Zhao Dong rarely rested, so he chatted with his mother at home and was busy shopping for food and cooking.
Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, Sophie sent a message, "We are having a party tonight, don't wait."
He didn't think much about it and replied: "Let's have supper together tonight, just in time to introduce you to my buddy. Don't you still want to bring him and Li Dan together?"
After no reply for a long time, my sister-in-law asked at the dinner table, "By the way, Xiaodong, what does Xiaofei's family do?"
Zhao Dong was a little confused and didn't know why his sister-in-law asked this.
However, Sophie had promised not to tell her family about her family situation, so he did not go into details.
He replied vaguely: "I don't know very well. Are you in business?"
The eldest brother put down his glass of wine and said, "Why can't you call me clearly? Xiaofei, you are my girlfriend. You don't even understand her family situation. How can you get along with her if you don't know her family situation?"
Zhao Dong was even more suspicious. His elder brother who had never cared about this actually asked him if he had heard some rumors.
It was difficult to respond, so he simply said: "It's like this. Xiaofei's parents both work in the company, so they should be senior executives."
The sister-in-law asked again, "Have you been to her house?"
Zhao Dong honestly said, "Not yet."
The sister-in-law frowned, "You haven't been there? She has already moved into our house, but you haven't been to her house yet?"
Zhao Dong smiled and said, "Xiao Fei's parents are busy with work. Besides, my career has not been successful, so I am too embarrassed to come to visit."
What else did the sister-in-law want to ask? Mother Zhao knocked on the table and said, "Eat!"
The topic stops here.
After dinner, Sophie's message finally came back, just one word, "Okay!"
Zhao Dong immediately called Yu Zhi.
Yu Zhi said in surprise: "I was just about to call you, I've already raised the money!"
Zhao Dong was also surprised, "So soon? Let's talk about it when we meet. Let's have a supper together tonight, and you can also clean up well!"
Yu Zhi giggled, "What are you cleaning? Your wife is here too? Good boy, I thought you were planning to hide your beauty in the golden house!"
Zhao Dong reminded him, "She will go, but I still invite one person."
Yu Zhi said immediately, "Li Dan?"
Zhao Dong warned, "That's right, be more generous tonight and take the initiative to treat me, and I won't argue with you!"
Yu Zhi chuckled, "Dongzi, you are really a brother!"
After hanging up the phone, Zhao Dong sent another message to Li Dan.
Soon, there was a reply from the other side, "Brother Dong, I can find you there. See you there!"
…
The new store is quite clean, but the location is a bit out of the way, but fortunately it's only two streets away, which is convenient.
Li Dan spent the whole afternoon helping to clean up the store.
When it was almost eight o'clock, she put down the rag and put it away.
I changed into a new set of clothes I just bought and put on simple makeup. I was in a good mood and hummed a song while doing makeup.
Sister-in-law Li winked from the side, and Brother Li pretended not to notice.
At the appointed time, Li Dan went out on time.
Seeing that she was about to leave, Mrs. Li asked in surprise, "Xiao Dan, where are you going?"
Li Dan looked in the mirror and said, "Brother Dong asked me to go out for supper!"
Sister-in-law Li said sourly, "Why do you need to dress up so beautifully to eat with Zhao Dong? My sister-in-law reminds you that Zhao Dong has a family."
Li Dan didn't like hearing his sister-in-law say bad things about Zhao Dong, so he responded vaguely and went out.
When she walked away, Sister-in-law Li muttered, "Did you see that? She also said that she had nothing to do with Zhao Dong, and her soul was almost taken away by Zhao Dong!"
"One day, Zhao Dong sells her, and you silly sister is still counting money for others!
Brother Li's expression changed, "Okay, are you done yet?"
Sister-in-law Li didn't dare to answer.
Just as he was talking, someone knocked on the door outside.
Brother Li wiped his sweat and said hurriedly, "Sorry, we just moved here today and haven't started business yet."
A group of young people walked in, led by a yellow man, chewing gum in his mouth, and holding a girl of the same age in his arms.
Someone pulled out a chair for him, and he sat down calmly, "I know you haven't opened yet. If you want to eat, I won't come over!"
Brother Li saw something was wrong and motioned to Sister Li to pour tea, "Brothers, this is..."
A younger brother kicked over a stool and said, "Who the hell is your brother? Call me Brother Yu!"
When Mrs. Li heard this, she rolled up her sleeves and started to argue. The kid who called himself "Brother Yu" seemed to her to be in his early twenties at most.
Let your man call him brother? You won’t be afraid of shortening your life!
Brother Li stopped him, then took out a cigarette and handed it over, "Brother Yu, have a cigarette. We just moved here from the next street. Please take care of us in the future."
Brother Yu took the cigarette and saw that it was Liqun. He curled his lips and said, "After all, he is also the owner of a hotpot restaurant, so he only smokes this kind of cigarette?"
Brother Li hurriedly took out two hundred yuan from his body and said, "Brothers, I'm sorry, I just moved today and I don't have any good cigarettes on hand. Go buy them yourself!"
Brother Yu took the money, stepped forward and patted Brother Li on the shoulder, "Okay, you have good eyesight!"
As he said that, he changed his tone and said, "By the way, did you throw that pile of garbage outside?"
Brother Li took a look outside and saw that they were all old things that had been packed away from the move, and he threw them beside the trash can on the roadside.
Brother Yu crossed his legs and said, "Then pay the cleaning fee!"
Brother Li explained, "What is the cleaning fee? What about the garbage cleaning fee? We have already paid it when we paid the rent, for the whole year!"
A younger brother came forward, pushed Brother Li and said, "What are you talking about? Do you think we brothers are garbage collectors? That's the cleaning fee!"
Brother Li sneered, "Yes, yes, cleaning fee."
Brother Yu waved his hand and said: "It's five hundred yuan in total. Pay the money first! If you have anything in the future, don't put it on the street. Do you hear me?"
Sister-in-law Li was so angry, what the hell, the cleaning fee has already been paid, and the cleaning fee is coming again!
The money was collected but the work was not done. Isn't this clear evidence of blackmail?
She wanted to open her mouth to speak, but Brother Li held her tightly.
Taking the money, a group of people left shouting.
Sister-in-law Li's face was full of anger, "Master, why are you asking us for money?"
Brother Li said bitterly, "Being friendly makes you rich. Let's try not to offend these local snakes on the first day we move here."
"Even if you don't give it today, they will use other excuses to ask for money tomorrow. If you give it earlier, you will save your worries. There is no need to offend such people!"
Sister-in-law Li muttered, "You are so talkative. When I was looking after the store alone, why didn't I hear anyone dare to come and ask for money? They are just used to it!"
Brother Li smiled bitterly, not embarrassed to tell the truth.
No one dared to ask for money in the past because Zhao Dong had already cleaned up the gangsters in the entire street.
Are you looking for Zhao Dong now?
He didn't have the nerve to open his mouth like this.
…
The party was held at a random food stall that Zhao Dong found, offering seafood, barbecue, and stir-fry dishes.
Nine o'clock in the evening is when business is booming.
He came early and occupied a spot on the street in advance.
It's quiet, cool, and there aren't many people passing by.
Drinking beer, blowing in the wind, chatting, and relaxing.
Zhao Dong sat bored, ordered a portion of braised peanuts, opened a bottle of beer, and waited while eating.
Suddenly, the surrounding area became quiet.
He looked up and saw a beautiful girl walking towards him!