Zhao Yaqin asked Lu Xiaoqiao to wait a moment.
"Look at my memory. My friend sent me some big crabs by mail this morning, but I forgot about them when I put them in the refrigerator. Lin Lin said you like them, so you can take them back. You don't have to go to work tomorrow, Saturday, so you can eat them slowly at home."
Lu Xiaoqiao really likes big crabs, but she is too embarrassed to take away a whole box.
"Grandma, this is too much. Just take three, one for me and one for my roommate."
Lin Lin sat on the sofa, eating grapes. "Just take it, Xiao Qiao. Didn't you say you can eat eight big crabs in one meal? There are ten in there."
Lu Xiaoqiao: “…”
"Take it. We have another box at home. We are both old and have bad teeth. They don't like it much either."
Since people have said so, Lu Xiaoqiao couldn't refuse any longer: "Okay, then thank you grandma!"
After saying goodbye to a few people, Lu Xiaoqiao left with Zhou Qizheng.
The car stopped under the osmanthus tree. When the two walked over, a breeze happened to blow by, and the fragrance of osmanthus instantly came to their faces. Lu Xiaoqiao took a deep breath and said, "What a nice smell!"
Zhou Qizheng saw the joyful light flashing in her bright eyes, and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously: "Do you like osmanthus?"
Lu Xiaoqiao smiled and said, "Yes, I like it very much. A big reason why I like this city is because of it."
Her favorite time is October in Hangzhou. It is only the end of September now, but due to the weather, the osmanthus trees have been blooming over the past few days!
During the first few days of October, the whole city of Hangzhou will be enveloped in the charming fragrance of osmanthus.
There were also a few osmanthus trees in the community where she lived, but they were all ordinary yellow osmanthus. She had never seen golden osmanthus like the one in front of her, and the fragrance it emitted seemed to be more intense.
Lu Xiaoqiao walked to the front of the car and carefully swept the petals that were blown onto the hood into her palm.
Zhou Qi was watching her carefully collecting the petals without saying anything. Instead, he walked to the osmanthus tree and picked the best-blooming branches from the century-old osmanthus tree that his father had just had repaired.
While I was concentrating on collecting flower petals, a hand with long fingers and distinct joints tightly grasping a sweet-scented osmanthus flower suddenly appeared.
The light blue veins are faintly visible, and mixed with the osmanthus in the hand, one feels hard and soft, a perfect combination of strength and tenderness.
Lu Xiaoqiao looked up at him in surprise without saying a word.
"Don't you like it? Take it."
Lu Xiaoqiao whispered, "I like it, but I can't break it off."
Understanding what she meant, Zhou Qizheng simply replied, "You can't be bald."
On the way back, the whole carriage was filled with the fragrance of the osmanthus flower in Lu Xiaoqiao's hand.
Zhou Qi was staring at the road ahead with deep and focused eyes. His left hand was casually placed on the car window, while his right hand was turning the steering wheel skillfully and steadily.
"Are you going home for the National Day holiday?"
"I can't go back. My roommate works part-time in physical sales at our company. She had an emergency at home and it's hard to ask for leave during the National Day holiday, so I'm covering for her for a few days."
The main reason was that the salary deducted for taking leave was a bit too much. Knowing how much Qin Momo needed money, Lu Xiaoqiao didn't want her to hide away and cry because of money again.
"All your colleagues have gone back, so you're the only one living there. Aren't you afraid?"
"It's okay, I have a dog with me."
Zhou Qi was just thinking about the puppy that was as big as his hand and didn't say anything else.
…
Zhou family’s old house.
Zhao Yaqin lay in bed unable to fall asleep, still thinking about Zhou Qizhen's expression when he looked at Lu Xiaoqiao, and also recalling the backs of the two of them standing side by side after they went out. The more she looked at them, the more they seemed to be a perfect match.
They have known each other for two or three years. When did he catch my eye? I didn't notice any signs before. From Lu Xiaoqiao's attitude, it seemed like she knew nothing.
"Why are you tossing and turning and not going to sleep?"
"Hey! What do you think of this kid Xiao Qiao?"
Father Zhou didn't know what she meant: "What?"
"The kind that you would marry into our family as your wife."
"Ah! You're talking about this. I think it's quite suitable. The two of them are quite compatible in appearance and age. What's the point of us feeling good about each other? Zi Yang has a girlfriend. And you mentioned it before. Zi Yang said that he treats Xiao Qiao as his sister. So, just give up on that idea!"
After listening to what Zhou's father said, Zhao Yaqin realized that he had misunderstood, and hurriedly sat up from the bed and turned on the bedside lamp.
"Ouch! What are you talking about? I was talking about Qi Zheng, why did you bring it up to Zi Yang?"
Zhou's father also sat up: "What did you say? Qi Zheng and Xiao Qiao? You are confused! Two people who have nothing in common, it's impossible, it's your imagination that makes it impossible."
"How can it be impossible? I think the two of them are a perfect match. Besides, it's up to Qi Zheng to decide. I'm telling you, don't interfere. It's so hard to find someone you like."
Father Zhou snorted, not believing what she said: "Did he tell you?"
"How could he possibly say this to me on his own initiative? But, I raised Qi Zheng, so I know him. You don't know, but I can tell from the way he looks at Xiao Qiao. Also, have you ever thought about why he agreed to stay for dinner tonight? He never listens to you."
This son really likes to go against him. Father Zhou recalled the situation at that time and nodded as he thought about it.
"You know what? It seems to be the case. What does Xiao Qiao mean? There is a big age gap between us. She even called me grandpa today. What's going on? No, I'll call her and ask."
Zhao Yaqin quickly stopped him: "Don't hit him. He won't tell you even if you ask him. Don't let him start a fight again if he thinks we are meddling too much."
Father Zhou also hesitated for a moment: "Then should I let Qiyue beat him? He can still listen to a few words of his sister's words."
…
When the car was almost reaching the residential area, Lu Xiaoqiao asked Zhou Qizhen to just park the car on the side of the road, but Zhou Qizhen ignored her and drove straight in.
After the car stopped, Lu Xiaoqiao said goodbye to him and was about to open the door and get out. She had seen news reports about people being killed by someone opening the door several times, so she developed the habit of looking in the rearview mirror every time she got out of the car to make sure there was no one behind her before opening the door.
I glanced at the rearview mirror and just as I was about to get off the car, I saw from the mirror two people standing at the corner of the corridor, or to be exact, two people fighting with each other.
She turned around and put her face close to the car window. With her 1.5-meter vision and her obvious height, she could tell at a glance that it was Zhao Jia and Zhao Zhizhi.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Qi saw that her upper body was almost sticking to the glass.
Lu Xiaoqiao whispered, "My roommate."
Zhou Qi was unbuckling his seat belt and leaning towards Lu Xiaoqiao, following her line of sight to see the two people hugging and kissing passionately.
Look at Lu Xiaoqiao again, her sparkling eyes are full of gossip.
The two of them were so engrossed in kissing that they didn't notice the cars parked here, nor did they care about the light from the car's headlights.
Finally, the two kissed for more than ten minutes before Zhao Jiacai went upstairs reluctantly.
Zhou Qi was sitting back in his driver's seat: "Have they reconciled?" He remembered that when they were in Haicheng, Lu Xiaoqiao had a fight with someone because of them.
"I guess so. They kissed each other."
Lu Xiaoqiao snorted angrily: "If it were me, I would definitely not forgive him so easily."
Zhou Qizheng looked at her angry expression and couldn't help but curl his lips: "If it were you, what would you do to forgive your boyfriend for making a mistake?"
Lu Xiaoqiao smiled slyly, "I want him to learn to yell like a dumpling!"
Zhou Qizheng: “…”
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