Cui Mingzhu was stunned, looked at An Ci, and stopped forcing her to accept the gift. "Okay, I'll give you something else on your birthday."
An Ci smiled faintly and said nothing.
Half an hour had passed since they had picked out a gift for the old lady. When An Lan and her group came out of the store, Cui Mingzhu moved closer to An Ci intentionally or unintentionally.
Xu Jing was happy to see this happen. Song Xiunian only had this one son, and everything in the Song Group and the An family would belong to An Ci in the future. If this marriage could be successful, Mingzhu would be the young lady of the An family.
To put it another way, even if this marriage doesn't take place, at least the two children can still be friends, which is not a loss no matter how you look at it.
"An Ci, where are you going to celebrate the New Year?" Cui Mingzhu walked beside An Ci and took the initiative to start a conversation.
An Ci said, "I'm going back to the imperial capital."
When Cui Mingzhu learned that she would not stay in Continent M for the New Year, a trace of regret flashed across her face. "Then why are you going back to Continent M?"
"I'll come back after the New Year." An Ci replied casually.
Cui Mingzhu exclaimed, looking as if she couldn't wait to go to the imperial capital with An Ci.
But she knew she couldn't.
During the Chinese New Year, there are only a bunch of relatives coming to visit them to pay New Year's greetings, and she also has to attend various banquets with her parents, so she has no time to play alone.
She couldn't help but be curious, "Is there anything fun to do during the New Year in the capital?"
Fun?
During the Chinese New Year last year, Shen Mo took her to the amusement park, and they even went to the haunted house. They had agreed that if she returned to the capital early this year, he would take her to the beach to ride a motorboat...
An Ci looked dazed for a moment, hiding the deep thought in his eyes. He seemed a little out of sorts. "Nothing much, just hanging out with my family."
The two chatted about this and that, and most of the time it was Cui Mingzhu who asked the questions and she was responsible for answering them.
We had agreed to have dinner together, but Xu Jing received a phone call in the middle of the meal. I don’t know what the person on the other end of the phone said, I just heard her gentle voice saying hello.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Jing looked at An Lan apologetically and said embarrassedly, "Mrs. Song, I'm really sorry. Something happened at home suddenly."
An Lan smiled lightly, "It's okay, go and take care of your business first."
"I'm so sorry. I'll treat you to dinner again some other day." Xu Jing said.
An Lan smiled and nodded. Cui Mingzhu was very depressed. It was a rare opportunity to have dinner with An Ci, but it was missed again.
"Goodbye, Aunt Song, An Ci." She waved her hand reluctantly.
An Ci said, "Hmm," and then said, "Goodbye."
Watching Xu Jing and her daughter walk away, An Ci breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed completely.
"Mom, I want to eat ice cream." She put her arm around An Lan's arm and acted coquettishly in her soft voice.
"Just buy it for me."
An Lan lowered her eyes and looked at her, chuckling, "Why didn't you buy it for me?"
"Okay, I'll buy it." An Ci immediately assumed she had agreed. "We'll eat it secretly and don't tell my dad."
An Lan has a bad stomach and feels uncomfortable when eating cold food, so Song Xiunian rarely lets her touch ice cream. Every time, he just lets her have a few bites and then stops her from eating it.
But An Lan also likes to eat ice cream.
An Lan's eyes lit up and she nodded repeatedly, "Okay, let's eat secretly."
Aunt Hong, who was standing behind them, witnessed the conspiracy between the two and smiled helplessly.
Several people came to the dessert shop downstairs. An Ci ordered some delicious food and walked back to sit opposite An Lan.
"Are you familiar with the girl from the Cui family?" An Lan asked casually.
An Ci propped up his chin with one hand, "Normally."
An Lan looked at her, and thinking of how Cui Mingzhu had been pestering her for awkward conversation, she couldn't help but laugh, "I think she's been very nice to you, giving you a gift as soon as they met."
An Ci raised his eyebrows, "I think so too. Mr. Cui asked Cui Mingzhu to get engaged to me, and she didn't object..."
"Wait a minute." An Lan's smile froze, and she looked incredulous. "Is this true? Are you kidding me?"
An Ci curled his lips and said, "If you don't believe me, ask Grandpa."
An Lan, "..."
So the young lady from the Cui family has taken a fancy to her baby, and that's why she treats him so well?
An Lan came back to her senses and straightened her face, "Zizi, I'm telling you, you can't give that little girl any wrong information. It would be bad if she misunderstood you, don't you understand?"
Seeing her anxious expression, An Ci laughed, "I understand."
An Lan breathed a sigh of relief, but after thinking about it, she still felt that it was inappropriate, so she decided to test An Zhenxiong's attitude after returning.
After eating the ice cream, a few people came out of the dessert shop and strolled around for most of the day.
It was not until the evening that several people returned home carrying large and small bags.
Song Xiunian and An Zhenxiong were chatting in the living room. When they saw them come back, they smiled and asked, "Are you going to wholesale?"
An Lan walked over to him and sat down. Her calves were a little sore after walking all day. She rubbed them with her hands and said, "I bought some things for Mom and the others."
Song Xiunian raised his lips, "Is there anything for me?"
As he spoke, he naturally reached out to massage her legs.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, An Lan felt embarrassed. She moved her legs to the side to avoid his hand, "You don't need anything."
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