The next day, she packed up and went out at eleven o'clock.
Today she is wearing a red down jacket with a sweater and shorts, a pair of black leather boots, and a ponytail, looking youthful and beautiful.
Outside the restaurant, Ran Jiang has been waiting for a long time.
Cao Aiqian waved to him and said with a smile, "You've been waiting for a long time, right?"
Ran Jiang smiled brightly: "No."
After saying that, he handed Cao Aiqian a bouquet of flowers, "Congratulations on your return home!"
Cao Aiqian took the flowers and said hesitantly: "How did you know?"
Ran Jiang scratched his head and said, "I work in your brother's company."
"Ah! You went..." Cao Aiqian said in surprise, and immediately started laughing. On the one hand, he was happy for Ran Jiang, but at the same time, he was wondering what Cao Kouwen was up to.
Ran Jiang smiled awkwardly and said, "I couldn't find a job, so he was the only one who took me in."
"What are you talking about? That's his blessing. Let's go in." Cao Aiqian patted him on the shoulder and said.
"Thank you, boss." Ran Jiang nodded and followed.
Walking to the door of the box, Ran Jiang hesitated for a while and said, "I also invited Li Sheng, do you mind?"
"Li Sheng? Manager Li?"
Ran Jiang said: "Well, he has helped me so many times before, so he wanted to find an opportunity to express his gratitude."
Cao Ai smiled slightly and said: "Okay, don't be so mother-in-law, knock on the door quickly!"
"Oh~ yes!" Ran Jiang responded, gently opened the door and walked into the room.
There are two people sitting in the room.
Li Sheng was wearing a white shirt, and the egret brooch on his shirt was still there. He looked elegant. At the moment, he was chatting with Ran He, both of them had faint smiles on their faces.
"Hey, Xiao Jiang is here." Li Sheng saw Ran Jiang and stood up quickly to greet him. Then he looked at Ran He and said with a smile: "Your brother has brought your eldest sister!"
Ran He stood up, happily ran to Cao Aiqian, took her arm, and called affectionately: "Sister, Xiao He misses you so much."
Cao Aiqian picked her up, rubbed the tip of her nose and said with a smile: "The little girl has such a sweet mouth!"
Ran Jiang explained calmly: "She was worried about being alone at home during the winter vacation, so she brought her sister over."
Cao Aiqian turned to look at Li Sheng and said, "I'm sorry for keeping Manager Li waiting for so long."
"Miss Cao, you're fine." Li Sheng waved his hands and said with a smile.
The three of them were seated, and the table was filled with all kinds of delicacies.
Ran Jiang poured wine for Li Sheng first, then filled it for himself, raised his glass and said with a smile: "I'm very happy to have Manager Li here today. I'm a stupid person. I've always been grateful but didn't show anything. Today I'm going to ask the company I paid a little salary in advance and treated my benefactor to a meal."
After speaking, he raised his glass and drank it in one gulp.
Li Sheng's eyes brightened a little when he heard this, he picked up the wine glass and said, "You are too polite..."
Cao Aiqian also stood up and said with a smile: "You are Ran Jiang's great benefactor, and you are also my benefactor. I respect you."
Ran Jiang quickly advised her: "You should drink less."
With that said, he took the wine glass from Cao Aiqian's hand, saluted Li Sheng and drank it all in one gulp.
Li Sheng looked at the scene in front of him and thought secretly in his heart. It could be seen that Ran Jiang took great care of Cao Aiqian.
"How did Miss Cao and you meet?" Li Sheng suddenly asked.
"Uh..." Ran Jiang pondered for a moment and glanced at Cao Aiqian out of the corner of his eye.
"It doesn't matter if you don't want to say it. It's just that I'm curious about the fact that the daughter of the Cao family will also have a younger brother in the market." Li Sheng said with a smile.
"Manager Li misunderstood, actually...actually..." Ran Jiang hesitated, hesitating to speak.
Of course he knew that if he told Li Sheng that Cao Ai Qian used to frequent bars, he would probably lose the face of the Cao Group.
Cao Aiqian saw that Ran Jiang seemed embarrassed, so he took the initiative to help him out: "Manager Li and Ran Jiang are not relatives. I have always wondered why you want to help him?"
Li Sheng was startled by this sudden question, and then he came to his senses.
"Haha! Miss Cao is so smart!" Li Sheng admitted generously, "But I said that I am from the same hometown as Ran Jiang."
Cao Ai smiled lightly and said: "A fellow fellow who can even guess the address of his hometown correctly?"
Li Sheng coughed awkwardly and changed the subject: "Let's eat, the food is getting cold."
He couldn't say that these were all given by her brother Cao Kou Wen!
Seeing this, Ran Jiang tugged at the corner of Cao Ai Qian's clothes and whispered a few words in her ear.
His intention was obviously to tell Cao Aiqian not to embarrass Li Sheng. Others must have helped him.
Cao Ai nodded lightly, put a piece of fish steak in Ran He's bowl, and ate quietly.
Li Sheng took this opportunity to ask Ran Jiang: "I just heard from your sister that you have to win the sales championship before Director Cao will let you stay, right?"
Ran Jiang glared at Ran He, and she stuck out her tongue playfully at her brother.
Ran Jiang shook his head and sighed, "Oh! Don't mention it, yes."
"Do you have any plans?" Li Sheng frowned.
Ran Jiang said: "I have already booked a partner recently, but I don't know what went wrong. The contract has not been successfully signed in recent times."
Ran Jiang hesitated for a moment and said, "I guess if this continues, I'm afraid I'll have no choice but to resign."
Li Sheng said: "Do you need my help with this matter?"
Ran Jiang looked up at Li Sheng happily, then shook his head and said, "Since I want to stay in the Cao Group, I want to work hard on my own?"
Li Sheng patted Ran Jiang on the shoulder with appreciation and said, "Men, you should rely on yourself. Where there is a will, there is a way."
He looked at Cao Aiqian, smiled and said to Ran Jiang: "I forgot that you have the Cao family's biggest backer, haha..."
Cao Aiqian smiled awkwardly, it was like she had no backer.
"By the way, Ran Jiang, there should be a home improvement festival soon. You can apply to the company. It only happens once every three years. The customers are all wealthy people..." Li Sheng said.
Ran Jiang was stunned and said excitedly: "I heard from my colleagues that the number of places to participate is extremely limited. I heard that only top players can go..."
Li Sheng smiled and continued: "The loss of the title is certain, you might as well seize the opportunity."
"This..." Ran Jiang hesitated, but then nodded firmly.
Cao Aiqian didn't speak. She put the food into her mouth quietly, thinking to herself: Isn't this what I used to do?
"Manager Li, thank you so much." Ran Jiang said gratefully.
Li Sheng said: "You're welcome, I'll wait for you to win the sales championship!"
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At three o'clock in the afternoon, Ran Jiang and Cao Aiqian walked out of the box.
Cao Aiqian pushed the drunk Ran Jiang's arm and asked, "Are you grateful to that Manager Li?"
Ran Jiang drunkenly laughed and said: "Yes! He is really nice to me. He not only helps me get through difficulties, but also encourages me to win..."
Cao Ai lightly chuckled: "It's essential to be on guard against others. Don't you think it's weird that he helped you?"
"...Ugh..." Ran Jiang was obviously drunk and didn't listen.
Cao Aiqian helped Ran Jiang to the side of the road, stopped a car with his hands, and then put him into the back seat.
Ran He also sat in the car obediently and looked at Ran Jiang with a confused expression.
"Xiaohe, take care of your brother and call me when you get home." Cao Aiqian explained.
Ran He nodded obediently, then turned around and shouted worriedly: "Brother——"
Ran Jiang waved his hand and said, "It's okay, don't worry, I'll just take a nap and be fine."
Ran He nodded, turned to lie on the window, and the car started slowly.
When Cao Aiqian saw the car driving into the distance, she breathed a sigh of relief and took a taxi back to Cao's villa.
After entering the door, Cao Aiqian went straight to the bedroom to get clean home clothes, washed off the faint smell of alcohol on her body, and lay lazily on the bed.
Until Cao Kouwen sent her a message asking her to go to the study.
"Bang bang bang bang..." She knocked on the wooden door of the study and said, "Brother, you are looking for me."
Cao Kouwen's majestic voice came from the study: "Well, come in."
Cao Aiqian opened the door, walked in and closed the door.
Cao Kouwen was writing at his desk. When he saw his sister coming in, he stopped writing and asked, "Where are you going at noon?"
"Well, I went to have dinner with my friends." Cao Aiqian said.
"What friend?" Cao Kouwen asked casually.
"Uh...former friends." Cao Aiqian was speechless.
"Oh~" Cao Kouwen raised his eyebrows and asked disdainfully: "Ran Jiang?"
Cao Aiqian was a little surprised and said: "Yes"? "
