Chapter 239 : A White Lie

I wasn't immersed in humiliating memories, just smiling and communicating with everyone, showing them the most real me. Whether I'm Guzheng's boyfriend or not, they respect me, and I especially want to leave them with the best impression.

The atmosphere had been very harmonious, and it wasn't long before noon. We got in the car and started heading to the hotel that Guzheng's father had booked.

Guzheng's father drove a black Beijing hyundai. It wasn't as expensive as Guzheng's. Guzheng's parents and my aunt sat in Guzheng's father's car, and Guzheng and I sat in Guzheng's car.

Inside the car, Guzheng smiled and said to me, "How are you? Are you still nervous?"

"I'm not nervous anymore." I shook my head. That's the truth.

"Yes, my parents can still eat you. How do you feel?" Guzheng asked.

I looked at Guzheng and said seriously, "Do you know? When I first met you, I thought you were a pretty good girl."

"Of course." I don't know if it's because I'm close to him, but Guzheng, who I'm familiar with, is much more cheeky.

"But when I saw your parents, I suddenly realized that you were quite ordinary." After saying this, Guzheng looked at me sharply, and I continued, "Your parents are much better than you. It really blew you up."

"Why do I sound like this..." Guzheng struggled, as if nothing could express her current feelings.

I wasn't joking with Guzheng. Instead, I said solemnly, "Guzheng, we don't need to discuss this in case something unexpected happens."

Guzheng asked disapprovingly, "What's the emergency?"

"It's just because we don't know what's going on. Don't ask your parents if we don't answer the same question. That's silly." After all, it was a fake relationship, so I was afraid of being seen through.

"No, just like usual. The more you care, the more mistakes you make." Guzheng said, "Nothing will happen. Look, you've seen my parents before. They didn't make you uncomfortable by questioning you, did they?"

I nodded. That's true. I really got a lot of respect from Guzheng's parents.

"Even if something really happens, we can just play it by ear." Guzheng said, "I'll help you when it's time to deal with my parents. What about your aunt? You have to help me too. That's all."

I nodded. I'll talk about it later. It's just a meal. There shouldn't be any accidents.

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Not long after, we arrived at a newly opened hotel in Pucheng. It was brand new, bright and luxurious. Our hotel could not compare with it. The cost of renovation alone would probably be enough for us to open a few Xingyun hotel.

When I entered the hotel, I looked around. I had talked about the development of our hotel with Hu Zi before. Of course, I hope to become bigger and bigger. If one day our hotel would be filled with the magnificence of the rich, I don't know how it would be.

Is it possible?

We went up to the second floor and arrived at the room Guzheng's father had reserved in advance. While they were ordering, I went to the bathroom.

Actually, I'm not really going to the bathroom. I want to take the opportunity to secretly call Ding Ge.

Looking at Ding Ge's name, I was still a little excited, but now is not the time to be excited, I put my phone to my ear, but my mood became nervous again.

Soon, Ding Ge answered the phone and she said to me first, "Xing Yun, I've already made an agreement with the girl. She agreed to meet you. Now that I'm on my way to her, why don't you go to the girl's photography shop later? Let's meet there first, okay?"

"Ding Ge, it's like this. The restaurant is very busy now. There are a lot of guests today. Why don't you eat with the girl first? I'll come to you when the restaurant is done, okay?"

This is my plan. Lie!

Although I hate lying, I really can't help it. I can only comfort myself like this. My lies are white!

I don't want to, but this seems to be the best solution, without hurting anyone.

Ding Ge seemed to have lost her mood after hearing this. After a few seconds, she slowly said, "Okay, but let's wait for you. Don't come too late, lest the girl get angry, okay?"

"Well, I'll be there as soon as possible. If you're hungry, you can eat first, okay?"

Then I hung up. I didn't know what my idea was, but it was the best I could think of.

After hanging up the phone, my heart began to become anxious, and I couldn't help but worry. What if I couldn't get out of here by then?

I took a deep breath. I didn't have time to think so much. I had better finish this meal as soon as possible!

When I returned to my room, Guzheng's father asked me, "Xing Yun, do you drink?"

I didn't want to drink, but I was embarrassed when Guzheng's father asked. I was afraid that I would leave a bad impression in Guzheng's father's eyes.

Although I'm not Guzheng's real boyfriend.

But I still want to show them my best. If Guzheng's father drinks, I really want to drink with him. Because sometimes when an elder invites you to drink but you don't, they will feel somewhat unhappy. For some elder who likes to drink, they may feel that you don't respect them.

I smiled and said, "I'll drink with you if you want."

"Okay, let's have a drink." Guzheng's father smiled and said.

At this moment, Guzheng said to me, "Xing Yun, my dad can't drink. You have to be busy this afternoon, so don't drink."

I didn't know that Guzheng's father couldn't drink. Guzheng didn't tell me in advance, but Guzheng's father smiled and shook his head, "It's okay. It's okay to drink less."

Guzheng looked at her father stubbornly and said seriously, "Dad, come on, don't be so stubborn. You can't drink."

"Hey, you little girl..." Guzheng's father looked at Guzheng with a bitter smile, as if there was nothing he could do with this girl.

"Xing Yun drank it because he was afraid that you would be unhappy. If you don't drink it, he won't drink it. All right, don't drink it."

"Yes." My aunt also said on the side, "There's nothing good about drinking too much. It's just uncomfortable. Stop drinking. Let's eat and talk."

Just like that, we still didn't drink.

In fact, I don't really want to drink today, because when I drink, it's inevitable that the meal time will be extended, so I might go to Ding Ge and Lin Ya's place later, and the taste of a mouth of wine can't be explained.

The food came up and we continued to chat.

At this moment, Guzheng's father asked me, "Xing Yun, I heard you opened a restaurant with a friend? Really?"

I nodded and replied, "Well, it's just a small restaurant with friends."

I felt that as Guzheng's father, he must have disdained our restaurant, but there was no disdain in his eyes. He just smiled and asked, "Really? How's business?"

Before I could answer, Guzheng said, "Business is good. I work until 11: 12 pm every day."

My aunt also said, "That's right, their restaurant is doing really good business. The lucky theme event that they held before is very popular with young people. I heard someone in our neighborhood have discussed it. Xing Yun is a child who can endure hardships. He's been having a hard time before, but now he's finally recovered."

Guzheng's father nodded in agreement, "It's a good thing that young people are willing to suffer. Nowadays, young people don't have much perseverance in doing anything. With the new batch of college students recruited by our company, less than half of them are left in three months."

Then Guzheng's father talked about his youth. My aunt and Guzheng's mother also recalled their past, sighed about the past and worried about the future. Guzheng and I listened in silence, occasionally speaking one or two sentences.

Then Guzheng's father said, "So, now that I have money, I can't spend it. I'm used to saving. I can't stand seeing those young people who can't even finish half of their food."

I especially agree with that. After all, I work in a restaurant. There are quite a number of such guests. I don't know if they want to show off or pretend. A few people just order a large table of food. Some of them are extravagant and wasteful.

Of course, as a restaurant, there is no way to say anything to this kind of guests, most of the time just ask them to pack? Some young people who bring their girlfriends over don't care about packing, and we will punish them in secret.

If they were supposed to be our lucky customers, we would have canceled them as well. We can also cheat. We will give them the lowest discount lottery ticket. Although it seems unfair and immoral to our customers, we have been doing this all the time and have decided never to change it.

After I told the little secret of the restaurant, Guzheng's father clapped his hands and praised, "Okay, that's a great idea. We have to do this!"

Then we talked a lot about saving and wasting. Talking about the past and the present, Guzheng's father and I became more and more sympathetic. I even started to admire him. Now that Guzheng's father is on the list of wealth, it's really not easy to be as frugal and simple as ever for decades.

However, this conversation unconsciously passed a lot of time.

However, I can't control the time, which makes me seem especially passive.