Seeing that Qiao Zhen didn't intend to elaborate, Mingyan nodded slightly, "In that case, I won't interfere in this matter. It's time to replace the troublemakers in the company."
After Mingyan left, Qiao Zhen continued designing her sketches, which were for a shirt made for Mingli.
There's a huge xiaolongbao in front, and seven xiaolongbao arranged in an arc behind it. Sigh, the original idea behind the design was that she wanted to eat xiaolongbao this morning but didn't get any because Mingli didn't like them, so she needed to get revenge.
Saturday morning at 7:00 AM.
Mingli got up on her own to brush her teeth and wash her face, and then toddled off to wake Qiao Zhen. The two of them were busy with their own things, and when they were all ready, they ate some breakfast and then abandoned Mingyan, going hand in hand to the Qiao family to start their new life together.
Of course, that's impossible.
When Qiao Zhen brought Ming Li home, Qiao's mother was taking a walk in the park. However, Qiao Zhen didn't have a key to the new house, and Qiao's mother didn't take her phone with her when she went out. So Qiao Zhen and Ming Li squatted down by the flower bed downstairs, staring at each other and waiting for Qiao's mother to come back.
When Qiao's mother returned home, she saw her silly daughter squatting downstairs with a boy of about three or four years old. "Zhenzhen?"
Qiao Zhen and Ming Li both looked at Qiao's mother. "Mom! I forgot to call and tell you and Dad that I'm coming back today and staying for two days before leaving."
Mrs. Qiao led the two inside, saying, "Come in quickly, put your things down, have you had breakfast yet?"
It was already around nine o'clock. Qiao Zhen and Ming Li had only eaten a few bites for breakfast and had been squatting downstairs for so long, so they were both very hungry.
Mrs. Qiao took out half a bag of frozen dumplings from the freezer and cooked them. When she put the dumplings on the table, she asked, "Is this the child you're taking care of now?"
“Yes.” Qiao Zhen handed a spoon to Mingli. “Mom, he’s such a good boy.”
Mingli smiled shyly, "Hello, Auntie."
One sentence made Mrs. Qiao beam with joy. At her age, in her fifties, the children outside all called her Grandma Qiao. "Oh, so sweet!"
Qiao Zhen smiled, not revealing Ming Li's little scheme to please her mother. "Let's put everything away this morning, go out for lunch, visit some tourist attractions in the afternoon, and eat out again in the evening. We'll try to be home by eight o'clock. Mom, do you want to come with us?"
While rinsing rice in the kitchen, Qiao's mother heard Qiao Zhen's arrangement and simply smiled gently, "I won't go. Your father is waiting for me to cook lunch and dinner."
Qiao Zhen said nonchalantly, "Let him order takeout. Eating a couple of meals won't cause any problems."
In crucial moments, your father is someone you can betray.
Mingli nodded in agreement.
Since Qiao Zhen said that her parents preferred quiet, Ming Li remained quiet after arriving at the Qiao family home, except for giving a polite greeting to Qiao's mother.
In the end, Qiao's mother was still defeated by Qiao Zhen's silver tongue and agreed to go out with them.
Qiao Zhen and Ming Li placed all the things in Qiao Zhen's bedroom, and Ming Li still looked inexplicably shy. She couldn't help but ask, "Why are you making that face?"
Mingli said shyly in a low voice, "Tonight, are we going to sleep together tonight? Isn't that a bit inappropriate? You're a girl and I'm a boy, and our relationship... hehe, it's not settled yet. Should we settle our relationship today? Otherwise, sleeping together wouldn't be proper."
Qiao Zhen almost burst out laughing. She looked at Ming Li's hesitant expression, which was clearly expectant, but she was determined not to let Ming Li have her way. "Don't worry, you'll sleep in my bed tonight, and I'll sleep on the sofa in the living room."
Mingli's expectant expression instantly crumbled. He forced a smile and said dejectedly, "Oh."
Qiao Zhen pursed her lips and smiled secretly.
Qiao Zhen and her mother took Mingli out for a stroll, returning just in time for 7:45 PM. Inside, they saw Qiao's father sitting on the sofa, his back looking forlorn. "Dad?"
Mrs. Qiao placed the roast duck she was carrying on the table. "Honey, have you had dinner yet?"
Mr. Qiao looked annoyed. "Not yet."
Qiao Zhen raised an eyebrow, gave her mother a "good luck" look, and then secretly pulled Mingli into the bedroom. Since there was only one bathroom in the house, Qiao Zhen prepared pajamas for Mingli and went into the bathroom to adjust the water temperature for him. "This is a shower head. After you're done washing, press this down and there won't be any water."
She pressed the switch and demonstrated for Mingli. "You can't move it left or right either, understand? The left side is hot water, and the right side is cold water. The further to the left you go, the hotter the water gets, and it will burn your skin. You can't play around with it. Do you remember?"
Mingli nodded hurriedly, "Mhm."
Qiao Zhen, still feeling uneasy, gave him another word of advice before hesitantly pushing open the door and leaving.
Mingli is a very smart child. Since he is in someone else's home, he naturally follows the proper etiquette for a guest. Especially since he has already decided that Mr. and Mrs. Qiao are his future in-laws, he needs to have a long-term vision and perform well to pave the way for pursuing Qiao Zhen in the future.
So when Mr. Qiao was unhappy that Mrs. Qiao had left her post, Mingli stepped forward and said, “Hello, Uncle. My name is Mingli. I asked Qiao Zhenzhen to take Aunt Qiao out to play. Aunt Qiao is bored at home alone, and you’re not at home with her.”
Mr. Qiao was a proud man and didn't want to argue with a three- or four-year-old child. He softened his hard expression and said, "Uncle doesn't blame Auntie for going out to play with you, but Auntie should have given Uncle a heads-up before going out to play with you. Otherwise, Uncle would be so worried if he couldn't find Auntie when he came back."
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