"Oh." Jiang Zongjin was used to her being busier than himself, so he didn't ask who she had planned to have dinner with. He raised his eyes and asked the girl with a gentle expression: "Well, do you want me to take you there? Master Cheng and I are in the same car. Where is your dinner place? We can take you there?"
Before Qiao Nian answered, her phone started vibrating.
She took out her cell phone and looked down. It was Ye Lan's call.
Qiao Nian didn't answer. After hanging up the phone, Ye Lan's messages came one after another.
[Ye Lan: Nian Nian, have you arrived yet? I'm waiting for you outside the airport. The license plate number is XXXX. Is your luggage heavy? Do you want me to come in and pick you up? ]
Then came the WeChat message from Mr. Ye.
He was more concise and calm than Ye Lan.
[Mr. Ye: I'm at the restaurant. Chenchen is here too. He asked if you like spicy chicken. You haven't found any dish you like yet. I'll order it for you first.]
Qiao Nian rubbed his temple, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes.
She first replied to Ye Lan's message, asking Ye Lan to wait for her, and then replied to Mr. Ye's WeChat, asking him to order a few random dishes, as she had eaten something on the plane and was not hungry now.
After Qiao Nian answered both sides, she finally found time to say to Jiang Zongjin, "No need, Dad. My friend is waiting for me outside. I'll take her car."
When Jiang Zongjin heard her say "friend", he actually wanted to ask her which friend, but then he thought about the friends of Qiao Nian he met in Independent Island this time, and he thought it would be better not to ask.
Before, there was Zhong Yilu and Lu Zhi, and he is still a little overwhelmed.
But he still cared, "Okay then. Go have dinner with your friends, and Dad won't bother you. Send me a message when you're done."
"Yeah." Qiao Nian showed no impatience. Her delicate and eye-catching face looked lazy but patient as she nodded.
Jiang Zongjin relaxed his brows and smiled: "I will sort out your mother's things when I get back and send them to you. Do you still live in Rhine?"
Ye Wangchuan had sent him his address before and asked him to come over and play.
But when he thought about the fact that his daughter, whom he had finally found and brought home, was taken away by a stranger before she could even get warm to the family, he felt bad and never went there.
Now he had almost finished the things on hand, and the matter of the Independence State made him realize that he was not doing well in many aspects. He hesitated for a moment and said, "I will send it home for you later."
Qiao Nian glanced at him, nodded, and said in a hoarse voice: "Okay."
Jiang Zongjin was even happier and took the initiative to ask: "Is Master Ye here? I said I would treat him to a meal but I haven't yet. It's just right that the three of us can have a meal together then."
Qiao Nian thought about the person who was far away in the Independent Continent and had not yet returned. She looked at him with her beautiful black eyes and said, "He went out for something and it will take a few days for him to come back."
"Is that so?" Jiang Zongjin couldn't help but feel a little regretful, but he quickly shook it off and said happily, "Then let's do it next time. I'll treat him next time if I have a chance. The young man is a good person, and I just happen to have something I want to talk to him about."
"Okay." Qiao Nian patiently nodded again, said "hmm", took a sip of coffee, and threw the empty can into the trash can next to him.
She talked to Jiang Zongjim for a few words, and Ye Lan called again, probably asking her why she didn't go out.
Just then, Master Cheng and his group’s car arrived.
Qiao Nian said something to them, picked up his shoulder bag, and went out to look for Ye Lan first.
(End of this chapter)