After considering it, Xia Qingqing agreed to go to Song Ze's house tomorrow. Even if it was just a matter of reciprocity, she should still visit Song Ze's house to wish him a Happy New Year.
"Great, I'll pick you up tomorrow morning," Song Ze said, feeling as if his heart had been filled with honey.
Xia Qingqing already knew the Shen family's address and didn't want to trouble Song Ze: "Aze, I can come by myself tomorrow, you can sleep a little longer."
“I’m not going to sleep, I want to come and pick you up,” Song Ze said, holding Xia Qingqing’s hand.
"Okay," Xia Qingqing could only agree when he insisted on coming to pick her up.
After returning home, Song Ze told Grandpa Shen the good news that Xia Qingqing would be coming to visit the next day.
When Grandpa Shen learned that his future granddaughter-in-law was coming to visit for the New Year, he couldn't stop smiling: "Tell Aunt Zhang to cook a few more of Xia's favorite dishes."
It just so happens that my youngest daughter and her family are coming tomorrow, so the whole family can finally be reunited.
"Xiao Ze's girlfriend is coming? That's wonderful! Lao Shen and I have been wanting to meet this girl for a long time," Lin Ruyun said with a hint of surprise in her voice.
Song Ze looked at Lin Ruyun with a grin: "Auntie, you and Uncle have to prepare big red envelopes."
Lin Ruyun glared at him and said, "Do you even need to tell me? Your aunt has already prepared the red envelopes and is just waiting for you to bring your girlfriend back."
The next day, Song Ze arrived at the Xia family's door very early.
Fortunately, Zhang Hongyan got up early, otherwise he would have been standing at the door in the cold wind.
Xia Qingqing had barely left the house recently, and thinking about going out today, she wrapped herself up tightly.
The innermost layer was a thermal undershirt that Zhou Wei had helped buy, the middle layer was a cashmere turtleneck sweater, and the outer layer was a thick long cotton coat. Below that were thermal pants and cotton pants, and on her feet were a pair of simple black snow boots.
Zhang Hongyan gave Xia Qingqing the New Year's gift she had prepared: "Let's set off early with Xiao Song, so as not to keep the elders waiting."
"Okay," Xia Qingqing said, taking the things from her mother's hands.
On the way, Xia Qingqing asked Song Ze, "Today is the second day of the Lunar New Year. Shouldn't all your relatives be coming over?"
The second day of the Lunar New Year is usually the day when daughters return to their parents' home. She guessed that Song Ze's aunt's family would definitely come today, but she didn't know if there would be any other relatives.
Song Ze nodded and said with a smile, "Yes, your aunt will be coming today. You've met them before, and your uncle's family is also back. Your aunt has even prepared a big red envelope for you, just waiting for you to come."
"Haha, okay."
When the two arrived at the Shen family's house, they saw many people sitting in the living room as soon as they entered. Xia Qingqing couldn't help but feel a little nervous being watched by so many people.
"Xia Xia is here."
"Qingqing, your aunt hasn't seen you in so long."
"Sister Qingqing".
The Shen family didn't give Xia Qingqing any time to react; they all enthusiastically surrounded her.
Xia Qingqing's smile was a little stiff as she greeted them one by one: "Happy New Year, Grandpa! Happy New Year, Aunt! I wish you all a Happy New Year."
Song Ze, with great tact, introduced Xia Qingqing: "Qingqing, these two are my uncle and aunt, and this is my cousin. My cousin didn't come back because she's pregnant."
Xia Qingqing quickly followed behind Song Ze, calling for help.
Uncle Shen was a tall, middle-aged man with an imposing aura. He was quite intimidating when he wasn't smiling, and you could tell he was usually a serious person. His smile was rather lewd, and Xia Qingqing felt a chill run down her spine.
Aunt Shen took out two large red envelopes and handed them to Xia Qingqing, but Xia Qingqing waved her hand, trying to refuse: "Aunt, I can't accept them."
Aunt Shen quickly stuffed the red envelopes into her pocket: "Qingqing, your uncle and aunt weren't home when you came to our house last time, so this is a belated welcome red envelope for you, and this is a New Year's red envelope for you."
"Qingqing, please accept it. This is also a token of your uncle and aunt's goodwill," Song Ze said, joining Aunt Shen in persuading her.
Song Ze's words gave Xia Qingqing a way out, and she gave a bright smile: "Then thank you, Uncle and Aunt."
"No need to thank me. Your aunt likes pretty girls like you. It's a pity that your aunt is not usually in Beijing, otherwise I could invite you to come to our house more often," Aunt Shen said, holding Xia Qingqing's soft hand reluctantly.
Grandpa Shen and Aunt Shen were also taken aback by this scene. They had originally planned to give red envelopes after the meal, but Aunt Shen was in such a hurry that they couldn't fall behind, so they quickly took out the red envelopes they had prepared and stuffed them into Xia Qingqing's hands.
This time, Xia Qingqing didn't refuse again. She had already accepted Aunt Shen's red envelope, so there would be no point in refusing again.
Aunt Shen was closer to Xia Qingqing, and she pulled Xia Qingqing to sit on the sofa: "Qingqing, don't be shy, just make yourself at home. We're all family here."
Huang Chenyi jumped out from the side, leaned against his mother, looked at Xia Qingqing, and asked, "Qingqing, why didn't you bring Xia Jiale along to play? I wanted to go set off firecrackers with him."
Previously, Song Ze couldn't stand Huang Chenyi's pestering anymore, so he took him to the Xia family's house twice. The two little guys got along very well, mainly because Huang Chenyi experienced the joy of being an older brother.
"He's at home, so he didn't come. Xiao Yi, are you coming to my house to play in a couple of days? I'll buy you some fun firecrackers then," Xia Qingqing invited him with a smile.
Huang Chenyi glanced at him and nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, I want to go tomorrow. Big brother, can you take me to Qingqing's house to play?"
"No problem," Song Ze ruffled his little cousin's soft short hair and readily agreed.
He was happy to take his younger cousin to the Xia family's house so he could spend more time with Xia Qingqing.
Aunt Chen sat on the sofa next to her, looking at Xia Qingqing, who was surrounded by everyone, with a loving expression. The little girl was fair-skinned and clean-cut, with a gentle and well-mannered personality. Who wouldn't like her?
Thinking of this, Aunt Chen glared at her son and whispered in his ear, "You and your cousin should study hard. Xiao Ze knows to find a pretty girlfriend. Look at you, you brat. You're only a year younger than Xiao Ze, and you're still single. You're really useless."
Shen Kaiji touched his nose with an innocent look on his face. Anyone who didn't know better would think he had done something heinous. Was it his fault that he hadn't met someone he liked?
Why isn't his sister's baby born soon? That way, he can have some peace and quiet and his mother's attention diverted.
Aunt Shen looked at her silent eldest son and glared at him with exasperation: "Get out of my way, don't block my way from talking to Qingqing."
After chasing her son away, Aunt Shen also pushed Song Ze aside and sat down next to Xia Qingqing with a smile, chatting intimately while holding her hand.
Xia Qingqing sat to her left with Aunt Shen and to her right with Aunt Shen, both of them stiffening up a bit.
Fortunately, Aunt Zhang called for dinner to be served soon after, and Xia Qingqing finally breathed a sigh of relief.
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