"Haha, she's just worried about keeping the customer waiting. Doesn't that show her dedication? It's a good thing."
It was close to six o'clock already. Xu Xiaoya changed into casual clothes, and they took a taxi to the agreed-upon restaurant.
It was a large, open-air eatery. Its ambiance and prices were quite ordinary.
The civil servant hadn't arrived yet, so the two of them were drinking the free, subpar tea while skimming the menu.
"Xiaoya, how long have you known him?"
"About a month. We've met three or four times. He seems okay."
They chatted leisurely for half an hour, but the civil servant still hadn't shown up. Yan Xixi was becoming a bit restless, so Xu Xiaoya quickly called him. He said he was "just about to arrive."
His "just about to arrive" took another twenty minutes. By the time the fellow finally sauntered in, he was already fifty minutes late.
