The private restaurant was owned by a middle-aged couple. It had been close to city A's shallow water bay for more than 20 years. Zhou Manzhu remembered that when he was young, Zhou Tinghao had always liked to bring her and Zhao Li to this restaurant for their meals during their vacations.
It was the peak hour of the meal and there were many customers in the restaurant. The restaurant owner was busy as he and a young man were cooking in the kitchen while the Lady Boss and her daughter were entertaining guests outside.
The Lady Boss had a very good memory and had a photographic memory. The moment she saw Zhou Manzhen, she smiled with squinted eyes.
"Miss Zhou, you haven't been here in a long time." The Lady Boss gently smiled as she said. In her hand was an order book with wrinkles all over her face.
"Yeah, I brought a friend over for di
er today." Zhou Manzhen was surprised, but he also politely smiled. He didn't expect that the restaurant owner would recognize him. It had been five years since she last came here to eat.
It was normal for customers to remember a restaurant. As long as the restaurant tasted good, people would go there often, but it wasn't easy for people to remember a customer.
"Okay, Miss Zhou, how are your parents?" The Lady Boss brought Zhou Manzhen and Jiang Jingqi to the private room as she chatted with Zhou Manzhen with a smile.
"It's pretty good." Zhou Man's delicate and pretty face revealed a hint of a smile.
"I haven't seen you in a long time. Remember, ten years ago, your entire family would come here almost every week to eat." The Lady Boss pushed open the door to the room and lit the lamp.
In front of his eyes was a bright scene. The furnishings in the room had long since changed, no longer the shabby look from many years ago.
"Yeah, Daddy loves to eat the stir-fry screws and the chopped chicken that are here the most. Before I leave later, I'll make a package for him to take home for supper."
"Miss Zhou is really filial, in the blink of an eye, you have grown so much, you are so beautiful." The Lady Boss said happily, as if she had met an old friend she hadn't seen in a long time.
"You're too kind, Lady Boss. Next time, I'll bring my parents here for di
er."
"Good ??" What would you like to eat today? " The Lady Boss picked up a pen and order book with a bright smile.
"White Chicken, Scallion Clam, Salt Water Duck, Fish Ball ??" With so many restaurants in A city, this place was neither the most expensive nor the best. However, the taste of this place was the most authentic, and she could not forget it. Perhaps it was because this private restaurant was a bit more expensive than the ones outside.
"Alright." The Lady Boss picked up the pen and wrote on the paper quickly. Then, she waved the brush and abruptly stopped.
Before leaving, the Lady Boss gently closed the door to the room.
In the blink of an eye, only Zhou Manzhen and Jiang Jingqi were left in the elegantly decorated room.
Even when she was young, Zhou Manzhen was so happy. From the conversation between the boss and her, she knew that Zhou Manzhen's father would bring his wife and daughter here to eat every week, isn't that a kind of homely warmth?
Jiang Jingqi was very envious of Zhou Manzhen, she quietly looked at her. Zhou Manzhen sat in front of her, but they had two completely different lives.
If Jiang Jingqi's family background was also good, then perhaps her life now would be different!
Unfortunately, there were no ifs in life, and there weren't that many assumptions. Jiang Jingqi could only think, she didn't want to be rich, she just wanted her parents to be healthy.
"This place isn't as grand as the western restaurant, but the taste of every dish is very authentic. It's unlike the restaurant outside where you put some special seasonings." Zhou Manzhen pulled out a chair and sat down, and said with a smile.
"Xiaochun, your life is like that of a princess. I really envy you." Jiang Jingqi said emotionally, while a sincere smile appeared in her eyes.
Zhou Man was a proud and aloof princess. As for her, she was just a little girl by the princess' side.
"Xiaoqi, why do you think that?" Zhou Manzhen's eyes twitched. She raised her head slightly, but the corner of her mouth didn't raise.
"What I said was the truth. You are beautiful, have a good family background, have a kind heart and a strong ability to work. You simply don't have any shortcomings." Jiang Jingqi complimented Zhou Manzhen one by one. These were all her words, and it didn't sound fake at all.
Zhou Man paused for a moment, then revealed a smile towards Jiang Jingqi. However, this smile did not reach her eyes, but instead emitted a strange feeling.
"If you exchanged lives with me, you would definitely be envious of your current life. What you saw, the brilliance on my body, was merely a surface phenomenon." Zhou Manzhen wasn't exaggerating at all as he spoke with a serious face.
"How could that be? "Do you have any worries?" Jiang Jingqi suddenly frowned. In her eyes, Zhou Manzhen didn't have a happy life before, her first love was her boyfriend, and something happened to her company, but then she met Jin Beisen, and her life changed. Nothing bad happened.
"Little Qi, everyone's life is half sweet and half bitter. I'm just good at hiding my feelings and don't want to say it." Her cold eyes were filled with grief. Zhou Man smiled bitterly. In this world, other than that person, no one else could understand her.
She really missed her, what was a true best friend, she just needed a look and she could immediately understand her feelings. However, Jiang Jingqi was different, she needed Zhou Manzhu to explain everything to her clearly before she understood.
"No matter how tired you are, you won't be as tired as me, hehe ??" Jiang Jingqi sat on the chair uneasily with a stomach full of worry, and didn't know how to face Zhou Manzhen.
Jiang Jingqi felt like she walked into a forest of fog and couldn't get out no matter what. She reached out her hands and saw nothing else other than a scene of nothingness.
"Little Qi, if you have any difficulties, you can tell me, I can enlighten you, and... If you need it, just tell me. We are good friends, we should help each other, and I need your help. I'm not Superman, I really need your help. " She already knew everything, but she didn't want to say it out loud. Jiang Jingqi was a good girl, but she was also a girl that loved face, Zhou Manzhen knew how to behave.
If he told Jiang Jingqi about the photos so directly, Jiang Jingqi would definitely feel very guilty. She felt that she lost face, and she might even resign from Jianjia Hospital. Zhou Manzhen considered the consequences and decided to give Jiang Jingqi a chance.
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