Xu Lai had already lay down and covered herself with the blanket, ready to sleep. Zhao Qingyun put the photo album on the bedside table, turned off the light, and lay down as well.
Xu Lai kicked him, "Are you a piece of chewing gum? You're so clingy."
Zhao Qingyun hugged the person, saying, "I don't have an electric blanket in my room, and I'm cold too."
Xu Lai couldn't help but laugh when he touched her waist. "Okay, okay, stop touching me."
Zhao Qingyun didn't plan to do anything rash. The two of them had been traveling all day and were quite tired. He knew Xu Lai was exhausted, so he didn't want to make things difficult for her.
When Xu Lai woke up, it was almost nine o'clock. Zhao Qingyun was no longer in the room. Xu Lai hurriedly got up. It was fine at home, where she didn't have to be reserved, but this was Zhao Qingyun's house, and it wouldn't be good to get up late.
After she finished washing up and went downstairs, Aunt Zhang put breakfast on the table. "Xiao Lai, you're up? Come and eat breakfast."
Xu Lai smoothed her hair and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Aunt Zhang, I overslept. I'm sorry to have troubled you to prepare breakfast for me."
Aunt Zhang smiled and said, "It's alright, Madam often sleeps until this time, she hasn't gotten up yet."
As they were talking, Ms. Yingqiu came downstairs. "Xiao Lai, you're up so early?"
Xu Lai's forehead twitched. Right, it was only a little past nine o'clock. "Good morning, Auntie."
Ms. Yingqiu sat down, and Aunt Zhang served her bird's nest soup. She stirred it a couple of times with a spoon and asked, "Why haven't I seen the father and son?"
Aunt Zhang replied, "The master has gone to the company, and Xiaoyun should go to exercise."
Ms. Yingqiu glanced at the weather outside. Thankfully, it wasn't snowing. "He's really something, always running around like this."
After breakfast, Ms. Yingqiu put on a shawl and sat on the sofa. Xu Lai, unsure how to interact with her, asked, "Where's Grandma?"
Ms. Yingqiu said with a smile, "The old lady should go and chat with her old friends."
Ms. Yingqiu felt bored, so she said, "Why don't we go shopping? There's nothing to do sitting in this room."
Xu Lai nodded, "Okay, I haven't gone shopping in a long time either."
The two hit it off immediately. Uncle Wang drove Zhao's father to the company. Ms. Yingqiu hadn't driven in a long time and was a little rusty, so she didn't dare to drive.
Xu Lai took the car keys and said, "Let me do it."
The family owns several cars, but Xu Lai has only ever driven Zhao Qingyun's cars. She hasn't driven the other cars before and isn't familiar with them, so she changed his car keys.
The two went directly to the largest shopping mall. Ms. Yingqiu went to her most frequented store, and as soon as the staff saw her, they immediately took out the current styles for her to look at.
Ms. Yingqiu waved her hand, "Not only these, but also take out clothes that are suitable for my daughter-in-law."
The salesperson was a little surprised, but didn't show it on his face. "Okay."
Once in the shadows, they couldn't help but discuss, "Daughter-in-law?"
Xu Lai said, "Auntie, I have enough clothes, there's no need to buy any more. You can choose whatever you like."
Ms. Yingqiu shook her head: "Women can never have too many clothes. Even if their closets are full, they will always feel like they are missing one more."
Not wanting to offend Ms. Yingqiu, Xu Lai picked out a few items she liked to try on. Ms. Yingqiu thought they were all nice, so she asked the waiter to pack them all up.
Seeing this, Xu Lai was about to take out her WeChat payment code when Ms. Yingqiu stopped her, saying, "I'll do it."
She had the waiter swipe her card, and then said to Xu Lai, "It's okay, someone will pay for it. Just accept it. If you keep refusing me, Auntie will be sad."
When Zhao Qingyun returned home, he found that no one was home except for Aunt Zhang. He asked around and learned that the two women had gone shopping.
Ms. Yingqiu bought a lot of things and originally asked them to deliver them to her home, but she felt that if she came out shopping and didn't take anything with her, it would be like she hadn't bought anything at all.
She called Zhao Qingyun, "Son, come pick us up."
While waiting, Ms. Yingqiu and Xu Lai went to a dessert shop. Xu Lai had been to this shop before. The food was good, but the prices were high. With her salary at the time, she could only afford to eat there once or twice a month.
Ms. Yingqiu was having a moment of indecisiveness. Xu Lai pointed to the matcha flavor and said, "This one tastes better and isn't as greasy."
Xu Lai didn't know what to eat, but when she saw that there was a durian mille-feuille, she ordered one.
Ms. Yingqiu was somewhat surprised and asked, "You like durian-flavored things?"
Xu Lai shook her head: "Actually, it's alright, but I think the taste is acceptable."
Ms. Yingqiu couldn't help but laugh, "You didn't eat in front of Qingyun, did you?"
Xu Lai was puzzled. "Why can't I eat in front of him?"
Ms. Yingqiu exclaimed, "Qingyun doesn't eat durian, nor does he like the smell of durian. My mother and I, on the other hand, love it. Whenever we eat durian at home, he hides in a coffee shop outside and only comes back when the smell dissipates."
Xu Lai remembered the durian pastries she made. She recalled that she had even given some to him. Did he not want to eat them?
She told Ms. Yingqiu about it, and Jiang Yingqiu couldn't help but say, "Is it true or not? That would be strange."
As the two ate and chatted, Xu Lai received a message from Zhao Qingyun asking where they were.
Xu Lai sent his location, and soon after, he saw him.
Xu Lai asked the shop assistant to pack a piece of cake for Zhao Qingyun, who loves sweets, so she could take it back for him.
He walked over and took Xu Lai's hand. Ms. Yingqiu coughed and said, "I didn't call you here to go shopping. Take these things to the car, and Xiao Lai and I will drive back. You can take your things back by yourself."
Xu Lai couldn't help but laugh. She let go of his hand and said, "Go get your things."
Helpless, Zhao Qingyun picked up the bag from the ground and walked ahead first.
Ms. Yingqiu picked up the few items that had fallen and said, "Let's go too."
When she got home, she saw someone from Old Master Zhao's side come over and said, "Second Madam, the Old Master heard that Qingyun has returned and wants everyone to have dinner at the old house tonight."
Jiang Yingqiu's head throbbed with pain when she saw the people at the old house. She waved her hand and said, "I know."
Zhao Qingyun pulled Xu Lai into the room, "Did you hear what I just said?"
Xu Lai nodded. "So I'm going tonight too, right?"
"Grandpa is probably after you and me. Actually, he's quite easy to talk to, but there's someone else who might not be a good person. You should be prepared," Zhao Qingyun told her first.
Xu Lai asked curiously, "Who is she?"
Zhao Qingyun scratched his head. "My grandfather's nanny's daughter is his adopted daughter. She wanted to give her daughter to me before."
Xu Lai understood and asked, "The one who called you 'Brother Qingyun' last time?"
Zhao Qingyun coughed. "Let's not talk about this part."
Zhao Qingyun prepared her mentally, saying, "She might say some unpleasant things, so please don't pay any attention to her, Xu Lai. Just trust me."
Xu Lai nodded and said, "I understand, don't worry."
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