"Xue Qing, I'm not talking about you, what's so good about this old man? He only ordered a few dishes when he treated you to a meal. He's so stingy, he looks like a poor beggar."
Just as Song Qiao was about to speak, Gao Jie's sarcastic voice came again.
"Tch, what's it to you?"
Xia Xue Qing pouted and said dismissively.
"How about you honor me with your presence in my private room for a bite?"
Gao Jie, after mocking Song Qiao, turned his head and said with a smile to Xia Xue Qing.
"I'm just..."
Xia Xue Qing was about to say something when her eyes suddenly darted, and she changed her tune.
"Okay, then I'll give you face with my boyfriend."
After saying that, without waiting for Song Qiao to react, she rushed forward and took his arm.
Because of her beauty, Xia Xue Qing had many admirers at school, and the most annoying among them was this Gao Jie.
Relying on his family's wealth, he always did whatever he pleased. He pestered Xia Xue Qing relentlessly, which greatly annoyed her.
Now that he had mistaken Song Qiao and her relationship, Xia Xue Qing decided to play along and pretend to be a couple, hoping to make Gao Jie give up completely.
Song Qiao was stunned by Xia Xue Qing's actions and remained frozen for a long while.
This was his sister-in-law. If his wife found out, he wouldn't be able to clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
Just as he was about to explain, he saw Xia Xue Qing's pleading eyes and immediately understood her intention. He had no choice but to play along.
"No way, Xia Xue Qing, this old man is really your boyfriend?"
Although Gao Jie had suspected this, he immediately pulled a long face when Xia Xue Qing personally admitted it.
"I really don't know what you like about him. Is he richer than our family?"
Gao Jie became more and more angry as he spoke, and finally couldn't control the volume of his voice, attracting the attention of many people in the hall.
"I say, classmate, please calm down."
"It's not a skill to be rich. If you can earn that much money with your own hands, then people will respect you."
Hearing Gao Jie's extremely arrogant remarks, Song Qiao couldn't help but frown and educate him.
The other party was only in his early twenties, yet his materialism was so strong. This could be considered a failure of education.
"Tch, who do you think you are? What right do you have to lecture me here?"
Gao Jie was momentarily speechless by Song Qiao's retort. After a pause, he forced himself to say.
Song Qiao gave him a half-smile, not wanting to waste any more words. He turned and was about to leave with Xia Xue Qing.
"Stop right there, you can't leave. Come to my private room, and I'll let you know the gap between us."
As soon as the two turned to leave, Gao Jie's resentful voice came from behind.
Song Qiao's eyebrows immediately furrowed, and he turned around to glare fiercely at Gao Jie.
This guy was truly shameless. He had backed down, and the other party was pushing his luck.
"Okay, then we'll go with you and see how capable you are of matching my boyfriend."
Just as Song Qiao was about to refuse, Xia Xue Qing suddenly puffed out her chest and readily agreed.
After speaking, she couldn't resist giving Gao Jie a provocative glance.
Seeing this, Song Qiao had no choice but to agree and follow Gao Jie and Xia Xue Qing into the private room.
...
Gao Yuan had been in a very good mood lately. Since his supermarket partnered with Xiangpiao Piao, the snack section had become a huge hit, and the entire supermarket's turnover had doubled compared to before.
"Son, why are you taking so long to go to the restroom? Come sit down and have a few drinks with me."
As soon as Gao Jie entered, Gao Yuan looked up and said impatiently.
But the next second, he suddenly stood up from his seat.
"President Song?"
"Why is it you?"
After speaking, he rushed forward in three steps without waiting for Song Qiao to reply. His attitude was even a little fearful.
"Who are you?" Song Qiao couldn't help but frown. He had no impression of this man at all.
"My name is Gao Yuan, and I'm the owner of Dayuan Supermarket in our city. We have a cooperation."
Gao Yuan said while inviting Song Qiao to take the main seat.
"Oh, I remember now. It's President Gao."
Only then did Song Qiao realize. He had indeed seen Gao Yuan before. During their cooperation, Gao Yuan was one of the supermarket owners.
"Dad, what's going on?"
Seeing his father's 180-degree turn in attitude, Gao Jie was stunned.
"Xiao Yuan, come quickly. Let me introduce you. This is President Song from Xiangpiao Piao. Quickly greet your Uncle Song."
Gao Yuan glanced at his son, then quickly pulled him to his side and introduced Song Qiao to his son.
"What? He's the President Song from Xiangpiao Piao?"
Gao Jie exclaimed in surprise when he heard his father's introduction.
He had heard this name most often from his father's mouth recently. His father's supermarket's business had achieved its current success precisely because of their cooperation with this person.
"Hehe, President Gao, you don't need to introduce him. Your son is here to broaden my horizons today."
Song Qiao chuckled and glanced faintly at Gao Jie, a hint of playfulness in his eyes.
Gao Yuan was stunned. He sized up his son, who was standing at the side, at a loss. Then he saw the young and beautiful Xia Xue Qing next to Song Qiao.
Knowing his son best, he immediately understood what was going on.
"Presumptuous!"
He roared and raised his hand to slap Gao Jie.
Then he said, full of disappointment:
"You're getting more and more arrogant. Hurry up and apologize to President Song."
"Mr. Song, I'm sorry..."
Facing his furious father, Gao Jie was now scared out of his wits. He quickly covered his face and apologized to Song Qiao.
"President Song, my unpromising son is blind. Please don't be angry with him."
Gao Yuan said, then quickly filled the wine glass in front of Song Qiao, and then picked up his own glass and drank it dry.
"President Gao, you're too kind. How could I be angry with a child?"
Song Qiao chuckled, raised his glass, and drank it dry.
"That's good, that's good."
Gao Yuan visibly relaxed, forcing a smile and saying.
Then he glared back at Gao Jie and lectured him, "You're always showing off outside and don't know how to be low-key at all. You should learn from your Uncle Song in the future to know what it means to be 'there are always people better than you, and there are always heavens beyond the heavens'."
Gao Jie lowered his head and dared not retort.
Song Qiao waved his hand, signaling Gao Yuan not to be angry, and looked at Gao Jie, saying:
"Young man, this matter is over, but you are absolutely forbidden to harass Xue Qing again. Do you hear me?"
Gao Jie, who would dare to retort now, nodded in agreement as if he had been granted a great pardon.