Peacock spreads its tail
Now that the call has come, many things that I couldn't do before can now be done.
For example: cleaning the house.
When Jian Jianan was at home during a power outage, survival was his top priority. He didn't even bother to put things back in order, especially after turning on the lights, which made the house look particularly messy.
After the power was restored, Shan Jiqing turned on all the switches in the house one by one, and then frowned at the messy house.
Jian Jianan felt guilty and assured him, "I was in an emergency at the time. I will clean it up."
Shan Jiqing said, "What does it have to do with you cleaning up? I just feel sorry for you. Look at your quilts piled up on the sofa, and some even fell to the floor. How scared you must have been at that time because of the cold and darkness!"
Jian Jianan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Don't mention the past, it's all in the past anyway."
So the first thing this newlywed couple did after confirming their relationship was to clean up the entire house in a big way.
Jian Jianan carried the quilt to the bed, Shan Jiqing put on sleeves and gloves, took a rag, and cleaned the entire room without leaving out any unsanitary corner.
When Jian Jianan wanted to come over to help, Shan Jiqing pretended to be disgusted and said, "You're not cleaning the cabinets or mopping the floor at all. You should go and play by yourself somewhere else!"
Just like that, Jian Jianan, who was sent to play by herself nearby, could only sit on the sofa and watch her boyfriend busy around the house.
After cleaning the house, Shan Jiqing went to the kitchen on his own initiative. Confession was really a physically demanding job. Neither of them had even had breakfast. Shan Jiqing was even worse off. He was so busy with experiments last night that he didn't even have dinner. He had originally planned to have a midnight snack after the experiment, but he never expected that something big would happen to Jian Nan. Shan Jiqing didn't even get to have a midnight snack.
If the two of them had not been far apart, Jian Jianan might have been able to hear Shan Jiqing's hungry stomach rumbling.
For the sake of his own face, Shan Jiqing felt that the most urgent thing was to quickly eat breakfast to fill his stomach.
While he was cleaning the house, Jian Jianan was sitting in the living room.
Now he went to cook, and Jian Jianan sat in the kitchen with his chin in his hands.
Shan Jiqing brought out breakfast for the two of them and smiled rather sheepishly, "Mornings are short, and I don't have the energy to prepare a rich breakfast. Let's just have porridge this morning, preserved egg and lean meat porridge. Nannan, haven't you had it in a while?"
Jian Jianan kept staring at Shan Jiqing while he was busy walking around. His gaze was as real as a substance and Shan Jiqing could feel it, but he remained calm. He was used to it. What could he do when his girlfriend cared about him so much?
Jian Jianan didn't think this breakfast was simple at all. Instead, she exclaimed, "I haven't had porridge for a long time! This bite reminds me of the time when I had morning tea. There seems to be a Cantonese teahouse in Chinatown. We can make an appointment to try it."
Of course Shan Jiqing didn't disagree. He watched Jian Jianan drink the porridge mouthful by mouthful, and then he slowly started to eat his breakfast.
While Jian Jianan was eating, he suddenly put down his spoon and looked at Shan Jiqing who was sitting upright, as if he had something important to say.
Shan Jiqing had a bad feeling in his heart. Why did Nan Nan suddenly become so serious? Could it be that she regretted agreeing to his confession?
Jian Jianan said, "Do you have any experiments to do these days? Do you still need to go to school? If not, why not just stay in my apartment during the Christmas break?"
Shan Jiqing didn't know why, but his face suddenly turned red, and he said hesitantly: "This... this is not good..."
Jian Jianan looked at him strangely and saw that although his facial expression did not change, his ears had turned visibly red.
She was speechless. "What are you thinking! I mean, there's no telling when the snowstorm will stop. It's not safe for you to go back to school alone. Why don't you just stay at my apartment? You've been staying here almost every week this semester anyway. I thought you were used to it."
Shan Jiqing then said "Oh" to indicate that he understood. Somehow, Jian Jianan heard a hint of disappointment in his words.
"I haven't had any experiments lately, so I can stay here."
Jian Jianan became happy, "That's good, that's good! We can spend a warm Christmas holiday together in the apartment!"
Shan Jiqing was also excitedly planning how they would spend their Christmas holiday. "After a few days when the snow stops, we can go out and play. Where do you want to go? There are lots of fun things to do every day during the Christmas holiday. We can go skiing, and we can also go to..."
"Stop, stop, stop! Stop!" Jian Jianan couldn't help laughing and interrupted Shan Jiqing. "Did you forget that the final exams are after the Christmas break? I had planned to study hard at home!"
Shan Jiqing was a little disappointed, but he still answered stubbornly, "Not necessarily! You studied hard last semester, and reviewing is just to further deepen and consolidate the content. Is it really necessary to work so hard?"
"We can wait until you finish your review, then we can go out and play together!"
Shan Jiqing was planning excitedly. He wished he could take a map of New York right now, take a look at all the interesting places on it, and go on a sweet trip with his girlfriend.
Jian Jianan didn't want to disappoint Shan Jiqing, so he said, "Sure, then we should study hard in the apartment during these days of heavy snow. When the snow stops and public transportation resumes, we can make an appointment to go out and play together!"
Of course Shan Jiqing happily agreed.
The weather is nice.
It was worth it for Shan Jiqing to pray devoutly to various gods. The snowstorm that lasted for many days finally stopped a few days before the holiday. Although the snow had not melted yet, at least people could go out for a walk.
Shan Jiqing was very satisfied. He believed that the gods would bless every student in a foreign country, and he immediately decided to buy some fresh fruits as soon as he went out to exchange the tribute.
He also immediately began to prepare for his date with Jian Jianan.
This was the first date after the two confirmed their relationship, and Shan Jiqing was fully prepared. They walked out along the road in front of the apartment door, planning to play in downtown New York for a while and experience the New York style during the Christmas holidays.
For this date, Jian Jianan didn't need to do any preparation. He just had to bring his body and brain. Shan Jiqing arranged everything perfectly and thought of every aspect. Jian Jianan didn't need to worry about anything.
Unfortunately, after the date ended that day, the two of them could only stay in the apartment for two days, and their vacation was over.
Both of them were very reluctant to part, but they still tried their best to maintain the relationship for two days.
Every day, Shan Jiqing would get up early, prepare breakfast for Jian Jianan, and then go for morning exercises.
Jian Jianan gets up a little later than Shan Jiqing, but no matter what, Shan Jiqing will wait for her to have breakfast together.
At the dinner table, the two would discuss some questions left over from reading the night before and exchange views.
Their opinions are not always the same, and sometimes they will have heated debates, but no matter who is convinced, the next second after the conversation ends, the two of them will talk and laugh about other topics.
"I'm going to grind another bag of coffee later. Do you want to join me?" Shan Jiqing asked.
"Of course, with a little whipped cream, thank you. I like this!" Jian Jianan replied happily.
After breakfast, the two people will arrange their work according to their respective schedules, and often lunch time will come after working for a few hours.
After a hearty meal, the two of them would take a nap in the living room, sharing the same blanket like two kittens basking in the sun.
The afternoon was another busy and energetic work time, but Shan Jiqing's cooking skills could always soothe Jianan's congested brain after just studying.
After dinner, it was couple time. Both of them tacitly agreed to finish their to-do items by the afternoon at the latest.
In the evening, when they came back from a walk after dinner, they would huddle together on the sofa or carpet, their heads touching, and Jian Jianan's feet resting on Shan Jiqing's body.
The two of them would talk about everything, from a major achievement just announced by NASA to the fact that the price of tofu in Chinatown seemed to have increased today. The boss said that it was not easy to import things from China now, so the price had to be raised.
Shan Jiqing immediately started counting on his fingers, figuring out where to buy the food for tomorrow's meal and how to do it cost-effectively, so as to prepare a big meal as quickly, efficiently and economically as possible.
Two people who are not short of money sit together and discuss how to save the most money when buying things.
When Jian Jianan got tired of talking and yawned several times, Dan Jiqing would quickly end the topic and send Jian Jianan to sleep.
While Jian Jianan was washing up, he would go to the kitchen to prepare meals and prepare all the ingredients needed for cooking the next day.
Finally, after the two have finished washing up and are refreshed, they will exchange a sticky goodnight kiss at the door of their respective rooms. After looking at each other with red faces for a while, they will go back to their rooms to rest.
The next day, the process will be repeated.
But the two of them didn't find staying in the apartment boring at all. On the contrary, they enjoyed it and started living together a long time ago.
However, good times are always short-lived. After the short Christmas holiday, Jian Jianan and Shan Jiqing had to part ways.
They have to return to their respective schools and rush to their respective battlefields.
Shan Jiqing stayed in the apartment until the last deadline, which was the morning of the day he was supposed to return to school. Only then did he reluctantly come out of Jian Jianan's apartment with his luggage.
If it weren't for the final exams he had to take and the experiment reaching a critical stage, Shan Jiqing actually wanted to ask the school for a few days of leave and continue staying in Jian Jianan's apartment.
Anyway, as long as he has some contact with Jian Jianan, Shan Jiqing will be very satisfied.
But how could Jian Jianan, who was devoted to developing his career and very ambitious, give him this opportunity? He immediately and forcefully drove him to school. This morning, he was so heartless that he downloaded the last disc, so that Shan Jiqing would not be late.
After seeing Shan Jiqing off, Jian Jianan returned to the apartment alone and immediately felt that it was much quieter. Oh, there was no one around. It was only Shan Jiqing who had appeared before, so how could there be such a big change?
When the two were friends before, they were not that close. Now that they have an additional relationship as a couple, Jian Jianan actually accepted it well and adapted to it quickly.
Originally, her only hesitation about this relationship was whether it would affect her future plans, the career she had planned since childhood.
However, Jian Jianan now realized that she was just being overly suspicious! There was no need to worry about this at all!
Although the two became boyfriend and girlfriend, they had been friends for ten years after all, so they quickly found a way of getting along that was very familiar to both of them, just a little sweeter and stickier than before.
Jian Jianan accepted this well and looked forward to the next date.
She always felt that the two of them would stay like this for a long time.
It is said that one succeeds in love but fails in examinations.
But this sentence seems to be the opposite for Jian Jianan. She is successful in love and in the exam hall.
Not only was Shan Jiqing very anxious because he couldn't see his girlfriend, he was also restless at school. Every day he would find every opportunity to call Jian Jianan, and the calls would last for several hours. He had to talk for a long time before he felt that he had finished all his work for the day and could feel a little relieved.
But Jian Jianan is like this too!
She was actually very sad because she couldn't see her boyfriend. Although she didn't say it, every time Shan Jiqing called her she would happily chat with him for a while.
Only after hanging up the phone did I fall into a sweet dream.
Jian Jiannan turned his melancholy into motivation, and went through the regional exam week with great tension, and then received a report card with all the highest grades.
Not only that, Jian Jianan was constantly praised by the teachers when she went to school. They kept saying that she was an international exchange student and had only been studying for half a year, but she was already so amazing. She was good at studying and doing well in exams. Many local people’s grades were not necessarily as good as Jian Jianan’s.
Jian Jianan was not modest at all and agreed directly. Why should he deny the success he had achieved through his own hard work!
The examination room is really very proud!
She happily returned to the apartment with her transcript and made an appointment to meet with Shan Jiqing.
Shan Jiqing's exam week ends a few days later than Jian Jianan's, so he will be able to meet Jian Jianan a few days later.
Shan Jiqing felt like every day was a year. Every day he would ask his Chinese senior in the same lab, "Can the exam schedule be changed? If not, can it be changed? I want to take the exam early."
The senior student had to smile bitterly, but from Shan Jiqing's cheerful expression during this period, he could guess that this boy was in love!
So I am quite considerate of him.
"It seems that you can apply for an early exam, but your conditions don't meet the requirements!"
Shan Jiqing had to give up the idea and did not really apply to the school for an early exam because of this.
When he finally finished the exam and returned home, he took a taxi to Jian Jianan's apartment with bags in his hands and was extremely excited, ready to spend a sweet winter vacation with his girlfriend.
While Shan Jiqing knocked on the door and waited for his girlfriend to open it, he was still planning in his mind how to spend this long winter vacation.
As a newly-minted couple, it's not too much to spend three or four days a week on a date, right?
Moreover, there is so much time that he can not only stay in New York City, but also go to the surrounding areas to have fun. He can make some plans and then go to the surrounding cities with Jian Jianan.
It’s not too much to wait until the Chinese New Year to go back to New York and have a big dinner during the New Year, right?
Shan Jiqing's thoughts immediately shifted to the preparations for the New Year's Eve dinner. New York is rich in aquatic products, so he had to prepare more of the seafood that Jian Jiangnan liked to eat. He had to buy abalone, lobster, and various deep-sea fish, and he had to stock up in advance.
But eating fish alone is not healthy either, you still need vegetables and some other meat...
With a rustling sound, Jian Jianan finally came over to open the door, dragging her slippers. Shan Jiqing looked up and saw his girlfriend's serious expression. She had brought all the bags into the room without even bothering to put them away, and hurriedly asked, "What happened? Did something big happen? Why do you look so serious?"
Jian Jianan looked solemn, with a hint of sadness between his brows. No one knew what was bothering Jian Jianan, who had just finished the exam and achieved such a good result.
Shan Jiqing clearly heard Jian Jianan's excited voice announcing the good news when the two of them were talking on the phone this morning!
Jian Jianan felt a little embarrassed and rubbed his head. "It's not a big deal, but for the two of us, we do need to be careful."
She told Shan Jiqing with a serious face: "My parents and brother are coming to the United States during the winter vacation. They said they want to visit us."
What!
Shan Jiqing was speechless for a moment. Three seconds later, he reacted and asked in disbelief, "What? What did you say? You said uncle, aunt, and Xiaobei brother have to come over during winter vacation?"
He quickly asked, "How long will you be staying here? Are you staying here for the entire winter vacation?"
Jian Jianan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. From Shan Jiqing's tone, it seemed like he was a thousand times more nervous than himself!
He quickly soothed her, "No, no, no, don't be so anxious. Let me explain slowly. They only came here the day before the Lunar New Year and will go back after celebrating the Lunar New Year. They won't stay long. The most important thing is that they came to see how we are doing here. After all, they are thousands of miles away from home, so it's normal for parents to be worried."
Shan Jiqing's eyebrows moved, and then he heard Jian Jianan continue: "It's just...Xiaoqing, your parents are not free during the winter vacation, so they can't come to the United States."
The next second, Jian Jianan made a final promise: "But don't worry! My parents have known you for so many years. To be honest, they treat you like their own son. Even if Aunt Xu Jing and Uncle Shan Tao can't come over during the winter break, my parents can still take good care of you."
Although Shan Jiqing was a little disappointed, he was not very surprised. Considering how busy his parents were, if they could really find time to come over, that would really surprise Shan Jiqing!
Shan Jiqing nodded, expressing his understanding. "Indeed, the two of us are thousands of miles away, and as parents, we're definitely worried. Furthermore, you had that incident a while ago, and it even made a big fuss back home, worrying them for nothing. Even if we tell them we're safe over the phone, they won't be reassured until they actually see us standing before them safe and sound."
Jian Jianan nodded, that was indeed the truth.
Shan Jiqing didn't understand why Jian Jiannan looked so solemn when she opened the door, but now he finally understood that this was indeed how she should behave.
After Shan Jiqing learned the news, he felt like he was facing a great enemy even more than Jian Jianan!
He didn't even mention the date plan he had in mind before. He was completely focused on the house, trying to find ways to make the apartment more cozy and homey, so that Jian Jianan's parents and brother would feel at ease when they came.
Of course, Shan Jiqing had a more secretive thought. He also wanted to show his virtue to Jian Jianan's family.
He had been too busy to hang out with Jian Jianan for several days. Every time he opened his eyes, he would pace back and forth in the room anxiously. Shan Jixin also hung a large blank schedule in the living room, listing all the things he needed to do every day. Jian Jianan took a look at it out of curiosity and found that it was full of trivial things.
For example, you can replace the vase with a new one and buy more flowers and plants to place in the house to make it more lively.
For example, all the rooms in the apartment need to be cleaned, especially those where the two adults come to live, and the bedding needs to be replaced with the styles that the uncle and aunt like best, which I learned from Jian Jianan.
As for Jian Jiabei, if you have some free time, you can pick one for him. If you don't have time, forget it.
Shan Jiqing also specifically asked Jian Jianan about the tastes of the whole family, and was making plans for the upcoming New Year's Eve dinner every day, wanting to make a big meal that would satisfy everyone.
His nervousness naturally infected Jian Nan, making her not know how to react and she was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Finally one night, after taking a shower, Jian Jianan crawled under the carpet to spend some time with Shan Jiqing before going to bed, only to find that what Shan Jiqing had been holding in his hands and reading for several hours was not professional study materials, but an ancient Chinese cookbook he had found in Chinatown, and he was reading it with great interest.
"What? I thought you were studying! If you knew you were looking at this stuff, I would have come over to disturb you a long time ago!"
"Xiaoqing, don't be so nervous. These are my parents, our biological parents. They're not some monster. Are you afraid of my brother? No way! If he bullies you, I will definitely stand up for you."
Besides, Jian Jiabei is actually quite satisfied with Shan Jiqing. After all, all the things Jian Jianan had experienced before were all helped by Shan Jiqing, his good wife.
Shan Jiqing retorted with reason and evidence: "It's different. It's completely different. What was our relationship before, and what is it now?"
They were just friends before, and now they are a newly confirmed couple, so what? Jian Jianan was puzzled.
Jian Jianan leaned over, wanting to see which page of the recipe Shan Jiqing was reading. The two of them were very close, and then the next second, she was pushed away by Shan Jiqing.
Jian Jianan couldn't believe it. His confession from half a month ago was still fresh in his mind. He said that he had loved her for nearly ten years and would continue to love her in the future. Could it be that he had changed his mind now?
Shan Jiqing said calmly, "I don't think it's a good idea for us to do this."
Jian Jianan leaned back and raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean it's not good now? Was it good before? If I remember correctly, you were still sticking to me yesterday. You didn't like my feet on the ground and insisted on pulling my feet to put them on you. Did you take some wrong medicine today? Why did you suddenly change your ways?"
Shan Jiqing had a good reason: "Uncle and aunt are coming over, they must stay in the apartment. I think the two of us are too close to each other. It's a habit. What if I accidentally reveal my identity to them?"
"What! You're worried about that? Is that what you think?!"
Only then did Jian Jianan realize that this was what Shan Jiqing was worried about!
She was a little confused: "If you know, then know. I have a boyfriend, so can't I talk to my parents? Besides, I have a good relationship with my parents since I was a child. Is there anything I can't say? I must tell them as soon as I have a boyfriend."
Share the good news too.
Shan Ji was a little nervous. He said slowly, "I'm worried... I'm worried that my uncle and aunt will object."
"But Nan Nan, you are willing to give me a status, you don't know how happy I am!" Shan Jiqing looked at Jian Jianan with sparkling eyes, and was so surprised that he didn't even look at the recipe in his hand.
"What's the big deal? If you follow me, I will definitely give you a status!" Jian Jianan waved her little hand, and every move was bold and generous, full of the boss style shown on TV.
Then she curiously asked, "Why do you think my parents disapprove of you? First of all, you've been their child since childhood. They've definitely seen and remembered your character and personality. They're completely confident in you. The change in their relationship now is just a further strengthening of their kinship. Why not just say it directly? Why are you hiding it?"
Shan Jiqing rubbed his forehead tiredly. Jian Jianan didn't understand what he was thinking. At the beginning, Shan Jiqing thought that as long as he was with Jian Jianan, it would be enough. Even if the two of them couldn't be together in the end, he was already satisfied with the companionship.
But people are becoming more and more greedy. Shan Jiqing was no longer satisfied with just staying by Jian Jianan's side. He wanted to go one step further.
Fortunately, God was kind to her and Jian Jianan was moved by his sincerity and gave her a chance to be his boyfriend.
This matter must be told to uncle and aunt, but it must be done at the right time and place, and the most appropriate opportunity must be chosen. Otherwise, Shan Jiqing is very worried. Given how much Jian Jianan values his family, what will he do if his uncle and aunt and Jian Jiabei object?
Isn't it that we have just been enjoying the sweetness of love for a few days and the good days are over?
But there was no way to tell Jian Jianan about this secret. With her straightforward style, she would definitely not understand.
Jian Jianan couldn't bear to see him sad, so he immediately coaxed him: "Okay, okay, I know, I know, you're just shy! Okay, okay, I'll listen to you. I won't tell you now, I'll pick a suitable opportunity and talk to Mom and Dad about it."
Shan Jiqing: “…”
Shy? Who is shy? Me?
Okay, okay, I'm shy, I'm shy.
Shan Jiqing accepted the answer that "I was shy". Finally, you don't have to worry about any unexpected changes during the New Year period, and you can focus all your attention on preparing to welcome the three people.
Finally, as the day approached, the day arrived when my parents and brother flew in from China.
That morning, Shan Jiqing was visibly anxious and got up early. He changed his usual attitude of letting Jian Jianan sleep until she woke up naturally. After getting up and washing up, he immediately knocked on her door to remind her to get up too.
Then, he prepared breakfast as quickly as possible, and after breakfast, the two of them went to the airport to pick someone up.
On the way to the airport, Shan Jiqing repeated his confession to Jian Jianan over and over again.
"If your uncle or aunt comes into the room and sees my personal belongings in your apartment, how will you respond?"
Shan Jiqing patiently and kindly persuaded.
Jian Jianan yawned, "It's just that sometimes you have to go back to school late and it's inconvenient, so occasionally you stay in my apartment for a few days. It's only a few days in a few months."
Shan Jiqing was very satisfied and asked the next question: "If my uncle and aunt said it was too late for the New Year and it was inconvenient for me to go back to the dormitory, and invited me to stay overnight, how would you respond?"
Jian Jianan yawned continuously, tears almost coming out of his eyes. "I said, no, no, how can you, an adult male, stay at my place? You have hands and feet, you are still an adult, and you have money on you. You are not so broke that you can't afford to book a hotel."
Shan Jiqing added: "We have to push and pull, we have to push and pull, understand. I will nod and agree when the time comes. I must not let the uncles and aunts think I am some random boy. If they say they want to keep me for a night, I will really stay."
Jian Jianan was almost speechless. She couldn't help but cover her ears and yelled, "Do you have to be so anxious? It's really okay. Just believe me! My parents are so open-minded. They will definitely invite you to stay. Where are you going to stay at night?"
Shan Jiqing said seriously, "You don't understand this, right? This is our traditional etiquette. Even if I want to agree, I have to refuse several times. I can't let my uncle and aunt think I'm some casual boy."
"...Okay, I'll be the one who gets scolded in the end anyway." Jian Jianan looked hopeless.
She could imagine what kind of reproaches Su Qinxuan and Jian Yangping would receive after she refused Shan Jiqing's request to stay.
"besides……"
"Ahhhhhh! Please, please take back your magical power!" Jian Jianan covered his head and screamed in pain.
"I only slept for less than five hours yesterday, and you woke me up so early today. Can't you see that I can't even open my eyes?"
Shan Jiqing took a good look at Jian Jianan and found that there were indeed some dark blue marks under her eyes, so he stopped talking and let her go.
While waiting for the traffic light, Shan Jiqing turned his head and stared at Jian Jianan for a long time. The moment the green light came on, he turned his head and looked straight ahead with a satisfied smile on his lips.
Under his meticulous care during this period, Jian Jianan's complexion became rosy and his complexion became pleasant. His life seemed very comfortable. Shan Jiqing was very satisfied. It was conceivable that when his uncle and aunt came back and saw that he had taken such good care of Jian Jianan, they would be relieved.
The two arrived at the airport much earlier. There were still four or five hours before Su Qinxuan and his crew's plane landed. The two were bored waiting. Jian Jianan sat in the chair, slumped over like a boneless mollusk.
She looked at the materials she had found in the library. Occasionally, when she felt tired of reading, she turned to Shan Jiqing and saw him sitting upright, wearing a very formal suit jacket without a single wrinkle.
His back remained straight the entire time, as if the people he was about to greet were not ordinary parents who missed their daughter very much, but two extremely important national leaders.
"Aren't you tired of sitting for so long?" Jian Jianan felt sore in his back after sitting for a long time during class, but looking at Shan Jiqing's upright posture, Jian Jianan had no doubt that he would stay like this until his two parents got off the plane.
"You don't understand."
Shan Jiqing replied calmly that this was no different from the national leaders. After all, they were the important leaders for him and Jian Jianan to start a family in the future.
Even if Shan Jiqing had some slight communication with Jian Jianan, he would not turn his head away. He kept looking straight ahead with a sharp gaze, trying his best to notice Su Qinxuan and the other person as soon as they appeared at the exit, and then give them the warmest welcome.
Finally, after the two people's repeated calls, three familiar figures finally appeared at the exit.
"Dad! Mom! Brother!" Jian Jianan rushed over as soon as he spotted the three of them. Shan Jiqing followed closely behind, calling out, "Uncle, aunt, and Xiaowei, it's great that you're here!"
As he was speaking, he was about to take the luggage from the three people. Jian Jiabei quickly waved his hand and refused: "No, no, I can do it myself. Besides, these luggage are not heavy."
Shan Jiqing insisted on helping. Jian Jianan was annoyed by the two of them shirking their responsibilities, so he simply made the final decision: "Hey, brother, just let Xiaoqing help you get it! He's a very hospitable person. If you don't let him help with something, he will definitely feel uncomfortable!"
In this way, Shan Jiqing finally took part of the luggage from Jian Jiabei's hands, but Jian Jiabei still stubbornly kept half of it in his own hands.
I don’t know what he and Shan Jiqing are arguing about.
Shan Jiqing and Jian Jiabei walked behind the crowd. Jian Jianan ignored the expressions between the two. She held her father and mother with her left and right hands respectively, and was expressing her heartfelt feelings tenderly.
"Oh, it's been so long since we last met. I'm unfamiliar with the place here in America. I can't eat or sleep well. Look at you..."
Before she even uttered the word "thin", Su Qinxuan paused suspiciously. Originally, she felt sorry for the child, but now, looking at Jian Jianan's energetic face and rosy complexion, she knew that she must be doing well recently, and was not at all the frightened and pitiful little girl she had imagined.
Jian Yangping patted his wife's shoulder: "Not bad, not bad. Being able to eat is a blessing. Your mother and I are very worried. You only report good news and not bad news. We are both worried that you are not doing well here. If something big happened, you must have kept it a secret from your mother and me. Wasn't it the snowstorm last Christmas? Such a big thing happened. You were trapped in the apartment with gangs exchanging gunfire outside, but you didn't tell us a word. If Xiaoqing hadn't called us right away, your mother and I would still be in the dark!"
Jian Jianan quickly begged for mercy, "I was wrong, I was wrong, I really know I was wrong."
Besides, hasn't she already reflected on this matter? Even though she did so over the phone with her parents across thousands of miles of ocean.
They quickly moved on to a new topic. Jian Jianan excitedly told her parents about her academic achievements over the past six months. They heard that she had quickly integrated into American society and had done so well on her final exams. Her parents were very proud of her achievements.
Jian Jiabei suddenly felt very strange. He saw Shan Jiqing smile, but he didn't know what he was laughing at.
But in fact, the person who had a good relationship with him was his sister, and he was not very familiar with Shan Jiqing. In addition, when the two of them were fighting for the luggage just now, Shan Jiqing, with his keen observation skills gained from four years in the police academy, felt that something was wrong almost at the same time. He had to think carefully about what the problem was, so he didn't even say hello to Shan Jiqing.
After the family returned to the apartment, Jian Jianan and Shan Jiqing helped pack a large pile of luggage brought from China, while Su Qinxuan and the others, with curiosity and excitement, visited the apartment where their daughter had lived for half a year.
"The decoration is really nice!" Su Qinxuan concluded. "Although all the hardware was complete when I bought it, there's nothing else. But now look at those sofas, chairs, and tables. They're all covered with fabrics of various colors, and the wallpaper has been changed. Who picked them out with such good taste?"
Jian Jianan immediately pointed at Shan Jiqing and said loudly, "He picked it!"
Shan Jiqing didn't take all the work, but said modestly: "Nannan and I went to pick it out together. Nannan also made a great contribution. If she hadn't bargained with the boss, we wouldn't have bought almost the entire set of furniture at such a good price."
Jian Yangping opened the refrigerator and exclaimed in admiration: "Wow, not bad. The ingredients in this refrigerator are quite complete. Who bought them? I have the ingredients for several dishes I want to make on the plane!"
Jian Jiannan nodded in Shan Jiqing's direction, "Shan Jiqing, who else could it be besides him? Your daughter is so lazy. She's so tired from school, how could she have the energy to cook when she gets home?"
Jian Jiabei also came out of the room reserved for him. He looked surprised and said, "Hey, why is there a basketball hoop in my room? I quite like it."
When did my sister become so considerate that she even takes into account her brother's preferences?
Jian Jianan gave up talking and just nodded in Shan Jiqing's direction.
Shan Jiqing said to Jian Jiabei, "I bought this, Brother Xiaobei. I heard from Nannan that you've loved playing various sports since you were little. I thought you might not be used to it coming here, so I bought a portable basketball hoop and put it in your room. Of course, this isn't a long-term solution. When you really want to go out and exercise, we can make an appointment to go to the gym to play basketball together."
Jian Jiabei stopped talking. He stared at Shan Jiqing for several times, then suddenly slapped his head, remembering what kind of animal Shan Jiqing looked like now.
Isn’t this a peacock with its tail spread out?
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