Chapter 1443: Encounter with Third Brother and Third Sister-in-law

And right then, the manager happened to be talking with Huo Jincheng and the others.

"Are you sure you don’t want to dine with Mr. Huo?" The manager really couldn’t figure them out.

"No, since he brought a girl, we’re not going to be third wheels." Lu Xingzhi’s emotional intelligence had improved a lot; even if she had none, at this moment she still knew better than to disturb them.

If it were someone else, fine, but Huo Jinyan is a public figure. It’s rare for him to have a peaceful meal, so they wouldn’t get involved.

And besides, this seemed to be the first time anyone had heard of him bringing a girl here.

If she wasn’t guessing wrong, that should be the girl he’d mentioned, the one he likes.

Maybe it was that Qin Shen Shen.

"Our little Zhi Zhi actually knows now not to be a third wheel." Huo Jinyan poured her a glass of juice.

Today, he’d gone to the office with Lu Xingzhi, and they’d dropped by here to eat on the way.

They hadn’t told anyone in advance, and who knew it’d be such a coincidence they ran into Jin Yan.

"I’m not an idiot." Lu Xingzhi said with a hint of disdain.

People say pregnancy makes you silly for three years, but she didn’t think her IQ had dropped.

It’s just that sometimes her temper was a bit unstable.

Maybe she’d gotten a little full of herself.

"What do you feel like eating?" Huo Jincheng only smiled. His little wife seemed to have gotten a bit fiercer after getting pregnant.

Still very cute, though.

"Boiled fish in chili, or steamed sea bass, or pickled cabbage fish would work too." Lu Xingzhi was a bit torn; she kind of wanted all of them.

"How about we do a full Fish Banquet for you?" Still loves fish that much.

"Let’s just have pickled cabbage fish! Mm, and one taro steamed pork ribs, sweet and sour pork strips—keep the portions small. What about you, hubby, what do you want?" That taro steamed pork ribs was ordered for Huo Jincheng.

She’d only realized later that he seemed to really like taro.

"Let’s get a simple stir‑fried loofah." Huo Jincheng stared at the little wife sitting across from him. She was clearly like a little fairy, so how could she dislike vegetables that much.

Someone who didn’t know her would probably assume she usually doesn’t eat much meat.

After they finished ordering, Huo Jinyan still brought Qin Shen Shen over.

"Third Brother, Little Zhi Liao." Huo Jinyan greeted them, then directly introduced Qin Shen Shen. "Let me introduce you, this is my girlfriend, Qin Shen Shen. You’ve met her before."

"Hi." Lu Xingzhi smiled as she greeted Qin Shen Shen.

Huo Jincheng just glanced at Huo Jinyan. "When are you bringing her home?"

"We’ll have to wait till Mom and Dad are both back! Getting them all free at the same time is not easy." Huo Jinyan hadn’t planned on hiding it from the family.

Qin Shen Shen felt really uneasy.

She was already scared of men like Huo Jincheng, and now he’d be family in the future—it was hard not to panic a little.

"Sister‑in‑law, do you want to come eat with us? I’ve ordered a few dishes." Huo Jinyan asked.

"No, you two go! Your Third Brother and I don’t want to be third wheels." Lu Xingzhi’s eyes curved as she smiled. "Shen Shen, go on over with Jin Yan! Order whatever you like, it’s on me."

Lu Xingzhi had noticed Qin Shen Shen’s discomfort and shot a glare at Huo Jincheng, signaling him to tone down his aura.

Huo Jincheng felt wronged; he really hadn’t done anything.

"Then we’ll head over. See you later." Huo Jinyan said.

"See you later." Lu Xingzhi waved amicably at Qin Shen Shen.

"Bye‑bye!"