NOVEL NEXT Chapter 63 - 63: He Admitted to Being Married
Chapter 63: He Admitted to Being Married
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Lu Qingye had been on a business trip here for more than half a month and had gotten to know many clients. However, this person today was considered an old client of the company. He had been invited to attend the child’s birthday, so he had to give him some face.
He usually did not socialize and rarely even attended banquets.
If it wasn’t for the special circumstances, Lu Qingye usually wouldn’t show up.
Lu Qingye stood outside the door with the birthday present he had prepared for the child. He reached out and rang the doorbell.
After a while, the door opened.
The moment he saw Lu Qingye, the client smiled happily. “CEO Lu, I’ve been looking forward to seeing you.”
The client in front of him was about 40 years old. He wore thin silver-framed glasses and was on the thin side. He was shorter than Lu Qingye by a head. He and his wife were both Chinese. However as their business kept expanding, they had already settled there.
This was the first time Lu Qingye had come to their house. Other than work interactions, they did not interact much in private. After all, Lu Qingye was really busy and the lack of time did not allow him to do so.
“I just finished work and came over.”
“Come on in.”
After Lu Qingye entered, a five-year-old boy circled around him.
On the way here, Lu Qingye was still thinking that since it was his child’s birthday, the client would at least be holding a grand celebration. Only when he arrived did he realize that he was really the only guest.
He handed the birthday present he had brought to the boy. After receiving Lu Qingye’s gift, the boy thanked him politely.
Perhaps it was because there were not many guests who came over to their house, furthermore since Lu Qingye was a stranger, it was easy for him to spark the child’s curiosity.
Ever since Lu Qingye entered the house, the child’s gaze had never left him. He even took the initiative to approach him. “Should I call you brother or uncle?”
Lu Qingye did not have a preference amongst the two titles. “Anything is fine. If you like it.”
The little boy thought about it carefully and said, “Then I’ll call you brother.”
Perhaps it was because Lu Qianling was younger than him, he was used to the feeling and did not reject interacting with children. Neither did he feel awkward.
Knowing that Lu Qingye was coming, the couple prepared a sumptuous meal to welcome him. “My wife specially made a few hometown dishes. You should like them.”
“Thank you for your hospitality, President Chen and Mrs. Chen.”
President Chen: “You’re welcome. Just treat this as your own home.”
The atmosphere in their family was not bad. The child was sensible and polite, and Mrs. Chen was gentle and virtuous.
Lu Qingye had some history with President Chen. When he was in the country, the two of them had worked together a few times.
President Chen: “I heard that you’ve been here for a while. I’ve been looking for an opportunity to let you come over for dinner. I’ve been too busy recently. Are you used to living here?”
Lu Qingye replied bluntly, “It’s alright.”
He often went on business trips, so there was nothing he was not used to. When he was busy, he did not have time to consider these things.
At the dining table, President Chen brought up some common small-talk topics, and Lu Qingye easily replied.
It was only when President Chen suddenly asked a more private question and introduced Lu Qingye to an unmarried girl from a distant relative that he silently placed his hand on the table.
Just as President Chen was about to finish his sentence, Lu Qingye replied politely, “I’m already married.”
“What?” President Chen opened his mouth and just as he was about to continue, he was suddenly interrupted. As his gaze fell onto Lu Qingye, he happened to notice a ring on his finger.
When he realized what was going on, he looked surprised. “You’re married? When did that happen?”
Lu Qingye replied calmly, “Before I came here.”
“This is quite sudden.” President Chen smiled awkwardly. “I thought you were still single.”
Actually, treating Lu Qingye to a meal was only a side-agenda. More importantly, they wanted to introduce him to a suitable girl. Who knew that the news of Lu Qingye’s marriage would come so suddenly?
In the afternoon, Meng Chuyuan’s team went to the other side of the island to dig oysters.
The production team had prepared seaside barbecue for the eight guests tonight, but they still had to procure their own ingredients through labor.
According to the fishermen on the island, there were especially many wild oysters in this area, so they brought their tools over.
This was the first time everyone had come to harvest oysters. They did not expect the process to be so difficult.
[There are so many of them. I want to harvest them too.]
[I didn’t know that oysters looked so weird before being harvested.]
[I think I know why oysters are so expensive. Is it because they’re difficult to harvest?]
[Help, I love eating oysters. Give me the address. I’ll go harvest them.]
Just as the local fishermen had said, there were so many wild oysters here that they could not finish harvesting them. At a glance, they were very densely packed. The oysters were all attached to the reef, but it was still difficult to remove them.
Ting Jiu took the tool and tried to pluck an oyster off the reef. The oyster was pried open, but it did not completely fall off. The oyster meat and the other shell were still on the rock.
“These oysters are too hard to harvest.”
Meng Chuyuan happened to pass by him. She glanced at him and comforted him. “Take your time to pry it off. Try to pry it off with the shell. Don’t waste it.”
When the director heard this, he replied coldly, “That’s a good idea, but I don’t have the flamethrower you want.”
[Ting Jiu is too cute. Hahaha, he even came up with such a weird way of eating the oysters.]
[Director: I asked you to harvest the oysters, not eat them.]
[There are so many oysters that I’m starting to crave some. I really want to pry them open. This production team is too good at choosing their filming location.]
[I seriously suspect that I’m watching a food variety show. Boohoo.]
Meng Chuyuan specifically picked the oysters that were the easiest to pry off the reefs because it would save time and effort.
Seeing that they were all in the zone, the director figured that with the number of people picking the oysters, they would probably be able to harvest a lot. So, he happily hatched a plan.
He suddenly picked up his exclusive loudspeaker and shouted at the guests, “Everyone, try your best to dig more. Our production team wants to eat too.” “Huh?” Hearing the director’s shouts, everyone looked up in confusion.
They were still worried that they would not be able to harvest enough to eat.
They did not expect to be in charge of the production team’s dinner as well.
Seeing that there were so many people behind the scenes, the pressure immediately rose.
Meng Chuyuan looked up at the director and said bluntly, “It’s fine if you want to eat, but please harvest the ingredients yourself.”
The director revealed an innocent expression and replied tactfully, “I don’t have that many tools.”
“Then wait a moment. You’ll have the tools once we’re done harvesting.” The director:
[Hahahaha, I’m guessing that the director will definitely have to harvest oysters later.]
[I knew Sister Meng wouldn’t listen to the director.]
[Pass the message down. Not only is the director stingy, but he also likes to take advantage of others.]
[Director: I have free labor like you.. Why do I have to do it myself?]