Chapter 165 165 Worrying about Him
Seeing Qiu Shaoli laughing happily, Li Shuhua asked her curiously, "Why are you laughing so foolishly here by yourself?"
"Aren't I happy that the New Year is coming? Aren't you happy, sister-in-law?" Qiu Shaoli asked deliberately.
"Happy, of course I'm happy. I'll be even happier if Hongzhe can bring a girlfriend back." Li Shuhua sighed. She didn't know what was wrong with this kid. He didn't care about his lifelong event at all.
"Sister-in-law, the country now advocates late marriage and late childbirth. Besides, with someone like Hongzhe, are you still worried about not being able to find a girlfriend? Don't worry!" Qiu Shaoli looked at her with some amusement. Since Hongzhe graduated, many people came to her to inquire about him. The meaning was obvious. She didn't understand why Hongzhe refused directly before, but now she knew.
"That's true, but he does give me some hope." When Li Shuhua said this, her tone was full of disappointment. Every time someone introduced him to someone, he refused outright and told them with confidence that it was a new era now.
"Don't be impatient about this matter. When the time comes, it will come naturally." Qiu Shaoli thought of the scene she had just seen, and these words had a special meaning.
"That's the only way I can think of it. By the way, has the last issue between Jiaze and that girl been resolved?" Li Shuhua asked in a low voice.
"It's solved. To be honest, I have to thank Yulan and the others for reminding me. If it weren't for them, I'm really afraid that Jiaze would end up like Ji Yushu in the future." Qiu Shaoli's tone was filled with fear.
"Indeed, this is not easy to say for ordinary people, but the Yulan family are all real people." Li Shuhua said empathetically.
"That's right, so I came to Beijing this time just to thank Yulan and Uncle Jiang." Qiu Shaoli nodded.
The two sisters-in-law were busy chatting in the kitchen. Jiang Yulan, who had just been "driven out" by them, could only sit on the sofa and watch TV. When she heard what the three of them said, she looked at Lu Hongzhe in surprise. She remembered that Hongzhe was always steady, but he looked more energetic like a young man now.
The matter of the meow ornament ended with Lu Jiaze begging for mercy. Jiang Qitong was attracted by the sound of the TV and dragged Jiang Lili to Jiang Yulan's place to watch TV. There were fruits on the coffee table. The little girl was like she had discovered a new world: "Sister Lili, this is the candy we bought together the other day."
"You can only eat two." Jiang Lili understood what she meant.
"I didn't say I wanted to eat it." Jiang Qitong pouted in dissatisfaction, but her hand honestly took two candies and put them in her wine pocket.
Before dinner, the two old men finally came downstairs. At this time, the table was already filled with various dishes. Uncle Lu asked everyone to be polite, and then he personally poured wine for the two old men. During the meal, Jiang Jianyi did not forget to invite them to visit Jiang Aiguo and get to know him.
Everyone enjoyed the meal very much. Afterward, Uncle Lu took the Lu Hongzhe brothers to the kitchen to clean up the dishes. It wasn't the first time Jiang Lili had noticed such a detail, but this time it suddenly touched her. She thought, indeed, one's original family is very important. Ji Yushu had been willing to do these chores before because he was working for the Jiang family's resources, not because he felt sorry for Jiang Yulan and wanted to share her burden. Later, with the arrival of Ye Qiuju and her daughter, his true colors gradually revealed themselves.
Jiang Lili was thinking so hard that she didn't even notice when Lu Hongzhe came to her side. She looked at him blankly: "What's wrong?"
"Jia Ze said he wants to go downstairs to play in the snow. Do you want to go?" Lu Hongzhe said in a gentle tone.
Without waiting for her to answer, Jiang Qitong came over and hugged her arm: "Sister Lili, you said last time that you would accompany me to build a snowman. You didn't forget, did you?"
Seeing her anxious look, Jiang Lili rubbed her cheek with a bit of amusement: "I haven't forgotten, let's go."
"Let's go too." After Lu Jiaze said that, he glanced at Lu Hongzhe. The meaning in his eyes was obvious. This was the time he had fought for him to be alone with him, and he should be grateful to himself.
"Let's go." Lu Hongzhe glanced at him and ignored his hint.
Jing City had just experienced a heavy snowfall two days ago, and it had just stopped today. Even at this moment, the grounds below were still covered in white. Lu Jiaze was genuinely eager to play in the snow. It was rare to see such a thick accumulation of snow in Yuncheng. He casually made a snowball and threw it at the person next to him: "Shall we have a snowball fight?"
"Brother Lu, let's build a snowman first." Jiang Qitong had a different opinion. She preferred building a snowman to playing snowball fights.
"Then let's build a snowman first. You two will be responsible for building it, and Jiaze and I will be responsible for collecting the snow." Without giving Lu Jiaze a chance to object, Lu Hongzhe made the decision directly.
"Okay, then I want to build one this big, is that okay?" Jiang Qitong gestured to them the size she wanted.
"Of course." Lu Hongzhe nodded. Lu Jiaze next to him rolled his eyes at him. This guy was really hateful.
Jiang Lili, however, looked at Jiang Qitong hesitantly: "Do you want to pile it this big?"
"Yes, it just so happens that Brother Hongzhe and the others are here to help us make snowballs, so we must make a bigger one." After Jiang Qitong finished speaking, she was already planning the place. For example, she would make a snowball for the three of them first, then grandfather, and then aunt and sister Lili.
Jiang Lili felt a headache after hearing her mumbling. She had naively thought she was only planning to build one. However, she was right. It would be much faster with help from others. Two balls of snow would be enough to make the snowman's body. Soon, six snowmen were ready. The next step was more delicate.
"I'll go upstairs to get the carrots." Lu Jiaze volunteered to go upstairs to get the snowman's nose.
This was the first time Jiang Lili had such a great time making a snowman after coming to Beijing. The four of them worked for an entire afternoon, and it took them six snowmen to complete. However, Jiang Qitong was still a little dissatisfied until she took off her scarf and wrapped it around the smallest snowman. Only then did she feel satisfied.
"Not bad, this looks much better. How about adding the others as well?" Lu Jiaze expressed his opinion.
"Sure. It just so happens that Jiang Liangbo and his friends stuffed me with a lot of stuff when they bought Meow Meow some clothes last time. I'll go up and get them." Lu Hongzhe thought of the pile of things Jiang Liangbo stuffed him with before the New Year. He didn't expect that they would actually come in handy.
Looking at the six snowmen standing side by side, a smile flashed in Jiang Lili's eyes. Jiang Qitong walked over to Lu Jiaze and asked excitedly, "Brother Lu, shall we continue building?"
"Let's not build a snowman anymore. If we build more, we will use up all the snow here." Lu Jiaze shook his head. Besides the problem of snow, he really didn't want to build another one. He didn't expect that building a snowman would be so tiring.
"Okay." Jiang Qitong felt a little regretful. She hadn't had enough fun yet. If Brother Lu agreed, she could help him build up their family of three.
Lu Hongzhe came down quickly, bringing with him a camera and a bunch of festive accessories. He explained, "We've been busy all day, we should definitely record this, right?" "Wow, Brother Hongzhe, you're so thoughtful," Jiang Qitong said in a tone of surprise. Not only did she build a snowman today, she could also take a photo with it. She tugged at Jiang Lili's wrist and said, "Sister Lili, I want to take a photo with you later."
"Okay, feel free to take photos later. Let's decorate the snowman first." Jiang Lili took the pair of accessories from Lu Hongzhe and casually asked, "Did you buy these from Tongqu Player?"
"Yes, they went to the workshop to pick them out." Lu Hongzhe nodded.
Jiang Lili scanned the accessories one by one. She had never seen any of them before, and she thought they must be new styles released this year. It seemed that the aesthetics of the design department were getting more and more sophisticated. With these accessories, the six snowmen's appearance was sublime. Now it was Jiang Qitong's turn to be reluctant to part with them: "Sister Lili, will they melt soon?"
"If it snows tonight, it should last until tomorrow." Jiang Lili's tone was uncertain.
"Then it must snow tonight." Jiang Qitong looked up at the sky with a pious look on her face. Her action made the three people beside her laugh. Jiang Lili even rubbed her head and said with a smile: "Remember to check the weather forecast later. If you like it so much, take a few more photos."
"Okay, I'll take a photo with this one first." Jiang Qitong said, pointing to the smallest snowman.
Jiang Lili was quickly pulled over to take a photo. Lu Hongzhe held up the camera, looked through the lens at the person standing in front of the snowman, and then pressed the button.
"Tongtong, I'm joining you too." Lu Jiaze said as he stood to the right of Jiang Qitong. After taking this photo, he naturally took the camera from Lu Hongzhe's hand and said, "Brother, come over there. I'll take a couple of photos for you."
Lu Hongzhe hesitated for only a second before handing him the camera. He didn't choose the spot where Lu Jiaze had just stood, but stood next to Jiang Lili. Lu Jiaze took several photos in a row, then directed Jiang Qitong, "Tongtong, can you take a picture?"
"I will." Jiang Qitong nodded.
"Okay, then take two pictures for us." Lu Jiaze said, and then he automatically stood next to Lu Hongzhe. After waiting for Jiang Qitong to press the shutter, he strode over and said, "I'll take two pictures for you." Without giving them time to react, he started snapping away. Only when he got a satisfactory shot did he hand the camera to Jiang Lili, "Lili, please take two pictures for me and my brother."
"Okay." Jiang Lili took the camera from him and started taking pictures of the two brothers. They didn't go upstairs until it got dark. Dinner was still at Lu Hongzhe's house. As soon as they entered the house, they were greeted with ginger soup. Jiang Qitong didn't want to drink it at first, but when she saw Jiang Aiguo and Zhou Qingfen on the sofa, she pinched her nose and drank the ginger soup in the bowl. Then she whispered to Jiang Lili, "Sister Lili, when will my father and mother come back?"
"I don't know either." Jiang Lili shook her head. She really didn't know.
"Just drink ginger soup to drive away the cold." Seeing that Zhou Qingfen seemed to want to teach the little girl a lesson, Jiang Aiguo hurriedly acted as a peacemaker. Zhou Qingfen was too lazy to pay attention to him. Even if she wanted to teach Tongtong a lesson, she would not do it here.
The two families had always had a good relationship, and now they were together in a strange city, so they became even more intimate. After playing for an afternoon, Jiang Lili was already tired. She sat on the sofa listening to them chatting, and felt her eyelids starting to fight. She yawned and planned to go home to sleep.
Lu Jiaze on this side was still trying to take credit. In his opinion, it was all his effort to take the photo of the two of them today, and he was pestering Lu Hongzhe for a reward.
Lu Hongzhe snorted lightly and lowered his voice: "Do you know how clumsy your performance is?"
"It's obviously very natural, okay?" Lu Jiaze looked unconvinced.
Qiu Shaoli, who was chatting on the other end, had been paying attention to Lu Jiaze's emotions. When she saw his lively appearance, she felt comforted. It seemed that she and Old Lu had made the right move, and the haze in his heart had completely passed.
As the New Year approaches, time flies very fast. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and Lu Hongzhe's fireworks are not ready yet. He originally planned to go out and buy them alone, but this time Lu Jiaze is a complete follower. Since he can't get rid of him, he can only let him follow him.
Lu Jiaze recalled the heart shape he had seen on his computer screen that day, and instantly understood his intention in buying fireworks. He was a little surprised: "Brother, I originally thought you were so mature and might not be good at expressing yourself. Now it seems that I was overthinking it. You are much more expressive than others."
"Shut up and don't tell anyone what happened today." Lu Hongzhe said and rolled his eyes at him.
"Don't worry, I'm very tight-lipped and I won't tell anyone." Lu Jiaze promised.
Fortunately, today went smoothly. Lu Hongzhe bought the fireworks he needed and tested them rigorously in advance. He only drove home after confirming that they were correct.
Lu Jiaze followed him the entire time, and seeing his seriousness, his expression also became serious, and he even started to worry about him: "Brother, the place where you set off the fireworks is so far away, how are you going to bring Lili here tomorrow?"
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