Chapter 368 - 231: Brother Jiang, Are We Having Our Tutoring Session in the Office Today?

"I’ll skip the crowd. I can come back and eat when it’s not so busy."

"It’s fine. I’ll find a spot for you."

After parking the car, Lin Jiang led Xu Yingjun to the noodle shop.

There were no empty tables inside, so Lin Jiang took Xu Yingjun to the counter.

She ordered a bowl of seafood noodles and a glass of plum juice, and her lunch was sorted.

"Brother Jiang, Brother Jiang! I was just about to call you."

Seeing Lin Jiang, Li Yuanyuan hurried over. She was already unfazed by the endless stream of women who appeared by his side.

"What’s wrong?"

"A few people came in earlier and said they were from some Restaurant Chain Association. They ordered a few bowls of noodles, pointed at everything while finding all sorts of faults, and even had someone recording it."

"Restaurant Chain Association? Where did they pop up from?"

"I don’t know, but they looked like officials, so I didn’t dare stop them."

"Did they call ahead to let us know they were coming?"

"No," Li Yuanyuan said.

"Xiaoli just called me. She said they went to the other two shops as well and seemed to find a lot of faults there, too."

"Alright, I get it. Go on, get back to work."

Li Yuanyuan left, and Xu Yingjun whispered,

"Brother Jiang, am I getting in your way?"

"No, this is nothing."

"Okay."

Pulling out his phone, Lin Jiang sent a message to He Jing, asking her to look into this so-called Restaurant Chain Association.

For a group like this to show up without any prior notice... it seemed they had ill intentions.

This sort of thing was normal in the restaurant business.

Once your business took off, you’d run into all sorts of people.

But most of them were just after money. They would call ahead, which was a hint for you to prepare some "tea money." Then, they’d use their own channels to give you some promotion.

If you didn’t pay up, they’d find a way to smear your name.

This situation today, showing up directly without any notice, was not normal.

Working on the computer behind the counter, Lin Jiang found the security footage from that morning.

A total of six people had come. One was in charge of filming, one was conducting an "interview," and the other four were just there to act like big shots.

They had certainly managed to intimidate Li Yuanyuan and the others.

Anyone who didn’t know better would have thought people from some relevant government department had arrived.

As for the matter itself, it could be big or it could be small.

It all depended on the nature and background of the association.

If it had official government backing, it had to be taken seriously. Otherwise, they were just a bunch of scumbags.

Soon, Xu Yingjun finished her noodles. She dabbed her mouth gently, a hint of satisfaction on her face.

"Brother Jiang, your noodles are amazing! I’ve never had anything so delicious."

"You sure you’re not just flattering me?"

"I’m really not," Xu Yingjun said seriously, raising her small hand.

"I swear, it’s all true. This is honestly the first time I’ve ever eaten such delicious noodles."

As she spoke, Xu Yingjun rubbed her belly. "I can’t usually eat this much."

"Then will you be able to study later?"

"Hmm?"

Xu Yingjun blinked her big eyes, looking at Lin Jiang as if she didn’t quite understand what he meant.

"Does this have something to do with studying?"

"Why don’t you think a little harder about whether it has anything to do with it?"

Xu Yingjun twitched her small nose and frowned. Her thoughtful expression was rather cute.

’What on earth does Brother Jiang mean?’

’Studying doesn’t have anything to do with eating.’

’It’s not like it’s strenuous exercise. Even if I’m a little full, it should be...’

Suddenly!

Xu Yingjun’s expression changed.

She understood what he meant.

"Brother Jiang, you’re just teasing me."

"Now that you’re full, I’ll take you to study English."

With that, Lin Jiang led Xu Yingjun out through the noodle shop’s back door.

Just as they were about to get on the elevator, Xu Yingjun’s steps slowed.

He glanced over and saw her gaze drifting, intentionally or not, toward the lingerie shop next to them.

’That black nightgown is so pretty.’

"Brother Jiang, where are we going to study?" Xu Yingjun suddenly asked.

’All those little outfits are at home. I wish I could go back and get them.’

’But going back to get them would waste so much of Brother Jiang’s time.’

’So annoying. If I’d known this would happen, I would have just brought them with me this morning.’

Listening to Xu Yingjun’s thoughts, Lin Jiang realized that once a woman opened that door, her frequency of desire was about the same as a man’s.

It was just that most women were too shy to express it directly.

"Where do you want to go?" Lin Jiang asked deliberately.

"How about we go back to my place?"

"Aren’t you afraid Tongtong might suddenly come back?"

"Then we could..."

Xu Yingjun hesitated, but she said the rest in her mind.

’We could get all those little outfits!’

"Could what?"

"N-nothing! Brother Jiang, don’t overthink it."

Lin Jiang stopped in his tracks. "If you don’t tell me, then we can’t have our English lesson today."

"Brother Jiang~~~"

Xu Yingjun looked at Lin Jiang pitifully.

"It’s just..."

"Just what?"

"I, I..."

Xu Yingjun’s face was like a ripe peach. "I want to get those little outfits out and wear them while you tutor me."

"Isn’t that easy enough? Just go in and buy a few."

"Oh, right."

Compared to last time, Xu Yingjun was much more at ease browsing the lingerie shop this time, and her movements as she picked things out became more practiced.

Besides the nightgown she had her eye on, she also proactively picked out a pair with a crotchless opening.

But Xu Yingjun played a little trick.

In addition to the crotchless pair, she bought two normal pairs and sandwiched the special one between them.

Lin Jiang didn’t expose her little scheme. He paid and they left, heading to his office on the sixth floor.

"Brother Jiang, are we having our tutoring session here today?"

"I have some other..."

’I think I’ve seen some... on the sofa? Brother Jiang isn’t going to make me study with him here, is he?’

’Isn’t that a little too exciting?’

Lin Jiang’s original intention was to get an update from He Jing and then go to the hotel next door for the "tutoring session," but seeing Xu Yingjun’s state, it seemed she was very eager to try it here.

As expected.

You can never guess what a woman is thinking.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK—

There was a knock on the office door.

"Come in."

He Jing pushed the door open and walked in.

She was still wearing her work uniform, but she had changed into black stockings.

It was a sign of hunger.

[Pet No. 1: He Jing]

[Hunger: 40%]

[Status: Good]

’I haven’t "fed" her in several days; she’s definitely hungry.’

Seeing Xu Yingjun, He Jing immediately adjusted her demeanor. Today was not a day for "eating."

"President Lin, I’ve looked into that association. The president is named Chu Jianhua. He used to be the owner of the Zhonghai Seafood Market, but it went bankrupt in less than two years. After that, he established this Restaurant Chain Association."

"Who’s behind this so-called association? Does it have any official government backing?"

"No, it’s a private organization," He Jing said.

"It was fine a few years ago, but with the rapid development of the short-video industry in recent years, this Restaurant Chain Association has been exposed many times. It doesn’t have a good reputation."

"So it’s basically an organization of scammers and bluffers."

"Essentially, yes. But I asked President Huang about it. It seems this Chu Jianhua has some strong connections. He’s been exposed several times, but it never had any real impact on him."

As she spoke, He Jing seemed to realize something and looked at Lin Jiang.

"President Lin, they didn’t go to the noodle shop, did they?"

"They did. Acted like big shots for quite a while," Lin Jiang said calmly.

"How’s that social media account I had you run for Xiaojiang Noodle Shop coming along?"

"It has over twenty thousand followers now."

"You still have the videos of the district leaders’ meeting, and the videos and photos from their inspection of the noodle shop, right?"

He Jing nodded. "Yes, we’ve organized all of it."

"Send me a copy in a bit."

"Understood," He Jing said with a nod.

"President Lin, is there anything else?"

As she spoke, there was a look of anticipation in He Jing’s eyes.

’You can tell she’s truly hungry, but I have to feed Xu Yingjun first today.’

"That’s all for now."

"I’ll take my leave then, President Lin. Call me if you need anything."

"Mm."

He Jing left, and Xu Yingjun looked at Lin Jiang furtively.

"Brother Jiang, are we having our tutoring session in the office today?"