"How would I know what he's up to? I was the one who rejected him, and he didn't even come back on the same train as me." Qin Xiaoyu thought about how she was feeling wronged, being all alone in the private room eating a terrible lunch.
"Are you rejecting him? It looks more like flirting to me." Zhou Yue is having a great time with Deng Jianyan now, and her emotional intelligence is soaring like it's on a roller coaster.
"I'm not in the mood for flirting; we have completely different values!"
"Little Fish, I've been there, let's talk this over. I used to think that people with incompatible values shouldn't be together, like Chen Kai and me. But Lao Deng and I don't have compatible values either, so why are we still together? Because we're compatible in bed!"
"..." Qin Xiaoyu was defeated. She wanted to run away, but now it was a topic that was not suitable for children.
"Don't look at me like that. Really, a harmonious sex life can overcome a lot of conflicts. No matter how life batters you, as long as you have a fight in bed, everything will be fine..."
"Sis, sis, let's not talk about this anymore. I'll figure it out myself. I can't use your experience." Qin Xiaoyu seized the opportunity and ran away.
"I haven't finished speaking yet, don't run away, come back!" Zhou Yue chased after him, holding her pregnant belly.
"Little Fish, why are you running? Help your sister!" Deng Jianyan stomped over angrily and helped Zhou Yue to the sofa.
"Don't make such a fuss, what woman doesn't have a child..."
Commander Zhou was starting to have a hard time, mainly because of Zhou Yue's matter. Deng Jianyan even dared to talk back to him, and his father-in-law wasn't going to tolerate it anymore. But he swallowed his words when he saw the murderous look in Deng Jianyan's eyes.
It's just that he's unlucky; his family line is thin. Although the child in Zhou Yue's belly has the surname Deng, it still has half of the Zhou bloodline.
"Why did you come back?" Qin Xiaoyu seized the opportunity to pull A Lei aside.
"Why wouldn't I come back? This is a matter between two people. You can't just break up like that. Wouldn't I lose face?" A Lei answered confidently. Qin Xiaoyu gave him a double thumbs up. No problem.
"Then break up with me now, I'll give you all the face you deserve." Qin Xiaoyu was still angry about traveling alone on the train, and this matter couldn't just end like this.
“Let’s wait a few more days so everyone can have a good New Year, what do you say? These are your family members, not mine. You don’t want the New Year to be in chaos right away, do you?” After saying that, A Lei took long strides and ran off to help.
Qin Xiaoyu was stunned. He was absolutely right. What could be done?
"Stop! What do you want?" Qin Xiaoyu grabbed him.
Five years?
"What five years?"
"I promise to stay faithful for five years. I don't believe myself if I say more than that." A Lei lowered his eyes, suddenly looking somewhat sad.
"roll!"
If it weren't for dozens of eyes watching, Qin Xiaoyu would definitely have kicked him out.
"Six years, no more than that." Are raised his head and looked at her pleadingly.
"Comrade, revolution is not a bargaining chip, nor is it about feelings. Thank you, get out." Qin Xiaoyu reverted to the original verdict.
A Lei didn't dare say anything more and slunk away.
Qin Xiaoyu was panting heavily for a long time, unable to calm herself down. What sins had she committed? Why would Heaven send such a great demon to take her away?
But on second thought, Ah Lei does have one redeeming quality: he's courageous. He's willing to admit things that few men would dare to say out loud.
"Little Fish, your uncle and I have moved upstairs too." Commander Wang said with a grin as he came out of the kitchen.
"Great! It'll be more fun with more people," Qin Xiaoyu said with a grin. Commander Wang has such a great personality; with her around, Zhou Xing's mother will laugh more often.
I don't want to think about it anymore. Let's just enjoy the New Year first. No matter what, in this big family, A Lei wouldn't dare to do anything to her.
Sitting down at the dining table, Qin Xiaoyu realized that today was the Little New Year.
"I'm so dizzy from all this," Qin Xiaoyu sighed, rubbing her forehead.
“You’re really going to wear yourself out. I heard from Lei that you haven’t gone home to stay in Fengtian these past few days. You’ve been busy at the mall and the factory the whole time. Are you trying to kill yourself?” Zhou Xing’s mother was also very resentful.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yue shook her head meaningfully at Qin Xiaoyu, implying that she was blaming Qin Xiaoyu for not allowing enough time to cultivate their relationship.
Qin Xiaoyu could only pretend to be confused.
"These are Xiaoyu's favorites. They're sauerkraut dumplings." Zhou Xing's mother placed a plate of dumplings in front of Qin Xiaoyu.
"Mom, it's hot!" Hanhan exclaimed, warning Qin Xiaoyu. Qin Xiaoyu, quick as a flash, had already stuffed a whole dumpling into her mouth, hissing and gasping for breath from the heat, completely bewildered.
"Spit it out!" Qi Si stood up and, taking advantage of his long arms, placed his small dish near Qin Xiaoyu's mouth.
She then spat out the whole dumpling.
"Rinse your mouth with cool water." Deng Jianyan, being a doctor, was most experienced with such accidents and quickly brought over a glass of cool water.
"Ouch, it's so hot!" Qin Xiaoyu cried, her eyes welling up with tears.
"I've noticed that this little fish is perfectly clear-headed when it comes to important matters, but he's completely clueless when it comes to trivial ones," Commander Wang remarked.
"She's just been taken care of too much." Having been unable to get a word in edgewise, A Lei simply overturned the bottle of vinegar.
"You're jealous, aren't you? You should find someone to take care of you too." Qin Xiaoyu wasn't going to put up with him.
Hanhan had already cut the two sauerkraut dumplings in half, blew on them carefully, and handed them to Qin Xiaoyu.
"Thank you, eldest son." Qin Xiaoyu felt so sweet inside; these dumplings were truly delicious.
“I’ll try some too. I’ve had pickled cabbage in the South, but I didn’t really like it. This tastes different.” A Lei deliberately picked one out of Qin Xiaoyu’s bowl.
Qin Xiaoyu tried to stop him with her chopsticks, but it was too late; she watched as he wolfed it down.
"Smells good! Is this pickled cabbage?"
“Yes, the pickled cabbage in the north is made from Chinese cabbage, which is different from the shepherd’s purse in the south.” Deng Jianyan was the most qualified to speak on this matter.
“Our tastes are still the same.” A Lei smiled and reached for Qin Xiaoyu’s plate again. Qin Xiaoyu glared at him but ignored him.
During the time Qin Xiaoyu was away, the Qi family had already eaten with the Zhou family.
Qi Si would come over to freeload whenever he had nothing to do, and his wife would shamelessly follow suit. The two children were at the adorable age, and Zhou Xing's mother and Commander Zhou both loved them and would play with them for a while whenever they had nothing to do. If the young couple came over without taking care of the children, they would get scolded.
The young and the old came, and it wouldn't be right to leave Fourth Sister-in-law and Aunt Wang at home. So they brought Wang Jian along, and the whole family came along.
Qi Si was worried that Zhou Xing's mother would be tired, so he simply called over the chef and hired a cleaner.
The Tang family is a large family; they don't call them over unless it's something important. It's a lively and bustling place, also a large family.
Today is the Little New Year, so everyone is here. With about thirty people, the hall doesn't feel spacious at all.
It's good to have more people. After the meal, the young people each lend a hand, and the battlefield is cleaned up in no time.
The young people who liked to play cards gathered together. It was Xiao Si's wife who took the lead, pulling in Xiao Jin and Wang Jian, and also inviting Wang Lei and Tang Fengqin.
My cousin-in-law likes to play mahjong. She called over Hanhan's grandma and my eldest sister-in-law. Since there was one person missing, she insisted on dragging my fourth sister-in-law's mother to the table.
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