bullyxtreme Chapter 308 You underestimated me
Chapter 308 You underestimated me
Zhao Xiuwan invited Su Jixiang early in the morning, inviting her to come to Hongyunlou to try her new dishes.
To be honest, Su Jixiang was surprised for a long time when he received the invitation. Zhao Xiuwan usually looked down on her the most. Now Su Jixiang was the wife of Marquis Dingbei. Zhao Xiuwan knew that she could not afford to offend Su Jixiang, so she tried not to meet him to avoid embarrassment after the meeting. The fact that she sent an invitation to Su Jixiang made Su Jixiang feel as if he was dazzled.
Although he felt surprised, Su Jixiang still accepted the invitation.
Not to mention that Zhao Xiuwan has actually developed several new dishes. The shopkeeper she hired really took Hongyunlou to heart and worked hard to study the recipes.
But she would not show it to Su Jixiang. The reason why she invited Su Jixiang was just because Nangong Rui would come today.
Didn't Su Jixiang take Nangong Rui's indenture before? Today, Zhao Xiuwan wanted to let Su Jixiang see how Nangong Rui came to her.
Although it was boring, Zhao Xiuwan felt that Nangong Rui's joining her was a slap on the faces of Su Jixiang and Wei Ling, because she could keep the person whom they could not keep.
So when Nangong Rui and Wang entered Hongyun Tower, Su Jixiang had already arrived and was standing in the hall listening to Zhao Xiuwan talking about random things.
When Zhao Xiuwan saw Nangong Rui coming, her eyes lit up.
Then when she saw Wang following behind Nangong Rui, her eyes suddenly froze again.
My heart suddenly felt a little weak!
Oh no! Why did this old hag follow me?
Previously, she had instigated this woman to file a complaint against the Wei family with the imperial envoy, and she had even extorted some money from this woman. Now that Su Jixiang was here, if this woman was talking nonsense...
Zhao Xiuwan was a little flustered for a moment.
However, Su Jixiang had already come, and it was easier to invite a god than to send him away. Zhao Xiuwan couldn't think of any good way to get rid of Wang for a moment, so she could only come here with gritted teeth.
She first glared at Wang fiercely. Wang looked at Zhao Xiuwan, then at Su Jixiang who was standing in the hall, and immediately understood why Zhao Xiuwan gave her such a warning.
Her eyes rolled and she grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth. She smiled at Zhao Xiuwan, which immediately made Zhao Xiuwan feel sick.
Nangong Rui obviously didn't expect to see Su Jixiang here, and he couldn't help but stand there in a daze.
The hall suddenly fell into an eerie silence.
Seeing that these people seemed to have their own thoughts, Su Jixiang could only speak first, "Hello, everyone. Madam Qian's place is really lively, and I always see familiar faces."
Su Jixiang spoke, and Nangong Rui could only step forward and salute, "Your humble servant greets the Madam." Now that he had been driven out of the Wei Mansion, he would no longer call himself a subordinate.
"Hello, Mr. Nangong." Su Jixiang nodded and replied politely.
The word "Mr. Nangong" made Nangong Rui's face turn red.
In front of Su Jixiang, he didn't dare to call him "Sir".
"Hello, madam. Greetings, Madam Dingbei." Wang also hurried over to pay her respects.
"Yeah." Su Jixiang nodded, then looked at Zhao Xiuwan. She originally wanted to say goodbye and leave. She didn't want to have anything to do with the Nangong family anymore. But when she saw Zhao Xiuwan suddenly became a little nervous, even the fingers holding the handkerchief became stiff, she didn't want to leave anymore.
Is this guy scared?
Su Jixiang glanced around. When Zhao Xiuwan was with him before, she was still talking about this and that, and her expression was very happy. She didn't see anything unnatural or scared. But when Nangong Rui and Wang came, she suddenly became nervous. So was she afraid of Nangong Rui or Wang?
Su Jixiang suddenly felt that there was something fishy, so she didn't want to leave anymore!
Who doesn’t love gossip, especially gossip about Zhao Xiuwan!
Su Jixiang simply found a place to sit down and asked, "Are you coming to Hongyunlou so early to have breakfast?" Everyone knows that Hongyunlou does not serve breakfast.
That's why Su Jixiang said this deliberately.
"No, no." Wang quickly shook her head. "Oh, thank you Madam for letting our boy come back. It's hard to refuse such a kind invitation. Our child wants to work in Hongyun Tower. We came here early in the morning to discuss this matter with Madam Qian."
"Mrs. Qian is really kind and kind-hearted." Su Jixiang said with a smile, "She actually takes care of Mr. Qian's former comrades."
Qian Feng's words were completely useless in front of Zhao Xiuwan, and Su Jixiang knew this. Wang also said that it was hard to refuse such a kind invitation, which meant that someone from Hongyun Tower had invited Nangong Rui. Since Qian Feng could not make the decision for Zhao Xiuwan, then the one who could invite Nangong Rui could only be Zhao Xiuwan herself!
This is somewhat interesting.
I have never seen Zhao Xiuwan be so kind as to take the initiative to help someone, which made Su Jixiang suddenly feel curious!
Su Jixiang looked at Zhao Xiuwan and saw that she looked embarrassed, so he knew that he was probably right. It must be Zhao Xiuwan who invited Nangong Rui.
"Madam Hou, what you said is true. After all, Nangong Rui is also a comrade of my husband. Since you don't accept him, I will naturally leave a place for him here." Zhao Xiuwan gritted her teeth and stepped on Su Jixiang.
Su Jixiang laughed, "That's right. After all, he was your husband's former comrade!"
Zhao Xiuwan suddenly felt that Su Jixiang's smile was a bit meaningful. She was stunned, and she seemed to have seen something! But it shouldn't be!
What was wrong with her taking Nangong Rui in? Who could find fault with her? Wei Ling didn't remember their old friendship, so did their Qian Feng not remember it either?
Zhao Xiuwan felt justified when she thought about it. "Nangong Rui was once a fellow soldier of the Marquis. Madam had reduced Nangong Rui to a slave!"
"It's something we both agreed to. It can't be considered a demotion. But I took out so much money, so I must have some ulterior motive, right? Now Mr. Nangong has regained his freedom, right? From now on, our house and Mr. Nangong will have nothing to do with each other." Su Jixiang said, "So what position is Madam Qian going to arrange for Nangong Rui today?"
"Yes, Madam Qian, what position do you want to arrange for my son?" Upon hearing this, Wang immediately leaned forward and asked, her slightly cloudy eyes full of inquiry.
"I'm still short of a security guard here." Zhao Xiuwan said. "Help me watch over this restaurant and prevent anyone from causing trouble. I think Nangong Rui is very suitable for this job."
"Oh, I thought Madam Qian was going to give the position of restaurant owner to Nangong Rui!" Su Jixiang chuckled, "It turns out that he is just a gatekeeper. This is underestimating Mr. Nangong."
After she said this, Wang immediately became unwilling.
"Madam Qian, you are looking down on our A Rui too much!" Wang's tone hardened, and there was a hint of threat in the look she gave Zhao Xiuwan.
Zhao Xiuwan couldn't help but frowned, "What do you think?"