389: I'd like to run around the world with you

"Okay, thank you, Sister Hongmei, for taking care of us. I like Sister Hongmei so much!" Liu Xiaolin raised his glass and drained the remaining half-glass of wine. "From now on, whenever I drink, I'll definitely drink with Sister Hongmei."

"I also want to thank Hongmei for giving me this opportunity to accompany her for drinks, haha." Cui Zhenzhong finished speaking and quickly drank the half-glass of wine in his cup.

"I should be the one thanking you two handsome guys! Who could be as lucky as me? Not only do I get to eat so many delicious seafood dishes, but I also have handsome guys accompanying me for drinks. Tonight is wonderful!" Xiao Hongmei smiled and drank the wine in her cup.

"Alright, now that we've finished drinking, let's eat dumplings." After Cui Zhenzhong finished speaking, he began to eat the dumplings from the plate, one after another.

Liu Xiaolin and Xiao Hongmei exchanged glances and also began to eat the dumplings heartily.

"I'm full, it's time to head home." Cui Zhenzhong put down his chopsticks and said, looking at the empty plate.

"You'll be alone when you go home anyway, why not sit a while longer and chat?" Xiao Hongmei said.

"Right, you two sit for a bit, I'm going to the restroom." Liu Xiaolin said after finishing his dumplings.

Actually, his main purpose was to pay the bill. If he waited until they were leaving to pay, Cui Zhenzhong would definitely try to snatch the bill, and it would look bad with all the pulling and tugging.

When he went to the front desk to check out, the cashier looked at him: "Sir, you were here yesterday too, weren't you?"

"Yes, I was here yesterday too." Liu Xiaolin wondered, 'Am I that noticeable? How did the cashier remember me so quickly?'

"Not many customers order the twenty-year yingchun wine at our establishment, so when you ordered two bottles yesterday, it left a deep impression on me." The cashier, noticing Liu Xiaolin's confusion, said, "I didn't expect you to order the twenty-year yingchun wine again this year. It shows you truly know your stuff."

Liu Xiaolin thought, 'What do I know about stuff? Those people just insisted on drinking it; I was just joining in the fun.'

While he thought that, his words were different: "It's a famous wine from our Yuhai City, of course I have to know my stuff! Haha."

After paying, he returned to the Friendship Hall and saw the two of them drinking tea and chatting.

"Why did it take you so long to come back?" Cui Zhenzhong asked when he saw Liu Xiaolin.

"Oh, I just paid the bill while I was out." Liu Xiaolin said.

"Are you afraid I'd fight you for the bill? Don't worry, I won't fight you for it. You're a rich man, it's a shame not to fleece you, haha." Cui Zhenzhong said with a laugh.

"What were you two just chatting about?" Liu Xiaolin asked after sitting down.

"We were talking about you, saying you're capable and that all your continuous ventures have been successful." Cui Zhenzhong said with a smile.

"I'm just lucky, I don't have any special abilities." Liu Xiaolin said modestly.

"How about I work for you in the future? Is that okay?" Xiao Hongmei said with a smile.

"Of course, you can choose any of my companies, whichever one you want to go to." Liu Xiaolin blurted out without thinking.

"Of course I want to go to the company you're at." Xiao Hongmei seemed to have thought about this question, and her answer was very quick.

"Me? I don't even know which company I'll be in, because I always have new projects." Liu Xiaolin said with a laugh, "Wherever the new project is, that's where I'll be. You can't possibly follow me to every single new project, can you?"

"Why not? I can be your personal assistant." Xiao Hongmei said.

"Ah? Is that so? I've never had a personal assistant because I don't have much personal business." Liu Xiaolin shook his head and said, "Besides, your professional knowledge is so strong, it would be such a waste to be a personal assistant! You should still be doing your professional work in the Finance Department."

"That works too. Just come and see me from time to time." Xiao Hongmei was actually already tempted.

Meanwhile, Liu Xiaolin thought it was all just casual talk, like saying they'd eat together next time, casual and without a specific time.

Little did he know that Xiao Hongmei had long taken all of this seriously, even having thoughts of growing old with him.

"Alright, you two are always talking about your future, I can't listen anymore. You two find a place to chat, I'm going home, I won't be a third wheel anymore. Today I've had enough wine, eaten enough food, and enjoyed good tea, thank you, goodbye." Cui Zhenzhong looked at his watch; it was already past nine, and the waiters should be getting off work, so he suggested they break up.

"It's not early, let's call it a night then. There's still a lot to do tomorrow." Liu Xiaolin said, "Sister Hongmei, I'll take you home."

"Okay, and then I'll conveniently give you the invoicing application form signed by General Manager Cai." Xiao Hongmei clearly remembered why Liu Xiaolin wanted to take her home.

"Let's go, let's go. The designated driver has already been called." Cui Zhenzhong said, looking at his phone.

The three of them walked out of Yin Du and arrived at the parking lot. They found that their cars were parked right next to each other, which was quite a coincidence.

The designated driver had already arrived, and they were waiting by the car.

"Let's go, get in the car." Liu Xiaolin greeted Xiao Hongmei to get in the car, and the two of them sat together in the back seat of the car.

After Cui Zhenzhong got into his car, he waved to them and sped off.

Xiao Hongmei gave her home address to the designated driver: "My home is here, please take me home first."

The designated driver immediately stepped on the accelerator, and the car roared and sped off.

Shancheng was also very lively at night. As a tourist city, many tourists chose to come out and enjoy the night scenery.

"I didn't expect Yuhai City to be so lively at night!" Liu Xiaolin exclaimed, looking at the streets that were even livelier than during the day.

"Sir, are you from out of town? Our Yuhai City has several night attractions worth seeing. First is the Monument of Hope, which is a long pedestrian street, and at the end of the pedestrian street is a Monument of Hope. Any tourist who comes to Yuhai City will go there to check in." The designated driver continued to speak eloquently, "Another attraction is the seaside night view. The underwater railings that look ordinary during the day become crystal-clear streetlights at night. Those are solar streetlights specially developed by Haizhe Technology for our coastline."

"Really? I saw them during the day too and thought they were just artistic sculptures." Liu Xiaolin said in surprise.

"You haven't seen it! The continuous thousands of meters of streetlights illuminate the sea surface, making it sparkle, and the sea is a golden glow of light and shadow, it's incredibly beautiful." Xiao Hongmei continued, "I like to go for walks there when I have nothing to do because my home is very close to it."

Liu Xiaolin thought of the scene at noon when he saw Xiao Hongmei and her best friend playing in the seawater, and he knew Xiao Hongmei was right.

"Do you want to go and see it there?" Xiao Hongmei asked.

"No, not today. We'll make a special trip to see it next time, it's a bit late today." Liu Xiaolin was focused on getting the evidence and had no intention of looking at the beach night view.

Xiao Hongmei, of course, understood Liu Xiaolin's thoughts, so she didn't say anything more.

About ten minutes later, they arrived at Xiao Hongmei's doorstep. This was a residential area built against the mountain. Although they had reached the entrance of the complex, the car couldn't drive in because there were many steps, both up and down, waiting for them.

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