Chapter 917: 917

It was a starless moonlit night . Ling Hong and Grandpa Jia stood at the street corner, talking and laughing .

“Grandfather Jia, I drank some liquor just now . So I will have to trouble you to drive me back home,” Ling Hong said proactively .

“No problem,” Grandpa Jia agreed directly .

“But now that I call you Grandfather Jia, I won’t be paying you,” Ling Hong said smilingly while getting seated on the passenger seat nimbly .

“Haha . What a coincidence! I never charge my grandson . ” Grandpa Jia laughed straightforwardly .

“That’s perfect . I can save some money . ” Ling Hong got seated steadily .

“Where are you going?” Grandpa Jia got on the tricycle and asked .

“Purplevine Garden . ” Ling Hong reported the location where he lived .

That’s right . Ling Hong didn’t live together with his grandpa, which Grandpa Jia also knew . After all, he and Ling Little Six had maintained contact frequently recently .

“Alright . Let’s go . ” Grandpa Jia powered on the tricycle and started to move .

Neither of them mentioned Ling Hong’s car in the parking lot . They just headed for Ling Hong’s dwelling while talking enthusiastically .

“Grandfather Jia, I will treat you to dinner some other day . After all, I haven’t shown you any filial respect after I recognized you as my grandfather . ” Ling Hong took advantage of the heated atmosphere and invited him conveniently .

“No problem . Ling Little Six owes me a meal and so do you now . I don’t need to spend my own money in Boss Yuan’s restaurant this month . ” Grandpa Jia answered with a big smile .

“Did my grandfather also owe you a meal? He’s quite stingy and has never even invited me to any meal . ” Ling Hong complained . Though his grandfather was in a high position, his old habit of thriftiness has never changed .

“Exactly . The other day, he also told me he would treat me to dinner,” Grandpa Jia said, “But till now, I still don’t know when this day will arrive . ”

“Alright . Let me treat you first . I’m more generous than my grandfather,” Ling Hong patted on his chest and said .

“You are definitely generous . ” Grandpa Jia nodded his head approvingly . As the famous No Discount Ling in Yuan Zhou’s restaurant, he was known by everybody .

Ling Hong suddenly asked, “Speaking of which I still don’t know when is your birthday . ”

“It’s on July 6th, lunar calendar,” said Grandpa Jia .

Ling Hong then asked with puzzlement, “As far as I can remember, my grandfather once mentioned that your birthday is in November . ”

Grandpa Jia said, “It was once in November . But I was bored of the date, so I change to another one to celebrate . ”

Though he said that casually, Ling Hong could feel the date of July 6th seemed to be a little special to him . He decided to go to ask his grandfather .

Just like that, they talked and moved at full speed on the streets of Chengdu .

Time passed quickly at night . The competition for the Exemplary Restaurant was to start three days later . The organizer had already confirmed the activity scheme as well . Now, there was only one problem left .

The chief planner of the entire activity had participated in this activity three times . In other words, he was responsible for this activity from the very beginning . The man surnamed Gu and in his forties . A man with experience, abilities, and ideas .

Director Gu was sitting in his own office and leafing through the overall process of the activity when there was a knock on the door .

“Kou Kou”

“Come on in,” Director Gu said loudly .

It was his assistant Little Guo, who had a pretty face and had her wavy long hair tied neatly behind, appearing energetic . As soon as she saw Director Gu, she said straightforwardly .

“Director Gu, we have confirmed with Mr . Bai . Do you need to make the final confirmation or else?” The assistant Little Guo asked .

“What did Popular Mouth Lee say?” Director Gu knitted his brows and then asked .

“We didn’t invite Mr . Lee Yanyi this time . He has refused to attend the activity three times and told us that he didn’t like this kind of official activity,” said Little Guo .

“Go and ask him first . If he can come, the appraisal will be more worthwhile this time,” said Director Gu .

“Then what about Mr . Bai?” Little Guo asked tentatively .

“Don’t confirm with him first . Go ask Popular Mouth Lee today and if he still refuses, you can then go to find Mr . Bai,” Director Gu directly instructed her .

“Okay, director . ” Little Guo nodded her head and then shut the door, leaving the room .

Once she went out, Little Guo was surrounded by his colleagues .

“What did our director say? Did he agree to invite Mr . Bai?” A male colleague with a crew cut said hurriedly .

“Yeah . We don’t need to find that Old Man Lee this time, do we?” Somebody immediately interrupted .

“Is our director satisfied with the plan this time?”

Little Guo shrugged helplessly, “Our director said we must go to confirm again with Mr . Lee Yanyi first and then go to find Mr . Bai . ”

“Sigh . Again, again, and again . ” The person who had interrupted just now immediately heaved a sigh .

“Exactly . Mr . Bai is undoubtedly really excellent . He has even appeared on the cover interview of that magazine, Food Discovery Dog, recently . ” The man with a crew cut knitted his brows .

“We have nothing to do with that . After all, Mr . Lee has the title of ‘Popular Mouth’ and enjoys high popularity and acceptance in the gourmet circle, not to mention he isn’t good in only just eating,” said Little Guo .

“To be more accurate, he has a sharp tongue . I’ve never heard him say good words,” the man with a crew cut muttered .

“Just because of that, the appraisal will be more interesting,” said Little Guo .

“Are you going to look for him now?” the man with a crew cut asked . He didn’t answer Little Guo because even if he disliked Lee Yanyi a lot, he had to admit that Lee Yanyi’s mouth was really impressive .

So, what made one excellent was when even your rivals admitted that you were awesome .

Little Guo nodded her head, “The activity is to start very soon . It’s considered to be the most important activity for Sichuan Cuisine . I really can’t bear the responsibility if I make any mistake and cause problems . ”

“Good luck! But I don’t think he will agree and we probably will have to find Mr . Bai in the end,” the man with a crew cut said craftily .

Little Guo whipped her hair and shrugged without saying anything . Then, she walked out of the office and went out .

That’s right . the reason why the man with a crew cut cared about Mr . Bai so much was that he was an emerging famous young food critic in the circle and secondly, the man with a crew cut had been contacting him all along .

And if he did all the necessary work but he wasn’t invited in the end, the work he had done previously would all be in vain .

Little Guo went downstairs and went straight to the garage to get her car . She prepared to drive to Lee Yanyi’s college to find him .

After all, Lee Yanyi was a professor and he could most probably be found in the college . Little Guo was quite experienced in looking for people .

The college where Lee Yanyi worked wasn’t really far from Little Guo’s office building . It took her only twenty minutes to arrive there .

As it was a college, it was quite convenient to pass in and out . Little Guo parked the car and headed straight for Lee Yanyi’s office .

“It’s 10:30 a . m . now . He’s supposed to be in the office . ” Little Guo’s high-heeled shoes emitted clear and melodious sounds upon knocking on the ground while she walked forward quickly .

Lee Yanyi’s office was on the third floor . Little Guo straightforwardly walked to the first floor and then stood there and looked around .

“Yan Jia doesn’t seem to be here . I hope Mr . Lee is here . ” Little Guo let out a sigh of relief to calm down . Then, she walked upstairs .

She naturally didn’t hope Yan Jia would be here . Otherwise, she probably couldn’t see Lee Yanyi all day long . Once she found he wasn’t here, she felt quite lucky .

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