324: Rejected job offers

"Brother, sister-in-law, please sit. What would you like to eat? One chili crab and one black pepper crab each. What dish does sister-in-law like from this restaurant?"

Li Qinghe greeted Zhang Rui and Su Yao, asking them to sit down first, and had already called a waiter over to take their order.

Since they were seated at a round table, there would be no problem accommodating eight people at their table.

"He Zai, don't make it so complicated. Your sister-in-law and I just came to grab a casual bite."

Zhang Rui looked at the table full of girls and appeared a bit uncomfortable.

He was increasingly unable to comprehend what his younger cousin was doing.

He had previously told Su Yao that Li Qinghe was just having fun in Vietnam, still thinking of him as the little cousin who used to follow him around.

Now, upon seeing him, it was not only beyond his expectations, but Li Qinghe was truly thriving.

Because Su Yao had also told Zhang Rui about Li Qinghe starting a company and his assets.

Zhang Rui believed that Li Qinghe hadn't told him these things out of consideration for his feelings.

After all, his younger cousin, less than half a year out of university, had already amassed such a large family fortune.

Meanwhile, he, the older brother, had been working in Singapore for so many years, still toiling away for a monthly salary of 10,000 singapore dollars.

Even in terms of dating, Li Qinghe would casually bring several girls along, clearly living a rich and fulfilling life.

No wonder he didn't come back to stay last night. Looking at these girls, except for the one with dark skin and sparkling eyes, the other two seemed quite good.

Especially the fair-skinned Indian girl next to Li Qinghe, her looks and figure were the best among the three.

From their reactions just now, she also seemed to have the closest relationship with Li Qinghe.

She even managed to greet them a few times in Dragon Country language.

"Brother, don't be so formal with me. Let's get sister-in-law a baked cheese prawns as well. Girls usually prefer this dish."

"Qinghe, I don't need the black pepper crab. For me, that flavor is a bit too spicy. You can get me a salted egg yolk golden sand shrimp ball."

Su Yao also proactively requested what she wanted to eat. She knew that ordering these few dishes would be no burden for Li Qinghe.

Given her connection through Zhang Rui, she also wanted to keep her relationship with Li Qinghe simple and clear.

After all, Li Qinghe was now one of Zhang Rui's very important resources.

And it was evident from Li Qinghe making Zhang Rui an independent director of his company that Zhang Rui was quite good to his cousin.

So Su Yao didn't want to appear too coy, and thus openly stated her requests.

"Alright, two more Australian lobsters should be enough."

Li Qinghe asked the waiter to order two more Australian lobsters. At the same time, the baked cheese prawns were 16 singapore dollars each, weighing 110-120 grams per prawn, so Li Qinghe directly ordered ten.

Since Zhang Rui was here, Li Qinghe planned to have some drinks with his brother.

Eating seafood and drinking beer—this gout-inducing combination was absolutely out of the question.

Fortunately, this traditional old restaurant offered rice wine, which was imported from Dragon Country mainland, with varieties from different provinces.

Li Qinghe naturally chose Shaoxing Huadiao, a type of wine that even Su Yao could drink a little of.

"Lilia, have you ever had rice wine before?"

Li Qinghe turned to ask Lilia and the others if they could drink rice wine.

"I haven't, but I'd like to try it," Nina said with a smiling expression, showing interest in new things.

"As long as it's alcoholic, I don't think I'd refuse," Susan said with a wild look, having inherited her Indian father's habit of drinking.

In Dragon Country language, she would be considered a heavy drinker.

Li Qinghe asked the waiter to first bring two one-catty bottles of rice wine, and then ordered a bottle of red wine.

He intended for Lilia and the others to try it first; if they couldn't adapt to the taste of rice wine, then they would switch to red wine.

While waiting for the dishes, Zhang Rui pulled Li Qinghe aside and quietly asked him, "Did you meet these girls in Vietnam?"

"No. I just met them yesterday when I was out shopping."

Li Qinghe replied calmly.

This answer completely stumped Zhang Rui.

Fortunately, he wasn't an old-fashioned person and wasn't unfamiliar with this new type of dating among young people.

He could only sigh that his younger cousin had indeed grown up, surpassing him in the art of wooing girls.

Meanwhile, Su Yao was chatting animatedly with Lilia and the others in fluent English.

Her gentle demeanor quickly won over Lilia and the others.

It was then that Su Yao learned that all these girls were mixed-race, essentially blending all three mainstream Singaporean ethnicities.

It was clear that Lilia, who was close to Li Qinghe, was actually a Dragon-Elephant mixed-race. Looking at her fair skin,

Having easily won over such an Indian mixed-race girl, Su Yao couldn't help but deeply admire Li Qinghe.

She and Zhang Rui had originally planned to spend some quality time together today.

Singapore was only so big, and there were only a few places they frequented, so it was perfectly normal to run into familiar people somewhere.

However, she hadn't expected Li Qinghe's adaptability to be so good. He had only been in Singapore for a few days, yet he was already blending in like a local.

"Come, sister-in-law will toast you first."

The rice wine, red wine, and glassware were quickly brought over.

Su Yao proactively poured everyone a drink, then raised her glass and toasted Li Qinghe.

As they spoke, the dishes Li Qinghe ordered for Zhang Rui and the others began to arrive.

Because the plates and portions were quite large, the entire table was piled high.

After everyone had eaten for a while, Li Qinghe also raised his glass and toasted Zhang Rui and Su Yao.

Perhaps due to genetic reasons, Lilia and Nina quickly adapted to drinking rice wine.

However, after a few sips, Susan found the wine too sweet, so she was the only one who chose to drink red wine.

"Qinghe, do you know? Liao Yuting, who helped you register your company, is my roommate."

After everyone had eaten, drunk, and chatted for a while, Su Yao proactively shared this news with Li Qinghe, essentially also letting him know that she and his brother were aware of his wealth.

"Oh, so Sister Yuting is sister-in-law's roommate? No wonder I thought her expression was strange when she saw my brother's identification information."

Li Qinghe quickly connected the change in Liao Yuting's expression when he registered the company.

Since Su Yao had brought up the matter, he knew that Su Yao and Zhang Rui were likely aware of his assets in Singapore.

He was completely indifferent to this.

As long as he stayed in Singapore, what they saw now was just the tip of the iceberg.

"Sister-in-law, have you considered changing jobs? My company is currently hiring."

As Zhang Rui's girlfriend, Li Qinghe wanted to offer Su Yao a high-paying job.

There was no reason to pay outsiders so much while neglecting his own family.

As for Zhang Rui, ever since he took on the independent director position, Li Qinghe had been providing for him every month.

However, he hadn't told Zhang Rui yet, so Zhang Rui still thought he was just helping out voluntarily.

"Thank you, Qinghe, but I'm quite happy with my current job. When I decide to switch jobs, I'll come to you for help then."

Su Yao knew that since Li Qinghe had offered, he would certainly not treat her poorly, but she was still only Zhang Rui's girlfriend, not his wife.

To eagerly take advantage of Li Qinghe's generosity with this identity now, she felt a little uncomfortable.

If she were married to Zhang Rui, she felt it would be less pressured to accept.

Li Qinghe could probably guess Su Yao's thoughts, but he was indifferent.

It was originally intended as a benefit for his own family.

Su Yao's approach, on the contrary, made Li Qinghe regard her more highly.

If she and Zhang Rui were to marry later, even if there wasn't a suitable position in the company, creating a tailor-made one would be effortless.

Having an additional relative in the company who knew how to act appropriately was not a big deal.

During dinner, no one drank much alcohol.

"Brother, sister-in-law, we're planning to go to a bar tonight. Join us," Li Qinghe invited Zhang Rui and Su Yao.