Steamed Pork Ribs, Wood Ear Mushroom and Sliced Pork, Di San Xian, Cold Tossed Three Shreds, Tomato Egg Drop Soup, four dishes and one soup were ready by half past twelve.
After serving the meal, Chu Rong took it to the opposite door, hanging it on the doorknob as usual.
Looking at the sumptuous meal, Quan Jiu could only temporarily put aside his unease and comfort himself by fulfilling the old grandfather's wish.
After lunch, Quan Jiu went to the study to polish the script, while the two children went to the opposite door to pet cats.
As soon as he entered, Tu Tu saw a bouquet of flowers in the living room and smiled, "Hey, what a coincidence, you have a bouquet of flowers too. Didn't you have one yesterday? Did you just buy it this morning?"
Mi Mi recognized the flower species, "These are white campanulas." The meaning is very good.
Chu Rong carried the three kittens to the sofa, "You guys have them too?"
Tu Tu sat on the sofa, picked up his favorite Devon Rex, Gu Lu, and stroked Gu Lu's big ears, "Uncle Guan Shi also sent my mom a bouquet of flowers this morning. It was a purple datura. My sister said the flower language was bad, but my mom actually liked it. She said it was a simulation flower that could be preserved forever, and she even put it in a vase on the balcony."
Chu Rong paused, "Since the meaning is bad, why keep it?"
"Uncle Guan Shi is a bit clueless, but he's a good person. My mom knows he meant no harm and that the flower shop must have made a mistake. She didn't want to offend Uncle Guan Shi, so she accepted it as a good flower."
If you don't work hard, you'll be in danger. Tu Tu added silently.
Chu Rong smiled slightly and asked, "Do you want to play with robot assembly?"
"Okay." Tu Tu immediately became interested. Cats were cute, but he loved robots more.
Mi Mi went to the study, picked up her favorite psychology book, and petted the cat while reading.
The siblings stayed until four in the afternoon before Quan Jiu called them home because they had to get ready to go out for a dinner party.
...
As it was almost five o'clock, just as Quan Jiu was about to leave, he received a call from Jiang Nan Chen.
"I'm just about to set off," Quan Jiu answered the phone.
"I'm outside your apartment complex. I was handling some business nearby and happened to pass by. Let's go together, and you don't need to drive," Jiang Nan Chen said.
"That's perfect timing," Quan Jiu smiled, hung up the phone, and hurried out with Mi Mi and Tu Tu.
"Hurry up, hurry up, Uncle Nan Chen is already here," Quan Jiu urged the children with a smile as he jogged.
Tu Tu started running, "I'll be the first, you can't catch me."
A burst of laughter echoed from the hallway.
Chu Rong listened to the fading sounds, picked up his phone, and dialed Wang Xiao.
"Go and find out where Jiang Nan Chen's crew is having dinner tonight." His voice was chillingly cold.
Wang Xiao shivered over the phone, not even daring to say, "The young madam's name has appeared on the trending searches." He hung up and went to check the information.
...
Quan Jiu, Mi Mi, and Tu Tu arrived at the main entrance and saw Jiang Nan Chen leaning against his car, waiting for them.
Perhaps because of the dinner party, Jiang Nan Chen was no longer dressed casually for work. He wore a casual white shirt with a pair of loosely fitting khaki pants, simple yet fashionable.
A pair of gold-rimmed, thin metal-framed glasses perched on his high nose bridge, exuding a scholarly and elegant aura, causing the young girls passing by to giggle and steal glances.
Quan Jiu stepped forward and teased, "If you keep standing here, the property management will probably complain about obstructing traffic."
Jiang Nan Chen smiled helplessly, "As an outsider, the property management won't let me in, so I can only park here."
"You've lost so much weight. Is work very tiring?" Quan Jiu was a little surprised.
Jiang Nan Chen smiled and opened the car door, "It's okay, but there are indeed many things to worry about."
Mi Mi and Tu Tu obediently called out, "Hello, Uncle."
"Good children," Jiang Nan Chen affectionately held the two children's hands and took out two gift boxes from the car, "Meeting gifts. I hope you like them."
Tu Tu's eyes lit up when he saw the anime character figurines he liked the most. His big eyes blinked, "Uncle is handsome and looks likable." That's how his kindergarten teacher praised him.
Jiang Nan Chen couldn't help but laugh, "You're so good with words. In your Aunt Feifei's words, you're the kind of child someone would want to steal in the middle of the night." This made Quan Jiu and the two children burst into laughter.
Chatting and laughing, Jiang Nan Chen helped the two children into the back seat and fastened their seatbelts.
Quan Jiu, considering that he shouldn't treat him as a driver, sat in the front passenger seat.
The car drove away.
...
Fanxing Huiyu is a high-end, diversified, and affordable restaurant. Many film crews in City A like to choose this place for their gatherings because it offers sufficient privacy for celebrities and crews.
In private room twenty-three, many people were already seated around the large round table.
Wang Feifei, with her head bowed, asked Quan Jiu and Jiang Nan Chen where they were. Suddenly, a swaying figure walked over and sat beside her.
Wang Feifei tilted her head, rolled her eyes inwardly, but maintained her composure and smiled, "Excuse me, this is a seat I reserved for my friend..."
Fan Xuan was looking in the mirror and smoothing her hair. After hearing Wang Feifei, she said sarcastically, "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know this seat was paid for by your friend. Let me see, is there a bill posted here?" She pretended to lift her butt and glanced, "No, I don't see a bill." She then sat back down.
Wang Feifei was so angry that she rolled her eyes, "Do you like me that much that you have to sit next to me? There are so many seats, why are you fighting with me for this one?"
Fan Xuan put on a disgusted expression and spoke in a nasally voice, "So you're the kind of person who's full of herself and thinks too highly of herself. I like this seat, it has nothing to do with you. Don't overthink it."
Wang Feifei chuckled, "So you like to snatch things. If you had said so earlier, I wouldn't have held you to the basic moral standards of human society. My apologies, I expected too much from you."
"You..." Fan Xuan couldn't help but hear the veiled sarcasm and chuckled, "Don't some people also like to snatch things? Everyone in the crew knows I like Director Jiang, but some people still cling to Director Jiang every day, and they even use a respectable work excuse. Speaking of which, you're not even as good as me."
"I..." Wang Feifei was so angry she was speechless. She happened to see a message from Quan Jiu saying they were downstairs.
She smiled triumphantly, "Let me show you, the person Jiang Nan Chen likes is not on the same level as your kind of character."
Fan Xuan sneered, "Isn't it just your friend who you praised as a celestial being? Why don't you let her out? I'm ignorant, I haven't seen someone like a celestial being. On the other hand, my face is the most beautiful in the entire crew. Perhaps it can give your celestial friend some insight."
Wang Feifei was about to go crazy and roared, "Can you speak properly?"
Fan Xuan pouted and looked wronged, "How am I not speaking properly?"
Damn it, if I can't afford it, I'll avoid it. Wang Feifei got up and moved to another empty seat. As for the others at the table, they were all staring intently at their phones, only their ears paying attention to gossip.
Fan Xuan snorted triumphantly and reapplied her makeup in the mirror.
Gradually, more and more people arrived. Wang Qiang, Luo Cheng, and other main staff members, as well as main actors like Xing Di and Liu Wenwen, also arrived one after another and took their seats.
Finally, seeing that most people had arrived, Wang Qiang asked Wang Feifei, "Where's Nan Chen? Hasn't he arrived yet?"
Just as Wang Feifei was about to answer, Fan Xuan, sitting opposite her, immediately said in a nasally voice, "Not yet. I just asked him, and he said he's almost here."
Wang Feifei glanced at the message from Quan Jiu and said, "They're at the entrance."
As soon as she finished speaking, the door opened, and four people walked in.
Fan Xuan immediately put on a sweet smile, picked up her bag, and rushed to sit next to Wang Feifei. Then she looked towards the door to greet them, but the words got stuck in her throat.
She stared blankly in the direction of the door at the woman, radiant as the sun. In an instant, Wang Feifei's words flashed in her mind: a celestial being descending to earth.
Most of the other people at the table had never seen Quan Jiu's true appearance, so when she suddenly appeared, many, like Fan Xuan, were stunned.
The large private room seemed to have been muted. After two or three seconds, Wang Qiang broke the silence with a smile, "You're late. You'll have to fine yourself with three drinks later."
Jiang Nan Chen smiled and said, "I'm driving today and can't drink. Next time." Then he took Tu Tu's hand and led Quan Jiu and Mi Mi towards the round table.
Fan Xuan's gaze shifted from Quan Jiu's face to the two children, and she was again stunned. A boy and a girl, like two adorable dolls resembling them in some ways, being led by two adults – wasn't this the fantasy she had in her mind?
Thinking of this, Fan Xuan's expression instantly turned as unpleasant as if she had swallowed a fly.
"Jiu Jiu," Wang Feifei ran over, scooped up Mi Mi, and kissed her cheek, "Good daughter, did you miss your godmother?"
Mi Mi hugged Wang Feifei's neck and nodded obediently, "I missed you."
Fan Xuan's eyes were almost sore and pained, but she wasn't brainless. Jiang Nan Chen was still single, so it was impossible for his children to be this old. In other words, the woman next to him already had a man.
Unable to stand the unsightly "family of four," she couldn't help but say, "So beautiful, yet married so young, and with children this old."