Lu Chi drove for nearly twenty minutes, and then the car stopped in front of a three-story hot pot restaurant. The store is decorated in Chinese style, with big red lanterns hanging outside. All windows and doors are also antique. Looks antique.
The huge front door is lined with private cars parked on both sides. It can be seen that business here is particularly prosperous.
Lu Chi was parking the car. I called Jiang Rui. So not long after a few people got off the car, they saw Jiang Rui coming out of the store wearing a white T-shirt and dark jeans.
Jiang Rui saw Lu Baiquan and others. Smiling and saying hello, "Uncle. Yaoyao."
Lu Baiquan smiled and nodded, and Lu Yao also called 'Brother Rui'.
Jiang Rui and Ji Guanxin nodded. Ji Guanxin also nodded politely.
After a few people said hello. Jiang Rui invited them in and met the owner of the store in the lobby on the first floor. The boss is not very old either. Appearing to be in his early thirties. I was looking at Jiang Rui's face. He went up to say hello to Lu Baiquan and the others, but at a glance he saw Ji Guanxin standing next to Lu Yao.
He thought he had seen it wrong. Staring straight at Ji Guanxin's face, he waited until Ji Guanxin smiled and asked, "Is something wrong?"
The boss came to his senses. With a smile still filled with surprise, he said, "I didn't expect to see celebrities here."
With that said, he glanced at Jiang Rui and motioned for Jiang Rui to introduce him.
Jiang Rui said: "My brother's sister's boyfriend."
The male boss stepped forward with great enthusiasm, took the initiative to shake hands with Ji Guanxin, and said with a smile on his face: "It's such a coincidence, I'm glad to meet you, but my surname is Wang, Wang Lei."
Ji Guanxin shook hands with him, smiled and nodded: "Hello."
Wang Lei personally greeted everyone upstairs. Jiang Rui had reserved the private room a long time ago. Some of the ingredients were also served, and they were just waiting for a few people to sit down.
Wang Lei asked the waiter to bring two bottles of special-grade Moutai, and he was very good at talking. He said that Jiang Rui wanted to treat Lu Yao and Ji Guanxin to dinner, and he attributed the favor to Jiang Rui.
After toasting Lu Baiquan and Ji Guanxin with a glass of wine, Wang Lei didn't stay long and just said with a smile: "Uncle, you have a good time with your family. I'm downstairs. If you need anything, just call me."
Lu Baiquan responded quickly and thanked him for coming over to greet him.
After Wang Lei left, there were only five of them left in the private room.
Lu Baiquan smiled and said to Jiang Rui: "Jiang Rui, thank your friend for us later. He is busy greeting us when his new store opens. It's embarrassing."
Jiang Rui smiled and replied: "It's okay, uncle, I originally wanted to treat you to a meal today. Yaoyao finally came back to Winter City once and brought her boyfriend back, I should treat them to a meal."
On Lu Yao's left was Ji Guanxin, and on her right was Lu Baiquan, sitting opposite Jiang Rui.
Hearing this, she raised the corners of her lips and said with a smile: "Thank you, Brother Rui. You said you went all the way to pick me up in Night City, and you had to drive and play with me along the way. I should treat you to dinner first, and also I'm sorry to ask you to invite us first."
Jiang Rui raised his head and glanced at her, and replied with a smile: "Why are you so polite to me? You haven't come back to Winter City often in the past few years. Even if I want to treat you to a meal, I can't find a chance."
Lu Yao said: "When I come back this time, I will stay longer. When you are free, I will treat you to dinner."
"It's easy to say, I'm available anytime."
Ji Guanxin looked at Jiang Rui and said with a faint smile: "Whenever you come to Night City, let me show my friendship as a landlord."
Jiang Rui looked away from Lu Yao's face, looked at Ji Guanxin and said, "No problem, there is always a chance."
Lu Chi said: "Let's chat while eating."
Jiang Rui stood up and turned the non-spicy half of the mandarin duck pot to Lu Yao. He said in a natural tone: "Your brother said you don't eat spicy food. I originally wanted the clear soup base, but then I asked, your husband My friend likes spicy food. The chef here is from Zhangchuan, and it’s quite authentic. Try it.”
Jiang Rui covered everything. Whether it was Lu Yao's taste, Ji Guanxin's preferences, or Lu Baiquan's habits, he asked about them one by one and then made full preparations. This made Ji Guanxin confused for a moment what he was thinking. If he was only targeting Lu Yao, then he could say that Jiang Rui had evil intentions towards Lu Yao, but he took good care of everyone. Ji Guanxin I don't dare to make judgments easily. Is it possible that he is born with this temper
Throughout the meal, Lu Yao's "Thank you Brother Rui" came from time to time on the table, because Jiang Rui always took good care of her and knew that she didn't eat seafood or fish, so she wouldn't put these things into the clear soup pot.
He also ordered a lot of snacks and snacks and asked the waiter to put them over to Lu Yao and Ji Guanxin so that they could taste them first.
Ji Guanxin didn't know if he was taking advantage of Lu Yao or if Jiang Rui was really hospitable.
But seeing that both Lu Baiquan and Lu Chi were very good to Jiang Rui and were very familiar with each other, Ji Guanxin couldn't say anything rashly. Who let him be the 'first comer'? Pity him, a 'latecomer', if he wants to To gain a foothold in the Lu family, we can only accumulate a little bit.
There are four men at the table, so naturally they want to drink. Jiang Rui raised his glass, first to Lu Baiquan, then to Lu Yao and Ji Guanxin.
Ji Guanxin always had a smile on his face, and he gave Jiang Rui a drink in return, thanking him for his hospitality today.
Jiang Rui said, "Yao Yao is a member of the family, and you should come to Winter City as a guest."
Lu Chi had a natural expression on his face, because his relationship with Jiang Rui ended here, and Lu Bai usually regarded Jiang Rui as half of his godson.
Ji Guanxin smiled and replied, "When Yaoyao and I get married, you must come to Night City to attend the wedding. I will save a seat for you at my parents' table."
There was nothing unusual about the smile on Jiang Rui's face, at least in Ji Guanxin's opinion. He smiled and replied, "Okay, I will definitely go when you get married."
At the dinner table, Ji Guanxin, Lu Chi and Jiang Rui frequently raised their glasses, either you toasted to me or I toasted to you.
Lu Yao didn't drink, but she thought the food here was very tasty, so she just ate without noticing the undercurrent.
When everyone was about to put down their chopsticks, Jiang Rui took out a few coupon-like things from his body and said, "Yao Yao and her boyfriend are back in Winter City. There is nothing interesting in the city. I have a friend who happens to be in Honghu. There’s a farmhouse over there, and I have some experience coupons here. You can go there and have fun when you have time.”
Lu Boquan said first: "Jiang Rui, I've made you trouble yourself and invited us to dinner and play."
Jiang Rui said with a smile: "Uncle, why are you so polite to me? Yaoyao finally comes back. You are also happy to go out with them for two days."
Lu Baiquan turned his head to look at Lu Yao and Ji Guanxin and asked, "Do you want to go?"
Lu Yao looked at Ji Guanxin, who looked normal and replied with a faint smile: "I can do either, you decide."
Lu Yao turned to Jiang Rui and asked, "Brother Rui, are there any special dishes over there, such as iron pot stew, or native chicken?"
Jiang Rui nodded and replied: "He does have a lot of specialties there. Why, do you really want to eat native chicken?"
Lu Yao replied bluntly: "Ji Guanxin likes chicken. If there is any special chicken stew over there, I can take him there to try it."
Jiang Rui said, "There should be. I'll call him and ask him."
With that said, he immediately took out his mobile phone, stood up and walked out. Lu Yao said it was too late to say no.
After he left, Lu Baiquan said to Lu Chi, "You won't trouble Jiang Rui too much, right?"
Lu Chi replied: "It's okay. He has already greeted me. I don't know what Yaoyao and the others like. There are not many places to play here."
Lu Baiquan said: "Jiang Rui is a really sensible kid. He always thinks of us. Let him come to our house for dinner later, or we invite him out to eat."
Lu Chi said: "No need to be so polite to him, he regards Yaoyao as his sister."
After Ji Guanxin heard this, he subconsciously retorted, except for his own sister, a man would not really treat any woman as his sister, unless...
Looking sideways at Lu Yao, she was eating glutinous rice cake. He asked with a faint smile, "Is it delicious?"
Lu Yao nodded, "It's delicious. I've eaten several. You should try it too."
She picked one for him and put it on the plate. Ji Guanxin took a bite and immediately frowned.
She asked: "Isn't it delicious?"
Ji Guanxin said: "It's too sweet."
Lu Yao said: "If this was a piece of chicken, you would have eaten it long ago."
Ji Guanxin said: "Don't you think chicken is delicious no matter how you cook it?"
Lu Yao whispered back, "You must have been a weasel in your last life."
She secretly calls him Fox, but she won't tell him in person about such a good reputation, lest he become proud.
Ji Guanxin glanced at her. In front of Lu Baiquan and Lu Chi, he couldn't do anything to her, so he only gave her a look of 'you're waiting'.
Jiang Rui came in from the outside. He looked at Lu Yao and said, "The specialty there is local chicken and pheasant, which are nutritious and medicinal. They can also be roasted whole. If you go there, I will call him in advance. Say hello and ask them to prepare more chicken-related dishes.”
Jiang Rui is a really upright boy, he just has to sign up for the dishes in public.
They were all embarrassed not to go this time. Lu Yao said, "Ji Guanxin can stay here for two days, so can we go there at any time?"
Jiang Rui responded, "Any time."
Lu Yao looked at Lu Baiquan and Lu Chi and asked, "Dad, brother, when do you want to go?"
Lu Boquan said: "I can do it, it's up to you."
Lu Chi said: "I won't go. I have something to do these two days, so you can go and have fun."
In the end, it was Lu Yao who made the decision. She said, "Let's do it tomorrow. I can just stay there for one night and come back the day after tomorrow."
Jiang Rui said: "I suggest you drive there at around nine o'clock tomorrow morning, just in time to catch lunch. I will ask them to prepare the meals in advance."
Ji Guanxin didn't expect that when he came to Winter City, his itinerary would be determined by an outsider. After dinner in the evening, Jiang Rui sent them downstairs. Lu Chi drank and asked for a driver.
Ji Guanxin said first: "Uncle, you and Lu Chi should go back first. I want to hang out with Yaoyao for a while. She won't go back to stay at night. She will go back to the hotel with me."
He said without changing his expression or heartbeat. Lu Yao stood beside him, not knowing whether to laugh or hide.
Ji Guanxin was so calm, which made it difficult for others to say anything else, especially Lu Baiquan. The surprise on his face and the hesitation to speak were so obvious. Even if he suppressed it quickly, everyone could see it. He had never thought that Lu Yao would live with Ji Guanxin so soon.