Chapter 114

After getting on the hover car and adjusting it to the automatic driving mode, Huan Xu took out his computer and sent a voice message to Yan Ze.

The call was connected the moment it rang. Huan Xu was still a little confused. How could Yan Ze answer the call so quickly when all his family was together? "I..." I'm on my way to your house now. I'm going to bring you some dumplings. I also brought you a New Year's gift...

Before the call was picked up, Huan Xu was still thinking about how to say the first sentence. As a result, he stopped talking as soon as he said the word "I".

In the distance, a familiar license plate came into view.

The hover car that had just taken off and had not yet left the community returned, and with it was another hover car running parallel to it.

Hearing the sound, Professor Gu walked to the window and looked out, slightly surprised, "Xiaochen, your brother is back again."

Gu Chen, who was cooking dumplings, was also stunned.

Then he heard his father say, "He brought Mr. Yan back with him. It shouldn't have been so quick to come back and forth."

Gu Chen: ...Then it’s not a back and forth!

Downstairs, the two got off the hovercraft and looked at each other. No one spoke for a while. Huan Xu was surprised to see Yan Ze, who should have been at home with his family, downstairs of his house. Yan Ze was also surprised to see Huan Xu going out.

"You..." x2

The two spoke at the same time, breaking the silence.

"I..." x2

Huan Xu suddenly laughed out loud: "You want to speak first or should I?"

After a moment of silence, Yan Ze looked at Huan Xu and said unexpectedly, yet inexplicably reasonably, "I'll do as you say."

Huan Xu: ...Okay, let’s listen to him. He said it then.

Huan Xu could actually guess why he saw Yan Ze downstairs of his house at this time.

So he first stated his purpose in a voice that was slightly amused: "I wanted to bring you some dumplings."

While speaking, Huan Xu's eyes were always on Yan Ze's face, so naturally he did not miss any of Yan Ze's micro-expressions.

He saw Yan Ze's narrow eyes slightly widen, as if he couldn't believe what he heard: "What?"

Huan Xu repeated what he had just said.

After confirming, a look of surprise and joy spread to the corners of her eyes, and the corners of her lips unconsciously turned up. She even shyly shifted her gaze slightly, and the two small brushes also fanned.

The light of the street lamps falls together with the hazy moonlight.

Beauty is admired under the lamp, and gentleman is admired under the moon. The man in front of him is both a beauty and a gentleman. As if attracted, Huan Xu's eyes were always on Yan Ze's face, even a little impolitely, sweeping from his forehead to his narrow and beautiful eyes, across his high nose bridge, and then down to his thin lips that were said to be found only by heartless people.

Physiognomy is also a tradition passed down by our ancestors, but it may not be completely correct.

Anyway, this rule definitely doesn't apply here in Yanze, Huan Xu thought inexplicably.

"Why are you here?" Huan Xu asked knowingly.

As expected, Yan Ze gave the expected answer: "I'll bring you some freshly made dumplings."

Satisfied with hearing the correct answer, Huan Xu's smile became more obvious. Before, the corners of his lips were raised, but now even his eyes were curved.

Huan Xu: "Oh, then why didn't you tell me in advance?"

Although he made the call after he set out because he was in a hurry to go out, whether there was some subtle thought of "I'll talk to the other party after I'm on the way out, the other party won't refuse" in it, only the person involved knows.

When Yan Ze heard Huan Xu's question, a hint of hesitation flashed across his face, and he rarely answered immediately.

Huan Xu: "Why aren't you talking?"

Under the light, Yan Ze lowered his eyes and looked at Huan Xu. After a moment, he spoke softly, even answering the question irrelevantly: "I want to see you."

"Happy New Year."

I wanted to see Huan Xu, so I came.

Similarly, because he was afraid that Huan Xu would refuse, Yan Ze had a subtle thought in mind. Even when he arrived downstairs, he did not expect Huan Xu to invite him in. However, he would not refuse the New Year dumplings, so that he could meet Huan Xu.

You don’t have to wait until the first day of the new year to say Happy New Year to each other and make a wish. I hope Huan Xu can have peace and joy in the new year.

When he heard Yan Ze's answer, he had obviously guessed it, but somehow, seeing the seriousness in the other's eyes and hearing Yan Ze say the three words "I want to see you", it was as if he had glimpsed the most real and honest thoughts in his heart, and Huan Xu's ears felt hot again.

Huan Xu coughed lightly, feeling somewhat uncomfortable. He had no similar experience and didn't know how to handle or respond. Without any rational thought, he blurted out, "Since you're here, why don't you go upstairs and eat dumplings with us?"

After saying that, Huan Xu immediately realized that it was already inappropriate for Yan Ze to come out to see him during the New Year. The Yan family was reunited and must be waiting for Yan Ze to come back for the New Year's Eve dinner. What was the matter with him inviting people upstairs to sit at this time?

Looking at Yan Ze again, he was obviously stunned as well.

Yan Ze was indeed stunned at this moment. He didn't expect Huan Xu to invite him home, and it was during the New Year.

Yan Ze's ears, already red from earlier, turned even redder. Was he finally going to meet Huan Xu's family and formally introduce him to Professor Gu and his younger brother? And on such a special day.

It was a surprise and very sudden.

But he was completely unprepared.

He was in a hurry when he came here and didn't take good care of himself. He wore casual clothes without matching them. He wondered if Professor Gu and his brother would think he was frivolous, casual, and didn't pay enough attention to Huan Xu.

He didn't even bring any gifts to visit his elders and younger brother. Even if I misunderstand him, he doesn't care enough about Huan Xu's family!

In the past, every time he met Huan Xu, Yan Ze would carry various gifts in the cabin of his hovercraft, ready for Huan Xu to take him home.

However, today, the family bought a wave of New Year's goods. As the family's tool man and labor force, Yan Ze was responsible for driving the car. The carriage was empty to load the New Year's goods. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence.

Yan Ze really regretted it now. Should he wait until the next visit? But what if Huan Xu changed his mind halfway?

Yan Xiaoshuai, the overbearing boss who had never shown any fear or struggle in the face of the toughest business war, was now so anxious that his palms even broke out in a layer of cold sweat.

In the end, before he could finish his thought, Huan Xu said, "Forget it."

Yan Ze: ...

Why just let it go?

His first reaction was that Huan Xu regretted it.

Yan Ze opened his thin lips, but didn't know what to say: "I..."

Fortunately, the next moment, he saw Huan Xu smiling and saying, "Go back quickly, don't keep your family waiting anxiously. I'll invite you upstairs next time."

It’s good that you don’t regret it.

Slightly relieved, Yan Ze then tentatively extended his hand, trying to make an agreement: "Then, I'll pay you a formal visit next time?"

Huan Xu: "Pfft, no need to be so formal." He was also nervous.

Yan Ze shook his head and said seriously, "Yes."

Huan Xu: ...Okay, as long as Yan Ze is happy.

Holding the lunch box that Yan Ze brought, Huan Xu waved his hand: "Bye."

As a result, after a while, Huan Xu was still standing there, and Yan Ze's hovercraft did not move away.

The two people who both wanted to see the other leave first: ...

Professor Gu, who was confused upstairs, and classmate Gu, who was struck by the sour smell of love at the beginning of the new year and had a premonition: ...

On the other side, at the Yan family, Grandpa Yan, Yan's father and mother, Yan Xiaoan, who had returned from their trip to reunite with their family, and Yan Ze's sister Yan Meimei and her family, who had rushed back to celebrate the New Year, gathered neatly around the table as soon as Yan Ze left, with a knowing smile on everyone's face.

Yan Xiaoan clicked his tongue and shook his head: "Look how anxious my brother is, what a prospect."

Sister Yan pursed her lips and smiled as she asked, "Zan Shuai looks cold but his heart is warm, thinking about his boyfriend. Look at how anxious he was just now. He rushed out as soon as the dumplings were ready. It's obvious that he is really in love."

Mother Yan also smiled and said, "Meimei is right. I was worried that Shuai Shuai likes to keep everything to himself. Even if he found someone he liked, what if his personality didn't allow him to get her, which would delay his lifelong happiness? But he ended up getting her without saying anything. Later, when Shuai Shuai told us to get ready when we got home to meet our parents, we were both shocked."

"Calculating the time, the children have been together for such a long time, and their relationship is almost stable. Good things will soon be happening in our family."

Mother Yan looked at Father Yan and said, "Don't go out for now. Stay home and wait until the child gets married. Otherwise, if we're not there when they meet, they'll have to wait for us to come back, and then they'll think we don't take them seriously."

"Xiao Xu is such a talented kid, so many people are vying for him. As parents, we can't let Shuai Shuai down."

Father Yan nodded in agreement: "I'll do as you say."

After a pause, Yan's father added pertinently: "Shuaishuai is good-looking, it's up to you." Compared with other competitors, Yan Ze's appearance is definitely the best. As long as he keeps exercising and takes good care of himself, there won't be any problems.

Yan Xiaoan: "No, wait, Mom and Dad, what did you just say? What about marriage, what about Xiao Xu? Which Xu, or Xu?"

Does this pronunciation sound familiar? It seems that she has been trying to find out the identity of the younger sister-in-law in advance by hinting at his brother's network of relationships. But in the end, apart from knowing that his brother and Director Huan often go out to eat, there seems to be no other unfamiliar faces around his brother. In the end, Yan An still couldn't come to a conclusion about who the younger sister-in-law is, which is very strange.

Just, it's impossible, hahahaha.

Yan Shuaishuai and Director Huan, how could this stinky old man be worthy of Director Huan? It was definitely not what she thought.

Mother Yan asked curiously, "It's Xiao Xu, our talented director Cang Tian. If I remember correctly, I heard you, An An, say that Xiao Xu is your idol."

Yan An: “Ah???”

Grandpa Yan spat out the water he had just drunk: "Puff, cough cough cough."

At the same time, Sister Yan's somewhat surprised voice sounded in Yan An and Grandpa Yan's ears at the same time: "Oh, I thought the two were still in the dating stage, and they are talking about marriage so soon. To be able to tie Director Huan down, our handsome guy is really capable! Husband, don't you think so? Hey, Grandpa, slow down, are you okay?"

Even Doudou's little niece clapped her hands with sparkling eyes when she heard Director Huan's name: "Uncle is so awesome! Doudou likes aunt the most."

As soon as the words fell, the family looked at each other in surprise, and you could hear a pin drop in the living room.

Mother Yan and Sister Yan's family just returned to Cangtian Star yesterday and the day before yesterday respectively, and the family was reunited.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and everyone is busy preparing for the New Year. Now, while waiting for Yan Ze to come back, we have time to sit down and chat. It is just right that the second brother, who is shy and worried, is not here, so we can chat about some small gossip.

If nothing unexpected happens, then there will be an accident.

If the confession is not correct, I don’t know, and the couple will be shocked.

Three groups of people actually came up with three versions of the emotional progress of Shuai Shuai.

This is a serious problem.

Yan Shuaishuai just returned to the Yan family with dumplings, and was met with the serious gazes of the whole family.

Yan Ze paused slightly: "What's wrong?"

He also asked what happened?

Mother Yan held her forehead with her hand as she felt a headache coming on. Grandpa Yan waved, "Shuai Shuai, come here first. We have something to ask you."

Yan Ze: "Is it important? If not, ask me tomorrow."

Father Yan said in a deep voice: "It's very important."

Yan Ze paused again and nodded slightly: "Okay, I understand."

"Xiao Ze..." Yan's father was about to ask after receiving a look from his wife, but he saw his son, who said he knew it, did not sit down, but walked past him, turned and went to the kitchen.

"Ahem." Father Yan coughed awkwardly. The Yan family then realized that Yan Shuaishuai was holding a lunch box in his hand when he came back, but it seemed to be different from the one he was holding when he went out.

Mother Yan: "Hello, handsome, what are you doing?"

In the kitchen, Yan Shuaishuai carefully opened the lunch box, and then, like an ant moving house, he used chopsticks to carefully pick out the dumplings, which were still steaming and kept warm by black technology, one by one.

As if he was waiting for his family to ask questions, he straightened his back slightly when he heard Mother Yan's words, raised his chin proudly, and spoke with a proud look on his face:

"When I went there, he just came out of his house and brought me some dumplings, which he had made himself."

What do you call this between him and Huan Xu?

Running in both directions!

We are in perfect harmony!

so--

"If it's nothing important, eat the dumplings first and talk about it later.

Yan Xiaoan: "Who is his...sister-in-law?"

Sister Yan: "Director Huan?"

Yan Ze glanced at Yan Xiaoan and his sister Yan Meimei, somewhat puzzled by their knowingly asking questions: "What else?"

Yan Xiaoan: "Ah! My juicy cabbage was actually taken away by you, Yan Xiaozhu?!" Yan An accidentally said what was in his heart.

Yan Ze:?

Yan Ze acted even more innocent and puzzled about Yan Xiaoan and Grandpa Yan's ignorance: "I thought you all knew everything. Didn't I tell you about it the last few times we went out, um, on dates?"

Yan Xiaoan: ...That is to say, she really didn’t know that it was a date. Mainly because it was really hard to imagine what Director Huan saw in Yan Shuaishuai.

After a lot of chaos, the Yan family's progress was finally synchronized. According to Yan Ze himself, the update was that both sides would meet their parents soon. Huan Xu had agreed with him tonight. Although Yan Ze did not say that he was going to propose to Huan Xu on his birthday, the Yan family still saw that their Shuai Shuai might really be getting married soon.

Yan Xiaoan was still skeptical about this, but seeing his brother's confident look, and with the dumplings made by Director Huan himself as proof of their love, Yan Xiaoan finally convinced himself.

What if Director Huan is here to help alleviate poverty? Although his brother has many shortcomings, at least his brother has a beautiful idea. As a result, the law of attraction made him chase Director Huan.

The hot dumplings were served on the table. Yan Ze came out of the kitchen and placed a plate of dumplings in front of himself. Yes, they were given to him by Huan Xu.

Yan Xiaoan naturally stretched out his chopsticks and said with a smile, "Thank you, brother."

Hehe, I didn’t expect that I could benefit from his brother’s help and eat dumplings made by Director Huan himself.

Yan Ze blocked Yan Xiaoan's chopsticks with his chopsticks and asked warily, "What are you doing?"

Yan Xiaoan blinked, then blinked again, then faced Yan Shuaishuai who was protecting his food, and said warily: "Brother, you don't want to monopolize it, do you?"

Yan Ze:! What do you mean by exclusive? It's what Huan Xu gave him. Key point: it belongs to him alone!

Yan Ze vaguely sensed that something was wrong and looked around. A pair of green eyes fell on the plate in front of him. Just when he was about to block Yan An's chopsticks, the old man had already quickly picked up a dumpling from the plate.

Meeting Yan Ze's gaze, the old man stuffed the dumpling into his mouth with a roar, then gave Yan Ze a thumbs up and said vaguely: "Xiao Xu's cooking skills are really good, it's delicious."

"Really? Let me try it too."

Yan Ze:!

He could stop Yan Xiaoan, but it was difficult to stop the elders. Even if he wanted to, Yan Ze was no match for four people with two fists. In a blink of an eye, he saw that the dumplings on the plate were eaten by everyone with chopsticks, and seven dumplings were gone in the blink of an eye.

Yan Ze: ...

Yan An blew on it while eating and mumbled, "Brother, if you don't eat it, we will have nothing left. Huhu, you are worthy of being my idol. Even the dumplings you make are so delicious. It's really authentic."

Of course, the Yan family was just teasing Yan Ze. The whole family smiled as they watched Yan Ze guarding his food. After that, they didn't fight with Yan Ze for the other half plate of dumplings.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, Yan Doudou counted the coins she had eaten, then pulled Yan An's clothes and asked in confusion, "Aunt An An, why are there six missing?"

Doudou, who is in the last year of kindergarten, remembers it very clearly. He wrapped twelve coins this year.

Yan Xiaoan's eyelids twitched, and he suddenly remembered that when they wrapped coins before, his family always wrapped six coins every year. But today he found that there were twelve coins after washing. At that time, according to Yan Shuaishuai's statement, six sixes are auspicious, and two sixes are twelve, which seems to be normal. The probability of getting blessings seems to be even greater.

Later, when making dumplings, Yan Shuaishuai seemed to have mixed in with the crowd. Yan An also secretly noticed that when Yan Shuaishuai was making dumplings, he deliberately pinched the patterns different from those of others as marks. She thought to herself that Yan Shuaishuai must be afraid that he couldn't snatch the dumplings from her this year, so he was planning to do something sneaky.

At that time, she was thinking of waiting until dinner time and secretly snatching the two Yan Shuaishuai's reserved money. She had forgotten about it before because her sister-in-law was Director Huan. Now, thinking back on it, considering that Yan Shuaishuai was sneaking around in the kitchen alone before leaving, and the six missing coins, Yan An thought of the cause and effect of the matter, but her face looked a little strange: Yan Shuaishuai is not here, is he?

It's okay for his brother to be thinking about Huan Dao, but the question is, aren't 6 coins a bit too much? What if Huan Dao eats one and thinks it's gone, and then doesn't pay attention, is it possible that the coin assassin will scratch his teeth?

…

On the other side, Professor Gu, Gu Chen, and Huan Xu were also preparing to eat.

Huan Xu smiled and said, "Let's see if I can get a few coins."

Professor Gu and little Gu's eyes flickered. Gu Chen looked at Huan Xu, who was about to help serve the dumplings, and said, "Brother, you and Dad should sit down and rest for a while. I'll bring it over."

Professor Gu: "Well, I'll go to the kitchen and get two bowls."

Being pressed into the chair, Huan Xu smiled helplessly: "Then I will enjoy it."

That is, both of them came back a little slowly.

The dumplings were finally served. Gu Chen deliberately divided them into three plates, with one plate of dumplings in front of each person.

Huan Xu looked at the oddly shaped dumplings in the bowl. Among the neatly arranged dumplings, a few were not so neatly arranged. He smiled and said, "You can tell they were made by Xiaochen."

Gu Chen blushed, still feeling a little embarrassed, but although it was a bit ugly, it was still easy to distinguish.

Huan Xu hadn't expected to find a coin just after eating a few dumplings. He was quite happy and said to Professor Gu and Little Gu, "This is the first one tonight. Isn't it a good start?"

They both laughed. Professor Gu said, "It's a good sign. Xiao Xu will have the best luck in the new year."

Gu Chen also nodded: "Yeah, that's right."

As a result, as I ate, one after another came out.

If the exotic dumplings made by Gu Chen could barely be considered accidental, then those made by Professor Gu were a bit deliberate.

Huan Xu paused with his chopsticks picking up the dumpling, and keenly noticed the hole in the dumpling skin. He took a bite and found that it was another dumpling with a coin in it.

Professor Gu tried to hide the truth by saying, "I accidentally left a few out."

Gu Chen also seemed to think that it was too deliberate, and helped Professor Gu to make amends: "Brother, you found a coin in your food again. It might be because the coin is too big and the dumpling wrapper is thin, so it is easier to leak."

Huan Xu: ...

Huan Xu met their somewhat uneasy gazes and nodded with a smile, "Yes, that's right."

This feeling of being favored is not bad.

This was his thought when he found two coins. Huan Xu ate two more dumplings that Yan Ze brought him. Oh, he found another one. This should be something he found out by his own ability. It seems that he should have good luck this year.

until……

Huan Xu finished eating all the dumplings from his own family and the small lunch box of dumplings that Xiaoyan always brought him. He made ten coins in total, and he ate six of them by himself. Yan Ze also made six more by himself.

A shipment rate of nearly 40 percent is a bit too high.

Huan Xu covered his cheeks and said, "Hiss." Fortunately, he quickly realized that something was wrong and slowed down the speed of eating dumplings, otherwise, he would have been ambushed accidentally.

Professor Gu and Xiao Gu looked at each other. It was obvious that the two of them, or the third person including Yan Ze who single-handedly carried half of the traffic, did not consult in advance, so they acted together, resulting in abnormal data.

Huan Xu looked at the two people who were embarrassed and said nothing. He just smiled and said, "Six sixes are very lucky. It seems that my luck this year must be very good."

It's rare to be confused, especially when the whole family is doing it for each other's good.

"Uncle Gu, Xiaochen, let's have a smooth new year together."

"good."

The message on the light brain rang. It was a message from Yan Ze. He was still pretending to be stupid and asking knowingly: "Did you eat the coin?"

Huan Xu smiled and typed the next line, feigning surprise. "I was just about to share with you. Guess how much I ate? You'll never guess. Six sixes are auspicious! I ate six of them from your lunch box alone. You guessed it, you scooped up all the blessings from your family for me."

"The new year will definitely be great. We've eaten six of them at home. Besides me, dad, and grandpa, they all ate them."

Huan Xu paused his fingers, and could even imagine Yan Ze, who was lying on the other side of the screen, looking serious and with burning ears. The corners of his lips raised up again, and he continued typing, pretending to be relaxed and saying with a hint of temptation: It doesn't matter, then I will share my blessings with you.

Even though he had no experience before, even though he was slow, Huan Xu realized belatedly that his feelings for Xiaoyan were not just friendship.

When did it start? Probably when the thought that Xiaoyan was always beautiful and delicious came to his mind, which had nothing to do with friendship. Or it seemed like it was even earlier, but he didn't realize it at that time.

Huan Xu was a little unsure whether Yan Ze had some other thoughts about him. Well, thinking carefully about how they had been together, there might indeed be some small ambiguity, so, 70% certain.

Yan Ze did not reply to the message immediately. After waiting for a while, Huan Xu saw that the other party had sent him an emoticon package.

Yan Ze had just stolen it from the Internet. Dahei's face turned red. Huan Xu's eyes curved again. Perhaps, the probability could be even higher?

Huan Xu replied with a cat head emoji: "Cute jpg."

The cat is cute, Dahei is cute, and of course, Xiaoyan is equally cute.

Director Huan thought maliciously, not knowing how President Xiaoyan would react now.

The Yan family saw Yan Ze, who was sitting on a single sofa holding a laptop, suddenly blush, and pink bubbles seemed to be spreading behind him.

"Brother, what are you doing?"

Yan Ze raised his head and was met with eyes full of gossip from the whole family.

Grandpa Yan smiled and said, "Chatting with Xiao Xu again?"

Yan Ze didn't deny it. He looked at this and then that. Doudou suddenly cheered up his uncle, "Come on, handsome uncle. When your uncle and Director Huan get married, Doudou will be your flower girl, okay?" The child nodded heavily and said affirmatively, "Doudou must be the happiest child in the world."

Under the smiling gaze of the Yan family, Yan Ze nodded seriously, made a pinky promise with Doudou, and said seriously, "Uncle will work hard."

After the New Year, Huan Xu returned to work.

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