Chapter 73 Chapter 73 New Year's Eve This really doesn't treat me as an outsider...
The New Year is approaching, and many people have returned home early. Although there are still customers at the door of Qiuji Baozi Shop, there are far fewer than before.
So Qiu Hengan and Shi Yuexiu discussed the arrangements for going home for the New Year.
It is absolutely necessary to burn incense and sweep the graves of parents-in-law first.
After that, she went back to her hometown to visit her parents.
Because she was married far away, her parents' village was two thousand miles away from Anxi. If she wanted to be there during the New Year and stay for two more days, she had to set off early and bring food for the journey and gifts.
They discussed this.
Fortunately, they earned a lot of money in the last two months of this year, enough to buy everything and pay for the round-trip fare. The couple's faces were full of joy when they talked.
It was at this time that they saw Ji Mingcheng's black jeep.
Because this car appears so frequently, and there are very few people in Anxi who can afford such a car, as soon as this car appears, the couple knows that it is Jiang Jiang and his leader who has arrived.
Especially at this time, they remembered that Jiang Jiang said today was only half a day, so they guessed that she had too many things to carry and couldn't carry them by herself, so their leader sent her back directly.
Before they parked the car, Qiu Hengan hurried to pack the hot buns in the store and the loofah beef soup that he had just made and wanted to eat at home. He packed some of them and planned to give them to their leader to try.
When Ji Mingcheng got out of the car and walked towards the trunk, Shi Yuexiu hurried over.
When I looked into the trunk, I saw that apart from Qiu Jiang's pink bicycle, it was full of New Year's goods.
Shi Yuexiu was stunned when he saw it, "Why are there so many?"
She had clearly brought back a lot of it yesterday.
Why are the treatments in the police station so good now?
Because he didn't understand the situation, Shi Yuexiu didn't dare to think about it any further. Instead, Qiu Jiang burst out laughing when he heard it.
"If everyone got that much, our police department would go bankrupt."
Shi Yuexiu thought about it and agreed, "Then this..."
"It's a thank-you gift from Team Ji." Qiu Jiang smiled and took her hand, coquettishly saying to her, "Am I awesome?"
Shi Yuexiu felt a little nervous when he heard this, "A thank you gift?"
She quickly looked at Ji Mingcheng who was unloading the goods. She was a little at a loss for a moment. She didn't know whether to say that her younger sister was joking and didn't want his New Year's gift, or whether to say: "Boss, don't be busy, let me do it."
Seeing her flustered and unsure of what to do, Qiu Jiang gave her instructions, "Captain Ji, the two of us can't carry something this heavy. We'll have to trouble you to help us move it to the store."
She was really not polite at all.
Ji Mingcheng raised his eyebrows, but still answered, "No problem."
Shi Yuexiu almost chased him when he saw him carrying rice and noodles to the store, "Get..."
In the end, it was Qiu Jiang who stopped her. "Sister-in-law, Captain Ji won't care about these things. Besides, if you feel embarrassed, we can thank them later. After all, we really can't carry it."
Although Qiu Jiang felt a little embarrassed, he just said that to tease their team member Ji. Who knew that their team member Ji actually did it? If he suddenly changed his mind now, it would only confirm the fact that he was being teased.
Given the temperament of their team member Ji, they would definitely not do anything in front of her sister-in-law now, but they would definitely not let her go after they come back from the New Year.
She didn't want to be hit on the head again.
Qiu Jiang comforted Shi Yuexiu and hurried to the trunk to pick up the remaining heavier oil and rice. In order to prevent her sister-in-law from calming down and realizing that she was fooling her, she simply assigned her a job.
"Sister-in-law, come and move the things. Let's hurry up, or else Captain Ji will get a ticket from the traffic police."
Upon hearing this, Shi Yuexiu immediately became nervous, "Oh, I'll be right there."
After she finished speaking, she hurried to the car and returned with difficulty carrying a large bag. She moved it two or three times in a row without having any chance to use her brain.
On the other side, Qiu Hengan had already finished packing the food. When he saw this situation, he immediately looked embarrassed. "Boss, I'm really sorry to bother you."
After Ji Mingcheng put down the last bag of things on the steps, he clapped his hands and replied with a smile, "It's okay. I also wish you a happy new year."
Qiu Hengan immediately smiled and replied, "Happy New Year to you, Leader."
"Also, this is some food made at home, specially brought for you. Please try it. If you like it, I will ask Jiang Jiang to bring it to you again when I come back for the New Year."
"Okay, I won't be polite then." Ji Mingcheng took it directly.
When Qiu Jiang and Shi Yuexiu came back together, Qiu Jiang thanked him breathlessly.
"Thank...thank you, Team Ji."
Ji Mingcheng curled his lips, "You're welcome."
The four of them chatted briefly for a few more words before seeing a traffic police officer approaching the intersection. Ji Mingcheng glanced at him and said, "Then I won't bother you anymore."
After saying that, he turned his head and looked at Qiu Jiang again, "Then I'll thank you for your hard work during the New Year. If you have anything, please call me anytime."
"OK." Qiu Jiang gestured to him.
Ji Mingcheng left with a smile.
"Leader, take care."
The whole family watched him leave. Qiu Hengan smiled and said, "Jiang Jiang, your leader is such a good person."
"He has a good temper too." Shi Yuexiu added.
Qiu Jiang nodded repeatedly, "Yes."
Even if he wants to be fierce, he can be very aggressive. Because of the last shooting competition, the whole team is afraid of him.
Even other leaders he occasionally met said that they originally thought he could not control the situation and were afraid that he would be controlled by his subordinates. Now they see that he has trained the entire team and made them obedient, and they are all impressed.
Who wouldn't respect and love such a leader who is both skillful and warm-hearted?
Anyway, her goal now is to work hard to be like him and become a captain as good as him as soon as possible.
Qiu Jiang's purpose has always been quite clear, especially when she heard all kinds of people praising their quarterly team, this idea grew stronger day by day.
Fortunately, her family obviously supports her.
"Yes, let's learn from our leaders. I think your leaders are willing to guide you. If you learn from them carefully, you will definitely learn a lot, which will be beneficial to you in the future." Shi Yuexiu said.
"Yeah, don't worry, I will definitely study hard. After all, I'm still waiting to inherit his position after our teammate Ji quits."
Qiu Jiang bravely expressed her wish, which shocked Qiu Hengan and his wife. They had no idea that their child had such a goal.
But as a family, they still think their children are very good, what if they can do it?
"Haha, then you should work harder and study more."
"Yeah, sure." Qiu Jiang encouraged herself.
The two of them looked at her happily, but this happiness came to an abrupt end when they learned that she had to stay and work overtime.
Qiu Jiang comforted them, saying, "Anyway, I'm here. Siyu and Sichen have someone to go home to if they want to. Besides, I promised our team that I would look after his cats. He's been so kind to me, I can't just refuse such a small favor, especially since I've already accepted his thank-you gift."
Qiu Jiang pointed to the New Year's goods lined up on the ground.
Okay, now they finally know why so many things were brought back today. However, this news still makes them a little worried, fearing that something might happen to her alone. After all, at the end of the year, everyone in the yard will leave, leaving her as a little girl at home. Who can feel at ease?
"Don't worry, don't forget I still have to look after Captain Ji's cats, so I definitely can't go home. But Captain Ji said that if Siyu and Sichen come back, they can stay directly at his place. He even prepared snacks and fireworks, so we can have fun as we please."
"this……"
After hearing this, they both felt that their leader's arrangements were indeed thoughtful. Besides, she was right, people really took good care of them. After hesitating for a while, they were finally convinced by her.
However, this worry that had been finally put aside came back again when they were about to leave.
The two of them kept asking her if she could do it alone. Their nervousness was soon passed on to the two children, so much so that Qiu Simiao and the others thought their aunt was going to suffer some kind of torture. They all had tears in their eyes and looked so pitiful.
Qiu Jiang was heartbroken. "Don't worry, your aunt will be fine, and there's a big cat to keep her company."
"Big cat?" This topic can easily attract children's attention.
Qiu Jiang stretched out her hand and made the shape of an oversized cat. "It's this big."
They both immediately widened their eyes and exclaimed, "It's so big——"
"Yes, it's really big, and has a very good personality. If you come back early, Auntie will take you to see the big cat."
"Great, great." The two children put aside their previous worries and immediately jumped up and down.
When it comes to dealing with children, Jiang Jiang is indeed better.
Qiu Heng'an and his wife were also afraid that the two children would cause trouble again, and they were almost late for the train, so they went into the train station under Qiu Jiang's repeated urging.
Qiu Jiang kept waving to them until they could no longer see her.
I didn’t feel it just now, but now that everyone has left, I feel a little lost.
She walked back in a depressed mood, but after entering the house with the key that Ji Mingcheng left for her, she became completely happy.
After all, no one would feel the slightest bit disappointed when seeing such a domineering, cool and enthusiastic big cat pouncing on them.
"Sasha, do you miss your sister?"
"Meow~" thought.
Sasha's purring voice was so healing that Qiu Jiang soon forgot all her emotions, with only the cat in her mind.
After a while, the sound of "ding-ling-ling" came from the first floor of the villa, followed by the sound of claws falling to the ground and "clattering" jumping.
"Amazing, awesome."
"Sasha, jump again."
"You're so good! You're so awesome!"
…
Amidst the clapping and flowers of Qiu Jianghua, Sasha was full of enthusiasm and showed off her amazing jumping ability.
Then Qiu Jiang opened her mouth in surprise, and the praise became more and more clear and pleasant.
In short, the man and the cat had a lot of fun.
At night, Qiu Jiang prepared a big feast for it, and all kinds of Sasha's favorite foods were placed in front of it.
Freeze-dried food, cat strips, chicken breast, cod, fresh shrimp...
They were all its favorite foods. Its tail was wagging happily and it lowered its head to eat.
Qiu Jiang watched it eat for a while, then went to make some food for herself.
Of course, her meals were not shabby either. Her family prepared various stewed chickens, ducks, and pork ribs for her in the morning, as well as frozen buns of various kinds. Just heating them up would make a hearty meal, not to mention that she could also make a few cold dishes.
After finishing, she put the steaming hot food on the table. Just at this moment, the doorbell rang, and she went to open the door.
Outside the house, Qiu Sichen and Qiu Siyu looked at her apologetically.
"I'm sorry, little aunt, we're late."
"Not too late, not too late, just right."
Qiu Jiang pulled them in and said, "Look, it's all done. Do you think I'm awesome?"
As soon as the brother and sister saw the food on the table, they knew who had prepared it, but they still clapped their hands in cooperation.
"My aunt is really amazing."
Qiu Jiang's tail wagged with joy, "Yeah, you have good taste."
As soon as she finished her boastful words, she was already laughing to her heart's content, without the other two having to laugh. Sasha, who was licking her fur, came over with a curious look on her face. She stretched out her paw to hook her sweater, tilting her head as if to ask, "What are you so happy about? Tell me about it too."
It couldn't be cuter.
She rubbed it vigorously and solemnly introduced it to her nephews and nieces under their surprised gazes.
"Sasha, my nephew Qiu Sichen and my niece Qiu Siyu."
"Achen, Ayu, this is our beautiful and brave little cutie Sasha."
Sasha seemed to really understand. He blinked at them and raised his big cat paw to greet them.
"How clever."
Qiu Sichen and Qiu Siyu's surprised expressions successfully captured Sasha's heart, and she soon became friends with them.
When Qiu Jiang went to get drinks, the three of them were already playing on the sofa.
When she comes back, the three of them, aunt and niece, can have a happy New Year together.
The three of them ate the New Year's Eve dinner while watching the Spring Festival Gala.
The Spring Festival Gala at that time was very interesting. Everyone sitting together was amused from time to time. With the sound of firecrackers ringing outside from time to time, the festive atmosphere of the New Year was fully felt.
After eating and drinking, the three of them continued to watch TV.
I have to say that the big screen is very friendly to people's eyes. Even if they sit a little far away, they can see it quite clearly.
"After I finish treating my brother and have some spare money, we'll buy one for our little one at home."
Qiu Sichen said with a smile, "Then Miaomiao and Enen will be so happy that they won't want to leave."
Qiu Siyu also smiled, obviously agreeing with what he said.
Qiu Jiang didn't think it was a big deal. "Children should play and learn. Besides, I have confidence in them. They won't be able to watch for long."
Qiu Sichen and the others really didn't know that their aunt was so confident. Unfortunately, they still had reservations about this for the time being.
Until Qiu Jiang spoke again, "If they want to keep watching, then punish them by making them drink a drink. Each sip gets them one more minute to watch. If they can't drink, then just do their homework."
Wow, it turns out there are other tricks.
Not to mention, if she really used this trick, her little brother and sister would really have to surrender.
Who would have thought that a drink that is the best reward for other children would be like torture to their two younger siblings.
When it comes to treating children, their aunt has the solution.
They both gave her a thumbs-up.
Qiu Jiang was smiling so hard that her eyes were covered. She was very happy.
Of course, the more fun part is setting off firecrackers.
"Good heavens—"
“You actually bought so much?”
When they got to the garage and took a look, all three of them were dumbfounded.
The reason was simple: all kinds of fireworks were neatly stacked on the ground, seven or eight boxes in total. If they hadn't heard that these were given to them by their aunt's leader for fun, they would have thought that they were from a fireworks shop to be sold.
My aunt’s boss probably treats them like children.
Qiu Sichen and the others were at a loss for words.
But when it came time to set off the fireworks, the three of them had a completely crazy time.
The gorgeous fireworks lit up the night sky, echoing with the fireworks from several surrounding houses.
Other families also bought a lot of fireworks, and the amounts they bought were not very overlapping, so fireworks of various colors bloomed in the dark night sky, dazzling and dazzling.
It was the first time in Qiu Jiang's life that he had seen such beautiful fireworks. His black eyes were as bright as the night sky.
"Make a wish. You must make a wish to see such a beautiful view."
She clenched her hands, closed her eyes, and did not forget to urge them both.
"OK."
The two of them were also childish and made wishes like her.
They had only set off two boxes of fireworks and half a box of firecrackers, but they were already extremely happy. After playing enough, the three of them returned to the house happily.
Although they were very tired and it was late, everyone was still very excited, so they did not go to sleep, but continued to play poker together.
Although Qiu Jiang was not very good at playing, she was smart and quickly caught up.
In the beginning, Qiu Sichen and Qiu Siyu often beat her, but in the end, Qiu Jiang defeated them three games in a row, making them lament.
"Lost again?"
"How could that be? I clearly calculated it. You shouldn't have won, right?"
Qiu Jiang's head popped, and he was quite proud. "Of course it's because I'm awesome."
At this time, Sasha, who had been sitting next to her, also grumbled twice, as if agreeing with her words.
Qiu Sichen and the other man covered their foreheads and had to admit defeat.
Qiu Jiang had a very happy time and went to bed.
Because there were only two rooms upstairs and downstairs, and Ji Mingcheng had known that Qiu Sichen and her partner would come, he had asked the cleaning staff to clean up the guest room upstairs for her to stay in.
After settling them both down, she yawned and took Sasha upstairs to sleep.
The guest rooms upstairs are much larger than those downstairs, at least twice as large. The room is covered with bronze twill wood panels, which are shiny and quite bright.
The four-piece set on the bed had long been replaced with a very feminine orange-yellow quilt. The whole room was filled with fragrance and softness, which matched her temperament very well.
"Sasha, you play by yourself first. I'm going to take a shower."
"Gurgle gurgle." Okay.
Qiu Jiang touched its big head, then went to the bathroom to take a bath while humming a tune.
She was humming a very quaint little tune, in a soft and tender voice, making it hard to understand what she was singing, but it was very nice. When Sasha heard it, she squatted on the blanket outside the bathroom and wagged her big tail.
Not long after, Qiu Jiang's cell phone rang outside, but because the sound of water was too loud, she didn't hear it. Instead, Sasha heard it and stood up and walked towards the bed, jumped down with the still ringing cell phone in her mouth, and when she reached the bathroom door, she suddenly stood up, opened the bathroom door with a click of a paw, and went straight to Qiu Jiang who was lying in the bathtub.
When Qiu Jiang saw this scene, she realized that it was her cell phone ringing, and she immediately exclaimed loudly, "Sasha is amazing."
Sasha wagged her tail even more vigorously.
When she got the phone, Sasha jumped onto the toilet and shook the water off her paws before sitting down and waiting for her.
On the other side, Qiu Jiang picked up the phone as soon as she saw the number, and a smiling voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Captain Ji, Happy New Year."
Ji Mingcheng was standing on the balcony in his bathrobe, enjoying the sea breeze. When he heard her sweet voice, his frown relaxed a lot. He smiled and replied, "Happy New Year, how were you having fun?"
She had a lot to say about this.
"Captain Ji, the fireworks you bought are so beautiful. Ayu and I put out two boxes, and each one is incredibly beautiful. They completely outshined the fireworks bought by others."
Her arrogant voice came from the other side. I guess her little expression must be very cute at this time.
Ji Mingcheng raised the corners of his lips slightly, and asked her in confusion, "Why are there only two boxes? Aren't there so many more?"
Qiu Jiang blinked, "But we can't finish it, and you'll definitely have to show it when you come back. Captain Ji, you must show it when you come back. It's really great, really great."
She said it twice, and she really liked the fireworks.
"Me?" Ji Mingcheng raised his eyelids slightly and teased her, "I never said I like fireworks."
"Ah? The fireworks are so beautiful, how come..."
Qiu Jiang fell silent as she spoke.
Well, everyone has different ideas and can't be forced.
It’s a pity to waste such beautiful fireworks. It turns out that some people don’t like them.
What a pity.
Her regret could be clearly heard from a distance of thousands of miles.
Ji Mingcheng found that this little girl's thoughts were sometimes really easy to guess, and it was indeed easy to have fun with such a person.
His low laughter reached her ears through the phone, slightly vibrating her eardrums and making them itch. Qiu Jiang felt a little strange and moved the water with her left hand.
The sound of splashing water made him feel a little strange. "What are you doing?"
"Take a bath, it's so comfortable."
Qiu Jiang said without any precautions.
On the other side, Ji Mingcheng stood there in a daze, obviously not expecting this answer. This really didn't treat him as an outsider. His throat rolled up and down, and he didn't know what to say.
Qiu Jiang, on the other hand, had no idea that anything was wrong and calmly changed the subject.
"Oh, by the way, Sasha is very well behaved today. She is taking a bath with me now. Come on, Sasha, just call me."
"Meow~" called.
Ji Mingcheng could tell from the perfunctory tone of the voice, how could he have been bribed into this state in just one day?
Heartless little thing.
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