Memories drift back to the past.
Last summer, Xiao Yingchun, a recent college graduate, received the devastating news that both her parents had been in a car accident and were critically ill.
She returned home, spent all her savings, and borrowed from relatives, but still succumbed.
After attending to the funeral, she left the supermarket to her aunt and headed back to Haicheng to look for a job.
After interviewing at several companies, she landed a job at her current company, working under Liu Weimin, the marketing director.
Liu Weimin was a classic Phoenix man. Born in the countryside, he had a younger brother in college, and from the moment he started working, he had to cover his brother's tuition and his parents' medical expenses.
This left Liu Weimin without a house or car, and nearly thirty years old, still single and unmarried.
To this end, Liu Weimin worked tirelessly.
To his superiors, Liu Weimin fawned over them, flattering them to the point of being nauseating; to his subordinates, he exploited and oppressed them.
Many female subordinates were sexually harassed by Liu Weimin, but he wasn't looking for girlfriends; he simply wanted to take advantage of them.
He had high standards in his partner, wanting a woman who was richer and more capable of making money than himself.
It was rumored that Liu Weimin had once pursued the marketing director of another company division, but she was so exceptional in every way that she simply didn't like him.
Liu Weimin had also pursued the company's vice president, but she also turned
him down. Xiao Yingchun couldn't understand why Liu Weimin, whose only interest was in money and power, had traveled all the way from Haicheng to confess his love to her?
Did he know that she was earning 100 million yuan a day?
That was impossible.
There had to be something else.
Xiao Yingchun thought about it, dug up a former colleague's WeChat account, and tactfully inquired about Liu Weimin's situation.
The colleague didn't know either, simply saying that Liu Weimin had taken annual leave a few days ago, citing some matters to attend to.
If you couldn't figure it out, just leave it alone; it wasn't worth bothering with such a person.
As dinner was approaching, Xiao Yingchun was browsing Meituan to order takeout when Grandpa Zhao suddenly opened the door and walked in.
"Xiao Yingchun, you haven't had dinner yet, have you?"
Xiao Yingchun greeted Zhao Jiping with a smile, "Grandpa Zhao, no, why are you here at this time? Is there no soy sauce or vinegar at home?"
Zhao Jiping smiled and waved his hands, "Both. I came here to tell you not to order takeout. I'll bring you food later."
Xiao Yingchun was shocked and stood up in fear, "No, no! I can eat anything by myself, please don't be polite!"
"How can you be polite? I heard from Xiaoxin today that he and you are in business together? Then you are one of our family members."
"It's not good to eat too much takeout, and it's not easy for me to cook by myself. Just make some extra, and you'll be helping me!"
Zhao Jiping said with an attitude that would not be refused, and was about to leave.
Xiao Yingchun didn't dare to agree, "Really! I've already ordered it. I ordered garlic shrimp."
Zhao Jiping was stunned: his family only stewed a chicken today, and really didn't prepare any seafood.
Xiao Yingchun smiled and saw Zhao Jiping out: "Thank you, Grandpa Zhao, I'm alone sometimes, so I can just eat anything, you don't have to worry about it."
Zhao Jiping smiled with emotion: "Little girl, you have been skipping meals, I see you have been very busy recently, how about..."
"I'll send you some chicken stewed with matsutake mushrooms later, just as an extra dish."
After saying that, Zhao Jiping left as if running away, fearing that Xiao Yingchun would refuse.
Xiao Yingchun had not planned to eat shrimp, but now, in order not to be exposed, she was forced to eat shrimp.
She ordered a shrimp with garlic sauce and a vegetable. When Zhao Jiping brought the chicken soup, she had just received the takeaway and was ready to eat.
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Zhao Jiping had obviously eaten. He placed a bowl full of chicken stewed with matsutake mushrooms on the small table and enthusiastically asked Xiao Yingchun to try it.
Xiao Yingchun smiled awkwardly, thanked him, and took a pair of bowls and chopsticks for Zhao Jiping, inviting him to eat shrimp.
Zhao Jiping didn't refuse. After eating two as a token of his gratitude, he watched Xiao Yingchun eat with a smile.
The old man looked at his grandson's wife with a loving look, and Xiao Yingchun felt a little tasteless.
Family members, who can stand this!
After waiting for a long time for Zhao Jiping to leave, Xiao Yingchun immediately sent a message to Dai Hengxin: "What did you say to your grandpa?"
Dai Hengxin: "???"
"He sent me chicken stewed with matsutake mushrooms today! Dumb emoticon."
Dai Hengxin: "Hahahahahaha... He must have misunderstood and thought you were my girlfriend. Hilarious emoticon"
Xiao Yingchun almost begged: "Brother, I beg you, can you tell your grandpa not to send me chicken soup?"
"I'm so embarrassed!"
"I've dug out a three-bedroom apartment with my toes!"
"I couldn't taste the food the whole time!"
Dai Hengxin sent a string of hilarious emoticons, and finally replied with three words: "No problem."
After a while, he took the initiative to apologize: "Sorry, my grandpa is too enthusiastic and too anxious, and it has caused you trouble."
Xiao Yingchun: "Forget it, I won't bother with the old man..."
After this incident, Xiao Yingchun had no intention of opening the shop, so he simply closed the front door. When he was about to close the back door, he suddenly heard the electronic prompt sound of "Welcome".
She looked up in surprise, only to meet a face that was very close to her.
It turned out to be Fu Chenan who came in!
Fu Chenan was wearing a brown brocade robe and a jade crown on his head. He seemed to have drunk some wine, with a slightly red cheek and moist eyes. He looked at people a little straight, but there was still a smile on his face.
Xiao Yingchun's eyes widened and she took a step back: "Why are you here at this time? Are you in the capital?"
Fu Chenan: "Not yet. I will be in the capital the day after tomorrow."
"Today I went to a provincial capital. The local magistrate entertained me. They were all drunk, so I pretended to be drunk and went back to the yard."
Xiao Yingchun hurriedly made way: "Then I'll get you some honey tea?"
"Okay." Fu Chenan walked to the round table and sat down, not forgetting to look at the obviously changed supermarket: "Is this supermarket different?"
Xiao Yingchun took a bottle of honey grapefruit tea: "I'll heat it up for you... The supermarket has been renovated these days."
"Oh... You haven't eaten yet?" Fu Chenan saw the leftovers on the table.
Xiao Yingchun heated up the pomelo tea in the microwave and handed it to him, preparing to clear the leftovers on the table: "I've eaten, but this is what I didn't finish..."
Fu Chenan suddenly said, "I'm not full yet."
Xiao Yingchun's hand paused, and he carefully observed Fu Chenan's expression.
General Fu was staring at the two-thirds of the garlic shrimp and matsutake stewed chicken and vegetables in front of him, his eyes full of desire.
Xiao Yingchun struggled internally: "Well, this is what I left over. How about I make you some self-heating rice?"
General Fu didn't seem to mind. He pointed at the garlic shrimp and asked: "This, I haven't eaten it. Is it a kind of insect?"
Xiao Yingchun: "This is a shrimp, something from the sea, bigger than a river shrimp. It's split in half, sautéed with garlic, and steamed. It looks like this..."
General Fu's eyes were full of yearning and curiosity: "Is it delicious?"
(End of this chapter)