If the confession fails, chase her bestie

"It's okay. I have nothing to do at home. Come and eat quickly. I'll serve you dumplings."

Li Yuan walked up to Xia Zhijin with a smile, touched her head, put it to her ear, and lowered his voice: "Thank you, my dear, I like to eat dumplings the most."

Xia Zhijin's face suddenly turned crimson.

Li Zixia took the dishes out of the kitchen and put them on the dining room table, muttering: "Brother, we are all waiting for you. I'm almost hungry. Come and eat quickly."

Looking at a table full of dishes, there are twice-cooked pork, boiled pork slices, and fish head with chopped pepper.

There is also the scrambled eggs with peppers and tomatoes that Li Yuan taught Xia Zhijin to make.

Li Yuan asked in surprise: "Zhijin, these are Sichuan dishes. Did you cook them?"

Xia Zhijin gave a shy "hmm".

Just when Li Yuan was about to praise him, he heard Empress Dowager Xia's laughter and praise:

"I said I would cook for lunch, but Zhijin insisted that she cook, saying she wanted me to taste Sichuan cuisine..."

"I have to say that Zhijin's craftsmanship is much better than that of your mother and me. Please try it quickly. It tastes really good."

Li Yuan smiled. What Queen Mother Xia didn't know was that he had already eaten Xia Zhijin's cooking.

After all, the two of them have been "living together" for more than a month.

…

When Li Yuan was with Zhong Tingyue at noon, he deliberately didn't eat too much and kept his stomach to go home for dinner.

While Li Zixia was eating the vegetables, she praised Xia Zhijin:

"Sister Zhijin, the dishes you cook are really delicious, boiled pork slices, twice-cooked pork, fish head with chopped pepper... Hehe, you have to teach me in the future, I can only make some home-cooked dishes."

Queen Mother Xia took a few bites, and the spicy and sour taste filled her heart and spleen. Her slightly wrinkled eyes kept shining brightly. Looking at Xia Zhijin's expression, she became more and more satisfied and kept nodding secretly.

This poor girl from Sichuan and Chongqing really fits all her fantasies about a daughter-in-law.

She looks like a flower and jade, like a fairy from heaven descending to earth. She is also incredibly good-tempered and soft-spoken, making her feel ashamed of herself. He also knows how to cook well and is very hardworking and capable.

It's just that the family conditions are a bit poor and it's too far away from home.

As someone who has experienced this, Queen Mother Xia considered many factors and subconsciously made comparisons in her mind.

Of course, Xia Zhijin's family situation is not a problem. With the current earning power of the bastard son, he can fully bear the pressure brought by Xia Zhijin's small family.

For a perfect girl, God will always deliberately take away some things from her, such as family love.

"Xiaoyuan, please eat more of the dishes Zhijin worked so hard to cook for you."

"Zhijin, you can eat it too, don't be restrained at home."

Li Yuan ate the leek-filled dumplings made by Xia Zhijin himself and the spicy and delicious twice-cooked pork, feeling very happy.

At this moment, there was a feeling of "home", warmth and comfort, which he had never experienced in his previous life.

Being with Xia Zhijin always makes an "old man" like him, who has experienced many twists and turns, feel quiet and peaceful, as if he has found a spiritual harbor.

Although there were not so many earth-shattering events, not so many pledges of eternal love, and not so many sweet words, he did enjoy this feeling very much...

Unfortunately, good times always fleeting.

After lunch, and after a while, Xia Zhijin asked to go back to school.

Even though Empress Dowager Xia tried every means to persuade her to stay, Xia Zhijin still persisted.

Li Yuan knew the reason. It was because several people had agreed to it yesterday afternoon.

Last night, Xia Zhijin came first, and tonight, it's time for Bai Weixi to arrive.

This treasure girl is truly frighteningly pure and kind, with no intention of fighting in her heart.

Queen Mother Xia held Xia Zhijin's little hand tightly, her eyes full of reluctance.

"Zhijin, come and visit Auntie often when you have time!"

Xia Zhijin nodded seriously and waved to Queen Mother Xia: "Well, okay, Auntie!"

Seeing Li Yuan and Xia Zhijin leaving together, Xia Qin felt mixed emotions in her heart and suddenly muttered:

"Tingyue and Zhijin are both good girls. The palms and backs of these hands are full of flesh."

"Oh, this bastard Li Yuan, although I don't know why he suddenly became so carefree after going to college, but he has really good vision. The two girlfriends he found here are both so outstanding and beautiful."

"And Bai Weixi is coming in the evening. According to what Zixia said, she must be a beautiful girl from her hometown in the county. She is the high school classmate that the little bastard has been chasing for three years."

"It would be great if I could have three daughters-in-law. Each of them would have a fat boy, and the legacy of Lao Li's family would be passed down..."

"It's too far-fetched. Let's wait until we see Bai Weixi and talk about it later."

Queen Mother Xia returned to the elevator with a heavy heart, but her heart was not at peace. Spending most of the day with Xia Zhijin today gave her a deeper understanding of this poor girl.

She was really worried about whether this poor girl would do something stupid if her bastard son's situation was really exposed.

To judge herself and others, she couldn't even imagine that scene.

…

Li Yuan drove the car and talked to Xia Zhijin about the entrepreneurial base.

"Zhijin, the operation base in the school will be put into use on Monday. It will be installed in the afternoon. When you are usually bored, you can often go and take a look..."

Xia Zhijin nodded and asked, "Then will I still go to the company in Longyu Building in the future?"

"Of course I'm going. You are the boss of our company. If you don't go, how will your salary be paid!"

Li Yuan smiled and joked.

"I have recruited some college students from my school to work part-time at the entrepreneurial base. You also need to pay their wages. At the end of each month, Lin Yuwei will hand over the attendance information to you. You can just pay them according to the daily salary."

Xia Zhijin nodded seriously when she heard that Li Yuan had added another burden to her.

"I will try my best!"

Li Yuan smiled: "Don't put any psychological burden on me. I'm still focusing on studying at the moment. I just want to get familiar with the company in advance and pass the time as if I'm free."

"The company doesn't have much profit now, and the finances are relatively simple. You can only get in and out. Once we get on the right track, I will look for professional financial personnel to give you a little assistant."

"Oh, I will listen to you." Xia Zhijin glanced at Li Yuan and replied obediently.

Li Yuan saw this and mentioned it again with a smile.

"By the way, Liu Jia, Wu Hao, and Xu Ziqiang from our dormitory are also working part-time in our company. When the time comes, the wages of the three of them will be raised appropriately. They are all classmates and roommates, so I can help if I can."

Xia Zhijin looked a little surprised. She didn't expect that several of Li Yuan's roommates would also work part-time in the company.

"Then what standard are the wages of the three of them based on?"

Li Yuan smiled: "For other part-time college students, I have initially set a salary of 1,000 yuan per month. If they do well at the end of the year, I will give them some performance bonuses."

"As for Liu Jia and the other three, let's pay 1,500 a month. Let's see how they perform first. The company is still relatively small and has no profit. It will gradually get back on track in the future. By then, the financial department, human resources department Departments, marketing departments, R\u0026D departments, etc. must be established one by one.”

"Oh, I know!" Xia Zhijin replied with a smile. Whenever she listened to Li Yuan talk to her about the company's future development plans, even though she had never heard of many things, she was still very happy.

This means that Li Yuan has her in his heart and has her in his future plans.

Li Yuan habitually placed his right hand on Xia Zhijin's thigh and thought of another question.

"Zhijin, how were you getting along with my mother this morning? Did she make things difficult for you?"

Xia Zhijin's face turned red and she shook her head quickly, "Auntie is very nice to me and very kind. She asked me many things and talked with me about daily life. She also said that when she is free in the future, she will go to the mountain city to see my grandma and her husband. Where’s Aning?”

Listening to Xia Zhijin's story, Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and felt that it was natural.

With Xia Zhijin's character, he really couldn't imagine that his mother could have any objections to her.

Even he himself doesn't know where to start if he wants to find any shortcomings in Xia Zhijin.

If we really want to talk about shortcomings, there may only be one, a somewhat unspeakable shortcoming?

Her voice was a little weak while the two were playing poker?

Li Yuan doesn't know if this is a shortcoming.

soon,

The car drove into the school. Li Yuan first took Xia Zhijin to the operation base of the teaching and research building for a brief look, and then sent her back to the dormitory.

Downstairs in the girls' dormitory, Li Yuan sat in the car, took out his mobile phone, looked at the message sent by Bai Weixi, and muttered to himself.

Why was he like an 'escort' who was constantly on the go? After spending time with Zhong Tingyue, then with Xia Zhijin, he immediately had to go with Bai Weixi.

"Oh, life is hard. This is the trouble of happiness when you have too many girlfriends." Li Yuan muttered in his heart.

If other boys in school knew what he was thinking, they would probably be furious to death.

Li Yuan picked up the phone and dialed Bai Weixi's number.

As soon as the call was dialed, it only rang for a few seconds before Bai Weixi answered the call.

"Brother, you finally called me. I thought you had forgotten me."

Bai Weixi's tone was hopeful but mixed with some dissatisfaction. She had sent a message to Li Yuan in the morning, but Li Yuan did not go to her on the excuse that he was busy at the company.

It's almost two o'clock in the afternoon now.

"How could that happen?" Li Yuan smiled and asked, "Xiaobai, where are you now? I'll pick you up."

Bai Weixi said with a smile: "I'm in the house here in Jade Mansion now. Yuchen came to play with me last night, so I didn't go back to the school dormitory to live."