Chapter 478: Retreat in the face of difficulties
"Not only is this restaurant a must-have for pour-over coffee, but the signature chestnut puree cake is also delicious, Miss Tang, you can try it." Seeing her eyes staring at the cake with bright eyes, Ji Zhilin introduced with a smile.
Looking at him smiling, Tang Xiaomeng suddenly stared at him with some vigilance and said, "The chestnut mud cake in this café is available in limited quantities on the fifteenth of every month, and it's still early before the fifteenth, where did you get it?" ”
Was he trying to curry favor with himself on purpose? She doesn't eat this, just a piece of cake, and she can't buy her.
I have to get two pieces!
Seeing that Tang Xiaomeng's gaze was reluctant to take away from the cake at all, Xia Xixi, who was on the side, turned his head a little miserably, and sighed in his heart that Tang Xiaomeng was really too angry. She was still wary of the other party, but in fact, those eyes were eager to stick to the top of the cake, and where the cake was, the eyes were there.
Just when she complained that Tang Xiaomeng was not angry, Ji Zhilin on the other side had already smiled and said to her: "I'm sorry, I didn't know that Miss Tang also brought a friend over, waiter, please serve another cake." ”
"I'm fine, I can drink coffee." Xia Xixi subconsciously refused.
She is not a person who is particularly good at troublesome others, and now she is not the protagonist of this blind date meeting, but just a coolie pulled over by Tang Xiaomeng, she naturally wants to desperately reduce her sense of existence and make herself look as inconspicuous as possible.
"It's okay." Hearing her excuse, Ji Zhilin said with a smile, "The owner of this café is my old friend, his cake is really good, Miss Tang's friend is my friend, naturally I can't slack off, whatever coffee you want to drink, just mention it, it will be recorded in my account." ”
His words were really methodical, not only answering Tang Xiaomeng's question just now, but also not treating Xia Xixi, Xia Xixi could only nod and said: "Then please give me a latte without ice." ”
The waiter took note of Xia Xixi's request, and quickly brought the latte and chestnut puree cake she wanted.
Seeing that everything was ready, Ji Zhilin smiled and explained: "Because I always come to this café, I am familiar with what is excellent here, since it is rare to see Miss Tang once, of course it is better to eat the signboard of this place." ”
His explanation was reasonable, and Tang Xiaomeng's vigilance that he had been holding was slightly relaxed.
Seeing that her eyes were not as sharp as just now, Ji Zhilin pointed to the chestnut puree cake in front of her and said, "Miss Tang, you can give it a try, it works better with coffee." ”
He gave Tang Xiaomeng a step, Tang Xiaomeng naturally had no reason to refuse, and she hadn't been here before, although the cakes here were delicious, but because the business was booming, they were all supplied in limited quantities, even if they had money, there was no place to buy them, this time someone had a treat, of course you can't be polite.
Seeing Tang Xiaomeng lowering her head and picking up a piece of cake with a fork, Xia Xixi also tasted it.
The top of this cake is decorated with whipped cream and French style candied chestnuts, and the sandwich layer of the cake is mixed with fine chestnut puree and chopped chestnut cubes.
Xia Xixi took a sip of coffee, raised her head and glanced at Ji Zhilin sitting opposite, although what Ji Zhilin said sounded correct, but she still felt that the man in front of her was not as simple as it seemed.
However, watching chess is not a true gentleman, she is just an audience in the blind date, of course, she can't stand up and carry Tang Xiaomeng's ear to remind her that the other party may have bad intentions. On the contrary, Ji Zhilin noticed that Xia Xixi was looking at him vaguely, raised his head and smiled at Xia Xixi frankly.
And Tang Xiaomeng, who was sitting next to Xia Xixi, only cared about enjoying the food, and didn't notice the eye contact between Xia Xixi and Ji Zhilin, completely forgetting that she was the heroine of this blind date.
It wasn't until she was satisfied with what she ate that she realized that she hadn't introduced Xia Xixi, and hurriedly stretched out her hand and said, "By the way, let me introduce you, this is my best friend, Xia Xixi, and I have a good relationship." ”
Hearing her introduce herself like this, the corners of Xia Xixi's mouth twitched slightly, and then smiled politely: "Hello, Mr. Ji." ”
As soon as she finished speaking, Tang Xiaomeng stabbed her with her hand under the table, Xia Xixi remembered what she told herself, and said reluctantly: "I'm not worried about Xiaomeng, so I'll come over this time and check it." ”
She finished her words before lowering her head again, and Ji Zhilin's gaze swept over her fingers that were tightly gripping the handle of the coffee cup, and then said meaningfully: "So that's the case, Miss Xia, hello." ”
Before Xia Xixi had time to ponder his tone, Tang Xiaomeng had already grabbed Xia Xixi's arm affectionately and said, "It's a pity that I don't have to worry about me coming with me, Ji Zhilin, you won't mind!" ”
"Of course." Seeing her looking at herself, Ji Zhilin smiled slightly, "Miss Tang, I heard Uncle Tang mention that you are his pride a long time ago, and when I saw you this time, I knew that what Uncle Tang said was not wrong at all." ”
His words were sincere, but Tang Xiaomeng didn't even move his eyebrows, shrugged his shoulders and said: "Okay, you don't have to praise me, I know what I am like, if you want to find a virtuous housekeeper who is obedient to you, then we can say goodbye to each other now and go back to our respective homes, I am not the kind of pride of my father that you say!" ”
After being fed by Ji Zhilin, she had a little confidence in eating, and the balloon that had just deflated in her chest now had a little fluttering meaning.
Tang Xiaomeng glanced at Ji Zhilin again, but his eyes were not as hostile as just now. For the sake of the signature chestnut mud cake, she still knows how to eat other people's short mouths, and she can take the truth of other people's soft hands, so naturally she can't look at Ji Zhilin angrily.
Therefore, the tone of her voice also eased a lot unconsciously: "As for me, since I was a child, I haven't touched my fingers in the spring water, and I can't do all the housework!" ”
She said it rightly, and Ji Zhilin immediately replied with a smile: "It's okay, I can do it." ”
"You?" Hearing this, Tang Xiaomeng looked at him suspiciously.
Ji Zhilin is wearing a light gray suit today, with a pair of obsidian cufflinks, and the whole person looks like a gentleman, and there is no place on his body that looks like he "can do housework".
Her suspicious eyes were too naked, Ji Zhilin nodded lightly, and said unhurriedly, "Actually, my hobby is doing housework, if we are really together, I can contract all of this." ”
"Then I still like shopping, and my credit card has to be maxed out three ......times a month," Tang Xiaomeng broke his fingers, and finally stretched out five fingers and said, "No, I have to max out five credit cards every month, and I can't change the habit of spending lavishly!" ”
Even if you don't care about housework, can the other party tolerate your extravagance? She doesn't believe that she can't scare him to death, the more people with good family conditions, the more they pay attention to money, and a woman with a big foot will definitely be disliked!
Seeing her holding the white and tender hand dangling in front of her with a firm expression, a smile flashed in Ji Zhilin's eyes, but her expression was still very calm: "It's okay, if the two of us can be together, all my cards can be handed over to you." ”
In Tang Xiaomeng's surprised eyes, he smiled and took out his wallet, said on the table: "There are twenty bank cards in this wallet now, if you think it's not enough, I still have it at home, you can swipe it casually!" ”
"You, you, you!"
Seeing the wallet on the table, Tang Xiaomeng suddenly felt a surge of blood in his throat, and he couldn't even understand the words.
Isn't that the reaction she was expecting?
Her ideal scene should be Ji Zhilin slapping the table immediately after listening to her loser's speech, saying that he couldn't accept her consumption concept and then turned around and left, instead of taking out his wallet and showing her how many bank cards he has to make her max out!
Seeing her look like she was about to have a myocardial infarction, Ji Zhilin said innocently: "Miss Tang, what's wrong with you?" Is my card not enough? I can go home and get it. ”
“…… No, it's not. Tang Xiaomeng forcibly swallowed back the mouthful of old blood that was about to squirt out immediately, and said in a difficult tone: "I don't like to gnaw on the old, I won't look at the rich second generation who rely on the financial support of my parents!" ”
As she spoke, she pointed her hand to the table: "I don't like you like it!" ”
That's good enough for you, right? She didn't believe that the bank cards in Ji Zhilin's wallet were his own, and it was not uncommon for her to gnaw on the old rich second generation, which sounded very reasonable.
Seeing her racking her brains to embarrass herself, Ji Zhilin was extremely happy in her heart, but she smiled slightly on the surface: "Miss Tang, I think you may have misunderstood something, these bank cards are actually my own." ”
"I'll just say it's impossible......" Tang Xiaomeng didn't have time to laugh at Ji Zhilin before he realized that something was wrong, "What, you said these cards are all yours?" ”
How is this possible?
She stared at Ji Zhilin deadly, but Ji Zhilin showed a pure smile at her and said: "Miss Tang, I am not talented, I have worked hard in the business world for many years and have not achieved much, and now there are only eight or nine companies under my name." ”
Under Tang Xiaomeng's expression of looking about to have a heart attack, he seemed to look at him very seriously and said, "If Miss Tang doesn't believe it, I can ask the secretary to bring the company's asset certificate now!" ”
As he spoke, he reached out and was about to touch his mobile phone, and he was actually planning to call his secretary on the spot.
Tang Xiaomeng was taken aback by him, and directly stretched out his hand and pressed the back of his hand and said, "Hey, you wait for me, I didn't say I didn't believe it!" ”