Peipei rejected Zhou Chi's suggestion.
Later, Liu Ercui came to find her and said, "Your Aunt Hanshu said that you should go to her house for the New Year. I thought it was a good idea, since you weren't happy going back to your hometown anyway. But... Mom feels a little sorry for leaving you alone... It's up to you. You can spend the New Year wherever you want."
Given the relationship between the two families, it's not a big deal for Peipei to spend the New Year at Qin Hanshu's house.
Peipei was a little happy, a little shy, and a little nervous.
She felt as if something was about to emerge.
***
Zhou Sheng's girlfriend is named Wang Yiran, who is the older sister of his comrade-in-arms.
Upon learning this, Qin Feiyang glanced meaningfully at Zhou Weiguang in the main seat and smiled, "It really is a family tradition of learning."
Zhou Weiguang remained calm and composed as he raised his glass, saying, "In the new year, I wish everyone success in their work and happiness in their lives."
Wang Yiran was poised and confident. Qin Hanshu was initially worried that she would have difficulty fitting in since she was new to the area, so she tried to take care of her. However, she found that Wang Yiran was very good at handling things. Even though she was not familiar with the family members, she was able to interject appropriately and speak politely.
Judging from the looks of it, he has received a good education in this area.
Zhou Sheng had already learned that Wang Yiran came from a high-ranking cadre family, was from Jiangcheng, was three years older than Zhou Sheng, worked for a foreign company after graduating from university, and could also play the piano and paint...
Having understood the basic situation, Qin Hanshu and Zhou Weiguang didn't ask any further questions.
Qin Hanshu nodded inwardly. Zhou Sheng's personality was occasionally eccentric, while Wang Yiran was steady and dignified, which complemented each other quite well.
Cao Jing glanced at Zhou Sheng and Wang Yiran, who were paired up, as well as Zhou Chi and Pei Pei, and asked Qin Meng, "When are you going to bring your boyfriend home for me to see? Nan Zheng brought her boyfriend home to meet her mother as soon as she got one."
Qin Meng blushed when her mother brought this up unexpectedly, and said, "Let's talk about it later. We've only been together for less than a hundred days."
Qin Hanshu knew about Qin Meng's relationship even before Cao Jing did, so she wasn't surprised. Qin Feiyang, on the other hand, was stunned. "My daughter found a boyfriend?"
Cao Jing said, "Her senior said that he started pursuing her as soon as she entered the school and pursued her for four years."
Qin Feiyang had mixed feelings, and after a long while he said, "When are you going to bring it back so Dad can take a look? Dad will help you check it out."
Qin An also shouted, "Bring it back for your younger brother to see, and he'll help you check it out!"
The child's innocent words made everyone laugh.
We ate our New Year's Eve dinner while the TV was on.
Qin Hanshu glanced at her watch and said, "Yang Le will be coming out soon, so let's all watch carefully."
Cao Jing exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, Lele's on TV now? That's really something!"
A romance drama starring Yang Le aired last year and became a huge hit across the country, so Yang Le, as the lead actor, naturally received a lot of attention.
This year's Spring Festival Gala invited her and the male lead of that drama to collaborate on a comedy sketch on the Gala stage, portraying their characters from the show.
After Yang Le became famous, Zhou Ruilan also took early retirement and began to stay by her daughter's side. Yang Le has a professional agent in his career, while Zhou Ruilan mainly takes care of Yang Le's daily life.
Zhou Ruilan was so busy and happy that she completely ignored Yang Guangyu, which made Yang Guangyu panic. He was afraid that Zhou Ruilan would abandon him. He not only knew how to defend Zhou Ruilan in public, but also spoke to her carefully and ingratiatingly.
But Zhou Ruilan truly didn't care anymore; her heart was now filled with nothing but her daughter, and she didn't care what Yang Guangyu was like.
"She's out! Sister Lele is out!" Zhou Sheng craned his neck to watch TV.
The skit, which was about ten minutes long, was honestly quite boring compared to other comedy programs, but the whole family watched it very attentively, and not a single person made a sound.
For them, seeing someone they know in real life on television is still a very novel thing.
After watching, Cao Jing exclaimed, "Lele is really beautiful! My sister's kids all adore her; their house is covered with her posters."
Wang Yiran also said, "My colleagues like her too, and they even bought her calendars."
They discussed Yang Le at length.
After dinner, Zhou Sheng insisted on going outside to set off fireworks.
The younger ones were very interested and went out to see it together.
Colorful fireworks burst across the dark night sky, instantly filling the view with splendor.
Zhou Sheng pulled Wang Yiran along, and the two smiled at each other, their affection evident.
Qin Meng stopped Qin An, and the two siblings looked up at the sky with identical expressions, their mouths slightly open.
Peipei glanced at Zhou Chi beside her and suddenly felt that being with him in this situation was somewhat incongruous.
The two couples over there, one is an engaged couple, and the other is a blood relative.
She and Zhou Chi are not family, after all.
Suddenly, Peipei felt a warm sensation grasp her fingertips, and slowly, her entire hand was enveloped.
Turning his head, Zhou Chi gazed at the fireworks in the sky, his mouth opening and closing in the shadows, "Do you like Qi Lang?"
Well?
Peipei was taken aback and asked, "Why do you ask that?"
Zhou Chi's lips curled into a smile. "Okay, I know the answer. So, do you like me?"
Upon hearing this, Peipei felt as if she had been stung by something, making her want to pull her hand away and rub it.
But it didn't work.
Zhou Chi held her hand tightly, turned to face her, and said earnestly, "I like you. I think I've liked you for a long time, but I only realized it in the last two years. Will you forgive my slowness?"
Peipei remembered that after Zhou Chi went to study in the capital, he didn't contact her much at first. It was only in the last two years that he started writing her letters frequently in private...
Peipei lowered her head. "I...I'm not very bright. Don't you mind?"
Zhou Chi asked, puzzled, "Who said you're stupid? You're the only college graduate in your family."
Zhou Chi spoke very sincerely, and it didn't seem like he was just trying to make her happy.
Peipei pursed her lips tightly, afraid that she would laugh out loud.
“So,” Zhou Chi smiled at Pei Pei, “you’re willing to be my girlfriend, right?”
The more Peipei lowered her head, the closer Zhou Chi moved, as if he wanted to surround her with his breath.
Peipei's mind was a complete mess, and she was so confused that she didn't know what to do.
Under Zhou Chi's persistent questioning, she nodded hastily.
By the time she realized what was happening and wanted to back out, Zhou Chi had already pulled her into his arms.
He held her with restraint, merely gripping her shoulders with both hands. Yet his embrace was firm, preventing her from breaking free.
Or perhaps she simply didn't want to break free.
Over the years, she's had her share of male admirers, so why is she still single?
After an unknown amount of time, Peipei raised her rosy cheeks, turned her head, and met four pairs of eager, gossipy eyes.
Zhou Sheng chuckled and said, "Brother, you're something else! You turned Sister Peipei into my sister-in-law without saying a word."
Even though they had just started dating, Peipei felt as if the Zhou family had known this day would come all along.
Qin Hanshu prepared identical red envelopes for her and Wang Yiran.
Pepe was in a daze until the very end.
Did she just meet her parents without really knowing what was going on?
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