Chapter 207: Not at All an Outsider

As Chen Feng had expected, the person who came was indeed Hong Xiaodan. This time, she came with a food container in her hand, here to freeload a meal.

“This is the roast goose I bought from the deli across the street from the neighborhood. I’ve had it once before, and it tastes great. You should all try it.”

After coming in, Hong Xiaodan gracefully opened the food container she had brought and placed it on the coffee table, gesturing for Chen Feng and Qin Zhen to eat.

Qin Zhen looked at Chen Feng and raised his eyebrows. Chen Feng immediately understood his meaning and introduced Hong Xiaodan to him, “Her name is Qin Zhen, my good brother. He’s now the deputy director of the street police station.” After saying that, Chen Feng introduced Hong Xiaodan to Qin Zhen, “Her name is Hong Xiaodan. I met her in Tianzhou. My aunt lives in Tianzhou.”

“A pleasure to meet you.” Qin Zhen smiled and nodded at Hong Xiaodan. From his appearance, he did seem to have some interest in her.

Qin Zhen was indeed still the same Qin Zhen. He hadn’t completely broken up with Ning Wei yet, but seeing this rich and beautiful woman, Hong Xiaodan, he was already thinking of making a move.

Hong Xiaodan glanced at Qin Zhen and also smiled and nodded, “I actually met Chen Feng on a blind date. It’s a pity he didn’t like me. Otherwise, I’d really like to try dating him.”

Qin Zhen’s smile immediately froze on his face, and then he glanced at Chen Feng with a resentful look. He thought to himself, “You’re something else, brother. You only give her to me after you don’t want her.”

Chen Feng, on the other hand, looked at Hong Xiaodan speechlessly. This woman was shameless. She told everyone she met that she had been on a blind date with him. She didn’t feel ashamed herself, but Chen Feng was having a hard time with it.

“How did you two meet? Were you classmates?”

The two men were silent, so Hong Xiaodan asked them instead.

The two looked at each other, and in the end, it was Chen Feng who spoke, “Yes, high school classmates and university alumni.”

“Oh, then it seems your relationship is quite strong. Is Mr. Qin married?”

This question made Qin Zhen a little uncomfortable, but he still shook his head with grace.

“Then you have a girlfriend, right?”

Qin Zhen wanted to say no, but thinking of Ning Wei, he could only nod again with some discomfort.

Hong Xiaodan’s two questions had directly taken Qin Zhen out. Since he had a girlfriend, it was certainly not good for him to openly get close to her.

Seeing this, Chen Feng had to admire Hong Xiaodan’s level. She might have seen something and very directly and simply made Qin Zhen back off, so he wouldn’t have any ideas about her.

Not to mention that Qin Zhen still had a girlfriend, just the fact that Qin Zhen knew she had been on a blind date with Chen Feng would make him feel a little awkward, and he wouldn’t be able to make a move for a while.

“Come on, try it. It’s delicious. I’ll go get you some chopsticks.”

After Hong Xiaodan finished speaking, she walked towards the kitchen without any restraint, looking very generous.

“Fengzi, I can’t handle this one. Thank you for your kindness.”

Qin Zhen leaned over and sighed in a low voice.

Chen Feng immediately encouraged him, “She’s a real rich and beautiful woman. Her dad is a big tycoon in Tianzhou, with a net worth of several billion, and she’s his sole heir. If you marry her, you’ll be a winner in life.”

“Damn! She’s really a rich and beautiful woman! And the sole heir to a fortune of several billion. Then I can’t handle her even more. Forget it, forget it. Don’t try to set me up. I’ll just eat my meal and leave later.”

Qin Zhen shook his head repeatedly, looking as if he wanted to avoid her at all costs.

Qin Zhen had also learned his lesson. Ning Wei was just a smaller version of a rich and beautiful woman, and their relationship was already on the verge of breaking up. He didn’t want to switch to a bigger version.

Seeing this, Chen Feng couldn’t persuade him anymore. To be honest, a rich and beautiful woman with a tomboy personality like Hong Xiaodan was really not someone an ordinary person could handle. And she had a strong personality, and Qin Zhen was also a bit strong. If these two were together, it would be a tragedy when the strong clashed.

Chen Feng couldn’t push him into a fiery pit either. His original thought of setting them up was indeed a bit inappropriate.

Over there, Hong Xiaodan was like she was in her own home. She walked all the way to the kitchen, casually said “hi” to the two women, Sun and Wu, as a greeting, then took three pairs of chopsticks and turned to leave.

Wu Mengting and Sun Xiaorui looked at each other, their faces a little ugly.

No matter what, this was their territory. What was this Hong Xiaodan? She was acting too much like she wasn’t an outsider.

They both felt that their territory had been invaded. Even the good-tempered Sun Xiaorui was uncomfortable.

“Let’s teach her a lesson later. She’s too arrogant,” Wu Mengting whispered to her.

Sun Xiaorui was also offended. This time, she didn’t back down and nodded with a soft “en.”

“Come on, let’s eat. I’ll start.”

Hong Xiaodan brought the chopsticks, handed them to Chen Feng and Qin Zhen, and then picked up her own chopsticks and started eating. She was really not polite at all.

Seeing this, Chen Feng and Qin Zhen also started eating. And they had to admit, the roast goose was indeed delicious.

“Not bad, right? I heard this shop has been open for decades and is quite famous in this area. I’ve been buying from them almost every day these past two days. It goes well with rice. By the way, Chen Feng, have you hired a nanny? It’s best if she’s a good cook.”

“No,” Chen Feng shook his head.

“Then are they the ones who cook for you at home?” Hong Xiaodan pointed towards the kitchen.

“Yes. They’re both good cooks and take turns.”

Hong Xiaodan glanced at the kitchen again and sighed, “Then you’re really lucky to have two of them serving you.”

“Who says he isn’t?” Qin Zhen couldn’t help but agree, looking at Chen Feng, who was gnawing on a roast goose leg, with envy and jealousy.

Chen Feng rolled his eyes at him and didn’t speak.

Hong Xiaodan, on the other hand, said with a smile and without being polite, “Then how about I come over to your place for meals in the future? I’ll be responsible for buying the groceries.”

“No way,” Chen Feng refused directly.

Hong Xiaodan said with a sad face, “Don’t you have any sympathy? We’re friends, after all, and my mom and your aunt are good friends. And we’re neighbors now.”

“You’re not short of money. You can just hire a nanny who can cook. If you can’t find one yourself, you can ask your parents to find one for you in your hometown. It would be just right for them to come over and cook your hometown dishes for you.”

“I don’t like having outsiders at home. And it’s not that easy to find a suitable nanny who can just cook. At least before I find a suitable nanny, you can let me come over and have meals with you for a while. At worst, I’ll pay them extra wages. What do you think?”

Chen Feng said in an annoyed tone, “Do you think they look like nannies?”

Qin Zhen thought to himself, they are nannies.

Hong Xiaodan also thought they looked like it in her heart, but she couldn’t say it out loud. She just said to Chen Feng, “I don’t mean to look down on them. If you’re not willing, then I’ll ask them later.”

“Alright. Then you can ask them.”

Chen Feng waved his hand nonchalantly. Sun Xiaorui and Wu Mengting had a very bad impression of her. How could they agree?

Besides, they were going on a trip around the country in the afternoon. It was impossible for her to continue to freeload.

Not long after, Wu Mengting and Sun Xiaorui came out of the kitchen with several steaming dishes.

“Brother Feng, Brother Zhen, it’s time to eat.”

Wu Mengting called out to them, deliberately not calling Hong Xiaodan.

But Hong Xiaodan was not angry or embarrassed at all. She directly followed Chen Feng and Qin Zhen to the dining table. Looking at the table full of dishes, she said with a smile, “You two’s cooking skills look really good. I’m almost drooling. By the way, there’s still some roast goose here. It’s delicious. You should try it too.”

Hong Xiaodan naturally placed the remaining roast goose meat from the food container on the dining table and pushed it in front of the two women, with a hint of trying to curry favor. But her action made the two of them even more dissatisfied.

She only brought over the leftovers for them to eat. Was this charity or giving alms to a beggar?

“No need. We don’t like to eat roast goose,” Wu Mengting refused with a slightly stern face.

Sun Xiaorui also spoke up, “Miss Hong, you should have had lunch already, right? Why don’t you go to the living room for a cup of tea first?”

If it were any other woman, in this situation, she would definitely have said that she had already eaten, or just found an excuse to leave.

But Hong Xiaodan was different. She said with a bright and open smile, “I haven’t eaten yet. I came to your place to freeload a meal. You’re not going to be stingy, are you?”

This was really the style of a tomboy.

Both Sun Xiaorui and Wu Mengting were embarrassed and didn’t know how to respond.

Seeing this, Chen Feng couldn’t help but sigh secretly. As he had said before, for his aunt’s sake, he couldn’t refuse to let her freeload this meal. Otherwise, if she reported it, his aunt would also lose face.

“Since you haven’t eaten, then sit down and eat with us.”

Since Chen Feng had spoken, the two women, Sun and Wu, certainly couldn’t say anything more, but they were both a little uncomfortable in their hearts.

“Then thank you. I’ll go get my own rice.”

After saying that, Hong Xiaodan really went to the kitchen to get her own rice. The few of them, Chen Feng, Qin Zhen, Sun Xiaorui, and Wu Mengting, looked at each other, speechless.

This woman, Hong Xiaodan, really didn’t treat herself as an outsider at all.

The three women went to get their rice together, one bowl each, and then sat down.

“Let’s eat.”

As soon as Chen Feng spoke, everyone started to eat.

“Wow! This is so delicious. This fish is cooked no worse than those private restaurants. Mmm, delicious, delicious… This bok choy is also cooked very well. I’m really in for a treat this time.”

Hong Xiaodan praised as she ate, and her speed of picking up food was quite fast.

The two women who were praised were not very happy.

Except for Hong Xiaodan, the others were all silent, and the atmosphere was obviously a little dull.

Seeing this, Hong Xiaodan took the initiative to start a topic and looked at the two women, “Two beauties, what do you think if I come over for meals in the future? I’ll give you twenty thousand a month for food expenses, ten thousand each. If you think it’s too little, we can discuss it again.”

Hong Xiaodan was really simple and crude, directly using money to smash them. Ordinary people would have agreed immediately. After all, ten thousand a month each was not a small amount.

But the two women, Sun and Wu, were not people who had never seen money before. Not to mention Wu Mengting, even Sun Xiaorui, Chen Feng had now raised her monthly salary to sixty thousand, so this ten thousand was not very attractive to her.

“I’m sorry, the three of us don’t want to be disturbed too much by outsiders.”

Wu Mengting refused directly without much hesitation.

Sun Xiaorui also nodded and said, “We’re not full-time nannies. If you want to find a nanny, you can go to a housekeeping company.”

Hong Xiaodan obviously hadn’t expected them to refuse without even thinking. This time, her face finally changed slightly. She turned to look at Chen Feng, “Chen Feng, is this also your meaning?”

Chen Feng said rather tactfully, “I’ve already told you before. Since they both disagree, let’s just forget about it.”

Hong Xiaodan stretched out her chopsticks, picked up a piece of meat from the plate in front of Chen Feng, and said with a resentful look as she chewed, “You really have no sympathy. I’ve already said it’s not easy to find a suitable nanny. Can’t you just be a little flexible?”

Wu Mengting said with a stern face, “Miss Hong, I don’t think we’re that close. We should maintain an appropriate social distance.”

Hong Xiaodan glanced at her with a hint of disdain and said, “I’m not very familiar with you, but I’m already quite familiar with Chen Feng. I went on a blind date with him, and he’s a man I’m quite interested in. In addition, I’m also very familiar with his aunt. My mom often plays cards and mahjong with his aunt. Both of our elders are quite optimistic about us.”

As soon as the two women, Sun and Wu, heard this, their faces changed.

Before they could flare up, Chen Feng quickly glared at Hong Xiaodan and said rudely, “What nonsense are you talking about? I’m not that familiar with you, okay? And what two elders are optimistic about us? I’ve already made it clear to my aunt.”

Hong Xiaodan pursed her lips and said, “The day before yesterday, my mom and your aunt went shopping together and talked about us. My mom said your aunt said that she’s very optimistic about us and hopes we can have more contact to get to know each other better. If you don’t believe me, you can call your aunt and ask.”

Chen Feng was suddenly at a loss for words. He could only glare at her again and say, “Just eat your food. What are you talking about all this nonsense for? The same goes for you two. Just eat your food. Don’t talk.”

When Chen Feng said this, the three women finally quieted down and ate their food in silence.

After Qin Zhen quickly finished his rice, he immediately stood up and said, “I’m done eating. You guys take your time. I have something to do at work, so I’ll leave first. Also, I wish you a smooth journey and a happy time.”

After Qin Zhen finished speaking, he turned and left very decisively without any intention of staying, before everyone could react.

In fact, he was a little regretful that he had come here for lunch, because he had been stuffed with a mouthful of vinegar-brewed pills. Three women made a play, and they were all fighting for the male lead, Chen Feng, with their words. He wasn’t even a supporting male character, completely acting as a background board.

This was the most insignificant experience he had ever had in front of women in his life. It made him, who was in a state of breakup and heartbreak, feel a little hurt.

“What did he say about a smooth journey and a happy time? Are you guys going on a trip?”

Hong Xiaodan was not stupid and immediately asked Chen Feng curiously.

Wu Mengting interjected, “Yes. After we finish eating, we’re going to start our trip around the country. The plane is at 2:30 in the afternoon.”

“A trip around the country? How long are you going for?” Hong Xiaodan frowned slightly.

Sun Xiaorui said with a smile, “At least a month or more. It might even be longer.”

Hearing this, Hong Xiaodan was suddenly a little depressed. She had finally reunited with Chen Feng and even became his neighbor. It was clearly a blessing and arrangement from God, but now they were going to be separated for so long, which really made her a little sad.

She had originally prepared a whole package of plans to capture Chen Feng.

Now it seemed that this whole package of plans was going to be shelved?

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