The worst part was that she might even lose her job.
Zhou Ying looked at her soaked clothes; although she felt a bit helpless, she didn't want the other person to lose their job over this.
After several years of part-time work experience, Zhou Ying could better appreciate the hardships of workers.
Seeing the other person's panicked look, Zhou Ying immediately waved her hand.
"It's fine, it's fine. Don't be like this; I'll wipe it myself."
Seeing that Zhou Ying didn't mind, Jiang Cheng handed her the tissues from beside him: "Wipe it first."
"Thank you."
Even though Zhou Ying said that, the Female Waitress still said very nervously, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. I don't know what happened, my hand just slipped. This clothing needs dry cleaning, right? I'll compensate you for the dry cleaning costs. I'm very sorry, I hope you can accept my apology."
Looking at her cautious appearance, Zhou Ying smiled and took her hand.
"There's no need, Miss. It's just a little bit. Go back to work; if your manager comes over later, you'll be in trouble. No need to compensate, I'll just wipe it."
Seeing that Zhou Ying had no intention of making things difficult for her, the Female Waitress breathed a sigh of relief.
After thanking her repeatedly, she immediately took the drinks back to replace them with a fresh glass.
The surrounding guests saw this and originally thought there would be some drama to watch.
They didn't expect it to be resolved so easily.
"That Waitress was really careless, spilling wine on a guest. That's designer clothing."
"But this guest is really nice, not making it hard for her."
"Yeah, if it were me, I definitely wouldn't be so easy-going. At least she'd have to send it to the dry cleaners for me."
"This Waitress is really lucky to meet such a good guest. If it were some bad-tempered guests, she'd probably be in trouble."
..."Are you okay? We'll go buy another one after we finish eating," Jiang Cheng said to Zhou Ying dotingly.
Seeing Jiang Cheng say this, Zhou Ying smiled, "It's not that much trouble. It'll be dry soon. I'll go to the restroom to wash my hands first."
As soon as Zhou Ying left, the atmosphere at the dining table immediately froze.
Looking at Zhou Ying's receding figure, Fang Yuan said with a complex gaze, "This daughter of mine has had a good personality since she was a child. She's very sensible and knows how to be empathetic."
"I remember there used to be many stray dogs and cats near our house. She thought they were pitiful, but I was afraid of bacteria and wouldn't let her near them. She was only in third grade then; she was very obedient and didn't dare to talk back, only saying okay."
"Later I found out that she never finished her bread every morning. She always said she'd eat it on the way. I only found out from the driver that she saved half of her bread every day to secretly feed those cats and dogs."
Seeing Fang Yuan suddenly praise Zhou Ying, Jiang Cheng nodded in agreement, "Zhou Ying is indeed very good."
Fang Yuan nodded and then continued:
Thinking of the past, a hint of softness couldn't help but appear on Fang Yuan's face.
However, this glimmer of maternal radiance appearing on her face made Jiang Cheng feel a bit strange.
Mainly because she was just too young.
Her appearance was also too similar to Zhou Ying's, and she was talking about Zhou Ying, making it hard for him to immerse himself in the context.
Fang Yuan continued, "After I found out, I demanded that she finish her bread in front of me every morning. At first, she was unwilling, crying while she ate. Actually, she already had her own little thoughts back then, but she was still very obedient to me."
Fang Yuan continued to reminisce, "Seeing her sensible look, I couldn't bear it either. Every time she finished eating, I'd have her put a few more in her backpack to eat if she got hungry."
"Later, she slowly realized I was doing it on purpose. So on Mother's Day, she drew me a picture. It was a scene of us feeding stray cats and dogs together. She even wrote me a letter thanking me. She's been a heartwarming child since she was little."
Jiang Cheng looked at Fang Yuan and said gently, "I can imagine she must have been very cute when she was little."
Fang Yuan nodded, a hint of emotion flashing in her eyes, "Actually, I had always hoped I would have a boy, after all..."
Fang Yuan stopped halfway through her sentence and then said, "Since then, our relationship got better and better, and she became more cheerful and lively. Every time I see her smile, I feel that everything I've done is worth it."
After saying this, Fang Yuan looked at Jiang Cheng with some helplessness.
A complex look flashed in her eyes as she said, "A young man with such excellent qualities as yours probably isn't lacking for girls around him, right?"
Seeing Fang Yuan suddenly change the subject to this, Jiang Cheng's brow couldn't help but furrow slightly.
For a moment, Jiang Cheng was unsure whether Fang Yuan knew there were other girls around him or was just guessing.
Thinking back on his recent interactions with Fang Yuan, there hadn't been any accidents.
Except for the encounter with Annie just now.
After a moment of silence, Jiang Cheng looked into Fang Yuan's eyes and answered seriously, "That's a normal phenomenon; the world always chooses the best. But as you said, Zhou Ying is very good. She is more self-disciplined and strong than any girl I've ever met, and most importantly, she's very optimistic. I like her very much, and I will treat her well."
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