Chapter 40

“Comrade Xiaobai, this is Meng——”

“Old Lu.” Mrs. Meng interrupted Lu Zhenhua’s introduction and said, “Young comrade, this is the father of your Chief Engineer Meng.”

Meng Shengkang holds a high position in Jingzhou, and his current position is special, so it is normal for Madam Meng to be wary of Bai Yan, a stranger.

Bai Yan knew what was going on and reacted quickly, calling out in a neither arrogant nor humble manner, “Mr. Meng.”

This address was very appropriate. Even though Mrs. Meng was prejudiced against Bai Yan, she had to look up to her.

Since there was nothing to gossip about, and Lu Zhenhua had a good impression of Bai Yan, and since everyone was here,

There is no reason to drive him away.

A wooden round table was placed in the small side hall. On the table were chicken, duck, pork elbows, and a bottle of special wine.

Although it cannot be compared with the seafood and terrazzo feasts of the new century, this was indeed considered a luxurious family banquet in the 1980s.

Mrs. Meng was “afraid” of Bai Yan, an outsider, and when she served the dishes, she emphasized that the entire table of dishes was brought by her from the Meng family.

Didn’t take any advantage of the team.

Lu Zhenhua laughed and sat down first, “Yunhua is still the same. To put it nicely, she is thoughtful. To put it bluntly, your wife is the most thoughtful.”

“I’m doing this for the father and son.” Madam Meng gestured for An Qi to sit on her left, and then casually said to Meng Hechuan, “You should sit down too.”

Meng Hechuan’s seat was directly arranged next to An Qi.

Bai Yan looked around and walked around the people in front of her to the seat at the end with great self-awareness.

Unexpectedly, just as he was walking around Meng Hechuan, he suddenly turned his head and said, “Bai Yan.”

Bai Yan’s heart skipped a beat and she stopped reluctantly.

Madam Meng and An Qi also looked over here.

“Chief Engineer Meng…” Bai Yan’s voice seemed to jump out from between her teeth, “Is there something wrong?”

The instigator ignored her warning look and naturally extended his hand to invite her to sit down: “Since you are here today, don’t be polite and don’t treat yourself as a guest. Just sit anywhere.”

After saying that, he vacated the seat next to An Qi and gave it to Bai Yan quite ‘kindly’.

I sat down next to him.

Bai Yan felt like she was being roasted on a fire. It was not right for her to sit down, nor was it right for her not to sit down.

In the end, it was An Qi who pulled the stool back for her, “Comrade Bai Yan, please sit down.”

Bai Yan had no choice but to sit between An Qi and Meng Hechuan.

Although she knew that An Qi’s true love was not Meng Hechuan, Mrs. Meng didn’t know.

Madam Meng obviously wanted to match her apprentice with her son, but she ran into Bai Yan wiping Meng Hechuan’s face and her sudden attendance at Madam Meng’s birthday party.

Everyone would think too much.

Sure enough, Mrs. Meng couldn’t help asking questions just as the meal started.

“So, the reason why Hechuan took Comrade Bai Yan out was also to buy a foreign dictionary?”

After Lu Jili had just received an extra chicken drumstick from Bai Yan for no reason, he wiped his mouth and spoke for her: “Yes, Aunt Meng, this is also my fault. I stayed at Xiyuan Airport for more than a month and got bored, so I instigated them to go out together.”

After all, he was his own son, so Lu Zhenhua didn’t hesitate to scold him, “Well, you are the one who started it. So, starting tomorrow, you have to run around the playground for three more days.”

Lu Jili quickly lowered his head and dared not speak anymore.

Bai Yan silently remembered the grudge that Meng Hechuan used her as a shield, and did not dare to pay any attention to Meng Hechuan the whole time.

He didn’t even pick up his chopsticks, just stared at the dried radish in front of him and ate it.

Bai Yan’s mouth was dry after the meal.

After finally waiting for the banquet to end, Mrs. Meng took the opportunity to ask An Qi to accompany Meng Hechuan to the car to get the clothes he had sent home last time.

She called Lu Jili and Bai Yan to help her pack up the remaining food.

When Bai Yan turned around, she happened to see An Qi and Meng Hechuan walking side by side.

The man is handsome and the woman is pretty, they are actually a good match.

An Qi was turning her head and talking to Meng Hechuan about something. She had a smile on her face, but the tenderness in her eyes could not be hidden.

Bai Yan was startled and couldn’t help but exclaimed “Huh”.

The original book mentions An Qi and clearly states that she and Tan Hean are a couple.

But why does she look a little shy when she treats Meng Hechuan at this moment?

Bai Yan felt strange, but didn’t dare to ask.

Madam Meng’s voice brought her back to her thoughts. “Our living conditions have improved now, but we don’t advocate extravagance. Your identity as a second-generation descendant of Hechuan is quite sensitive. You should be more cautious in your lifestyle.”

Lu Jili usually has a carefree attitude, and his earlier military career has given him a rough temper, so he is not used to doing delicate work.

When packing the food, I am actually doing more harm than good, either packing it wrong or spilling it.

In a moment of carelessness, when he turned around with the food in his hand, he almost bumped into Meng Hechuan who was walking towards him.

The soup and water splashed on both of them.

Mrs. Meng cried out twice, hurriedly asked the two of them to separate, and looked around for a dry cloth.

Bai Yan remembered that there were towels for both of them in her cloth bag and took it out.

Seeing An Qi standing next to Meng Hechuan, she handed one to her and turned around to help Lu Jili.

Lu Jili felt the soup was sticky on his body, so he reached out and took off his coat.

He propped himself up with both hands, “Sister Yan, hurry up, I hate the smell of vegetable juice on my body, please help me!”

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Bai Yan swallowed unconsciously, “Oh, okay…”

Lu Jili usually looks nonchalant. He complains of being tired after running only two laps of exercise. He doesn’t look like a tough special operations pilot at all.

But when Bai Yan looked at him closely, she discovered that this boy had no less muscles than Meng Hechuan.

Just as he was about to suppress the smile on his face and was about to touch her, Meng Hechuan’s cold voice suddenly rang out from behind him, “Bai Yan.”

Bai Yan turned around and saw that the vegetable juice on Meng Hechuan’s body had not been wiped off yet. An Qi pursed her lips and followed him.

Meng Hechuan raised his chin towards Bai Yan, “The towel in your hand is mine.”

Bai Yan took a look and said apologetically, “I was in a hurry and took the wrong one.”

It’s just for wiping your body, so it doesn’t matter whose towel it is.

But Master Meng was very fussy. He glanced at Lu Jili with disdain and said, “He sweats a lot.”

After that, he called to Bai Yan: “I want to use my own.”

Bai Yan was about to exchange the towel, but Meng Hechuan took another step forward and took the towel directly, “I’ll do it myself.”

But because of the collision just now, a lot of vegetable juice splashed onto the back of my waist.

He couldn’t wipe it with one hand, so Bai Yan pointed twice. Finally, she had to take the towel again and go around behind him to wipe it for him.

The soup had been soaked for too long and stuck to the skin, which not only made it feel a little cool but also magnified the senses.

When Bai Yan stretched out her finger, Meng Hechuan shuddered.

Although he couldn’t see her because his back was turned to her, Meng Hechuan seemed to be able to feel her every subtle movement.

Her fingers were thin and long, and when she stretched his clothes, the warmth from her fingertips seemed to penetrate the fabric and wander around his sensitive waist.

Meng Hechuan took a deep breath and was about to calm the strange thoughts in his mind.

Suddenly, Bai Yan’s palm clasped his waist.

His face flushed instantly, and he bounced back like a spring, “What are you doing?”

Everyone was taken aback by his reaction and looked at him in astonishment.

Bai Yan blinked innocently, “Chief Engineer Meng, I’m wiping your clothes.”