from behind, "Xiao Qiu, you're here too?"
Qiu Yingying replied, "Oh, I came here to eat with my friends. Are you here to eat too?"
Qu Xiaoxiao gave Ji Xiaotong a look, "That's right, this is a restaurant, of course we're here to eat!"
"That's true, haha!" Qiu Yingying used her signature move of giggling to cover up her embarrassment.
Ji Xiaotong saw Qu Xiaoxiao, but she didn't mean to make fun of Qiu Yingying. Instead, she extended her hand and said, "Hello, my name is Ji Xiaotong!"
Qiu Yingying quickly reached out and shook hands with Ji Xiaotong. "My name is Qiu Yingying, and this is Guan Guan, Guan Juer. We are roommates who share an apartment. We came with two other people who have already gone inside."
Originally, Ji Xiaotong only wanted to get to know Qiu Yingying, but since she had already introduced her like this, Ji Xiaotong could only shake hands with Guan Juer, otherwise it would have been too embarrassing for Qiu Yingying.
Ji Xiaotong asked Qiu Yingying, "Xiao Qiu, would it be convenient for us to share a table? We can chat more."
"Huh? I'll have to ask Andy about that." After all, it wasn't her treat, so she couldn't just agree to let someone else join. Qiu Yingying knew this basic common sense.
"Okay, let's go in then."
The group entered the hall. Qiu Yingying quickened her pace and caught up with Andy, whispering that she wanted two friends to join them. Although Andy wasn't too keen, she didn't refuse.
Having received authorization, Qiu Yingying walked over and called to Ji Xiaotong. Once they were together, Qiu Yingying introduced Andy, Ji Xiaotong, and Qu Xiaoxiao to each other. Ji Xiaotong extended her hand, but Andy didn't take it. Instead, she smiled and nodded, "Hello, my name is Andy!"
Ji Xiaotong withdrew her awkward hand, not taking it to heart. "Andy, you look familiar, like I've seen you somewhere before!"
Qu Xiaoxiao chimed in, "I also feel like I've seen her somewhere before, but I just can't remember!"
Andy was taken aback. "Really? Only men have ever said that to me before, but I never paid any attention to them."
The five of them found a larger table. There were no designated seats; everyone sat down wherever they could find a place nearby. Since it was a Western restaurant, everyone ordered their favorite dishes.
After ordering, Ji Xiaotong looked at Andy and asked, "Judging from your accent and habits, have you lived abroad?"
Andy had a very good first impression of Ji Xiaotong and replied with a smile, "I only recently returned to China; I used to live in the U.S.."
"It's great to be back in China! The country has developed really fast these past few years!" Ji Xiaotong deliberately killed Andy's conversation, then casually asked Qiu Yingying, "How did Xiao Qiu and Liang Jun meet?"
“I don’t know Liangjun… Oh, you mean Brother Zhang!” Qiu Yingying didn’t react at first, then suddenly realized, “Brother Zhang saved us! Didn’t he tell you? When he came to our building to check on the apartments, the elevator in our building was broken! We were trapped in the elevator, and it was Brother Zhang who helped us call for help, and in the end, it was he who pulled us out!”
Qu Xiaoxiao muttered to herself, "Hero saves the beauty! What a cliché story!"
Ji Xiaotong grasped the key words, "Liang Jun didn't mention it to us. You just said that Liang Jun saved you? You mean... the four of you?" She pointed four times, the last time pointing at Fan Shengmei, who was not far away.
"Yes, it's the four of us!"
Andy was much more observant than Qiu Yingying. She noticed that neither Ji Xiaotong nor Qiu Yingying had a ring on their hands. Furthermore, their demeanor and bearing didn't resemble those of lower-level employees; they seemed more like high-level leaders. This contradicted Zhang Liangjun's description of them as ordinary programmers. This Zhang Liangjun was becoming increasingly mysterious.
However, Andy isn't the type to pry into other people's privacy, a stark contrast to Qu Xiaoxiao. Zhang Liangjun is excluded! He knows almost everything, so he doesn't count.
After all the dishes were served, everyone began to eat and drink. Ji Xiaotong and Andy remained silent, and because of their strong presence, others were hesitant to speak.
Halfway through the meal, Fan Shengmei came over and said, "Andy, I'm sorry, I want to go get a coffee with my classmate. We still have so many things to talk about!"
Andy glanced at Fan Shengmei expressionlessly. "I'll take them back, no problem. Do you have...?"
Fan Shengmei immediately understood Andy's meaning, "No! No! Nothing at all!" She meant that although Wang Baichuan would take her home, she didn't need to use Andy's house!
After seeing that Fan Shengmei and Andy had finished talking, Ji Xiaotong stood up and extended her hand, "Hello, my name is Ji Xiaotong, and I'm Zhang Liangjun's friend!"
"Hello! Hello! I'm Fan Shengmei!" Fan Shengmei is not mentally ill and warmly shook hands with Andy.
Seeing that Ji Xiaotong had taken the initiative to introduce herself, Qu Xiaoxiao also stood up, "Qu Xiaoxiao!"
Fan Shengmei shook hands in return. "You guys eat first, I'll head back now! Goodbye, Miss Ji, Miss Qu!"
"This Miss Fan Shengmei is quite pretty!" Ji Xiaotong said to the others at the table as she watched Fan Shengmei walk away.
Guan Juer smiled and said, "Sister Fan is the most beautiful person in our room!"
"You're beautiful too! Just as good-looking as her!" Ji Xiaotong praised with a smile.
Guan Juer was a little embarrassed by the praise, "I'm far from it! I'm just wearing big glasses!"
Time flew by, and the group finished their meal and prepared to leave. Ji Xiaotong asked Qu Xiaoxiao to pay the bill, and Qu Xiaoxiao obediently went to pay.
When Andy called the waiter over to pay the bill, he was told that the bill had already been settled.
"You've already paid the bill?"
Ji Xiaotong laughed and said, "We insisted on joining in, so it's only right that we pay the bill!"
Andy didn't mince words, "Thanks, I'll treat you next time!"
The group packed up and prepared to leave.
Ji Xiaotong slowed down and moved to the back of the line, standing side by side with Qiu Yingying.
Ji Xiaotong turned her head and met Qiu Yingying's clear yet foolish eyes. "Xiao Qiu, I noticed you were looking at me while we were eating, as if you wanted to say something but couldn't. Is there something you want to say?"
Qiu Yingying cheered herself up, "I heard you call Brother Zhang 'Brother Zhang,' and you called him Liangjun, so you two must be quite familiar, right? I just want to know, Brother Zhang, does he have a girlfriend? Is Qu Xiaoxiao his girlfriend? Or is it you...?"
Ji Xiaotong hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Qu Xiaoxiao before slowly saying, "Liang Jun doesn't have a girlfriend yet, and neither Qu Xiaoxiao nor I are his girlfriends!"