It was dawn, and the air was filled with a thin mist like gauze. He had woken up early in the morning to discuss the engagement, so they had not eaten.
"Mom, don't you think it's too early?" Xu Minghao looked at the Qi family's door which was still closed.
"Haozi, who gets up before dawn?" Aunt Xu looked at the sky and said sleepily.
"Should we go home first and come back later?" Xu Minghao said in surprise.
"Hey, why are you going back? Just go and knock on the door!" Aunt Xu was defeated by Xu Minghao's stupidity and said unhappily.
"Oh," Xu Minghao nodded.
Aunt Xu ignored her son and went straight to knock on the door. As soon as Zhao Lan opened the door, Aunt Xu and Xu Minghao were standing at the door, so she quickly invited them in.
"Aunt Xu, why are you here so early today? My family has just prepared breakfast! Have you eaten? How about eating together? My wife is cooking today." Zhao Lan saw that the two of them were up so early and probably had not eaten yet, so she invited them.
"Okay, okay. My son Haozi and I haven't eaten yet. I still remember the century egg and lean meat porridge made by Lan Zi last time. I just can't make it taste the same even if I follow Lan Zi's method. Lan Zi's cooking skills are really good." Aunt Xu said happily.
"That's right, my Lan Zi has been cooking delicious food since he was a child! Come on, sit down, I'll let Lan Zi prepare it for you." After Zhao Lan led the two people to sit down, she went to the kitchen.
Soon Qi Xinlan and Zhao Lan came out with preserved egg and lean meat porridge, steamed buns, pickles and fried noodles, and the aroma filled the air.
Qi Xinlan originally planned to fry some noodles for breakfast for her family, but when she heard Zhao Lan say that Aunt Xu and Xu Minghao had already arrived, she was slightly surprised. She didn't expect Xu Minghao to come so early, so she had to make some more food.
"Wow, look at this. Lan Zi's cooking skills are really good. It makes me hungry just by looking at it." Aunt Xu praised.
"Aunt Xu, I'm joking. They are just some ordinary dishes, don't be disgusted." Qi Xinlan replied with a smile.
"See, scholars are different. They speak in a very elegant manner." Aunt Xu nodded secretly.
"Oh! Aunt Xu, stop praising her, or she'll be so proud of herself. Let's eat first!" Zhao Lan said with a smile.
After Xu Minghao left Qi Xinlan, his eyes had been following her. Hearing that all of this was made by Qi Xinlan, he couldn't sit still any longer and was the first to grab the tempting buns in front of him and start eating. He couldn't describe it, but he just felt that the buns were delicious, better than the ones in the military cafeteria, with plenty of meat and juicy! The porridge was sweet and just the right flavor! It was delicious! The fried noodles were tender, smooth, and refreshing! Delicious!
"Lan Zi, the porridge is good. It's better than last time." Aunt Xu said after taking a sip.
"Aunt Xu, you are really amazing. My family ate it for a week and didn't notice it. This time I added some MSG to make the porridge fresh and delicious." Qi Xinlan said in surprise.
"Well, it tastes much better than last time." Aunt Xu said with a smile.
"Yeah, Lan Zi, everything you cook is delicious!" Xu Minghao also nodded in agreement.
"What do you know? Do you know what delicious means? Lan Zi, let me tell you, one time when I was cooking, I forgot to add salt, but he ate a whole plate without saying a word. Isn't that funny!" Aunt Xu pulled Qi Xinlan over to sit next to her and laughed.
"No way?" Qi Xinlan smiled when she saw Xu Minghao's face blushing slightly.
"Isn't it? Let me tell you #%! #%..." Then the whole morning was spent talking about Xu Minghao's embarrassing things. Only then did Qi Xinlan realize how stupid and dull Xu Minghao was!
However, the important things were still discussed. The engagement ceremony was scheduled for five days later, and the next step was to go to the town to buy things for the engagement. But for some reason, Aunt Xu didn't go. She directly stuffed two hundred yuan into Qi Xinlan's pocket and said that she should go to the county to buy something she liked. Don't worry about the other things, she had already prepared them.
Qi Xinlan was shocked when she saw so much money. The current prices are not as good as in the future. You can't buy much with a few hundred yuan. A hundred yuan now is very valuable.
Aunt Xu gave me so much at once, what should I do?
Qi Xinlan was very puzzled. Although she had been engaged in her previous life, it was just a formality. She did not wear the new clothes sent by the man, but went out wearing her old clothes directly, which made both parties look very unhappy.
Not in this life, she must dress up beautifully and get engaged to Xu Minghao.
After an hour-long bumpy ride in the car, Xu Minghao and Qi Xinlan finally arrived in the county town.
Qi Xinlan and Xu Minghao went together to buy some cigarettes, alcohol, candy, tea and a box of snacks. Qi Xinlan didn't buy any daily necessities because she still had two or three years before getting married, and she wouldn't be able to use them if she bought them, so it would be a waste!
She also bought a white shirt and black pants for Xu Minghao, and bought herself a red blouse and some matching jewelry and headwear to wear on the engagement day.
After buying it, there was still more than a hundred left.
"Lan Zi, is there nothing? Isn't it too little?" Xu Minghao said as he looked at the two large bags in his hands.
"That's enough. It's just an engagement, not a marriage, so there's no need for so many things." Qi Xinlan shook her head.
"Lan Zi, why don't you buy another piece of clothing or a skirt?" Xu Minghao had just seen that Qi Xinlan liked the white dress very much and she looked at it for the longest time. He could clearly see the love in her eyes, but she didn't buy it.
This made him a little confused. Was it because he didn't have enough money? But the skirt was only twenty or thirty yuan. The two hundred yuan her mother gave her was more than enough to buy it!
"No, brother, that's enough! It's getting late, let's go back quickly, otherwise there will be no cars." Qi Xinlan refused.
"Okay then!" Xu Minghao looked at the sky. It was a little late, but he had already memorized the approximate location of the skirt. He would buy it for her secretly after a while. Thinking of this, he agreed.
"Brother, are you tired? How about I help you carry some things?" Qi Xinlan asked when she saw that Xu Minghao's hands were full of large and small bags.
"No need, this is just a small amount. During military training, we used to carry much heavier things!" Xu Minghao refused.
When I returned to the village, I saw Bai Xue walking towards me with a basket on her back.
When Qi Xinlan was hesitating whether to say hello, she heard Bai Xue enthusiastically call out, "Lan Zi, have you gone to town to buy things? This is your date, right? He's so handsome!"
\"Well, I went to buy some things for the engagement. Did you go up the mountain to pick wild vegetables?" Qi Xinlan saw that the other party was not unfamiliar with her because of what happened that day, so she answered enthusiastically.
"Well, yes. There was no vegetables to eat at home, so I went up the mountain to pick some." Although Bai Xue answered to Qi Xinlan, her eyes were staring at Xu Minghao from time to time.
Xu Minghao stood behind Qi Xinlan, and from time to time he felt a burning gaze staring at him.
Xu Minghao couldn't help but frown, and when he looked over, it was Bai Xue, he felt even more unhappy.
After Qi Xinlan and Bai Xue finished their greetings and parted ways, Xu Minghao couldn't help but remind Qi Xinlan, "Lan Zi, don't get too close to her."
"Okay, I understand." Qi Xinlan didn't ask why, because she had also felt Bai Xue's gaze just now. That kind of gaze was very familiar. She had felt it before. It was clearly the kind that only comes when you like someone.
I just don’t know why Bai Xue clearly didn’t like Xu Minghao in her previous life, so why is this happening in this life?
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