Chapter 1182: Shi Ran and Yun Qitian's Solo Business Trip 2

"Good, you did very well. Go back for now, and report to my company in three days."

Within five minutes of arriving at the competitor's company, Shi Ran had learned everything the opponent intended to do without anyone being the wiser.

There was no need for the Security Guard to say much; just from the few sentences the General Manager had entrusted to the Security Guard, Shi Ran was able to draw inferences and roughly judge what was going on!

There was no need to go to the company now.

Just kidding, the little tricks that General Manager wanted to pull were simply not worth looking at.

Before even leaving the company gates, Shi Ran had already thought of a countermeasure; a couple of phone calls later, and that would be enough to keep him busy for a while.

In the car, she yawned and instructed, "Back to the company."

She had originally thought it would be somewhat tricky, but the opponent's deliberate obstruction had instead made things simple.

She didn't want to waste time; since it was already resolved, she would go back early, as there were things to do back there.

The driver had been driving for about twenty minutes when suddenly—"Bang!" A loud noise erupted, the car shook violently, and then it stopped moving.

"Ah!"

Shi Ran screamed instinctively.

She had been resting with her eyes closed, thinking about what the company needed to do the next day, and was lost in thought when the sudden loud noise gave her a fright.

Immediately after, a not-so-broad chest pulled her into an embrace, even though this chest was also trembling slightly—from fear!

The driver explained from the front: "I'm sorry, President, Mr. Yun, it seems like a tire blew out. I'll go down and take a look." The driver pushed the car door open and got out to check.

Shi Ran instantly moved away from Yun Qitian's embrace.

Both of their faces were flushed, and their little hearts were pounding hard.

Their faces were flushed because they both thought they had encountered robbers, when in fact it was just a flat tire!

This damn misunderstanding was truly embarrassing.

Their little hearts were pounding hard not because of shyness, but because they hadn't recovered from being startled just now.

The driver quickly returned to the car: "President, it is indeed a flat tire. I'm sorry, it's all my fault. This car cannot be used tonight. Would you like me to call a car for the two of you?"

Shi Ran: "No need. Let's consider the flat tire as fate; we'll go stay at a hotel."

She then asked Yun Qitian: "Is the hotel you booked far from here?"

Yun Qitian opened his phone's location—coincidentally, the straight-line distance to the hotel was only three hundred meters; they could just get out and walk there.

No need to hesitate, just get out of the car.

Shi Ran told the driver to pick them up at the hotel early tomorrow morning, and then the two of them strolled toward the hotel.

"What is that? It smells so good!" Yun Qitian looked at the open-air barbecue stall not far away, feeling a bit strange, but mostly curious and yearning.

He had eaten barbecue, but he had never seen a roadside stall.

Shi Ran teased him good-naturedly: "No way, no way, the supposedly well-traveled Young Master Yun has actually never eaten at a roadside stall?"

In fact, she hadn't eaten at one for many years either; she had eaten it when traveling with her parents as a child, and for so many years, she hadn't had the chance to eat it a second time.

Even though it was both barbecue, grilling it yourself at a seaside Resort and buying it on the street were two different feelings.

That flavor.

The meat skewers sizzling with oil, full of charred fragrance.

Eating it is satisfaction, and swallowing it is called happiness!

As for gaining weight or it being unhealthy, those are all things to think about only after finishing it.

Yun Qitian looked blank: "Never eaten it. Is it edible? My mom says roadside stalls aren't hygienic, and it's better to make it yourself."

His mother, Ma Ling'er, was a doctor, and a doctor's professional habit was to want to put everything under a microscope to observe.

Ma Ling'er felt that roadside barbecue stalls and food courts weren't hygienic, so naturally, she wouldn't let her son eat there, and thus Yun Qitian had never eaten it from childhood to adulthood.

Although the aroma was tempting, he still held a sense of awe toward this kind of roadside delicacy.

"It's edible! I don't know if it's hygienic or not, but I want to eat it. Do you want some?"

Shi Ran blinked her large eyes at him.

Her usual coldness, capability, and decisiveness were nowhere to be found.

There was only a craving for barbecue; she even licked her lips, her girlish coquettishness fully revealed.

Who could withstand this?

Yun Qitian nodded affirmatively: "Eat, I want to eat too!"

Whether it was hygienic or not was no longer important.

So the two of them walked over excitedly.

Seeing business arrive, the roadside stall owner greeted them enthusiastically: "Handsome, beauty, what would you like to eat?"

Shi Ran: "Boss, what's good here?"

The chubby boss wiped the sweat from his bald head with a snow-white towel and said boisterously: "Everything here is good. Would the young lady like to try a little bit of everything?"

He was just saying it casually.

There were over a hundred varieties at the stall; if they had one of each, the two of them wouldn't be able to finish it.

"Alright, let's have a little of everything." Shi Ran nodded in agreement.

"Coming right up, please have a seat, you two."

The boss was even more enthusiastic than before; without hesitation, he pulled down the towel he had just used to wipe his sweat and diligently helped the two of them wipe the greasy table and chairs.

He wiped the table first, then the chairs.

Then he served two sets of simple, sterilized tableware and asked with a smile: "What would you two like to drink? You don't look like people who eat at roadside stalls. How about two bottles of ice-cold beer? Barbecue and ice-cold beer are a perfect match."

He spoke with great animation and high spirits.

He was full of confidence in his own barbecue, a level of confidence that even a three-star Michelin chef might not necessarily have.

The two of them basically didn't drink alcohol; occasionally they would have a little 1982 Lafite or high-end red wine, but they basically didn't drink beer.

But the boss was very enthusiastic, and what he said was so pleasant.

Was the person at the table next to them drinking iced beer?

The golden liquid bubbled with foam, and a thin layer of white frost formed on the glass, which soon melted into water vapor.

But there were no ice cubes in the glass.

Yun Qitian was like a curious Baobao; he asked when he didn't understand: "Boss, why is there no ice in the beer glasses here?"

The boss's eyes were just as confused as his: "Why would there be ice in the beer glass?"

After saying that, he pointed casually at the freezer next to him and gave the answer: "Our beer is kept in the freezer by the bottle; we don't use ice cubes."

Yun Qitian:...

In his impression, things that must be present when drinking were: a decanter, crystal glasses, an ice bucket, and ice tongs made of sterling silver.

He really didn't know that one could just put beer bottles directly into a freezer.

But without a doubt, this method was convenient, fast, simple, and effective!

So he gave the boss a thumbs up: "High, very impressive!"

"Hahahaha, what's so impressive about this? You sure know how to talk, handsome. You guys go ahead and drink; the skewers will be ready in a moment."

From under the table, the boss pulled out a Rope as if by magic, with a bottle opener tied to the end of the Rope.

"Bang! Bang!" With two sounds, the bottle caps were popped off, and white cold air rose slowly.

In the next instant, the boss had already returned to the grill, skillfully flipping the skewers and sprinkling cumin and chili powder on them...

A waiter brought over a platter of peanuts and edamame, as well as a plate of watermelon.

They hadn't ordered these; they were complimentary.

Eating outdoors felt very strange.