I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

Many people speculate that the proprietress, Su Yeqing, must have a powerful figure behind her, but the relationship has never been revealed, so no one dares to underestimate this seemingly delicate proprietress.

The employees of the fireworks display carried over a red brocade box containing a golden longevity peach and placed it next to Lu Qingxuan. Lu Qingxuan was still chatting with Su Yeqing when Su Yeqing waved her hand, and they put the item on the table next to her.

Chen Ya tapped the armrest of the chair with his hand. He wondered if all conversations among the elite were this boring, never-ending.

Before they knew it, their conversation had suddenly turned to themselves.

"I haven't even asked yet, who is this gentleman...?"

The proprietress, Su Yeqing, looked in Chen Ya's direction, and Lu Qingxuan pointed and said, "This is Chen Ya, a member of the Lu family."

That concludes the introduction.

Su Yeqing stood up, holding her skirt, walked to Chen Ya's side, and half-squatted down to ask, "Are you satisfied with the tea here?"

Chen Ya glanced at the woman who was half-squatting, her rounded buttocks almost bursting out of her cheongsam, then looked away.

"It doesn't matter, I'm fine with whatever I drink."

“Make any requests you have. As long as you don’t harm me, I will try my best to meet them,” Su Yeqing said, her eyes sweeping over his face. Then she suddenly added, “However, if it were you who were to harm me, I would also consider it.”

Do you say that to everyone?

"No, after all, not everyone is as handsome as you." Su Yeqing smiled charmingly.

Chen Ya said, "The proprietress really knows how to talk."

"Ahem." Lu Qingxuan coughed twice from the side, her tone icy, "Chen Ya, we're here on business, not to pick up girls."

She was unhappy that Su Yeqing was flirting with Chen Ya, but she didn't want to talk about Su Yeqing, only about Chen Ya. Chen Ya originally had no interest in Su Yeqing, but after Lu Qingxuan said that, he decided to do the opposite.

"Life is too short, why not enjoy it while you can?" Chen Ya spread his hands and shrugged at Lu Qingxuan.

Lu Qingxuan immediately retorted: "Enjoy life? I think you'll become someone else's fun, and your life will be even shorter."

Su Yeqing sensed Lu Qingxuan's displeasure, smiled mysteriously, and got up to sit back down next to Lu Qingxuan.

Lu Qingxuan looked at the golden peach beside her and asked, "How heavy is this one?"

"18K gold, 9.9 kilograms, symbolizing longevity, health, and peace," Su Yeqing explained.

18K gold is 75% gold and the rest is silver, which means that this longevity peach is worth more than three million.

Lu Qingxuan sighed and said, "If it were before, it would definitely be 24K pure gold. Why would we give the old man 18K gold?"

This longevity peach is meant to be displayed prominently at the birthday banquet, so it naturally needs to be made grand. However, the Lu family's strength has declined recently, and they've become frugal in various aspects, so they can't maintain the same level of extravagance as before.

But from this shift from 24K to 18K, one can still see that this family is trying to salvage the last vestiges of its glory before its demise.

Lu Qingxuan waved her hand and said, "Take them away."

Su Yeqing clapped her hands, and the people below brought over a tray with several items on it. These were small gifts prepared to be given to Old Master Lu. The Lu family had asked Lu Qingxuan to give them a final check.

Lu Qingxuan glanced at Chen Ya and said, "Do you want to come over and help take a look? You're just sitting there looking dazed."

Chen Ya glanced at her sideways and said, "There are no seats over there. How about I squeeze in with Boss Su? I'll go over if you agree."

Su Yeqing smiled brightly, shifted her position, and made room for many seats: "Sure, come over here, I'll squeeze in with you."

Chen Ya stood up and, under Lu Qingxuan's surprised gaze, strode over to Su Yeqing's side and sat down next to her.

A fragrant breeze wafted over, and the soft touch of Su Yeqing's body spread through him. In his position, it seemed as if Su Yeqing was almost sitting in his lap.

However, this perk only lasted for half a second before Lu Qingxuan reached out and grabbed Su Yeqing, saying, "Come on, Boss Su, let's squeeze in together."

Su Yeqing stood up lightly and sat down next to Lu Qingxuan in the blink of an eye. The two girls were close together, laughing and chatting happily.

Chen Ya had long realized that Lu Qingxuan was deliberately testing him today. Although he didn't know whether it was Lu Qingxuan's own idea or his great-grandmother's order, Chen Ya hated having his secrets exposed by others.

So he deliberately acted wildly, squinting his eyes as he said, "It's really comfortable to have someone help warm the stool."

Lu Qingxuan glared at him angrily. Su Yeqing, however, covered her mouth and giggled, saying, "How was it? Wasn't my service very thoughtful?"

Lu Qingxuan placed the tray in front of Chen Ya and said, "Guess the price of these items?"

Chen Ya looked at the tray, which was covered with all sorts of things: a red agate bracelet, a green icy jade gourd, a jade bat, and a copper cup.

Chen Ya glanced at the items on it and said, "I don't know anything about these antiques."

He wasn't lying; he genuinely didn't understand.

Lu Qingxuan pointed to one of the objects and said, "Just guess one, this little gourd, how much do you think it costs?"

Chen Ya glanced at the gourd; the jade was translucent, and the gourd, along with its vines and leaves, was made with remarkable realism.

"One or two hundred million?" Chen Ya asked tentatively.

"Guess seriously," Lu Qingxuan said irritably.

"I think it should cost at least 30," Chen Ya said lazily.

"30? Haha, Mr. Su, what do you say? He can only see that this item is priced at this level, and the price you quoted is not worth it."

Su Yeqing frowned and smiled: "Miss Lu, you are really making fun of me. If this thing is really priced at 30, my shop will be trampled down tomorrow, and people will turn it upside down to see where there is a jade gourd worth 30."

Lu Qingxuan turned to Chen Ya and said smugly, "This originally cost 68, which is more than double what you said."

Chen Ya asked, "Who sent this gift?"

“They’re our peers.” Lu Qingxuan put the jade gourd back. “Younger people should buy cheaper ones, and those with money should buy more expensive ones. Giving gifts is about the sentiment. Like those novels where you give a hundred-year-old ginseng and I give a thousand-year-old ginseng king, that’s all fake.”

Chen Ya said, "You should have told me sooner."

He was thinking of the Patek Philippe he had bought for 700 million.

I overpaid.

He had no concept of these aristocratic families or money, so he overpaid.

Looking at his expression, Lu Qingxuan didn't know he was regretting buying such an expensive gift. Instead, she thought she had finally gotten rid of him and smiled.

Su Yeqing's eyes kept darting back and forth between the two of them, and it was unclear what she was thinking.

Chen Ya pointed to the strangest-looking bronze pot on the tray and asked:

"what is this?"

"Hey, this is really interesting," Lu Qingxuan said. "Guess what it's for?"

"I stepped on it because it's a monster-collecting creature. Anyone whose name is called will be sucked in."

Chen Ya picked up the bronze bell and said to Boss Su behind him, "Boss Su, if I call your name, will you dare to answer?"

Su Yeqing smiled and said, "You dare."

"Boss Su."

"Hey!"

“It’s not working,” Chen Ya said, looking at the bronze cup. “It’s probably broken.”

Su Yeqing said with a smile, "Don't worry, it's not broken. Even if it is broken, we can replace it for you in the store."

Chen Ya looked up at her and said, "I understand. It's because I didn't call her by the right name. What is Boss Su's name?"

Boss Su laughed even harder, covering his mouth with the back of his hand, laughing so hard he was shaking, as if nothing in the world was funnier than what Chen Ya had said.

"My name is Su Yeqing."

After a long while, she stopped smiling, sat up straight, and answered seriously.

"Ahem." Lu Qingxuan cleared her throat again and took the bronze cup from Chen Ya's hand.

"Stop playing around. This cup isn't important; what's important is the contents inside."

She opened the copper pot, poked at it with a stick, and a bright green cricket jumped out and onto the rim of the pot, starting to chirp and staying still.

"This sky-blue glass wing is worth 50 yuan. It's quite rare in winter. It's said that listening to its sound can help you fall asleep."

Chen Ya looked at the cricket from left to right and then at Su Yeqing, asking, "How long can this cricket live?"

Su Yeqing said, "If you feed them well, they can live for half a year."

"50 yuan, just for this one thing?" Chen Ya asked.

Lu Qingxuan sneered at him, "You don't understand, do you? You don't care about forever, you only care about having it."

Chen Ya asked, "Who planned to send this?"

“This is my younger brother, Xiao Shengzi,” Lu Qingxuan said.

Chen Ya frowned and looked for a while, then said, "Lu Qingxuan, does Grandpa Lu like playing with insects?"

Lu Qingxuan said softly, "Recently, the old master has done nothing but fishing. He's even half-hearted when he's fishing, and he never catches a single fish."

Chen Ya chuckled. "Of course I can't catch any fish. There aren't any fish in the pond."

He said, "Based on my understanding of the old man, with his military style, he should really hate this kind of thing, because it is this kind of frivolous and decadent thing that he would beat. Your brother is probably stepping on a landmine by giving this to him."

Lu Qingxuan frowned.

After thinking for a while, she got up and said, "I'm going to make a phone call," and left.

Chen Ya looked at Su Yeqing and asked, "Do you have a boyfriend?"

Su Yeqing smiled and shook her head: "No. What's wrong? Do you want to introduce someone to me?"

"Single dog, hahaha."

Su Yeqing chuckled: "You're so funny."

"Stop joking," Chen Ya said. "Seriously, do you have a boyfriend or girlfriend?"

"No, really." Su Yeqing said.

"Someone this beautiful isn't single; either she's too picky, or she has a major personality flaw," Chen Ya said. "Which one is it for you?"

Su Yeqing giggled: "What do you think?"

"I think... you still need to work harder."

Chen Ya's torturous conversation didn't last long; Lu Qingxuan finally returned and said seriously:

"I just had someone sound out the situation, and it seems this gift might not be suitable."

Su Yeqing stood up and said, "Do you want to cancel? If you do, it will be very troublesome because we have already settled the payment with the seller. If you want to cancel, the deposit will..."

Lu Qingxuan looked pained and said, "Then let's not return it. Let's pick out a new gift."

Chen Ya said, "My suggestion is to withdraw."

Lu Qingxuan looked up at him: "You cancelled it? The deposit was fifty or sixty thousand."

Chen Ya nodded: "Let's cancel."

Lu Qingxuan thought for a moment, gritted her teeth, and said, "Then I'll cancel it and pick a safer one."

Chapter 239 He once pursued me

Just as Lu Qingxuan made up her mind, a voice came from behind everyone:

"Haha, Miss Lu, don't worry, I'll help you out."

Everyone turned around and saw a man with a buzz cut, wearing a white suit, carrying two glasses of red wine, walking over with his head held high.

He pointed to the bronze pot and said, "I want that cricket. I love listening to insects chirp. I can't sleep in winter without insects chirping, and this will cure my insomnia."

Su Yeqing smiled and said, "Young Master Li, you've arrived just in time."

The man who came was named Li Jiayi, whom Lu Qingxuan had met once before.

His identity is not simple.

Li Jiayi's father is the president of the "Xuanyuan Chamber of Commerce," an organization formed by car manufacturers whose members control 75% of the entire Chinese automobile market. That's why Su Yeqing addresses him as "Young Master Li."

Li Jiayi walked up to Lu Qingxuan, handed her another glass of red wine, and said:

"Miss Lu, you have no objection to reluctantly transferring this insect to me, do you?"

Lu Qingxuan glanced down at the wine glass he was offering, knowing he had come prepared. She smiled slightly, took the glass, and clinked glasses with him.

"How can you say it's painful? I'm overjoyed that Young Master Li has been able to solve my urgent problem."

Su Yeqing covered her mouth and said, "I couldn't be happier that Young Master Li is willing to take on this. That would be perfect."

She immediately told an employee to hand over the card reader, and Li Jiayi then handed her her bank card.