He Xiu had originally planned to go out for lunch and happened to see the scene where Jian Yan retorted her high school classmates. It was already the time for the first batch of employees to have their meals. Seeing that Jian Yan was holding a lunch box and walking towards the staff cafeteria, he was too lazy to go outside and directly headed to the staff cafeteria.

  There were some people sitting in twos and threes in the cafeteria. Jian Yan found an empty seat, sat down, and opened her lunch box. She had a super-insulated three-layer lunch box. Even though several hours had passed, the food inside was still steaming.

  He Xiu spotted her seat at a glance, picked up a tray, and went to the serving window to get his meal. Today, the cafeteria was serving braised beef with potatoes. When the aunt serving the food saw that Manager He had come to the cafeteria to eat in person, she gave him an especially large portion of beef.

  There was barely any potatoes visible.

  He Xiu thanked the aunt in the cafeteria, then carried the tray and sat down opposite Jian Yan. Jian Yan was a bit surprised. When she looked up and saw that it was He Xiu, she was even more astonished.

  "Cough, cough." She covered her mouth and coughed softly twice, almost standing up. "Manager He."

  He Xiu looked at her and smiled. "I'm just here for a meal. There's no need to be so nervous."

  "Um, well..." Although Jian Yan responded like this, she still felt a bit awkward in her heart. He Xiu, on the other hand, seemed very natural and even took a look at the dishes in her lunch box: "Do you usually bring your own lunch to eat?"

  Jian Yan nodded. "Yes."

  "Is the food in the cafeteria not delicious?"

  "No, no." If she made Manager He think that there was a problem with the quality of the food in the cafeteria, then the uncles and aunts in the cafeteria might not let her in anymore. "As far as staff meals go, the quality is already quite good. I'm just a bit picky."

  "I see." He Xiu was still studying her lunch: soft white rice, pork rib and corn soup, stir-fried broccoli, and Mapo tofu. "Did you make all these yourself?"

  "Yeah."

  "Did you make them in the morning?"

  "Yeah. I usually get up quite early in the morning. The pork rib soup was stewed last night and was just ready to drink in the morning. If I work the night shift, I make the meal at noon."

  He Xiu laughed. "I never would have thought you were so virtuous."

  Jian Yan thought for a while. It seemed that Nan Si had also said something like this: "Is it because I dress fashionably and don't look like someone who can cook?"

  He Xiu lowered his head and smiled. "Has anyone else said that to you?"

  Jian Yan shrugged. "No one."

  He Xiu said: "These dishes of yours look really good. I just don't know if they taste as good as they look." He pursed his lips with a faint smile and looked at Jian Yan. "You don't mind if I try some, do you?"

  When several colleagues eat together, it's inevitable that they will taste each other's dishes. Especially since Jian Yan always brings her own lunch, many female colleagues have tasted the food she made.

  But He Xiu wasn't a female colleague. Logically speaking, she should be very 介意. However, he was sitting right opposite her and had been chatting with her for so long. In fact... she didn't dislike him as much as she had imagined.

  She picked up a clean spoon and scooped a piece of pork rib onto He Xiu's tray.

  At this moment, she deeply felt that people who were good-looking and had a nice voice really received extra care from the world.

  "Thank you." He Xiu picked up the pork rib and took a bite, then raised his eyebrows at Jian Yan. "You have good cooking skills. It seems I need to change my opinion that 'pretty women can't cook'."

  After hearing his words, Jian Yan instinctively retorted: "Who said that pretty women can't cook?"

  "I..." He Xiu suddenly stopped when he said this. He lowered his eyelids, pursed his lips slightly, and said, "No one."

  Jian Yan thought it was a bit strange but didn't delve into it. He Xiu quickly returned to normal and smiled at her, saying, "Actually, I'm also a good cook. I'll let you try my cooking if I get the chance."

  Jian Yan looked at him in surprise and politely said thank you.

  He Xiu said: "What shift will you be working tomorrow?"

  "Still the morning shift."

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  "Then let me treat you to lunch tomorrow as a thank you for this piece of pork rib."

  Jian Yan quickly said: "There's no need. You're being too kind."

  He Xiu said: "You don't need to be so polite. I've treated all the employees of the Dream Wardrobe to a meal."

  Is that so?

  Jian Yan was a bit skeptical.

  He Xiu smiled at her. "The company is quite busy at the end of the year. I haven't treated you to a meal since you've been here for so long. I'll make up for it tomorrow."

  "Really, there's no need..."

  "I've treated all the other employees. If I don't treat you, others might think I have something against you."

  "Um..."

  "It's settled then."

  …

  When Jian Yan carried her lunch box back to the Dream Wardrobe, she was still thinking about this matter. A colleague saw her coming back with a frown and walked up to ask her: "What's wrong with you?"

  "Ah..." Jian Yan thought for a while and asked her, "That... Has Manager He ever treated you to a meal?"

  The colleague nodded and said: "Yes, he did. When the Dream Wardrobe was just established, he treated all the employees to a meal."

  "What about the new employees who joined later?"

  "He treated them too. I'm one of them."

  "Oh..." When Jian Yan heard her say this, she felt relieved.

  "Come on, let's go eat." A colleague came up and hooked her arm around the person talking to Jian Yan and walked towards the cafeteria. "What were you two chatting about?"

  "Jian Yan asked me if Manager He had treated me to a meal."

  "Oh, you joined later and didn't eat with us. What did Manager He treat you to?"

  "He let me choose myself and then I could go to him for reimbursement after the meal."

  Jian Yan, who had already walked away, didn't hear this conversation.

  Her phone in her coat pocket vibrated. Jian Yan took it out and saw that it was a WeChat message from Lin Zhen: "Great. My mom arranged another blind date for me at noon today."

  Jian Yan thought for a while and replied to her: "If you really don't want to go, then don't. You always sound so complaining every time."

  Lin Zhen: I have no choice. I'm already thirty. I'm actually very anxious [facepalm emoji]

  Jian Yan: You can't rush this kind of thing.

  Lin Zhen: I need a boyfriend to fill the void [facepalm emoji]

  Jian Yan: Void? Then you can play games.

  Lin Zhen: …………

  Lin Zhen: Is that why you play games?

  Jian Yan: No. My void is filled with money :)

  Lin Zhen: [goodbye emoji]

  Lin Zhen: I'm going into battle. I'll give you a live broadcast later.

  Jian Yan laughed and put her phone back in her bag.

  Unexpectedly, Lin Zhen really gave her a live broadcast. Her phone in her pocket would vibrate every ten to twenty minutes. After seeing off a group of customers, Jian Yan finally had a chance to take out her phone and take a look.

  Lin Zhen: I really wonder what kind of image I have in my mom's eyes [smiling emoji]

  Lin Zhen: The last blind date guy thought I disliked him because he was poor. He must have complained to the matchmaker. This time, they introduced a nouveau riche to me. [smiling emoji]

  Lin Zhen: He has already bragged from his family's ocean-view villa to their private airport [goodbye emoji]

  Lin Zhen: Do you know how I feel now? I really want to wear a full set of Zhennv Wangye equipment and go up and beat him [smiling emoji]

  "Pfft." Jian Yan couldn't help laughing when she saw this. Just as she was about to send a message to comfort her, her phone vibrated again. "Damn, guess who I saw? Young Master He's friend!"

  Tang Zheng was also forced by his family to come and meet a blind date today. He just couldn't understand. He was only 29, he was good-looking, and with the Tang family's background, why was he still being forced to go on a blind date?? Did they think he couldn't marry a wife?

  Hehe!

  Lin Zhen had been glancing in his direction intentionally or unintentionally since he came in. There was a beautiful woman sitting opposite him, with an outstanding temperament, but she didn't seem easy to deal with. In this situation, as an experienced person, Lin Zhen quickly understood—this woman was also here for a blind date.

  This restaurant was originally a mecca for blind dates. Among the men and women sitting here, probably five out of ten pairs were here for blind dates. But he... wasn't he gay? And he already had Young Master He as his fixed partner and had even said that he liked him the most!

  Alas, every family has its own problems. Even though he was gay, he still had to succumb to the pressure from all sides and come to a blind date with a woman. He wasn't having an easy time either.

  "Miss Lin, are you listening to me?" The nouveau riche opposite Lin Zhen called out to her.

  Lin Zhen came back to her senses, smiled at him, and said: "Where did you just stop? Your family's plane or your family's Gundam?"

  Tang Zheng also noticed Lin Zhen's side at this moment. He always felt that this woman looked familiar. After thinking for a while, he finally remembered that this was the woman who was with Jian Yan that day.

  … Wasn't she a lesbian? Why was she also out on a blind date?

  He looked at the man sitting opposite Lin Zhen and shook his head. With this kind of quality, if he were a woman, he would also rather choose Jian Yan.

  The young lady opposite was still chattering on about the precautions after marriage. Tang Zheng suddenly stood up and walked towards Lin Zhen: "Hello. Do you remember me?"

  Lin Zhen was a bit surprised that he would come up and talk to her, but she seized this as a lifesaver and nodded quickly: "Yes, I do."

  Tang Zheng smiled at her. "I didn't expect to meet you here. What a coincidence."

  "Yeah."

  "Tang Zheng, what's going on?" The young lady on a blind date with Tang Zheng came over and sized up Lin Zhen a few times. "Do you know this auntie?"

  … Auntie?

  Lin Zhen gave a dry laugh. If she were wearing a full set of Zhennv Wangye equipment at this moment, she would definitely beat this woman first: "Who's your auntie? Call me dad."

  The young lady: "…"

  Tang Zheng couldn't help laughing out loud. He spoke up before the two of them could start arguing: "This is my friend. We haven't seen each other for a long time. It's rare to meet today, so I won't keep you company. You can eat slowly. This meal is on me."

  Lin Zhen immediately took the opportunity and also said to the man on a blind date with her: "Right. I'll take my leave now. How about you share a table with this young lady? I think she will definitely be interested in your family's Gundam."

  Tang Zheng laughed again and pulled Lin Zhen out of the restaurant.

  Both his and Lin Zhen's cars were parked outside. When the two of them reached their cars, they both paused. After thinking for a while, Tang Zheng said to Lin Zhen: "How about we find a place to eat nearby?"