My friend's uncle took a fancy to me

My aunt's restaurant.

At the dinner table, Zhang Minzhi took the initiative to ask about Li Na and Sun Han.

"Is this boy the younger brother of Sun Mei from our company? I heard he grew up without parents and only had an older sister. If you two get together, can you settle down in Hangzhou?"

Zhang Minzhi asked vaguely and did not directly ask whether he could afford to buy a house.

Zheng Yan, who was sitting next to her, took over and said, "Auntie! You may not know, but Sister Na's boyfriend works at Jiang Heng. He's the deputy manager of a department. He gets a very good salary and benefits. He even spent over 30,000 yuan to buy Sister Na a bracelet yesterday."

Zhang Minzhi disagreed: "How good a marriage is can't be predicted by a bracelet. The most important thing is character. If the family is good, that's the best. If the family is average, then it depends on whether the boy is ambitious. Otherwise, after you get married, it will be too late for you to regret it."

Liu Zhengqiang next to her glanced at her: "You really worry too much. How can it be bad for a young man to work at Jiang Heng? He's even a department leader."

Zhang Minzhi also felt that she had too many concerns. In Hangzhou, Jiangheng Group was indeed a company that everyone wanted to join, but it was not a company that you could just get in. The pre-employment assessment was very strict. After thinking this through, she said to Li Na, "That's right. If you are a good person, you two can get along well."

Li Na nodded and responded: "Auntie, don't worry! I know. By the way! New Year's Day is coming in a few days. Sun Han said he wanted to come visit you and your uncle."

"Sure. Please let me know when you're coming so I can ask the cook to prepare it."

"I understand, auntie." Li Na agreed with a smile.

After a while! Liu Zhengqiang thought of something, his eyes turned, glanced at Li Na, and said: "Li Na! Which department is this Sun Han the deputy manager of in Jiang Heng? He must be very familiar with the senior leaders of Jiang Heng, right?"

"Jiang Heng has several businesses. He's the deputy manager of the investment and development department for commercial development. He must be acquainted with the senior management."

When Liu Zhengqiang heard this, his eyes lit up with joy and his tone became more enthusiastic.

"That's great! There's been a rumor lately that Jiang Heng wants to buy our current office building. I'm still considering buying the operating rights. Can you ask Sun Han if he can help my uncle-in-law find out if Jiang Heng really wants to buy this office building?"

Li Na thought it was just a small matter of getting some information, so she agreed without a second thought: "Okay, don't worry, my uncle-in-law. He'll come pick me up soon, and I'll ask him for you."

"Okay, if this is done, you will really be doing your uncle a big favor!"

It was as if Li Na had helped him solve his troubles, and she enthusiastically put some delicious dishes into her bowl.

Lu Xiaoqiao watched all this and felt a little numb.

Today, her uncle-in-law treated her and Li Na in completely different ways. A few days ago, because she disagreed with his friend's son's pursuit, he scolded her and said that she had high standards, especially the old lady, and even brought up the previous incident.

Zhang Minzhi was also a little disappointed, saying that she was too picky: "Xiao Qiao, your sister Na is already in a relationship, and she's going to meet her parents during the Chinese New Year. How long are you going to wait for this?"

Lu Xiaoqiao was speechless when asked this question. She smiled helplessly and didn't know how to answer.

"Ding!"

WeChat prompts that there is a new message.

It was sent by Zhou Qizhen.

During this period of time, several messages came in. I don’t know what this man wants to do. I told him before that I would come to my aunt’s house for dinner today and asked him not to call.

As a result, the phone call was stopped and text messages were sent instead.

Z: [Eat less. I'll take you to eat barbecue later.]

Lu Xiaoqiao's eyes lit up when she saw the message. Just as she was about to type a reply, she was interrupted by Zhang Minzhi. She tapped the bowl with her chopsticks and said angrily, "Who are you talking to if you hold your phone all night long?"

Lu Xiaoqiao: “…”

Seeing Lu Xiaoqiao being criticized, Zheng Yan felt a bit gloating: "Yeah! Sister Xiaoqiao, you've been texting on your phone all night. Who are you talking to? Do you have a boyfriend too?"

After listening to Zheng Yan, Zhang Minzhi frowned even more and looked at Lu Xiaoqiao, waiting for her explanation.

Lu Xiaoqiao really couldn't understand some of Zheng Yan's actions. He had never offended her, but she just kept staring at him.

Seeing her sarcastic expression, Lu Xiaoqiao was speechless. Is it possible that her being in love is something shameful?

"Yeah! That's my boyfriend."

Lu Xiaoqiao simply spread it out.

"When did you start dating? How did you meet?" Zhang Minzhi asked her.

Everyone at the table was surprised by Lu Xiaoqiao's answer and turned their eyes to her, especially Zheng Yan, who didn't expect that what she said casually was actually true.

Lu Xiaoqiao locked her phone and placed it upside down on the table. She glanced at the others but only looked at Zhang Minzhi and said, "We just started dating. We met through a friend." Lin Lin was her friend, and she and Zhou Qizhen did meet through Lin Lin, so it wasn't a lie.

Zhang Minzhi asked again: "Where are you from? What do you do?"

"He's from Hangzhou and doesn't have a stable job. His father runs a business and now he's in charge of it." Zhou Qizhen really doesn't have a stable job. He does everything. Jiang Heng was indeed his father's before. As for the technology company, my aunt didn't ask him what kind of work he did.

When Li Na heard Lu Xiaoqiao say that the man was a native of Hangzhou, she glanced at her in surprise. Then, when she heard that the man did not have a stable job, her mood immediately turned from gloomy to cheerful. She curled her lips, thinking that he had to rely on his family for food, which was no comparison with Sun Han.

Zhang Minzhi said a little worriedly: "Bring it here for me to see if there is a chance."

Lu Xiaoqiao agreed, feeling lucky that her aunt hadn't asked about his age. "Well, we just started dating. I'll definitely bring him here for her to see when I have the chance."

It's not that she wanted to hide it, but the gap in their status was completely unequal, and she really didn't want to and didn't dare to expose it to others so early.

Regardless of whether they succeed or not, this relationship will always be prejudiced and belittled, and she will always be the weaker party.

After dinner, Lu Xiaoqiao and Li Na did not stay for a while as usual. Zheng Yan said that she had eaten too much in the evening and it was a good opportunity to go downstairs to throw away the garbage to digest the food, so the three of them went downstairs together.

Zheng Yan walked in front of Lu Xiaoqiao with her arm around Li Na's.

"Sister Na, will your boyfriend come to pick you up later?"

"Yes, I'm already waiting outside the community."

Zheng Yan turned back and asked Lu Xiaoqiao, "Your boyfriend won't pick you up? Does your boyfriend have a car?"

Seeing that Lu Xiaoqiao ignored her, she continued to mock her, "Hey! Lu Xiaoqiao, was that fake bracelet bought for you by your boyfriend?"

"Can you please stop trying to imitate and compete with Sister Na in everything? You look disgusting, and your work is also disgusting."

Lu Xiaoqiao listened to Zheng Yan's chattering that had never stopped since she left the house, and finally stopped and stood on the stairs, looking down at her condescendingly.

"Zheng Yan! Are you itchy again?"