“Fine, my daughter has the final say. Oh, by the way, Xiao Su went back to the company; he said that there is some urgent matter that he needs to settle. He will probably be back again tomorrow.”
“I hope he won’t be coming anymore. I am afraid that I can’t afford to pay him back for his tremendous help, and I think he is wasting his time.”
“But he does it willingly, and I can’t make him leave. What can we do?”
Yan sighed after she heard Mrs. Zhou’s words.
“Madam.”
“Yes?” Yan walked out of the kitchen. The person who called her was a waitress who was in charge of taking orders. She pointed at an address and said, “There is a customer from Golden Club who ordered ten bowls of noodles to be delivered.”
Ten bowls?
Yan froze for a moment. That many bowls? And that order is from Golden Club?
Why does that feel scary? Perhaps it was because Yan rarely visited these kinds of places. After all, humans were often intimidated by the unknown.
Seeing that Yan was hesitating, the waitress said, “Maybe I can go? I think it would be safe as I am staying nearby, and I am familiar with this area.”
After hearing what the waitress said, Yan looked up at her and shook her head while smiling. “It’s okay. You don’t have to go. Keep a close eye on the phone. My dad is not back yet, so I will deliver the noodles.”
Luo Huimei was surprised when she heard that Yan wanted to take on the delivery job, not to mention the order being ten bowls of noodles. “Are you sure you can carry all this?”
As she finished her words, Yan carried the bowls of noodles easily and placed them nicely in a small box before lifting it.
Strength could be trained.
Only those who were used to being protected by others would lack strength and face difficulties in twisting and moving something.
Yan had met countless women who couldn’t even twist open a bottle cap before their marriage. However, they had enormous strength while opening a parcel and could carry a baby on their back after giving birth. Even if they were to take another baby, they could walk swiftly.
Therefore, are women weak? Not much so. As long as there is a will, there is a way.
“I’m fine, Mom. I will be back after I deliver the noodles.”
At Golden Club.
The receptionist stopped Yan, who had the box in her arms, on her way in and asked if Yan had any business here. After Yan explained herself, the receptionist looked at her with disdain. She also talked to Yan disrespectfully.
“So you are here to deliver food? Just take the lift in front.”
Yan was not bothered by the way she stared at her. After all, she was going to leave right after she was done.
As she was rushing toward the elevator with her box, someone familiar walked in. Yan was shocked when she saw him, as she didn’t expect to see him here.
He was none other than Lin Xuzheng, who dined in her restaurant not long ago.
What is he doing here? Should I say hi to him? Would I seem rude if I don’t greet him after seeing him?
As Yan thought of this, she took the initiative to say hi while facing Lin Xuzheng.
The receptionist happened to witness this scene. Disgust was written even more prominently on her face.
Lin Xuzheng came to look for someone. Another person was by his side, both of them discussing something in hushed tones. The person beside Lin Xuzheng realized that Yan was staring at them and pointed it out to him. Lin Xuzheng then finally looked toward Yan.
Lin Xuzheng was stunned for a second when he saw Yan, who stood there hugging a box, but he recollected himself immediately.
Then, he walked toward Yan.
“What a coincidence, Mr. Lin.” Yan smiled at him and looked at the person beside him gratefully.
Lin Xuzheng’s eyes flashed over Yan before he smiled back at her.
“It’s indeed a coincidence. It’s my first time here and I’ve already met you. Are you here for delivery?”
“Yes.” Yan nodded her head. “A customer ordered ten bowls of noodles from our restaurant. Everyone is busy in the restaurant, so I took on the delivery job.”
As Lin Xuzheng was listening to Yan, he gazed at her. She is indeed tough and robust. He quickly withdrew himself from his thoughts and asked, “Should I help you with the box? Which floor are you going to?”
There was a slight change in Yan’s facial expression as she saw Lin Xuzheng approaching her. She took two steps back and replied, “It’s okay. I can handle this. Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Lin. I’m going to the 6th floor.”
“That’s great. We are going to the 6th floor too. Since we are going the same way, shall we go together?”
Yan nodded blankly when she heard him. “Sure.”
Hence, Yan followed Lin Xuzheng into the lift. As they were entering the lift, Lin Xuzheng’s friend said, “I will carry this for you. This box is heavy, and I believe it’s not easy for a lady like you to carry this alone.” He couldn’t bear to see a young lady carry a huge box all by herself.
“It’s fine. I can do it. I can empty the box there and leave afterward. I will be fine since the box will be empty by the time I bring it out.”
Although Lin Xuzheng had only met Yan a few times, he could sense that she was a stubborn person who didn’t listen to others. She also always had her way of thinking and doing things. Once she had decided on something, she would never change her mind, and she hated to trouble someone else.
He believed that Yan would never let his cousin carry the box no matter how he advised her.
The lift reached the 6th floor in no time. Yan, Lin Xuzheng, and his cousin walked out of the lift. After that, Yan looked for the customer’s room. Unexpectedly, it was located in the same direction that Lin Xuzheng and his cousin were heading. Therefore, the three of them walked together for some time, and Yan finally found the customer’s room.
“I shall proceed with my food delivery then, Mr. Lin.”
“Sure.” Lin Xuzheng nodded his head and walked away.
Then, Yan knocked on the room door. After the door opened, Lin Xuzheng’s cousin sneaked a peek inside the room.
“Good day. Did anyone call for food delivery?”
A man who held a cigarette in his mouth opened the door. He looked like a hooligan from a rural village. He moved aside after he took a good look at Yan.
“I didn’t order it; my friends inside did. Bring the food in.”
“Okay.” Yan disliked how she was being stared at, so she decided to leave after bringing the food in and putting it on the table.
However, once Yan entered the room, she realized that the room was filled with the horrible stench of alcohol and cigarette smoke, mingling together to form a piercing, stomach-turning smell.
The room was full of men who had drank till their eyes were webbed with red veins.
However, what caught her eye the most was that each of them had a scantily clad woman curled against their side.
At a glance, Yan could sense that something was off. She took the delivery box with her and walked straight toward the door.
However, after she had taken only two steps toward the exit, the man with the cigarette in his mouth who had opened the door just now stretched out an arm and blocked her path.
“Hey, what are you doing? Are you planning to walk away without leaving the food here? Aren’t you here to deliver food?”
To that, Yan pursed her lips nervously and replied, “I got the wrong place.”
After that, she dodged around him, about to leave again. However, he appeared in front of her again and prevented her from leaving. “I don’t think you got the wrong place. There are names on the delivery box, aren’t there? Rocky, you ordered noodles, right?”
The guy called Rocky cackled.
“What do you think? I told you the owner of this restaurant was drop-dead gorgeous, don’t you agree? Look at her tiny waist and long legs. I wasn’t talking gibberish now, was I?”
“You have good taste, Rocky. Come here, pretty girl. Let me have a taste of your noodles today.”
