Accidentally Married to the Big Shot-Chapter 244 - A Family of Four Having a Meal
Chapter 244: Chapter 244: A Family of Four Having a Meal
Chapter 244: Chapter 244: A Family of Four Having a Meal
“I’m not there, I’ve already come back. What’s up?” Su Meixi asked.
Xiao Fen regretfully said, “If I had known you were coming to our house today, I would have switched shifts with a colleague. My parents didn’t even tell me.”
“It’s okay. We can meet up when you have time, or if you want to see me, you can also come to my place.” Su Meixi said.
Xiao Fen disappointedly said, “Guess it’ll have to be that way, then. When will you be free?”
“I… it depends on your schedule. I’m free whenever I’m not on duty.”
They discussed and agreed to meet on Wednesday evening as both would be off work then.
…
On Wednesday evening, just after her shift, Su Meixi received a call from Xiao Fen.
“Sister Su, should we go to the mall for dinner? How about seeing a movie afterward?” Xiao Fen was clearly eager.
Su Meixi asked, “Which mall should we go to eat at?”
“Eat coconut chicken at Yin Xiang City? The coconut chicken there is really delicious.”
“Okay.”
Gu Wei had already returned to the military camp, and Su Meixi took a taxi there.
Upon arriving at Yin Xiang City, she unexpectedly saw Xi Huarong and Li Shirui, along with their daughter, standing near a jewelry store at the entrance of Yin Xiang City. Xi Huarong looked refined and scholarly; Li Shirui appeared elegant and noble, while Xiao Fen looked shy and adorable. The family of three looked like they were doing an advertisement for the jeweler.
Su Meixi was surprised for a moment. Xiao Fen quickly came over to explain, “On my way here, my mom called and asked where I was. I said I was going to Yin Xiang City. Unexpectedly, they were also here. When they heard you were coming, they said they’d wait here for a while.”
Su Meixi looked at the couple and then reluctantly went over to say hello, “Uncle Xi, Aunt Li.”
Xi Huarong’s expression didn’t change much, but Li Shirui appeared warm and friendly. She took Su Meixi’s hand, “Xiao Su, we meet again. It’s really fate. Old Xi and I were just planning to stroll around the mall and shop a bit. I didn’t expect Xiao Fen to have made plans to dine with you.”
Actually, all the ‘fate’ you think exists is meticulously arranged.
Holding her hand, Su Meixi felt her entire body bristling with goosebumps, not out of awkwardness, but from feeling a subtle magnetic field penetrating her limbs and bones.
She asked, “Aunt Li, does your wrist still hurt?”
“It doesn’t hurt much now. The ointment you prescribed last time really helped. If it hurts again, I’ll come to you,” Li Shirui smiled.
Su Meixi couldn’t help but nod.
She found that her emotions could be influenced by Li Shirui, and every time she interacted with her, a fiery emotion would surge inside. So, she withdrew her hand.
Just then, Xiao Fen came over, “Mom, Dad, have you guys eaten yet? Sister Su and I are planning to eat coconut chicken. Do you want to join us?”
Actually, Xiao Fen was just being polite. She thought that parents wouldn’t really want to tag along on a girls’ outing, but Li Shirui immediately agreed without hesitation, “Sure, your father and I are quite hungry. If you don’t mind, we’ll join you.”
Xiao Fen’s mouth formed an ‘O’, and she quickly asked Su Meixi, “Sister Su, do you mind eating with my parents?”
Su Meixi said, “I don’t mind.”
She felt the need to keep a distance from them, yet her heart also yearned for closeness, creating a severe contradiction within her.
Perhaps, she could observe how they treated Xiao Fen as their daughter.
If she were always around them, would she receive similar treatment?
…
The coconut chicken place was crowded, and they had to queue for a while before getting a seat.
Fortunately, the environment inside was nice, not too noisy, and the booth seating offered some privacy.
Xiao Fen ordered a large portion of coconut chicken and some mixed vegetables.
At that moment, Xi Huarong reminded Xiao Fen, “Xiao Fen, you should ask Sister Su what she likes to eat and order some of her favorites.”
Xiao Fen thought it was a good idea, so she handed the menu to Su Meixi, “Sister Su, see what you’d like to eat.”
Su Meixi didn’t take the menu but simply said, “I’m not picky, I eat anything.”
Xiao Fen had nothing to say, so she asked Xi Huarong, “Dad, Sister Su said she can eat anything.”
Xi Huarong simply took the menu himself and ordered quite a few of the restaurant’s specialties. Xiao Fen couldn’t help but nervously say, “Dad, you’ve ordered too much, how can the four of us eat all this?”
Li Shirui laughed, “If we can’t finish, we’ll take it home, and I’ll heat it up tomorrow noon to eat with Aunt Zhang.”
Aunt Zhang was the family’s housekeeper.
Xiao Fen had no choice but to give up.
Soon, the waiter brought over a heap of dishes.
There was a plate of coconut chicken, as well as crispy pork, royal milk curd, and fried coconut meat among other snacks.
Everyone started eating together, and Su Meixi tried a bit of everything, finding the fried coconut meat particularly delicious. She had had fried coconut meat in other places before, but none tasted as good as this one.
So, she inevitably had a little more.
But there weren’t many pieces of fried coconut meat on the small plate, and Li Shirui noticed it, so she immediately asked the waiter to bring two more plates.
Xiao Fen loved the crispy pork and finished a whole plate on her own, and Li Shirui showed no intention of ordering more for her.
The coconut chicken in the pot was also ready to be eaten, and Li Shirui even picked the chicken breast for Su Meixi, placing any meaty pieces into Su Wanxi’s bowl.
Su Meixi thought it must be because she was a guest that Li Shirui was especially taking care of her.
Xiao Fen felt a bit jealous, “Dad, Mom, why are you only caring about Sister Su? Why don’t you care about me?”
Li Shirui asked, “What do you want to eat? Just ask the waiter to add it.”
Xiao Fen pouted; she definitely wouldn’t ask for more. Now that they had ordered so much, the four of them had more than enough.
Su Meixi was someone who ate quickly, but because Xi Huarong and his wife were there, she had been eating very slowly throughout.
To her surprise, Li Shirui and Xi Huarong ate even slower.
The two of them would pick at a piece of chicken, slowly separating the meat, and ate each piece of crispy pork little by little.
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She couldn’t help but wonder, has the official scene really become so competitive? Could it be that even eating had to be so meticulous?
But actually, Xi Huarong just wanted to eat slowly and chat.
Li Shirui seemed quite curious about Su Meixi, continuously asking questions, “Xiao Su, how did you meet Gu Wei?”
Su Meixi almost choked.
The process of their acquaintance was really hard to mention; she couldn’t just say it was from a one-night stand.
Her face turned red, and she could only say, “We met by chance. I had just broken up with my ex-boyfriend and then I met him.”
“Oh, your ex-boyfriend treated you badly?”
“My ex-boyfriend cheated on me,” Su Meixi said. “It’s a bit melodramatic, right? He fell for the dean’s daughter.”
Xiao Fen was gossipy, “Sister Su, did he marry the dean’s daughter afterward?”
“Actually no, the dean’s daughter cheated on him with someone else.”
“They’re both not good people,” Xiao Fen concluded.
Not wanting to keep discussing herself, Su Meixi asked Xiao Fen, “Xiao Fen, have you got a boyfriend yet?”
