When Wen Baohua went downstairs, he naturally couldn't see his cousin anymore: "Where's Jia Luo?"
"Gone." Xu Shiqi answered simply.
"Gone?" Wen Baohua was very surprised. "Didn't I see her just now?"
"She said she had something to do, so she left." Xu Shiqi said lazily.
Wen Baohua sat opposite her and watched, then asked in a low voice with some uneasiness: "Is this a bother to you?"
Xu Shiqi smiled and said, "No, it's nothing. She's just a spoiled girl."
Wen Baohua felt the same way, but after all, it was a secret love that made his cousin suddenly lose weight, so no one could blame her.
"But she didn't refuse to eat as you said." Xu Shiqi pointed to the table, "She just ate two bowls of duck soup and a lot of dishes."
"Really?" Wen Baohua looked at the dishes on the table in disbelief, and couldn't help but feel very happy, "Could it be that the food I cooked is so delicious?"
"Probably, but I did stimulate her a bit."
Wen Baohua drooped his shoulders helplessly after hearing this: "I knew it. It's not like she hasn't eaten the food I cooked before. It seems that your words are really useful."
"You are reluctant to say harsh words, otherwise it might have worked a long time ago." Xu Shiqi shook his head. It was strange that the Wen family's doting had raised such a child, but Baohua grew up very healthily.
"Maybe it's true." Wen Baohua sighed, "But it seems that her vitality has been seriously damaged and she hasn't recovered for such a long time, so no one will attack her again."
Xu Shiqi said calmly: "Just heal the wound as it is, and it will heal naturally."
Wen Baohua nodded, a little worried: "That's what we meant, so we encouraged her to date and make more friends. But she doesn't take it to heart at all. It's like... like she has lost all her emotions and is still calm. Otherwise, why would she force my aunt to let her go on a blind date?"
Xu Shiqi smiled: "If she is really calm, how can she be so thin? If it is really like she said, it is just a secret love that will ruin her life, then she may look normal on the outside, but her heart may be roasted by a slow fire." She gestured leisurely, "When the water in the body is burned dry, it will be the time when it will break into pieces with a pinch."
Wen Baohua was shocked by her description: "Oh, now that you put it that way, it's true..."
"She has to rely on herself to get out. Others are just worried." Xu Shiqi poured her a bowl of soup and said, "Drink it quickly. It will smell fishy if it gets cold."
Wen Baohua drank a few mouthfuls of soup and put down the bowl again: "We have tried everything, but maybe because we are too close, she doesn't take it to heart. I think your words have some effect, otherwise she wouldn't be so unhappy when I said you would come today." She smiled apologetically, "It's not that you are not good, but few people can make her change her expression. As early as she made up her mind to never marry, she has been calm about almost everything."
"Why, you want me to treat her?" Xu Shiqi spread his hands, then clasped them, propped up his chin and looked up at the beautiful chandelier - this look was as comfortable as it could be, "I'm not a doctor."
"You." Wen Baohua smiled and broke her posture, "You are just a tough talker."
Xu Shiqi also smiled: "It depends on fate. If she doesn't want to see me and resists me in her heart, it will be useless even if I say a lot of nice things."
"I know." Wen Baohua nodded, and thought for a while, "Next time I'll try to make another appointment and see if it still works."
"What's effective?" Xu Shiqi blinked, not understanding for a moment.
Wen Baohua pointed at the dishes on the table and said, "Just see if she eats or not."
Xu Shiqi tilted his head and thought for a while: "Anyway, I haven't found a job yet. Well, I'll just sit there doing nothing anyway."
Wen Baohua was stunned: "Yes, I almost forgot that you were not on vacation. So, have you decided to stay? I know a few good companies in this city, are you interested?"
"No need." Xu Shiqi hurriedly shook his head and waved his hands, "If you are interested, I will find it myself, and I may leave here."
"Okay then." Wen Baohua did not force it. This old classmate had shown his maturity earlier than his peers before. She even felt that there was probably nothing that Seventeen could not handle, so she became more confident about Jialuo's affairs.
Oh, if I had known earlier, I should have asked Seventeen to come in and give advice.
As the two of them were eating, the topic later shifted to their high school classmates. They even called Kuang Xiaoan who was out of town. When he heard about the two of them getting together, he started to chatter and even said that he would quit his job and come back to reunite with his family. The two of them laughed out loud when they heard this.
Later, Xia Bang came back, and Xu Shiqi got up and left. When leaving this building, look back at the lights shining from inside, where there is the most ordinary life in the world.
But it is very far away from me.
Xu Shiqi smiled, hoping that everyone could find their own happiness and that he would live according to his own ideas.
Isn't it a matter of happiness for everyone if everyone gets what they want
Not long after Xu Shiqi left, Wen Baohua received a call from her aunt. The surprise and urgency in her voice made her think something had happened.
It turned out that after Wen Jialuo returned, the old house was having dinner. When her aunt pulled her to the table, she snorted and said, "I'm full." These three simple words shocked everyone present. Her aunt knew where she had dinner that night, so she called to ask anxiously.
Wen Baohua was angry and amused. Just like Seventeen said, Jialuo was a spoiled child. When the young aunt learned that there was a person who made her baby eat big mouthfuls with just a few words, and there was no adverse reaction after returning home, she repeatedly said that she would invite this person to her home and ask for advice. Wen Baohua didn't dare to say that he had only said some harsh words, but seeing the young aunt's sincere feelings, he had to agree. But after hanging up the phone, he was also a little sad. After all, holding Seventeen so tightly for a long time would make people embarrassed.
When it came to asking for help, even if it was from a classmate, Wen Baohua did not contact Xu Shiqi immediately, and Xu Shiqi put all that aside because of something that happened at home.
The story begins with the month at that time.
It was already November, and the Chinese New Year was not long away. Xu Shiqi's restaurant was still doing booming and making a lot of money. However, there was a saying that went "misfortune comes from the sky," and it hit the Xu family on the head.
The story was simple. One Friday night, a table of five guests had dinner in a private room at her house. They ordered a lot of dishes and drinks, and didn't pay the bill until after 11 o'clock. This table of guests left relatively late, so the restaurant girl had some impression of them. But the next day, something happened, and all the guests at the table were admitted to the hospital.
Xu Shiqi's restaurant opened late because it didn't do breakfast business, but was blocked by a group of people at the door. After shouting and swearing, I finally understood their purpose. It is said that after the five people returned home, they started to have diarrhea and vomiting since around 4 a.m. today. After a phone call, they were rushed to the same hospital by their families because they suspected that they had eaten something rotten and spoiled in the restaurant the night before, and they were afraid that they had food poisoning.
Xu's restaurant has always been known for its fast food, and the freshness of the food is the reason why old customers love it. In all the years since the restaurant opened, it has never encountered such an accident, which made everyone stunned. Xu Zhongda's first reaction was to go back to the kitchen to ask the chef about the side dishes, while Wang Yuan immediately said that she would go to the hospital to visit the guests to see for herself.
At this time, Xu Shiqi was still at home and had no idea that something had happened in the restaurant. By the time she heard about it, it was already afternoon. Even the health department came to the store to collect evidence and conduct an investigation. Things developed very quickly.
When Xu Shiqi arrived at the restaurant, it was very quiet and not open for business. Regardless of whether the food poisoning of these people was really caused by the food in the restaurant, some impact had already occurred. Dad was still trying to find someone to explain that it was definitely not his fault, but Mom had already made the necessary preparations - after seeing those people in the hospital lying on the hospital beds with pale faces receiving intravenous drips, she even took out her bankbook to see if she could spend money to avoid the disaster.
Xu Shiqi sat aside and carefully asked the waitress about the whole incident. It sounded as if the evidence was conclusive, but there was something weird about it.
To confirm that we had dinner at her house, we only needed to look at the bill when we paid. To confirm that it was food poisoning, we couldn't find much evidence because the restaurant always had a good habit of disposing of all leftovers on the same day. Besides, her kitchen was always clean and tidy, so there was no need for a temporary cleanup when the inspection came. Even when the health department came, they didn't say much.
But the whole situation is not favorable to the restaurant, and I even heard that it may be required to suspend business for rectification.
If things continue to develop, it may be very bad. Although the family restaurant has been open for many years and has accumulated a lot of popularity, taste can be put second in front of life. Once it is black, it is very difficult to clear it up - that's right, Xu Shiqi doesn't believe that it's the problem of her own food. Everything about this matter makes her feel uncomfortable.
Just when Xu Shiqi was feeling awkward and couldn't find a breakthrough, Wen Baohua, who had been waiting for several days, finally called.
Something happened at home, so Xu Shiqi couldn't take care of it for a while, so she had to apologize and decline her dinner invitation. Wen Baohua, who knew her character well, heard something was wrong, asked a few more questions, and finally left a sentence "I'll pick you up later" and hung up the phone.
Xu Shiqi was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then she remembered her family's background. Seeing her parents' worried look, she sighed in her heart, and it seemed that she really had to ask her old classmates for help.
After a while, Wen Baohua drove to the restaurant, greeted Xu Shiqi's parents, said a few words of comfort, and then took them away.
"I can't help you with your family's affairs, but I have someone who can speak to you." Wen Baohua glanced at her while driving, "But it's a coincidence that we met by chance. Don't think of it as an equal exchange."
"What do you mean?" Xu Shiqi didn't understand for a moment.
"Actually, I'm not treating you to dinner today." Wen Baohua said seriously.
Xu Shiqi looked at her in confusion.
"Last time you made Jia Luo eat a lot of food, my aunt was very grateful to you and insisted on treating you to a meal."
"I didn't think it was a big deal." Xu Shiqi shook his head. "It's nothing at all. Please thank her for her kindness on my behalf."
Wen Baohua could also see that she was distracted, so he smiled and said, "That's why I told you not to treat it as an equal exchange. I can't help with your family's affairs, but my aunt can definitely help."
Xu Shiqi's eyes suddenly lit up.
"We'll have dinner at the old house. Jia Luo never goes out to eat with my aunt, so let's go to the old house now."
Xu Shiqi stroked his forehead and grumbled, "Your cousin is really troublesome."
"It's okay, just think of it as going to my house." Wen Baohua comforted her.
But after waiting for half an hour, Xu Shiqi looked at the old house with high walls and strong barriers, and couldn't help but glared at his old classmate: "Your Highness, have we reached the castle yet?"
Wen Baohua drove the car in with a smile. Someone went to park the car, and she took Xu Shiqi through the quiet house.
Xu Shiqi looked up at the tall trees planted in the courtyard with a sigh. How many years do they have to live? She knew a little about Baohua's family. Baohua's father was engaged in scientific research and was a madman in the laboratory. It was normal not to see him for three to five months. Baohua also had two uncles, one of whom seemed to be a big shot in the business world. Even Xia Bang, although he started from scratch, was still busy with the help of her second uncle. And her youngest uncle, that is, Wen Jialuo's father, had been an official and seemed to be in the province now.
These are actually far from Xu Shiqi, and her friendship with Baohua is not due to her family background. However, it cannot be denied that her good background has brought her a certain amount of accumulation, so she can always make people feel like spring breeze when she gets along with others - of course, the spoiled Wen Jialuo seems to be able to exclude others.
Xu Shiqi felt a little awkward for a moment when she thought that the girl she had laughed at might be the reason for helping her. Fortunately, this was her first time to this legendary old house, and the freshness made her curious. The smooth cobblestones under her feet also attracted her attention.
She was also wearing high heels today, so she had to follow Baohua carefully.