Mr. and Mrs. Xu Guangqing want to treat us to a meal?
So the secrets of the Guangming Peak project have been uncovered?
My brain raced in a circle.
Apart from this possibility.
Ye Chen seemed to be unable to think of any other possibilities. "When?" Ye Chen smiled faintly.
"It's almost time for dinner, can you spare some time later?"
"I guess I don't have time. I still have to pick up the kids and buy groceries and cook!"
"That's okay. Can you come over after you've arranged things at home, Brother Ye? It's okay to come later. We'll wait for you!" Xu Wenhui said hurriedly.
"Um??"
"Brother Ye, it's mainly about my parents. They said they will wait for you no matter how late it is, as long as you can find time to come!" Xu Wenhui said again.
"Okay then, where? I estimate around 7:30!" Ye Chen said.
"Still Jiangzhou Hotel, or the same private room as last time, the Peony Room, is that okay?" Xu Wenhui asked hurriedly.
"Okay, I'll go over then!" From beginning to end.
Ye Chen didn't even ask Xu Wenhui what was going on.
And Xu Wenhui didn't even tell the truth in advance.
"Wenhui? This name sounds familiar, as if I've heard it somewhere before. Who is it?"
After seeing Ye Chen put down his phone.
Chen Yinuo couldn't help but say.
"Xu Wenhui was the only one who came to save the situation during Yihao's wedding farce last time!" Ye Chen explained with a smile.
"Is it him? Deputy Mayor Xu Guangqing's son?" Chen Yinuo recalled instantly.
"Yeah!"
"What does he want you to do?" Chen Yinuo asked curiously.
"No, I just said that his parents wanted to treat me to a meal!" Ye Chen said lightly.
Swish
Little did he know that Chen Yinuo was stunned when he heard it.
It's not that I was surprised that Xu Guangqing and his wife would invite Ye Chen to dinner.
After all, a person of noble status like Secretary Yan Huaili had often invited Ye Chen to dinner in the past.
What surprised her was that Ye Chen actually put shopping for groceries, cooking and picking up the children before Xu Guangqing's invitation!
"You, how come you don't have a sense of priorities? Mayor Xu invited you to dinner, but you said you had to buy food, cook, and pick up the kids and didn't have time? Aren't you too stupid?" Chen Yinuo shouted hurriedly.
"What do you mean by being too stupid? Am I not just telling the truth?" Ye Chen smiled innocently.
"You are so stupid, how can you tell the truth? Also, when has going to dinner with the deputy mayor not been more important than cooking for me and Youyou?"
"But in my heart, picking up Youyou from school and buying groceries and cooking for you and your daughter are more important than anything else!" Ye Chen carried through the image of a simple-minded person in Chen Yinuo's mind to the end.
"Come on, call that person back quickly and don't let them wait for you. I'll pick Youyou up from school, and then I'll buy groceries and cook for her!" Chen Yinuo became anxious.
"It's really not worth it! Besides, they are willing to wait, so why should we? Come on, if you don't want to be delayed too late, come with me to pick up Youyou from school now, ah, otherwise it will be too late!"
In a joke.
Ye Chen took his wife's hand and walked over to the Mercedes-Benz G. Seeing this, no matter how anxious he was, Chen Yinuo could only feel helpless.
On the way to South China International School.
Chen Yinuo, who was sitting in the passenger seat, finally realized what was happening and asked, "By the way, why did Deputy Mayor Xu come to see you? After all, it's impossible for him to invite you to dinner for no reason!
"Who knows? It's definitely not the Hongmen Banquet!" Ye Chen smiled slightly.
"Can you be serious?" Chen Yinuo said unhappily.
"I really don't know, and Xu Wenhui didn't say it on the phone!" Ye Chen said.
"this...
Chen Yinuo was speechless.
But it always feels weird.
"Husband, I'm not saying anything bad about you. We just talked about building a network of personal connections. You have to have a correct attitude towards this aspect! And the deputy mayor inviting you to dinner is..." Chen Yinuo hadn't finished speaking.
Ye Chen interrupted her, "Yinuo, I understand what you want to say. Indeed, Xu Guangqing is also a well-known and prestigious figure, but there is no need for us to flatter and cater to him. If I happen to have nothing to do, I will definitely not put on airs. After all, I am not a big shot. But aren't we going to pick up Youyou? And I promised last night to make steamed eggs for her today. Do you want me to break my promise? If Deputy Mayor Xu really has something urgent to find me, it would be fine to break my promise to Youyou, but judging from Xu Wenhui's attitude, it is not an urgent matter. Besides, the other party doesn't mind waiting a little longer. In this case, I think it's pointless to break my promise to Youyou!"
Her pink lips were slightly parted.
Chen Yinuo wanted to say something.
But Ye Chen's voice continued to ring, "Also, there will be such situations in the future. Our social status will definitely rise all the way. If any official in the officialdom comes to us, do we have to put down everything and go to the meeting as soon as possible? There is no need, at least for me, there is no such need. It is important to expand my own network of contacts, but I definitely can't do that..."
"What if it's Secretary Yan Huaili who's looking for you this time?" Chen Yinuo asked this question.
However, Ye Chen was honest and frank, "If it was Secretary Yan who asked, the situation would be different. He has helped us a lot, and we have owed him a lot!"
"Huh? Is there no issue of identity or class here?" Chen Yinuo said with a smile.
"It would be a lie to say that it doesn't exist. Even if we continue to maintain legal, compliant and conscientious business ethics, no matter what, no matter how legal, compliant and conscientious our business is, we cannot avoid relying on his care in many areas in the future!" Ye Chen said.
"You are really too utilitarian!" Chen Yinuo shook his head and laughed.
Is it utilitarianism?
Ye Chen was too lazy to explain.
After all, he knew that Xu Guangqing's family was definitely organizing this dinner to thank him for the Guangming Peak project, so there was no need to rush to attend.
But I definitely can't tell Chen Yinuo too much about these things, otherwise it will just keep arguing about it endlessly!
After picking up Ye Youyou from school.
Under the secret protection of Tang Song, Zhu Wu and Song Yu, the family went to a large high-end supermarket near Shanshuijian Community.
After buying the ingredients and going home to prepare three exquisite dishes and a soup, the winter night has quietly fallen.
When Ye Chen drove a Mercedes-Benz G to Jiangzhou Hotel.
The time was exactly half past seven.
Because I came here once last time.
So this time Ye Chen simply refused Xu Wenhui's invitation.
He walked up to his floor with ease and pushed open the door of the Peony Room.
"Brother Ye!"
"Mr. Ye!"
Ye Chen just walked in.
Xu Guangqing and his wife, Xu Wenhui, and Qiu Liancheng, the father of district committee leader Qiu Yingzhe, all stood up immediately.
The way he looked at Ye Chen was no longer the same as last time. This time.
It's like looking at a half-immortal!
Like seeing a god!!!