When Yan Feng received Ling Xuan's call, he was first taken aback, and then readily agreed.
In winter, there is no warmer way to eat than having hot pot. In City N, there is no particularly famous local hot pot. Instead, Sichuan-style hot pot has occupied most of the market. With its low prices, good value for money, and rich flavors, Sichuan-style hot pot restaurants are always packed every night. Especially "Old Sichuan" and "Old Yuzhou". If you don't go early to reserve a seat, you won't be able to find a place at all.
Ye Feng and the others, of course, didn't go to reserve a seat, so they had to find another place to go.
"Let's go to Little Sheep," Ye Feng said.
Little Sheep is a mid-range Inner Mongolian-style hot pot restaurant. Compared with the casual Sichuan-style hot pot restaurants, Little Sheep is a more elegant place. It has private rooms, an elegant environment, and the food tastes good too.
Rao Xiaolan invited Xiaowei to go together, and Ye Feng drove the car herself.
Ling Xuan wanted to go on his motorcycle, but Ye Feng said, "Let's take my car together. I'll give you a ride back later!"
"With President Ye's offer of a ride, I'd better accept it," Ling Xuan said modestly as he got into Ye Feng's car.
Ye Feng drove a Hyundai Elantra worth 120,000 yuan. Looking at his own motorcycle that he had been using for three years, Ling Xuan couldn't help feeling a little inferior. He thought that he couldn't even earn as much as a woman.
Thinking about his salary and earnings, Ling Xuan couldn't help but think of the helplessness when his girlfriend broke up with him. In fact, he didn't blame his girlfriend. The world is so realistic. Although true love still exists, how many men and women like that are there? People with money may be more likely to obtain true love because they have the freedom to pursue and express themselves. Having money is not a bad thing. In countless fairy tales like Snow White and the Prince, Thumbelina, and Cinderella, the true love stories are all about the classic combinations of princes and poor girls. It's hard to imagine how a man without money can marry a beautiful Snow White or a Cinderella...
If it's like this in fairy tales, not to mention in reality!
Ling Xuan thought that he was still quite lucky. Looking at those migrant workers and farmers, how much money could they earn in a month despite their hard work?
This is the reality. Ye Feng drove well. Her relaxed and composed manner further showed her charm.
"President Ling, when are you going to buy a car too?" Rao Xiaolan smiled and said from the back seat.
Ling Xuan was sitting next to Ye Feng. He looked at Ye Feng, who was concentrating on driving, and said, "For me, it will take a few more years."
Ye Feng said softly, "If the performance of Xianying improves, President Ling will be able to buy a car soon. But to improve the performance, it ultimately depends on you who are fighting on the front line. So you need to work harder."
Ling Xuan smiled and said, "By the time I buy a car, I'm afraid President Ye will be driving a BMW already!"
Ye Feng smiled slightly and didn't say anything.
Xiaowei smiled and said, "In fact, without the planning and leadership of President Ye and President Ling, no matter how hard we work, we can't attract customers. Take today's incident for example. If it wasn't for President Ling's quick wits, our flagship store would really have been destroyed."
Ye Feng nodded and said, "Indeed. I was really surprised that Captain Yan showed up so quickly today."
Ling Xuan smiled and said, "That guy was just patrolling on the street and I happened to catch him!"
"So that's it. I thought it was some heavenly soldiers coming to the rescue," Ye Feng said with a smile.
After some casual chatting, they arrived at Little Sheep. Coincidentally, Yan Feng had just driven there as well.
When Yan Feng saw that Ling Xuan had brought three beautiful women, he came up with a smile and greeted Ling Xuan and the others.
Ling Xuan gave a brief introduction, and they got to know each other. Since they were all young people, they soon started chatting.
Ye Feng didn't like to talk much, and Rao Xiaolan seemed a bit shy. On the contrary, Xiaowei and Yan Feng were extremely lively.
Ling Xuan was the middleman, and he said neither too much nor too little, just some polite words. He couldn't confide his thoughts to Yan Feng like they were close buddies because there were women around. Nor could he talk to Ye Feng in the same way as he did in the office. He was always thinking about the two women at home. He could only thank Yan Feng at the table and tell some interesting stories about their childhood as brothers. The three women listened with great interest and occasionally cast envious glances. They really couldn't imagine that two men with such different personalities could have such a deep friendship...
Perhaps because it was their first meeting, a little over an hour later, they ended the dinner.
Yan Feng originally wanted to give Ling Xuan a ride back, but Ling Xuan said he had to go back to Xianying to get his motorcycle. Ye Feng's home was near Xianying's flagship store, so she gave him a ride on the way.
Xiaowei volunteered to take Yan Feng's car back. Rao Xiaolan looked at the situation and was dragged by Xiaowei to get in Yan Feng's car together.
While driving, Ye Feng said to Ling Xuan, "I didn't expect you two to have such a deep brotherly bond. It's really even closer than that of real brothers!"
Ling Xuan joked, "If he were a woman, we would be childhood sweethearts."
"Pfft!" Ye Feng smiled and said, "If Captain Yan were a woman, wouldn't he be like a shrew?"
Ling Xuan thought of Yan Feng's burly figure and couldn't help smiling. He said, "That guy is really quite strong."
Ye Feng suddenly said seriously, "Xiao Ling, thank you!"
Ling Xuan was taken aback and said, "President Ye, what do you mean..."
Ye Feng let out a long sigh and said, "Today's incident really made me feel a bit dazed and at a loss. I'm really grateful to you."
Ling Xuan said, "Xianying has been developing smoothly all these years and hasn't encountered any setbacks. Suddenly such an incident happened, and it's inevitable that everyone would be at a loss. For us, such things are already common. It's just the despicable means of those despicable businessmen."
Ye Feng let out a long sigh and said, "If someone is really causing trouble, who do you think it could be?"
Ling Xuan said, "Currently in City N, the only large chain beauty salons that can compete with Xianying are Roumei, Meiwei, and Keren'er. Based on my experience in the industry over the years and my acquaintance with their bosses, I think the newly arrived Roumei is the most suspicious."
Ye Feng nodded and said, "Their image store is just across the street from our flagship store. If our image is damaged, they will indeed benefit the most..."
"Beep beep!"
Ling Xuan's phone rang at this moment. He saw that the caller ID was Liu Xiaoting. He immediately opened the flip phone and answered, "It's so late. What's the matter?"
Liu Xiaoting's voice sounded a bit urgent. She said, "President Ling, Xianying... is on TV!!"
Ling Xuan's mind went blank for a moment. He said, "Is it about today's incident?"
"Yes!! It's about the door-smashing incident and the interview with Manager Wen."
"Which channel is it?"
"City N News Comprehensive News Broadcast, Focus on Citizens' Lives!!"
"I see," Ling Xuan said and hung up the phone weakly.
Ye Feng noticed that he didn't look right and asked with concern, "Xiao Ling, what's wrong?"
Ling Xuan looked at Ye Feng and said weakly, "Today's incident was reported on the TV. It's on City N News Comprehensive News..."
"Squeak~~!"
Ye Feng suddenly braked. The Elantra left a tire mark on the road and stopped in the parking lane. She looked ahead with her beautiful eyes, gripping the steering wheel tightly. The blue veins on her fair jade-like hands were faintly visible.
"Are we... really that unlucky?"
When Ye Feng said this, she seemed completely drained of energy.