Chapter 444: Huijin Tower
It was seven o’clock, and the sky has turned dark. Xiao Luo kept his promise of going out with Su Li and Su Xiaobei, and Su Li’s personal a.s.sistant, Luo Pingxiang, also went along.
As they wanted to avoid any potential paparazzi’s attention, they traveled in Xiao Luo’s Trumpchi.
Su Li wore a white puff-sleeved top, which made her look young and charming. She sat quietly in the backseat, observing the pa.s.sing scenes through the window.
Luo Ping Xiang was also in the back with Su Xiaobei squeezed in between them. Her tiny rosy cheeks were soft and delicate. She had a braid on one side of her head, and the air bangs across her forehead, making her looked really cute. With her white skirt and laced-socks, she resembled a Disney princess from the world of fairytales.
She was br.i.m.m.i.n.g with excitement and feeling elated about this family outing.
“Where shall we head to for dinner?” Xiao Luo asked Su Li for her suggestion.
“Up to you!”
Su Li answered with her usual cold voice.
Xiao Luo raised his brows as he knew that he would end up having to make the call, then he asked Su Xiaobei, “Xiaobei, what would you like to eat?”
“Xiaobei would eat whatever daddy eats,” Xiaobei replied joyfully.
Xiao Luo shrugged as he was still not getting any answers.
When he turned to Luo Pingxiang, she was smiling and seemed like she had antic.i.p.ated it, and spoke to him first, “Mr. Xiao Luo can make the call, sis and I will follow your plans today.”
“You’ll be paying for the expenses tonight. Qingyan told me that you just earned a commission of 17 million,” Su Li said.
When she mentioned it, she was clearly beaming with pride as her man had finally achieved something significant, and he was worthy after all. With his first bucket of gold, there would be more to come, and that gave her a great sense of gratification.
“17 million? Oh my gosh, Mr. Xiao Luo, you’re making a fortune now!” Luo Pingxiang was quite shocked, and her face was awash with envy.
Xiao Luo was speechless as he thought that Shen Qingyan was pretty gossipy. But when he thought about Su Li and Shen Qingyan’s relations.h.i.+p, he could understand why.
Su Xiaobei frowned and used her fingers in an attempt to count seventeen million, which failed unsurprisingly. She scratched her head and asked Su Li, “Mommy, how many packets of seaweed can daddy buy with his salary?”
Su Li considered for a moment and replied, “Probably as many as a mountain.”
“How tall is a mountain?”
“As tall as the apartment we stay in.”
“Wow, we can buy so many… Daddy’s awesome!”
Su Xiaobei could finally visualize the concept of 17 million, and she praised Xiao Luo with a big smile.
Xiao Luo was very amused by Su Xiaobei’s joyful outburst as he looked at her from the rear-view mirror, and he did feel good hearing her praises of him.
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About half an hour later, they have arrived at one of the busiest towers in Xiahai city, Huijin Tower.
Huijin Tower is located at the center of the central business district, and it offered a mix of dining, recreational, and shopping facilities all in one building. It provides everything one could ask for, and the average expense here was naturally relatively high. The patrons here include the rich, students, white collars, gold collars or ordinary salaryman. People also come here to window shop, but not everything in this building was expensive, so the average spending here was still pretty acceptable for ordinary folk.
Xiao Luo had reserved a table at Three Sauce Simmer Pot, which was uniquely fresh and delicious. On top of that, it was also a nutritionally balanced meal with both meat and vegetable ingredients.
After they parked at the underground car park, Su Li wore a baseball cap and a face mask to avoid being recognized in public. Her long, lush hair cascaded down like a waterfall, and her ears were hidden under her locks, which made her looked rather seductive.
Xiao Luo couldn’t help commenting on Su Li’s dressing. “You look quite odd,” he said.
“It’s none of your business.”
Su Li was offended as this was the attire that she had specifically selected for the occasion to remain discreet. How could it be odd? Shouldn’t it be fas.h.i.+onable? “You know nothing about looks,” she retorted.
Xiao Luo smiled awkwardly and said, “I just thought that you might attract more unwanted attention, and that’s counter-productive.”
Su Li thought about it and said, “Never mind that, remember to pick a quiet corner at the restaurant later.”
Xiao Luo nodded in acknowledgment. However, he was intrigued by Su Li’s look as he recalled her wearing sungla.s.ses that night at the Wild Wolf Mountain. He really wanted to ask if she could see at all.
At Three Sauce Simmer Pot, Su Li had purposely lowered her cap and covered her eyes, so n.o.body would pay her any attention. The waiters in the restaurant only thought that her look was rather unique.
After getting seats near the window, Su Li looked at Xiao Luo triumphantly, as if saying: Look, I didn’t attract any attention, right?
Xiao Luo chose to ignore her taunt and prompted the girls to have a look at the menu. He asked them to order first, and Su Li did not go easy on his wallet at all. She had ordered every single most expensive side dish available.
While waiting for the food to be served, Xiao Luo surprisingly started chatting with Su Li for once. He asked, “Ms. Su, you said that you’ll be busy soon. Will you be filming or going for a publicity tour?”
Luo Pingxiang was very smart, and she chatted and played with Su Xiaobei to not interrupt Xiao Luo and Su Li’s conversation.
Su Li was pleasantly surprised as Xiao Luo was finally asking about her work.
“A new film, we will start the filming at the end of the month,” she replied.
“How long would it take?”
Xiao Luo took a sip of the malt tea and asked. He was actually concerned as he would have to be Su Xiaobei’s primary caretaker during the period that Su Li would be busy.
“About two months, I would be back on Mondays if I’m free. I’ll leave Su Xiaobei to you, and please take good care of her.”
Su Li took a sip of the lemon-infused water and said, “If I ever discover that she has lost weight or become sick, you’ll get a pay cut depending on the situation.”
She realized that this did not sound appropriate the moment she said it, as her man was probably rich enough to forego her tiny pay.
Sure enough, Xiao Luo coughed dryly and said, “I think we’ve discussed before, you don’t have to pay me every month actually…”
“That’s what you think, I don’t want to owe you any favor.”
Su Li said, “On top of that, you’re a man, and you need your own career. You cannot dwell on your 17 million and stay there forever, I would look down on you if you ever do that.”
Xiao Luo smiled and did not reply.
At this moment, a group of boys and girls sat down at the table near them. They were young and bursting with energy.
Xiao Luo frowned as these people were none other than his juniors. He had talked to them when he when back to his alma mater, under Yu Jiangu, his ex-form teacher’s relentless persuasion. The girl sitting right opposite him was Guan Yilin, who had a debate with him about whether Sima Yu or Zhu Keliang from the Three Kingdoms was the wiser.
Why were they here too?
Xiao Luo was a little troubled; if these people were to recognize him, they would definitely come over to greet him. There were a few of them, and they would definitely make a commotion, then Su Li would be exposed, and chaos would ensue.
“What’s wrong?” Su Li asked, noticing the change in Xiao Luo’s expression.
“It’s nothing, I’m feeling a little sick. I’m borrowing your mask.”
Xiao Luo replied awkwardly as Guan Yilin looked over to his side. He took Su Li’s black mask on the table quickly and put it on.