Gold Medal Sweetheart

"I'm just teasing you. As long as you're happy," Tang Xin hugged her mother. "When are we leaving?"

"The day after tomorrow afternoon."

Tang Xin nodded, "I'll take some time off and accompany you to the airport."

"We'll just take a taxi and go. Don't let it delay your work." Tang's father was always proactive and conscientious, rarely letting personal matters interfere with his work. Therefore, he stopped Tang Xin's suggestion.

"Even though I can't drive, if you guys take a taxi, I'll go with you. I'm worried about you guys going on your own," Tang Xin advised her father. "We won't be able to see each other for a long time."

"Okay, let her go." Thinking that they wouldn't see each other for a long time, Tang's mother stood on her daughter's side this time.

The night before her departure, Tang Xin arrived home from work to find her mother bringing out a plate of scallops with vermicelli and garlic sauce. The table was already filled with her favorite dishes.

"Mom, you're so nice. You cooked so many dishes that I like." She went up and hugged Tang's mother and acted coquettishly.

"Your father and I will be away from home for a while, and there will be no one to cook for you. Today's meal is specially made for my daughter." Tang's mother patted her face lovingly.

In fact, when I knew they were going on a business trip, I was a little surprised but didn't feel anything. But now that they are about to leave, I feel sad and more reluctant to let them go.

But in order not to worry her parents, she smiled and said, "Then I'll eat more."

At the dinner table, Tang's father kept putting food into her bowl. Although he usually didn't like to express himself, even a small gesture showed his deep fatherly love.

"Dad, I'm not a stranger and I don't need your care." Tang Xin teased them deliberately to ease the atmosphere.

"Your father and I are not at home, you have to..."

"You have to take good care of yourself," Tang Xin continued, "Don't worry, I'll make sure I stay plump and healthy and wait for you guys to come back."

"You're not serious at all," Tang's mother burst out laughing, and said with a mixture of love and hate, "When we come back, you can bring a boyfriend to welcome us. That's the most filial thing you can do."

"Mom, eat some vegetables, eat some vegetables." Tang Xin picked up a cola chicken wing and handed it to her mother.

Tang's mother smiled and winked at Tang's father, "Oh, are you trying to shut me up?"

"What time is your flight tomorrow?"

"Four thirty-five." Tang's father replied.

"Then we should still have time to take a taxi then." Tang Xin calculated the time required to check in.

"There's still time." Tang's father agreed.

Asking for leave was quite smooth. Before lunch break, Tang Xin went to Director Zhang to ask for half a day off, and the director approved the leave very readily.

When I came out of the General Affairs Office, I happened to see Zhao Xiaofei supporting Du Meijiao and limping towards the cafeteria with lunch boxes on the other side of the corridor.

Zhao Xiaofei advised: "If it were in the past, you would never go to the cafeteria."

Du Meijiao glared at her in a reproachful manner, "You also know that it was in the past."

Zhao Xiaofei made it clear, "He hasn't been there in such a long time! And on the day of the sports meet, he didn't..."

Just as she was hesitating whether to tell the truth, she met Du Meijiao's warning eyes, "It's just that the time is not right yet. Don't forget who I am." Du Meijiao walked forward stubbornly, with sweat on her forehead.

Tang Xin shook her head. How could the high and mighty Du Meijiao be so humble for a man?

At this time, a new message popped up on WeChat on the mobile phone.

King: Get me some food before you leave.

Tang Xin was puzzled. Normally, for a small matter like asking for leave, one could just tell Director Zhang and as long as it was approved, there was no need to report it to his superiors. How come he knew about her leave so quickly?

: I've taken a leave of absence this afternoon.

King: It won’t take long to get food.

In fact, in order to avoid being seen by other colleagues, every time Jin Taize ate here, he would ask her to go get her lunch ten minutes before lunch break. But remembering his rudeness that night, she just didn't want to bother with him today.

: Go by yourself, someone is expecting you. No need to reply, I can't see because I'm riding my bike.

After replying coldly, Tang Xin threw her phone into her schoolbag, out of sight, out of mind.

Before leaving, I saw An Qi in the hall. She stopped me and asked, "Tang Tang, didn't you see the recipe? The cafeteria is making your favorite stewed fish today. Don't you want to eat it?"