Volume 2, No More Than Thirty Chapter 083 European Cruise Tickets
Hearing what Gu Jia said, sir, Wang Manni looked a little unnatural and said:
"The Mr. Yuan Xiaoqin mentioned is my boyfriend. We are not married yet. We are just living together temporarily."
"I'm sorry, I thought you were married like me."
Glancing at Wang Manni, Gu Jia smiled and changed the subject:
"My husband and I just moved into Grand Hyatt Residences not long ago, and we haven't met many of the owners in the building yet. If you have time, you are welcome to visit my home."
"Yes, yes!"
Hearing Gu Jia's proposal, without waiting for Wang Manni's response, Zhong Xiaoqin quickly joined in the fun:
"Manni, you and Mr. Yuan come over here. Gu Jia's cooking skills are great. I like the cakes she makes the most. And my godson Xu Ziyan, the little guy is very cute. You will definitely like him."
Hearing the invitation from Zhong Xiaoqin and Gu Jia, Wang Manni was moved, but hesitated and said:
"I don't know if he has time. He's very busy at work and can only come over . If you don't mind, next time he comes over, I'll let you know and we can get together at my house, okay?"
"Manni, take a look, is that Mr. Yuan's car?"
Without waiting for Gu Jia to respond to Wang Manni, Zhong Xiaoqin pointed to the driveway of a BMW that was slowly stopping outside the window:
"I saw Mr. Yuan, Manni, let's go over and say hello to him. We'll go to Gu Jia's place tonight to get together. You can tell him that you're going on a cruise and ask him to go with you."
Following the direction pointed by Zhong Xiaoqin, Gu Jia and Wang Manni looked out the window and saw Yuan Xudong, Zhu Suosuo and their family of three getting out of the car and walking towards the western restaurant where the three of them were. Wang Manni's face changed slightly and she quickly looked away and said:
"Xiaoqin, Gujia, I'm full, let's leave first."
Seeing Yuan Xudong and Zhu Suosuo's intimate behavior, Gu Jia had some guesses in her mind. Without waiting for Zhong Xiaoqin to say anything, she agreed directly:
"Okay, let's go out the back door. There's a nice coffee shop there. How about we go in and have a cup of coffee?"
Without waiting for the confused Zhong Xiaoqin to react, Wang Manni pulled her up and followed Gu Jia out of the other side of the restaurant. Zhong Xiaoqin glanced at the restaurant reluctantly and muttered to herself:
"I haven't finished my steak yet. Why are you in such a hurry to drink coffee? And Mr. Yuan, aren't we leaving ?"
Rolling her eyes at the silly Zhong Xiaoqin, Gu Jia said unhappily:
"Don't worry about your steak. I'll go home and make you a cake."
"Okay, okay, I want to eat fruit cake, Manni, what flavor of cake do you like?"
“I like chocolate cake.”
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In the western restaurant, Yuan Xudong and Zhu Suosuo sat on one side of the window where Wang Manni and the other two were originally sitting, while Zhu Hali and Mayila sat on the other side. Looking at the young Mayila and Zhu Hali who had a casual attitude, Yuan Xudong handed them a menu and recommended:
"Uncle, Mayila, the steak in this restaurant is good. You can try it."
"No problem, just decide. Mayila and I work on a cruise ship and are more accustomed to Western food. Steak is great."
Seeing that Zhu Harry put down the menu and had no intention of ordering, Yuan Xudong directly called the waiter:
"Waiter, four steak sets."
"Okay, sir, please wait a moment."
After the waiter left, Yuan Xudong took out the gift he had prepared long ago and handed it to Zhu Hali and Mayila and said with a smile:
"Uncle, Mayila, this is the first time we meet, and I don't know what you like, so I just bought some gifts. I hope you like them!"
After receiving Yuan Xudong's gift, Zhu Hali and Mayila opened it directly. It was a men's watch and a ruby necklace. Looking at the two valuable gifts, Zhu Hali joked:
"Xiao Yuan, if you're not my son -in -law, I must take you a meal. You send Mayea such a valuable ruby necklace, which is more beautiful than our fixed beliefs. Isn't this my platform?"
After that, without waiting for Yuan Xudong's response, he looked at Mayila and smiled:
"Like it?"
Mayila nodded slightly and said happily:
“I like it, very beautiful!”
She glanced at Yuan Xudong and thanked him:
"Yuan Xudong, thank you for your gift. Harry and I both like it very much!"
"I'm glad you like it. I heard from Suosuo that you will leave after taking wedding photos and will not hold a wedding. These two gifts are not only wedding gifts for you and uncle, but also to thank uncle for training Suosuo to be so outstanding. Don't worry, I will take good care of Suosuo."
Hearing Yuan Xudong say this , Zhu Hali nodded with satisfaction and said:
"I know you are rich and willing to spend money on Suosuo. As a father, I don't have much ability and I haven't fulfilled my father's responsibilities in the past twenty years. From now on, Suosuo will be handed over to you. When you get married, let me know. No matter where I am, I will definitely fly back to attend my daughter's wedding."
"Harry, and me, I will also attend Suosuo's wedding."
Zhu Hali glanced at Mayila, kissed her on the forehead and said with a smile:
"Yes, and you too. After we get married, Suosuo will be considered your daughter ."
Hearing her father say this, Zhu Suosuo awkwardly changed the subject:
"Dad, you and Mayila are going to Hangzhou for two days. Yuan Xudong and I will go with you. I'll let him drive you there."
"No!"
Without waiting for Yuan Xudong to speak, Zhu Hali shook his head and refused:
"Mayila and I have booked train tickets. We will take the train there and then fly directly to Europe."
Hearing her father say this, Zhu Suosuo felt a little depressed. He was still the same as before, leaving after only two days. She calmed down a little and forced a smile:
"I forgot, you two are on your honeymoon, so Yuan Xudong and I won't be the third wheel."
"You and Xiao Yuan can go out and play for a while, you don't have to accompany me and Mayila."
Zhu Hali took out two tickets from Mayila's bag and handed them to Yuan Xudong and Zhu Suosuo and said with a smile:
"This is the boat ticket issued by the cruise company where Mayila and I work. You will come to Shanghai in two days. You can go on a trip when you have time. It would be even better if you can travel and get married like Mayila and I did."
After taking the ticket and looking at the magnificent giant cruise ship, Zhu Suosuo said with joy:
"Yuan Xudong, can we go on a cruise together? I have always had a dream. I want to go to the cruise ship where my father works and see if it is like the Titanic in the movie!"
Looking at the excited Zhu Suosuo, Yuan Xudong pinched her cheek and said with a smile:
"No problem. Since this has been your dream since childhood, I will accompany you to realize it."
"Hate it, stop pinching my face, I'm not a child."
"Suosuo is shy."
"No, I'm not shy, it's just too hot here."
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Two flowers bloom, each showing its own beauty. On the twelfth floor of Grand Hyatt Mansion, at Gu Jia's home, Wang Manni and Zhong Xiaoqin were helping Gu Jia while learning how to make a cake. Looking at the clever Gu Jia, Wang Manni enviously said:
"Gu Jia, you are amazing. The cakes you make are even better looking than those sold in specialty stores."
Without waiting for Gu Jia to respond, Zhong Xiaoqin said proudly:
"Not only does it look good, it tastes good too. Gu Jia specially learned how to make cakes. Mrs. Wang who lives in this building praises her cooking skills. Every time the wives have afternoon tea, Gu Jia is in charge of making cakes. Those wives don't know how to do anything but eat cakes and drink coffee!"
Hearing Zhong Xiaoqin say this, Gu Jia burst out laughing, smeared a little cream on her nose and teased:
"How dare you, a little foodie, make fun of others? Are you the one who is in charge of the pot calling the kettle black?"
"Oh, I'm different from them!"
After rolling her eyes at Gu Jia and Wang Manni who were making fun of her, Zhong Xiaoqin quickly changed the subject:
"Jia Jia, where is your husband and my godson?"
"Huanshan stayed in the company to work overtime. He has been under a lot of pressure recently. One of our big clients, Mr. Wan, deliberately found fault with us in order to reduce costs and force us to give him kickbacks. Huanshan could only redesign the plan again and again until the other party could find no fault. Ziyan went to spend the night at my dad's house to accompany his grandfather."
Hearing Gu Jia say this, Zhong Xiaoqin said angrily:
"This CEO Wan is too abominable. Go to his company and report him. See if he dares to ask for kickbacks again!"
After taking a look at the innocent Zhong Xiaoqin, Gu Jia said calmly:
"It's not that simple. There are so many fireworks companies. He doesn't have to choose ours. He can change one, but we can't lose this order. The company's capital chain has some problems. This house has been mortgaged to the bank . If we can't get through this hurdle, our family will go back to the days before liberation overnight."
Looking at Gu Jia, who looks bright and beautiful but is actually struggling, Wang Manni sighed:
"Gu Jia, I used to envy you, the wife of a wealthy family, but I didn't expect your family to be so difficult. Compared to you, my difficulties are just trivial matters and not worth mentioning. I am the kind of person who feeds the whole family with one person's fullness. At most, I was kicked out of the house by the landlord and had to move back and forth a few times."
"You live on the 18th floor, and I live on the 12th floor. You are much richer than me, so why do you envy me?"
After rolling her eyes at Wang Manni, Gu Jia explained with a smile:
“I thought everyone living in this building was the same, until I entered the home of Mrs. Wang on the top floor, the same Mrs. Wang who mistook Monet’s water lilies for Van Gogh’s sunflowers.
A painting hanging in someone else's restaurant is worth more than my house. She told me that there is an unspoken rule in this building: the higher up the building, the more expensive the house is, and the wealthier the person who lives there is!"
After that, she looked at Wang Manni curiously:
"What does your boyfriend do? Can you tell me?"
Hearing Gu Jia say this, Wang Manni blushed slightly. She knew that a smart woman like Gu Jia must have seen something, unlike Zhong Xiaoqin who was silly. After hesitating for a moment, she thought that Zhong Xiaoqin also knew Yuan Xudong, so she simply said openly:
"His name is Yuan Xudong. He is in the real estate business and is the vice president of Jingyan Group. He and I are from the same hometown. Once I was sick and hospitalized, he went to the hospital to take care of me in person. He also bought this house for me to move in. I agreed to be his girlfriend on impulse."
Hearing that Yuan Xudong was the vice president of Jingyan Group, Gu Jia's eyes lit up slightly. She looked at Wang Manni and said:
"Manni, can you introduce me to Mr. Yuan? I know that Jingyan Group has its own real estate and shopping malls all over the country. If you can hand over some celebration activities to our fireworks company, I am willing to give you and Mr. Yuan 10% of the profits. What do you think?"
Hearing Gu Jia say this, Wang Manni was shocked and shook her head repeatedly:
"I can't make the decision on such a big matter. When he comes over next time, I can help you talk to him, but I can't guarantee that he will agree to it."
Knowing that Wang Manni dared not make a decision on her own and could not make the decision, Gu Jia smiled and said:
"It's okay, you just need to help introduce them. I'll discuss the rest with Mr. Yuan myself. More friends mean more options!"
Hearing the conversation between Gu Jia and Wang Manni, Zhong Xiaoqin smiled and said:
"Jia Jia, Mr. Yuan is very easy to talk to, and he likes Manni so much, he will definitely help you."
After taking a look at the silly and naive Zhong Xiaoqin, Gu Jia teased her:
"I wish your brain was as big as your eyes. You're almost thirty and you're still like a little girl who hasn't grown up."
"Jia Jia, why are you like my mom? I'm angry!"
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