Seeing that Zhou Chen really had no intention of blaming or leaving, Xiao Guoqing and Sun Qunchao breathed a sigh of relief.
It's not that they want to curry favor with Zhou Chen, but they really don't want to have any gap with Zhou Chen. After all, they have been little brothers for so many years and they both cherish this friendship.
The three of them returned to the room. At this time, Wu Qian and the others had almost finished the food and put the wine on the table.
Seeing Zhou Chen and others coming in, Wu Qian immediately greeted with a smile: "Bingkun, you are here."
Zhou Chen politely replied: "Wu Qian, I'm really bothering you today."
Wu Qian: "Why are you bothering me? I'm using your house to entertain you. It's us who should say thank you."
She is very aggressive and sometimes selfish and ruthless, but in this matter, she is still very grateful to Zhou Chen. If Zhou Chen hadn't given them a house to live in, they would have crowded on the same kang with their parents-in-law.
Yes, that is frustrating.
Yu Hong was a relatively shy woman. She just nodded towards Zhou Chen and did not speak.
Compared to Wu Qian, she had no friendship with Zhou Chen. Even when she was working in the bathhouse, she often heard Qiao Chunyan complain about Zhou Chen.
If her man hadn't said that Zhou Chen was righteous, she would have really thought that Zhou Chen was a treacherous villain.
While several people were talking, someone suddenly knocked on the door. Xiao Guoqing immediately smiled and said: "It must be Qiao Chunyan and Cao Debao. I'll open the door."
When the door opened, it was indeed Qiao Chunyan, but there was no sign of Cao Debao.
"Chunyan, why are you here alone?" Xiao Guoqing asked in surprise.
Qiao Chunyan answered with a smile on her face: "Debao has something to do at home today, so I came here alone."
Walking into the room, she looked at everyone and said hello: "Catch up, Wu Qian, Yu Hong, and brother, Juan'er, you are all here, we are all here."
Wu Qian quickly pulled Qiao Chunyan over and said, "Come on, Chunyan, come and sit down."
Sun Qianchao joked: "Chunyan, Debao didn't come today, so you have to drink a few more drinks on his behalf, otherwise we won't let you go."
Qiao Chunyan said boldly: "Of course, just drink. Who is afraid of whom? Even if you are a man, you may not be able to outdrink me."
"Haha, catch up, you are underestimated." Xiao Guoqing laughed.
It's okay that Cao Debao didn't come, so everyone would be more open-minded. After all, except for the three foreign wives, Qiao Chunyan and Zhou Chen have known each other since childhood.
After Qiao Chunyan arrived, Zhou Chen didn't talk anymore, didn't go to see Qiao Chunyan, and didn't participate in their chat. He just sat with Zheng Juan.
Zheng Juan knew Zhou Chen best. She gently shook Zhou Chen's hand and told him not to be angry.
The food was all served quickly, and Xiao Guoqing picked up the wine bottle and poured wine for everyone.
"I'm happy today, let's all have a drink."
When Zheng Juan fell, Zhou Chen and Zheng Juan both stretched out their hands to stop her.
"Zheng Juan can't drink."
Wu Qian smiled and said: "What's wrong, do you feel sorry for Juan'er? It's the Chinese New Year. It's okay to have a drink."
Zhou Chen said: "She is just like you, she can't drink now."
Wu Qian's eyes widened instantly and she said in surprise: "Juan'er, are you pregnant again?"
Only then did others understand why Zhou Chen didn't let Zheng Juan drink.
Zheng Juan nodded generously and said, "Well, I just found out about it not long ago."
"Congratulations, Zheng Juan, you are the first among us women to have a second child."
Several women congratulated Zheng Juan.
Qiao Chunyan was even more amazed: "Yes, congratulations, Zheng Juan. If it were me, I would definitely not dare to have a second child because I would definitely not be able to raise one. My brother is still capable and dares to raise a second child. Our family
If Debao was half as capable as my brother, I would dare to raise a second and third child."
Taking advantage of the congratulations, she looked at Zhou Chen again with an apologetic look on her face.
"Brother, why don't you say something? Are you still blaming me and Debao? Brother, you have a lot of money, don't argue with us. Debao, I have already educated him, and we have realized our mistakes.
,how can you forgive us?”
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became serious. Several people stopped talking and looked at Zhou Chen.
Facing Qiao Chunyan's "full of sincerity" look, Zhou Chen's heart didn't waver at all. He had already seen clearly who Qiao Chunyan was.
At this moment, she seemed to be sincerely apologizing, but Zhou Chen scoffed at it.
If you really realize your mistake and want to apologize, you can go to the door with Cao Debao and apologize in person, which will appear more sincere.
But in fact, Qiao Chunyan suddenly apologized at this time and place when everyone gathered together for dinner.
What are you trying to do? Is this an apology like moral kidnapping?
If he doesn't accept it, will it make other people think that he is unreasonable?
Therefore, Qiao Chunyan's so-called apology, in addition to making him more disgusted, did not feel the slightest sincerity.
Zheng Juan put her hand under the table and gently pulled Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen understands what Zheng Juan means, but will he care?
"Chunyan, you don't have to apologize. Neither you nor Cao Debao did anything wrong. There is no need to apologize to me."
Qiao Chunyan suddenly looked aggrieved and asked: "Brother, I know we went too far, but you, sir, have a lot of money, please forgive us this time, we know our mistake, we really know our mistake."
Zhou Chen said in a stiff tone: "I told you, you did nothing wrong and there is no need to apologize. Today is a day for us to have a small gathering. There are not many people in the whole year who can get together like this, so don't disturb everyone's enjoyment.
It’s National Day, catch up, come on, let’s go together.”
Zhou Chen's attitude made the atmosphere at the dinner table even weirder.
Xiao Guoqing and Sun Qianchao looked at each other, picked up their wine glasses at the same time, and responded with a smile: "Okay, let's go one."
The two of them were definitely closer to Zhou Chen than Qiao Chunyan. At the same time, they also saw that Qiao Chunyan's apology was really without sincerity.
Qiao Chunyan's face suddenly became particularly ugly. She had been mentally prepared before coming. Originally, she wanted Cao Debao to come with her, but Cao Debao couldn't come, so in the end she had to come alone.
Although she was mentally prepared, when she saw Zhou Chen's indifferent attitude, she still felt chilled in her heart.
In fact, the reason why she apologized was not because she really thought she was at fault, but more because she was apologizing for what Cao Debao said at Ma Shouchang's house that day.
As for what happened before, she felt that they didn't make much mistake. She overestimated her relationship with Zhou Chen, and Zhou Chen was too ruthless.
The reason why she apologized was because she wanted to repair the relationship with Zhou Chen. After all, Zhou Chen was becoming more and more capable, and they might be able to use Zhou Chen in the future, so she wanted to repair the relationship with Zhou Chen for the future.
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With such a mentality, how sincere can her apology be? She thought she was bowing her head, but in fact, she was still putting on airs and not sincere at all.
How could Zhou Chen, who had lived for so many years, not be able to see through Qiao Chunyan's little thoughts?
Although Wu Qian and Yu Hong wanted to ease the atmosphere, seeing Zhou Chen's attitude, they did not dare to say anything.
Although the meal was finished to the end, the atmosphere was really awkward. Zhou Chen and Qiao Chunyan had no communication throughout the whole process. In the end, Qiao Chunyan couldn't stand it anymore and left early.
Zhou Chen and Zheng Juan also stayed for a while, then said goodbye and went home.
Xiao Guoqing looked at the table full of uneaten food and sighed heavily.
"Wu Qian, next time we have dinner with Kun'er, don't call her Chunyan. Look at how embarrassing it is."
Wu Qian is still dissatisfied.
"I never knew it would be like this. It seems that Bingkun is really angry and doesn't give Chunyan any face."
Xiao Guoqing scolded: "Can you blame Kun'er for being angry? Look at what Chunyan and his wife did. Kun'er lent them the house for half a year, but they refused to leave.
You don’t have any shame at all, how can you blame Kuner?”
Wu Qian said: "That's true, but Bingkun must be too cruel. After all, we grew up together and have been neighbors for so many years. Chunyan has apologized."
"You know shit."
Xiao Guoqing cursed: "Qiao Chunyan looks like she's apologizing? Not to mention Kun'er, even if it were me, I wouldn't forgive her. Who is this? Don't imitate Qiao Chunyan."
"I have nothing to learn from her."
Wu Qian had lingering feelings for her, and she had indeed thought about staying here before. Fortunately, Xiao Guoqing did not agree. Otherwise, their relationship with Zhou Chen would most likely become the same as that of Qiao Chunyan and Cao Debao now.
On the way home, Zheng Juan asked Zhou Chen: "Bingkun, are you still angry with Chunyan?"
Zhou Chen said: "It's not that I'm angry, I'm just annoyed by her cleverness. Although she was a bit fussy in the past, she wasn't annoying at all. But now, she has really changed a lot. I don't know if she was led by Cao Debao."
To be continued...