Chapter 24 The Blind Date Bureau(1/2)
In Ivy's eyes, Wen Ran is the most diligent worker, and he is simply an alien.
After get off work on Friday, Li Wan came over and asked Ivy in a low voice: "Why is she still so busy?"
Ivy packed her things and shook her head: "I don't know."
Li Wan called out: "Ran Ran."
Wen Ran's eyes shifted from the drawing, looking confused: "Huh?"
Li Wan reminded tomorrow's blind date: "Don't forget to go to the cafe on the Bund at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon."
"Okay." Wen Ran nodded, and then immersed himself in drawing the drawing seriously.
With her appearance, Ivy and Li Wan looked at each other with helpless expressions on their faces.
Ivy packed her things and was about to leave when she reminded Wen Ran: "It's time to get off work."
Wen Ran said: "I know."
She just wanted to finish drawing all the ideas in her head.
In the afternoon of the next day, Wen Ran arrived at the coffee shop early.
Li Wan said in the group that her blind date had chosen a location with a good view.
Wen Ran asked for a glass of boiled water and sat down.
The view is really good.
Looking out from here, you can see giant ships traveling on the river and skyscrapers of different styles stacked on the other side of the river.
Three young men came in from the door.
Wen Ran glanced at them and had a hunch that these were the three people Li Wan mentioned.
Sure enough, one of the men said a few words to the waiter and was led in the direction of Wen Ran.
Wen Ran put down the water glass, stood up and said hello: "Hello, I am Xiaowan's friend, my name is Wen Ran."
The three men smiled restrainedly, lined up in a row, and their movements were a bit funny.
The man in the middle of the station introduced himself: "Hello, I am Jiang Yubo, and I am also... Xiaowan's friend."
After the man introduced himself, he hastily introduced the two men next to him: "These are my two brothers, Shao Qian and Xu Xiaoming."
The four of them sat down.
Jiang Yubo handed the menu on the table to Wen Ran: "You can order some food and drinks."
"You just need to click." Wen Ran pushed over, "I can do either."
Jiang Yubo didn't say much either.
The heroine didn't come, so the scene was a bit awkward.
Wen Ran took out his mobile phone and opened the chat group of the three of them: [How long do you want? They are already here.]
Soon, Li Wan replied: [Waiting for Weiwei at the subway entrance, and then come over together.]
Aiwei also replied: [I’m leaving the gate soon.]
It also comes with a running emoticon.
Just as Wen Rangang was about to put down his phone, the message popped up again.
Ivy: [How is your appearance?]
Wen Ran looked over.
Jiang Yubo was nodding with his head down. He was of medium build and had straight and clear facial features. He seemed to match Li Wan.
Wen Ran typed a reply: [I think it’s good.]
Xu Xiaoming sat opposite Wen Ran and took the initiative to talk to Wen Ran: "Hello, I heard that you are a jewelry designer, right?"
Wen Ran put down the phone and nodded: "Yes."
"No wonder..."
"Um?"
"In the fashion industry, you look so beautiful and dress so beautifully."
It was the first time that Wen Ran was praised so directly, so he smiled and said, "Thank you."
Xu Xiaoming suddenly introduced himself as a professional: "I am a programmer."
"Ah..." Wen Ran nodded, "Well, that's amazing."
Xu Xiaoming: "..."
Wen Ran drank boiled water and smiled: "..."
Xu Xiaoming also sipped his saliva: "In our industry, we work a lot of overtime, which makes it boring."
"We also work overtime." Wen Ran responded.
Xu Xiaoming: "It's all the same...it's all the same."
...
Wen Ran realized what it felt like to chat awkwardly.
After about ten minutes, Li Wan and Ivy came.
The first meeting between Li Wan and Jiang Yubo seemed pretty good, but Ivy intentionally or unintentionally directed the conversation towards the two of them.
Sure enough, the party couldn't be without Ivy, and the place immediately became a lot more lively.
Wen Ran basically didn't speak much.
However, she felt that the atmosphere of this kind of blind date bureau between young people was quite good. They talked about life, hometown, and hobbies.
It was not like the kind she had seen before, where two families sat together and talked about the stock price rising and the market value doubling after the marriage between the two families.
Jiang Yubo ordered a lot of snacks, which were served on exquisite small plates and beautifully arranged.
There was a sapphire-colored plate with a white glutinous rice ball inside, dotted with some osmanthus sauce.
Wen Ran dug out a little bit with a small spoon and tasted it.
It's not sweet, but has a glutinous texture, paired with a subtle floral aroma.
Wen Ran took a few more bites.
Xu Xiaoming: "Is it delicious?"
“It’s delicious.”
Xu Xiaoming called the waiter and ordered another one.
When the waiter brought it, he cleared away the original empty plate.
Xu Xiaoming pushed the plate a little closer to Wen Ran: "It's all yours."
The people chatting next to me also noticed what was going on here.
Ivy joked: "Everything belongs to her? I can't eat it?"
Xu Xiaoming explained: "I just saw that she only eats this, so I helped her..."
As soon as the topic changed, he raised his hand to call the waiter: "Just order another one, two or three will be enough."
Ivy hurriedly stopped: "I'm just kidding, I can just eat these."
Wen Ran suddenly felt that this blind date situation was not very good, as if she had become one of the protagonists of the blind date.
We chatted for probably more than two hours, but there was nothing left to talk about. Because I felt good and there was something to do, I didn’t want to go home, but discussed where to have dinner later.
Finally decided to go to a nearby Jiangsu and Zhejiang restaurant.
After deciding where to eat, Jiang Yubo called the waiter to pay the bill.
The waiter took the bill and nodded slightly: "Hello customer, the bill for this table has been settled."
Jiang Yubo looked at everyone. Everyone was confused and shook their heads to express their confusion.
Jiang Yubo: "Is there a mistake? No one paid the bill."
The waiter turned slightly and said, "Our boss said, please invite Miss Wen."
Wen Ran, like everyone else, looked behind the waiter.
Shi Ze was dressed all in black, sitting on a white wooden chair without a formal look, and raised his hand to greet Wen Ran.
Ivy was the first to react: "Ran Ran, your friend?"
Wen Ran thought for two seconds and nodded.
Everyone packed up their things and walked around from the inner hall to the door.
Ivy looked at Shi Ze and raised her hand lively: "Thank you, boss, for the hospitality."
Shi Ze responded with a sneer: "You're welcome!"
To be continued...