The young man in formal attire is Ren Wenqiang in Zhang Huilan's mouth. He is 1.8 meters tall, with a slender figure, handsome features and mature and deep eyes. He has a well-read and elegant temperament, as well as a wise and decisive temperament of a shopping mall elite. As soon as he appeared, he immediately became an eye-catcher.
People's temperament is developed by the environment. Ren Wenqiang's temperament is related to his experience of studying abroad, his family, and his current outstanding achievements. Xia Lei doesn't have the aura of being classy at first glance like Ren Wenqiang. Xia Lei's temperament is the simple, friendly and down-to-earth temperament that most ordinary people have, although it can give people a very friendly feeling. , but not lofty at all.
"Oh, Wen Qiang, please sit down quickly." Zhang Huilan followed and greeted him.
"Hello Aunt Lan, hello Uncle Shan, hello Uncle Hai." Ren Wenqiang greeted him gracefully, and then looked at Jingjing with a sunny smile on his face, "Jingzi, long time no see, hello."
"You... okay." For some reason, Jing Jing became nervous inexplicably.
Ren Wenqiang greeted all the Ning family members, except Xia Lei. He glanced at Xia Lei, his eyes indifferent.
"Oh, you are so polite, please sit down." He kindly took Ren Wenqiang's hand and led him to the dining table, and personally pulled out a dining chair for him to sit down.
The seat Zhang Huilan arranged for Ren Wenqiang was actually right next to Ning Jing's seat.
Xia Lei didn't know what happened yet, so he thought to himself: "Is this young man also from the Ning family? Why didn't Jingjing tell me in advance that there were relatives coming? He didn't say hello to me, what kind of person was he? mean?"
Ning Jing returned to her seat, with Xia Lei on her left and Ren Wenqiang on her right. Both men are handsome and each has his or her own characteristics. But her heart was in a state of confusion, and she didn't dare to look at Xia Lei or Ren Wenqiang.
Ning Yuanshan and Ning Yuanhai also took their seats. Zhang Huilan walked to the door of the private room and called a waiter over, "The food is ready to be served."
Xia Lei suddenly realized that he had not served the food just now because he was waiting for the young man who had just come in. From Zhang Huilan's various reactions, he seemed to have guessed something. He couldn't help but glance at Jing Jing, but Jing Jing buried her head and didn't dare to look at him.
"Wen Qiang." Ning Yuanshan broke the brief silence and said with a smile: "Is your work at Wanxiang Group going well?"
Ren Wenqiang smiled and said: "It's okay. Miss Shentu treats me well, and I have adapted to the working environment of Wanxiang Group."
Ning Yuanshan said: "That's good. I know you are in charge of the wind power project. Please give Miss Shentu a few kind words. If we can win the order from Vientiane Group, our company's tasks this year will be ahead of schedule." finished."
Ren Wenqiang still maintained the gentle and charming smile on his face, "Uncle Shan, don't worry, I will definitely find an opportunity to speak well for your company in front of Miss Shentu. I believe Miss Shentu will also make the right choice, after all. Your company is a large state-owned enterprise with unparalleled reputation and strength."
Ning Yuanshan also smiled, "Then I'll thank you first."
"Uncle Shan, you're welcome." Ren Wenqiang looked very polite.
Zhang Huilan said with a smile: "Quietly, this kid Wen Qiang is still so polite. I watched you grow up. When you were young, I knew that your kid would be very promising in the future. No, I really saw it. Right."
Ren Wenqiang smiled and said, "Aunt Lan, you are too polite."
Ning Yuanhai said: "Jingzi, you and Wen Qiang haven't seen each other for several years. Please pour Wen Qiang a glass of wine and have a drink with him later."
Jing Jing hesitated for a moment and nodded gently.
Several people were talking lively, and Xia Lei suddenly became an insignificant figure and a foil.
When things got here, Xia Lei finally understood. In this matter, Jingjing originally asked him to act in order to deal with her parents. But he didn't expect that Ren Wenqiang would appear halfway, and Ning Jing's parents obviously liked this kid more. Ning Jing's parents invited Ren Wenqiang here for a very clear purpose, which was to make him, his current "boyfriend," feel ashamed and quit.
After understanding the truth of the matter, Xia Lei felt a little uncomfortable. Although he was not Jing Jing's real boyfriend, it was really hurtful for Jing Jing's parents to do this.
Xia Lei was about to leave when Ren Wenqiang suddenly looked at him and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, who is this gentleman? Why don't you introduce me to him?"
"He is..." Ning Jing stopped talking.
Zhang Huilan rushed to say: "I am your Uncle Shan's friend."
Ning Yuanshan said: "Yes, yes, his name is Xia Lei, my friend, and Jingzi also know each other."
Ren Wenqiang stood up and stretched out a hand, "Hello, Mr. Xia."
Xia Lei also stood up and shook hands with Xu Wenqiang, "Hello, Mr. Ren."
After shaking hands, Ren Zhiqiang said with a smile: "Mr. Xia's hands are really strong and the calluses are very thick."
It was good at first, Ren Zhiqiang seemed very graceful and polite, but in a blink of an eye it was no longer the case. He said that Xia Lei's hands were strong and calloused, which was obviously a mockery. How could a returnee student and corporate executive like him look down on an ordinary worker like Xia Lei
"How.can.he.be.here,?" Ren Wenqiang looked at Ning Yuanshan and asked.
Ning Yuanshan's English had been returned to the teacher a long time ago. He shook his head and said he didn't understand. However, he could tell that Ren Wenqiang didn't want Xia Lei to understand what he said.
Ren Wenqiang looked at Ning Jing tenderly and said in English: "Is he your boyfriend?"
Jing Jing glanced at Xia Lei and said bravely in English: "No, no, we are just good friends."
She was telling the truth. She and Xia Lei were indeed good friends, not lovers.
Ren Wenqiang smiled and said in English: "So that's it. I thought he was your boyfriend. He is not suitable for you. You are so beautiful, and only the best man can be worthy of you."
His meaning was also very obvious, Xia Lei was not worthy of Ning Jing, and it would take a very good man to be worthy of her. Although he didn't say what kind of man is a very good man, the implication is that he is definitely like this.
Jing Jing glanced at Xia Lei quietly, her eyes filled with guilt.
Show off your English? There was a hint of disdain on the corner of Xia Lei's mouth, and he also said in English: "He speaks English well. This is probably what he calls a very good man. What he means is probably that he is very suitable for you." , you can seriously consider it.”
Ren Wenqiang was stunned immediately, and his handsome face had a hint of pig liver color. He showed off English because he thought that Xia Lei, a man who did rough work, couldn't understand it at all, but he didn't expect that Xia Lei not only understood it, but also spoke such fluent English, and even satirized him to the fullest!
Ning Jing shyly avoided Xia Lei's eyes. She knew that Xia Lei was already very uncomfortable, and it was all because of her.
Xia Lei looked at Ren Wenqiang and then said in French: "Mr. Ren, don't think that you are so great just because you came back from studying in the United States, and don't look down on others, because you are not better than anyone else. Everyone has good and bad sides. On the one hand, you give me the impression of being too arrogant."
Ren Wenqiang looked at Xia Lei in surprise, and the pig liver color on his face became more obvious. He didn't understand French, and he didn't know what Xia Lei said, but he could still guess from Xia Lei's tone and disdainful eyes that it was definitely not a good thing. He wanted to refute, but at this moment he hesitated. He was the first to show off his English skills. Xia Lei knew English. Not only did Xia Lei refute him in English, but now he spoke in French. What foreign language should he use to respond? ? This is what embarrasses him, because he only knows English!
Ning Yuanhai and Zhang Huilan also looked at Xia Lei dumbfounded. They never expected that a high school student they looked down on could actually speak two foreign languages, and he could do so fluently!
Ning Yuanshan didn't look too surprised. He lowered his head in embarrassment and secretly said in his heart: "Should I tell them that Xia Lei also understands German?"
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.
Fortunately, at this time, a waiter pushed a dining cart into the private room and served the food.
Zhang Huilan took this opportunity to break the silent atmosphere in the private room. She laughed twice and said, "Haha, what foreign language do you young people say? We can't understand it. I gave all the English I learned at that time to the teacher. Let’s all speak in Mandarin, okay?”
"Yes, yes, we speak Mandarin." Ning Yuanhai also said.
But before the waiter could bring all the dishes in the dining car to the table, Xia Lei stood up and said in Russian: "Sorry, I have something else to do, I'm leaving first."
All eyes were focused on Xia Lei, surprised, confused, and puzzled.
"Xia Lei, what do you mean?" Zhang Huilan looked at Xia Lei dissatisfied.
Xia Lei said: "I don't mean anything else. I mean I have some urgent matters that I need to deal with. I'll see you another day. Goodbye."
"Xia Lei, you..." Ning Jing stopped talking.
Xia Lei patted her shoulder and said, "Let's talk another day. Goodbye." After saying that, he strode out of the private room.
Jing Jing watched Xia Lei's back disappear, feeling filled with guilt.
Ren Wenqiang said contemptuously: "He's just a guy who does menial work. He's so arrogant, Jingzi, you'd better avoid associating with such people."
"Yes, yes, let's eat and leave him alone." Zhang Huilan said with a smile.
Ning Yuanshan poured a glass of wine for Ren Wenqiang, "Wen Qiang, let's have a drink."
At this moment, Jingjing suddenly stood up, "I'm sorry, I'm not feeling well. You can eat, I'm leaving."
"You..." Zhang Huilan suddenly became angry, "Sit down!"
"I'm not a child anymore!" Jing Jing said this loudly, and then quickly left the private room.
The four people in the private room were stunned on the spot and couldn't recover for a while.
Ning Jing walked out of the private room and looked around for Xia Lei, but there was no trace of Xia Lei anywhere. At this time, her phone rang with a text message alert. She opened it and looked at it, but it was a text message from Xia Lei: Sorry, I couldn't help you. Take good care of your father, follow his wishes and don't make him angry.
I don't know why, but quiet tears suddenly flowed out. She took a deep breath, wiped away her tears, and walked back to the private room she had just left.