The investment contract signing went smoothly. Lu Jingming had just finished lunch a short while ago when he received a message from Xu Yanxia.
[We've finished signing.]
He replied immediately, [I'll be right down. See you in the first-floor lobby.]
Then he left the office.
When he took the elevator down to the first-floor lobby, Xu Yanxia and her brother Xu Zhanpeng were just saying goodbye to Manager Chen from the investment company. Her future sister-in-law, Luo Jiajia, was also by their side.
Xu Zhanpeng had specially worn a suit today, looking very sharp. Luo Jiajia was also wearing a rather formal long dress and had put on some makeup.
But in Lu Jingming's eyes, Xu Yanxia was still the most dazzling.
Today, she was wearing the first dress she had tried on the day they went for hotpot—beautiful, capable, and elegant.
"President Lu,"
Seeing him walk over, Xu Zhanpeng hurried forward a couple of steps to shake his hand, and Luo Jiajia also nodded in greeting.
Manager Chen quickly reported to him, "President Lu, we just officially signed the contract with Xu's Teppanyaki. The next step is to select a location and start the hard furnishings as soon as possible."
"Good, thank you for your hard work."
Lu Jingming nodded and said, "Arrange the following procedures as soon as possible, and strive to open the store at an early date."
"Understood."
Manager Chen quickly nodded and then said goodbye to the others. "Take your time chatting, everyone. I'll head back first."
Saying that, he stepped back into the elevator.
Xu Zhanpeng spoke politely to Lu Jingming, "Coming at this time, we've disturbed President Lu and your colleagues' lunch break."
"It's no problem at all."
Lu Jingming smiled and said, "We just try to accommodate each other; after all, your time is also very precious."
Then he asked Xu Zhanpeng and Luo Jiajia, "By the way, I heard from Xiao Xia that you two are getting engaged?"
Xu Zhanpeng smiled and said, "That is the plan. Our hometown places a lot of importance on marriage customs and etiquette, so we have to go through this ceremony before getting married."
"As you should."
Lu Jingming smiled and asked again, "What exact date have you set?"
Xu Zhanpeng replied, "We've tentatively set it for the day after the Mid-Autumn Festival. We were planning to go back for the holiday anyway, so we'll take the opportunity to hold the ceremony too."
"So that would be October 6th,"
Lu Jingming smiled again. "Congratulations in advance to you both."
"Thank you, President Lu."
Luo Jiajia smiled as she said this, then shot a glance at Xu Zhanpeng. "We still need to prep the ingredients. Let's head back first and let Xiao Xia chat with President Lu."
"Oh, right."
Xu Zhanpeng then also said goodbye to him. "We'll be taking our leave then. Feel free to contact us anytime if anything comes up."
"Alright."
Lu Jingming politely walked them to the lobby entrance.
After watching the couple walk over to their parking spot by the street and get into their car, he turned his gaze back to Xu Yanxia, who hadn't spoken a word.
"Why aren't you talking to me?"
Xu Yanxia, "...Weren't you busy chatting with my brother?"
Lu Jingming smiled and said, "The food just now was delicious. Every dish was full of flavor, and you brought plenty."
Xu Yanxia was slightly taken aback and quickly said, "I actually wanted to ask you, did you not eat enough this morning?"
Otherwise, why would he specifically ask her to bring more?
"No, I was very full this morning."
Lu Jingming said with some helplessness, "It's just that the lunch you made was too delicious. Last time, Wen Jiajun snatched half of it away. He was definitely going to try and snatch it again this time, so that's why I asked you to bring more."
"Really?"
Xu Yanxia was amused. "So you didn't get enough to eat last time?"
"Yeah."
Lu Jingming nodded with an innocent face. "I worked half the day on an empty stomach."
Fortunately, today's was both plentiful and tasty.
Not to mention anything else, just that crab roe lion's head meatball weighed a full half-pound. The minced meat on the outside was tender and melting but didn't fall apart, while the crab roe inside was rich and sweet. One bite yielded a perfect blend of savory and sweet—it was incredibly delicious.
Even though half of it was snatched by Wen Jiajun, he was still very satisfied with what he ate.
Xu Yanxia laughed and said, "If I had known Assistant Wen wanted to eat too, I would have brought two portions."
There was no need for a dignified CEO like him to act so pitiful, like a poor child from the old society who couldn't afford to eat.
Who knew Lu Jingming would say, "I'm still waiting in line, it's not his turn yet."
"..."
Xu Yanxia's face immediately turned red.
Lu Jingming then added, "Aren't we supposed to go pick up your car? I've got my keys ready. Let's go."
Xu Yanxia wanted to say that she could go by herself.
But then she heard him add, "This is a task my mom gave me. I have to see it through from beginning to end and watch you get the car in your hands."
"Alright."
She had no choice but to nod, follow him back into the lobby, and take the elevator down to the underground parking lot.
Behind them, on the phone screen of the beautiful receptionist, the company gossip group was buzzing—
Onlooker A: [Did President Lu's girlfriend come to the company again today?]
CEO's Secretary: [She's here, she's here! She came to deliver food over half an hour ago! She's dressed exceptionally beautifully today!]
Onlooker B: [Wow, did the two of them talk? Was it sweet?]
CEO's Secretary: [It was overwhelmingly sweet!!! You guys didn't see the cheap way President Lu was acting!!! First he wanted to pull her to eat together, then he wanted to act as her driver. Oh my god, it was so sweet it made my teeth ache!!!]
Onlooker C: [Oh my god, if it's that sweet, why aren't they married yet! I'm waiting for the red envelopes so eagerly that my eyes are about to fall out!!!]
Onlooker D: [Exactly, can they get married by the National Day holiday? If not, the New Year works too!!! I want to take a long vacation and go out to play ahhh!!!]
...
Just as the gossipers in the group chat shifted their discussion from when President Lu's wedding would take place at the latest, to where they would go for their honeymoon, the protagonists of the story, Lu Jingming and Xu Yanxia, had already arrived at the dealership they visited yesterday.
After parking the car, the two of them followed Manager Gao all the way to the delivery area. The car they ordered yesterday was already waiting there. The white body of the car showed a ceramic-like delicacy under the sunlight.
There were also flowers and balloons arranged around it, making it look very ceremonious.
"Miss Xu, this is the car you customized yesterday. The full-vehicle PDI inspection has been completed, confirming that all functions of the vehicle are normal, and a deep clean has also been finished. Please take a look at the exterior and interior to see if there is anything you are unsatisfied with," Manager Gao said with a smile.
"Okay."
Xu Yanxia nodded and inspected the inside and outside of the car.
Lu Jingming also helped her check the car. After verifying the accompanying items and documents, and seeing that there were no problems, she sat directly in the driver's seat.
Buckling her seatbelt, she started the car and waved to Lu Jingming. "I'll head to Nine Meals then. You should go back to the company too. See you tonight."
Lu Jingming was stunned. "You're going to drive off by yourself just like that? Can you manage?"
"I can,"
Xu Yanxia didn't think there was any problem. "Didn't I already test drive it yesterday? The roads aren't congested right now, so there shouldn't be any issues."
Shouldn't be any issues?
Lu Jingming became a little worried and said to her, "How about I accompany you anyway? I'll sit in the passenger seat and watch you drive."
Xu Yanxia, "??? Then what about your car?"
Lu Jingming, "...Leave it here for now. You can drop me back off later."
Xu Yanxia, "..."
Manager Gao, "..."
Tsk, rich people really do date differently. Driving thirty or forty kilometers back and forth just to burn gas for fun.
"Don't worry,"
Xu Yanxia smiled and waved at Lu Jingming, who was standing outside the car looking as worried as an overprotective father. "I'll be fine. Your time is precious, and so is mine. Relax, I'll see you tonight."
With that, she stepped on the accelerator and drove off.
Lu Jingming called out, "...Xiao Xia."
However, his Xiao Xia had already driven off into the distance.
President Lu was left speechless. "..."
He suddenly felt a little empty inside.
Forget it, he had better hurry back to work and try to get home early tonight.
...
