Looking at the text message, Jiang Baiwan sighed a little——Ji Chen’s sister was really amazing. She thought that Ji Chen was already powerful enough to run a group by himself, but she didn’t expect that as soon as Ji Ying made a move, she played big games.
At this moment, Jiang Baiwan felt a deep gap in IQ, and this kind of gift cannot be offset by money.
But what made Jiang Baiwan happy was that she had one more friend. Since her divorce, Ji Ying would appear in Jiang Baiwan’s Malatang shop from time to time. Jiang Baiwan was a bit nervous at first, but soon, she found that Ji Ying and herself had something in common.
“Don’t say it, your Malatang tastes really good.” Ji Ying was sitting next to the window again on this day. There’s obviously a bowl of Malatang in front of her, but Ji Ying ate it like it’s a Michelin three-star food. “You’re cook is really a treasure. You should pay him more.”
Jiang Baiwan nodded obediently. She always had an indescribable sense of awe when facing Ji Ying. This sister was really skilful that one had to admire her.
Ji Ying glanced at her with a smile. “What’s the matter? Are you so scared to see me? Can it be that you have done something wrong?”
Before Jiang Baiwan could answer, Ji Ying waved her chopsticks and stopped her from talking. “All right, it’s just a joke, no need to be nervous.” Saying that, Ji Ying took another sip of the soup. “Speaking of which, Jiang Baiwan, there’s something I haven’t asked you.”
“What?” Jiang Baiwan looked at Ji Ying with some curiosity.
Ji Ying glanced at her with a smile on the corners of her mouth. “Are you single now? Unattached? Do you have anyone you like?”
Jiang Baiwan nodded openly and admitted, “Yes, I think being single is quite good.”
Hearing this, Ji Ying couldn’t help but glanced at the kitchen where Wei Dao was busying himself inside. She turned to look at back Jiang Baiwan, then sighed for her poor brother in her heart.
What’s the use of doing so many things if the other person doesn’t know about it? He was holding back and doesn’t say anything, but one day he would regret it.
Ji Ying shook her head and with the mentality of watching the excitement, she put the matter behind her.
After eating, Ji Ying left. When it was time to close for the evening, Jiang Baiwan let Wei Dao and the waiters to leave first. She stayed behind to clean up. While she was cleaning the tables, a man came in suddenly against the wind outside and sat down at one of the tables. “Boss, you’re not close yet, right?”
Jiang Baiwan looked at the man, still holding the rag in her hand. “The door isn’t closed, but the cook has already left.”
“It’s okay, please make me a bowl, Boss.” The man’s tone was relaxed, still sitting on his seat. “I’m not picky! It’s fine to just have something to eat.”
Jiang Baiwan dropped the rag in her hand and blinked, feeling some difficulty. “But…… I don’t know how to make Malatang. Why don’t you go to take a look elsewhere?”
The young man sighed. He was also a little embarrassed. “At this time, I can’t find any other shop. I saw that your lights were still on so I thought of coming to have a bowl of Malatang.”
Jiang Baiwan pondered for a long time after hearing that. She said, “Sir, I really don’t know how to cook it and all the ingredients in the shop are now gone. Why don’t……”
Just when the man thought that Jiang Baiwan was going to drive him away, Jiang Baiwan clapped her palms. “Why don’t we order a takeout!”
The man: “???”
———
After about twenty minutes of waiting, the fried chicken ordered by the man was delivered to the shop. He sat at the table, wearing a suit and plastic disposable gloves, and eating the fragrant fried chicken roughly. It could be seen that he’s really starving and had no time to care about his eating habits.
Only when he had gnawed on two chicken legs did he feel that there was something inside his stomach. The man breathed a sigh of relief and thanked Jiang Baiwan very sincerely, “Thank you, Boss.”
“It’s okay. To help others is to help yourself[1].” Jiang Baiwan didn’t take this matter to heart. “Hurry up and finished eating. The electricity bill costs money too.”
“It’s no problem, I can still afford the electricity bill.” The man waved his hand boldly. “Let me introduce myself, my name is Luo Xiao, and I’m a venture capitalist.”
Venture capitalist……? Jiang Baiwan smacked her lips. “My surname is Jiang…… How do you know that this shop is mine?”
“I’ve eaten here several times. Your business is doing quite well so I guess Boss can’t remember me.” Luo Xiao smiled and said, “I talked with a client for too long this evening and just got off work, plus I didn’t have dinner, so I was a little rude…… Fortunately, Boss, you didn’t kick me out.”
After eating two more chicken legs, Luo Xiao’s eating speed slowed down and the feeling of hunger was alleviated. Luo Xiao started to talk to Jiang Baiwan, “Boss, why is your Malatang so delicious? I’ve also eaten quite a lot of Malatang, but the taste here in your place…… it’s different from all the others.”
“It’s my secret recipe.” Jiang Baiwan was playing mobile game to pass the time. “If I tell you, how will I make money?”
Blocked by Jiang Baiwan, Luo Xiao wasn’t discouraged and just smiled. “Isn’t it boring? I’m just looking for something to talk about……”
“I want to close the shop now. Can you eat quickly, Mr. Luo?” Jiang Baiwan bluntly refused to communicate with Luo Xiao and gave him a cold snort.
Luo Xiao touched his nose and said nothing more. Jiang Baiwan began to concentrate on playing the game in her hand. Just when she was about to lose, Luo Xiao’s voice suddenly came from behind her. “Go a little to the left!”
Jiang Baiwan was started by him and her hand subconsciously shifted a little to the button on left. The character also moved with her hand, thus avoiding a boss attack.
“……Not bad.” Jiang Baiwan breathed a sigh of relief. “I’ve been stuck in this level for days and haven’t been able to clear it.”
Luo Xiao sat down opposite her and took off the disposable plastic gloves. “Here, here, here, let me help you! I’ve been playing this game for a long time. It’s an easy level.”
When Ji Chen finished working late at night and passed by Jiang Baiwan’s shop, he was surprised to find that the place that was supposed to be closed was still lit up. All the shops around have closed their doors, and Jiang Baiwan’s small Malatang shop was extremely conspicuous in the darkness.
What’s going on? Why were the lights in Jiang Baiwan’s shop still on until now? Could it be that there’s a thief?
Ji Chen’s heart tightened and he hastily told the driver to stop the car on the side of the road, while he got out of the car and quickly ran towards Jiang Baiwan’s shop.
As Ji Chen approached the shop, he heard the sound of people laughing from inside, interspersed with few words like, “Hurry up! Hurry up and kill him!”, “Don’t rush! Can this dad still lose to him?!”
There were two people? Ji Chen froze for a moment as he pushed open the shop door, only to see Jiang Baiwan and Luo Xiao sitting with their heads together and looking at the phone screen in Luo Xiao’s hand. Both fingers on Luo Xiao’s hands were moving rapidly, while Jiang Baiwan was pointing every now and then. “This way, that way! You’re dying! Can you do it? If you can’t, then don’t brag!”
“Who’s bragging? I, this dad, am awesome!” Luo Xiao’s eyes glared and the speed of his fingers became faster and faster. “Look, look! Isn’t it over now?!”
Ji Chen furrowed his brows. He could barely contain himself. Fortunately, he still remembered where he was. Ji Chen let out a dry cough behind the two. However, Jiang Baiwan and Luo Xiao were both immersed in the game and didn’t notice that there was an extra person inside the shop.
So Ji Chen could only increase the volume of his voice a little. “Jiang Baiwan?”
“Who? ” Startled, Jiang Baiwan instinctively stood up from her position and accidentally bumped her leg looking like she was about to trip over the chair.
Ji Chen hurriedly took two steps forward, wanting to reach out and hold onto her, but Luo Xiao, who was closest to Jiang Baiwan, was faster than Ji Chen. He deftly pulled Jiang Baiwan’s wrist and she used Luo Xiao’s strength to stand firmly. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief, “Thanks…… Thank you.”
Ji Chen pursed his lips and slowly retracted his hand. He glanced at Luo Xiao with a vague hostile look in his eyes.
“Ji Chen? It’s you.” Jiang Baiwan turned around and saw Ji Chen standing at the door. “Are you just getting off work now?”
“En.” Ji Chen nodded. “I passed by your place and saw that the lights were still on…… so I came over to have a look.”
Jiang Baiwan patted her heart. “You scared me to death.”
Ji Chen expressed his apology to Jiang Baiwan while his eyes fell on Luo Xiao. “This is……?”
“Oh, he’s…… Luo Xiao, a venture capitalist.” Jiang Baiwan was inexplicably embarrassed—— Was there something wrong with her eyes? ? Why was Ji Chen staring at her as if he was looking at some heartless person……?
“Hello, I’m Luo Xiao.” Luo Xiao broke the awkward atmosphere just in time and greeted Ji Chen. “I’m a customer of Boss Jiang. Tonight is my fault, I disturb her from resting.”
Just as Jiang Baiwan was about to say a few polite words, she heard Ji Chen slowly say, “She always likes to stay up late, so if Mr. Luo considers her as a friend, don’t drag her to play games again in the future.”
Jiang Baiwan: “……??”
Why did Ji Chen suddenly become so sharp today?
Upon hearing this, Luo Xiao put down Jiang Baiwan’s cell phone. He stood up, looked at Ji Chen face to face, and after deliberating for a while, he said, “Although staying up late is indeed not good for ones’ health, I don’t think there’s something wrong with playing games happily with friends.”
“It’s better not to overreach, after all, Boss Jiang has her own hobbies.” Luo Xiao chuckled, yet the words that came out of his mouth seemed full of gunpowder.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the small Malatang shop became somehow tense.
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Looking at the text message, Jiang Baiwan sighed a little——Ji Chen’s sister was really amazing. She thought that Ji Chen was already powerful enough to run a group by himself, but she didn’t expect that as soon as Ji Ying made a move, she played big games.
At this moment, Jiang Baiwan felt a deep gap in IQ, and this kind of gift cannot be offset by money.
But what made Jiang Baiwan happy was that she had one more friend. Since her divorce, Ji Ying would appear in Jiang Baiwan’s Malatang shop from time to time. Jiang Baiwan was a bit nervous at first, but soon, she found that Ji Ying and herself had something in common.
“Don’t say it, your Malatang tastes really good.” Ji Ying was sitting next to the window again on this day. There’s obviously a bowl of Malatang in front of her, but Ji Ying ate it like it’s a Michelin three-star food. “You’re cook is really a treasure. You should pay him more.”
Jiang Baiwan nodded obediently. She always had an indescribable sense of awe when facing Ji Ying. This sister was really skilful that one had to admire her.
Ji Ying glanced at her with a smile. “What’s the matter? Are you so scared to see me? Can it be that you have done something wrong?”
Before Jiang Baiwan could answer, Ji Ying waved her chopsticks and stopped her from talking. “All right, it’s just a joke, no need to be nervous.” Saying that, Ji Ying took another sip of the soup. “Speaking of which, Jiang Baiwan, there’s something I haven’t asked you.”
“What?” Jiang Baiwan looked at Ji Ying with some curiosity.
Ji Ying glanced at her with a smile on the corners of her mouth. “Are you single now? Unattached? Do you have anyone you like?”
Jiang Baiwan nodded openly and admitted, “Yes, I think being single is quite good.”
Hearing this, Ji Ying couldn’t help but glanced at the kitchen where Wei Dao was busying himself inside. She turned to look at back Jiang Baiwan, then sighed for her poor brother in her heart.
What’s the use of doing so many things if the other person doesn’t know about it? He was holding back and doesn’t say anything, but one day he would regret it.
Ji Ying shook her head and with the mentality of watching the excitement, she put the matter behind her.
After eating, Ji Ying left. When it was time to close for the evening, Jiang Baiwan let Wei Dao and the waiters to leave first. She stayed behind to clean up. While she was cleaning the tables, a man came in suddenly against the wind outside and sat down at one of the tables. “Boss, you’re not close yet, right?”
Jiang Baiwan looked at the man, still holding the rag in her hand. “The door isn’t closed, but the cook has already left.”
“It’s okay, please make me a bowl, Boss.” The man’s tone was relaxed, still sitting on his seat. “I’m not picky! It’s fine to just have something to eat.”
Jiang Baiwan dropped the rag in her hand and blinked, feeling some difficulty. “But…… I don’t know how to make Malatang. Why don’t you go to take a look elsewhere?”
The young man sighed. He was also a little embarrassed. “At this time, I can’t find any other shop. I saw that your lights were still on so I thought of coming to have a bowl of Malatang.”
Jiang Baiwan pondered for a long time after hearing that. She said, “Sir, I really don’t know how to cook it and all the ingredients in the shop are now gone. Why don’t……”
Just when the man thought that Jiang Baiwan was going to drive him away, Jiang Baiwan clapped her palms. “Why don’t we order a takeout!”
The man: “???”
———
After about twenty minutes of waiting, the fried chicken ordered by the man was delivered to the shop. He sat at the table, wearing a suit and plastic disposable gloves, and eating the fragrant fried chicken roughly. It could be seen that he’s really starving and had no time to care about his eating habits.
Only when he had gnawed on two chicken legs did he feel that there was something inside his stomach. The man breathed a sigh of relief and thanked Jiang Baiwan very sincerely, “Thank you, Boss.”
“It’s okay. To help others is to help yourself[1].” Jiang Baiwan didn’t take this matter to heart. “Hurry up and finished eating. The electricity bill costs money too.”
“It’s no problem, I can still afford the electricity bill.” The man waved his hand boldly. “Let me introduce myself, my name is Luo Xiao, and I’m a venture capitalist.”
Venture capitalist……? Jiang Baiwan smacked her lips. “My surname is Jiang…… How do you know that this shop is mine?”
“I’ve eaten here several times. Your business is doing quite well so I guess Boss can’t remember me.” Luo Xiao smiled and said, “I talked with a client for too long this evening and just got off work, plus I didn’t have dinner, so I was a little rude…… Fortunately, Boss, you didn’t kick me out.”
After eating two more chicken legs, Luo Xiao’s eating speed slowed down and the feeling of hunger was alleviated. Luo Xiao started to talk to Jiang Baiwan, “Boss, why is your Malatang so delicious? I’ve also eaten quite a lot of Malatang, but the taste here in your place…… it’s different from all the others.”
“It’s my secret recipe.” Jiang Baiwan was playing mobile game to pass the time. “If I tell you, how will I make money?”
Blocked by Jiang Baiwan, Luo Xiao wasn’t discouraged and just smiled. “Isn’t it boring? I’m just looking for something to talk about……”
“I want to close the shop now. Can you eat quickly, Mr. Luo?” Jiang Baiwan bluntly refused to communicate with Luo Xiao and gave him a cold snort.
Luo Xiao touched his nose and said nothing more. Jiang Baiwan began to concentrate on playing the game in her hand. Just when she was about to lose, Luo Xiao’s voice suddenly came from behind her. “Go a little to the left!”
Jiang Baiwan was started by him and her hand subconsciously shifted a little to the button on left. The character also moved with her hand, thus avoiding a boss attack.
“……Not bad.” Jiang Baiwan breathed a sigh of relief. “I’ve been stuck in this level for days and haven’t been able to clear it.”
Luo Xiao sat down opposite her and took off the disposable plastic gloves. “Here, here, here, let me help you! I’ve been playing this game for a long time. It’s an easy level.”
When Ji Chen finished working late at night and passed by Jiang Baiwan’s shop, he was surprised to find that the place that was supposed to be closed was still lit up. All the shops around have closed their doors, and Jiang Baiwan’s small Malatang shop was extremely conspicuous in the darkness.
What’s going on? Why were the lights in Jiang Baiwan’s shop still on until now? Could it be that there’s a thief?
Ji Chen’s heart tightened and he hastily told the driver to stop the car on the side of the road, while he got out of the car and quickly ran towards Jiang Baiwan’s shop.
As Ji Chen approached the shop, he heard the sound of people laughing from inside, interspersed with few words like, “Hurry up! Hurry up and kill him!”, “Don’t rush! Can this dad still lose to him?!”
There were two people? Ji Chen froze for a moment as he pushed open the shop door, only to see Jiang Baiwan and Luo Xiao sitting with their heads together and looking at the phone screen in Luo Xiao’s hand. Both fingers on Luo Xiao’s hands were moving rapidly, while Jiang Baiwan was pointing every now and then. “This way, that way! You’re dying! Can you do it? If you can’t, then don’t brag!”
“Who’s bragging? I, this dad, am awesome!” Luo Xiao’s eyes glared and the speed of his fingers became faster and faster. “Look, look! Isn’t it over now?!”
Ji Chen furrowed his brows. He could barely contain himself. Fortunately, he still remembered where he was. Ji Chen let out a dry cough behind the two. However, Jiang Baiwan and Luo Xiao were both immersed in the game and didn’t notice that there was an extra person inside the shop.
So Ji Chen could only increase the volume of his voice a little. “Jiang Baiwan?”
“Who? ” Startled, Jiang Baiwan instinctively stood up from her position and accidentally bumped her leg looking like she was about to trip over the chair.
Ji Chen hurriedly took two steps forward, wanting to reach out and hold onto her, but Luo Xiao, who was closest to Jiang Baiwan, was faster than Ji Chen. He deftly pulled Jiang Baiwan’s wrist and she used Luo Xiao’s strength to stand firmly. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief, “Thanks…… Thank you.”
Ji Chen pursed his lips and slowly retracted his hand. He glanced at Luo Xiao with a vague hostile look in his eyes.
“Ji Chen? It’s you.” Jiang Baiwan turned around and saw Ji Chen standing at the door. “Are you just getting off work now?”
“En.” Ji Chen nodded. “I passed by your place and saw that the lights were still on…… so I came over to have a look.”
Jiang Baiwan patted her heart. “You scared me to death.”
Ji Chen expressed his apology to Jiang Baiwan while his eyes fell on Luo Xiao. “This is……?”
“Oh, he’s…… Luo Xiao, a venture capitalist.” Jiang Baiwan was inexplicably embarrassed—— Was there something wrong with her eyes? ? Why was Ji Chen staring at her as if he was looking at some heartless person……?
“Hello, I’m Luo Xiao.” Luo Xiao broke the awkward atmosphere just in time and greeted Ji Chen. “I’m a customer of Boss Jiang. Tonight is my fault, I disturb her from resting.”
Just as Jiang Baiwan was about to say a few polite words, she heard Ji Chen slowly say, “She always likes to stay up late, so if Mr. Luo considers her as a friend, don’t drag her to play games again in the future.”
Jiang Baiwan: “……??”
Why did Ji Chen suddenly become so sharp today?
Upon hearing this, Luo Xiao put down Jiang Baiwan’s cell phone. He stood up, looked at Ji Chen face to face, and after deliberating for a while, he said, “Although staying up late is indeed not good for ones’ health, I don’t think there’s something wrong with playing games happily with friends.”
“It’s better not to overreach, after all, Boss Jiang has her own hobbies.” Luo Xiao chuckled, yet the words that came out of his mouth seemed full of gunpowder.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the small Malatang shop became somehow tense.
References
| ↑1 | Help others, and others may help you |
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