Su Jianan put on her shoes obediently and took Lu Boyan's hand: "Let's go."
She dragged Lu Boyan out happily, with a smile from the corner of her lips reaching her eyes, as if she didn't realize that she took the initiative to hold his hand.
Lu Boyan looked at her fair and slender little hands and suddenly felt that this was what he wanted.
Those fame and fortunes are nothing compared to her unintentional but intimate gesture.
After pulling Lu Boyan out of the hotel, Su Jianan turned back with a smile: "Don't ask me where I want to take you?"
Lu Boyan raised his lips: "You can tell me now."
"Actually, I don't know if I can find it." Su Jianan stretched out her hand toward him, "Mobile phone."
Lu Boyan handed Su Jianan the mobile phone he picked up when he left. She sent a text message to Su Yicheng. In less than a minute, Su Yicheng replied with an address.
"I know this place," the driver said, "but it's a bit far. It takes about 40 minutes to get there."
"It doesn't matter!"
Su Jianan happily pulled Lu Boyan into the car and told him spontaneously: "I have never met my grandparents. My grandparents also passed away when I was very young. In my impression, the old man who loves me the most is The nanny who took care of my mother since childhood, I call her Grandma Xu. She took care of my mother until I was seven years old before returning to my hometown. Later, she often visited us in City A, and every time she brought me a lot of rice dumplings made by herself. . But after my mother left, I never saw her again."
"Is she from G city?" Lu Boyan asked.
"Yeah." Su Jian'an nodded, "My brother mentioned to me that Grandma Xu opened a small restaurant after she returned to G City. He usually comes to G City on business trips, and when he doesn't need to socialize, he always goes to Grandma Xu's house to eat, because Xu Grandma’s food tastes the most like my mother’s!”
Forty minutes later, the car stopped in front of the small restaurant.
A very small noodle shop with four sets of simple tables and chairs, hidden in the alley of the ancient village, neatly kept.
Maybe it was already closed, and the lights in the restaurant were a little dim. A young girl was sitting behind the counter, eating melon seeds and watching a movie. Maybe she heard the sound of someone entering the store. She said without raising her head: "I'm sorry. It’s closed.”
Su Jianan remembered that Grandma Xu had a granddaughter, maybe it was this girl. She walked to the counter and said, "Hello."
Xu Youning raised his head and saw Su Jianan. His eyes widened and he said "Hey". When he saw Lu Boyan again, his mouth opened wide: "Wow! He's even more handsome than in the newspaper!"
Su Jianan smiled and said politely: "I'm looking for..."
"I know you are looking for my grandma!" Xu Youning stood up and wiped his hands. "She has been talking about you all these years. Now she should be very happy. Wait, I will call my grandma out."
After saying that, Xu Youning opened the door curtain like a gust of wind and ran back. Su Jianan stared at the door curtain that had been washed a little old and white but was clean. Just like Grandma Xu's clothes in the impression, the time when she was a child with her mother and Grandma Xu's care seemed to come again. Passed by.
Lu Boyan noticed the nostalgia on her brows, walked over and held her hand calmly. Su Jianan smiled at him, and suddenly heard an old and trembling voice: "Jian An."
She looked behind the door curtain, her eyes suddenly warmed up.
In ten years, the years transformed her from an ignorant girl into a wife. They also carved wrinkles on Grandma Xu's face and bent her waist.
The only thing that remains unchanged is the kindness in the old man's eyes. It seems that as long as he is looked at by those eyes, he will feel that he is being tenderly cared for by the world.
Seeing that the little girl was now tall and beautiful, the old man was so excited that his eyes were red: "Jian An, you have grown up and are as outstanding as your brother. If your mother, Quan Xia, knows something, she can feel at ease."
Su Jianan held the old man's hand tightly, and it took a long time before she could say: "Grandma Xu, I'm married."
She took Lu Boyan's hand to introduce, and Grandma Xu smiled first: "I know. Your brother came to G city for a business trip and mentioned it to me a month ago. I talked about you a few days ago, and our Ning Ning showed me Got your photos.”
The old man's waist was a little stooped, and it was very difficult for the tall Lu Boyan to look at her. Su Jianan was about to help her sit down, but Lu Boyan had already reached out his hand before her, with a faint smile on his face: "Grandma, You sit down first."
Grandma Xu sat down with a happy smile and patted Lu Boyan's hand gently: "I heard Ning Ning say that you are as powerful as Jian An's brother. Yicheng loves his sister very much. Promise me to be like Yicheng." Cheng takes care of Jian An like that."
Su Jianan looked at Lu Boyan with some anxiety and expectation, and found that the smile on his face was still there, and his brows did not have the usual aloof, cold and distant look. He said, "Don't worry, I will definitely do it."
She breathed a sigh of relief, and there was a vague feeling of sweetness in her heart, but then a wave of melancholy swept over her.
Lu Boyan's promise may just be to reassure Grandma Xu.
Why is she so happy
Grandma Xu felt more and more pleased, and suddenly remembered something: "Jian An, have you eaten? Your brother is very busy every time he comes to G City, and he has to come to my place at this time. Every time he comes, he feels hungry. He also said that he came to eat on an empty stomach."
Su Jianan smiled: "We are too. Grandma Xu, I miss the minced pork and eggplant you made."
"Okay, I'll do it for you."
The old man smiled and entered the kitchen. Xu Youning followed her in to help. Su Jianan suddenly remembered something and asked Lu Boyan: "When will we return to City A?"
"Want to go back?"
Su Jianan shook her head: "No. It's too boring for me to stay in the hotel during the day. If I don't go back tomorrow, I will come over here."
Lu Boyan said: "We will go back in the afternoon and ask the driver to take you here tomorrow."
Su Jianan had a lot to say to Grandma Xu, so she nodded happily: "Okay!"
Although Grandma Xu is old, she is not slow at all in the kitchen. In less than 40 minutes, the minced pork eggplant, sweet and sour pork loin and boiled cabbage are ready. The old hen soup is something she has cooked before. Okay, she warmed it up and asked Xu Youning to take it out. She looked at Su Jianan distressedly: "You are too thin and you are so tired from work. Eat more."
Xu Youning pulled her grandma to sit down: "Grandma, girls nowadays pursue skinny beauty. If they eat too much, they will feel guilty."
"Also." The old man pinched Xu Youning, "How is your job search going? Yicheng asked you to go to his company to help him, why didn't you go?"
"I want to accompany you. Of course I won't leave G City. Besides, Cheng'an Group is such an awesome company and I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it." Xu Youning smiled and said, "I've already thought about my job. I'll go to the Gucheng District." I applied for a job at a side stove shop and worked seven hours a day. The salary of 3,000 yuan was just enough for me to spend. Being a waiter made me feel relaxed and stress-free."
Su Jianan was surprised and doubted whether things were really such a coincidence, and asked Xu Youning: "Are you talking about the unnamed stove shop by the river? Do you want to work there?"
"Yes!" Xu Youning nodded vigorously, "Have you ever eaten side oven there? I heard that that store only entertains the boss's friends, so there is nothing to do for six or seven days in a month. It's because of this that I I just want to work there. You and the boss...?"
"We are friends." Lu Boyan said, "Mu Qi and I say hello. When is it convenient for you to go to work, just go there."
Because Mu Sijue often eats at Bianlu Restaurant, there are people he trusts 100% in that store. This time, they were recruiting people because an aunt was accidentally injured. Xu Youning once doubted whether he could go in.
But now... can it really go so smoothly
Moreover, Mu Sijue’s background is so complicated, how could Lu Boyan and him be friends
Although there were thousands of thoughts passing through his mind, Xu Youning still had a smile of surprise on his face: "Okay, thank you in advance!"
Grandma Xu sighed: "Girls nowadays are all independent and progressive. Xu Youning, why are you so unmotivated?"
Xu Youning hugged her grandma and acted coquettishly: "They are independent and progressive. That is their pursuit. I just want to be with you every day."
The old man smiled helplessly, but his eyes were filled with happiness.
Her only remaining relative was her granddaughter, so why didn't she want her to be with her every day
After dinner, Su Jianan said goodbye to Grandma Xu, saying that she would see her again tomorrow. Seeing that it was getting late, the old man also urged her to go back to the hotel to rest early.
After getting in the car, Su Jianan asked Lu Boyan: "You said your friend is still planning to open a branch in City A? If you are only entertaining friends, why do you want to open a branch in City A?"
Lu Boyan raised his eyebrows: "To entertain friends from City A."
He said it as if opening a restaurant was just a piece of cake. Su Jianan was secretly speechless - this is a rich man, a rich man!
Lu Boyan called Mu Sijue and told him about Xu Youning. Mu Sijue laughed at him unceremoniously: "Since when have you worried about such nonsense? Originally, we planned to transfer someone from our family's helpers. , but since you recommended the candidate, I’ll have someone check the little girl’s background.”
It didn't take long for Mu Sijue to call again: "A native of G city, I have not learned anything since I was a child, and I have no ambitions. I read three books in college. After graduation, I lied to my grandmother and said I was going to study abroad. In fact, I went to travel around the world. , her only specialty is that she can speak multiple languages. Ha, the little girl is quite interesting, that’s it, let her come to work.”
Lu Boyan hung up the phone, and Shen Yuechuan called him not long after to talk to him about work. He leaned on the back of the seat, holding the phone in one hand, and casually lifted a strand of Su Jianan's long hair with his free hand. Wrapping it around between his fingers, his leisurely movements were seriously inconsistent with his serious tone.
Su Jianan glared at him and motioned for him to let go, but someone turned a blind eye and was playing with her hair. She had no choice but to pry his hand off herself.
Lu Boyan frowned displeased, grabbed Su Jianan with his backhand and pulled her into his arms, crossing her shoulders and wrapping her tightly around her.
Su Jianan was caught off guard and exclaimed: "Ah..."
Shen Yuechuan, who was on the phone during the phone call, heard the noise and was stunned: "Ah, Mr. Lu, you and your sister-in-law are busy, right? I'm sorry, I don't know. Let's do this for now. We'll talk about work tomorrow. You continue, continue... "
Because she was surrounded by Lu Boyan and the carriage was too quiet, Su Jianan heard Shen Yuechuan's words clearly. Her face instantly heated up and she wanted to break away from Lu Boyan's hand.
Lu Boyan circled her effortlessly, with a playful smile in his voice: "Shen Yuechuan asked us to continue, why are you running?"
"Rogue!" Su Jianan raised her face to defend her innocence, "We are obviously not doing anything!"
Her dark and bright eyes were full of stubborn seriousness. Lu Boyan curled his lips and said, "It's not too late to start now." (To be continued)