The two went out, thinking that they would probably stay up all night to celebrate the New Year together. Lu Wanzheng started sleeping after getting into the car and was not woken up by Xiao Qifeng until the car drove into the old house.
With sleepy, hazy eyes, she groggily looked out the car window at the somewhat familiar scene. Then she turned to look at Xiao Qifeng, his eyes, misty with tears, were very handsome. Just as she was about to speak, she heard the sound of a seatbelt being unbuckled beside her. Immediately afterward, the man beside her leaned in and his thin lips covered her red lips.
All the words I wanted to say were swallowed back.
Lu Wanzheng didn't know what she had done to offend her. She was still wearing her seatbelt, and with the man beside her, she couldn't move.
Seeing that Lu Wanzheng was completely relaxed, Xiao Qifeng released her. He licked his lips, which tasted a little sweet, and patted Lu Wanzheng's head. "Get out of the car." As he spoke, he unbuckled Lu Wanzheng's seatbelt.
After Xiao Qifeng left, Lu Wanzheng immediately opened her eyes, her misty eyes giving Xiao Qifeng a coquettish glare. When her gaze fell on Xiao Qifeng, she paused.
Xiao Qifeng didn't notice anything wrong with Lu Wanzheng, but he did find her glaring at him a little cute. "I'll go down and open the door for you. Put your clothes on." The air conditioning was on in the car, and once they got in, they took off their coats.
Seeing that Xiao Qifeng was about to leave, Lu Wanzheng grabbed him and her gaze fell on Xiao Qifeng's thin lips.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Qifeng put on his coat quickly, his hand already on the doorknob. Feeling his right hand being pulled, he turned to look at Lu Wanzheng in confusion. "Want to be intimate with me in the car? No rush, there will be plenty of opportunities tonight." He noticed Lu Wanzheng's flushed cheeks, unsure whether they were from heat or shyness.
Lu Wanzheng had only pulled him back, but after hearing the second half of Xiao Qifeng's sentence, she felt that glaring at him was no longer effective in intimidating him. She directly slapped the back of his hand lightly, "What nonsense are you talking about? I have a feeling that you've gotten too big for your britches. Don't think I'm not angry. If you keep talking nonsense like this, I won't leave you."
Although her words were harsh, they had no threatening power whatsoever. Instead, they were like feathers, tickling Xiao Qifeng's heart.
However, Xiao Qifeng was patient and said with a smile, "Alright, alright, I won't say anything reckless before we get married. After we get married, can you give me the chance to say anything reckless?"
"Stop fooling around." Lu Wanzheng reached out and pinched Xiao Qifeng. She had been led astray by Xiao Qifeng, so she returned to the topic he originally wanted to talk about, "You have my lipstick on your lips, wipe it off before you go down." She pulled out a tissue and handed it to Xiao Qifeng, who was standing next to her with an ambiguous look in his eyes.
Xiao Qifeng took the tissue, wiped his lips, and then looked down at the tissue. Sure enough, there was a red mark left on the tissue. "No wonder it tasted a little sweet when I licked my lips just now." He looked at Lu Wanzheng's lips, and the red color on them had faded a bit.
"How dare you say that? You've ruined my lipstick. I didn't even bring any lipstick with me," she said irritably. Heaven knows how annoyed she was. When she lived at the Xiao family's house, they always provided her with these cosmetics, so she never brought any with her when she came over. Now she didn't even have a chance to touch up her makeup.
Lu Wanzheng kept pursing her lips, trying to make the lipstick on her lips look more even.
Xiao Qifeng coaxed Lu Wanzheng, "It's my fault, don't be angry."
Seeing that Lu Wanzheng wasn't really angry, he immediately got out of the car. He noticed that the housekeeper had been waiting near the car for some time.
The butler had actually arrived long ago, but seeing that the people in the car hadn't gotten out yet, and since the car windows were one-way, people outside couldn't see what was happening inside, he didn't rush forward and could only wait quietly on the side. Sure enough, several minutes later, the people in the car finally came out, and he breathed a sigh of relief, glad that he hadn't gone forward, otherwise he would have been guilty of disturbing the two of them.
Xiao Qifeng walked to Lu Wanzheng's side, opened the door, and reached into the car. Upon seeing this, Lu Wanzheng naturally took his hand and stepped out of the car.
When the butler saw the two finally come out, he walked up to them with a smile and greeted them, "Young Master, Miss Lu, you've finally arrived. Please come in. The old lady, the master, and the madam are all waiting for you."
The butler smiled kindly, beaming at the two of them, and led them into the inner room. Lu Wanzheng had been to the old house many times and was somewhat familiar with the layout.
Xiao Qifeng had been holding Lu Wanzheng's hand ever since he got out of the car. Lu Wanzheng leaned close to Xiao Qifeng and asked in a low voice, "Who is the old lady? I've never heard you mention her before." She had noticed that the housekeeper had mentioned another person earlier.
Seeing Lu Wanzheng suddenly become cautious, Xiao Qifeng tightened his grip on her hand and said softly, "Don't worry, it's my grandmother. She's very gentle and won't make things difficult for you." His voice was low and deep, yet it inexplicably reassured Lu Wanzheng.
However, she still had a question in her mind. Since this was an old house, she should have seen the old lady before, so why hadn't she seen her before? She asked this question.
Xiao Qifeng guessed that she would ask, and explained softly, "Grandma used to often stay in the temple, sometimes for more than half a month at a time. As she got older, she had something to look forward to. If she had something to do, we, as the younger generation, would naturally let her do as she pleased. Today is the New Year, so the old lady naturally had to come home."
Lu Wanzheng nodded, but then she remembered something. "You knew Grandma was coming all along, why didn't you tell me sooner? You startled me."
Xiao Qifeng: "I'm not worried that you'll be nervous."
Upon hearing this, Lu Wanzheng said, "Don't say anything more, I'm really starting to get nervous now." After all, it was the first time she had met an elder, and she was somewhat uneasy.
"You see, if I had told you beforehand, you would probably have started to get nervous from the very beginning. It's better to tell you when we get there, so you'll have less time to be nervous."
Xiao Qifeng's words made sense, and Lu Wanzheng didn't blame him.
The two followed the housekeeper into the living room, where Lu Wanzheng saw an old lady with a dignified and serious expression. Her hair was already gray. The old lady was sitting on the sofa with a gray thing lying on her knee.
When Lu Wanzheng saw that the old lady did not smile, she felt a little uneasy. Did the old lady not like her?
Xiao Qifeng led Lu Wanzheng to the old lady's side. "Grandma, this is my girlfriend, Lu Wanzheng."
Lu Wanzheng greeted the old lady very politely, "Hello, Grandma."
The old lady looked up at Lu Wanzheng, sized her up, and hummed in response, her expression neither cold nor warm, making her difficult to understand.
Potato, who was lying on the old lady's lap, immediately meowed twice at Lu Wanzheng when she saw her. Then she got up and jumped to the ground, anxiously pawing at Lu Wanzheng's feet, wanting her to hug her.
As it wished, Lu Wanzheng scooped it up from the ground and held it in her arms. "Are you living well here? I noticed your face seems to have gotten a bit rounder," she said, pinching the soft flesh on Potato's cheeks, which felt quite nice.
"Meow~" Potato rolled over in her arms and stuck out its tongue to lick its face.
The old lady frowned slightly when she saw the little creature that had been lying peacefully on her lap run away. Xiao Qifeng explained, "Nanny, this is Wan Zheng's cat. She was busy with work recently and didn't have time to take care of it. Mom thought it was cute, so she left it at the old house to take care of it."
The old lady wasn't an unreasonable person. She gave a soft "hmm," glanced at Lu Wanzheng a few more times, then looked at her grandson and nodded, though not very much. It's likely only she knew she had nodded.
When Mu Qinshu heard that Lu Wanzheng and Xiao Qifeng had returned, she immediately came to the living room. When she arrived, she found that the old lady was sitting on the sofa, while the two younger people were standing and did not sit down, as if they did not know how tired they were.
She immediately went over and pulled Lu Wanzheng to sit on the sofa. "What are you standing there for? Sit down quickly. Dinner will be ready soon. If you're hungry, I'll have someone bring over some snacks."
"Thank you, Auntie. I'm not very hungry right now. Mr. Xiao said that you cooked for me again today, so I'll save room for your cooking." There was no flattery in her words; she simply thought that Mu Qinshu's cooking was indeed delicious.
Looking back now, it's no wonder Xiao Qifeng learned to cook so quickly and the food tasted so good; genes really do play a big role.
"Eat more if you like. I made your favorite dishes."
"Okay, definitely."
Lu Wanzheng put the potato on the ground and let it play by itself.
Seeing Lu Wanzheng being pulled aside by Mu Qinshu to chat, Potato ran to the old lady's side. It walked to the old lady's feet and, with a few meows, returned to the old lady's lap.
Although the old lady was stroking the potato, her eyes kept glancing in Lu Wanzheng's direction. The young girl was indeed pretty and spoke with neither arrogance nor impetuosity.
When Xiao Qifeng saw his mother appear in the living room, he felt relieved to leave Lu Wanzheng there and went to his study, where he had some work to discuss.
Seeing that her mother-in-law remained silent, Mu Qinshu knew what kind of temperament her mother-in-law had. When chatting with Lu Wanzheng, she would always say a few words to her mother-in-law, hoping to use this opportunity to let her mother-in-law get to know Lu Wanzheng better.
"I heard from Qi Feng that you have news of your biological father."
"Yes, I got some information from my adoptive father. We've been trying to find someone to investigate, but the south is so big, I don't know if we can find them."
“That’s a good thing. If you find out, and you don’t like your biological father, then don’t acknowledge him. We’ll support you. We’re all your family. Just live a comfortable life. We won’t care who your biological father is.”
Lu Wanzheng felt a warmth in her heart and was somewhat moved. "Thank you, Auntie."
“You are my daughter-in-law, no need to thank me, this is what I should do. If anyone should thank you, it is me who should thank you. Thank you for talking to our Tieshu and finally making him see the light. I was worried that he would never get married.”
Upon hearing this, Lu Wanzheng smiled. She could say that the iron tree she was talking about had actually blossomed long ago, but she hadn't let her family know. Therefore, she smiled without saying anything.
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