Chapter 68 Chapter 68 Is the new hat trying to bounce on my head...
"Wow, this is such a feast! I'm so embarrassed."
"That's nothing. Today is the grand opening party for the restaurant. I was planning to invite you all over a few days ago, but I was busy back then, so I had to rush over now. This is a great opportunity to have dinner with everyone. My brother and sister-in-law's friends will also be coming tonight, so please don't be shy."
Qiu Jiang held up the dish and said to Deng Xingwang and the others, "Come on, help me put all the tables together."
"Okay." They moved quickly and finished in no time.
Because Qiu Hengan and his wife were busy cooking, Qiu Sichen had to chat and greet everyone on behalf of the host.
Fortunately, Qiu Jiang was here, chatting with people enthusiastically and not letting the atmosphere cool down at all. Qiu Sichen breathed a sigh of relief.
Qiu Simiao and his two little kids were not idle either, either pouring wine for one or pouring drinks for the other.
When it was Ji Mingcheng's turn, they asked, "Uncle, what would you like to drink? We have beer, and my aunt's favorite orange juice and soda."
Ji Mingcheng glanced at Qiu Jiang and asked them, "Does your aunt like to drink beverages?"
"Yeah, I love it."
"Mom and Dad bought drinks for my aunt, we didn't drink them."
Qiu Jiang put her hands on her hips and said, "Alright, you guys, you dare to complain, right? I'll punish you by making you drink a glass of juice."
She poured a glass of juice and pretended to force it into them, which scared the two of them so much that they covered their mouths frantically to express their refusal.
"No, no, no."
"Hahaha, Jiang Jiang, you even bully children."
"Children are meant to be bullied." Qiu Jiang answered confidently and used the cup to scare them. The two were so scared that they hid behind Ji Mingcheng, looking as if they would never drink the cup.
Qiu Jiang wanted to tease them, but Team Ji was there, so it was difficult for her to do anything. She couldn't catch them and could only stare at them.
I just couldn’t understand it, juice and soda are so delicious.
There is no need to chew the fruit when drinking juice. Soda, especially the green apple and purple grape ones, not only has the aroma of fruit, but also a breath of inspiration that goes straight to the sky. This kind of drink did not exist in ancient times, so she drank it several times in the two months since she came here.
How delicious!
It is simply the progress of the times and the surprise brought by technology.
Qiu Jiang was muttering to herself again, which showed that she loved these drinks very much.
"Okay, it seems that our Jiang Jiang is just a beverage-head." Guo Kai teased her.
Qiu Jiang didn't object at all and said cheerfully, "That's right, and I don't drink often, just occasionally. They don't like any kind of beverage, so I remember it very clearly when I drank. I thought I drank too much, but my brother and sister-in-law said that drinking this amount is completely fine, so I can drink it if I want."
When she talks about this, her tail is wagging.
Shi Yuexiu just came out with the dishes and said with a smile, "I can testify to this. Jiang Jiang likes to drink, but the portion is not that big. So let her drink as much as she wants. She doesn't have many favorite things anyway."
"Hehe, sister-in-law is the best."
Qiu Jiang held her and rubbed against her, calling her in a sweet voice. They all felt soft-hearted when they saw and heard her, not to mention Shi Yuexiu who had watched her grow up since she was a child.
It is natural that you can never love your own children enough, especially when they love to act like spoiled brats.
"You're so old, and you're still acting like a spoiled child. There are so many people around."
However, despite saying this, she did not push Qiu Jiang away at all, and it was obvious that she was very fond of her coquettish appearance.
"Hey, that's because I like to act coquettishly with you." Qiu Jiang put her arm around her neck and proudly introduced her to everyone, "This is my sister-in-law Shi Yuexiu. She's the best person in the world."
Shi Yuexiu's ears turned red, and Qiu Simiao and the other two children went from covering their mouths in fear to covering their mouths in laughter, and secretly whispered to the ears of the handsome uncle next to them.
"Auntie has always been very good at acting like a spoiled child. Sometimes when we did something wrong and were about to be beaten by mom, it was always Auntie who helped us solve the problem by acting like a spoiled child."
Ji Mingcheng listened attentively, and when he looked at Qiu Jiang and the others, the corners of his lips curled up.
"Okay, okay, the dishes are ready, everyone, come and eat." Qiu Hengan came out.
Qiu Siyu pushed him. He was holding a porcelain bowl with a handful of green onions and coriander sprinkled on it. The taste combined with the pork rib soup underneath was amazing.
Deng Xingwang quickly jumped out and said, "Brother, give it to me. I'll take it."
Qiu Hengan didn't refuse and smiled and warned, "It's a little hot, be careful."
"Don't worry, I often serve food at home, so I'm very skilled at it."
However, although he said so, the expression on his face when he took the basin said otherwise.
His eyes widened in an instant, and he quickly turned around and ran towards the table. Fortunately, the store was not big, and he only had a few steps to reach the table. He quickly put the soup on the edge of the table, and after making sure it was stable, he jumped up and down, grinning, and exhaled hard on his hands.
"Hot, hot, hot—"
Qiu Hengan was startled and felt embarrassed when he heard him say that. He explained, "My hands are rough, so I don't feel anything. Are you burned? We have some burn ointment prepared in the store. Yuyu, can you help me get it?"
"Hey." Qiu Siyu was about to take action when she saw Deng Xingwang quickly waved his hand to refuse, "No, no, no, I'm not burned, it's just a little too hot, I couldn't hold it back for a moment."
"So please don't give me medicine."
It was just a job of serving soup, but he was bragging and ended up getting scalded. It was embarrassing enough. If he got burned, it would be extremely embarrassing.
Deng Xingwang scratched his head and refused repeatedly.
Qiu Siyu made sure again and again that he was not forcing himself, so she didn't take it, but Chen Da did not let him go.
"Xingwang, you are so delicate and tender, this won't work."
"Who said that? I can do it very well." Deng Xingwang immediately retorted, but after he finished speaking, he realized that this conversation was a bit strange.
His face turned red and he glared at Chen Da who was making dirty jokes to him.
Chen Dake didn't care at all. He slammed the table and laughed out loud. The others couldn't help laughing either.
"Hahaha--"
Deng Xingwang, who had entertained everyone once again, sat back in his seat angrily. However, after eating the dishes made by Qiu Hengan, he suddenly lost all his anger and couldn't bear to put down the chopsticks after picking them up.
It’s delicious, Brother Qiu Jiang’s cooking skills are amazing.
"Congratulations on your opening. I wish your business gets better and better." Ji Mingcheng raised his glass to Qiu Hengan.
Qiu Hengan immediately raised his glass and said, "Thank you, Leader, for your kind words. Our Jiang Jiang thanks you and everyone for your care. She always mentions how much you guys have helped her, and we haven't had time to thank you in person. I'd like to take this opportunity to toast you and all my colleagues. Thank you for your care for Jiang Jiang, and thank you all for coming to help us today."
"Hey, no thanks."
"Big Brother Qiu, you're too polite. We didn't do anything. Jiang Jiang has always been the hardest-working one in the unit, and we've been able to handle the last few cases thanks to Jiang Jiang. This little brain of hers is so smart, it's saved us a lot of unnecessary hassles."
"Yes, yes. The day before yesterday, I was wrongly accused. It was all thanks to Jiang Jiang, our team, and Brother Wang who believed in me and helped me investigate and clear my name. Otherwise, I would have been in great trouble."
…
It is obvious that each of them has a very high opinion of their own children. What could be happier than this?
Qiu Hengan had a happy look on his face and kept clinking glasses with everyone.
Qiu Jiang's face turned red from everyone's praise, but her eyes were sparkling.
Love to listen, praise more.
Ji Mingcheng glanced at her, just as she wished.
"Jiang Jiang is very studious in the unit and has a very flexible mind. She is especially skilled and has made great contributions in several missions. Several chiefs have a good impression of her and say that she is a promising talent worth cultivating and will become a pillar of the police department in the future."
As expected of a leader, he was able to praise her to the core.
Qiu Jiang stared at him eagerly, unable to suppress the smile on her face.
Anyway, she felt that Team Ji would not be able to fail to notice it, so Qiu Jiang simply smiled with her eyes curved.
Ji Mingcheng chuckled and told her the good news, "I have discussed with the leaders of the bureau about your early regularization..."
Qiu Jiang was stunned for a moment, not realizing that he had mentioned her to the director. Upon hearing this, she couldn't help but feel nervous. She stared at him without blinking, fearing that she would hear the bad news that her leader would not agree.
The other people in the Qiu family also became nervous, their eyes all focused on him, their hearts in their throats.
Wang Li and the others also looked at Ji Mingcheng, but they could probably guess the result. If it wasn't good news, how could their team member Ji bring it up at this time?
As expected.
"The leadership has already agreed, and the formalities will begin before the New Year."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qiu Jiang's nervous heart immediately fell to the ground. She was so surprised by the news that she almost jumped up.
She immediately took two steps back and saluted Ji Mingcheng in a very standard manner, her voice exceptionally clear and pleasant.
"Thank you, Captain Ji, for speaking up for me. I will definitely work harder and live up to your kindness."
Ji Mingcheng raised his lips and raised his glass to her, "Congratulations on becoming a formal police officer."
"Thank you, Team Ji—"
I originally thought that today's opening was the biggest good news, but I didn't expect to get such a great surprise. Qiu Hengan was a little overwhelmed and wanted to cook a few more dishes to celebrate.
"No, no, no, Big Brother Qiu, we already have enough food."
"Yes, we are all family, so please don't be polite."
"Jiang Jiang, stop your brother quickly, this dish is already enough."
Qiu Jiang immediately went to push her eldest brother's wheelchair back.
"Brother, that's enough. Just take a break and eat. Besides, the table won't be able to accommodate you if you cook more. Besides, when will we be able to eat this dish? It will get cold, and cold food won't taste good. So just sit down and let's have a good chat."
She knew how to comfort Qiu Hengan. After she gave him a lot of reasons and acted coquettishly, Qiu Hengan really thought it made sense and finally stopped thinking about running to the kitchen. However, he kept raising his glass and clinking glasses during the rest of the dinner.
The face that had always been tense now relaxed.
After the meal, both the host and the guests were very happy. When it was time to leave, Qiu Simiao and Qiu Sien both looked reluctant.
Seeing how cute they were, everyone couldn't help but rub their little heads and stuffed an envelope into Qiu Hengan's hands before leaving the store.
"Congratulations on your opening. This is just a small token of my appreciation. I wish you peace and prosperity in your business."
After receiving it, Qiu Hengan rejected it as if it were hot. "It's the best blessing for everyone to come. I can't accept this."
"Take it, take it, it's not much."
There were a group of them against him alone, not to mention that he was not able to move around easily. Qiu Hengan had no way of returning the red envelope and could only watch them run out in a row.
Not only that, she didn't expect that the red envelope given by her leader was even bigger. Even though she didn't know how much money was in it, she knew that there must be a lot of money in it just by looking at the gold-plated red envelope and the thick weight.
Qiu Hengan grabbed his hand forcefully and said, "Leader, you've already spent enough on this flower basket. You must take this red envelope back."
Ji Mingcheng was not like others who would force the money in. Instead, he stuffed it into the child's hat.
Qiu Hengan is out of reach, and even little Qiu Sien can’t reach him.
There is absolutely no room for refusal.
"Consider it my gift to the child." Ji Mingcheng replied and walked out.
Qiu Jiang was seeing Deng Xingwang off and the others. When she saw him coming out, she couldn't help but smile widely, she was so happy.
"Thank you, Team Ji."
Ji Mingcheng raised his eyebrows, "You've thanked me a lot today."
"Hehe, that's because Captain Ji is so nice to me."
Qiu Jiang had always dreamed of being successfully converted to a regular employee, but she had never expected that there was such a thing as early conversion.
Based on her understanding of the current system, she didn't believe that the director knew or cared about whether she would be promoted to a regular employee. Not to mention that several senior leaders in the bureau were being reprimanded by the mayor. It was definitely impossible that they said it on their own initiative. It must have been their team leader Ji who took the initiative to bring it up to the leader.
Although she had not met many leaders, she would occasionally meet leaders of other teams, and there were some familiar ones in other teams, but she had never heard of any team leader who would take the initiative to mention the early regularization of his team members.
Their season team neither treated them with airs nor with arrogance, and they also knew how to seek benefits for them, whether it was treating them to meals and drinks from time to time, or taking the initiative to take responsibility and investigate when a team member was wronged, or helping her apply for early regularization this time, and so on.
Qiu Jiang really saw what a good leader should be like in their season team.
The more she learned about him, the more she wanted to work under him, and even thought that one day she could become a captain as good as him.
Qiu Jiang's eyes were shining, and her look was indeed full of admiration, which made Ji Mingcheng feel very happy.
But occasionally calling him Maomao always feels a little off.
Ji Mingcheng narrowed his eyes slightly, "Don't embarrass me in next week's shooting competition. If your results are too bad, your chances of becoming a regular employee early will be completely over."
Qiu Jiang stared at him in disbelief, eyes widening. "Captain Ji, you didn't say that just now."
"Why? Can't we replenish it now?"
When Ji Mingcheng glanced over, Qiu Jiang immediately wilted.
"No, no, no, you can add whatever you want. I was wrong."
The mistake is to think there is a free lunch in the world.
The result was as expected.
Their season team would definitely not let her become a regular member so easily.
Thinking of his own marksmanship, Qiu Jiang suddenly felt a sense of crisis, fearing that he would be at the bottom of the team, which would make all his happiness in vain.
Not only will you be happy in vain, but you will also be extremely embarrassed.
Their season team would probably laugh at her.
After all, this marksman has tutored her twice in a row, so it would be unacceptable for her to still perform poorly.
The pressure was so great that my good mood was instantly suppressed.
Qiu Jiang wanted to cry but had no tears.
Seeing her aggrieved look, Ji Mingcheng's expression brightened up and he walked out with one hand in his pocket.
"Leave."
Qiu Jiang gathered her emotions and said to his back, "Captain Ji, you've been drinking. How are you going to get home?"
Xingwang and his friends had also been drinking, and now they basically got into cars in groups of three or four or took taxis and left.
There is no one to help him drive.
Ji Mingcheng's casual words came from the front, "Looking for a driver."
"ah?"
Qiu Jiang didn't understand what was going on, so she trotted over to catch up with him, wanting to wait until the driver he mentioned arrived before going back.
The two stood in front of a jeep parked on the side of the road. Qiu Jiang looked around and said, "Captain Ji, what does the driver you're talking about look like?"
"He's quite tall, wearing glasses and a white coat."
Qiu Jiang turned her head to look at him instantly, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
Ji Mingcheng raised his eyebrows, "What's the matter?"
Qiu Jiang hesitated again and again, but swallowed his words and shook his head, "No, no."
He nodded and suddenly raised his chin towards the right side of the intersection.
“Isn’t it coming?”
Qiu Jiang followed his gaze and saw a very familiar face.
When Lu Jianian saw the two of them, his expression was very calm, but Jason was extremely angry.
"Sir, it's such a rare weekend, and you're still asking us to come over and be your drivers. That's a bit too much."
"Please play a game."
Jason's anger was stuck for a moment, and it took him a long time to regain his rhythm. "That can't be..."
"I reimbursed you for your flight back to Hong Kong for the New Year."
Jason choked back his words, his anger dissipated instantly, his face was covered with a huge smile, and his tone became extremely flattering.
"It's our honor to drive for you, so let's go."
Ji Mingcheng glanced at Lu Jianian who was talking to Qiu Jiang and snorted twice.
"Lu Xiaonian, you're a bit stingy as a leader. Look, your little brother was bought off with just a few words."
Lu Jianian was not angry at all. "I'm not richer than you, and besides, I have a money-spending kid like you here."
Seeing him being criticized, Jason laughed without concealing his laughter and passed on his experience to Qiu Jiang.
"Your Captain Ji is the richest man in the Hong Kong police force, a true Hong Kong tycoon. If he gives you something, don't refuse it. It will definitely be super expensive. You can make a fortune by selling it."
Qiu Jiang turned around and looked at their team, Team Ji, and felt that it would be better for her not to respond to this.
"It doesn't matter if you sell me out, but if I hear you blabbering again, don't blame me for telling Hong Kong that you can't get a permanent position as an intern." Ji Mingcheng snorted coldly, feeling full of oppression.
Jason really believed that he would do what he said, and he was panicking. "Sir, I was wrong, I was wrong. Please don't mess with me."
Lu Jianian held his forehead awkwardly, not wanting to look at him much. He walked straight to Ji Mingcheng's car and turned around to ask him, "Shall we go?"
"Walk."
He threw the car keys to him, turned around and went to the trunk, and took out an exquisite bag from it.
Qiu Jiang is familiar with this bag.
It wasn't because she had bought anything from this store before, but because she had just been given a bag like this not long ago.
It was the furry hat their season team gave her to cover her forehead.
Could this still be...
Qiu Jiang had a bad feeling, especially when she saw him walking towards her. She subconsciously covered her forehead and quietly took a small step back.
She thought her movements were small, but Ji Mingcheng could see them clearly. However, he did not expose her, but walked up to her step by step.
As soon as she raised her hand slightly, Qiu Jiang's body tensed up.
"Team Ji..."
"What? In your eyes, I am someone who likes to shoot people casually?" Ji Mingcheng's expression was serious.
Qiu Jiang blinked, not knowing what to say.
Maybe Captain Ji doesn't like to play the guitar for others, but that doesn't mean he doesn't like to play the guitar for himself. She was quite addicted to watching him play the guitar for her.
She only dared to complain in her heart, but pretended not to understand on the surface, "How could it be, my forehead is just a little itchy, I'm just scratching it, scratching it..."
To prove her authenticity, she even scratched her forehead deliberately.
Ji Mingcheng didn't argue with her whether what she said was true or not. Instead, he took out a beige bear wool hat from his bag and put it on her head without saying a word.
This hat is obviously furrier than the previous one, and it can cover the ears. It also fits the scarf. Wear it on your head and then wrap the scarf around your neck, and your neck and above will instantly become warm.
Qiu Jiang was a little confused.
"Captain Ji, why are you giving me a hat again?"
Could it be that he wanted to shoot her in the head under the pretext of giving her special training before the shooting competition?
I was afraid that the hat would get dirty and not cover her forehead, so I bought her a replacement???
Qiu Jiang's face was filled with horror, fearing that her guess would come true.
But what if he really proposed this exchange condition, and she found that even so, she still wanted to agree?
Oh, sometimes, when faced with absolute strength, there is no choice at all.
It was because Captain Ji's marksmanship was recognized as the best in the entire police station, and he had gained this recognition within just one month of arriving.
It's simply amazing.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Qiu Jiang was about to say that she was willing, and if her shooting skills could be improved, she would accept the beating on the head.
"season……"
"Yes, it looks very nice."
Ji Mingcheng moved a little further away from her and admired her quietly, "This hat is really nice."
Okay, so it was about the hat.
Qiu Jiang pushed the random thoughts out of her mind and agreed with him, "I think it looks good too."
Ji Mingcheng nodded, "Yeah."
"I'm giving it to you as a gift. Just as compensation for hitting your head last time."
ah?
A hat for every play?
If that's the case, it's not impossible to let him play it again.
Qiu Jiang had her own plans.
Ji Mingcheng saw through her thoughts instantly and flicked her head through her hat.
"You're dreaming. Do you think I'm idle as your boss? I'm taking you to practice shooting every day. Go practice on your own. Just one word, if you dare to lose the shooting competition next week, you'll be waiting for me."
He said something harsh and walked back, leaving her standing on the side of the road feeling very nervous.
By the way, can she do it?
A little bit worried.
No, I'm quite worried.
Qiu Jiang was under tremendous pressure in an instant.
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