The place where they were going to have their meal was an old Shanghai restaurant in Puxi. When the car arrived at the door, Qiao Jing Jing looked outside from the car and felt something was a little strange.
"Why are there so many people waiting for tables?" It was not even weekend. Moreover, this restaurant had not been very popular before.
Xiao Zhu said, "I know why. It seems, it was mentioned by Michelin a while back. Jing Jing and teacher Yu, both of you go first. I'm going to return something to a store, and I will come look for you in a moment."
Yu Tu said to Qiao Jing Jing, "You go in first."
Qiao Jing Jing thought for a moment and said, "Okay, lest you end up getting me photograph."
Yu Tu said with no expression on the face, "Yes, that was what I was thinking, too."
Qiao Jing Jing could not help laughing. She put on a hat and mask and then slipped out first.
She smoothly camouflaged herself and passed through the crowd to arrive at the private room. But the waiter who showed her the way seemed to have discovered who she was, as he was trying to control his excitement. Qiao Jing Jing was long used to being recognized. She calmly sat down and started to study the menu.
When Yu Tu came in, she had already decided on five or six dishes in her mind, but she still wanted to order more. "Let's order a few more dishes. If we can't finish, you can bring them back for School Is Starting I'm So Panicked. There are a few that I'd like to taste."
Yu Tu did not sit down. Qiao Jing Jing turned her head and looked at him quizzically.
After thinking about it, he said, "Jing Jing, I want to ask you for a favor."
"What?" She closed the menu.
"When I came in just now, I saw my teacher and his wife. They were waiting for a table at the doorway, but there are more than ten tables in front of them. So can you let them have this private room while I treat you to a meal somewhere else?"
Of course it was good if Yu Tu treated. He was going to be working in an investment bank next month, anyway, so Qiao Jing Jing was not going to go easy on him. But ~~~
Qiao Jing Jing blinked. "Can't you ask them to come over and eat with us?"
Yu Tu was a little surprised. "You don't mind?"
"Why would I mind?"
Yu Tu's gaze fell on her face and the corner of his mouth curved up slightly. "I'll go and ask them."
Soon, Yu Tu brought a husband and wife pair in their sixties, who were dressed in plain and simple clothing, into the private room. Qiao Jing Jing was already standing beside the door and waiting with a smile.
Yu Tu felt warm in the heart and introduced them to each other. "Teacher and wife, this is my high school classmate, Qiao Jing Jing. Jing Jing, this is my teacher, Professor Zhang, and his wife, Professor Wang."
Qiao Jing Jing greeted them with a smile. "Hello Professor Zhang and Professor Wang."
The two professors nodded their heads and greeted her back. They were actually very surprised. On the way in, Yu Tu had already mentioned that he was having a meal with a friend, but such a beautiful friend?
Moreover, it was a girl?
Could it be they were on a date, potentially looking to take things further?
Both of them could not help looking Qiao Jing Jing over a few times. The more they looked, the more stunning they felt she was. Furthermore, they inexplicably felt she was somewhat familiar-looking. However, both of them were engrossed in scientific research and rarely paid attention to entertainment news. Thus, they naturally could not remember where they had seen her.
After exchanging conventional greetings, everyone took their seats. It was only then that Yu Tu noticed that Professor Zhang was holding a cake box in his hand. "Today is the birthday of the teacher or the teacher's wife?"
Professor Wang said with a smile, "Neither. It is our wedding anniversary. Every year, we always come here to eat. In fact, I had made a booking for today, but I don't know why it was cancelled."
It was actually a wedding anniversary?
Qiao Jing Jing immediately looked at Yu Tu and gave him an inquiring look that asked whether it was suitable for them to be around.
Yu Tu also felt that it was not appropriate and was about to say something. However, Professor Wang was attentive and said first, "It's nothing. We are an old married couple already. We like to be around people, the more the merrier. What's more, this room was booked by you."
Since the elders had said this, of course it was not good to leave.
Professor Zhang reached over to get the menu to order: "I'll order since I have eaten here for decades and know what is delicious. I'll let you two freeload a meal today."
Professor Wang felt both amused and embarrassed: "We're the ones freeloading the room off of someone. Don't you turn it around and say the opposite."
Yu Tu smilingly poured tea for everyone and summoned the waiter to come to take their order.
When ordering, the waiter kept looking at Qiao Jing Jing, and the facial expression was a bit excited. Fortunately, due to his professionalism, he did not say anything.
Professor Wang actually looked at her a few more times in puzzlement.
Qiao Jing Jing gave a dignified ladylike smile in return, making Professor Wang feel a little embarrassed.
After they had finished ordering, the waiter left the private room. Professor Zhang drank a sip of water and asked Yu Tu, "You didn't go on a vacation and have been in Shanghai all this time?"
"Yes, I have something to do in Shanghai."
Professor Zhang nodded and appeared in a very good mood. "That's perfect. I was wanting to look for you."
His face was brimming with a smile. "Yu Tu, I've already helped you to solve your problem."
Yu Tu was surprised.
"I know that you and Guan Zai have suffered some grievances in your current model project. Your project will not be as obviously profitable in the short term as the civilian-use model, so the importance placed on it and attention from up above has inevitably been insufficient. As for personnel, we are a bit overstaffed, and I also know that there are unfair things too. I also can understand why, in the heat of the moment, you said you wanted to leave. That's why I let you take a vacation. Firstly, it was to let you take a break, and secondly, that was also my strategy, to let the ones above know that problems exist and must be resolved."
The old professor was proud of his bit of slyness. "Generally, I don't concern myself with administrative matters, but what ought to be conveyed must be conveyed. Sure enough, when I went to express my opinion, the institution attached very high importance to it. Your project is the future. You and Guan Zai are the leaders of the next generation whom our current leaders have attached very high importance to."
"Your vacation is coming to an end. In the meeting that will be taking place in a few days' time, you and Guan Zai convey your difficulties and demands. The target is to get everything in place and aligned in one go."
Qiao Jing Jing gently put down the teacup and restrained herself from looking at Yu Tu. It turned out, his work also suffered from these? Moreover, his teacher did not seem to know that there was also the consideration of his parents in his decision to leave?
Professor Zhang had finished talking for a while, but Yu Tu was still silent and did not give an answer.
The old professor seemed to sense a strange atmosphere, and his smile gradually disappeared. He realized that something was wrong. "You still want to leave?"
Professor Wang quickly said, "We will not discuss work-related matters today. Let everyone just relax a little and eat."
Professor Zhang was a little angry. "Let him say it. What other reasons does he have?"
Yu Tu lowered his eyes and said clearly, "Teacher, I am leaving because of money."