After hanging up the phone with his grandma, Qu Lianjie sat on the sofa and watched TV for a while, dazed for a while. In the end, he felt bored, so he cleaned the whole house from inside to outside.
After cleaning up, Qu Lianjie sat on the sofa a little tired and said to himself with a wry smile:
"Originally I planned to be lazy today and take a nap at home, but because of a phone call, now I can't even sleep and have been working all morning. It's better to go to the company!"
After that, Qu Lianjie turned on the TV and watched for a while. He felt that it was almost time, so he went downstairs and drove home. On the way, he was a little worried about the situation of the branch, so he specially put on his Bluetooth headset and called the branch manager Wu Yue.
After being connected, he asked directly:
"Manager Wu, how was the attendance rate this morning? Did it meet the preset target?"
Wu Yue, who was in the hot pot restaurant, first glanced at the lobby when he heard this, then walked to the bar and picked up the account book and took a look at it. This time he answered into the phone:
"Mr. Qu, because today is New Year's Day, the attendance rate is still good. It's not even lunch yet, and the private rooms and banquet are already more than half full!"
After listening to the report, Qu Lianjie ordered while driving:
"You must pay attention to food safety issues. We have just opened now. It is the time for us to accumulate reputation. Don't let the small lose the big. I don't want you to save me those three melons and two dates..."
After hanging up the phone with his employee, Qu Lianjie drove to a fruit supermarket near his home, got out of the car and went in to buy some fruit.
After parking the car in the parking space in front of his home, Qu Lianjie got out of the car with the fresh fruit he just bought in his hand. After entering the house, he handed the fruit to the nanny who opened the door.
Qu Lianjie walked to the living room and greeted his father sitting on the sofa:
"Dad, I'm back!"
Qu Datou actually noticed his son's return a long time ago, but in order to maintain his dignity as a father, he pretended not to see it.
When he heard his son greeting him, he pretended to put down the newspaper he had been holding, nodded and asked him:
"Well, you came back quite early. Did you call your grandma and the others during the holiday today?"
Qu Lianjie sat on the sofa, holding the remote control while adjusting TV programs, and answered casually:
"I already had a fight in the morning. My grandma also asked us to go back early during the New Year. She left a pig's head for you!"
"Yeah~" Qu Datou just nodded when he heard this and did not express his position. He didn't want to mention the New Year's Eve.
Because the Chinese New Year is always a bump in the road, the old lady never acknowledges the wife she is married to, not even her daughter Qu Xiaoxiao. She and her son go back every Chinese New Year.
Xu Li was very happy because her daughter Qu Xiaoxiao was coming back. She had been busy in the kitchen just now. Without hearing the nanny's reminder, Xu Li came over from the kitchen and said politely to Qu Lianjie:
"Lian Jie is back. Whatever you want to eat, Aunt Xu will cook it for you!"
If someone gives you a foot of respect, Qu Lianjie feels that he has to return the favor. He stood up from the sofa and greeted Xu Li politely:
"Hello Aunt Xu, I can eat anything, no need to go to any trouble!"
At this time, Qu Datou said:
"Make Lianjie some cold ear silk, he likes to eat it~"
Xu Li feels that in the past two months since Qu Lianjie moved out, the air at home has been fresher. In addition, her daughter returned from abroad today, and she is a little more tolerant.
So I didn’t refute what my husband said, but nodded and agreed with a smile:
"Okay, no problem. I'll ask the nanny to call the supermarket and ask them to deliver two deli pig ears!"
Qu Datou then looked at his son and said:
"Lian Jie, today is New Year's Day, and dad's driver Lao Zheng has also gone home for the holidays. How about you drive to the airport to pick up Xiao Xiao?"
As a father, Qu Datou, although as an old-school person, is a bit patriarchal in his heart, he also loves his daughter very much and does not want his children to have conflicts. He does not want to ease the relationship between the two, so he made this suggestion.
Qu Lianjie was watching a TV show. When he heard this, he turned to look at his father and asked again with a surprised look on his face:
"What did you just say? You asked me to pick up Qu Xiaoxiao. Are you kidding? You just said on the phone that you wanted me to come back for dinner!"
Xu Li stood aside feeling a little embarrassed. At the same time, she was blaming her husband in her heart. Why bother mentioning this matter when it has nothing to do?
When Qu Datou heard his son's words, he pretended to be displeased and said:
"Lao Zheng hasn't asked for leave yet in the morning. What's wrong with asking you to go to the airport? Do you still want me to drive there myself?"
Xu Li stood there feeling a little uncomfortable. She felt that she shouldn't have asked him what he was eating out of kindness just now, and asked him, Qu Lianjie, to pick up her sister. What was wrong? Could she be exhausted?
So Xu Li, who was a little angry, said directly to her husband angrily:
"Lao Qu, Lian Jie is exhausted these days. Don't bother him. Just let Xiao Xiao take a taxi home later!"
Qu Lianjie naturally heard the strangeness in Xu Li's words, and he also felt angry in his heart. You can say whatever you want, but I just won't go anyway. I just pretended that I didn't hear him and continued to sit on the sofa and watch TV.
When Qu Datou saw this, he glared at his wife and scolded him in a low voice:
"Okay, please stop saying a few words~"
Seeing that her husband was angry, Xu Li complained softly:
"You said you did the same, why would you give the driver a day off, otherwise something like this would happen!"
"Xiaoxiao's child is already small, and she has to carry her suitcase and take a taxi outside. If you're a brother, you don't feel bad. Don't you, a father, feel bad at all?"
Qu Lianjie didn't want to continue to listen to Xu Li's weird comments here, and he didn't want to quarrel with her as he was celebrating the New Year.
And when he thought that no matter what, Qu Xiaoxiao was also his sister, Qu Lianjie stood up and looked helplessly at his father while putting on his coat:
"I'll pick her up. Send me her flight information!"
When Qu Datou heard what his son said, he smiled again and quickly told his son his daughter's flight information.
In fact, since he runs such a big company, he naturally has many employees. Again, he just wants his son and daughter to ease their relationship.
Xu Li waited for Qu Lianjie to leave, then sat directly next to her husband and complained with a dissatisfied look on her face:
"Lao Qu, look at Lian Jie's attitude. Fortunately, I asked him specifically what he wanted to eat just now. He really took my kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs and asked him to pick up our Xiaoxiao. What happened?"
"Can you tire him out? Look at his reluctance and make me angry. Why do you have to let him go? Even if Lao Zheng takes a rest, just anyone from the company can take over Xiao Bring Xiao back!"
When Qu Datou heard his wife's chattering, he directly said with dissatisfaction:
"Lao Xu, what's wrong with you recently? You weren't like this before. I remember you were very protective of Lian Jie!"
"It's not like you don't know the relationship between Lian Jie and Xiao Xiao. The two of them have never dealt with each other since they were young. Since Lian Jie can go, he has already made another concession, okay?"
"As for why Lian Jie was asked to pick up Xiao Xiao, it was not to ease their tense relationship. After all, they are brother and sister after all, so it's not a big deal to be so tense all the time!"
Xu Li actually understands this truth, but for some reason, she just doesn't like Qu Lianjie.
(End of chapter)
