Without waiting for the person on the other end to ask, she looked at the time, lowered her eyes and said slowly, "It will take about half an hour to get to the dining area."
She got off the plane at 10:30 and left the terminal at 10:40, so she would arrive around 11:10. If there was a traffic jam on the way, she might be delayed until 11:30.
The dinner time was set at twelve o'clock, but she would always be able to arrive early.
Qiao Nian originally thought that Jiang Zongnan called to urge her to come over earlier, but the man on the other end of the phone was silent for a long while, and a hint of guilt was revealed in his deep voice. He said awkwardly: "No hurry, come slowly, and be careful on the road."
Qiao Nian raised his eyebrows, looking a little surprised.
"Nian Nian."
Jiang Zongnan on the other end of the phone called her again.
Qiao Nian put his hand on the car window, half-closed his eyes, looked lazy and unfocused, hummed, and responded quickly: "What happened?"
"I..." Jiang Zongnan seemed to be at a loss for words. He didn't know how to tell her, but he had to say it. Qiao Nian was about to arrive. He took a deep breath and whispered in an awkward tone: "Well... there may not be many people at today's graduation banquet. There are only a few friends from our family who will come to get together."
Qiao Nian's eyes darkened, his hand on the car window paused for a second, the corners of his eyes slightly raised, his eyes were quite evil.
She didn't really care how many people were having lunch together this afternoon, but she could tell from the tone of Mr. Jiang's voice when he called her earlier that the Jiang family had originally planned to have a big party, but something "accident" must have happened in the middle, which resulted in not many people willing to come.
"I'm sorry, your grandfather and I originally planned to invite more people to liven things up, but when we called, we found out that many people couldn't come today because they had something else to do..."
Qiao Nian came back to his senses, pulled the brim of his hat, and looked indifferent, obviously not taking it to heart: "It's okay, just a home-cooked meal, it will be more comfortable to eat with fewer people."
Jiang Zongnan seemed to have no idea what to say, and after a long while he said, "Then let me know when you arrive, and I'll come out to pick you up."
"good."
Qiao Nian spoke briefly and to the point. She slowly put down the phone after he hung up, squinted her eyes, and leaned back in her seat with a relaxed look, seeming to be thinking about something, her whole body absent-minded.
Ye Wangchuan was sitting next to her. Seeing her thoughtful look after she finished the call, he turned his head, held her finger, and asked her, "What's wrong?"
Qiao Nian's fingertips were pinched by him again. She was speechless to find that he seemed to like playing with her fingers. She pulled her hand out, took out her phone, and flipped through the address book, saying, "Nothing. My second uncle just called me and told me not to rush over. Not many people are eating at noon. I'm thinking about asking some friends to come over."
"No one is coming over for lunch at noon?" Ye Wangchuan tilted his head back, his eye-catching face showing an expression of surprise, as if he had not expected this situation to happen.
He thought the same as Qiao Nian. It was clear that Mr. Jiang wanted to use the name of the graduation banquet to introduce Qiao Nian to the people in Beijing. How could there be so few people attending the graduation banquet? Then this meal would be meaningless...
He turned his head and looked at the girl's profile, which was not very concerned. The brim of her hat covered her overly delicate face, leaving only her cold chin exposed. She was playing with her mobile phone with her head down. Her temperament was exceptionally outstanding. Even if she restrained her aura, her presence could not be ignored.
He seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly chuckled, immediately understanding the predicament the Jiang family was facing.
(End of this chapter)