"Oh!" Zhang Lei was so nervous he didn't know what to say, so he joked, "Then you're truly a great benefactor, a distinguished guest! A distinguished guest!"
As he spoke, Zhang Lei put Yan Yan down, wiped his hands on his apron, and stretched out both hands to Qin Ye to shake his hand.
Hello! Hello!
Master Qin stood there tall and imposing, exuding an intimidating aura. His eyelids were lowered, and he looked at the hand without extending it.
Zhang Lei inevitably felt a little embarrassed and didn't know what to do for a moment.
Just then, in front of Master Qin, Xiang Yang reached out and grabbed Zhang Lei's hand, pressing it down and saying, "Alright, stop with the formalities."
Zhang Lei looked at Xiang Yang, smiled sheepishly, and said, "Is there not enough food?"
Xiangyang walked over to a large box in the living room and said, "Didn't we buy a few bags of beef online a couple of days ago? Let's cut up a plate of it."
“Okay! Okay!” Zhang Lei said cheerfully.
Xiangyang took the beef out of the box and handed it to Zhang Lei.
Xiangyang then said to Master Qin, "Please have a seat."
Then, Xiangyang went to the kitchen to help Zhang Lei.
In the kitchen.
Zhang Lei lowered his voice and said, "Yangyang, Master Qin is a big shot. Why did you bring him home? We should have found a fancy restaurant to entertain him."
Xiangyang looked at the porridge in the pot and said, "He asked to come over himself."
"I see..." Zhang Lei said again, "You don't need to bother with all this, don't neglect them."
Xiang Yang wiped his hands and said, "Okay."
Seeing that Yan Yan didn't dare to stay in the living room and was wandering around the kitchen with the two of them, Xiang Yang was afraid that she would be in the way in the kitchen and that it was also dangerous, so he picked her up again.
"Yan Yan, stop causing trouble for Daddy in the kitchen."
Yan Yan still wouldn't listen, kicking her little legs wildly.
Zhang Lei deliberately made a stern face and said, "Yan Yan, be good!"
Mr. Qin sat in the living room listening, stroking the platinum ring on his finger, his eyes unfathomable.
Xiangyang carried Yan Yan out and sat down on the sofa opposite Master Qin.
Yan Yan was terrified of Master Qin, and she trembled all over, not daring to look at him even once.
"Dad, Daddy~" Yan Yan squirmed in Xiang Yang's arms.
Xiang Yang glanced at Master Qin, then looked at Yan Yan, wondering why this little girl was so afraid of him.
Not wanting to make things difficult for the little girl, Xiangyang ruffled her hair and said, "Then Yan Yan, go back to your room and play."
Yan Yan ran away immediately.
Xiangyang felt embarrassed and explained on Yan Yan's behalf, "This girl is timid and afraid of strangers."
Master Qin was still stroking the ring on his finger when he asked, "...When you left back then, you didn't even say goodbye in person."
Xiangyang sipped his tea, turning his face slightly away.
Say it to my face?
How could he dare to do that?
"Well..." Xiangyang felt awkward talking to himself, "I was in a hurry at the time, I had just graduated and was thinking about finding a job as soon as possible, so... I didn't tell you in person."
Even Master Qin felt awkward about the question.
Xiangyang noticed the ring on his finger and couldn't understand why this man, who knew nothing about adornment, was wearing it.
Didn't I just say in the car that I'm not married? If I'm not married, why am I carrying this around?
When Master Qin noticed that he had noticed his hand, he explained, "I wear it for fun."
Xiangyang: "I see..."
Could it be that they've already secretly gotten married?
Master Qin asked again, "That girl calls you 'Dad'?"
Xiangyang: "She's my adopted daughter."
Master Qin: "How long have you been living here?"
Xiang Yang wondered, "Is he checking my household registration?"
Xiangyang: "I've always lived here."
"Hmm..." Master Qin was a man of few words. He rubbed the ring on his hand for a long time without saying another word.
"Mr. Qin," Xiang Yang said, not wanting the conversation to become awkward, he took the initiative to start a topic, "what brings you to this small place?"
Master Qin: "...Do some charity work."
"Oh, I see," Xiangyang looked at him and smiled genuinely. "That's good."
Zhang Lei brought over a plate, sat down next to Xiang Yang, and asked, "Where's Yan Yan?"
Xiangyang figured Yan Yan probably wouldn't come out, so he said, "That girl ate a lot of snacks at school, so she probably isn't hungry right now. Don't call her."
Zhang Lei was also worried that the little girl might be too naive and offend Master Qin, so he said, "Then let the little girl play in the room by herself."
After saying that, Zhang Lei began to warmly entertain Master Qin: "Master Qin, please try my cooking, please don't be disgusted."
Looking at the food, Master Qin didn't even want to touch his chopsticks. He just sat there and said, "I've already eaten."
Zhang Lei felt embarrassed, scratched his head, and looked at Xiang Yang.
Xiangyang also felt that Master Qin was being too disrespectful, but he couldn't just kick him out, so he had no choice but to personally put some food into his bowl and say, "You've already eaten, so don't eat too much. Just have a taste. Brother Lei's cooking is pretty good."
Seeing this, Zhang Lei quickly pushed a plate of food towards Master Qin and said, "Yes, please try some. These buns were made by Yangyang yesterday, and the filling is delicious."
Master Qin looked at the plate of steamed buns, reached out, and took one.
Zhang Lei also took a steamed bun.
Seeing Zhang Lei take the steamed buns, Master Qin glanced over at them immediately.
Zhang Lei was startled by his sinister gaze. His hand trembled, and the bun in his hand fell to the ground.
Xiangyang turned his head to look at him. "What's wrong?"
"No, I didn't hold it properly." Zhang Lei quickly picked up the bun that had fallen on the ground, not daring to eat it, and left it on the table.
Master Qin ate his steamed bun as if nothing had happened.
During the meal, Zhang Lei didn't dare to take another steamed bun.
After the meal, Zhang Lei was exhausted, his body stiff, his back ached, and he felt terrible.
Seeing that it was getting late, Xiangyang got up and saw Master Qin out.
It was drizzling outside.
Xiangyang, holding an umbrella, escorted him to the car.
After getting into the car, Mr. Qin rolled down the window.
Xiangyang didn't leave, waiting for him to speak.
"Kid," Qin Gang called to him.
He didn't call him Xiangyang, nor did he affectionately call him Yangyang like a familiar person would. Qin Ye had always just called him "kid".
"Master Qin," Xiang Yang called out to him.
Master Qin looked at him and asked calmly, "Do you remember that you once said that no matter what, we could meet when we had time?"
Xiangyang once said that.
Xiangyang said at the time that even after he got married, he could still bring his wife and children to come and visit him.
Unexpectedly, upon their reunion, Xiangyang would hear these words from Master Qin.
Master Qin looked at him and asked, "Kid, will you come to see me?"
Raindrops hit the umbrella.
Xiangyang said, "...Yes, Uncle Qin."
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