133. Bets
Sister Ai. Meow Meow looked at her apologetically, and put her favorite shrimp dumplings and soy sauce pork ribs in front of her, and said with some flattery, "I listened to it just now, but I didn't think anything was wrong, you can tell me about it again." ā
"Silly boy, let me ask you, if this is a suspense, then what do you think are the key words in what I just said?"
"Hmm...... Guangdong?high salary?
"Guangdong is barely one. Ai Xin ate a shrimp dumpling, swallowed all the food in her mouth unhurriedly, and rinsed her mouth after taking a sip of tea, before looking at Meow Meow, "The two most critical words are, university, and Macau." ā
"Macau?"
Meow Meow couldn't have imagined that Director Zhao went to Macau and what the connection was with this incident.
"When you checked Lao Zhao's whereabouts last night, I also checked, but I checked other things. In short, Lao Zhao owed a lot of money before, and moreover, it was still a loan shark. ā
"Loan shark?!"
Meow Meow glared, she had only seen this word in TV series and Li, and she never imagined that there would be someone around her to borrow loan sharks.
"Well, I checked, it's from Macau, and there are people in the mainland who specialize in collecting money. Think about it all...... If Lao Zhao is still in the city, it is very likely to be here. ā
"I still don't ......"
"Shh
Meow Meow was about to say something, but Ai Xin suddenly put his index finger on his lips, suddenly lowered the volume, and pointed to the table not far behind Meow: "Don't talk!"
"What's wrong?"
Meow Meow looked in the direction of Ai Xin's finger, and a middle-aged man was sitting on the edge of the table, wearing a black peaked cap, a brown striped shirt, and a pair of fashionable sneakers on his feet. She took a closer look at the man's exposed chin, which was indeed somewhat similar to Director Zhao.
"You look at the door, if Tao Li comes in now, it will probably be a bad thing. ā
Ai Xin pointed to the door of the restaurant, and before he finished speaking, he saw Tao Li walking in from the outside with his coat in his hand. Fortunately, Tao Li saw them as soon as he came in, and walked straight to their table, but he didn't shout, but there was a complaining expression on his face.
"Why don't you two call me, when that kid called me, he startled me, I thought I was sleeping in someone else's car. ā
"Doesn't it mean that you are sleepy and want you to sleep more? ā
Ai Xin didn't mention Lao Zhao at all, pursed the corners of his lips, and comforted Tao Li as usual.
"Where's the menu?"
Tao Li glanced at the table, there were few dishes he liked to eat, or they had been eaten by Ai Xin, so he looked around and was ready to call the waiter to order some more snacks.
"You eat something on the table first, there are many people who eat at this point, you must be slow to serve the food when you order, I'll give you some in a while." ā
Ai Xin quietly observed Director Zhao's movements not far away, but his tone was still flat. Tao Li felt that there was some truth, nodded, then took a piece of pork ribs and put it in his mouth, and ate it with taste.
Meow Meow didn't dare to turn her head to look at Director Zhao, for fear that Tao Li would find out if the action was too big, so she had to observe the expression on Ai Xin's face and wait for the arrangement of the next move.
"Tao Li, have you thought about what to eat at noon in a while?"
Ai Xin gave Tao Li a small bowl of porridge and handed it to him.
Tao Li stuffed a barbecued pork bun into his mouth, drank another mouthful of porridge, and chewed the food in his mouth in a few bites before he slurred a sentence again, "I want to eat sweet and sour short ribs, and pea cake." ā
"Okay, you can eat whatever you want at noon, and we'll have money in a while. ā
"Rich?" Tao Li raised his head suddenly, and looked at Ai Xin with blazing eyes, "You want the money back?!"
"That's not true, well, I need your cooperation......"
"Cooperation?" Tao Li frowned, looked at Ai Xin's clear expression, and turned his head to look at Meow Meow, "You know too?"
"I don't know. Meow Meow raised her hands innocently, she really didn't know anything about "how to get the money back".
"Okay, how can I cooperate?"
Tao Li wiped his mouth, threw the napkin aside, and looked at Ai Xin seriously.
"You don't have to do anything, just one thing, make sure that you don't get angry from beginning to end, don't shout or make trouble, don't take the initiative to say anything before I let you speak, okay?"
"Isn't it just not angry, what's the problem?"
Tao Li pouted unhappily, and muttered a few more words to himself.
"Okay, then you can sit here for a while. ā
Ai Xin nodded, got up from his seat, walked straight to Director Zhao's table, and sat down.
Tao Li's gaze moved along Ai Xin, and he quickly found that the person who had been dressed in disguise was Lao Zhao, and he slapped the table suddenly, and he was about to stand up.
"Young Master!"
Meowth grabbed him and almost knocked him to the ground, staggering a few steps before grabbing his arm steadily.
"Let go of me, didn't you see Lao Zhao over there?!"
"Young master, have you forgotten what Sister Xiao Ai said just now!" Meow Meow shouted again, and only then did she bring back Tao Li's reason in time, "Can you sit down first, Sister Xiao Ai must have her arrangement, you sit down first! If it really doesn't work, he's going to run away, young master, can you catch him again?"
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Tao Li's arm that was held by Meow Meow was still hanging in the air awkwardly, he tried to calm down, thought about what Meow Meow said, and thought about what Ai Xin said just now, and probably understood part of it, so he nodded and sat down again with Meow Meow.
"Have you already discussed it with Ai Xin?
Tao Li stared at the meow next to him.
"Sister Xiao Ai didn't tell me about her arrangement, probably because she was afraid that I would tell you if she told me, in short, young master, you must believe Sister Xiao Ai, right?"
"It's not right to believe in me and hide it from me. Tao Li seemed to find that it was useless to get angry at Meow Meow, and sighed again, "Anyway, I'll say it first, if her method doesn't work, I'll use my method." ā
What's your method?Meow Meow thought about this question in her mind, but still didn't ask. Tao Li's method is generally the simplest and crude, that is, guessing, and you can guess eight or nine without leaving ten.
"Director Zhao. ā
Ai Xin naturally walked across from him, sat down on a chair, and looked at him calmly. Director Zhao raised his head, panicked when he saw Ai Xin, and was about to stand up and run out, but Ai Xin held his hand and reminded him in a low voice.
"Shhhhh In addition to Tao Shao's people, there are other people looking for you nearby, so Tao Shao told me to come over first, and it will not be so conspicuous to sit with you. ā
"Tao Shao, Tao Shao is here?" Director Zhao looked around, and quickly returned to his cringeful state to look at her, "Is there anyone else? someone else...... Someone else...... Why are they looking for me?"
"Director Zhao, you also know that this kind of thing ...... It's not a one-time payment that can be made clear. ā
"Well, I'm ...... I understand it too...... In a word...... This time I'm sorry for Tao Shao......"
"Director Zhao. ā
Ai Xin called him again, and it wasn't until he raised his head and looked at himself seriously that he continued to speak.
"Tao Shao is not here to ask the teacher about the crime, but to solve the problem for you. No matter whether you continue to work in the future or not, whether you come back or not, even if you look at your past work performance and your past feelings, Tao Shao will not really let you be chopped off. ā
"Really, really?"
"Well, Tao Shao basically understands your situation clearly, your original intention is also for the sake of the child, and part of the reason why you owe money at the beginning is that people are tricked. Although most of it is your fault, there are also difficulties in it, so Tao Shao came in person to give you a chance. ā
"Tao Shao...... Got it all?"
"Actually, I don't know how much Tao Shao knows, but if I were you, at this time, I wouldn't choose to hide it from him. ā
"Alas. Director Zhao sighed, shook his head helplessly, and covered his face with his right hand, "IāI really didn't want to hide it from Tao Shao...... Only this time, the poke basket was too big...... It's too big, if I don't run, they'll find the company and say they're going to find my family...... I can only to, I can only fill in the hole first......"
"Director Zhao, don't worry. Ai Xin patted his hand and calmed him down a little.
"This money is a trivial matter for Tao Shao, what he is really angry about is that he treats you as his own family, you have any difficulties but you are unwilling to discuss with him, and you don't even have a word to explain such a big thing. You think about it first, do you want to be honest with Tao Shao, so that he can help you. If you still avoid the important and think about hiding it from Tao Shao, I'm afraid it will ...... You don't even have the skills to get out of this hotel. ā
"I see. Lao Zhao sighed resignedly, and put down the hand covering his face, "I will explain it clearly to Tao Shaoyi one by one." ā
"However, I really admire you, it's all this time, and I still have to come to Litton to eat this bite......" Ai Xin glanced at the side dishes on the table, and suddenly laughed, "I remember, the radish cake made by your wife is delicious." ā
As if surprised by Ai Xin's sudden question, Lao Zhao was stunned for a moment, and quickly nodded again, and the expression on his face became gentle: "Well, the radish cake she made can't be eaten in this world." ā
"So, even for this bite, you can't easily think about anything else, you know?"
Ai Xin's fingers tapped lightly and heavily on the table a few times, as if he wanted to bring Lao Zhao out of some kind of thought. Lao Zhao looked at her, his eyes revealed a trace of incomprehension, and soon, he turned into gratitude.
"I see, you...... Let Tao Shao come. ā
"Okay, then you can wait for me for a while. ā
Ai Xin stood up and bowed, nodded to Lao Zhao, and quickly returned to the table he had just now. Lao Zhao followed her and looked over, and sure enough, Tao Li had already come in. It's just that he didn't see Tao Li's angry eyes, but he was a little surprised.
"I'm done, Lao Zhao is already willing to see you. ā
Ai Xin sat at the table, took a sip of tea very tiredly, and took out his mobile phone and put it on the table.
"Would you like to see me? Give him the ability to run for a lifetime!"
"Put away the fire, don't say this kind of thing for a while. Lao Zhao's whole person is now like a rubber band stretched to the limit, if you use a little force, this rubber band may break, and it will be too late for you to regret it. ā
"Forget it, just say it, what will you do later. ā
"There's nothing to do, didn't I tell you just now, don't get angry or talk, just sit and listen. Until I call you to speak, you speak again. ā
"You've got to tell me what you say, right?"
Ai Xin turned his face to look at Tao Li, rolled his huge eyes, and stared at him with an expression that seemed to be looking at a fool, "If you don't know what you're going to say by then, I'm afraid your dad will have to take a paternity test." ā
"Phew. ā
Tao Li took a sip of her, pursed his lips again, and finally nodded: "Okay, I know." ā
Ai Xin glanced at the dishes on the table, and then glanced at Meow Meow, who was a little confused beside Tao Li, and finally his eyes fell on Meow Meow.
"Meow, I'll come with us later, listen to it, and by the way, pinch his thigh when Tao Li can't help but get angry, so that he can calm down. ā
"This ......"
"What do you mean, I'm not a kid anymore, and I can't control my emotions?"
Meow Meow was hesitating how he should refuse this "heavy responsibility", Tao Li couldn't help but open his mouth first, he was quite dissatisfied with Ai Xin's naivety every time he changed his ways.
"Okay, let's make a bet, if you can hold back today, I'll have lunch." If you can't help it, how about meowing for lunch?"
"No, why meow meow?"
"Have you ever heard of the son not being a godfather? You can't help but lose your temper as a boss, it must be that she didn't do a good job as an assistant!"
Ai Xin took the tea in his hand, took a sip, and looked at the two of them with a serious face.
"Okay, meow, you cheer up for a while, once I can't help it, you will pinch me immediately! ā
Meow Meow sat on the side, crying bitterly in her heart but didn't dare to say it, even if Tao Li didn't understand a word of Ai Xin's words just now, but let her really pinch Tao Li's thigh, and she couldn't do it if she was given ten guts.
"Okay, you're both OK, let's go. ā
Ai Xin put down the cup, picked up the mobile phone on the table again, put it in the pocket on his chest, and then stood up and walked to Director Zhao's desk with the two of them.
"Director Zhao. ā
As if she saw Director Zhao for the first time today, she greeted respectfully and pointed to Tao Li beside her.
"Tao Shao. ā
Director Zhao also stood up and bowed his head slightly at Tao Li, which was regarded as a greeting.
"Hmm. ā
Tao Li remembered Ai Xin's words, and couldn't say a word, so he pretended to answer and sat opposite Director Zhao.
"Director, let's talk first, Tao Shao is still angry, and he probably doesn't want to speak. ā
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Tao Li cast a puzzled look at Ai Xin, thinking to himself, didn't you tell me not to speak, why did I still not want to speak?
Ai Xin didn't respond, just blinked his eyes, which meant to let Tao Li calm down for a while.
"Okay, Tao Shao, then I'll talk about it first......"
Director Zhao took another sip of water, moistened his throat, and finally mustered up the courage to open his mouth.
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