Chapter 164 164 Fortunately, he has given up

Lu Hongzhe remained silent. Hearing Lu Jiaze's words, he felt a little annoyed. He should have known not to let him in. He paused what he was doing and looked up at him. "What do you want from me?"

"If there's nothing else, I can't look for you. I'm unfamiliar with this place and I want to talk to you for a few more words." Lu Jiaze reminded.

"You're such a grown-up, do you still want me to take care of you every day?" Lu Hongzhe glanced at him unhappily after saying this.

"Of course not, but I can help you." Lu Jiaze's eyes fell on the computer screen in front of him. Seeing the heart-shaped pattern on the screen, he couldn't help but raise his lips. It seems that he also has romantic cells.

"Help me with what?" Lu Hongzhe asked casually.

"I'm here to help you prepare for your confession. I thought you and Lili had been together for a long time." Lu Jiaze said and glanced at him. After all, in his eyes, he has always been a man of action.

"She's still young, don't talk nonsense." Lu Hongzhe frowned and scolded him subconsciously.

Lu Jiaze rolled his eyes. "If you think she's still young, what are you doing now? Don't you know that a lot of people her age are in love at school?"

"You are so noisy. Just get out if you have nothing to do." Lu Hongzhe pointed in the direction of the door, almost telling him to get out.

"Okay, then I won't talk about this, okay? My mom asked me to ask you, are Aunt Jiang and the others not celebrating the New Year upstairs this year?" Lu Jiaze asked casually.

"Yes, Uncle Jiang just bought the house this year, and it can't be empty during the New Year." Lu Hongzhe nodded.

"Okay, I got it. I won't bother you anymore. You can continue with your work." Lu Jiaze said as he came out of his room and considerately closed the door for him.

At this time, Lu Hongzhe was the only one left in the room. He stared at the pattern on the screen in front of him, and the smile on the corners of his lips deepened. Next, it was time to prepare the fireworks.

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Jiang Lili didn't expect to see Lu Jiaze so soon. She just came out of her room with messy hair and saw the Lu family in the living room. She was about to quietly retreat to change into pajamas before coming out, but Lu Jiaze noticed her first: "Mom, Lili is up."

"Aunt Qiu, Grandpa Lu." Jiang Lili waved and greeted them awkwardly. She felt that Lu Jiaze must have done it on purpose.

"I haven't seen Lili for a while. It seems you've grown taller." Grandpa Lu said with a smile.

"He has indeed grown a little taller." This was also a pleasant surprise for Jiang Lili.

"Lili, change your clothes quickly and have lunch at your uncle Lu's house," Jiang Yulan reminded.

"I'll go right away." Jiang Lili immediately returned to her room upon hearing that.

Looking at her swiftly running figure, Qiu Shaoli smiled and said, "Lili's personality is still exactly the same as when she was a child."

"He's like this only at home. He always looks mature outside." Jiang Yulan said with a sigh. Sometimes it makes people feel distressed when a child is too sensible.

"That's great. Unlike Jiaze, he always makes us clean up his mess." Qiu Shaoli naturally had nothing to hide in front of the Jiang family.

"Mom, can't you just give me some face?" Lu Jiaze spoke with a look of grievance. He thought, fortunately he had given up his thoughts about Jiang Lili a long time ago, otherwise he would have to find a hole to crawl into by now?

"Yes, yes, I won't say it next time. I will definitely save your face." Qiu Shaoli's tone was full of perfunctory.

The others were amused by the conversation between the mother and son. At this time, Jiang Lili came out of the room and handed the phone in her hand to Jiang Yulan: "Mom, it's Grandpa's call."

"When did you come to Beijing?" Jiang Lili looked at Lu Jiaze next to her and asked casually.

"It's been two days." Lu Jiaze's tone also became casual.

"Oh, I see." Jiang Lili thought, it seems that she was right, they must be the ones who have been busy with Lu Hongzhe these days.

"Yes, my uncle and his family have been taking us around for the past two days," Lu Jiaze explained.

"Is Jing City much colder than Yuncheng? Are you used to it?" Jiang Lili asked with a smile.

"It's okay, not too cold. What have you been busy with recently?" Lu Jiaze can now face their success calmly.

"The matter of the early childhood education center is being finalized recently, so I have to keep an eye on it for the next few days," Jiang Lili explained.

"Early childhood education center?" Lu Jiaze's tone was filled with doubt. He thought, this is indeed the Jiang Lili he knew, always giving people surprises.

"Well, I help children develop their intelligence. What about you? Are you doing well in school?" Jiang Lili thought that he should have completely left the plot. In the plot, he gave up his childhood dream and did not choose his current university.

"Everything is going smoothly now." As he said these words, a faint smile appeared on Lu Jiaze's lips.

This was the scene Lu Hongzhe saw when he walked in. For the first time, he felt that Lu Jiaze's smile was a bit dazzling. He strode up to the two of them and asked, "What are you talking about?"

"Just chatting, brother, why are you here? Didn't uncle ask you to help out at home?" A smile flashed in Lu Jiaze's eyes when he spoke. It turned out that he could be anxious too. He thought he was so calm.

"Aunt Jiang, my mother asked me to come up and borrow some ginger and garlic. She forgot to buy them today." In fact, Li Shuhua's original words were to ask him to go to the vegetable market to buy some quickly, but he chose a faster way.

Jiang Yulan was still talking to the person on the other end of the phone. Seeing this, Jiang Lili stood up and asked, "Just ginger and garlic? Do you want anything else?"

"For now, only ginger and garlic will be used." Lu Hongzhe nodded.

"I'll get it for you in the kitchen." Jiang Lili said as she got up from the sofa and went to the kitchen. Lu Hongzhe followed her into the kitchen. Lu Jiaze glanced at their backs and then shook his head. When did his brother become so impatient? But this also shows that Lili has a different weight in his heart.

"Dad, my sister-in-law and brother are busy downstairs. I'll go back and help them first." Qiu Shaoli planned to go downstairs to help.

"Go ahead. I'll be back soon as I wait for Old Chiang to come." Mr. Lu nodded.

"Uncle Lu, please wait a moment. My dad will be here soon." As she said this, she put Jiang Lili's phone on the table, and then explained to them in a gentle voice that the reason Jiang Jianyi came here just now was because Tongtong had been staying in bed and didn't want to get up.

"It's normal to want to sleep in during the holidays. We should be the ones to apologize to Tongtong." Qiu Shaoli looked understanding.

Lu Hongzhe quickly took the ginger and garlic handed to him by Jiang Lili and came out of the kitchen. He then called out Lu Jiaze's name. The man who was called was a little confused and looked at him warily: "What are you doing?"

"Come downstairs and help me pick vegetables." Lu Hongzhe said and looked at him steadily.

"Aren't you too busy?" Lu Jiaze could see that he was not only impatient but also petty.

"For something like this, of course the more people involved the better. Second Aunt, do you think I'm right?" Lu Hongzhe looked at Qiu Shaoli with a smile.

"Jia Ze, your brother is right. Come on, go downstairs with us to help." Qiu Shaoli nodded in agreement.

"Okay, can we go downstairs now, brother?" Lu Jiaze stood up and walked in front of Lu Hongzhe, blocking his gaze from Jiang Lili. What a stingy guy.

"Of course." Lu Hongzhe came empty-handed, but when he went back he not only borrowed ginger and garlic, but also successfully brought back two helpers. For some reason, this scene made Jiang Lili feel a little funny.

"It's nice to live close to each other. Hongzhe coming to borrow ginger and garlic reminds me of the time when we were neighbors at the cotton mill. We were all neighbors and would often borrow things like this. It was so lively. It's not like where we live now. We don't necessarily know our neighbors. Fortunately, Hongzhe lives downstairs from you." Grandpa Lu sighed.

"We also feel lucky. Hongzhe and his two classmates take good care of us on weekdays. Uncle Lu, don't worry. We live close to each other and will take care of each other." Jiang Yulan said gently.

Mr. Lu smiled and nodded, then began to watch TV seriously, waiting for the arrival of Jiang Jianyi and his grandson.

Jiang Lili walked over to Jiang Yulan and said, "Mom, when we go downstairs to eat later, let's take the drinks we bought that day downstairs."

"Okay, drinks should be more practical." Jiang Yulan originally planned to bring fruit.

About ten minutes later, there was a sound of the door opening. It was Jiang Jianyi and Jiang Qitong coming over. The little girl was probably still a little sleepy and looked a little listless. She went up to her and ruffled her hair and asked, "Are you still asleep?"

"A little." She yawned.

Jiang Lili smiled and patted her butt: "The sun is shining on your butt, and you're still not awake. Do you want to go wash your face again? We'll go downstairs to eat later."

"Okay." Jiang Qitong nodded, then went to wash her face again to make herself completely sober.

"Dad, you continue chatting with Uncle Lu. I'll go downstairs to see if there's anything I can help with." Jiang Yulan said and went downstairs with the two sisters.

The downstairs door was only gently closed. Jiang Yulan casually placed her drink on the table and went to the kitchen. Jiang Lili, who followed her, realized that the kitchen had become a battlefield between the two sisters-in-law of the Lu family. Uncle Lu and the brothers Lu Hongzhe were picking vegetables on the balcony. She walked over with Jiang Qitong and asked with a smile, "Is there anything we can help you with?"

"No need. Lili, take Tongtong to the sofa to watch TV. We'll be done here soon." After Lu Liangxu said that, he quickly instructed Lu Hongzhe to turn on the TV for the two sisters.

Jiang Lili was happy to be free without any help. She took Jiang Qitong to watch TV on the sofa, occasionally glancing at the decorations in the living room. Miaowu next to the TV seemed particularly friendly. Jiang Qitong even went up to touch Miaowu's hand and said, "Sister Lili, it seems to have changed clothes."

"Tongtong, you observe very carefully. You must have just changed this dress today." Lu Hongzhe praised with a smile.

"You even bought clothes for it?" Jiang Lili was a little surprised. In her impression, he didn't seem like someone who would do such a thing.

"When Jiang Liangbo and the others were buying it, I asked them to help me pick out two sets." Seeing the confusion in her eyes, Lu Hongzhe explained.

"Brother Hongzhe, this dress looks better than the previous one." Jiang Qitong praised.

"Really? If Tongtong likes it, I'll give you one for your room, okay?" Lu Hongzhe asked.

"No need. Sister Lili has already given me one. If she gives me another one, my room won't be able to hold it all." Although she wanted it very much, she also knew that if she had another one, she would have no place to put it.

"Then I'll give it to you when you have a place to put it." Lu Hongzhe said gently.

"Okay, then I will definitely supervise my parents to make money and move to a bigger house as soon as possible. I want to live in a big room." Jiang Qitong began to look forward to her big room.

"You do think about it." Jiang Lili smiled and rubbed her head.

"You should always have a dream, Sister Lili. Isn't this what you taught me?" Jiang Qitong said.

"Okay, then you should supervise your parents well." Jiang Lili seemed to have foreseen what would happen to her parents in the future. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips.

"Brother, I've been here for so long, but you haven't even mentioned giving me one. Are you treating me differently?" Lu Jiaze, who was walking over, looked at him resentfully.

"If you like, I can send one directly to your school dormitory?" Although there was a faint smile in Lu Hongzhe's tone, Lu Jiaze knew that he could definitely do such a thing, so he shook his head hurriedly: "No, no, I was just joking."

"I really don't want it. Didn't you say that I treat you differently?" There was a "threat" in Lu Hongzhe's tone that only Lu Jiaze knew.

"I really don't want it." Lu Jiaze shook his head, regretting his bad words. If he really sent it to school, he would be the laughing stock next semester.

Jiang Qitong covered her mouth and giggled, while Jiang Lili's eyes were filled with smiles. Lu Hongzhe, who was standing next to her, caught a glimpse of her smile and smiled faintly. Qiu Shaoli, who was cutting vegetables in the kitchen, turned around and saw the two of them standing side by side, smiling. She then raised an eyebrow, thinking that Lili was destined to be part of their family.