She was fired after she refused to be the CEO's dog licker.

I didn’t expect that Mrs. Zhang Si would prepare such a sumptuous meal to entertain me.

And all the dishes on the table are southern dishes.

There are grilled crucian carp with scallions, steamed pork with rice flour, chicken with mushrooms, sweet and sour pork with pineapple, Wensi tofu, and even steamed grouper and hanging oven roast goose.

I was dumbfounded: "Madam, you have overestimated my appetite. We can't finish all these dishes."

Although what I miss most is my grandma’s specialty, twice-cooked pork.

"Don't feel so pressured. I just want you to try it. I don't require you to eat it all." Mrs. Zhang Si smiled, with dimples faintly visible at the corners of her lips.

Maybe it was because we felt that each other was familiar and friendly when we first met, or maybe it was because we felt more familiar with each other after several contacts. I felt that Mrs. Zhang Si and I were closer, and even the tone of her voice had become more intimate and doting.

She is so gentle, like the spring breeze, making people want to get close to her and indulge in her.

I obediently sat down next to Mrs. Zhang Si, picked up the chopsticks and ate with her.

It would be more accurate to say that I was eating alone rather than eating together. Mrs. Zhang Si's attention was entirely on me. She kept picking up food for me and her tenderness was all over my face and body, full of love.

Seeing her like this, I couldn't help but persuade her: "Madam, don't just take care of me, you should eat too."

"You eat yours and don't worry about me. I haven't had dinner in twenty years." Mrs. Zhang Si shook her head and explained with a smile.

I was stunned when I heard this: "Why is that?"

"In order to maintain my figure, my metabolism slows down at my age. I have nothing to do, so it's easy to gain weight if I eat more." As she spoke, she suddenly reached out and gently pinched my face, frowning with worry. "But you are too thin. Are you too busy with work and often don't have time to eat, which hurts your stomach?"

Her guess was so accurate that I was surprised: "How did Madam know?"

"I'll see a doctor..." She paused halfway through her words, then smiled and changed the subject, "I've learned a little from Chinese medicine practitioners. A person's face can reflect a lot of physical conditions. I've seen you a few times, and your eyes are slightly red and swollen, and your lips are pale. I guessed that you have a bad spleen and stomach, and your blood circulation is poor. And I've also heard from Xiao Ye before that you're a workaholic. You're so busy that you don't even have time to eat or sleep. This won't do."

As she spoke, she served me another bowl of soup: "Other things are external to the body. Only the human body is the most important. You can't damage the most important thing for the sake of external things. This is putting the cart before the horse. Here, drink this."

I looked down and saw a bowl of tonic pork tripe soup with wolfberry, red dates and ginger, which was specifically designed to replenish qi and blood.

I didn't expect that Mrs. Zhang Si was not only gentle, but also so considerate that she could even guess my physical condition clearly.

She spoke to me so kindly and urged me to drink the soup, which made me think of my grandma again. I couldn't help but feel a lump in my throat and tears welled up in my eyes.

I didn't want Madam Zhang Si to see my tears, so I lowered my head and drank the soup to calm myself down.

Mrs. Zhang Si didn't seem to notice my abnormality. She stood up and picked up another dish for me and put it on the plate in front of me.

When I looked up again, I had calmed down and continued to eat the food she picked for me.

However, Mrs. Zhang Si seemed to have suddenly discovered something and asked in surprise, "You don't eat coriander either?"

"Yes, ma'am, but it's not that I'm picky about food. I'm allergic to coriander. After eating it, my skin will get rashes." I didn't want Madam Zhang Si to misunderstand that I was picky, so I quickly explained.

Mrs. Zhang Si not only had no complaints, but her black jade eyes lit up, with a look of surprise: "You are also allergic to coriander?"

I understood what she meant and asked tentatively, "Madam, are you allergic to coriander as well?"

"It's not just me. Tingyuan is also allergic to coriander, so coriander never appears on our table. But I didn't know about your dietary taboo at first, so I didn't ask the chef to remove the coriander from this dish." Mrs. Zhang Si said the last sentence with a little regret in her tone, and she was busy, "I'll help you pick it out."

I quickly said, "It's okay ma'am, I can do it myself."

"That's good. You don't eat coriander either. When the three of us eat together in the future, we can definitely eat together and enjoy it very much." Mrs. Zhang Si said casually with dimples at the corners of her lips.

I was stunned, and inexplicably thought of Zhou Hanzhi's angry question just now in the room.

He questioned me whether I was eager to flatter Madam Zhang Si in order to climb up the Zhang family and become her daughter-in-law.

I have never thought of getting close to the Zhang family, nor have I thought of becoming a daughter-in-law of the Zhang family, but Fourth Madam Zhang's words made me feel a little uneasy.

I felt a little full, so I put down my chopsticks and politely thanked Madam Zhang Si: "Thank you for your hospitality, Madam. I am full."

"Are you full? It seems that your appetite is even smaller than I thought." Mrs. Zhang Si was slightly surprised and pulled my hand again, "Then let's go to the tea room for tea?"

Massage, facial, dinner, and even taking me out for tea, Mrs. Zhang Si had arranged too many things for me tonight.

"Madam, it's getting late. Nanxu can't bother you any more. How about next time? Next time, Nanxu will invite you to sit down and have some tea." I declined softly.

The days are short in winter, and it is already dark outside the window. The clock hanging on the wall reminds me that it is already half past nine in the evening.

A look of disappointment flashed across Mrs. Zhang Si's face, but she quickly put it away and nodded in agreement: "I am so happy to be with you that I forgot the time. It is indeed too late today. Okay, then I will ask you out next time."

"Next time I'll invite my wife to dinner and tea." I said with a smile.

Mrs. Zhang Si indeed agreed happily.

I returned to my room and changed my clothes. Mrs. Zhang Si personally saw me to the door and stuffed a card into my hand, saying it was a small gift for me. She asked me to come to the beauty salon if I had the chance in the future and she didn't allow me to refuse.

Friends are supposed to interact with each other. I like Mrs. Zhang Si and want to be friends with her, so I didn't refuse and was prepared to give her a gift in return.

After saying goodbye to Mrs. Zhang Si, I walked towards my car and prepared to go home.

However, I got in the car and tried several times but it wouldn't start. The fault light showed that my car was low on battery again.

I was very puzzled. I just picked up the car from the 4S shop not long ago. It shouldn't have had an accident so soon.

What puzzled me even more was that I had just locked the car door with my bag when I turned around and ran into Zeng Zhi.

He sat in the car, rolled down the window, and looked at me with surprised eyes: "Sister-in-law, is your car broken down again? Then I'll take you home, it's just on my way."