Chapter 73 - Pretending That He Know Nothing

Since Zhang Jing had sat down at her table, Li Qin Yao can only rearrange the documents on the table and sat down. Soon, she waved for the waiter to come and handed the menu to Zhang Jing.

"Grandfather, what do you like to eat?"

Zhang Jing glanced at the menu and pushed it back to Li Qin Yao. "You recommend something to me."

Hearing Zhang Jing's request, Li Qin Yao suddenly felt an incoming headache. Deciding what to eat, and where to eat was among the hardest questions to answer, not to mention recommending something to someone.

"Then, grandfather, did you have any preferences? Or an allergy?"

"I'm fine with anything as long as it's delicious," Zhang Jing answered after thinking over it for a few seconds. "I'm not picky and I don't have any allergy."

"Alright," Li Qin Yao nodded. She glanced at the menu and decided on her cafe's grilled salmon. She recalled that Zhang Yu Han had mentioned that his grandfather loved the barbecue so much, but could not eat too much meat. Since that menu was closest to what she thought that Zhang Jing would prefer, Li Qin Yao asked the waiter to bring a serving of the dish along with their best selling desserts.

Once the waiter left, Zhang Jing leaned forward as if to get a better look at Li Qin Yao's face. "Miss Li, we haven't seen each other for only a month, why is it that your face looks so bad?"

Li Qin Yao laughed at the elder man's words. "Well, I have been busy with work."

Hearing her excuse, Zhang Jing looked at her in dissatisfaction. "No matter how busy you are, it is important to look after yourself. Why do you want to work so hard and jeopardize your health?" Seeing that Li Qin Yao had nothing to say at his scolding, Zhang Jing decided to change the topic. He was not going to make his future granddaughter-in-law dislike him from his constant nagging. "Right. I heard from Yu Han that the last time you visited Capital City, you have stayed at our hotel. How was it?"

"It was a nice place. The breakfast buffet was among the best I've seen." Li Qin Yao smiled when she saw the proud look on Zhang Jing's face.

Speaking of Zhang's hotel, Li Qin Yao was suddenly reminded that she still owed Zhang Yu Han a meal for upgrading her room to a suite. She then made a mental note to contact him later, but then realized that they have not exchanged their contacts.

At this time, the waiter came with their drinks before he retreated.

"Actually, this was not the first time that I have come here," Zhang Jing said. "The last time I came to look for you, the waitress said that you were not around. Thankfully, this time you're here."

"Grandfather, you came to look for me?"

"I was bored, and I recalled that you are someone who enjoyed eating good food. I was going to ask you to come with me to this famous restaurant," Zhang Jing paused and cleared his throat.

Li Qin Yao smiled as she saw the way Zhang Jing was looking slightly embarrassed. Li Qin Yao could not help but think that the elder man's expression and action were adorable. "Well, next time, you should give me a call." When she recalled that she had not given Zhang Jing her number, Li Qin Yao took out her phone and the two of them exchanged their contact.

When Zhang Jing looked at the contact number on his phone, a slight smile appeared on his face. A few days ago, he came to know that his grandson, Zhang Yu Han did not have Li Qin Yao's contact number. This will give him a chance to brag later.

Just as the two of them were catching up, the waiter came back with their order.

Zhang Jing took a deep breath as the dishes were placed on the table. He thought that the dishes smelled delicious and the plating looks very appetizing with that slices of lemon and the herb sauce on the side. On the side were some spiced rice and a vibrant looking salad.

The first thing he did was to taste the herb sauce. His face brightened up and he started to dig into his food.

Seeing that Zhang Jing was too engrossed with his food, Li Qin Yao took the chance to check a few e-mails. Suddenly, her phone rang. Sliding her fingers on the phone's screen, Li Qin Yao answered the call from Xiao Lian Yi and pulled one of the documents on the table to refer to a few data.

Once the call ended, Li Qin Yao found that Zhang Jing was staring at the documents on the table. When she pulled the documents, Zhang Jing looked up and met her gaze.

"QL Property Group?"

Li Qin Yao touched the tip of her nose as she was not sure whether she should explain her situation. However, after giving it some thought, Li Qin Yao realized that it would not be good if she hid her identity from Zhang Jing. After all, he must have heard a few things from her conversation with Xiao Lian Yi.

The truth was, Zhang Jing had already known that Li Qin Yao is the granddaughter of Li Ren Xin, the Chairman of the QL Property group when he sent his assistant to investigate the girl. However, it would not be good if the girl knew that he had looked into her. Therefore, Zhang Jing can only pretend that he knew nothing about Li Qin Yao's identity.

Seeing that the young girl in front of him did not react, Zhang Jing continued to ask, "Why do you have documents from QL Property Group?"

"Well, do you know the old factories area in B City?"

"Um. I know." Zhang Jing nodded as he wondered where the conversation was heading.

"The government is planning to turn B City into tourism city and that land over there is available," Li Qin Yao said.

As someone in the hospitality industry, of course, Zhang Jing had heard of the government's plan sometimes ago. He had heard that a few development projects around B City were interested in that land. However, he did not expect that QL Property Group which was based in Capital City would have their eyes on that land as well.

"I won't lie to you, grandfather. Actually I'm helping my grandfather with this project."

"Your grandfather?"

"Un. He's Li Ren Xin."

"Li Ren Xin, the Chairman of QL Property Group?"

"Grandfather, you know of my grandfather?"

Zhang Jing laughed. "Of course. Though I never had a deal with him, after all, we are both businessmen. QL Property is pretty big in Capital City. It would be impossible if I have not heard of him before. So you're that person's granddaughter?"