"You don’t rember ? In that alley in Pingjiang, you acted bravely..." Tang Wan didn’t expect to run into soone familiar.
"If it were anyone else, they would have done the sa. Besides, I didn’t really help you much, just caused you more trouble." Her face flushed red, thin-skinned.
"You had the courage to step forward, that already ans a lot."
...
"Wanwan, sorry for keeping you waiting..." As he spoke, Zhou Zhongqing arrived, noticing that Tang Wan was talking to a young girl, "An acquaintance?"
"The girl I ntioned to you, who acted bravely in Pingjiang." Though Tang Wan hadn’t told the Tang Family, she had ntioned it to Zhou Zhongqing, so when she briefly referred to it, he suddenly rembered.
"Thank you so much back then, there aren’t many people who act bravely now." Zhou Zhongqing smiled, "Do you work at our hospital?"
"No, I’m just here for an interview." The girl quickly shook her head.
"Applying for what? Doctor or nurse?"
"I..." She blushed, "I’m just applying for support services, I didn’t do well in school, couldn’t get into dical school."
"Support services are important too." Zhou Zhongqing smiled, "Wanwan has ntioned you a few tis, saying we haven’t had the chance to thank you properly. Let’s go, have lunch with us, it’s on ."
The girl seed very thin-skinned, and it took so persuading before she joined them for lunch. She was quiet, not talkative, and when asked to order, she was so nervous her voice trembled. The waiter recomnded dishes, she seed unwilling but didn’t know how to refuse, her face flushed red, so in the end, Tang Wan ordered a few dishes.
After the waiter served the tea, they waited for the dishes to be served.
With four people at the table, the young girl being the guest, it was naturally Jiang Jinsang who stood up to pour tea.
"Have so water." Jiang Jinsang poured her tea, and she glanced at him, blushing, and said thank you.
"You’re from Pingjiang, right? Ca to Beijing looking for a job?" Tang Wan asked.
"Yes."
"By yourself?"
She nodded.
She wasn’t very talkative, mostly answering Tang Wan’s questions in brief, slightly stuttered responses, seemingly very introverted. However, by the end of the conversation, they got to know her a bit more.
Xiang Xiaoyuan, 22 years old, a university graduate, worked in Pingjiang for a while, ca to the big city to experience it, but after a long ti of interviewing, it seems she hasn’t found a suitable job yet.
**
After lunch, Zhou Zhongqing had to return to the hospital, while Jiang Jinsang drove Xiang Xiaoyuan back. She was sharing a place with others outside the Fifth Ring Road, a rather remote location, so the car couldn’t drive in, and they dropped her off at the corner.
Tang Wan watched her get out of the car and leave, then they both drove off.
"What a coincidence to run into soone we know, but considering her personality, she’s really quite introverted. I didn’t expect her to stand up and act bravely back then."
Jiang Jinsang just gave a slight smile, "It is quite a coincidence."
He believed in coincidences, but his intuition didn’t quite like her. However, his upbringing ant that he wouldn’t voice his dislike, even if he found soone unpleasant, so he just smiled and let it go when Tang Wan brought it up.
"At least we got to treat her to a al and thank her, otherwise I always felt like we owed her sothing."
Jiang Jinsang smirked, "But repaying a favor isn’t just about treating soone to a al..."
"Huh?"
"Did you eat enough? I noticed you were talking a lot during the al and didn’t eat much."
"Now that you ntion it, I do feel a bit hungry..."
Jiang Jinsang’s thoughts remained unfinished as he suddenly rembered the incident in Pingjiang involving "Miss Xiao." He preferred to believe it was all just a coincidence, not wanting to think badly of people.
After all, Tang Wan was directly involved in the brave act and naturally saw her as a good, introverted girl. Jiang Jinsang also hoped it was as she thought.
After all, with Zhou Zhongqing being present at the ti, it might not just have been a al, perhaps he could even help with her job situation.
...
On the other side
When Shen Shuci and Huo Qinqi arrived in Beijing, it was already past seven in the evening. Having arranged with Tang Wan beforehand, they went straight to Guantang Villa.
Upon eting, even though Shen Shuci intentionally let her hair down, as seasoned couples, they still noticed sothing different.
Huo Qinqi, as tough as he might be, was still just a normal person. Having almost no sleep last night, then taking ti off work in the morning, and driving for five or six hours in the afternoon, he couldn’t quite cover up his fatigue.
"You look tired." After Tang Wan and Shen Shuci entered the kitchen, Jiang Jinsang brewed him a cup of strong tea.
Huo Qinqi took a sip of the hot tea and then ntioned sothing that left Jiang Jinsang stunned, "Maybe I didn’t sleep at all last night, then driving back, could be really tired."
Jiang Jinsang raised his eyebrows...
Didn’t sleep all night?
They were all adults, and given that soone wasn’t one to chat for no reason, that single sentence carried a lot of information.
Could he interpret it as that soone was intentionally bragging to him?
Tang Wan’s pregnancy was well-known, and Jiang Jinsang had for months been like a monk abstaining from all indulgences. What he said really stirred envy, and he wasn’t one to hold back, so he retorted.
Huo Qinqi almost crushed his teacup in anger.
"Can’t handle just one night... are you getting old?"
Jiang Jinsang smiled, a sharp jab that hit him right in the heart.
Huo Qinqi bit his lip, so things never change, and he just coldly stared at him.
In truth, he wasn’t that old. In today’s Beijing, there are many who get married in their 30s, with late marriages being quite common. However, compared to Shen Shuci, the age difference might indeed be a bit...
"When you’re older, you need to pace yourself, after all, stamina and such can’t compare to a young guy in their twenties."
"Later we can have your auntie get you so health supplents to boost you up."
A jab that twists and turns, digging a hole before it lets up.
Even Shen Shuci’s health products were brought up, and if not for the timing, Huo Qinqi would have really wanted to kick him.
An entire day’s good mood vanished instantly because of his remark.
Jiang Jinsang wasn’t trying to spoil his mood, it was just that his comnts were... truly asking for it.
When Tang Wan and Shen Shuci brought out the dishes, they saw the two of them in a tense standoff, "What’s up with you two again?"
"Nothing." The two spoke in unison.
In front of their wives, they had to put on an act of harmony.
"Really nothing?" Tang Wan frowned, their deanor made it seem like they might fight at any mont.
"What could be wrong?" Jiang Jinsang smiled.
To show there was nothing wrong, the two even helped each other with dishes during the al, but Jiang Jinsang gave the guy a chicken wing, and in return, got a huge spoonful of carrots.
With Tang Wan’s pregnancy, she needed a balanced diet, so the table naturally had a bit of everything.
Jiang Jinsang didn’t like carrots, and seeing them in his bowl, he instinctively gripped his chopsticks tightly.
He always presented himself perfectly in public, so not even Shen Shuci knew about his picky eating habit, especially his dislike for carrots, but Tang Wan knew her husband very well. Out of all the dishes, Huo Qinqi had specially picked carrots, clearly intentional.
"What’s wrong?" Shen Shuci didn’t understand, helping each other with food seed nice, why was the atmosphere so weird?
"Nothing, let’s eat."
Tang Wan smiled, but inwardly she was complaining:
What on earth is with those two? So childish, aren’t they?
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