Chapter 144: Tasting the Sweetness of Sustaining a Woman's Appetite
Chapter 144: Tasting the Sweetness of Sustaining a Woman's Appetite
The post Jiang Qianxun posted on WeChat Moments had no pictures, only a line of text.
【Cherish the one in front of you. Good morning.】
The man read these seven short words and two periods several times with cold eyes. When Lafite took another sip, he finally tasted the aroma of the wine.
Cherish the people around you...
Eyes, in front of you, people!
The man smiled, and the cold aura on his body finally eased a little.
At this moment, his personal cell phone rang. Xing Mingyu looked over instinctively and saw the words "Ling Yue" jumping on it. The light in his brown eyes dimmed instantly, and his finger listlessly slid across the answer button.
"Xing Er, are you asleep?"
Xing Mingyu said calmly: "What's the matter?"
Ling Yue: "Isn't it okay for me to care about you? You should be returning home tomorrow, right? How are you and your second sister-in-law doing?"
Thinking of the circle of friends just now, the man's expression eased a little. He shook the red wine glass with his left hand, and a few seconds later, a deep and powerful voice sounded in the presidential suite.
"Postpone your return home for another week."
Ling Yue: "You are not answering the question. Have you tasted the sweetness of teasing the second sister-in-law? Have you thought about how to thank me?"
"You'll be rewarded by winning the business from Country D within a month." After saying that, the man hung up the phone.
Domestic, Xing Group, Director's Office.
"A-choo!" Jiang Qianxun sneezed as soon as he stepped into the office.
"Director An, someone must be missing you." As usual, Jin Xiaoan brought in snacks and placed them on her desk. When he saw her sneeze, he teased her.
Thinking of his friends who were about to return, Jiang Qianxun was in a very good mood. He wrinkled his nose at the little girl and said, "You know all this."
It must be that her good friends who are abroad and preparing to come back to help her and join her company are thinking about her.
Jin Xiaoan was used to seeing Director An's aloof appearance in the workplace. This was the first time she saw such a playful side of Director An. She was stunned for a moment.
Jiang Qianxun is good-looking to begin with. Autumn is here, so she didn't wear a business suit today. Instead, she changed into a thick black ankle-length skirt, a black jacket of the same style, and a bun, which made her look more approachable.
This smile made her look even more naughty and cute.
She can be domineering and sweet at the same time, this is how a twenty-year-old should be. No wonder Mr. Qin is obsessed with her and has been going to the director's office quite often recently.
"Xiaoan, why are you staring at Director An?" Huang Xiaoxiao limped in with documents in her arms, and reached out to touch her when she saw her.
Jin Xiaoan came back to his senses, holding his slightly red face with both hands and sighing: "I am mesmerized by Director An's stunning beauty, hehe."
Huang Xiaoxiao glanced at the little woman in the office, said nothing more, and returned to her seat with the documents in her arms.
Seeing her walking like this, Jin Xiaoan asked curiously, "By the way, Xiaoxiao, I remember your foot was much better a few days ago, but why does it look more serious today? Are you okay?"
Huang Xiaoxiao put down the documents and smiled kindly: "I kicked the stool when I got up this morning and got hurt again, but it's not a big problem, just a little scratch, it will be fine in two days."
"That's good. Well, I won't talk to you for now. I have to go back to organize the data. I heard that the president is coming back today. It will be terrible if I am caught chatting at work." Jin Xiaoan stuck out his tongue and turned back to his seat.
Huang Xiaoxiao shook her head and opened her laptop.
Director Office.
Jiang Qianxun was also busy dealing with department matters.
Although there were many emails waiting for her to process, reading the design drawings was as easy for her as eating. In just one morning, she processed all the emails of the department during this period of time, and by the way, she made modification plans for the sketches submitted by the three new designers.
At this time, she was a little hungry.
No one can let the baby go hungry, so she was about to quit her email and go to the staff cafeteria to eat, when she discovered that there was an unread email in the envelope, from the general secretary.
As for the content, it is similar to twelve days ago, but we still canceled the weekly meeting because Xing Ming Yu will be back for another week.
Time is indeed a good healer. The last time Jiang Qianxun saw such a letter, she felt depressed. But now, after reading it, she felt no emotion at all. She quickly clicked the "X" in the upper right corner of the webpage and walked out of the office.
staff canteen.
Xing’s employee meals are not divided by position, everyone is treated equally, and the meals are also very rich, with both Chinese and Western food, and also come with fruits and milk, which is very rich.
Jiang Qianxun ordered a Chinese meal and some fruit. As soon as she sat down by the window, she realized she had forgotten to get a drink.
"Director An?" Before he could get up and leave his seat, Huang Xiaoxiao's voice suddenly rang out from the front.
Looking up, Huang Xiaoxiao was standing beside the table in a professional suit with a smile on her face. She glanced at her meal and before she could answer, she spoke again.
"Director An, did you forget to get something to drink? Let me get it for you. What do you like to drink? Milk or soup?"
Jiang Qianxun glanced at her right foot which was still wrapped in a bandage and shook her head: "Your foot injury hasn't healed yet, I'll do it myself."
Huang Xiaoxiao turned around on the spot and smiled sincerely: "Look, my foot injury is not a big problem. It was my mother's idea to pack this. It looks serious, but it's actually nothing. But you, you are pregnant, it's not convenient for you to run around, let me help you get it. It just so happens that I have something to ask of you."
Knowing that he couldn't win over this enthusiastic girl, Jiang Qianxun didn't refuse: "Let's have some white water. Thank you."
She returned to her seat and before she had taken two bites of her meal, a glass of water appeared in front of her.
Looking up, she saw Huang Xiaoxiao sitting opposite her, holding a Chinese meal exactly the same as hers, looking at her sweetly.
As if noticing her scrutiny, Huang Xiaoxiao smiled and explained, "I also want to try my idol's taste. Director An, don't you mind?"
Jiang Qianxun picked up a piece of tomato and a piece of beef and put them in her mouth, shaking her head: "It's okay, and besides, it's time to get off work now, just call me by my name."
"Okay." Huang Xiaoxiao responded, picked up a piece of beef and tomato and put them in her mouth, praising the dishes she picked, saying they were really good and much more delicious than Western food.
"It's because the chef is skilled. I heard that the head chef here is named Jiang, and he has won many domestic awards." The two of them did chat once, and the conversation went well, so Jiang Qianxun said a few more words.
Huang Xiaoxiao was very happy to get her response. She continued chatting about the dishes and the atmosphere quickly became harmonious.
The two of them talked about food, clothes, and family. When they talked about family, Huang Xiaoxiao suddenly said something.
"By the way, Qianxun, speaking of family, when do you and Mr. Qin plan to get married? I think Mr. Qin treats you very well. He will come to the company to see you and the child when he is free."
When it comes to scumbag men, Jiang Qianxun suddenly loses her appetite.
She didn't want to talk about this matter, so she turned the topic to Huang Xiaoxiao.
"Don't just talk about me. You just said you had something to ask of me. What is it?"
Huang Xiaoxiao's smile faded a little, she put down the spoon, and said shyly, "It's about... a blind date."
Jiang Qianxun suddenly realized: "You mean Wei Xianglin? What happened to him? Did he bully you?"
Huang Xiaoxiao shook her head: "How could that be? I'm a newcomer, and I don't interact with him much at work. We're busy with our own things, so how could he have the time to bully others for no reason? He asked me to have lunch with him tomorrow, and I'm just a little nervous and scared."
"I thought it was nothing serious. It's okay. He's a very nice guy. He always smiles and is easy to get along with. Didn't you meet him in the conference room that day?" Jiang Qianxun comforted her and drank a sip of water.
"At that time, I was on official business and just wanted to meet someone to get acquainted. But tomorrow is different. We are going to discuss marriage. Whenever I think about dating someone I haven't known for long, getting married, and having children in the future, I get inexplicably nervous."
Jiang Qianxun put down the water glass.
Put yourself in Huang Xiaoxiao's shoes. She understands this anxiety, so...
"You want me to go on a blind date with you?"
Huang Xiaoxiao nodded and looked at her expectantly.
Jiang Qianxun refused directly: "This is not good, I may not be able to help you."
"why?"
"First of all, blind dates involve a certain degree of privacy, so it's best not to have outsiders."
"Secondly, I'm Wei Xianglin's boss. If I accompany you on a blind date, what do you want Wei Xianglin to think? How should he respond? So, I can't help you."
"But I'm still scared, Chihiro, please help me, just as if you are helping me to screen. I'm not very good at judging people." Huang Xiaoxiao's face was full of pleading.
"I haven't even had a boyfriend before, so I really don't know how to judge a person. What if I meet a scumbag? I think you have a good eye for choosing people. You're lucky to meet such a devoted boyfriend like Qin Shao."
Qin Chuan?
infatuation?
After hearing this, Jiang Qianxun almost vomited the food he had just eaten and sighed softly.
Huang Xiaoxiao saw this and looked puzzled: "Qianxun? Why do you look like that? Did I say something wrong? Or, you and Mr. Qin..."
Jiang Qianxun came back to his senses: "It's okay."
Huang Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. From your expression just now, I thought something unpleasant happened between you and Mr. Qin, or that Mr. Qin misunderstood you."
"Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding?" Jiang Qianxun looked confused.
Huang Xiaoxiao waved her hands repeatedly: "There is no misunderstanding, it's just my guess. You see, I tend to let my imagination run wild. I don't know what I will think of when I see Wei Xianglin tomorrow, let alone open my eyes to see people. Qianxun, help me, okay?"
Seeing Huang Xiaoxiao's pleading eyes, and thinking of Qin Chuan, a double-faced scumbag, Jiang Qianxun thought about it and finally agreed.
"Okay, then I'll be shameless and have dinner with you tomorrow."
"Chihiro, you're so nice."
Jiang Qianxun looked at her right hand that was grabbed by her and shook her head helplessly.
"Then, can I add your personal cell phone? In case you have something urgent and can't check WeChat tomorrow at noon, I can also call you." Huang Xiaoxiao said again.
Jiang Qianxun thought about it and gave her his number.
Now that she had something to do, Jiang Qianxun felt that life was much better.
In the afternoon, she returned to the conference room and continued teaching several new designers.
Among them was Huang Xiaoxiao, with whom she had a very pleasant conversation.
After teaching Huang Xiaoxiao, Jin Xiaoan just brought her the afternoon snack. Seeing Huang Xiaoxiao staring at her, she invited her to try two pieces of osmanthus cake.
Huang Xiaoxiao was reluctant at first, but couldn't resist her enthusiasm and ate two pieces. She also praised the taste of the osmanthus cake as being similar to that made by a nanny she knew.
Jiang Qianxun didn't care because Huawen's human resources manager called again, this time asking her about the decoration style of Huawen's design department. She had to draw the design sketches again, and she was busy for the whole afternoon and evening. When she sent the design drawings back to Huawen, it was already past ten o'clock in the evening.
Aunt Lan just happened to knock on the door and come in, urging her to wash up and go to bed.
She had been sleepy recently and was really exhausted after a busy day. She simply washed up and didn't even have a midnight snack. She set the alarm clock to avoid forgetting about the blind date with Huang Xiaoxiao the next day, and fell asleep.
The next morning.
Jiang Qianxun finished the design department meeting at eleven o'clock, and at this time, Xie Qiong called again.
Thinking of her relationship with Xing Mingyu, she thought about it and did not answer it. She reviewed the design drawings of several new projects and sent them out. It was noon and the alarm clock rang.
She looked at Huang Xiaoxiao's workstation and found that she was no longer there.
Maybe she was putting on makeup?
As she thought about it, she took out a tissue, wiped off the lipstick she had just applied during the meeting, and got up to go to the staff cafeteria.
......
staff canteen.
In order to have an excuse to sit with Huang Xiaoxiao for a while longer, Jiang Qianxun spent a long time choosing in the food serving area, and finally chose the roast chicken which took the longest time to eat.
Afraid that she would eat too much, she got another cup of mung bean soup. Before she could take out her cell phone to ask where Huang Xiaoxiao was, the phone rang.
Two minutes later, Jiang Qianxun took the food tray and sat at a sparsely populated open-air table outside the staff cafeteria with Wei Xianglin and Huang Xiaoxiao, whom she "met by chance".
"Qianxun, sit next to me." As soon as they arrived at the seat, Huang Xiaoxiao pulled Jiang Qianxun to sit next to her.
Wei Xianglin raised his eyebrows, sat down opposite the two of them, and smiled: "You two have a good relationship. So, you asked Director An to come here to help check today?"
After saying that, Wei Xianglin looked at Jiang Qianxun again, with a pleading look on his face: "Then Director An, please treat me equally. I finally met someone I like. You can't just help Miss Huang find fault with me and not say good things about me."
Jiang Qianxun and Huang Xiaoxiao didn't expect Wei Xianglin to be so straightforward. They were stunned for a moment and then smiled.
"It's hard to carry this water. Why don't I just stop carrying it? I'll eat it over there. What if I hear something I shouldn't? You guys will have to pay me hush money."
Wei Xianglin laughed at her: "It's okay to pay hush money, but you can't ask for too much. You know how much I earn, and my family is just average. At least leave me some money to be my wife."
"He has a Beijing accent, studied abroad for five years, and said his family is average. Xiaoxiao, do you believe it?" Jiang Qianxun put on disposable gloves, tore off a piece of chicken leg, and threw the topic to Huang Xiaoxiao.
Huang Xiaoxiao met Wei Xianglin's smiling eyes and smiled sweetly: "I don't believe it."
With a good start, the atmosphere of the following blind date was very harmonious.
The two talked about family background and family members, including their jobs and income. Jiang Qianxun then found out that Huang Xiaoxiao was actually the adopted daughter of someone else's family. She didn't say what the details were, only that her adoptive parents came from a wealthy family, her biological parents came from an average family, but she had a good relationship with the four elders.
Wei Xianglin's parents and Huang Xiaoxiao's biological parents are also good friends, and the two families are interested in bringing them together. Wei Xianglin also said that he likes quiet and well-behaved girls, and Huang Xiaoxiao just fits the bill.
The Wei family owns a supermarket, and their savings are estimated to be no less than seven figures, so it wouldn't be unfair to her if she married into their family.
When Jiang Qianxun heard this, she had almost finished the roast chicken in her hand. Coincidentally, a male colleague from the same department came over to greet Wei Xianglin. Wei Xianglin collected the plate, greeted her and his colleague, and left. It was hard to tell that he had just been on a blind date.
"What do you think of Wei Xianglin?" Jiang Qianxun also took off his disposable gloves, stood up and asked Huang Xiaoxiao.
Huang Xiaoxiao asked back: "Director An, what do you think?"
"It's hard for me to say. It depends on you. If I just look at his personality, I think he has a very good personality and is very cheerful." She did not comment on anything else.
Huang Xiaoxiao lowered her head and thought for a while, then followed Jiang Qianxun's footsteps: "Since you have said it, I believe in your vision. In fact, I also think he is a good person. I want to give it a try."
"It's up to you to decide."
Maybe Huang Xiaoxiao really thought Wei Xianglin was a good guy. In the next few days, Jiang Qianxun found that he saw Wei Xianglin more often every day.
He either treated everyone to breakfast in the morning or treated everyone to milk tea or coffee in the afternoon. Of course, Huang Xiaoxiao was the one who was especially taken care of, and Wei Xianglin always personally delivered the food to her.
But I don’t know if Huang Xiaoxiao is too introverted. In front of everyone, she just smiled politely at Wei Xianglin every time without much communication. For the documents that Wei Xianglin handed to her, she just said thank you politely.
Only once, when Jiang Qianxun went to the tea room to make milk, she saw Wei Xianglin filling hot water for Huang Xiaoxiao. When he took it, their fingers touched each other. Huang Xiaoxiao blushed and said thank you shyly.
After get off work that night, she saw Huang Xiaoxiao getting into Wei Xianglin's car.
The two of them should still be getting to know each other.
Thinking about how he had once misunderstood Huang Xiaoxiao and Xing Mingyu, Jiang Qianxun felt a little embarrassed and secretly sighed that he was too wary of others.
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