Chapter 424

Huang Weiwei finished her work, and dusk was approaching.

Xue Bing never appeared, and neither did Guo Wei. We locked her office door and prepared to go home.

Sitting in Huang Weiwei's car, I saw her stretch her body and let out a long sigh.

She was clearly very tired, with a trace of fatigue showing between her brows. This made my heart ache for no reason. Men don't want their women to be tired; if a woman is tired, it's either because the man is incompetent or the woman is too strong.

Huang Weiwei clearly didn't belong to either category. First of all, I am not an incompetent man, and furthermore, she is not a strong-willed woman. It's just that we are both looking after ourselves now and have no heart to think about these problems.

"Why don't we invite them to dinner?" She asked, not looking at me.

"Invite who?"

"Guo Wei and them," she smiled lightly, biting her lip, "and your old lover too."

I said with a straight face, "If you want to invite them, you do it; I won't. Why invite them to dinner for no reason?"

"If I invite them, then I invite them. Anyway, it's the same whether I invite them or you do. It's not like we're spending anyone else's money." Huang Weiwei pouted, full of unhappiness.

"Actually, it's the same who invites them, but Weiwei, can you stop being so sharp-tongued in the future? I'm your husband." I said, reaching out to squeeze her hand.

She dodged me, her eyes misty, and sighed sadly, "This Xue Bing is still quite capable. She's beautiful and sings well. I didn't expect her dancing to be even better. You won't regret it, will you?"

I feigned anger, "Wife, what's wrong with you today? You're talking nonsense. Do you want to make me die of anger?"

Huang Weiwei turned her head and stared at me quietly, making my heart crawl. Suddenly she burst into laughter and said, "Are you feeling guilty?"

I shouted aggrievedly for no reason, "Why should I feel guilty? Why would I feel guilty? I haven't done anything shameful. Why should I feel guilty?"

She turned her head away, looking at the front of the car, and asked me faintly, "Is there anything between you two?"

"What kind of thing?"

"You know what kind of thing, why do you have to make me say it?" A blush spread across her face, and she pinched my arm, scolding me softly, "You lecher, it's just that kind of thing between men and women."

I seemed to have suddenly realized, turned my head, and said seriously, "Don't think nonsense. We have a pure comradely relationship. It's not as filthy as you think."

Hearing me say she was filthy, Huang Weiwei got anxious, exerted force with her hand, and her fingertips seemed to pierce my skin, making me howl like a pig.

When I screamed, she laughed instead. Happily, she asked, "Know the pain now?"

I hurriedly begged for mercy; although I knew she didn't really want me to be in pain, I made a gesture of begging for mercy at this moment, and she would feel incomparably happy.

She let go and ordered me, "Call them."

I pretended to be extremely aggrieved and took out my phone to call Guo Wei.

Guo Wei was very supportive of my proposal and insisted on being the one to treat. He said if we agreed, we would go to the Xinlinyin Restaurant to eat seafood.

I covered the microphone and asked Huang Weiwei, "Guo Wei said he's treating."

Huang Weiwei said with a flowery smile, "Of course he's treating."

"Why?"

"He's actually not inviting us; he's inviting Xue Bing. He's inviting a beauty to dinner, and we're just guests accompanying them."

My heart ached faintly. In Huang Weiwei's words, it was clear she wanted to facilitate something good between him and Xue Bing. My righteous rhetoric had made her completely let down her guard, thinking that the relationship between Xue Bing and me was truly pure and clean.

I uncovered the microphone and said, "If you want to treat, then treat; we'll come over."

Guo Wei on the other end of the phone hesitated, stammering for a long time before saying, "Teacher Xue doesn't want to go."

My heart was happy, but I didn't dare to show the slightest bit on my face.

Xue Bing refusing to eat with us was exactly what I wanted. I didn't want to eat with her either, especially with Huang Weiwei by my side and Guo Wei there.

I turned to Huang Weiwei and said, "Guo Wei said Xue Bing doesn't agree."

I handed the phone to her and said, "You talk to him."

Huang Weiwei took the phone and asked unhappily, "Guo Wei, I'm afraid you have a guilty conscience and are afraid we'll disturb your good deeds, right?"

I didn't know what Guo Wei said on the phone, but I only saw a smile appear on Huang Weiwei's face.

After chatting for a few sentences, she hung up the phone and handed it to me, saying, "Forget it. They have good things to do. We don't want to be thick-skinned and go. Let's just go home; I'll cook tonight and make a Western-style meal to reward you."

I asked strangely, "Aren't we going home?"

"Of course we're going home. We're going back to our own home."

She started the car, drove for a few dozen meters, and then suddenly remembered and shouted violently, "Oh, we should go buy groceries first."

A delicate girl like her had been soaked in a honey pot since she was born. She had always been the type to have clothes brought to her and food served to her; how could she cook?

Huang Weiwei clearly saw through my thoughts and smiled, "You doubt I can't, right?"

I hurriedly said, "No. My wife can handle the hall and the kitchen. Not only can she do it, but she's also refined. How could I doubt it?"

Huang Weiwei said seriously, "It's right not to doubt. Chen Feng, let me tell you, once you eat the food I cook, you'll know what gourmet food is."

Her confident smile warmed my heart.

After buying the groceries, I carried them in both hands and followed her toward the car.

Just as we reached the car, I heard a loud shout, "It's the leader!"

Hearing the sound, I looked over and saw Qian Youyu with a big belly, a small black bag tucked under his arm, and a toothpick in his mouth, looking at me with a grin.

I looked around him, and besides him, there was no one else.

Qian Youyu looked at the groceries in my hands and shouted fussily, "Leader, you're even buying groceries yourself."

I smiled, "If I don't buy groceries, what will I eat?"

Qian Youyu praised, "Such a big leader, personally buying groceries and cooking. This is the first time I've witnessed it."

Seeing Huang Weiwei, he became even more fussy and shouted exaggeratedly, "Leader, how can you let your wife cook?"

I put the groceries into the trunk, closed the lid, and said, "Can't I do it?"

"Of course not." Qian Youyu grabbed me and said, "The leader is busy with ten thousand things; such a small matter as cooking must not take up your precious time. Let's do this, I'll treat."

I was about to decline when Huang Weiwei said from the side, "Boss Qian, we're going home after work to cook; every family is like this. Leaders have to eat too."

Huang Weiwei knew Qian Youyu; she had been to Suxi, and there was no one she didn't know. It's just that she wasn't familiar with everyone.

Qian Youyu dragged me and wouldn't let go, insisting on treating us to dinner.

I smiled and said, "Old Qian, looking at you, you've already eaten; if you treat us to dinner, are you going to sit on the side and watch?"

Qian Youyu laughed along and said, "Who said I've eaten?" As he spoke, he patted his belly, looking extremely hungry.

"You've got a toothpick in your mouth, and you say you haven't eaten?" I didn't want to tangle with him anymore, opened the car door, and prepared to get in.

Qian Youyu blocked the car door and wouldn't let me get in, first giving me a cigarette and then busily taking out a lighter to light it.

Huang Weiwei frowned and said, "Smoking is not allowed in the car."

I avoided Qian Youyu's lighter, held the cigarette between my fingers, pointed at the trunk, and said, "Old Qian, go do your business. I just bought a fish; if I don't go back and kill it, it won't be fresh if it dies."

Qian Youyu said indifferently, "A fish, what a big deal. If it dies, just throw it away."

I said angrily, "Old Qian, people like us who live on a salary, how dare we waste like you! A fish, dozens of yuan, isn't it a pity to throw it away?"

"I'll pay for it." Qian Youyu said boldly, wanting to take out money.

This action of his made me extremely angry. Qian Youyu is not a bad person, but there is one thing he will never learn: thinking that any matter can be solved as long as there is money.

Qian Youyu cannot be counted as an upstart; every cent of his money is hard-earned. When he was young, he was a carpenter and had a little savings. When the reform and opening up came, someone helped him, and he started as a construction contractor. Later, the business grew bigger and bigger, and the management gradually became decent. Today, he is already one of the few well-known construction contractors in Hengyue City.

"Old Qian, if you keep nagging, be careful, or I'll kick you." I scolded him, my face covered with a layer of frost. This action of mine was done for Huang Weiwei to see. Huang Weiwei had told me several times before to try not to get too close to these business people.

Hearing me scold him, Qian Youyu became even more excited. He has the same temperament as Zhao Dequan; the more you scold him, the more comfortable he feels.

Qian Youyu's investment in Suxi now has some prospects. As long as he appears in Suxi, there is no one who doesn't know him, and they are all respectful, which makes him feel very comforted psychologically.

"Leader, no matter what today, you must give me face. You must eat this meal."

"Can I not eat it?"

"If you think my face isn't enough, it doesn't matter, I'll invite Town Mayor Liu to accompany you, that should be enough, right?"

I was startled and asked, "Town Mayor Liu has also come to the city?"

"Yes, he came yesterday. The town needs to inspect the work of the enterprise office, so a few people came. They are sitting in the company in Suxi Town right now."

"In Jin Ling's shop?" I asked.

"Yes. Zhao Jinming resigned and is determined to do business. Town Mayor Liu is worried, so he came to inspect, preparing to separate the enterprise office from Zhao Jinming."

"Old Qian, you seem to know everything about our Suxi Town now!" I teased him, "I, this secretary, know less than you."

Qian Youyu's face immediately became awkward, and he said muffledly, "I also heard the gossip, it's not accurate, not accurate."

"Since they are all here, I have to go see them." I said, telling Huang Weiwei about the situation of the Suxi Town leadership team coming to Hengyue City. Finally, I said, "I think it's better to go take a look."

Huang Weiwei was noncommittal, and I said to Qian Youyu, "Shall we go together?"

Qian Youyu happily went to drive, and I sat in the car, sighed long, and said, "Wife, I'll make you a late-night snack tonight."