"Yes, the rush is finally over, and I'm here today. I wonder what the young boss is planning to eat today? Can I come along for a meal?" Zhang Dongsheng said with a playful wink.

Lu Cheng rolled his eyes at the sight; this person was really quite old and still so unsteady.

Mingxiu chuckled: "Sure, of course you can. After all, you two are the only customers in my little coffee shop, and you've spent quite a bit. I can certainly accommodate this small request."

The group chatted and laughed as Mingxiu went to prepare lunch. During this time, Mingxiu was still taking care of Kangxi's health and trying to help him gain weight back, so the dishes she made were all high in calories: braised pork, braised lion's head meatballs, stir-fried beef with kale, and fruit salad. Mingxiu made each dish a huge portion and then divided them into two portions, one for the two of them and one for Mingxiu and Kangxi.

"Take your time eating," Mingxiu said with a smile as she brought the food to the two of them.

"Thank you, boss. We'll probably be leaving for a while after this meal. I wonder if you have any more pickled garlic? We'd like to buy another jar," Zhang Dongsheng said.

"Okay, I'll give you another can later. You've already finished your work. I thought I'd have to wait a while longer." After all, you've had such a troublesome show.

"Haha, the boss must know about our situation, right? It's precisely because of all the hardships that we were able to resolve the battle so quickly. Otherwise, you know, we really couldn't handle it." Zhang Dongsheng said, winking.

Mingxiu understood instantly.

While they were talking, Kangxi returned. He raised an eyebrow when he saw the two people in the hall and knew who they were.

"You're back. Let me introduce you first. This is Director Lu Cheng, and this is Director Zhang Dongsheng. And this is my husband, Ye Xuan." Mingxiu introduced the two sides.

Kangxi nodded, and the two sides exchanged greetings.

Lu Cheng and Zhang Dongsheng also greeted each other, and when they saw Kangxi, a hint of amazement flashed in their eyes. The handsome guy was really good-looking. In an instant, everyone thought of many roles that would be suitable for Kangxi.

After Kangxi gave his greetings, he didn't say anything more. Mingxiu then brought her people over for dinner.

Time passed slowly, and as the New Year approached, Kangxi's movie was finally finished filming. The two embraced and returned to the capital. Although Hengdian was also nice, they still preferred their home in the capital. After all, Mingxiu loved things that snowed and disliked winters without snow.

"It's a new year again, wishing my dear husband a happy new year!" Mingxiu said, pretending to drink liquor while holding a can of cola.

Kangxi held Mingxiu in his arms and sat under the eaves in the courtyard, watching the snow falling outside: "Happy New Year! A new year is a new beginning, so let's have a child this year."

Mingxiu, sitting on Kangxi's lap, felt warm and cozy. Hearing Kangxi's words, she turned to look at him and said, "Sure, of course, no problem."

She felt that having children or not was fine, since she already had them in her previous life. However, she would let nature take its course; if she had children, she would keep them, and if she didn't, she wouldn't want them.

After the New Year, time flew by, and before they knew it, it was time to receive their graduation certificates. It was then that Mingxiu suddenly realized, "Oh, I haven't graduated from university yet."

June is graduation time for everyone. Mingxiu hasn't been to school for a year. Fortunately, her school has relatively lenient graduation requirements, otherwise Mingxiu felt that she definitely wouldn't have been able to graduate.

That day, Kangxi brought Mingxiu to school early in the morning. Mingxiu contacted them in the group chat and found that Sun Xue, Zheng Shuang, Lin Weiwei, and Wu Qianqian had all arrived, leaving only Mingxiu.

After Mingxiu got off the bus, she went straight to find them.

"Quick, quick, Mingxiu, come here! We need to take graduation photos!" Wu Qianqian called out to Mingxiu as she approached.

Mingxiu quickly ran over and saw that everyone was already standing in line.

Happy Graduation

With the snap of a photo, Mingxiu has officially graduated from university.

Mingxiu and the other four took a lot of photos, while Kangxi stood by with his bag, watching and occasionally helping to take a few more pictures.

Standing next to her was a man, a mixed-race man with blue eyes, brown hair and fair skin. He looked very handsome and was Sun Xue's boyfriend.

Mingxiu teased Sun Xue twice, "Oh my, not bad! It hasn't been that long and you've already got a foreign boyfriend. He looks very handsome." The others nodded in agreement.

"Right? I only agreed to date him because he's handsome." Sun Xue said proudly, explaining how the two met. She never expected that they would meet through a blind date.

“I was going to agree, but when I got there, I saw that he was pretty good-looking, and he was actually Chinese, but half foreign. His family elders knew him, so I thought, if it doesn’t work out, I’ll get to know him first, and if it doesn’t work out, I can just dump him.”

Mingxiu sighed, looking at the boy who was talking to Kangxi not far away: "Poor kid, they haven't even been dating for long, and you're already thinking about breaking up with him."

"Haha, that's right!" Wu Qianqian laughed.

Sun Xue rolled her eyes at them: "I don't want to be like you, entering the grave of marriage so early. I should enjoy my youth to the fullest. I just said that I'm so pretty, I should be able to choose more."

“Yes, yes, our young lady is right, then let’s take a good look.” Mingxiu said with a smile.

Several girls were taking photos like crazy on campus. After they finished taking photos, they prepared to have a meal together. Mingxiu and Sun Xue sent their respective men away. Now it was the girls' world, and the men should not participate.

"Look at you guys, once we're separated, it's like we've lost contact. You barely use WeChat anymore," Wu Qianqian complained to the others as she sat in the restaurant.

Mingxiu blinked and quickly retorted, "I didn't. I always have the most messages in the group."

“I don’t either. I often chat in the group,” Sun Xue quickly retorted.

After speaking, the three of them looked at Lin Weiwei and Zheng Shuang.

Mingxiu, hands on her hips, said, "Tell me, what's going on with you two? You're constantly out of contact."

"Hehehe, I mainly don't look at my phone much. You guys have no idea how busy I am after I got back. I've been taking the civil service exam, doing community activities, and my parents often drag me to teach classes for the children at the orphanage. I'm just too tired, so I don't look at my phone much," Lin Weiwei said shyly.

Okay, it seems there's no way to refute this. Mingxiu raised her chin: "Then remember to check the news often, okay?"

Lin Weiwei nodded quickly.

Then all four of them turned their gaze to Zheng Shuang.

Zheng Shuang:...