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Chapter 8 Invitation to Dinner

Chapter 8 Invitation to dinner

Author: Ye Shun

Chapter 8 Invitation to dinner

He entered the letters from the memory pill box into the search box, and after clicking "Search", all the results popped up on the screen.

I only vaguely saw the word "anti-hero", and the phone screen was occupied by the incoming call pattern.

Obviously, the appeal of a phone call is stronger than knowing what medicine Zhen Li wants to take.

His brain was completely occupied by the voice of the caller, and he tapped the green answer button with trembling fingers.

"Li Xiang?" The tone on the other end of the receiver was a little serious.

"I am." He suppressed his restless heart and tried his best to keep his tone calm.

"I'm Zhang Ling. I had something to do and I was offline early. I didn't have time to tell you. I'm sorry. To express my apology, if you are free tomorrow, I will treat you to dinner."

"This..." He subconsciously hesitated according to Chen Jian's statement.

Zhang Ling happened to regret what she just said and wanted to take the opportunity to end the call: "It seems you are not free, then..."

Li Xiang couldn't hold himself back for a moment and said: "Yes, yes, I'm free! You have decided the time and place, just let me know when the time comes."

Zhang Ling was stunned for a few seconds, thinking that this was the end of the matter, and it was not something she could do to regret at this time.

"Okay, see you tomorrow!" He spoke very quickly.

"Wait a minute..." Li Xiang didn't even have a chance to stay, and found that the other party had hung up, and stared blankly at the screen for a few seconds.

He was extremely depressed and regretted that he should not have hesitated during the call and failed to say a few more words to Zhang Ling. Now he had no intention of continuing to look at the content searched on the browser and habitually returned to the homepage of the mobile phone display.

A gust of breeze blew across his face, and the cool feeling suddenly made his mind clearer. Thinking of Zhang Ling taking the initiative to invite him to dinner tomorrow, his face instantly became sad, and he even jumped up on the spot like a child.

"I'm scared to death. What are you doing, young man? You forgot to take your medicine when you went out. You're sick."

The aunt who was sweeping the road passed by. She was so surprised that she dropped the tools in her hands and moved a few steps sideways. She raised her hand to caress her frightened soul, as if she was looking at a strange alien species.

"My beloved girl just took the initiative to ask me out." He subconsciously spread the news, hoping that everyone around him would be happy for him.

With a somewhat puzzled and regretful smile, the aunt slandered:

"What a kind and good girl she must be. It's such a pity that she has to be so wronged to do charity."

He accidentally felt his aunt talking and asked curiously: "Auntie, what did you say?"

Of course, the aunt is a veteran, and it is impossible for her to express her thoughts to her face. She put on a professional smile and said, "Young man, I am congratulating you."

"Thank you!" He subconsciously glanced at his own attire. It was obviously too serious and formal to go to an appointment like this, "No, no, I have to go to the mall quickly to pick out a decent dress. Goodbye, aunt!"

He did first think of Zhen Li Xiang's cloakroom. However, he felt that the clothes there were not suitable for his status as an engineer. In addition, he was at risk of being fired by Zhen Li Xiang at any time, so it would not be good to date with other people's clothes.

"goodbye!"

After hearing this, the professional smile on the sweeper's face froze. Looking at Li Xiang's well-dressed figure walking away, she began to blame herself for being like this.

In today's society, there are some young people who think they have status. As long as they don't take the initiative to bully her, a street sweeper, it would be considered a huge kindness, let alone being polite and respectful like Li Xiang.

His eyes returned to Zhang Ling's dinner table.

Yan Yuan heard that Zhang Ling's family had delicious food, so she came over shamelessly to eat. She was most coveted of Zhang Ling's father's sweet and sour pork ribs.

"Uncle, your sweet and sour pork ribs are the most fragrant. I have eaten them in several five-star restaurants, and the taste is far inferior to what you make."

Before he started eating, Yan Yuan restrained his saliva and stared at his father who was walking slowly, praising the sweet and sour pork ribs in his hand.

Father was most reluctant to see Yan Yuan come. He had learned all the information about blind daters from Aunt Wang and was very satisfied with Dr. Turtle.

I wanted to take advantage of this meal to do some ideological work for Zhang Ling. Don't miss such a good opportunity.

"Really? It's delicious, then eat more." My father said politely with a smile on his face.

"No problem!" At this time, Yan Yuan looked at Zhang Ling beside him and said in a sour tone, "Hey, I really envy Zhang Ling. I can eat it often."

"Speaking of Lingling, we've already eaten, where has she gone?" My father looked around and saw no one asking.

Yan Yuan picked up the chopsticks and said impatiently without looking up: "Oh, she said she had something to do at work and needed to go back to the room to make a phone call."

Zhang Ling just found an excuse to call Li Xiang. She was just afraid that Yan Yuan would cause trouble during the phone call.

As soon as Yan Yuan finished speaking, Zhang Ling stood beside him with stern eyes, raised her hand and patted Yan Yuan's shoulder, and said with disgust on her face: "Go to hell!"

"Ah!" Yan Yuan looked surprised, wondering when Zhang Ling was standing next to her?

She continued: "You guys are so heartless. Tell me yourself, since I met you, when was my family eating sweet and sour pork ribs, when was there a time when you weren't there? And every time you didn't bring it in order to eat more.

People who eat rice.”

"Hehe..." Yan Yuan smiled innocently.

The greedy Yan Yuan can become best friends with Zhang Ling, in fact, a small part of the reason is because of this benefit.

"After dinner, Miss Yan, you act like a guest, watching variety shows and eating fruits. What about me? I still have to clean up the dishes. Now you still have the nerve to say that you are jealous of me? Otherwise, I will be here tonight.

I’ll give you a chance and let’s switch.”

As she spoke, Zhang Ling pulled the plate of sweet and sour pork ribs that her father had just placed on the dining table, directly to her side, and stared at Yan Yuan with eyes full of soul judgment.

There was a hint of bitterness in Yan Yuan's awkward smile. She could help wash the dishes after eating, but when she thought about Zhang Ling, although she loved to eat, she ate very sparingly. It was very difficult for her to let her leave the food and not enjoy it as much as she wanted.

The greatest sin.

"Wrong, I said the wrong thing again." Yan Yuan licked her face and stood up. With a somewhat pleading tone, she held Zhang Ling's arm and said, "Lingling, people know that I was wrong! I promise never to talk like this in the future.

Okay. Just stop arguing with me, okay?"

There was a time when the father was worried about his daughter, because her mother passed away in childbirth, and she would always be emotionally autistic. Now looking at the relationship between the two, it is obviously no different from that of biological sisters, and she smiles with relief.

"Okay! Stop making trouble, wash your hands and eat." My father put the last basin of soup on the table and said.

My father looked at the food on the dining table and had almost finished it.

He poured a bowl of seaweed soup for himself and put it in front of him. He looked up at Zhang Ling with a smile and said, "My daughter, the seaweed soup today is good. Do you want to have a bowl too?"

Yan Yuan quickly picked up his rice bowl and said, "Uncle, I want it!"

Zhang Ling raised her head and said, "Dad, she wants it."

"You are so young." The father thought to himself that this child has no eyesight at all and wants to get in on everything, so he didn't even look at Yan Yuan and threw the spoon in his hand aside.

"Ah?" Yan Yuan smiled awkwardly, trying to regain some ground. He stood up and picked up the spoon and said, "Hey, it's better to kiss your daughter! Then I can only come in person."

Zhang Ling couldn't help but smile when she saw her father's behavior.

The father then smiled at Zhang Ling and said, "Lingling, tomorrow is Sunday, do you want to go out and buy some new clothes?"

Yan Yuan didn't wait for Zhang Ling to speak, but she opened her mouth and said: "Uncle, are you planning to sell your daughter by dressing her up beautifully?"

"Huh? Say it again, I didn't hear you clearly." After hearing this, his father looked at Yan Yuan sharply.

Yan Yuan felt that the situation was not good, so she quickly changed her words and explained: "Marry a daughter, marry a daughter, as Zhang Ling is so outstanding, it is natural to marry a daughter. Uncle, I'm sorry, it was a slip of the tongue."

Yan Yuan also felt that she didn't know what happened tonight. She kept saying things without thinking.

In order to continue to eat delicious food in the future, I secretly vowed to eat vegetables and drink soup quietly in order not to say the wrong thing.

Zhang Ling said with a little smile: "Dad, I have clothes, there is no need."

When my father heard this, he said excitedly: "Why is it not necessary? I am a doctor who has returned from overseas. He is a person who has seen the world. It is also the first time for parents of both parties to meet. I can tell you that this meeting is of great significance. You can't

It’s a disgrace to our old Zhang family.”

"Dad!" Zhang Ling was a little helpless at her father's words, and accidentally saw Yan Yuanru imitating the parrot and making faces at him.

The father explained: "What? I just asked you to buy yourself some clothes, but you still don't want to. Let me tell you, dad is doing it for your own good. When an ugly daughter-in-law meets her parents-in-law for the first time, she must not give them a good impression."

Zhang Ling saw Yan Yuan parroting her words again, and felt that she was being laughed at by her best friend, and she was obviously a little embarrassed inside.

"Dad, where are you going with this? You really plan to sell your daughter off in just one meeting. I am your daughter, so you don't plan to know more about the other person's family background."

While she tried her best to defend herself, she pinched Yan Yuan hard under the table, trying to get Yan Yuan to say something to help her.

Because she understands her father's character, one sentence from an outsider is far more effective than ten sentences from her.

"Hey...ah!" Yan Yuan cried out in pain.

The father turned to look at Yan Yuan and asked, "What are you yelling for? You were kicked by a mosquito."

Yan Yuan looked at Zhang Ling's eyes. After all, they have been sisters for many years, so she could only bite the bullet and said: "Uncle, for a girl as good as Lingling, it's hard to pick a good boy."

"That's right!" My father agreed very much with this point.

"Since Lingling is so outstanding, you still have to choose a good son-in-law. This is what we call a talented man and a beautiful woman. They are a perfect match."

"That's right!" Father looked at Yan Yuan with satisfaction.

"So uncle, you must slow down and observe the new son-in-law. Even if the new son-in-law is indeed very good, if you rush to marry your daughter, you may be mistaken for thinking that Lingling is sick and cannot marry. This is not good.

, what do you think?"

"You are the one who is sick!" Zhang Ling said harshly to Yan Yuan when she heard this.

"Yes!" Her father was obviously moved by Yan Yuan at this time, and he actually scolded her in turn, "Lingling, don't be unreasonable. Yan Yuan is speaking for you, and what he said is very reasonable. Hey, if you have Yan Yuan

As long as you are half sensible, your father will not worry about you."

"Oh, I understand." Zhang Ling looked disappointed on the surface, but she was still very happy in her heart. After all, her father would not force her for the time being.

Yan Yuan continued with some pride: "Uncle, there is another thing you may not know. In addition to the returned doctor you mentioned, Lingling also dated another suitor today."

When his father heard this, he looked at Zhang Ling even more happily, as if he was preparing to ask about the specific situation.

Zhang Ling didn't want her father to know Li Xiang's existence. But when she heard Yan Yuan say this and noticed her father's gaze, she had countless thoughts of strangling Yan Yuan to death.

Yan Yuan continued to talk: "So Lingling is also very concerned about her own affairs. Uncle, you don't need to worry too much about her! It's okay to do the things you like when you have time, such as finding a wife for yourself."

(End of chapter)


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