My friend's uncle took a fancy to me

There were quite a few people in the private room, all of whom were old friends and good friends, but only Li Yuxuan and Shen Yi knew what Zhou Qi was thinking.

Zhou Qizhen only solemnly introduced Shen Yi and his fiancée to Lu Xiaoqiao, and only briefly introduced the rest of the people.

But even with a simple introduction, anyone who pays attention can see what is going on. The person who can make Zhou Qizhen go to pick him up in person must have a special place in his heart.

Shen Yi came today with his fiancée, a very beautiful woman. Lin Lin secretly told Lu Xiaoqiao that their marriage was a family alliance.

Everyone greeted Lu Xiaoqiao one by one. Everyone was very enthusiastic and no one was being neglectful because of differences in status or family background.

"Everyone is here, let's serve the food first." After saying this, Li Yuxuan went out to ask the waiters to serve the dishes.

An extra-large round table was just enough to seat everyone. Lu Xiaoqiao was cleverly arranged to sit next to Zhou Qizhen, with Shen Yi sitting on his other side. She felt something was wrong when she first sat down.

There were so many people eating, and she and Lin Lin were the only juniors. No matter how you looked at it, she shouldn't have sat next to Zhou Qizhen, so she stood up and changed seats with Li Yuxuan.

Li Yuxuan raised his hand and made a downward gesture: "Xiao Qiao, please sit down quickly. We are all family today, so there is no need to be so formal. Zi Yang and I have something to discuss. We can switch back later."

After hearing what he said, Lu Xiaoqiao no longer insisted. After sitting down, she was pulled by Lin Lin, who was sitting on her right, to discuss what was the most delicious food.

Glancing at the table full of delicacies from land and sea, she still liked the plump hairy crab the most. But today, no matter how much she loved it, whether as a friend of the host or as a friend of Lin Lin, she did not reach out to eat the hairy crab, which was a bit complicated to eat. She just picked up whatever dish on the turntable came to her.

Zhou Qizhen watched the whole process without saying anything. He turned to the waiter standing next to him and asked for a clean bowl and plate, then began to disassemble the hairy crab.

Originally, there were people who could remove the crabs here, but for some reason he just did it himself.

Just as Lu Xiaoqiao was about to pick up a dish from the turntable, a large, bony hand slowly handed her a plate of peeled crab meat.

The peeled crab meat is as white as jade, neatly arranged on the plate, and the golden crab roe is packed in the crab shell.

At this moment, Lu Xiaoqiao had an indescribable feeling in her heart. She was a little flattered, but more of a guilty conscience. Not only did he not care about what she had done, but he also treated her better than before.

On the back of the hand that was just stretched out, you can still clearly see redness, swelling and bruises. Just looking at it, I can't imagine how painful it must have been when I was hit.

After handing her the crab meat, he spoke to the person sitting opposite him as if nothing had happened.

Lu Xiaoqiao tilted her head and glanced at him. Due to the high temperature in the room, he had taken off his coat. He was wearing a well-fitting dark shirt with a vest of the same color as his pants and jacket. The light above his head clearly illuminated his angular profile, his high nose bridge, and his eyes without any emotion, which always gave people a sense of coldness, alienation and oppression.

Zhou Qizheng noticed from the corner of his eye that she hadn't touched the crab meat for a long time. Thinking she was embarrassed because there were so many people around, he leaned closer to her and whispered, "Why don't you eat? No one will say anything. Eat it! Tell me if you want anything else, and I'll give it to you."

Lu Xiaoqiao was indeed a little embarrassed, but since he had said so, she stopped being pretentious and picked up her chopsticks to start eating.

"Would you like crab vinegar?" Zhou Qizhen asked.

"Yeah, I want it."

She asked the waiter for more crab vinegar and placed it in front of her.

After a short break after dinner, Li Yuxuan brought over a birthday cake: "Old Zhou, come over and blow out the candles. This year is special, there are more ladies. They are all here to celebrate your birthday, you can't not have a piece of birthday cake."

Lu Xiaoqiao heard from Lin Lin that her uncle never prepared a cake for his birthday, and he would just have a meal and play cards with friends. Lu Xiaoqiao asked her why, and she said that her uncle thought that being surrounded by a bunch of people singing and blowing out candles made him feel like a monkey performing.

Lu Xiaoqiao wondered why he would think that, but imagining him in his usual serious and formal manner, wearing a birthday hat and putting his hands together to make a wish, did seem quite out of place.

Zhou Qizhen skipped all the steps and just blew out the birthday candles. He cut the cake into many small pieces with a knife, then picked the largest piece and handed it to Lu Xiaoqiao who was standing next to him.

"Brother Zhou, you are so considerate today. You were peeling crabs and now you are handing me cakes. Please pick a piece for me later!" Someone in the crowd shouted.

Lu Xiaoqiao's hand, which was about to reach out to take the cake, stopped instantly. The difference in status and social position between her and Zhou Qizhen was not suitable for such jokes. Because of Lin Lin, she had to call him uncle, and she was so embarrassed that she didn't know what to do.

But with so many people watching, Zhou Qizheng wasn't affected at all by what the man had just said. Lu Xiaoqiao took it with a brave face and said with a smile, "Thank you, uncle."

Zhou Qizhen was stunned for a moment after hearing her call him "Uncle", and then he continued to distribute cakes to others as if nothing had happened.

When he heard the teasing just now, he instinctively frowned and was about to yell, but suddenly he didn't want to do that. He also wanted to see how she would react to this kind of joke that was suitable for the ambiguous relationship between men and women. Instead of the shyness and blushing he expected, he got a name that clarified their relationship.

Wasn't his usual behavior obvious enough? Did he make her feel that his concern for her, which was only between lovers, was misunderstood as that of an elder and a younger person?

It was almost nine o'clock when they finished eating the cake. Lu Xiaoqiao and Lin Lin both had to go to work tomorrow, so they decided to leave first.

"Brother, Xiao Qiao and I are going back first. We both have to go to work tomorrow. Come back after you drop us off. You guys are going to play very late anyway."

"Brother! Did you hear that?"

Lin Ziyang hadn't digested the secret he had just discovered yet. His soul had already flown to the ninth heaven. When Lin Lin called him, he didn't react for a while.

I had never thought about it before, mainly because what my uncle did today was too obvious. I just went to the bathroom and tested the waters with Brother Li who went with me.

Li Yuxuan's words, "Your uncle's life is ruined by Lu Xiaoqiao." surprised him greatly.

I never expected that my uncle would have such thoughts about Xiao Qiao, and Li Yuxuan’s last sentence, "As a junior, you should help your uncle more in the future." Now that I think about the stupid things I did in the past, I really deserve to be sent to the clan house.

A few days ago, grandma told Lu Xiaoqiao to find a mature and stable man with a good family background, a successful career, and who is a little older than her. Isn't this obviously promoting the three words Zhou Qizhen!

What did he say then? Oh! He not only laughed but also said that he was looking for his father.

No wonder grandpa said he was a bad mouth!

Think about the vacation that disappeared for no reason, and the overtime work every day that seemed innocent but not innocent. It was all the result of his bad mouth!

Li Yuxuan heard Lin Lin's words and hurriedly stopped her, saying, "Your brother has been drinking. Your uncle and I are the only ones here who haven't been drinking. We have a business trip tomorrow morning. Let your uncle take Xiao Qiao home. I'll go back later and I'll take you home then."