Qi Mengmeng's eyes were full of confusion. What did this mean? Did she need Qi Zhijun's consent to come back? What was her mother talking about?
Qi Huilan leaned towards Qi Mengmeng, their heads touching. Qi Huilan lowered her voice and said, "Put away the watch your father gave you. Don't take it out. Don't tell Gu Guizhi either."
Qi Mengmeng just asked the question in her mind: "Mom, that watch looks very expensive, did grandpa buy it for you?"
Qi Huilan nodded and said in a low voice: "That watch was my dowry. Your grandfather asked someone to buy it for me. I gave the watch to your father and asked him to find a way to exchange it for money. I didn't expect your father to sell everything else and only keep the watch."
That watch can be considered as a token of love between Qi Zhijun and Qi Huilan.
The watch has been with Qi Zhijun all these years, and she had long forgotten about it. But a few days ago, she received a letter from Qi Zhijun saying that he had given the watch to Qi Mengmeng.
From then on, the two were just siblings, and everything that happened before was gone with the passage of time.
Qi Mengmeng didn't expect that the watch also represented a relationship between the two of them.
"Mengmeng, you must not take out that watch and don't let anyone see it." Qi Huilan reminded Qi Mengmeng again.
Qi Mengmeng agreed readily. She couldn't bear to wear such an expensive watch, so she just put it in the space and admire it from time to time.
Qi Huilan was relieved then and asked Qi Zhijun how he treated her.
Qi Mengmeng found it a little funny and couldn't help but say, "Mom, are you worried that my dad won't treat me well?"
"You call him dad, so he must be good to you. I'm just worried that you won't get along well with the wife he married later."
Qi Huilan frowned when she thought of Ge Tiezhu and Ge Wenling.
How could she have been so blind that she couldn't see the viciousness of the two men.
Qi Mengmeng said nonchalantly, "I'm already married, and we live in the same family compound, but we don't see each other much. My dad is usually busy, and he only comes to my place for a meal occasionally, but he gives me a lot of things."
"Auntie Zheng is quite polite to me. She never lets me do any work every time I go there. We all get along peacefully, I guess."
Qi Huilan asked about Zheng Meili's niece Zheng Yingying again. Qi Mengmeng just said that she was not familiar with her and the two rarely met.
Qi Huilan was relieved and reminded her, "Just accept the things your father gives you. Don't be polite. You are his only daughter, so it's your right to take his things."
Qi Mengmeng found it a little funny. Why did she feel that the current Qi Huilan was different from the Qi Huilan when she first came here?
"Mengmeng, listen to your mother. If your father wants to give you something, just take it." Qi Huilan gently pulled Qi Mengmeng.
Qi Mengmeng came back to her senses and quickly agreed: "Mom, I understand. I'll take all the things my dad gave me during this period."
"That's good. Tomorrow I'll give you the passbook. The money your father saved for you is all in it. You can't say you don't want it now."
Qi Huilan talked about the past in a rambling manner.
Qi Mengmeng then remembered that she had just arrived, but she was not familiar with Qi Huilan. Although she also called her mother, she did not keep anything Qi Huilan gave her.
"Okay, Mom will give it to me tomorrow and I'll take it."
Qi Mengmeng has lived here for half a year and her mentality has changed a lot. She knows that she is Qi Mengmeng now and she has the obligation to support Qi Huilan and Qi Zhijun.
Both of them were very nice to her, and they were even happier when she accepted these things.
Now she also regards them as her biological parents.
Qi Huilan was very happy to hear Qi Mengmeng say this. She felt that Qi Mengmeng must have forgiven her mistake of ignoring her before.
As she talked about what had happened at home during this period, Qi Mengmeng slowly fell asleep.
I don’t know if it was because she returned home, but when Qi Mengmeng woke up the next day, it was already bright and there was a fragrance outside.
There was a large cotton-padded jacket with red floral patterns next to Qi Mengmeng's pillow. It looked very festive. Her lips trembled. Could this be hers?
Soon, Qi Huilan came into the room and told her that her guess was true.
"This is made of cloth I specially bought for you. Do you think it looks good? Many people have their eyes on this red cloth, but I couldn't bear to give it to them." Qi Huilan touched the red cotton-padded jacket lovingly.
Qi Mengmeng: ...Okay, I'll just wear it as a bright red down jacket.
The red cotton jacket with floral patterns did not look as ugly as Qi Mengmeng thought. Instead, it made her look more energetic.
"I knew you would look great in this dress. It's cold outside. I've already boiled some water and squeezed some toothpaste for you. Go brush your teeth and wash your face."
Qi Huilan went to fold the quilt very naturally. Qi Mengmeng stretched out her hand halfway and then retracted it. It seemed normal to let her mother fold the quilt.
"Mom, I'm going out to wash my face."
Qi Mengmeng went out to wash her face. Qi Huilan couldn't hide the smile on her face. She knew that Qi Mengmeng had forgiven her.
After Qi Mengmeng brushed her teeth and washed her face, Qi Huilan was waiting for her with a new bottle of face cream.
"I asked someone to buy this from Haishi. It's different from the ones we have here, but it smells good. You can try it."
Qi Mengmeng took the cream and applied some on her face. It was indeed good. She hugged Qi Huilan's arm and let Qi Huilan see it.
Qi Huilan's face flushed and she nodded continuously: "I said this cream is good. After the New Year, I'll have someone bring you a few more bottles. We can keep them and use them slowly."
Qi Mengmeng looked at the exquisite little box and asked, "Mom, this cream is not cheap, right?"
"It's not much money. You're the only daughter in our family, so we can afford it." The speaker was Liu Dajiang, who came to call Qi Mengmeng to have dinner.
On the big round table in the main hall, there were rice porridge, millet porridge, dumplings, scrambled eggs, stewed pig's trotters, braised pork, and a fish...
Qi Mengmeng swallowed her saliva quietly, wondering who would have such a sumptuous meal so early in the morning.
However, Liu Dajiang misunderstood Qi Mengmeng's meaning. He asked Qi Huilan to take Qi Mengmeng to sit down.
"Your mother made these early in the morning. Tomorrow is the first day of the new year. You can't celebrate the new year at home, so let's celebrate the new year in advance."
Liu Dajiang's attitude towards Qi Mengmeng is the same as Qi Zhijun's towards Qi Mengmeng.
Meng Laosi sat on a chair and handed Qi Mengmeng a red envelope: "Mengmeng, this is a New Year's red envelope for you."
"I'm already married, so I don't need a red envelope." Qi Mengmeng was not being polite, she was really embarrassed to accept it.
"You're married now, and you're still my child in my heart. I've already prepared red envelopes for you." Qi Huilan also handed Qi Mengmeng two red envelopes, "These are from me and your uncle Liu."
Well, then let’s just pretend that I’m still a child. Qi Mengmeng took the three red envelopes with a smile and had a "luxurious" breakfast with her family.
After dinner, Qi Huilan began to pack up Qi Mengmeng's things. She put the pig's trotters and braised pork that she didn't eat much in the morning into the lunch box, and then lit the fire to make ten egg pancakes.
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