When Grandma Zhou returned and brought the grandmother and grandson to her yard, both of them looked unwell.
It wasn't until evening that Grandma Zhou came to find Zhou Sui. Zhou Sui suddenly realized, "No wonder Grandma Zhang asked those questions?"
Indeed, those words made Zhou Sui feel awkward, and she felt that Grandma Zhang had gone too far in asking questions. She was asking about her granddaughter-in-law, so she had to ask more detailed questions.
Grandma Zhou sighed softly. She really didn't know that her old friend had this idea when she came to visit. She was puzzled when she received the call.
Why are we suddenly going to visit each other in the dead of winter? If we were to visit each other, it would be during the Lunar New Year when we visit each other to exchange New Year's greetings.
It turned out that Zhang's grandson had met Zhou Sui in town and was delighted with her, so he asked his grandmother to come to Zhou's house under the pretext of visiting his old friend to meet Zhou Sui.
"I only found out later, otherwise I wouldn't have let you take care of them at home." Grandma Zhou was afraid that her granddaughter would misunderstand. Coincidentally, she had left her keys behind, which gave Zhou Sui the opportunity to spend time with the Zhang family.
"It's nothing, we just exchanged a few words." It was indeed a bit awkward at first, but ever since she got up to pour Song Qi'an a glass of water, the grandmother and grandson seemed to have been silenced, and they didn't say much until Grandma Zhou came back.
"Luckily, Brother Qi An was there at the time, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do." Having lived two lives, she had never experienced a blind date arranged by someone from her family.
Seeing Zhou Sui's relieved expression, Old Mrs. Zhou's lips twitched as she remembered what her old friend had said earlier that day.
So she tentatively asked, "Are you dating Xiao Song?"
"Huh?" Zhou Sui paused, pulling the blanket up, and stared at Grandma Zhou in shock. "Grandma, what are you saying?!"
She was getting ready for bed, and making jokes like that so late at night would keep her awake.
Seeing her strong reaction, Grandma Zhou felt that things might not be as her old friend had described.
"Well, Grandma was just asking casually."
“You don’t have any other close male friends around you. I was thinking that you and Xiao Song get along so well and have such a good relationship that Grandma thought you two were dating.”
But when Grandma Zhou recalled how Zhou Sui and Song Qi'an got along, it seemed quite harmonious, pleasant, and natural.
"It's alright, it's alright. Grandma was just saying it casually. It's fine for you to date Xiao Song. Grandma thinks he's quite nice."
"His family background is much better than ours, but our Sui Sui is not bad either. She's about to open a branch store now."
Zhou Sui quickly stopped Grandma Zhou from continuing, "Grandma, there's really nothing between me and Brother Qi An. He probably only sees me as a younger sister."
"And what about you?" Old Mrs. Zhou asked in return.
“Of course I treat him like an older brother,” Zhou Sui blurted out without thinking.
Grandma Zhou looked at her and she didn't seem to be lying, but what siblings get along like that?
"Forget it, we old folks don't understand young people's affairs. If you really do date Xiao Song, tell your family. You're nineteen, you're an adult."
Zhou Sui blinked blankly, watching as Grandma Zhou walked out.
No, she really wasn't dating Song Qi'an.
That night, Zhou Sui couldn't sleep; her mind was filled with thoughts of Song Qi'an.
It wasn't that she wanted to, but whenever she fell asleep, Song Qi'an was in her dreams.
She can't remember many of her dreams, but one of them felt particularly real.
The two of them secretly started dating behind their families' backs. Song Qi'an wanted to kiss her, and she hesitated but then welcomed him. Just as they were about to kiss, a blinding light shone down on them.
She turned her head to look, and what she saw wasn't light at all, but rather the entire Zhou family gathered together watching the two of them kiss.
I don't know who started it, but they actually shouted "Give me a kiss!"
Even in her dreams, Zhou Sui wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.
Now that she's awake, she buries her head in the pillow like an ostrich and stays there until dawn.
This is the second time she's had insomnia because of Song Qi'an.
The last time she had insomnia was when Song Qi'an gave her a handkerchief. Zhou Sui reached under her pillow and pulled out the handkerchief embroidered with the character "Song".
Zhou Sui swept around the room and finally put the handkerchief at the bottom of the wardrobe.
This is truly her trump card; hopefully, she won't dream about Song Qi'an anymore.
At the same time, Zhou Sui made a decision to keep her distance from Song Qi'an to avoid misunderstandings.
So for the next few days, Song Qi'an came to see Zhou Sui, but he mostly missed her. Even when he did run into her, Zhou Sui was always busy.
Zhou Sui was indeed busy. She had to tidy up the newly bought house, settle the accounts before the new year, and buy New Year's goods for the family.
Of course, this wasn't all her responsibility, but in order to avoid being alone with Song Qi'an, she took on all of it.
She even took care of sending Li Baolai back home.
Of course, given her level of disgust towards the rest of the Li family, she was unwilling to enter the Li family's gate. So, she parked the car not far from the Li family's house, let Li Baolai go in, and watched from outside.
Li Baolai, carrying things in both hands, took a few steps and suddenly turned around, saying, "Come in, I'll give you the fried dough twists my grandma bought."
Zhou Sui was surprised that this chubby boy had such a kind heart. It was just a pity that she couldn't eat the food that Grandma Li had, and she didn't care for it anyway.
In response to his words, Zhou Sui beckoned to him, and Li Baolai came running back eagerly.
“Remember this well. Be the same way you are when you go back home. You’re a ten-year-old now, it’s time you became more sensible.”
Li Baolai was spoiled, but he wasn't a bad person at heart. After suffering for two days at the Zhou family's house, he became obedient.
"You must have your own judgment and know what is right and what is wrong."
Zhou Sui knew that saying too much to him now would be useless. She only hoped that Li Baolai could listen to a word or two. This was the time when things were taking shape, and she didn't want him to really go astray like Zhang Zongyao from the Zhang family, which would be the real end.
Actually, Zhou Sui was thinking, "That's good, I'm really looking forward to seeing the despair on the faces of Grandma Li and Li Fuyou."
But perhaps she wasn't ruthless enough. Adults should handle their own affairs. Li Baolai hadn't done anything outrageous to the Zhou family, so Zhou Sui said a few words.
Whether Li Baolai listened or not, the chubby boy tilted his head and asked her, "Can I still come to your house to play in the future?"
Although he had to do a lot of work at his aunt's house and the meals were vegetarian, there were plenty of snacks and fruits. He was happy just to smell the food in the store; the town was much more fun than home.
Seeing Li Baolai's greedy expression, Zhou Sui knew that what she had just said was probably a waste of time.
"Play?"
"You're here to work, not to play?"
"Why don't we not go back? Let's get on the bus now and go back to work."
After Zhou Sui finished speaking with a cold laugh, she saw Li Baolai run towards the Li family like a firecracker, wiggling his buttocks, and soon he entered the courtyard gate.
I suppose they're afraid of being dragged back to the Zhou family to work right now.
Zhou Sui was in a good mood after successfully scaring Li Baolai. She told her master to leave quickly, otherwise it would be bad if the Li family chased after them.
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