When he was a child, Zhou Yu had only a slight liking for Qiao Meng, and this liking could be based on any aspect.

But I don't know when it started, maybe puberty? Maybe some special time?

Zhou Yu can’t speak well.

At a certain moment, Zhou Yu's liking for Qiao Meng turned into love.

During that time, Zhou Yu's mind was full of Qiao Meng. He even thought of the name of his and Qiao Meng's child.

However, he didn't dare tell anyone about this feeling and just kept it deep in his heart.

In Zhou Yu's impression, although he is only a few months older than him, Qiao Meng has always taken care of him like a younger brother. Qiao Meng's feelings for Zhou Yu only include family affection, and there is no trace of any other feelings besides family affection.

Therefore, in front of Qiao Meng, Zhou Yu always concealed it well, thinking that he had hidden his feelings tightly.

Zhou Yu thought he had concealed his thoughts very well.

But in the eyes of his parents, Zhou Yu's behavior is no different from streaking.

"If you're back, then you're back. What does it have to do with me?" Zhou Yu took a bite of the food and replied as if nothing had happened.

Wang Yufang looked at her stubborn son and sighed.

This son is good in every way and is smart, but as soon as it comes to matters related to Qiao Meng, Zhou Yu's originally smart little head instantly becomes as stupid as a newly civilized savage.

You said you have been single for 23 years, that's fine, but you shouldn't have dragged Xiao Qiao to be single for so long, isn't that just wasting her time? Xiao Qiao has been dragging it on for so long without having a relationship, don't you have any idea?

Zhou Dahai and his wife, as well as Qiao Lu and his wife, once thought that the two children were dating in college. As a result, the two couples asked Zhou Yu and Qiao Meng indirectly, and it turned out that Zhou Yu and Qiao Meng's reactions were extremely genuine. They blushed like red Fuji apples and hurriedly denied it.

In the eyes of both parents, it was clear that even if they hadn't talked yet, Zhou Yu and Qiao Meng must have something going on. Besides, they were both still in college, after all, they were still studying! So they didn't rush to urge them, and let the two children develop freely.

Putting aside the decades of friendship between Qiao Lu and Huang Qing, Zhou Dahai and Wang Yufang also like Qiao Meng very much.

She is tall, good-looking, and has a good personality. She always speaks to others in a gentle manner and I have never seen her get angry. She is also polite to her elders and knows them inside out.

In the eyes of Zhou Dahai and Wang Yufang, there is no more suitable candidate for daughter-in-law than Qiao Meng.

"It's none of your business? If it's none of your business, why were you holding your cell phone and texting people every day? And you even chose holidays to send them on time?" Wang Yufang ruthlessly made public some of Zhou Yu's deeds.

Zhou Yu's face suddenly turned red, redder than a cooked lobster.

Zhou Yu's eyes widened, and he stammered, "What...what text message?! Haha, I...I can't understand what you are saying! How can you slander someone's innocence like this!"

"What do you mean innocent? I saw you texting someone last year on the night of the Spring Festival. You even texted until you fell asleep!"

Zhou Yu's face flushed, veins popping out on his forehead, and he argued, "We are just discussing literature! Talking about serious work matters! Can talking about work matters be considered chatting?"

There were some difficult to understand words one after another, such as 'a beautiful lady is a good match for a gentleman' and 'a gentleman starts from emotion but stops at propriety', which made Zhou Yu's parents laugh, and the kitchen was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Seeing their son lose his composure when mentioning Qiao Meng, Wang Yufang and her husband Zhou Dahai looked at each other and felt helpless.

Zhou Dahai thought for a moment, then said to Zhou Yu, "I haven't seen your teacher Qiao for quite a while. So, after dinner, you can go visit your teacher Qiao for me. Bring her a preserved duck that your mother pickled. Your husband... no, your Aunt Huang loves it."

"Oh, and bring some dried sausages and rice cakes. Tell them not to buy rice cakes after the New Year."

"No! Whoever wants to go can go!" Zhou Yu didn't feel comfortable talking about this at this moment. He finished his meal in a hurry and went back to his room in a hurry.

......

'Boom boom boom'

The next day, Zhou Yu carried his things and stood at the door of Qiao Lu's house and knocked on it.

"Who is it?" A voice soon came from the room, gentle but with a hint of majesty.

"Teacher Qiao, it's me!" Zhou Yu immediately recognized the owner of the voice, Qiao Meng's father, his elementary school Chinese teacher, "My dad asked me to bring you something!"

With a creaky sound, the door opened.

The aging Qiao Lu narrowed his eyes, and when he saw clearly that the person coming was Zhou Yu, he smiled from the bottom of his heart, "It's Zhou Yu! Come in, come in! Huang Qing, Zhou Yu is here!" While inviting Zhou Yu into the house, Qiao Lu also shouted towards the living room.

"Zhou Yu is here! Oh, it's been a long time since we last met. It must have been half a year, right? Let me see, let me see!"

After Zhou Yu entered the house, he saw Huang Qing coming out of the kitchen and quickly greeted her, "Auntie Huang! My parents asked me to bring some things over. My dad also told you not to prepare rice cakes for the New Year. He made a little extra when he was making them, so he gave some to your family."

No money was mentioned. After all, the two families have a long-standing friendship, so they don't care much about these things.

Huang Qing's face was immediately filled with smiles when he heard this. "Oh, your parents are so polite. Please thank them for me later. Don't just stand there, Old Qiao. Take it. Are you going to let the child carry it all the time?!"

Qiao Lu, who was standing next to Zhou Yu, immediately stopped smiling when he heard this and quickly took the bag from Zhou Yu. "Hey, why are you stunned? I'm just happy to see little Zhou Yu!"

He opened the bag and took a look. "Wow, there's a whole cured duck and sausages!"

After reading it, he smiled and said to Zhou Yu, "The cured duck and sausages made by your mother are delicious. If she wasn't still working, I would have persuaded her to specialize in this. She would definitely make money! I am happy to eat the cured meat made by your mother!"

After saying that, Qiao Lu was about to pick up something and go to the kitchen when he heard Huang Qing slap his head and yell towards the innermost bedroom, "Qiao Meng! Qiao Meng! Don't sleep! Wake up! Did you hear that, Xiao Qiao! Zhou Yu is here!"

......

The two words "Qiao Meng" or "Xiao Qiao" serve as blood pressure amplifiers for Zhou Yu.

As soon as it was mentioned, my blood pressure immediately soared.

As soon as Huang Qing finished shouting, Zhou Yu felt his blood pressure rising.

That’s right, I’m starting to get excited.

Zhou Yu's face had begun to turn slightly red.

When she heard Huang Qing say Qiao Meng was sleeping, she quickly stopped Huang Qing, "Auntie, don't call Qiao Meng, she's sleeping, don't disturb her, let her have a good rest!"

Huang Qing seemed to have no reaction at all, and shouted towards the bedroom again, "Qiao Meng! Zhou Yu is here! Xiao Qiao!"

After shouting, Huang Qing turned around and said to Zhou Yu with a smile, "It's okay. It's already this late, it's time to wake up. If you sleep any longer, you won't be able to sleep at night! Besides, you are all young people, you have something to talk about!"

After that, he called Qiao Lu, "Old Qiao, pour some water for Zhou Yu to make tea! You're just standing here and watching, you don't have any eyesight at all! Zhou Yu, sit down for a while and drink some water. Qiao Meng will come out soon."

After seeing Qiao Lu Zhang hugging Zhou Yu and pouring water for him, he turned around and went back to the kitchen to busy himself.

Zhou Yu saw the teacher preparing to pour water for him, so he quickly stood up and prepared to take the bottle, "Teacher Qiao, I can do it myself, I can do it myself!"

Seeing this, Qiao Lu didn't act pretentiously. The two families were too familiar with each other. "Haha, okay, then you do it yourself!" After saying that, he let go of her hand and gave the water bottle to Zhou Yu.

After pouring a glass for himself and Qiao Lu, the two sat back on the sofa and started chatting while drinking water.

"I heard from Qiao Meng that you have started your internship?" Qiao Lu asked with a smile.

Zhou Yu nodded, "Yes, I teach at a high school in a county under Jiangcheng in our province."

Qiao Lu nodded with satisfaction, "It's good to be a teacher, to teach and educate people. I'm very happy that you and Qiao Meng have both chosen this path!"

...

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Zhou Yu chatted with Qiao Lu for a while, and suddenly a voice sounded from behind, "Zhou Yu, you're here!"

Zhou Yu and Qiao Lu turned their heads at the same time and immediately saw a pretty girl with long hair, who looked graceful even in a bulky down jacket, standing next to the sofa and looking at Zhou Yu with a smile.

Looking at the face he had been thinking about day and night, Zhou Yu suddenly felt that the cup of tea he had just drunk was a little intoxicating.

Although she blushed a little when Zhou Yu looked at her, Qiao Meng still looked at Zhou Yu openly, staring into Zhou Yu's eyes, as if she wanted to see something from those eyes.

Zhou Yu suddenly thought, how nice it would be if he could keep watching like this! He could probably watch like this for the rest of his life.

While thinking this, an inappropriate voice suddenly sounded from beside him, interrupting Zhou Yu's imagination at the moment.

Qiao Lu, who was standing next to her, looked at Qiao Meng's outfit and asked curiously, "Hey, Qiao Meng, why did you put on makeup and change your clothes? Are you ready to go out?"