"Chapter 45—The Dinner"
Come to a magnificent Chinese restaurant. Delicate openwork windows and carved brick paintings of various shapes adorn every corner of the restaurant. The glazed gold brick floor has a soft texture, giving people a delicate and noble feeling. The side is dotted with ingenious flowers and rocks that rise with the trickle of mist, and the vermilion rivet gate near the walkway reflects each other, like a paradise graceful and solemn.
The waiter by the door, wearing a dark red gold silk cheongsam, slowly and elegantly opened the door gently, muttered the word "please", and the three of them walked in.
A middle-aged man in a white shirt and black trousers raised the gold-rimmed glasses around his eyes and greeted them with a smile.
Xingwei sat down unceremoniously and directly, Mu Fan and You Xi seemed a little restrained, and said politely and nervously, "Hello uncle".
The middle-aged man nodded and motioned for them to take a seat, and Mu Fan and You Xi followed and sat next to Xingwei.
"Weiwei, why don't you tell Dad about your two classmates." Xingwei's father said.
"Oh, this is Mu Fan, this is You Xi, they are all my very good friends." Xingwei said copingly.
"Well, yes, not bad, young and promising, with a decent temperament, they are all young people full of vitality."
Mu Fan and You Xi looked like they were sitting upright, and hurriedly said thank you.
"Want something?" Xingwei's father motioned for the waiter to hand the menu to the two of them. "You are all friends of Weiwei, that is, my friends, relax, you're welcome."
Seeing this, Mu Fan hurriedly excused himself and said, "Thank you, uncle, let's just eat whatever we want." ”
"How can that be done, or Vivi will blame me." Xingwei's father said politely.
Xingwei was a little impatient and grabbed the menu and responded, "You guys are not annoying, pushing around, I'm almost starving!" Anyway, someone has a treat today, so I think I'll order the most expensive one, and if I can't eat it, I just pack it and take it back! ”
Xingwei's father smiled, "My daughter is usually so willful, I hope you don't be surprised." ”
Mu Fan and You Xi responded with an embarrassed smile, "Uncle, Xingwei is very nice, we usually have a lot of fun playing together." ”
"Well, it's just that my father loves to ignore me, hum."
The two men didn't know how to respond for a moment.
"I don't have it, I usually have a lot of respect for you, but you're so busy, how can you have time to deal with my insignificant closeness!" Xingwei said stupidly.
"Look at it, don't say anything in front of my classmates to give my father a little face. You say don't you? ”
Mu Fan and You Xi had no choice but to nod in accommodation.
Xingwei's father looked at Mu Fan and asked, "Young man, what kind of wine do you want to drink?" ”
"Oh, uncle, I ......"
"Oh, Dad, Mu Fan can't drink, how can you let him drink!" Xingwei interjected.
"Man, it's okay to drink a little wine, do you say it's Mu Fan?"
"Oh, uncle, you can drink a little, but I can't drink enough, I'm afraid I'll get drunk if I drink too much." Mu Fan had no choice but to respond.
You Xi sat beside him and kicked Mu Fan, but he had to bite the bullet when the words were already spoken.
Xingwei's father was very happy, so he beckoned the waiter to pour the wine, and said at the same time, "The young man is good, I like it, let's have a good meal today, and if you don't get drunk, you won't return!" ”
Mu Fan watched the waiter pour a full cup and hurriedly stopped, "Okay, it's okay, thank you." ”
"Come, let's all raise a glass to celebrate, one is that my daughter gives me face, I am very pleased. Another one happens to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, although it is a day late, but the atmosphere is still there, I hope you don't mind. ”
So all three of them raised their glasses and drank them.
Although Mu Fan drank it all, the momentum of the liquor was still high, and he coughed a few times. You Xi and Xingwei hurriedly said that if you can't drink liquor, don't be strong, Mu Fan waved his hand to indicate that it was okay.
Xingwei's father looked at Mu Fan and said, "Young people have a good amount of alcohol, some things are good to get used to, it's okay to drink some wine, come, fill it again!" ”
"Dad...... Mu Fan can't drink too much, do you think he's the same as you! ”
Mu Fan hurriedly persuaded, "It's okay, it's rare for my uncle to be happy today, I'll accompany him to have a good drink." However, it was the first time I drank baijiu, and my uncle forgave me. ”
"Look at Mu Fan, you still know how to comfort me with this old bone, but you still have to do what you can, and your uncle won't force you."
"Well, thank you, uncle, I respect you for this cup, and I have to thank you for your help last time." Saying that, Mu Fan drank it all.
"Sit down and say, sit down and say. When I said this, I was just talking, and I didn't help much. The point is that you know how to work hard and how to protect your interests, which is very positive. I envy you! ”
"Uncle, you're so polite."
"This little beauty is called You Xi, right?" Xingwei's father asked.
"Well, yes uncle, my name is You Xi, it's nice to meet you!" You Xi responded.
"Nice name, come, let's have a drink too."
"Uncle, I respect you, I don't know how to drink, so I will replace wine with drinks."
"Very good, I'm glad Vivi has a friend like you." Saying that, Xingwei's father drank it all.
Several people talked happily with each other, and before they knew it, Mu Fan drank a lot of wine. He was already in a state of vertigo, but he still stiffened up so as not to lose his temper in front of Xingwei's father.
You Xi and Xingwei could see that they had been persuading him, but it was difficult to hold on to the strength of the alcohol.
Xingwei's father is naturally a battle-hardened veteran, and he still talks eloquently without changing his face.
After being full of wine and food, Xingwei's father looked at his watch and the time was almost up, so he beckoned his secretary to arrange to send a few people back.
At this time, Mu Fan took out the gifts he bought and said to Xingwei's father that this was a little bit of his heart, hoping that he would accept it with a smile.
Xingwei's father patted Mu Fan's shoulder and responded, then he was welcome. He also said that his daughter was not wrong, and wished him a lot of hard work and a promising future!
After a while, several people waved goodbye, and You Xi and Xingwei helped the drunk Mu Fan and walked towards the car.
When he returned to school, it was already about ten o'clock, and Mu Fan dragged his heavy body back to the dormitory. After he finished washing, he quickly fell asleep in bed.
At this time, the phone around him kept vibrating slightly, but it was difficult to wake him up again.
You Xi and Xingwei said goodbye to each other and returned to their bedrooms. However, You Xi lay on the bed and had an indescribable feeling in his heart.
imagining that there is such a big gap between her life background and Xingwei's background, which makes her unnaturally feel a little inferior.
However, she was not envious of Xingwei having such a family, but she could vaguely feel that Xingwei's father liked Mu Fan.
Especially the last sentence, saying that his daughter didn't look at the wrong person. It was obvious that she knew that Xingwei liked Mu Fan, and she also intended to remind herself again.
You Xi unconsciously fell into a kind of confusion. Maybe the fruit of love depends on the attitude of two people, but it is inevitable that if someone else intervenes, it will be extremely difficult.
When Mu Fan woke up the next day, he opened his phone and saw that there was a missed call, which was called by Xiao Nan, which surprised him.
He hurried back, waited for a long time and didn't see anyone answer, so he dialed the phone number in their dormitory again.
It was Gu Xin who answered the phone, Mu Fan asked if Xiao Nan was there, Gu Xin said that he had gone out, and he hung up the phone without knowing when he would come back.
Mu Fan didn't fight in the past, thinking that there might be other things now, and it would not be too late to fight later.
At noon, when Mu Fan asked You Xi to eat together, You Xi asked him what was going on with his lipstick, Mu Fan smiled very strangely, he pretended to be mysterious and didn't pay attention to You Xi.
You Xi pushed Mu Fan's dinner plate and pretended to be angry and said, "Do you really want me to be jealous, don't talk about it, I'm too lazy to listen!" ”
"Okay, okay, I said it's not okay, I'll be uncomfortable if you're angry!"
"Then you don't say it quickly!"
"Speaking of which, it's my misunderstanding, I thought you and Xingwei colluded to deliberately want me to give a gift!" Mu Fan explained.
"Oh? What do you mean by that? ”
"The night before yesterday, Xingwei and I sent a WeChat message, saying that she had lost something, and I asked her what she had lost, and she said that she had lost a lipstick, and it was a lipstick that was very important to her. I was a little confused, so I told her that if she needed my help, I would do it. Later, she asked me if I could give her one, and I said of course, but I didn't know much about it, and asked her what she liked. She said you know, so I felt that the two of you were colluding, so I didn't ask you, so I bought one by one, but I didn't expect you to know about it! ”
"Hmph, no wonder you two are mysterious, which makes me depressed for a long time!"
"Are you jealous, then?" Mu Fan asked.
"I don't have it! Speaking of which, I'm stained with Xingwei's light. You Xi replied.
"Haha, you're just jealous, I like to see you jealous. But even if Xingwei doesn't say it, I will try my best to please you, who asked someone to say that they would investigate me! ”
"Then it seems that we will have to investigate for a while, so that we will get more favor!"
"As long as you're happy, you can think as long as you want, if it's forever, then I'll wait until the sea is dry and the rocks are rotten!"
"I hate it, it's getting more and more flamboyant! But why did you give me a bright red and a pink star? ”
"I listened to the salesman fool me, and I was so embarrassed to talk about it! The salesman kept laughing at me, which made me even more uncomfortable! I think you use red to be more eye-catching, and Xingwei to use pink to be more tactful. But if you don't like it, I'll buy you another one! Mu Fan explained.
"Hee-hee, I like it very much from the bottom of my heart, and I've wanted to try this style for a long time, but I'm a little embarrassed."
"Then you can show me when the time comes!"
"Hate ......"