Chapter 80
After that day, Jiang Bai seemed to be free from his constraints, and his love for Lan Shuqing became more passionate and determined.
Just like Lan Shuqing said, now it’s her and Lan Shuqing, it’s us.
In the new home, Jiang Bai took care of most of the housework, and on weekends he would also ask the cleaning lady to do a thorough cleaning of all places except the bedroom.
The bedroom is Jiang Bai's territory.
Lan Shuqing let her do whatever she wanted, because Jiang Bai was very happy doing it.
Every morning, Lan Shuqing gets up at 6:30, exercises for half an hour, and then takes a shower. Jiang Bai makes breakfast at this time. After the two of them finish breakfast together, Lan Shuqing goes to the study to read and prepare materials for graduate studies.
Jiang Bai also has a new goal. She plans to take the postgraduate entrance exam next year and strive to obtain a management degree. This is also what she and Lan Shuqing have discussed.
At the same time, Jiang Bai also wanted to get the third certificate, which was her previous plan.
So Lan Shuqing reads books, and Jiang Bai also reads books.
Occasionally, when Jiang Bai got bored, he would read Lan Shuqing's books in foreign languages, and then learn basic sentences in various languages with Lan Shuqing.
Jiang Bai has a strong learning ability and sometimes he can remember something after reading it a few times.
When at home, Jiang Bai was responsible for lunch and dinner, and Lan Shuqing would occasionally help out. The two of them got along better than expected, but in just a few days, the Chinese New Year was approaching, and Jiang Bai began to prepare things for his return to City A.
Lan Shuqing will take Jiang Bai back to the Lan family, so Jiang Bai also needs to prepare gifts for Li Liyue, Lan Zhaoting and Lan Qi. Lan Shuqing gave her advice, and finally the two of them took two suitcases and returned to City A with Lan Qi.
Yes, Lan Qi is still in Jingshi. He and Qiu Jinyue are discussing holding their wedding next year. Before the New Year, Qiu Jinyue took Lan Qi to meet the Qiu family. After the New Year, Li Liyue and others will also go to Jingshi to discuss their marriage with the Qiu family.
The three of them returned to the Lan family together. Li Liyue drove to pick them up. The day after tomorrow was New Year's Eve. Aunt Yao had already gone back to her hometown for vacation, and Lan Zhaoting was still working in the company.
As soon as they arrived at the Lan family, Lan Shuqing took Jiang Bai to her bedroom. Unlike Jiang Bai's imagination, Lan Shuqing's room was pink and had a girlish style. The room was very large, with a separate desk and bookshelf, and a white desk lamp on the desk.
Jiang Bai stood at the door of the room. Lan Shuqing pushed the suitcase aside, turned around, put his arm around her waist, and raised an eyebrow. "What? Are you not satisfied?"
Jiang Bai smiled and looked at Lan Shuqing, "I just didn't expect your room to be like this, Lan Shuqing."
Lan Shu hummed softly, and Jiang Baihui hugged her. Her black hair swayed slightly, and her pretty face was smiling. "So cute."
Well, Lan Shuqing glanced at Jiang Bai, and Jiang Bai hugged her and shook her twice, like a spoiled child, "Lan Shuqing~"
She didn't know when it started, but Jiang Bai would always act coquettishly with her. When her voice softened, Lan Shuqing's heart softened too. She pinched Jiang Bai's face and said, "Okay, I'll let you go."
Jiang Bai smiled again, hugged Lan Shu and gave him a light kiss, and Lan Shu was coaxed into it.
After they packed up quickly, Lan Shuqing and Jiang Bai went downstairs with the gifts they had bought for others.
Li Liyue was calling Lan Zhaoting in the living room to discuss dinner. Lan Qi was still upstairs and had not come down yet.
After Lan Shuqing and Jiang Bai came down, the phone call had just ended, so Li Liyue said to Lan Shuqing, "Go call your brother."
"oh."
Lan Shuqing turned around and walked upstairs, quietly squeezing Jiang Bai's hand as he left.
Jiang Bai understood, but she wasn't as nervous as before. After Lan Shuqing left, Jiang Bai put the things in her hands on the sofa. She took out a white box from a bag and handed it to Li Liyue with both hands. "Auntie, I heard Lan Shuqing say that you like to play small games. This is a new electronic game console released by a game company. It has a thousand levels. I've played a little bit of it. It's very interesting. I hope you like it."
Li Liyue was a little surprised. She took the box and took a look. The logo on the box was simple and not very heavy. It was probably about the same size as a mobile phone. "There are still game companies making electronic game consoles now?"
Jiang Bai nodded. "Well, this gaming company isn't particularly well-known, but the games they make are all pretty good, and this video game console is also new."
Li Liyue looked up at her and asked, "Have you played it before?"
Jiang Bai smoothed his hair and said, "I've played it before."
Li Liyue glanced at her and really couldn't tell that Jiang Bai was still playing games.
Lan Shuqing and Lan Qi came downstairs. Lan Shuqing saw the two of them standing together and walked over, "Mom."
Li Liyue looked up at Lan Shuqing and said, "Yeah."
Lan Qi also came over, put his hands in his trouser pockets, and said coolly: "Mom, what are you doing?"
Li Liyue shook the box in her hand. "This is a gift from Jiang Bai."
Lan Qi had sharp eyes and spotted the mark on the box. He didn't say anything, but just glanced at Jiang Bai, then at Lan Shuqing beside him, and asked quietly, "Is there one for me? If not, I won't agree."
Lan Shuqing glanced at him helplessly, "Of course there's yours."
Jiang Bai smiled and picked up a bag and handed it to Lan Qi. Lan Shuqing said, "Haven't you always wanted the L-branded shirt?" Lan Shuqing raised his chin and said, "Here, this is it."
Lan Qi took it suspiciously, took a look inside, and it was true. Then he wanted to say something.
Jiang Bai then added, "There are couple's items inside."
Lan Qi immediately gave Jiang Bai and Lan Shuqing a thumbs up. He looked at Lan Shuqing and said, "Sister, you really understand me."
Li Liyue looked at the three of them and said, "Alright, pack up, go pick up your dad, and then go eat."
Lan Shuqing and Lan Qi both responded, "Okay."
Li Liyue looked at Jiang Bai again and shook the box in her hand. "Will you teach me how to play tonight?"
Jiang Bai nodded quickly, "Okay, Auntie."
The four of them went to pick up Lan Zhaoting and went to the reserved restaurant. As the Chinese New Year was approaching, most restaurants would be open until noon on New Year's Eve and reopen on the second day of the new year. This time, Li Liyue still chose a high-end Chinese restaurant that the Lan family often went to.
In the box, Lan Shuqing and Jiang Bai sat together, next to Jiang Bai was Lan Qi, and further away were Lan Zhaoting and Li Liyue.
Everyone ordered their dishes. While they were waiting, the waiter brought a bottle of red wine. Li Liyue looked at Jiang Bai and asked, "Can I drink it?"
Jiang Bai smoothed his hair and nodded, "Okay."
So pour it for everyone.
Lan Shuqing secretly held Jiang Bai's hand under the table. Jiang Bai shook it back and smiled at her.
The dishes were served quickly and no one spoke much during the meal. The Lan family had a tradition of holding family meetings for important matters, but they would not discuss these at the dinner table.
So, when the group returned to the Lan family, they did not go back to their rooms, but gathered in the living room. Lan Zhaoting and Li Liyue sat on the sofa, Lan Qi sat on the single sofa on the left, and Lan Shuqing and Jiang Bai sat on the sofa on the right.
Before the conversation, Lan Zhaoting looked at Jiang Bai and said, "Jiang Bai, logically speaking, you are not yet an official member of our family..."
Lan Shuqing wanted to say something, but Jiang Bai held her hand, preventing her from moving. Lan Zhaoting glanced at Lan Shuqing and continued, "But since Shuqing brought you back, we won't avoid you. We're all adults, and I believe you know what to do and what not to do."
Jiang Bai nodded, "I know, uncle."
Lan Zhaoting nodded. "Okay, let's talk about the first thing." He looked at Lan Qi. "Qi'er, how did you and Jin Yue discuss this?"
Lan Qi and Qiu Jinyue plan to get engaged after the Chinese New Year, and the wedding will be held at the end of next year. At the same time, Qiu Jinyue will gradually transfer her work to City A. To some extent, she is a freelance worker, but her friends and family are all in Beijing City, so Qiu Jinyue has a request that she must go back to Beijing City to live for a few days every month.
Just like Lan Qi always went to Beijing before.
Lan Zhaoting and Li Liyue had no objection to this. After all, the Qiu family did have roots in Beijing.
As for the second thing, which was the matter between Lan Shuqing and Jiang Bai, Lan Zhaoting didn't say much and asked Lan Shuqing to finish his graduate studies before thinking about the future.
As for the third thing, Lan Zhaoting meant that he would gradually hand over the company to Lan Qi, and then go into a world of two with Li Liyue. As for how Lan Qi would arrange it himself, it was up to him.
After finishing speaking, Lan Zhaoting went to the study with Lan Qi to discuss things and took the gift up with him.
Jiang Bai and Lan Shuqing prepared a box of black tea for Lan Zhaoting. Lan Zhaoting likes drinking tea, especially black tea, so Lan Zhaoting was very satisfied.
After the two grown men went upstairs, Jiang Bai taught Li Liyue how to play games, and Lan Shuqing was watching from the side. This game console was bought by Jiang Bai himself, and Lan Shuqing did not participate. There was an identical one in the suitcase upstairs.
I haven't played Lan Shuqing, but seeing Jiang Bai and his mother playing it was quite interesting. It involves puzzles, reasoning, and levels, with some small games interspersed in between, which is quite clever.
So Li Liyue was also very satisfied.
Overall, everyone was very satisfied.
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The next day was the 29th day of the lunar year, and preparations for New Year's Eve needed to be made in advance. Li Liyue took Jiang Bai and Lan Shuqing out for a walk, while Lan Zhaoting and Lan Qi stayed at home. The Lan family would have a day off in advance every year, so the two of them were happy to have some free time.
As New Year's Eve approached, many people in City A went back to their hometowns, and some shopping malls closed early. There were not many people on the streets. Lan Shuqing held Li Liyue's arm, and Jiang Bai walked beside Lan Shuqing.
Slowly, Jiang Bai picked up the things in his hands and followed Lan Shuqing and Li Liyue.
When passing by a milk tea shop, Lan Shuqing pulled Li Liyue, and the three of them each held a cup of milk tea. Li Liyue just watched Lan Shuqing take some of the things in Jiang Bai's hand, and then Jiang Bai gave the first sip of milk tea to Lan Shuqing.
Li Liyue said that it was too much to bear to watch.
After shopping, it was already eleven o'clock when we got back. Because Aunt Yao had gone home, the Lan family had to cook by themselves. Lan Zhaoting and Lan Qi didn't know how to cook. It's not that they didn't want to learn, but they really couldn't. It might be genetic. Lan Shuqing only knew the basics and couldn't cook a full meal at all.
So the task of cooking fell on Jiang Bai and Li Liyue.
Li Liyue was the chef and Jiang Bai was her assistant. After making one dish, Jiang Bai became the chef and Li Liyue was her assistant, while they took a look at the soup that had been cooked long ago.
In this way, Jiang Bai spent the New Year at the Lan family with peace of mind. The New Year's Eve dinner was also prepared by Jiang Bai and Li Liyue, Lan Shuqing assisted, and Lan Zhaoting and Lan Qi were responsible for decorating the house.
On New Year's Eve, Li Liyue and Lan Zhaoting went to bed at around ten o'clock. Lan Qi also went to talk on the phone with Qiu Jinyue. Jiang Bai and Lan Shuqing also turned off the TV and went back to the bedroom to take a shower and go to bed.
Lan Shuqing washed first, and Jiang Bai washed later. When Jiang Bai came out, Lan Shuqing was lying on the bed waiting for her as usual.
Jiang Bai dried her hair, walked to the bed and gave Lan Shuqing a bear hug. Lan Shuqing was forced to catch her. Jiang Bai kissed Lan Shuqing on the lips and smiled at her.
Lan Shuqing hugged her helplessly and said, "Sit down."
Jiang Bai obeyed. She climbed onto the bed, lifted the quilt, and sat astride Lan Shuqing. She put her arms around Lan Shuqing's neck and stared at her.
The little girl has become more mature, with her long, soft hair flowing down, delicate face and fair skin. Jiang Bai's gaze fell on Lan Shu's light pink lips, and a dark light flashed in his eyes.
Lan Shuqing looked into Jiang Bai's eyes and noticed that she was staring at him. He put his arms around her waist and slid his hands into her pajamas. The touch felt really good.
Jiang Bai shuddered, and with his right hand, he brushed Lan Shuqing's hair aside, then stroked her face and neck, pressing on her chest. "Lan Shuqing~"
Lan Shu gently pinched Jiang Bai's waist and abdomen, touched Jiang Bai's waist with one hand, and drew a circle with her fingers. She looked up at Jiang Bai and asked, "Hmm?"
Jiang Bai leaned over and kissed Lan Shuqing on the forehead, whispering, "Happy New Year~"
Lan Shuqing also smiled, "Happy New Year~"
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