Chapter 849 949. Trap
Nie Wei did not rush to disturb them, but chose to quietly approach and eavesdrop, mainly because the atmosphere over there did not seem to be so harmonious.
Nie Wei saw from a distance that Wang Baoqiang looked like he was apologizing, and when he took Alan to sit nearby, he confirmed this from the conversation at Wang Baoqiang's table.
As for the reason why Wang Baoqiang apologized, it was mainly because Ma Lian's parents felt that Wang Baoqiang's invitation for lunch was too perfunctory.
"There is no one in our family who is greedy for fame and fortune, but you invited us to the company cafeteria for dinner when we came to Kyoto for the first time? From this point, I can see how little you value my daughter."
"That's right. Lian'er has suffered so much injustice from you. How you treat us is how you will treat our daughter."
"We were originally against your relationship. After all, you were born in the countryside and have a low level of education. Lian'er was born in a big city and is a college student. I am afraid that you have no common topics and will not live happily in the future. If Lian'er hadn't been begging us and saying that you are very good to her, we would not have agreed to your relationship. But now, I can't see your sincerity towards my daughter."
"You are so stingy to our father-in-law and mother-in-law, you must be stingy to our daughter too."
The old couple sang the same tune, and Wang Baoqiang was sweating. While apologizing, he cast a look of help to Ma Lian, hoping that his girlfriend could help him speak.
Ma Lian was silent at first, seemingly ignoring Wang Baoqiang's pleading eyes. It was not until Wang Baoqiang began to pat her legs anxiously under the table that she finally spoke to explain for Wang Baoqiang.
"Mom, Dad, what you said is too harsh. Baoqiang is usually very good to me."
"Yes, yes, yes." Wang Baoqiang heard Ma Lian finally speak for him, and hurriedly agreed happily.
"What's good, silly girl, if he really treats you well, he will treat us to this?" Ma Lian's mother was still struggling with the issue of eating lunch in the cafeteria.
"I'm really sorry, I just think the food in our company's cafeteria is delicious and close, I didn't think too much, otherwise I will treat you to a hotel in the evening, you can choose any place." Wang Baoqiang said hurriedly.
"You said that as if we are greedy for your meal. I have said that there is no such vain person in our family." Ma Lian's father said angrily.
Wang Baoqiang was at a loss for how to answer, so he could only stand there and smile bitterly.
Not far from their table, Nie Wei and Alan sat in a row with their backs to Wang Baoqiang's table.
The two seemed to be playing with their phones, but in fact, their attention was all on Wang Baoqiang. After listening for about five minutes, Alan couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help but speak up for Baoqiang: "Brother Baoqiang was indeed a bit rash to invite his parents-in-law to the company for the first time, but he apologized, and took the initiative to ask for a good apology in the evening. Why is this family still not letting it go?"
"And what's wrong with Brother Baoqiang's girlfriend? Why doesn't she know how to defend Brother Baoqiang?"
"How could she speak up? Don't you see that this is the parents fighting for their daughter's post-marriage interests?" Nie Wei replied in a low voice. He could see this routine almost at a glance. That is, Wang Baoqiang, the idiot, was still apologizing foolishly. Didn't he realize that what Ma Lian and her parents really cared about was not the meal at all?
It was indeed a bit inappropriate for Wang Baoqiang to invite his father-in-law and mother-in-law to eat in the cafeteria for the first time, but generally, elders, even if they feel uncomfortable, will not put such things on the table.
And it was on the premise that Wang Baoqiang took the initiative to admit his mistakes and showed weakness.
Ma Lian's parents were so persistent in this matter. In Nie Wei's opinion, there was really only one purpose, which was to force Wang Baoqiang to admit that he was not good enough to Ma Lian. At the same time, it was also hinting that Wang Baoqiang must be better to Ma Rong. As for how to be better, it depends on how greedy Ma Lian's parents are.
Alan is indeed a smart girl. Nie Wei explained to her a little, and the girl immediately realized the key.
"No way, bullying my brother Baoqiang like this, no, I have to go forward to help." Alan said and was about to get up, but was stopped by Nie Wei who was quick-eyed and quick-handed.
"Have you thought about how to help? Are you just going to rush over like that?"
"I'll tell Brother Baoqiang about the situation. At least he should know the other party's sinister intentions."
"Don't be funny." Nie Wei said with a smile: "These are just our guesses. Even if I think this is what Ma Lian's parents think, it's different if we say it out loud. Do we have any evidence? What the parents have said so far are all the places where Wang Baoqiang is indeed wrong. What's the point of rashly saying our guesses out loud?"
Speaking of this, Nie Wei looked at Alan who looked aggrieved and couldn't help sighing.
"And even if Wang Baoqiang knew about this, maybe he would be willing to fight and be beaten. We are the bad guys for nothing, and we may not be able to please both sides. For the time being, you can not care about Ma Lian, but do you not care about Wang Baoqiang?"
"I... hum, I know." Alan snorted and lay on the dining table sulking unhappily.
Wang Baoqiang is a simple person with a good temper and the ability to take a joke. Most importantly, he is also very thoughtful, so he is very popular in the company. So even though Alan and Wang Baoqiang have only met a few times, Alan still has a very good impression of Wang Baoqiang, and the two can be considered good friends.
"What should we do now? Should we just watch Brother Baoqiang fall into the trap?" Listening to Wang Baoqiang's conversation still going on, Alan asked Nie Wei anxiously.
"We can remind him of some things in a subtle way, but we can't help him. It's like Zhou Yu fighting Huang Gai. What can you do about some people who are willing to fight and fight? It's like some married men who cry poor all over the world with their fixed monthly pocket money and shout that it's not enough to spend, but every month after getting their salary, they happily hand over their salary to their wives and hand over the right to distribute money. Are there not many such people?"
"And even if there was no cafeteria today, I guess Ma Lian's parents would not be content with it. They would definitely find other excuses to force Wang Baoqiang to give up more post-marital benefits. Today is just a coincidence. Maybe Ma Lian's parents didn't expect that Wang Baoqiang, a fool, would run into their guns so quickly."
Hearing Nie Wei calling Wang Baoqiang a fool, Alan, who was originally very angry, was immediately amused.
"Brother, how can you be like this? Brother Baoqiang has been bullied so badly, and you are still making up stories about him behind his back."
"I didn't, I just told the truth." Nie Wei looked like an honest and trustworthy man, which made Alan laugh even more happily, and attracted the attention of Wang Baoqiang's table.
"Keep your voice down." Nie Wei patted Alan and reminded her.
"Oh, sorry, sorry." Alan realized that she had lost her composure and stopped laughing quickly. Fortunately, both Wang Baoqiang and his party had their own thoughts and didn't look too closely. In addition, Nie Wei and Alan were sitting with their backs to them, so they didn't recognize them for a while.
After the alarm was lifted, Alan lowered his voice and asked Nie Wei: "Brother, you have the best ideas. Now think of a way. At least don't watch Brother Baoqiang being bullied again. I can't stand it anymore."
Alan really couldn't bear it. After all, Ma Lian's parents seemed too aggressive, and Wang Baoqiang was a little too accommodating to them, which made Ma Lian's parents more aggressive.
"This matter is simple, just watch me." Nie Wei thought of this and felt that he should really stand up and interrupt this farce.
Then Nie Wei asked Alan to cooperate with him to get the dishes, and when he walked back, he deliberately pretended to be surprised and found Wang Baoqiang and his group.
"Hello, Brother Baoqiang, who are these people?" Alan walked to Wang Baoqiang's table and looked at Ma Lian and her parents with a curious look.
"Hehe, this is Baoqiang's girlfriend." Nie Wei introduced her with a smile, and asked Ma Lian, "Are you inviting the elders to dinner?"
"Yes, Brother Nie Wei, long time no see." Hearing Nie Wei's question, Ma Lian finally came back to her senses from the initial surprise of seeing Alan and Nie Wei, and quickly stood up, answering Nie Wei's words with a hint of excitement.
As for Ma Lian's parents, they were already dumbfounded at this moment. Alan was okay, they didn't listen to pop songs very often, and they seemed to have an impression of the name Alan, but they didn't know how famous she was.
But they knew Nie Wei's name.
After all, the company they are in now belongs to Nie Wei, and this is only a small part of his industry. Although they haven't watched Nie Wei's TV series and movies much, they often hear Nie Wei's name in various financial reports.
In particular, they are also very fond of investment. Many investment managers like to bring up Nie Wei's name when introducing industrial projects, saying that this project is favored by Nie Wei.
This world-class rich man suddenly appeared in front of them, and chatted with their daughter and future son-in-law like a friend, which made Ma Lian's parents feel like they were living in a dream.
"Yes, they are my parents." Ma Lian finally remembered to introduce her parents to Nie Wei at this time.
"Hello, both of you. This is your first time to eat in our Huayi canteen. You must taste the skills of the chefs here. The chefs in our company canteen are all chefs hired from all over the country, especially the chefs of Shandong and Sichuan cuisine, who have won national gold awards. Many five-star hotels want to recruit them as chefs."
"Really? I was wondering why the food is so fragrant and delicious. It turns out that the chefs in the canteen have extraordinary skills." Ma Lian's father completely changed his attitude of scolding Wang Baoqiang before, and began to praise the food in Huayi Canteen in front of Nie Wei.
"Yes, I think it tastes better than the restaurant." Ma Lian's mother, who was standing aside, immediately echoed her husband's words.
"If it tastes good, eat more. If it's not enough, ask the canteen chef to cook for you. Basically, as long as the eight major cuisines are famous, our canteen chefs can make it for you." Nie Wei said with a warm-hearted look, and Alan, who was hiding behind Nie Wei, almost couldn't help laughing.
Seeing that the food was almost ready, Nie Wei said goodbye.
"Baoqiang, we won't bother you any more. Miss Ma Lian, remember to go find Shu Chang to play when you are free. She was still talking to me a few days ago that you haven't contacted her for a long time."
"Ah, really not, then I will call Shu Chang in a while." Ma Lian replied in surprise.
"Then we'll say goodbye first." Nie Wei said goodbye again, and this time he really took Alan out of the restaurant.
However, the appearance of Nie Wei and Alan still left Ma Lian's parents with too many surprises. They never thought that one day they would have a face-to-face chat with a billionaire.
When they gradually recovered from the surprise of seeing Nie Wei, they were left with only surprise.
All this stems from Nie Wei's attitude towards Wang Baoqiang and Ma Lian, especially Ma Lian. They didn't know that their daughter had such a good relationship with Nie Wei's wife.
"Lian'er, when did you get so close to Nie Wei's wife?" Ma Lian's parents had long since stopped caring about "bullying" Wang Baoqiang. In their hearts, the relationship between Ma Lian and Shu Chang made them more concerned and curious.
"We just get along well." Ma Lian didn't dare to tell the truth, mainly because they had only met Shu Chang a few times since they met. Although they had talked to each other, Ma Lian always felt that she couldn't fit in with each other's topics.
In addition, given Shu Chang's identity, she usually didn't dare to disturb Shu Chang.
However, Nie Wei's casual words this year gave her a big surprise. Although she didn't think Shu Chang would really miss her or something, it was very likely that he had really talked about her with Nie Wei, and he should have a good impression of her.
Now she was thinking about what to say to Shu Chang when she called her later, and whether she should really invite Shu Chang to go shopping or something.
After Ma Lian's parents asked their daughter, they were very satisfied, but they were also a little embarrassed when they saw Wang Baoqiang, who was still looking guilty.
"Baoqiang, just now it was really... you know we didn't mean that, we just didn't dislike Huayi's canteen, the food is really good, we just think that the place you chose for the first time is a little inappropriate, and we are afraid that you will bully our daughter." Finally, it was Ma Lian's father who explained.
With Nie Wei's words just now, how could he still dislike Huayi Canteen? Didn't he hear that the chef of Huayi Canteen even wants to poach five-star hotels?
"No, no, Ma Lian is so good to me, how could I bully her." Wang Baoqiang explained hurriedly.
"Oh, don't worry about it, mom and dad, let Baoqiang take you to have fun in Kyoto in the afternoon, I have to go to Shu Chang for afternoon tea, so I won't accompany you." Ma Lian said, completely ignoring Wang Baoqiang's anxious and trying to keep him.
Ma Lian's parents were quite open-minded at the moment, and hurriedly urged Ma Lian to contact Shu Chang, and they could just have Wang Baoqiang accompany them.
However, after Ma Lian really left, the atmosphere at the table instantly became awkward and dull again.
Just when both parties didn't know how to start, a waiter came over with two dishes and put them on the table.
"Eh? We didn't order new dishes." Wang Baoqiang asked in confusion.
"This is what General Manager Nie and Sister Alan sent to the two elders. They wanted them to taste the specialty of our canteen chef." The waiter explained with a smile.
"Is that so? Thank you then. This dish looks beautiful and appetizing. I will definitely try it." Before Wang Baoqiang came to his senses, he heard that it was Nie Wei who sent it, and Father Ma immediately said happily.
When the waiter left, Father Ma and Mother Ma immediately picked up the chopsticks that had been put down long ago and began to taste the two new dishes.
"This fish-flavored pork shreds are good, it's really the chef's skill, better than all the fish-flavored pork shreds I've eaten before."
"This Kung Pao Chicken is also delicious, Baoqiang, you should try it too, the chef in your company's cafeteria is really skilled."
As for Wang Baoqiang, looking at Ma Lian's parents eating with relish in front of him, he was stunned for a moment.
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