Chapter 169 Shouldn't you ask me what I like to eat? ...
Jiang Lili was troubled by this question. She didn't want to tell her family yet. The future was too far away for her, and she didn't want to think about the uncertainty. But the meaning of Lu Hongzhe's message was very clear. She hesitated and replied, "What do you think?"
Seeing her embarrassment, Lu Hongzhe quickly replied, "Or we can choose to tell our family the news after things stabilize."
[Okay, let's keep it secret for now.] Jiang Lili breathed a sigh of relief after sending these words. She thought that Lu Hongzhe was such a smart man, he must have seen her hesitation. Thinking of this, her eyes fell on the jewelry box she brought back again. She opened it and took out the bracelet inside. She had to say that Lu Hongzhe had a good taste.
The rhythmic knocks on the door made her panic for a moment. She covered her bracelet with her sleeve before getting up to open the door. Seeing Jiang Yulan outside, she was a little confused: "What's wrong, Mom?"
"Tongtong just said that Hongzhe gave you red envelopes. I came to ask. Next time when I have dinner with them, I have to prepare red envelopes for the two brothers." Jiang Yulan explained her purpose.
"Yes, I gave it to you. The amount should be the same as Tongtong's." Jiang Lili was a little uncertain after saying this, but a person as thoughtful as him should not make mistakes in such details.
"Then I understand. You should go to bed early. Your uncle said he wants to go out for a walk tomorrow." Jiang Yulan reminded.
"Okay, then you should go to bed early." Jiang Yulan yawned again after she finished speaking. As for the custom of staying up all night to celebrate the New Year, apart from those who play cards all night, there are only a handful of people who can stay up until dawn.
"Well, let's go to bed after twelve o'clock." This is a compromise, and it can be considered as staying up until tomorrow.
After Jiang Yulan left, the room became quiet again. The bracelets, originally cold, were now stained with her warmth. She lowered her head to touch them, and suddenly became curious about his expression when he chose her. He seemed to be as serious as ever. As she was lost in thought, the text message alert sounded again. Seeing the content, she couldn't help but raise the corner of her mouth.
At Huajianlouji, Lu Hongzhe stared at the message he had sent out in a daze. According to his family's arrangement, he would not have dinner with the Jiang family tomorrow, so he might not see her tomorrow. This was a very cruel thing for him who had just fallen in love.
My uncle said he wants to go out for a walk tomorrow. What are your plans?
[Did you say where you were going?] Lu Hongzhe thought, maybe we could meet by chance. After replying to this message, he realized that there would be a day when he would be so anxious.
"Brother, grandpa is calling you, why are you hiding in the room?" Lu Jiaze's voice sounded at the door.
"I'll be right there." That night, the two of them continued to exchange messages, but unlike usual, there was an extra phone call today.
Seeing the number popping up on the screen, Jiang Lili actually felt a little nervous. She didn't press the answer button until the ring rang for the second time. At that moment, she unconsciously softened her voice: "Hello?"
"Are you asleep?" A chuckle came from the other end of the phone, followed by his gentle voice.
"Yes, didn't I just tell you?" Jiang Lili whispered.
"Well, but I want to say good night to you in person." Lu Hongzhe's voice reached her eardrums through the phone, and then these two words hit her heart directly. At this moment, she felt the accelerated heartbeat again.
"Then good night to you too." Jiang Lili thought, fortunately she was in the room at this time, otherwise she would definitely feel embarrassed.
After saying this, both of them were silent, listening to each other's breathing through the phone. Both of them can be considered academic masters, but when it comes to the subject of love, they are still at the stage of poor students.
Even though they were separated by a phone, the breathing sounds coming from the other end still made her feel numb. She said, "I'm hanging up first," and hung up the phone directly. Then she lay down on the bed. She thought, tonight was really a fruitful day. All the scenes tonight were replaying in her mind. She didn't even know when she fell asleep.
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Her voice had a sound of fleeing in panic. The beeping sound from the phone reminded him that the other party had hung up. Lu Hongzhe curled the corners of his lips. Although he was three years older than her, he still had zero experience in love. Since both families had plans for tomorrow, they would just wait for the arrival of the second day of the new year.
On the morning of the first day of the new year, Lu Jiaze looked at the people who were about to go out with them and couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Don't you have any other plans today?"
"You look more anxious than me?" Lu Hongzhe glanced at him.
"I'm just afraid that the wife you have will run away again." After all, he and Jiang Lili complained about him a lot when they were young. He even dreamed last night that he and Jiang Lili complained about him together. Besides, isn't he worried about him?
"Why are you running?" Lu Hongzhe said in a light tone.
"Isn't that what I'm worried about?" Lu Jiaze snorted after saying that. He really is a man who doesn't know how to appreciate a good person.
"We have our own pace of getting along with each other, you don't have to worry." Lu Hongyun said.
"Okay, as long as you understand this, I plan to go back with my dad the day after tomorrow." Lu Liangjun's vacation is limited. He came here yesterday and has to go back the day after tomorrow.
"Isn't it still early before school starts?" Lu Hongzhe asked with some surprise.
"I have other things to do when I go back." He didn't go to the class reunion before the New Year, and he planned to show up at the class reunion after the New Year. Otherwise, he didn't know how Ji Mingyue would make up stories about him in front of his classmates?
"Okay." Lu Hongzhe didn't continue to dissuade him. Everyone has their own plans.
On the first day of the new year, although the two families did not act together, their plans were basically the same. When they returned home in the afternoon, Jiang Lili collapsed on the sofa due to exhaustion. She had not done such high-intensity exercise for a long time.
"Lili, soak your feet first, you will feel more comfortable." The mother and daughter had returned to their home at this time.
"Okay." Jiang Lili glanced at Jiang Yulan. She didn't look tired at all. She couldn't help but ask, "Mom, you walked so much today, aren't you tired at all?"
"It's okay. The intensity is indeed greater than before, but I can still accept it." Jiang Yulan said as she sat down to soak her feet, and then discussed with her about buying groceries tomorrow?
"I'll go with you tomorrow morning." There will be thirteen people in total tomorrow, so we'll have to buy a lot of groceries.
"Well, I'll make a menu first. We'll buy the vegetables according to the menu, otherwise we'll be wandering around the vegetable market like a headless fly." Jiang Yulan already had a plan in mind.
After returning to the room, Jiang Lili couldn't help complaining to Lu Hongzhe that she was so tired today. It was when she raised her hand that she realized that she had been wearing this bracelet in public all day and no one noticed. More importantly, in just one night, she had gotten used to its presence.
This time, Lu Hongzhe's reply did not come immediately. Jiang Lili could not resist the sleepiness and fell asleep first. When she woke up again, it was already six o'clock in the morning. There were three unread messages in her mobile phone inbox, all from him.
She curled the corners of her lips, slowly clicked on the message, and then put down the phone. Well, she should be able to sleep for another hour. The quilt was too warm in the morning and she didn't want to get up.
Grocery shopping is no easy task. By the time the mother and daughter returned with their bags, it was nearly nine o'clock. Jiang Aiguo's family was already waiting for them in the living room. "I said I'd come early to go grocery shopping with you, but I didn't expect you'd already left when I got here."
"It's New Year's Eve, and I was worried there wouldn't be many people selling vegetables, so I thought I'd go early." Jiang Yulan said as she carried the vegetables to the kitchen. Zhou Qingfen took the bag from Jiang Lili and said with a smile, "The rest is our business. Lili, you and Tongtong go watch TV together."
"Okay." Jiang Lili did not refuse this kindness. At this time, there was a knock on the door. Outside the door were Jiang family members carrying various things.
"What are you bringing here, Old Lu? You must be so polite!" Jiang Jianyi glared at Old Man Lu with pretended dissatisfaction.
"It's Chinese New Year, how can we go to someone else's house empty-handed? We are here to bring blessings." Mr. Lu said with a confident look on his face. The two sisters-in-law following behind him had already passed them and went to the kitchen to help.
Jiang Aiguo greeted the Lu Liangxu brothers, and also asked Jiang Lili to greet Lu Hongzhe and the others. Lu Hongzhe calmly walked to the sofa and sat down next to her, then whispered, "Did you go shopping for groceries early this morning?"
"Yes, with my mother." Jiang Lili nodded.
"Didn't you see my message?" Lu Hongyou said in the message that he could go to the vegetable market together and help carry things.
"The vegetable market was too noisy. I only saw it when I came back." Jiang Lili spoke nonsense seriously.
Lu Hongzhe saw through her little tricks. He could guess the reason why she didn't tell him. But some things couldn't be pushed too hard. He chuckled and then nodded.
Seeing that he didn't continue to ask about this matter, some people with guilty consciences leaned close to him and whispered, "After school starts, you have to treat my roommates to a meal."
Lu Hongzhe felt that things had taken a surprising turn, so she wasn't going to hide their relationship from her friends. He suppressed his joy and asked, "So what do your roommates like to eat?"
"Shouldn't you ask me what I like to eat first?" Jiang Lili pretended to be displeased.
"Don't ask me what you like to eat, I know it all." Lu Hongzhe's meaning was obvious.
"Hotpot, right? We usually choose hotpot for dormitory gatherings." Jiang Lili stopped teasing him and gave the answer directly.
"Okay, I'll arrange it when the time comes." Lu Hongzhe said.
Jiang Lili didn't say anything. She planned to tell them in the □□ group tonight that people in the dormitory usually choose to arrive at school early, so they can confirm the time first.
Lu Hongzhe's eyes fell on her wrist, and he saw the hidden bracelet at a glance. The smile on his lips couldn't help but widen. When he was about to speak, Jiang Qitong suddenly rushed over: "Sister Lili, what are you talking about? You are laughing so happily. Let's go downstairs and jump rubber rope!"
Jiang Qitong's voice was so loud that everyone else looked over at almost the same time. Jiang Lili was momentarily panicked. This brat was really something. She was afraid that she would say something else, so she quickly stood up and said, "Okay, let's go downstairs first!"
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