After hearing this, Zhong Lan burst out laughing, "You men just look at things differently. I think Miss Zhou has had a hard time. Being a matchmaker like her is really tiring.
She did not try to trick A-Lian, but instead respected her. If she did not respect her, she would have just pointed it out directly. Why would she be so roundabout?
She was giving A-Lian a chance to recognize her own feelings. If she didn't like Mr. Jiang in the end, it wouldn't be too embarrassing for everyone.
You guys look at things too superficially, without the subtlety of a woman. You can't help but speculate whether others have malicious intentions. If you simply look at it from the perspective of a blind date, you won't think that way."
Wu Haotian really changed his perspective and thought about what happened at the dinner table. It was indeed much simpler. It was just that the girl didn't know that it was a blind date.
"Yes, I was looking at Zhou Xiang through tinted glasses. I was just misled by her and Ling Ran deliberately interfering between you and me."
"Don't worry! They won't come to warn me a second time. The problems between us need time to resolve. They can't stop us."
At this point, Wu Haotian thought about leaving after the New Year. He couldn't ask Zhonglan to take their young daughter with him to the capital, could he? Even if the two of them were inseparable, this wasn't the right time! Not only was it freezing cold, but there wasn't any comfortable accommodation there.
"Zhonglan, are you still willing to go to the capital?"
Zhong Lan nodded. "Go ahead! I still have work to do, but I'll have to wait until the child is a year and a half old. Then, please ask Blind Auntie to help take care of him. I'll pay you."
"Then, have you been living in the Zhou family all this time?"
Zhong Lan had never really thought about this problem. Not only was the food and accommodation comfortable at the Zhou family, but safety was also guaranteed. Aunt Jiang and Aunt Wang were both experienced in taking care of children.
Seeing that she was silent, Wu Haotian knew that she had not considered this issue yet, "How about I go back to the capital and arrange a place to live first. In early summer, when my daughter is a hundred days old, I will come to pick you and your daughter up and bring you to the capital to live together, okay?
You said we need time to adjust to each other, but how can we adjust to each other if we don’t live together?”
Zhong Lan thought for a long time and nodded in agreement, "Okay! Then I will stay at Zhou's house for the time being."
Wu Haotian smiled and gently stroked her face, "Thank you! Thank you for giving me the opportunity, and thank you for giving birth to our daughter."
"Don't you mind that she's a girl?"
"Girls are good! Zhou Xiang is still a girl! She's better than any of us men."
"Then, we must cultivate it with care."
"Yes, I will try my best to give her the best."
Zhong Lan concealed her jealousy and said, "Have you ever thought about Miss Zhou's growth path? A smooth sailing life is not the way to cultivate talent."
Wu Haotian was stunned. Zhou Xiang’s childhood and the Gang of Six’s childhood were not all smooth sailing.
Thinking about what Zhong Xiong told him about Guan Zanxiang's family, he suddenly felt that the best conditions might create a prodigal son.
"What should I do?"
Zhong Lan shook her head. "I don't know either, but I think the most important thing is not to let her get everything she wants. She has to work hard and then give it to her. Then she'll know that nothing in the world can be obtained without hard work."
"Yes! Let's explore together and discuss things together. Don't make decisions unilaterally."
"Um!"
After changing her words, A Lian felt more at ease and treated Jiang Weihua even more enthusiastically than when she was a maid. She served him rice, soup, and dishes, taking care of him in every possible way.
Jiang Weihua accepted everything and then served her some food and soup.
The two of them got along as if they were the only ones at the dinner table.
Zhou Xiang smiled secretly. Could it be that this is how these two people get along in Mianhua Hutong?
In the afternoon, Zhou wanted to ask his third brother why he didn't go to deliver the New Year gifts this year.
Zhou Hua shook his gray hair and said, "I'm afraid of her grandmother."
"What's wrong? Is the old lady nagging again?"
Zhou Hua nodded. "Yes, he's been nagging. He used to say insults all the time, but now he's praising me all the time. I'm having trouble accepting it."
"Changed?"
"Yeah! Mei Zi said her grandma would stay at her home and no longer worry about her uncle's home."
"Isn't that great? Stop hiding. Tomorrow is the 27th. Hurry up and deliver the New Year gifts. It's so late now, don't send meat or fish. Send cigarettes, alcohol, and tea instead!"
"All right!"
At the Xiao family, Xiao's mother was also talking about this with her husband! "It's already the 26th, and Zhou Hua hasn't come yet. He used to come early to give New Year gifts, but this year! I think he's scared of Mom."
Xiao Mingxian coughed lightly and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Didn't Meizi say that she was going to Shang County to attend a wedding on the 24th? She will definitely come as soon as she comes back."
"But he didn't come to pick up Mei Zi! He used to take her away for a few days during the winter vacation."
"I'm only back on the 7th, and the wedding banquet is on the 12th. Where do you find the time? Stop being suspicious all the time. I'm very satisfied with how my mother has changed. Don't make trouble."
"Okay! I'm just anxious, but I don't blame Mom! I'm also satisfied with her behavior."
Mrs. Xiao, who had been eavesdropping, quietly left. She had made the right change. Her youngest son and daughter-in-law were very satisfied with themselves. Hmm! When Zhou came, she was not so enthusiastic, lest he be really scared and dare not come.
Jiang Weihua participated in the dumpling making game in the evening again. This time, he and A Lian sat together head to head, and A Lian taught him step by step. He didn't want to eat dough dumplings anymore.
Jiankangkang washed his hands and came to help. Both of them had very flexible hands and could make pleats very quickly. They could make three or four dumplings together, but Jiang Weihua couldn't even make one. Jiang Weihua was not discouraged at all despite being laughed at. He was sure he could make them well.
Hard work pays off. Thanks to his efforts, five strange-shaped buns came out of the oven.
It makes people laugh.
Jiang Weihua dotted their faces with flour and was reported to the eldest sister.
Mother Zhou said angrily, "Little brother, how can you be considered a hero if you bully the younger generation?"
"That's right, go and bully your aunt and try it?" Kang Kang stuck out his tongue and made faces.
Jiang Weihua gave up arguing and gave up learning how to make dumplings. He went to look for his niece.
Zhou Xiang sat in the living room, watching TV, peeling melon seeds and drinking tea, feeling relaxed and comfortable.
It’s just that someone else is peeling the melon seeds, and she is the one eating the kernels.
Seeing Jiang Weihua come in, he even complained about him, "Are you not going to learn cooking anymore?"
“It’s too difficult.”
He sat down on the other side of Zhou Xiang, picked up the melon seeds on the coffee table and started eating, not caring at all about the person who was glaring at him.
"Think about it, Hangzhou's expansion will officially start after the new year. Do you have any requests?"
"Everyone wants a storefront. That's all I ask. Go ask my brother-in-law if he wants a residential house."
"Well! When he's free, he'll be upstairs with his daughter every day. Having a daughter is enough for everything!"
"The first child is two sons. What if the first child is a girl? It's the same for everyone. With a son, the inheritance is complete. The rest is to raise a lovely daughter to entertain you."
"You talk like it's a toy."
"Does it make any difference? If raising a child isn't fun, who would raise one?"
"Is this what my elder sister and brother-in-law think?"
"You want to know?"
"OK!"
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