"It's okay. Janie is not a narrow-minded person. Besides, she doesn't want to be with Chloe." Elsa replied smilingly "But next time, we can go to see little Bun together."
"Okay." Soren nodded and said, "We have to wait until weekend to go to your dormitory to pack up. I hope you won't be asked to work overtime this weekend."
"How about you? Will you be busy on weekend?" Elsa asked. To be honest, she didn't know much about the corporation's trifles. When she chatted with the soldiers, she got different ideas. Elsa guessed that many companies even had different break time because of the differences between departments and leaders.
"Me? Busy some while. Sometimes I couldn't come back once in two months when I was busy. Sometimes when I'm not busy, I have more freedom to arrange my own time. "
Seeing Elsa frowned, he didn't know which of his words irritated her. He thought for a while and said, "Occasions like for me going home once in a month or two is rare. After all, I only deal with it once in a couple of years."
As expected, Elsa stopped frowning. Soren couldn't help but laugh in his mind. His try is right.
When they got back to the company, Soren arranged Elsa to live in his dorm. He knew Elsa's habit. She works or reads some books at night. Therefore, he asked Bob to take all the common stuff from where Elsa lived. In this way, she wouldn't lose anything every time she needed. Although he wanted Bob to remember to get Elsa's pajamas here, but at the thought that Bob had to get her pajamas out first, and that other men would touch her underwear, he felt uncomfortable and gave up this ridiculous idea.
In the daytime, the two of them were busy with their own things. Fortunately, at night, Johnny didn't say there was any emergency work to do. Elsa and Soren returned to the city. It usually took at least three hours from the company to the city. Obviously, Soren loved Heather so much that he returned to city no matter how inconvenient.
It was past seven o'clock when they got to the downtown. This time, Soren didn't go to vegetarian places only, which made Elsa feel relieved. She didn't want to be accommodated every time.
"Later, grandma and grandpa will come here, and then mom and Uncle Heather. You have seen each other before. Let's have dinner together. " Soren set Elsa's mind at rest.
Elsa nodded. She had met the four elders in the family. All of them were affable and easy to get along with. There was nothing to worry about or nervous for her.
"Let's look at the menu first." Soren handed the menu to Elsa. He had flipped the menu to the vegetarian part.
"Grandpa and grandma are old. They'd better eat something soft and light." said Elsa, as she took over the menu and flipped forward.
She almost talked to herself. She had dinner with grandparents several times, and Elsa knew what they liked to eat.
It was the first time she had dinner with Susie and Heather. Unconsciously, Elsa asked, "what do mother and Uncle Heather like?"
Soren told her the details one by one. The feelings about the talking between husband and wife made his heat filled by slight feelings. He felt different from being with his elders. It was a sense of happiness as a husband and a wife.
"You like ribs and beef. Um, baked ribs and the famous wind blowing beef, okay? " After reading the menu, Elsa lifted her head and ran into Soren's dark eyes with a big smile in his eyes. He nodded heavily, "very good."
Elsa immediately lowered her head, with her face a little red, and dared not look up at him.
Grandparents arrived first. They walked into a private room. In order to ease the awkwardness just now, Elsa took the lead to receive them. She held grandma's arm and they sat down together. Grandma happily kept praising Elsa's smartness.
"Yes, you are right. Since I had Elsa, seems I do not behave myself ," Soren answered with a laugh
"Come here, dear grandson. Sit next to me." How could grandma not loving him. Even as an adult, when Soren heard that, he came over and leaned close to his grandma like a child. And yet, he reached out his hand behind his grandma and grasped Elsa's.
Elsa was very embarrassed to be caught by him. Fortunately, the tall and slim figure of Heather appeared at the door. Soren released Elsa and stepped toward the door with a smile, "Uncle Heather is here!"
Heather and Susie walked in together, their fingers interlocked. Susie looked a little embarrassed, and she reluctantly let go of his hand when she saw the two old people and two children.
Soren said to the waiters at the gate, "everyone is here, you can serve now."
The six had taken their seats. The joy was obvious on everyone's face. When the dishes were almost ready, Soren first raised his glass and said to Heather, "Uncle Heather, when I and Elsa got married, I should have asked you and my mother to attend our wedding. But my mother was not in China at that time. I heard that you were busy with business, so I didn't dare to disturb you. It's my fault. I'll punish myself by drinking one glass of wine first. "
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