Xiao Li'er was pondering the feasibility of this plan.
"Okay, let's do it this way. You keep looking at the files."
Liu Bo left the office and knocked on Xu Xiuhe's office door again.
"Come in."
"President."
"You're here. Have you found a good excuse or decided to go to the blind date?" Xu Xiuhe looked up and asked.
"President, I have a partner now," Liu Bo said carefully.
"Oh?" Xu Xiuhe didn't quite believe it, his tone full of doubt.
"Tell me, who is it?" Xu Xiuhe asked again.
"Xiao Li'er."
Upon hearing this, Xu Xiuhe's expression changed immediately, which was completely different from what he had imagined.
"Didn't you tell me last time that you two could never be together? It's only been a few days. Did I hear it wrong?"
Liu Bo dared not make a sound. Sometimes things couldn't be judged too early, and feelings couldn't be foreseen.
"Should I believe you?" Xu Xiuhe asked again.
"Believe me."
"Alright, you can go back."
Xu Xiuhe's tone was indifferent, and his emotion couldn't be read. He didn't want to talk anymore. The two of them had been arguing not long ago, and now they were together right under his nose.
Was it because he hadn't been paying attention to his employees' lives recently, or had they hidden it too well from him?
Xu Xiuhe couldn't stop thinking about this matter even when he returned home that night.
"What's the matter? What are you thinking about? You seem absent-minded," Shen Yin asked.
"I was going to introduce Liu Bo to your cousin for a blind date, but today he said he has a partner."
"Who is it?" Shen Yin was also curious.
"Xiao Li'er. They were arguing just a while ago, and now they're together. Do you think it's true or false?"
Shen Yin...
She knew that Xu Xiuhe was quite gossipy, but she didn't expect him to be so gossipy at heart.
"Did Liu Bo tell you himself?" Shen Yin asked.
"Yes, yes. I suspect he's just using Xiao Li'er as an excuse to avoid the blind date."
The more Xu Xiuhe said it, the more he felt he was right. It must be like that.
"No quarrel, no acquaintance. Maybe they are just a pair of fated lovers," Shen Yin said.
"You make a good point."
"Let's eat."
"Daddy, Xu Yunzheng played a game with Mommy today."
"What game was it? Can Xu Yunzheng tell Daddy about it so Daddy can learn and play with Xu Yunzheng next time?" Xu Xiuhe responded to Xu Yunzheng.
"The use of the body."
Xu Yunzheng ran to Xu Xiuhe's side, pointed to Xu Xiuhe's mouth, and asked, "Daddy, what is this?"
"Mouth."
"What can the mouth do?" The little one's voice was soft and sweet, and his expression looked like he could speak.
"The mouth can eat and talk."
"Anything else?" Xu Yunzheng touched his own mouth.
"It can also taste the flavor of food and breathe fresh air."
"Daddy is so great." The little one looked admiring and clapped his hands.
"What about the eyes?"
"The eyes can see all kinds of beautiful things. Like Xu Yunzheng's eyes are telling Daddy that Xu Yunzheng is hungry now."
"Wow!" Xu Yunzheng exclaimed. He didn't say he was hungry, but his eyes were talking, how amazing!
"Mommy said the eyes are the windows to the soul. Mommy told Xu Yunzheng to protect his eyes."
"Mommy is right. We should protect our eyes."
Father and son chatted casually.
Shen Yin didn't want to interrupt and quietly brought the food to the dining table.
"This Saturday, I need to go to Yang City."
"On a business trip?"
"Yeah, there's a collaboration with a company in Yang City that requires me to go there in person."
"Xu Yunzheng should have recovered by then. I'll go too and check on Master Kang's furniture progress."
"Okay, then we'll go together."
"Mommy, Xu Yunzheng wants to go too."
"Sure, how could we leave you behind? We'll definitely take you with us."
At the dining table, Xu Yunzheng was happy and even ate a lot of vegetables. Xu Xiuhe's tone was full of praise for Shen Yin's delicious cooking, and even simple words could create a unique flavor.
"Then what about your cousin? I'll have to reject her tonight since Liu Bo has a partner now."
"What about Chen Siming?" Shen Yin suddenly asked.
Xu Xiuhe shook his head.
"No, no, Chen Siming is too young, only 25 years old. Your cousin definitely won't agree."
"You guys are quite into brother-sister relationships these days, aren't you? Who knows, maybe it will work out. But what kind of person is Chen Siming?"
"He's okay, I guess. I'll ask him later and let your mom know tonight."
"Okay."
On Saturday.
Shen Yin dressed Xu Yunzheng early. Without calling a driver, Xu Xiuhe drove the car, and the family of three headed to Yang City.
"I'll go with you to Master Kang's house first. We'll leave at noon, and then you can accompany me to meet a client and discuss a contract in the evening."
"Okay."
Shen Yin didn't inform Kang Guopeng in advance that she would visit. When she arrived at Kang Guopeng's house, Kang Guopeng was working with two apprentices, sawing wood under a shed.
Seeing Shen Yin coming, Kang Guopeng instructed the two apprentices to be careful when carving and then came over to talk to Shen Yin.
"Who is this?" Kang Guopeng asked, looking at Xu Xiuhe.
"My love," Shen Yin explained with a smile.
"He's my daddy."
"Oh, I see. You're here to check on the furniture progress, right? Come in and take a look."
Shen Yin walked in front, with Xu Xiuhe carrying Xu Yunzheng behind her, entering the shed.
The initial models of the bed and cabinets had been made. Kang Guopeng pointed to the bed and said, "This one, I'm about to carve out the details and then apply the paint."
Shen Yin didn't understand the specific process but knew that doing this work required patience and meticulousness.
"Uncle Kang, just follow the drawings. Since I've chosen you, I'll trust you."
"Okay, you guys have lunch here. I'll ask your aunt to buy some groceries."
"Uncle Kang, no need, no need. We have other things to do in Yang City, so we won't eat here. It's quite hot today. Be sure to take precautions against the heat when you're working."
"Got it."
Shen Yin just wanted to check on the progress, and now that she had seen the concrete models, she felt reassured. She told Xu Xiuhe that they should leave.
Xu Xiuhe naturally agreed, and the family of three went to a restaurant in the city.
"Mommy, Xu Yunzheng is no longer itchy. Can he eat fish and meat now?"
"Alright, little greedy cat, you can eat, but don't eat too much, okay?"
"Okay, thank you mommy."
Xu Yunzheng excitedly nodded his head.
"Where are we going in the afternoon?"
"Why don't we take Xu Yunzheng to see a movie? We haven't gone to watch a movie together yet."
"Yay, Xu Yunzheng wants to go watch a movie, Xu Yunzheng has never seen a movie before." Xu Yunzheng stopped eating, too excited to continue.
In Yang City, not many people knew this family of three. Xu Xiuhe carried Xu Yunzheng, led Shen Yin to the largest cinema in this shopping mall.
Shen Yin deliberately chose an animated film, finding the animated films of this era quite interesting. Although not real people, they could synthesize various movements and sounds. She couldn't help but marvel at how advanced modern technology really was.
