[1142] Mother-in-law
Si Yan nodded, "Then make an appointment at noon today!" The two families sat down to have a meal together. Mom and Dad, can I participate? ”
In Si Yan's opinion, it is not difficult to want to ask for the Sang family.
As for time or something, the Sang family will only be more urgent than the Xiao family, coupled with the pressure of Si Yan's identity, Si Yan didn't feel that it was necessary to have time with the Sang family at all.
It's just that Si Yan cares more about the attitude of the two elders of the Xiao family, if the two elders don't want to participate, Si Yan will naturally give them enough respect and will definitely not force it.
But if the second elder of the Xiao family didn't mind, Si Yan still thought that he should attend.
One is what they want to discuss, which concerns their wives, and the other Si Yan also thinks that with his own presence, the Sang family wants to bully the second elder of the Xiao family, and they have to weigh their strength.
"If you don't help, come with us! Your mother and I are stupid, and we don't know what to say. With you, we can also have more confidence in our hearts. ”
Knowing the attitude of the second elder of the Xiao family, Si Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he was really worried that the second elder of the Xiao family would not let him go.
In front of the second elder of the Xiao family, Si Yan called the person in charge of the Ducheng branch and asked him to book a hotel to meet at noon while making an appointment with the head of the Sang family and his wife.
Naturally, eating or something is not important at all, but the habit of Chinese people is more inclined to solve problems at the wine table.
Si Yan's arrangement can be regarded as following the local customs.
The school is too busy, so Xiao Yiyi naturally can't go out to eat again, which also makes it convenient for Si Yan and the second elder of the Xiao family to do things.
According to the agreed time, Si Yan personally drove the second elder of the Xiao family to the agreed hotel.
The hotel is not big, but it looks antique and charming.
The place that Si Yan asked for was the place where the privacy was good, and the person in charge of the branch would recommend it first.
Don't look at the small storefront, but the privacy is excellent.
This is excellent, but it is not only the design of private rooms and other things, but the identity of the guests is kept secret.
There will be a special waiter in each private room to serve, even if the food is served, it is the waiter who pushes the food cart in, puts it in and then pushes it out.
Once a guest has eaten, unless there is a special request, the waiter will immediately leave the private room as soon as he sees the guest holding his chopsticks, and will not come in until the guest calls someone again.
This kind of service model is naturally not as intimate as some high-end hotel guests who will pour wine on the side as soon as they drink, but it is precisely because of this design that does not seem convenient and intimate that it will make people feel more reassuring to talk here.
When Si Yan accompanied the second elder of the Xiao family to appear in the booked private room, he found that there were already two people sitting in the private room.
A man and a woman, looking at their age, both look like they are in their forties.
Gu Guizhi and Xiao Guocheng recognized the woman's identity at a glance.
This woman was none other than Mrs. Sang.
It's just a different thing from the past, but this time the man who accompanied Mrs. Sang was not the cold-faced housekeeper, but the head of the Sang family, Sang Minglang.
Si Yan is not a stranger to the couple, and he has had some contact before, so when they meet again, Si Yan directly plays the role of an introducer.
"Dad, Mom, this is the head of the Sang family, Sang Minglang, you should all know this Mrs. Sang."
Hearing that Si Yan was talking to Xiao Guocheng and Gu Guizhi so obediently, Sang Minglang on the side couldn't help but stiffen and looked embarrassed.
Although Mrs. Sang also felt embarrassed, she greeted Gu Guizhi with a smile, took Gu Guizhi's hand very enthusiastically, and said with a smile: "Old sister, my sister can be regarded as having a meal with you and my brother." ”
Gu Guizhi has always had indescribable hostility towards Mrs. Sang, but she was too simple to refuse the other party's enthusiasm because of hostility at this time.
On the contrary, Si Yan on the side saw it, walked to the side quietly, pulled out the chair, and said to Gu Guizhi: "Mom, sit down first!" ”
There were four seats between Si Yanxuan's position and Mrs. Sang's seat.
There are five of them sitting at this ten-person table, the main seat is vacant, and on the right hand side of the empty seat is Sang Minglang, and on Sang Minglang's right hand side is Mrs. Sang.
And the position Si Yan chose for Gu Guizhi seemed to be separated from Mrs. Sang by four seats, but in fact, it was almost opposite to the Sang family.
After taking care of Gu Guizhi and sitting down, Si Yan pulled out the chair on the right for Xiao Guocheng, so that the right position was naturally Si Yan's.
It's not that Si Yan has to sit upright, but only with this arrangement can the two families be separated and not too close to each other.
If the relationship between the two families is good and the relationship is good, it is nothing if they are close to each other, but now the relationship between the two families is very delicate, and Si Yan has to make more preparations, in case of a quarrel, it can also effectively prevent any bad conflicts.
As for such an arrangement, the parents of the Xiao family naturally have no objections, as for the Sang family and his wife, whether they will be unhappy in their hearts, Si Yan doesn't know, but on the surface, the two of them didn't show anything.
When he took a seat, he didn't directly mention Xiao Yiyi's matter, but Si Yan opened his mouth and asked the waiter to order.
During this period, Si Yan asked the opinions of the Xiao family's parents very intimately, which made Sang Minglang's face more and more embarrassed.
After ordering six dishes in a row, Si Yan handed over the menu to Sang Minglang on the side, "Mr. Sang, I don't know what you and Mrs. Sang like, so I didn't bring your share, you can do whatever you want!" ”
I was very considerate to ask the opinions of the Xiao family's parents just now, but when I got to this side, I had such an attitude.
I have to say that Si Yan's differential treatment made the Xiao family's parents feel better, but it also made the Sang family and his wife's faces have some embarrassment that is difficult to hide.
Fortunately, Sang Minglang and Mrs. Sang are both people who have seen some of the world, although they are embarrassed, but they quickly changed to a smile.
Sang Minglang added four more dishes, and Mrs. Sang on the side echoed with a smile: "Ten dishes are good, perfect, and perfect." ”
When Xiao Guocheng and Gu Guizhi heard this, they didn't react, and they didn't mean to echo at all.
But Si Yan picked the corners of his mouth, and responded with a smile: "Ten is not necessarily perfect, and nine is not necessarily missing a point." ”
Mrs. Sang didn't expect Si Yan to say this, which made her unable to get off the stage, but Sang Minglang, who was on the side, said with a smile: "Yes, yes, there is an old saying, ninety-nine is one, isn't it the importance of nine?" The president of the company lives abroad all the year round, but he didn't expect to be so proficient in the traditional culture of China! ”
Lick somebody's boots!
With such an obvious meaning, Si Yan naturally saw it in his eyes, just smiled, but did not respond to him.
Sang Minglang is worthy of being an old fritter who has been in the mall for many years, and he is not embarrassed by Si Yan's silence, which is completely different from when they first met.
The atmosphere at the entire dinner table was controlled by Si Yan and Sang Minglang, and they didn't mention anything unpleasant.
It's just that most of the chats they talked about were what they had seen and heard in the mall, Gu Guizhi and Xiao Guocheng couldn't interject, and they were a little uncomfortable for a while.
Si Yan would sometimes ask them a word or two, but as soon as they answered, Mrs. Sang on the side would pull the topic over.
After coming and going, Si Yan's impression of this Mrs. Sang declined again, and even, every time Mrs. Sang spoke, Si Yan would directly cool down her face, and she was not polite at all.
When Sang Minglang saw it, he naturally understood that Si Yan was not happy like this, so he rushed to Mrs. Sang and said, "Anna, you go to the door and ask why the food hasn't been delivered yet." ”
"The food in this kind of place is done carefully, it is naturally a slow work, and it is in vain to ask, so it is better for us to sit here and drink tea and chat, but we are also comfortable." Cao Anna didn't move, but picked up the teacup and said to Gu Guizhi: "Old sister, do you think I'm right?" ”
Mrs. Sang's real name is Cao Anna, but because she has been married to the Sang family for many years, everyone has long been used to calling her Mrs. Sang, and only Sang Minglang will call her Anna.
At this time, Gu Guizhi, who was named, didn't know how to deal with it at all, so he could only smile at the corners of his mouth and nodded, which was kind of echoing the other party's words.
And Cao Anna didn't seem to be satisfied with such an answer, but said again: "Old sister, you haven't been here to eat before!" Let me tell you, this restaurant, don't look at the scale, but the taste of this meal is one of the best in our Ducheng. If you like it, if you want to eat it in the future, just call me, even if I am busy, I will definitely invite my old sister to come over to eat. ”
"I, I ......"
Gu Guizhi knew that this was not a good thing, but she was in a hurry and didn't know what to say.
If it weren't for the fact that the other party was likely to be Xiao Yiyi's biological parents, Gu Guizhi would still be able to quarrel with the other party, but now, ......
Gu Guizhi was afraid of Xiao Yiyi's side, in case the Sang family was in a hurry and angry, she went directly to Xiao Yiyi to say something, then her adoptive mother is not her own mother, if she is not recognized, what can she do?
Gu Guizhi's scruples, Si Yan understood, and Mrs. Sang's words sounded too much.
Without waiting for Sang Minglang to stop him, he heard Si Yan say coldly: "Mrs. Sang's joke is not funny at all, I have never heard of anyone who wants to go back to his house for dinner, and he still needs outsiders to invite him." ”
"President Si's words are interesting, you don't need outsiders to invite you to eat at your own house!"
Mrs. Sang subconsciously took over the topic, but as soon as the words fell, her face changed suddenly, and she muttered: "What President Si means by this, this hotel ......?"
Si Yan smiled coldly, "It's very unfortunate, just half a month ago, I just gave this hotel to my father-in-law and mother-in-law. ”
"What?"
Mrs. Sang was startled, and almost knocked over the teacup in front of her, "How is this possible?" How can there be no news at all...... Didn't even reveal it? Also, this, the owner of this hotel, no, not that ......."