Chapter 175 The first time I came as a boyfriend
It was originally just a joke, but the word "generation gap" made Jiang Lili's thoughts wander a little. She remembered that when she was a child, because of Lu Hongzhe's maturity, she even suspected that he and she were of the same kind. It was his existence that made her finally understand that living another life does not make you smarter. Thinking that the person on the other end of the phone was still waiting for her answer, she chuckled: "What do you think?"
There was a chuckle from the other end of the phone, followed by a voice saying, "I just remembered that when I was a child, someone and Jiaze called me an old man." Lu Hongzhe had a good memory and could still remember the look of disdain she gave him when he was a child.
"Lu Hongzhe, you've also learned to bring up old things, right?" Jiang Lili asked fiercely on the other end of the phone.
Lu Hongzhe paused for a moment, then said, "No, I just thought you were so cute back then."
The two of them reminisced about their childhood on the phone, and the conversation got out of control. It was not until Jiang Lili's phone reminded her that the battery was low that she realized that their call had lasted almost three hours, and she was completely unaware.
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Lili thought that they had gotten away with it in front of their parents, which was a good thing. The next morning, she was woken by Jiang Yulan. She looked at the person standing at the head of her bed with sleepy eyes, her tone still a little confused: "Mom, what's wrong?"
"Don't you have to go to school today?" Jiang Yulan said and looked at her.
"Yes, but there's no rush. My class this morning is after nine o'clock." Jiang Lili said and yawned.
"Then did you forget to tell Hongzhe? I saw he was already waiting for you in the car downstairs." Jiang Yulan reminded. She just remembered that she had forgotten something in the car and discovered it when she went downstairs to get it.
"It seems so." Jiang Lili then remembered that he only said last night that he would send her off this morning, but she forgot to tell him the specific time.
"Then get up quickly and go downstairs. It's a good opportunity to have breakfast with him outside." Jiang Yulan urged.
"?" Jiang Lili looked at her in confusion. Had she changed so much in just one night?
Seeing her confusion, Jiang Yulan explained to her in a gentle voice, "It's a fact that you're in a relationship. Since you're in a relationship, then have a good conversation. Don't worry, your parents are never an obstacle to you. Hurry up and don't keep Hongzhe waiting too long."
Staring at her back as she left, Jiang Lili wondered, could this be what people say about a mother-in-law becoming more and more satisfied with her son-in-law the more she looks at him? But come to think of it, in the eyes of all the parents, Lu Hongzhe had always been someone else's child. He could always easily win the parents' favor, so Jiang Yulan's transformation wasn't surprising.
Even though Jiang Lili had already used her fastest speed, it was still twenty minutes before she came downstairs. She opened the passenger door and got in with familiarity, saying apologetically, "I forgot to tell you last night that there are no morning classes today. You must have been waiting for a long time, right?"
"It's not long now. Have you had breakfast?" Lu Hongzhe asked.
"No, how about you?" Jiang Lili said and yawned again. The phone call last night delayed her sleep.
"I don't have one either. Let's go have breakfast first. Is there enough time?" Lu Hongzhe felt that he might need a copy of her class schedule.
"It's still in time. By the way, do you know how I knew you were waiting for me downstairs?" Jiang Lili's tone suddenly became mysterious.
Lu Hongzhe remembered the figure he had seen before, and then said with certainty: "Did Aunt Jiang tell you?"
Unexpectedly, his guess was right. Jiang Lili nodded perfunctorily, "It was her. She kept urging me to come down quickly. Don't keep you waiting."
"Aunt Jiang has always been considerate." Lu Hongzhe's originally anxious heart finally relaxed.
"Of course, everyone in my family is like this." Jiang Lili raised her eyebrows proudly.
Glancing at her proud look, Lu Hongzhe raised a faint smile at the corner of his lips.
After breakfast, he sent Jiang Lili to school and went straight to the mall to prepare for his weekend visit to the Jiang family. The two families had known each other for so many years, and he basically knew all the preferences of the Jiang family. He began to choose gifts for them one by one.
Jiang Lili was also very busy at school. She had been busy with Youbei's affairs recently and had fallen behind in her studies. She took advantage of the time she had at school to constantly ask her roommates for advice.
Dong Qiuyun even joked, "It's different when you're in a relationship. You've become so busy all of a sudden. I don't know if we'll have to make an appointment next time we see you."
"Don't worry, you don't need to make an appointment to see me, but it may not be the case for others." Jiang Lili's serious look made everyone else in the dormitory laugh.
Everyone was just joking, knowing she was busy with work. Soon the topic shifted to Youbei. Dong Qiuyun looked envious: "It's almost my junior year, and I still haven't figured out what I want to do in the future?"
The others also followed suit. They looked at Jiang Lili with envy, envious of her for having planned her future early on, unlike them who were still a little confused.
"It's not too late to start planning now. It's better than putting it off until tomorrow." Jiang Lili said.
Her words made them suddenly realize that, yes, the best time is always now. Others started discussing their plans for this summer vacation. Perhaps they could start doing something during this summer vacation.
Jiang Lili never meddles in other people's lives, only occasionally reminding them when they need it. But they did remind her that summer vacation was coming soon, and it was a good time to open Youbei. Also, the Baby Park across from Youbei had to start construction, otherwise the content on the promotional page would become a "scam" copy.
The weekend arrived even earlier than the opening of Baby Paradise. She and Lu Hongzhe had agreed to meet at noon on Saturday, but he arrived unexpectedly at ten o'clock. When they heard the knock on the door, everyone in the living room knew what was going on. Jiang Aiguo even said directly, "Lili, go open the door."
Seeing the large and small bags outside the door, she was a little surprised: "Why are you carrying so many things?"
"This is your first time coming to my house as your boyfriend. You can't come empty-handed, right?" Lu Hongzhe explained to her.
Jiang Lili thought about it and it seemed like that. She had originally wanted to help him bring it in, but he just lifted it with both hands and didn't need her help at all. So she turned around and said, "Mom, Brother Hongzhe is here."
"Grandpa Jiang, Uncle Jiang, Aunt Zhou, Aunt Jiang." Lu Hongzhe greeted every adult like a kid in kindergarten.
"Hongzhe, look at you, you just came, why do you bring so many things?" Although Jiang Yulan spoke in a reproachful tone, her expression was full of joy. His actions showed that he valued Lili, so she was very satisfied.
"This is a little gift from me. I hope you like it." As he said this, he first took out the tea he bought for Jiang Jianyi, then the brooch for Jiang Yulan, and the wine and scarves for Jiang Aiguo and his wife. Finally, Jiang Qitong got two sets of the latest toys from Tongqu Player.
"Wow, thank you brother-in-law." Thirteen-year-old Jiang Qitong changed her tone very tactfully.
Lu Hongzhe could hardly conceal the smile on his lips, but he still observed the expressions of the elders around him. Seeing that they didn't seem to notice this little episode, he cast an admiring look at Jiang Qitong.
"Hongzhe, come and sit here." Jiang Jianyi pointed to the seat next to him, and seemed to be planning to have a long talk with him.
"Okay, Grandpa Jiang." Lu Hongzhe originally wanted to show off his skills in the kitchen today, but now it seems that there is no chance?
But he soon realized that he was wrong. Jiang Jianyi asked him to just ask whether his family knew about this and what their family's attitude was towards the two of them being together.
"Don't worry, Grandpa Jiang. My family likes Lili very much." Lu Hongzhe regretted his previous decision. He was still not thoughtful enough. He was afraid that Lili would be frightened by his mother's enthusiasm and forget the man's sincerity.
Jiang Jianyi guessed what he was thinking, but he stopped there and asked about Mr. Lu's condition. Lu Hongzhe realized that he had been a little absent-minded in his questions. It was not until he saw Jiang Yulan and the others enter the kitchen that he stood up: "Grandpa Jiang, I'm going to the kitchen to help Aunt Jiang and the others."
"Go." Jiang Jianyi nodded. Well, he likes people who have a lively look in their eyes.
When he got to the kitchen, he took the ingredients from Jiang Yulan and said, "Aunt Jiang, let me do it. I'll let you taste my cooking skills."
"Okay, then I'll leave this to you?" Under normal circumstances, Jiang Yulan would definitely not agree, but today he was Jiang Lili's boyfriend, and this was also one of their tests for him, so she agreed directly.
"I'm fine." Lu Hongzhe signaled her not to worry.
Jiang Yulan came out of the kitchen and glanced at Jiang Lili who was sitting there playing with toys with Jiang Qitong. She couldn't help but shook her head. In some ways, she was really heartless, but it was good this way. At least she was not the one who suffered.
Jiang Qitong, having just accepted the "bribe," glanced towards the kitchen, then at the person next to her, then lowered her voice and said, "Sister Lili, Brother Hongzhe is busy in the kitchen alone. Do you want to help?"
Jiang Lili reached out and pinched her cheek: "Weren't you quite happy calling me brother-in-law just now? Now you know it's Brother Hongzhe?"
"Then what do you like me to call him?" Jiang Qitong was a little unsure of her thoughts.
Thinking of someone's smile just now, Jiang Lili curled the corners of her lips: "Call me whatever you like!" Then she got up and went to the kitchen.
The busy person in the kitchen noticed the person behind him, turned around and saw her and said with a smile: "Why did you come in? I can handle this place."
"Your bribe has worked. Tongtong asked me to come in and help you." Jiang Lili said as she took the potatoes next to her and started peeling them. Potatoes and pork ribs are her favorite dish.
"Then it seems I should buy more next time." The smile in Lu Hongzhe's tone was almost overflowing.
"Of course not. If you buy more, she will call you brother and me sister-in-law." Jiang Lili snorted after saying this.
"That won't happen. Everyone knows that Tongtong likes you the most. Be careful and don't cut your hand." Seeing that she had no intention of going out, he reminded her.
"Do you really think I'm a young lady? Can I do these jobs often?" As she said this, she put down the potato she was peeling and picked up another one to continue.
Lu Hongzhe chuckled, then said softly, "I left your gift in the car. Can I give it to you later?"
"Do I have any other gift?" Jiang Lili was a little surprised, and then she felt a little guilty when she realized that she had never taken action to give him the watch she wanted to give him last time.
"Of course." Lu Hongzhe nodded.
"Then I'll just look forward to it a little." After Jiang Lili said this, she really began to look forward to his gift this time.
The people who were watching TV in the living room now all looked towards the kitchen. Zhou Qingfen even whispered to Jiang Aiguo beside her, "Just looking at their backs, I feel they're a good match. These two kids are truly a match made in heaven."
"I don't know what the attitude of the Lu family is." This is what Jiang Aiguo was worried about. Although the two families have known each other for so many years, they have to admit that the gap between the Lu family and them has long been widened.
"Let's not talk about Hongzhe's thoroughness. He must have considered all these things in advance. Our Lili is so outstanding that not everyone can match her. Besides, we are just in love now. Aren't you thinking too far ahead?" Zhou Qingfen could see that in this relationship, it was Jiang Lili who took the initiative.
"What you said makes sense. I was the one who was worried." Jiang Aiguo thought about it and agreed with her point of view.
The father and daughter were also chatting here. Jiang Jianyi's tone was full of emotion: "Compared to Jiaze, I am more optimistic about Hongzhe. I didn't expect that they are really together."
Jiang Yulan looked at him in surprise: "That child marriage was just a joke, did you take it seriously?"
"Old Lu and I are serious about this," Jiang Jianyi said, glancing at her. He and Old Lu had considered getting married back then, but it never came to fruition. Doesn't this mean they can only leave this hope to the next generation? Two years ago, he was still regretting that it wouldn't work out, but now things have finally come to a head.
"Dad, it's a new era now." Jiang Yulan was speechless.
"Isn't it me who arranged Lili's childhood marriage?" Jiang Jianyi glanced at her. In this new era, it wasn't him who arranged childhood marriages.
"That was a joke between Shao Li and I." Jiang Yulan explained again.
"Okay, no matter what your mentality was at that time, it's all a joke now. If Lili was really with Jiaze, it would definitely be Lili who took care of him. I was worried about this at the beginning. Fortunately, it was just a joke, and Hongzhe seems to be good at taking care of people." As for the disgusting things that Lu Jiaze and Ji Mingyue did, he didn't mention it again.
"That's true. Hongzhe has been mature and caring since he was a child." Jiang Yulan had figured it out last night. Lili would always fall in love with someone else when she grew up. Why not Lu Hongzhe instead of a stranger? So Jiang Yulan quickly accepted it, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that Lu Hongzhe was a good choice. She raised her eyes and glanced at the people in the kitchen. She didn't expect that he could give them a surprise today.
After working in the kitchen for more than two hours, a table of dishes was soon served. They looked delicious and fragrant. Zhou Qingfen even praised him directly: "Hongzhe, I didn't realize you had such cooking skills."
"It's all the result of years of practice. Compared to you and Aunt Jiang, I still have a lot of room for improvement." Lu Hongzhe's tone was full of humility.
"It's already done very well. It's better than what Lili did. It seems that Lili will have a good meal in the future." Jiang Aiguo echoed.
Jiang Lili, who was pouring drinks for everyone, couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips when she heard these words. Her family always loved her in their own way. It felt so good!
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