As soon as An An came out of the laboratory, she received a call from Qi Mengmeng.
"mom?"
"An An, are you going home today?"
An An looked at her watch. It was almost six o'clock. Isn't it a little late to go back at this time?
"If you're not busy, come back for dinner. I haven't seen you for almost a month." Qi Mengmeng's dissatisfied voice came from the phone.
An An touched his nose guiltily and agreed.
"I'm going home now, but it will take me an hour to get home."
"We are all family, don't worry, I will make your favorite braised pork and wait for you to come back."
Qi Mengmeng's voice was full of joy, which made An An smile as well.
"Mom, I can eat anything."
"That won't do. My son is back and he must have something good to eat. Don't worry about it."
Qi Mengmeng reminded An An to be careful and then hung up the phone.
An An said with a smile on his face, turning around and walking out the door.
"Gu Yongan, Gu Yongan."
A female voice came from behind.
An An turned around and saw his colleague Meng Xinyi standing behind him, her face full of anticipation.
"Gu Yongan, it's getting late, shall we have dinner together?"
"No, I still have to go home." An An nodded at Meng Xinyi, turned and left.
Meng Xinyi bit her lower lip, her face full of frustration. She had been pursuing An An for a whole year, but why wasn't An An attracted at all?
At this time, another female researcher came over from behind and patted Meng Xinyi on the shoulder: "Xinyi, have you made an appointment with Gu Yongan to have dinner together?"
"No, Gu Yongan said he wanted to go home for dinner." Meng Xinyi forced a smile.
"I heard that Gu Yongan has a good family background. His father is a big shot in the army, and his mother is a professor at Peking University. You must seize the opportunity." The female researcher looked at Meng Xinyi encouragingly.
"Gu Yongan and I are just ordinary colleagues." Meng Xinyi looked around, "It's getting late, let's go eat."
The female researcher wanted to say something but was pulled away by Meng Xinyi.
After An An started working, Qi Mengmeng wanted to buy him a car, but he felt that he was usually in the laboratory and had few opportunities to go out, so he refused.
In order not to affect his work, An An usually lives near the research institute and dresses simply. So although there are rumors in the unit that he has a good family background, not many people know the specific situation.
An An took a taxi home, and as soon as she arrived at the door, Qi Huilan pulled her in.
"An An is back? How could you not come back for so long? Don't you miss us?"
An An carefully supported Qi Huilan and explained, "We've been a bit busy with work lately, and many people can't leave the institute."
Liu Dajiang looked at An An carefully and said, "Work is important, but you should also take care of your health and don't forget to exercise."
An An nodded: "Grandpa, don't worry. I exercise regularly. Although my body is not as strong as my father's, it is definitely much stronger than Kang Kang's."
Kang Kang just walked out and immediately shouted into the house, "Dad, my brother said he is stronger than you."
An An glared at Kang Kang: "Qi Yongkang, you are talking nonsense again."
"Who told you to say that to me just now?" Kang Kang shook his head at An An, and when An An was about to get angry, he quickly ran into the house.
"Mom, my brother is back."
An An gritted his teeth and decided that he would definitely deal with Kang Kang later.
Qi Huilan looked at Kang Kang provoking An An with a smile on her face. She patted An An's hand and said with a smile: "Kang Kang has such a temper. When you want to deal with him later, you don't have to save face for him."
An An and Kang Kang both learned a lot of martial arts from Gu Guizhi, and the two often competed with each other, winning and losing half of the time.
An An was thinking about how to deal with An An, but was stunned when she entered the door.
In addition to the family members, there was another person in the room, Zhou Qingqing.
Qi Huilan and An An stopped at the door, first glanced at An An's expression, and then looked at Qi Mengmeng in the room.
"An An, help your grandma sit down."
Qi Mengmeng spoke up.
An An came back to her senses, lowered her eyes and helped Qi Huilan sit down.
"An An, Qingqing has also been admitted to your research institute and will start working in a few days. You should take better care of her in the future." Qi Mengmeng pushed Zhou Qingqing towards An An.
An An and Zhou Qingqing looked at each other and then quickly separated.
"Mom, I'm usually very busy and may not have time, and I don't take apprentices."
An An politely declined.
Qi Mengmeng patted his arm and said, "What are you talking about? I didn't ask you to take Qingqing with you, but I asked you to take care of her more. When you eat, ask her to eat with you, and don't let her get bullied."
"Mom, I seldom go out to eat on time." An An said this truthfully. He usually had others help buy his meals, so how could he think about Zhou Qingqing?
"Then I'll go to the research institute and call you for dinner every day." Zhou Qingqing said softly.
Qi Mengmeng nodded: "Yes, with Qingqing here, you will definitely be able to eat on time."
An An frowned, and Zhou Qingqing rushed to ask: "An An, did I offend you?"
Zhou Qingqing's voice was not loud, but everyone in the room heard it, and everyone looked at An An.
An An could only swallow what she was about to say and changed her words: "No, there are several laboratories in the institute, we may not be able to meet them."
"It doesn't matter. We are in the same research institute anyway." Zhou Qingqing smiled like a flower, her voice was sweet, and she looked at An An with shining eyes.
An An avoided Zhou Qingqing's gaze and sat down next to Qi Huilan. Qi Mengmeng gently pushed Zhou Qingqing and said, "Qingqing, sit next to An An."
Zhou Qingqing sat down next to An An, and An An moved imperceptibly.
Kang Kang's eyes moved around and he wanted to say something, but Qi Mengmeng touched his arm.
"Try this beef, it's really fresh."
You little rascal, if you dare to make trouble, I will come back and punish you.
Kang Kang was glared at by Qi Mengmeng. He twitched the corner of his mouth and dared not say anything. However, his eyes kept darting back and forth between An An and Zhou Qingqing, making it impossible to ignore him.
Zhou Qingqing's face turned a little red. An An took a steamed bun and threw it to Kang Kang, warning him to be more restrained.
"Kang Kang, eat well." Qi Mengmeng glared at Kang Kang. Kang Kang turned his head and saw Gu Guizhi's gaze, then immediately lowered his head and ate seriously.
Without Kang Kang making trouble, everyone else ate quietly.
After dinner, it was almost eight o'clock and it was completely dark outside.
Zhou Qingqing stood up to leave. Qi Mengmeng looked at An An and said, "An An, you should send Qingqing back. It's not safe after dark."
"Auntie, I came here by bike, I can go back by myself."
Zhou Qingqing was worried that An An would not be willing, so she took the initiative to refuse.
"That won't work. It's not safe for a girl like you to go back by yourself. An An is fine anyway, so let him drive you back and you can come back tomorrow to ride your bike."
Qi Mengmeng urged An An to get up and see Zhou Qingqing off.
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