Hearing this, Liang Kuan also got a bit angry. "I'm used to it. You always expect me to foot the bill, right? Whether it's taking a taxi or having a meal. Do you think I should take care of you guys for the rest of your lives? Should I just cover your living expenses and tuition fees too? Xu Manman, are you treating me like a fool?"
"I've been polite to you. Others know their place, but you act as if you can make decisions for me. If that master just now can really repair my jade bracelet, and you were so disrespectful to her before, you must go with me to apologize to her later."
Hearing Liang Kuan's words, Xu Manman was very unhappy.
She immediately retorted, "Why should I apologize to her? She's the one serving you. I'm your friend, so I'm like a guest. There's no reason for a guest to apologize to a worker. I'm not going!"
Seeing Xu Manman's attitude, Liang Kuan snorted. "Go or not, it's up to you. If you don't go, our friendship ends here. Don't claim to be my friend from now on."
After saying that, Liang Kuan separated from Xu Manman and walked in the opposite direction.
The others who stayed there didn't know who to follow.
On Xu Qingqing's side, she took out a magnifying glass and a lamp in the shop. She carefully compared the original positions of the bracelet fragments and calculated how much raw material was still needed.
It was at this time that Lu Qi knocked on the door.
"Come in," Xu Qingqing said casually.
After Lu Qi walked in, he glanced at Xu Qingqing's serious look and couldn't help saying, "I've sent someone to get the broken pieces of the ice - type jade bracelet you need. The broken pieces of ice - type jade are also very valuable. It will cost a fortune to repair such an ice - type bracelet."
The reason why jade bracelets are so expensive is that their quantity is limited. Especially the ice - type ones are extremely rare. Sometimes, no ice - type jade can be mined for several years. Moreover, the ice - type jade bracelet Liang Kuan brought just now was a family heirloom, with a long history and scarce quality.
"It doesn't matter. I'll do it after the raw materials arrive. Although the raw materials are a bit scarce, there must be some in the market. If the price is high, we'll just pay more."
Hearing this, Lu Qi couldn't help sighing slightly. "I know you're very capable and are eager to repair these cultural relics, but we're running a shop after all. Sometimes, we have to consider the profit."
Xu Qingqing looked up at him. "I understand. Anyway, it will take some time to repair this ice - type jade bracelet. How about this? See if there's anything else that needs to be repaired. I'll do it. Find some small jobs that can make more money."
Hearing Xu Qingqing's words, Lu Qi's smile became brighter. Sure enough, Miss Xu was smart.
So, Xu Qingqing was very busy that day and didn't get off work until 9 p.m.
Lu Qi didn't expect Xu Qingqing to be so stubborn. She would surely finish all the tasks assigned to her on the same day.
"Qingqing, anyway, I must treat you to dinner today. It's all my fault for saying that you should help make money. Now, you've been busy until 9 o'clock. I feel like an exploitative capitalist."
After a day's interaction, Lu Qi sometimes helped Xu Qingqing with some small tasks, and their way of addressing each other had also changed.
Xu Qingqing waved her hand indifferently and smiled. "Don't be so polite. You're the young master, and you've already helped me a lot by doing odd jobs for me. Besides, the food cooked at home is no worse than that in the restaurant."
While they were talking, two cars stopped in front of Lu Qi's shop.
Hearing the sound, Lu Qi went to the door to check and found that it was Lu Fenglin and Lu Chuanbai.
Seeing these two brothers, Lu Qi felt a headache coming on.
He lowered his voice and asked Xu Qingqing, "Qingqing, which one of these two guys do you prefer?"
Xu Qingqing didn't say a word.
"Let me give you some advice. Lu Chuanbai is better. Lu Fenglin may look handsome and charming, but in fact, he has too many schemes and is a bit gloomy. He doesn't like to open his heart to others."
"When you get along with him, you always feel that he's trying to calculate you."
"As for Lu Chuanbai, although he's a bit cold, he has his own principles in doing things. He has a correct view of right and wrong and good character. He's also the real person in power of the Lu family. All in all, he's better."
Xu Qingqing shook her head slightly. "Brother Qi, stop promoting them like a peddler. These two are your cousins."
"People who don't know might think you want me to work for you for life, so you're trying to keep me in the Lu family by promoting these handsome men in your family."
"Hahaha, I like the way you talk, Qingqing."
Hearing this self - deprecating remark, Lu Qi laughed heartily.
When Lu Chuanbai walked over, he saw the two of them standing together, chatting and laughing. At that moment, he felt a bit sour in his heart. Lu Fenglin, on the other hand, was always watching Lu Chuanbai's expression.
Lu Fenglin caught the fleeting emotion on Lu Chuanbai's face just now. He didn't expect that Gu Anrou had been pestering Lu Chuanbai for five years but still couldn't touch his heart.
Now, a woman with two kids had easily attracted Lu Chuanbai's attention. He became even more curious about Xu Qingqing.
Seeing the two of them walk into the shop, Xu Qingqing restrained her smile and asked coldly, "What do you two young masters of the Lu family want to do? I've said before that I hope you can keep your distance from me."
Lu Chuanbai said directly, "An'an called me and invited me to your home for dinner. Your parents also know about this. Didn't you see the messages they sent you?"
Hearing this, Xu Qingqing instinctively took out her phone and found that it had automatically shut down due to lack of power.
That child An'an was really causing her trouble. Xu Qingqing couldn't help complaining in her heart.
Lu Fenglin then said, "What a coincidence. I received the same message too."
Lu Chuanbai frowned. "Stay away from the Xu family in the future."
"Brother, aren't you being too controlling? And why can you go but I can't?"
Lu Fenglin raised his eyebrows slightly and asked lazily.
"Brother, you know I've always been rebellious. Since you don't want me to go, I'll find a way to go to the Xu family for dinner every day."
Xu Qingqing, who was innocently involved, was really speechless.
"Lu Chuanbai, don't just do whatever my kids say. An'an invites you to dinner, and you just go. Why are you so obedient?"
Lu Chuanbai was at a loss for words for a moment and explained nervously, "I just couldn't bear to refuse An'an because she wanted me to go."
Xu Qingqing snorted. "You two don't need to put so much effort into currying favor with my two kids. Maybe they miss having a father. I'll ask my family to arrange blind dates for me these days and find them a new father as soon as possible."