The cooking skills of the owner of this private restaurant exceeded Jiang Se's expectations. She had a light taste, so the owner cooked the ingredients lightly, focusing on the freshness of the food itself without any extra seasoning, so the chef's skills became particularly important.
Jiang Se and Chang Yuhu were both in a good mood after the meal. When they came out of the restaurant after chatting, Jiang Se watched Chang Yuhu leave first. When he looked at the time, it was almost ten o'clock.
Pei Yi sent several text messages after nine o'clock, but she had muted her phone when she met Chang Yuhu, so she didn't hear them.
I dialed Pei Yi's number and he picked up the phone almost as soon as it rang.
"Did you finish eating?"
I originally thought that it would be very noisy when he was with Nie Dan and the others.
But when he spoke, the surroundings were very quiet, as if there was no one else around.
"Wait for me at the door. I'll be there soon."
He said it would come quickly, and it did. In the open parking lot next to the restaurant, an off-road vehicle made a turn and stopped in front of the restaurant. When the window was lowered, Pei Yi's face was revealed.
The air conditioner was on in the car, and there was a folded blanket on the passenger seat. Jiang Se felt a little strange:
"Don't you have an appointment?"
When she was leaving in the afternoon, Nie Dan and others called him several times, reminding him not to be late. She originally wanted to meet with Chang Yuhu and didn't plan to disturb him, but she didn't expect that he was waiting in the parking lot early.
"I'll leave after I finish eating."
He said vaguely, "I had nothing to do anyway, so I went back first and waited to pick you up."
As soon as he finished speaking, the cell phone he placed aside lit up, and Nie Dan's name flashed on it.
Pei Yi answered the phone, said a few words to Nie Dan, then turned to ask Jiang Se:
"A Dan said he wanted to go over and sit with us now, do you want to go?"
The exams are approaching, but Jiang Se has not fallen behind in his studies. He has been looking for exam papers from previous years to do, so he does not cram for the exams at the last minute like other people.
There were two classes tomorrow in the afternoon, and she had nothing to do anyway, so she agreed.
It was already half past ten when they arrived at the Chaojin Pavilion. When Pei Yi led Jiang Se over, Nie Dan said sarcastically:
"Oh, my brother Yi is here. I used to hear that love makes people lost, and I always thought it was an artistic process, but now I find that art comes from life." Finally, he looked at Jiang Se, "Sister-in-law is here too."
A mahjong table was set up in the hall. Halfway through the game, some chips were piled in front of several people. When Pei Yi arrived, the people in the Audience Pavilion had already received the news and came to see him early.
His mother was the largest shareholder here. When he came, a bunch of people gathered like they were meeting the prince. Pei Yi waved his hand impatiently and asked someone to prepare some food for him first.
The food was served, and while Jiang Se went to the bathroom, he ate it with big mouthfuls. Xiang Qiuran, who was standing beside him, looked at him and shook his head:
"You should! Are you hungry? You didn't come when I told you to, and you waited in the cold kiln like Wang Baochuan. Now you are eating in secret. Brother Yi, are you crazy?"
Pei Yi was filling his stomach with big mouthfuls of food while stretching out his legs to kick Qiu Ran. He handed Qiu Ji the cup and stopped the two from fighting.
"Brother Yi, Sister Feng Nan called me again."
He looked at Pei Yi, pulled a chair and sat down in front of Pei Yi:
"How do we do this? You have to give me a definite answer."
If it were in the past, the brothers would have known which side to support without even thinking. Feng Nan was like Pei Yi's lifeblood, and no one could touch him.
But what about now? After he got together with Jiang Se, he hadn't mentioned Feng Nan for a long time. He mentioned "Se Se" all the time, as if he had used all the energy he had used on Feng Nan on Jiang Se.
"Why did she call you?"
When Pei Yi mentioned Feng Nan, his tone was not as nervous as before. Xiang Qiuji was stunned for a moment, with a thoughtful look on his face:
"He asked me where I was and wanted to come over and sit with me."
Since around eight o'clock this evening, Feng Nan has been calling him, wanting to meet him, as if he has something to say.
Considering that during the day she asked me not to make things difficult for Zhu Pan anymore, I couldn't guess what she was going to say.
Xiang Qiuji found it strange. Logically speaking, among the brothers, Feng Nan had always been the most familiar with Pei Yi. Even if there was something, he should not call him but Pei Yi. Wouldn't it be more convenient to ask Pei Yi for help
"She changed her phone number. Did she tell you?"
"I didn't ask." Pei Yi took a sip of water, took the handkerchief handed to him by the waiter and wiped his mouth:
"If she wants to come, let her come."
Come to think of it, he has never tried to contact Feng Nan since he discovered Jiang Se. Except for the last time when he accidentally saw Feng Nan and Zhao Junhan at home, he hasn't seen "Feng Nan" for a long time. It would be good to meet her now, just in time to find out more about her.
He crossed his legs, raised the corners of his mouth, and mentioned Feng Nan nonchalantly, which was very different from his usual behavior.
Now, not only Xiang Qiuji felt something was wrong, but even Nie Dan and the others also noticed something. His contempt for Feng Nan was evident in his words. The brothers looked at each other. It seemed that Jiang Se's influence on him was even greater than they had imagined.
Several people had an idea in mind, so Xiang Qiuji went out to make a phone call. When Jiang Se came out, several people were sitting on the sofa. Pei Yi waved at her, motioning her to sit next to him.
"Play poker?"
Pei Yi spread his arms on the sofa, put her within his arm's reach, lowered his head and asked her with a smile.
"How do we play?" Jiang Se had never played this before. He waved his hand and asked someone to bring over the poker cards and chips:
"It's very simple. I'll teach you."
Nie Dan and his friends also sat down. The waiter in the Audience Pavilion brought over playing cards. There were many people present, so they chose to play three cards. After taking out the big and small jokers from the cards, there were fifty-two cards left, and each person only had to compete with three cards.
The rules are simple. Among the three cards, you either have a pair or a pair and a single card. Just compare the size and suit. It is very simple. It is a psychological strategy.
After explaining the general rules, Cheng Runing said:
"It's no use saying these things, just try a few more times once you get the hang of it."
Jiang Se nodded. When she picked up the cards, Pei Yi saw the numbers 'two, three, five' on her cards and remained calm:
"Want to add more chips?"
In fact, she didn't quite understand it, but after hearing Pei Yi say this, she also wanted to see how it was played next, so she nodded.
In front of Pei Yi were three chips: red, blue, and yellow. Each color was different, with a bauhinia flower pattern and different numbers. The three chips were printed with Arabic numerals "10, 0, 50" respectively. Once she nodded, Pei Yi asked her:
"Which one do you want to add?" (To be continued)