Chapter 281 Surprise
"Qingqing, I heard that your family arranged a blind date for you?"
After taking Ni Qingqing's suitcase, Zhang Qiyuan asked as if nothing had happened.
Ni Qingqing glanced at Zhang Qiyuan and sighed slightly, "My parents are indeed a little anxious. They said that I am 28 this year, and if I wait another two years, I will be ."
“What’s wrong with being 28 years old? Nowadays, many people are getting married in their thirties.” Zhang Qiyuan said.
"Yes, but my parents' generation is still very traditional. They arranged three blind dates for me this year. One is a teacher, one is a civil servant, and the other is someone whose family runs a business. I really can't stand it, so I went back to Seoul today." Ni Qingqing said.
"Given your conditions, the families of these three blind dates should all be pretty good, right?" Zhang Qiyuan said, looking at Ni Qingqing's face.
"Yes, that teacher looks good and is a very honest person with no bad habits, but it's a pity that I don't like him. As for the civil servant, he's a bit boring. As for the one whose family runs a business, he seems like a scumbag and is too talkative."
Zhang Qiyuan felt relieved when he heard Ni Qingqing's words.
Soon, the two drove back to 133 International Community, and Zhang Qiyuan helped Ni Qingqing deliver the suitcase to the dormitory.
"You must be hungry, right?" Zhang Qiyuan asked.
"A little bit."
"I know there's a delicious restaurant in Joy City. Shall we go there for dinner?" Zhang Qiyuan looked at Ni Qingqing and said nervously while clenching his fists.
This was the first time he invited a girl to dinner alone. It would be very embarrassing if she refused.
Ni Qingqing raised her head with some surprise, as if she met Zhang Qiyuan for the first time. She looked into Zhang Qiyuan's eyes in surprise. Zhang Qiyuan's eyes suddenly flickered and glanced elsewhere.
"Okay." Ni Qingqing said with a slight smile.
Seeing that Ni Qingqing agreed, Zhang Qiyuan immediately felt a lot more relieved.
After Ni Qingqing put away the suitcase, the two of them came to Joy City.
Because it was only the tenth day of the first lunar month, many shops were not open, so Joy City was very lively. Basically all the young people from the new district were here.
Zhang Qiyuan found a Korean restaurant. As far as he knew, girls like Ni Qingqing preferred to eat Korean food. He glanced around the restaurant and saw many couples eating there, which meant that the restaurant was quite popular and the food should be pretty good.
"What would you like to eat?" Zhang Qiyuan handed the menu to Ni Qingqing.
"One army pot, one spicy chicken feet, fish cake soup, another serving of French fries, and finally a bowl of rice wine with honey."
Ni Qingqing ordered without even looking at the menu.
The waiter quickly checked off the items on the menu.
"Have you been here before?" Seeing this, Zhang Qiyuan knew that Ni Qingqing must have been here before.
Ni Qingqing pursed her lips and smiled: "I have been here several times with Sister Jiajia and Sister Jingjing before. I have eaten in this restaurant. The taste is quite good. I didn't expect that you like this restaurant too."
I just came in because there were so many people here, Zhang Qiyuan muttered to himself.
"Yes, I like this store too." Zhang Qiyuan said with a smile.
"By the way, didn't you help me close a deal worth more than 20 yuan before the Spring Festival? I said before that I would give you a surprise." At this time, Ni Qingqing seemed to remember something and said to Zhang Qiyuan.
"What surprise?" Zhang Qiyuan asked.
"Close your eyes first." Ni Qingqing said with a smile.
"You don't want to kiss me?" Zhang Qiyuan teased.
Ni Qingqing rolled her eyes at him and said, "You wish for it. Close your eyes first."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Qiyuan immediately closed his eyes.
Then he heard a rustling sound, probably Ni Qingqing taking something out of her bag.
After a moment, Ni Qingqing's voice rang out. "Okay, you can open your eyes now."
Hearing this, Zhang Qiyuan immediately opened his eyes, and suddenly a very gorgeous watch appeared in front of Zhang Qiyuan. Under the light of the restaurant, it looked very dazzling.
Although Zhang Qiyuan doesn't pay much attention to the brand of watches, judging from the quality, it should not be cheap.
"Is this for me?" Zhang Qiyuan said with a subtle mood.
"Yes, how about it? Do you like it?" Ni Qingqing asked.
“The price shouldn’t be cheap, right?”
"Compared to your order of more than 200,000 yuan, this price is not expensive."
"Forget it. I already have a watch. Why don't you return this one?" Zhang Qiyuan shook his head.
"I bought it when I went back last year. Now the seven-day period for no-reason returns and exchanges has passed. Besides, it's a men's model, so I can't give it to anyone else." Ni Qingqing said with a smile.
"In that case, I'll accept it."
Zhang Qiyuan hesitated for a moment and then took the watch.
"Try it on. Do you like it? Does the strap fit you?"
Zhang Qiyuan nodded, tried it, and found it was just right, neither loose nor tight.
"Just fine, thank you."
Zhang Qiyuan became more and more satisfied the more he looked at it.
"I should be the one thanking you."
Soon, the dishes they ordered were ready.
Zhang Qiyuan originally thought that he would not like it, but unexpectedly, it tasted quite good.
After eating, Zhang Qiyuan said to Ni Qingqing: "Since you gave me such a big gift, it shouldn't be too much for me to treat you to a movie, right?"
Ni Qingqing looked at Zhang Qiyuan in surprise. In her impression, Zhang Qiyuan should be very dull and unintelligent in emotions. But today he seemed to be a little enlightened and even knew how to actively look for opportunities.
"Sure, I heard that "Hot and Spicy" is pretty good."
"Really? Then watch 'Hot and Spicy'."
Zhang Qiyuan had originally planned to watch "Speeding Life 2", but after hearing this, he had no choice but to go watch "Hot" with Ni Qingqing.
Afterwards, Zhang Qiyuan kept yawning in the cinema. To be honest, this movie was not his cup of tea and he didn't watch it much the whole time. Ni Qingqing, on the other hand, watched it very seriously and discussed the plot with Zhang Qiyuan from time to time. Unfortunately, Zhang Qiyuan didn't watch it much at all and could only agree with him with "hmm" and "ah".
After watching the movie, the two walked around Joy City. It was not until after seven o'clock in the evening that Zhang Qiyuan sent Ni Qingqing back to the dormitory.
"I had a lot of fun today, thank you." said Ni Qingqing.
"Me too, and thank you for your gift, I like it very much." Zhang Qiyuan shook the watch on his wrist.
"Then I'll go up first. Bye."
"Bye-Bye!"
After watching Ni Qingqing return to the community, Zhang Qiyuan glanced at the watch on his hand and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.
Although he and Ni Qingqing didn't say anything today, they both obviously understood each other's meaning. It's just that their emotional foundation is not strong enough now, so they both work together tacitly to enhance their relationship. It's a two-way effort.
After this incident, he was no longer as reserved as before.
(End of this chapter)
