Lu Tao looked at Du Xiaoyu in surprise and nodded. "Your analysis is correct. Chen's mother is indeed against us dating, and the reason is similar to what you've guessed. It's basically impossible for us to be lovers. "
Du Xiaoyu's face lit up again when she heard his last sentence. She took a sip of the oatmeal tea in front of her and suddenly looked up at Lu Tao. "Let me tell you something. I've already resigned from my job in the provincial capital. I'm planning to come back to Taolin for a while."
Lu Tao asked in surprise, "Why would you suddenly want to resign and come back to Taolin? I remember the last time you asked your sister to borrow money, you said you wanted to open an art school with someone else. Now that you're back in Taolin, isn't that exposing your lie? If your sister asks about this, how are you going to answer her? "
Du Xiaoyu smiled. "It's fine with my sister. As long as I'm willing to come back, she won't ask about the million. Plus, even if she asks, I can say that my friend is preparing for the school. I don't know anything about management, so I'm only in charge of the investment. She should believe me. "
Lu Tao didn't want to continue asking, so he turned to the waiter at the door. "Little sister, please bring the menu over. We'll order."
Du Xiaoyu giggled. "You said you eat seafood here often, but don't you know the rules? Seafood isn't usually ordered by the menu. You should go to the seafood pool outside and order whatever you want. The waiter will weigh it on the spot and send it to the kitchen for processing. The waiter will only provide dishes and drinks on the menu. There won't be any seafood. "
Lu Tao had eaten here two or three times before, and it was always someone else who paid the bill. He really didn't know the rules. After being teased by Du Xiaoyu, he scratched his head in embarrassment. "I'm sorry! Although I've eaten here a few times, it was all arranged by someone else. I've never ordered before. Come, let's go to the seafood pool. "
Du Xiaoyu didn't move and said, "I ordered some seafood when I came here. It should be enough for two people. If you want to eat some dishes with wine, let the waiter bring the menu and add two or three dishes! "
Lu Tao hurriedly called the waiter over and ordered a small stir-fried beef and a small cabbage. He then asked Du Xiaoyu if she wanted to drink.
The waiter hurriedly said, "Sir, this lady has already ordered two bottles of red wine. Would you like to order more?"
Seeing Lu Tao looking at her, Du Xiaoyu smiled. "Shall we drink red wine tonight? That way, the atmosphere will be better. "
Lu Tao quickly said, "Okay, okay, okay. Red wine is the best."
A few minutes later, the waiter brought two bottles of red wine. Lu Tao casually glanced at the outer packaging of the two bottles of red wine and couldn't help but be shocked. He clearly remembered that the two bottles of red wine on the table were the first in the "Drinks" column on the menu. The price was 3888 yuan a bottle, and the two bottles added up to nearly 8,000 yuan …
Thinking of this, he could not help but raise his head to look at Du Xiaoyu, only to see that she was also staring at him with a mischievous smile on her face, as if she had seen through his thoughts.
Lu Tao was a person who cared about his reputation. Although he was a little surprised, he looked calm on the surface. He ordered the waiter to open the wine and personally poured half a glass of red wine into the two glasses.
Then, the waiter began to serve the dishes. The first dish was a king crab that weighed 1.5 kilograms, followed by a large plate of boiled lobster, which was estimated to weigh about 1.5 kilograms. Then, there were braised abalone, steamed grouper, iced snail, cordyceps flower and clam soup, and finally, the two stir-fried dishes.
Lu Tao silently calculated that the seafood dishes and the two bottles of red wine had cost more than 10,000 yuan. A meal that cost more than 10,000 yuan for two people could really be considered a "luxurious meal" …
When all the dishes were served, Lu Tao raised his glass and said, "Xiaoyu, I'd like to propose a toast to you. Thank you for your generous help last time and for helping Miss Lin Susu out of her predicament. At the same time, I wish you eternal youth and success in your career!"
Du Xiaoyu did not raise her glass. With a mischievous smile on her face, she asked, "I helped Miss Susu out of her predicament, what do I want you to thank me for? I don't want to drink this cup of wine that you made for no reason. "
Lu Tao hurriedly said, "Didn't I say a blessing after that? Just treat it as a toast to the wine! "
Only then did Du Xiaoyu raise her glass and clinked it with Lu Tao's before downing half of the wine in one gulp.
At this moment, Lu Tao's phone suddenly rang. He looked at the caller ID and saw that it was Zhou Youliang calling.
Lu Tao originally wanted to go out to answer the call, but he thought that it wouldn't be good to leave Du Xiaoyu alone in the room, so he answered the call. He heard Zhou Youliang say in an anxious tone, "Little Lu, I have bad news for you. This afternoon, Li Xuzhong took advantage of the time when I was reporting to the Songshan City Public Security Bureau to hold a party committee meeting. They decided to accept the O 'Neal hotel's application for administrative review. At the same time, Li Xuzhong used the reason that I was also reported and needed to recuse myself as a reason to exclude me from the list of members of the Administrative Review Committee.
"I estimate that after the administrative review, the county Public Security Bureau will definitely overturn the city pass police station's decision of not punishing you last time and will open a case to investigate you. I also heard that the O 'Neal hotel security guard that was injured by you last time is still in the hospital. They've already done a forensic evaluation and the result is that he only suffered minor injuries. If that's the case, once they open a case to investigate you, you will most likely be detained. "
Speaking up to here, he paused for a moment before continuing, "After I heard this news, I originally wanted to find Li Xuzhong to reason with him, but after careful consideration, I felt that it wasn't appropriate. This is because I'm currently at a critical juncture in my promotion. If I argue with Li Xuzhong because of you, it won't be good for my reputation. Secondly, Li Xuzhong and my competitors might use this to complain to the higher-ups that I'm covering up for a criminal suspect. The higher-ups don't know the real situation. If they believe him, then my promotion will be ruined. I hope you can understand my difficulties. "
Lu Tao secretly complained in his heart, but he didn't want to show it, so he could only say, "Director Zhou, I understand your difficulties. Thank you."
Zhou Youliang continued, "Your best option right now is to immediately rush to Songshan city and find Secretary Zhou Yihong. Ask him to help you think of a way. It's best if you ask him to put some pressure on the city's Public Security Bureau so that the city's leaders can talk to Li Xuzhong and Ou Yangqi and ask them not to open a case to investigate you."
Lu Tao said, "Hmm." He thanked him again and then hung up the phone.
Even though Du Xiaoyu didn't intentionally listen to his phone call, she could see that his face was a bit ugly after hanging up the phone. She couldn't help but ask, "Lu Tao, did you encounter a difficult problem?"
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