Chapter 172: At the End of My Rope, I Suspect There’s No Path ③
As expected, the moment Huang Yan placed a soup dumpling into Peng Yu Yang’s bowl, Peng Yu Yang’s face immediately turned green. He picked up the soup dumpling in his bowl, looking at Nie Qiu, then at Huang Yan.
“Eat up! This is my ‘good intention’ offering to you,” Huang Yan said with a bright smile, picking up the dog meat Peng Yu Yang had placed in her bowl and eating it.
Peng Lao Ba was chatting happily with Huang Yan’s father and Nie Ai Wen. Seeing Huang Yan offer food to Peng Yu Yang, he immediately said, “Son, the young lady is kindly offering you food, eat it quickly!”
Nie Qiu was dumbfounded. Who would want to eat something that would make them look foolish, unless absolutely necessary?
Peng Yu Yang put the soup dumpling back into his bowl, then picked up a few pieces of dog meat. While Huang Yan was still smugly watching him, he placed the meat into Huang Yan’s bowl. Then, before Huang Yan could get angry, he quickly lowered his head and scooped the soup dumpling from his bowl into his mouth, swallowing it in one gulp.
It was true that he would splash soup when eating soup dumplings, which was why the soup dumplings at their restaurant were a little smaller than those elsewhere. Finishing one in a single bite was definitely not a problem, although… it wasn’t exactly elegant.
Huang Yan had no choice but to pick up the dog meat in her bowl and eat it, as if she were biting into Peng Yu Yang’s flesh, ferociously.
Nie Qiu chuckled and placed a few chopsticks of good food for each of them, saying with a smile, “Alright, alright, you two, eat your meal properly. Be careful your aunts don’t laugh at you later.”
As soon as Nie Qiu finished speaking, Peng Mama smiled and said to Nie Ai Fang and Huang Yan’s mother, “Look, the three children have such good relationships, even offering each other food! When they grow up, no matter where they go or what happens, they’ll be able to support and help each other.”
Peng Lao Ba nodded happily, his face flushed from drinking. “Exactly, exactly. My son, before, he only knew how to play games all day. You two young ladies, keep an eye on him after school. If he goes to the arcade after school again, tell me, and I’ll break his legs!”
Huang Yan nodded repeatedly. “Uncle, don’t worry, I’ll help you keep an eye on him. He definitely won’t go to the arcade again!”
Peng Yu Yang’s past was revealed by his own father, and he instantly blushed, muttering, “Dad!”
As soon as Peng Yu Yang said this, everyone else started laughing. Peng Lao Ba laughed even more heartily. What could be happier than treating people to a meal, treating benefactors and good people to a meal, treating people worth befriending to a meal? He waved his hand, signaling the waiter to bring two more bottles of 94 dry red wine, and also some Jinjiu, which Huang Yan’s father liked to drink. Then, he continued chatting with the two grown men.
Nie Qiu’s side had more people, and the men’s voices were loud, so they couldn’t hear what Li Kai and his group were saying. They only knew that there were customers eating on the other side, but they didn’t know it was Li Kai and his group.
The dishes ordered by Luo Xu and his group had already been served. Wang Chao Lei and Ma Xin both looked at the two statues hiding by the wall, craning their necks and looking anxious. Luo Xu said, “I say, you two have watched enough, right? The food is here, it’s time to eat!”
Zhang Hai Yang waved his hand. “You guys eat first, we’ll wait a bit longer.” Zhang Hai Yang saw Huang Yan offer another soup dumpling to Peng Yu Yang, and his stomach and mouth churned with sourness, about to come out. What was so good about this Peng Yu Yang? Just because his family owned a restaurant! Their family also owned a supermarket! Two floors! Hmph!
Wang Chao Lei looked at Li Kai helplessly. “A Kai, eat!”
“You guys eat!” Li Kai waved his hand without looking back. Nie Qiu was actually offering food to Peng Yu Yang! Although Nie Qiu also offered food to Huang Yan, Li Kai selectively ignored that. Just seeing that, the hand gripping the back of the chair was about to twist it off.
The two of them were like peeping Toms. One’s heart was sour, the other’s was going crazy, yet they didn’t dare to step forward. Nonsense, with their parents present, how could they at their age jump out and say they wanted to pursue someone’s daughter? They weren’t of marriageable age. If they jumped out now, it would be called early romance! If they really jumped out, they’d be kicked out!
No matter how uncomfortable they felt inside, they didn’t dare to act impulsively.
But the discomfort in their hearts was unbearable! Not to mention it.
Luo Xu and the others exchanged glances and decided to ignore the two of them. They picked up their chopsticks and began to enjoy the delicacies on the table.
Peng Mama offered Huang Mama a chopstick of food, then also offered some to Nie Ai Fang’s mother, and asked them with a smile what they did for a living.
Nie Ai Fang wasn’t embarrassed. After all, Peng Mama had visited their home last time and knew they sold barbecue. “I’m not selling barbecue at the night market anymore. I’m selling vegetables at the vegetable market.”
Seeing that Nie Ai Fang wasn’t embarrassed, Huang Mama certainly wouldn’t be either. In her opinion, working in a factory was better than selling vegetables at the market. Selling vegetables at the market was certainly dirtier, as the soil on the vegetables needed to be washed. Not to mention the labor, even in terms of cleanliness of the shopfront, it was much better than Nie Ai Fang’s situation. So, she truthfully stated that she worked in a factory.
Speaking of vegetables, as the restaurant owner’s wife, Peng Mama immediately smiled and said, “You’re selling vegetables now? Then how about this, from now on, I’ll have our restaurant’s procurement officer buy vegetables from your stall.”
Nie Ai Fang quickly waved her hands. “No, no, I’m working for someone else. I don’t have the final say on this matter… this matter. The boss decides.”
“In that case, give me your boss’s phone number, and I’ll discuss it with him.” Peng Mama said with a smile, waving for the waiter to bring paper and pen. She didn’t know how popular Nie Ai Fang’s vegetables were. She just thought that since Nie Ai Fang was selling vegetables for someone else, if she could bring business to her boss, even if the boss didn’t give Nie Ai Fang a raise, he would at least be kinder to her. So, she just wanted to help out.
However… looking at the phone number Nie Ai Fang wrote down for her, Peng Mama felt it looked familiar for a moment.
But at the dinner table, out of politeness, she didn’t need to frown and think for a long time over a phone number. She immediately put the note into her handbag and continued chatting with Nie Ai Fang and the others.
The three families finished their meal happily. The men’s faces were flushed. Peng Mama and Peng Lao Ba escorted the two families to the restaurant doorway and hailed taxis for both families. Huang Yan’s father was already a bit dizzy, and Huang Mama supported him, so she couldn’t stop Peng Mama from paying the taxi driver. Sitting in the car, she smiled at Peng Mama and said, “I’m so sorry, after eating your meal, we still have to trouble you to pay for our taxis.”
“Sister, please don’t be so polite,” Peng Mama said with a smile, then turned to the driver and said with a smile, “Drive carefully.”
The driver nodded, started the car, and Huang Yan waved goodbye to Peng Mama with a smile.
Peng Lao Ba put his arm around Nie Ai Wen’s shoulder and said with a slurred smile, “Good brother, your daughter is such a good girl! Heh heh… Next time, next time you come here for a drink, I’ll treat!”
Nie Ai Wen was a bit dizzy, but red wine was a slow-acting alcohol, and he was still somewhat clear-headed. Hearing Peng Lao Ba say Nie Qiu was his daughter, he was overjoyed and quickly smiled, “Our daughter is the best, alright! Next time we drink, I’ll treat!”
Nie Ai Fang thought Nie Ai Wen was drunk and stepped forward to support him, pulling him into the taxi, then smiled and bid farewell to Peng Mama.
Peng Mama was also about to pay the driver, but Nie Ai Fang quickly stopped her.
“Look, you treated us to a meal, how can we let you spend more money.” She then looked at Nie Qiu. “Quickly say goodbye to Aunt Peng and Uncle Peng, we’re going home.”
“Uncle Peng, Aunt Peng, thank you for your hospitality. We’re heading back now. You should also get some rest early,” Nie Qiu said obediently with a smile to Peng Mama and Peng Lao Ba.
Peng Mama nodded happily. “Good, good, good, you all get home and rest early.”
After Nie Ai Fang smiled and bid farewell to Peng Lao Ba and Peng Mama, she and Nie Qiu got into the taxi and waved goodbye to the Peng family. The driver started the car and drove Nie Qiu and the others away.
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