Jiang Xianrou didn't answer the call immediately, but waited for a long time. When the phone almost hung up, she answered it expressionlessly: "Hello, brother."
She thought Jiang Yao called to tell her about Qiao Nian, but she didn't expect Jiang Yao's tone on the phone to be no different from usual, as if he didn't know that Qiao Nian had made it to the finals of the World Software Competition.
"Xianrou, I saw the message you sent me. Have you passed the initial review of Master Cheng's laboratory?"
When she mentioned the good news, Jiang Xianrou's ugly expression finally improved a little. She forced a smile and said in a slower tone, "Yeah."
"congratulations!"
You can tell that Jiang Yao is very happy for her.
Jiang Xianrou's terrible mood finally improved a little. She lifted the hair beside her ear, put her hand down again, and said modestly: "I just passed the preliminary review."
"There are seven or eight other people who passed the test with me. Master Cheng will select two of us, and in the end only two people will be able to enter the laboratory. I don't know if I can be selected by Master Cheng yet."
Jiang Yao seemed to have great confidence in her and smiled: "Don't worry, you are definitely strong enough to enter Master Cheng's laboratory!"
Jiang Xianrou's mood finally brightened up, and a proud smile appeared on her face. She held her phone and thought about the upcoming dinner, and said to Jiang Yao: "Brother, are you free later?"
"What's up?"
Jiang Xianrou pursed her lips, her eyes darkened, and then she said, "I'm inviting my friends to play at the Mid-Levels Club. If you're free, would you like to come and play with us? My friends haven't met you yet, so I'll introduce you to them."
Jiang Yao didn't think too much about it, and asked her curiously: "Don't you usually play with Qin Shao and the others? Qin Shao is not going today?"
He is not familiar with Qin Si and his gang.
Unlike Jiang Li, he and Qin Si are in a small circle.
Jiang Yao is introverted, more like Jiang Zongnan, and can't get along with people in Qin Si's small circle.
But he knew Qin Si and had met him several times before.
So when Jiang Yao heard her say that she wanted to introduce herself to her friends, he subconsciously asked her.
Jiang Xianrou's face, which had finally calmed down, turned pale at the question. She tightened her fingers until her knuckles turned white. She pursed her lips and whispered, "Him? He has something to do today and can't come."
"Haven't you always had a good relationship with them? You passed the preliminary review of Master Cheng's laboratory and invited them to dinner, but they didn't come?" Jiang Yao didn't realize that he had accidentally touched his own sister's sore spot, and he was ready to get to the bottom of it.
Jiang Xianrou was increasingly embarrassed by his questioning. Her throat was dry, as if someone was pinching her neck. She answered with difficulty, "It's not like none of them will come. Some friends will come! It doesn't matter if they can't come. I can't not celebrate."
Jiang Yao belatedly sensed the annoyance in her tone, and was smart enough not to ask further. He immediately asked, "Where is the place you said we were going to eat?"
Jiang Xianrou: "Banshan Club."
Jiang Yao knew this club. It was one of the more famous clubs for wealthy people in Beijing and it had many facilities to entertain people.
The area is also large.
There are private golf courses and equestrian fields, etc. Many second-generation people in Beijing like to go there to play.
The Mid-Levels Club, like the Lanting, is a private club. Only VIP clients of the club can enter. Not everyone can play there.
Jiang Xianrou used to hang out with the top circles in Beijing, and of course she had VIP membership at the Mid-Levels Club.
Jiang Yao hummed, and said nothing more. He asked about Jiang Xianrou's location and said, "Wait for me there, and I'll drive over to pick you up."
(End of this chapter)