"Let's go to the suburbs and set off fireworks together?" An Huan was speechless when she heard her daughter's words. "A date should be about something romantic. Setting off fireworks... you're even more straight than your dad."
"Setting off firecrackers is fun," Siqi said quickly. Then, realizing her mother had mentioned the word "date," she quickly explained, "It's not a date, it's just us all having fun together."
"Everyone? Who are they?"
"Me, Xiao Yu'er... the others... I don't know if big brother understands..." Siqi thought, considering big brother's appearance, he probably wouldn't do such childish things with them.
"Just the three of you?" An Huan understood and stopped asking.
On the second day of the Chinese New Year, as expected, Xiao Yuer got up and whined that he was not feeling well, and even coughed twice artificially.
Siqi hurriedly touched his forehead and said, "Fortunately, you don't have a fever."
Xiao Yuer said weakly, "Sister, I can't go out with you guys."
Siqi: "It doesn't matter, then we won't fight."
An Huan asked her, "Are you not tired anymore?"
Siqi: "Xiaoyu'er is sick, how can I have the mood to play by myself?"
Xiao Yu'er quickly said, "It's okay, sister. Just wait. Brother Chengzhi might already be on his way here. If you don't wait, his trip will be in vain."
Siqi felt the same way and began to hesitate.
Little Fish winked hard at his mother.
An Huan smiled helplessly and said to Si Qi, "You go ahead. Xiao Yu'er just has a slight cough. I'll take him to the infirmary to get some medicine. He's nothing serious."
After An Huan's persuasion, Si Qi finally made up his mind. "Okay then..." He then said to his brother guiltily, "I'll take you out some other day when you're better."
Xiao Yu'er's expression remained unchanged and he nodded obediently.
After Siqi followed Xu Chengzhi away, An Hua poked Xiao Yuer's forehead in annoyance, "You're playing more and more tricks."
Xiao Yuer chuckled, "I promised Dad that I would be the bridge between Sister Yuan'er and Brother Chengzhi, and that I would contribute to Sister Yuan'er's lifelong event!"
Alas, he was truly heartbroken for this family.
"However, I think there seems to be something going on between your sister Yuan'er and Xiao Xu," An Huan said.
"I think it's possible too." Xiao Yuer nodded with a mature demeanor.
The mother and son looked at each other and laughed.
When Siqi came in the evening and saw her sparkling eyes, An Huan became more confident in her guess.
Xiao Zheng glanced at Si Qi and said, "What's wrong with God? You look so happy."
Si Qi spoke truthfully, "...Xu Chengzhi is quite interesting. Sometimes he seems mature and steady, and he speaks eloquently about military theory, but he's not too serious either. When he needs to have fun, he can be quite lively. It's quite pleasant to get along with him."
"Xiao Xu..." Xiao Zheng said meaningfully, "Didn't you ask me who wrote the report on logistics reform?"
Siqi asked, "Could it be Xu Chengzhi?"
Xiao Zheng nodded, "That's right."
Si Qi was stunned for a moment, then said, "Not surprising."
Xiao Zheng chuckled, shook the newspaper in his hand, and hummed a little tune.
On the first day of the first lunar month, Xiao Nai and his family of three went to Beijing. An Hua asked Xiao Zheng to talk to Xiao Nai and asked him to bring He Congyun with him. Xiao Nai finally agreed. When the family of three left, He Congyun was particularly happy and thanked An Hua again and again in private.
Siqi also quickly joined the army.
On the Lantern Festival, An Huan ran into Zhou Qianling in the courtyard. Zhou Qianling hesitated for a moment when she saw her, but finally stepped forward and said, "Um, I'm sorry..."
An Huan was stunned. "What are you embarrassed about?"
Zhou Qianling stammered, "My hobby... uh... is getting married."
An Huan was stunned again, but then quickly reacted and said, "Congratulations! Getting married is a good thing, why are you embarrassed?"
"I loved Siqi so much before, but now she's married to someone else... Oh, I feel bad. I also want Siqi to be my daughter-in-law, but we just aren't meant to be. This has become my biggest regret."
It was rare for Zhou Qianling to speak such a long speech in one breath, which showed that she had been holding these words in her heart for quite some time.
An Huan held Zhou Qianling's hand and sighed, "Don't feel embarrassed. It's my child who let Ai Xi down. Actually, I wanted them to be together from the beginning, too. But things like love are really hard to predict... Oh, by the way, my little Yu'er once saw Ai Xi walking with a girl. Is that his wife?"
Zhou Qianling nodded. "That was introduced by his second aunt. They've been together for quite some time, and his father is urging him to get married first."
"Congratulations, I'll definitely ask for a glass of wedding wine when the time comes."
Zhou Qianling smiled and nodded, "Well, welcome."
An Huan walked home with a light step. She really hoped that Ai Hao could find her own happiness as soon as possible.
The persistent affection is certainly touching, but if you put yourself in the parents' perspective, you really don't want your children to have too much hardship.
An Huan hopes that her own children will be happy, and she also hopes that other people's children will be happy.
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