Chapter 180 – My Son is Not Mine (part 14)

It was probably because Lin Jihao called Li Su mother more frequently recently that Li Su was now immune to this title. She looked at the time and said, “Let’s go to the dining hall. We can take Yiyi to visit our dining hall. After all, this is where Yiyi will work in the future!”

Lin Jihao had no opinion, except that he was very busy at work. Most of the time, Lin Jihao went to the dining hall to eat.

Secretary Wang nodded. “Okay, I’ll talk to the dining hall.” That was just like the boss. He didn’t care much about food and drink, but older sister Li had a few favorite dishes that she had to order every time she went to the dining hall, so Secretary Wang had to talk to the chef.

They packed up and prepared to leave. Yun Yi reluctantly looked at the books, not knowing when the next time she would see them.

Lin Jihao noticed her gaze. “Did you want to read a book?”

Yun Yi immediately shook her head and said nervously, “No, no, I don’t.”

“Go get it if you want to read it. It’s just a few books. I haven’t read all of the books above. I’ve only read a few. If you have a book you want to read, take it. But after you’ve read it, return it to me. Just write a thousand-word post-reading essay.” Lin Jihao didn’t know why he suddenly remembered the couple of romance novels that his stepmother had told him to read before, so he said this.

“Really?” Yun Yi was a little excited. She really liked reading books. Those books were recommended to her by Teacher Qin. She had seen them in the bookstore, but unfortunately they were pirated copies. However, even if they were pirated copies, she was reluctant to buy them.

“You really like reading books. Young people nowadays are all surrounded by electronic devices. Even if they read books, they are all e-books. There are not many people like you and Jihao who like to read paper books. Jihao spent a lot of effort to buy these books. He cherishes them a lot. Except for when the area is cleaned, he rarely touches them. However, if you like books so much, you will definitely cherish them, right?” Li Su didn’t expect for Lin Jihao to suddenly become enlightened. He was so powerful.

Yun Yi looked at Li Su, and then at Lin Jihao.

Lin Jihao felt a little guilty because of what his stepmother said. He then looked at Yun Yi. It was obvious that she really liked reading books, so he nodded. “If you like the books, go get them. Just look after them. The next time we meet, I’ll check on their condition.”

“Is it really possible? Can I borrow more again next time?” Yun Yi asked excitedly.

Lin Jihao saw her happy expression and he couldn’t help but smile. “Yes!”

“That’s great! Thank you!” Yun Yi excitedly bowed to Lin Jihao, and then trotted to the bookshelf. She held a few books with something akin to reverence. She carefully held the books, lowered her head, and smelled the fragrance of the books. She smiled happily.

Lin Jihao was a little touched when he saw her like this. He really put a lot of thought into collecting those books. He liked to read paper books rather than e-books, but he did not care about these books as seriously as his stepmother said. When he looked at Yun Yi like this, he felt a little ashamed. Maybe this was like someone else’s dream?

“You can tell me what book you want to read in the future. I’ll send it to you. It’s just better to not affect your studies,” Lin Jihao said.

Yun Yi’s eyes were red with excitement, and she nodded vigorously. “I will! I will! I will work hard! I won’t let you down. I will definitely study hard and get into the university you require. I will do my best in the future and create more wealth for the company. I won’t let the money and hard work you spent on me go to waste! I promise!”

Lin Jihao looked at Yun Yi and suddenly understood why his stepmother treated her like this. There were probably too many examples of snake-like people in the real world. When one suddenly encountered a sincere girl like Yun Yi, everyone would want to treat her well.

Lin Jihao didn’t know if Yun Yi would change in the future. If not, he was willing to keep such a person by his side and for them to become partners. He believed that she would be a trustworthy partner.

Li Su watched from the side and smiled with relief.

Liu Tingting was also moved to tears. When she thought about Yun Yi and herself, she felt very happy.

In fact, sometimes Liu Tingting felt that she was quite pitiful. She felt that her parents were a little more patriarchal. There was only one house in the family. When her older brother got married, the house went to her older brother without her input. She didn’t want to fight with her older brother, but she felt a little uncomfortable and felt that she was not respected. In addition, since the birth of her nephew, the house with three bedrooms and two living rooms always felt a little crowded, so she wanted to save money to buy a small apartment. Compared with other younger sisters who ate, drank, had fun, and fell in love, she had to live a frugal life to save money to buy a house. Yes, she felt so pitiful.

But since she followed older sister Li, she realised that her plight was nothing compared to others.

When Liu Tingting saw all these people, she felt that she should be content with what she had. Her parents had limited abilities. Although they did not give her the house, when they learned that she wanted to save money to buy a house, they provided 200,000 pension funds to support her house purchase. Older brother and sister-in-law also took out 100,000. After she started working, her family had never asked for a penny of her own money. Including the house, she still had more than her older brother. Even if the house was a bit crowded, her home was still good.

She was actually quite happy, wasn’t she?

Li Su turned around and looked at Liu Tingting, who had tears in her eyes. She was startled. “What’s the matter? Why are you still crying?” Her impression of Liu Tingting was that Liu Tingting was an optimist who laughed all day. She had never seen Liu Tingting unhappy before.

Liu Tingting wiped her tears away. “I’m fine. I was just moved.” Older sister Li was a good person and very rich. If older sister Li knew that she was saving money to buy a house, older sister Li would definitely help, but she couldn’t rely on her relationship with older sister Li to abuse older sister Li’s kindness. The salary the foundation paid her was very high, and there was the common fund. If she worked hard, then she would be able to get enough for a down payment.

The future was her own, and her life was also her own. She had to work hard on her own!

When Li Su saw Liu Tingting wipe away her tears, Li Su became happy again. Well, she was old and didn’t understand the minds of young people nowadays.

Lin Jihao and Li Su went to the dining hall on the 41st floor. Secretary Wang was waiting for them at the door of the restaurant. Liu Tingting introduced it all to Yun Yi. “Here is the cabinet that is full of cutlery. You can also bring your own cutlery and your own meals. The employees of Feiteng International eat here for free. However, don’t waste food. There is a person who records this. If any wasteful behavior is found, it will be recorded, and your performance at the end of the month will be affected. If you waste too much, then your year-end bonus will also be decreased.”

Yun Yi hugged her bag tightly and nodded. She thought it was good. She ate at the hotel in the morning. When she was leaving, she took a look at it. There was a lot of leftovers. She didn’t know what the dining hall would do with it. Would they give it to the employees or throw it away? If it was the latter, it would be too wasteful.

Yun Yi suddenly remembered something. It was her fault. She was so excited that she even forgot about her grandmother. She quietly pulled on Liu Tingting’s clothes. “Older sister Tingting, my grandma…”

“Don’t worry. I told the nurse before I left. She will arrange for it at noon.” Liu Tingting took out her cell phone and was about to call the nurse so Yun Yi could rest assured. The nurse had sent a video five minutes ago and Liu Tingting quickly showed it to Yun Yi.

Yun Yi saw that her grandmother had already eaten. There were three dishes and one soup. It was one meat and two vegetarian dishes. The dishes looked good and her grandmother ate well, so she was relieved.

“Thank you, older sister Tingting,” Yun Yi said, embarrassed.

“It’s okay. Let’s go get the tableware. The large meatballs braised in soy sauce1 here are delicious. Older sister Li has been saying she should lose weight, but every time she comes here to eat, she must order this dish. The large meatballs braised in soy sauce is only available in limited quantities. There are only 20 servings a day and you can only get one serving. If you arrive late, it will be gone. If you follow older sister Li, then you will definitely be able to eat it. This time, we will have a good time.” Liu Tingting pulled on Yun Yi.

This was the first time for Yun Yi had come here. She didn’t know what to eat, so she could only follow Liu Tingting. She would let Liu Tingting do what she wanted.

Sure enough, they all had a large meatball braised in soy sauce. It smelled fragrant. Yun Yi couldn’t help but salivate. When Yun Yi saw that everyone else had already started eating, she followed suit.

It was so tasty! Yun Yi narrowed her eyes happily.

Her and Li Su’s movements were the same.

Lin Jihao watched from the side and thought it was a little funny. The meatballs braised in soy sauce contained a lot of calories. After eating it, his stepmother would have to work out for the next few days.

After Li Su ate one, she was still a little unsatisfied. She hesitated on whether she should ask for another.

Over there, Liu Tingting and Yun Yi finished eating. They also felt a little unsatisfied. Liu Tingting had already pulled Yun Yi to get another serving. After the two sat down, they ate happily.

Li Su looked at them enviously, and couldn’t help but say, “Being young is good. You can eat without getting fat!” This body used to be able to eat and not get fat, but after thirty-five, even drinking water will make her get fat. She was a lady with the title of “beautiful witch” on the Internet, so she couldn’t get fat.

But it was just a craving. She could endure it.

Lin Jihao couldn’t help but roll his eyes and put half of his meatball on Li Su’s plate. “Eat it. I haven’t touched it. It’s only half a meatball, and it doesn’t have many calories. You can swim for half an hour to burn it off.”

Li Su immediately looked at him. “Is that so? Then, it should be fine! I don’t eat it very often, so it’s fine to indulge once in a while!”

Then, she happily ate the half of the meatball and went to get another.

Lin Jihao was immediately speechless. What was she even fussing about?!

Secretary Wang, Liu Tingting, and Yun Yi all covered their mouths and giggled. The other employees who were close by also snickered to themselves.

Madam Lin really was really different from the other ordinary wealthy ladies. She was so cute and down-to-earth!

Li Su sighed in relief as she stood in front of a window. God only knew how much acting she had to put in to change the original owner’s superficial image in the past. She had created a new, approachable image. Fortunately, the effect was good.

After eating, Li Su wanted to accompany Yun Yi to go shopping in the company, but Yun Yi refused. Yun Yi was worried about her grandma, and also felt that there will be opportunities in the future. She would wait until she could enter Feiteng International with her own abilities!

Li Su did not force her. “Don’t forget to study while taking care of your grandma. By the way, have you added Jihao’s WeChat? If there is anything you don’t understand, you can ask him at any time.”

Yun Yi nodded. “I know, auntie.” However, she was afraid of delaying Chairman Lin’s work.

1.(紅燒獅子頭) large meatballs braised in soy sauce