Xiao En drove to pick up Jiao Jiao, and Tang Jian and Mu Ge went out to see each other off. Before getting in the car, Tang Jian habitually wanted to tell her daughter to come back early, but when she spoke, Mu Ge stared back and changed her words: "More
Play for a few days.”
The tone was very reluctant.
Xiao En is also a bit displeased.
Don't think he doesn't know, this guy is trying to figure out his daughter every day.
"Daddy, Mommy, I'm leaving then." Jiao Jiao waved and got into the car.
"Uncle Tang, Aunt Mu, goodbye." Xiao En also said goodbye to them before getting in the car.
After the car drove away, Tang Jian snorted loudly, waved his hand and entered the house.
Mu Ge ignored his little temper and happily went out to play with An Zhisu.
Xiao En came to pick up Jiao Jiao, while Xiao Rui drove Emma and Xiao Qing to the highway intersection first, waiting for him to meet up and then go to Lucheng together.
Xiao En's car arrived not long after waiting. Xiao Qing lowered the window and called Jiao Jiao: "Sister Jiao Jiao, sister Jiao Jiao."
Jiao Jiao smiled at her and called Xiao Rui and Emma: "Uncle, aunt."
Emma always regarded Jiaojiao as her future daughter-in-law and loved her in her heart. She asked with a smile: "Have you had breakfast?"
Jiao Jiao went back to eat.
Emma said: "That's good. Lucheng is not far away. There is food and drink prepared for you in the car. You can just snack on it if you are bored on the way."
Jiao Jiao had already seen a big bag of snacks placed on the back seat. She smiled. Perhaps in the eyes of adults, children still like to eat snacks no matter how old they are.
The two cars set off on the highway one after another. Xiao Rui's car led the way, and Xiao En's car followed. Jiao Jiao sat in the passenger seat and asked Xiao En if he wanted to listen to music.
Xiao En nodded: "Listen."
"What are you listening to? Chinese or English?" Jiao Jiao asked as he turned on his phone and connected it to the Bluetooth in the car.
"Chinese." Although Xiao En has lived abroad since he was a child, he prefers to listen to Chinese songs. He feels that Chinese songs can truly express his inner emotions.
Jiao Jiao made an OK gesture, opened a music software, and selected the Chinese song rankings. The first song she saw was "Su Muzhe", and she burst out laughing.
"What's wrong?" Xiao En asked.
Jiao Jiao said: "When I saw Su Muzhe's song, I thought of the person Dabao lost on his wedding day. Xiao Yi is so cruel to choose such a difficult song."
Upon hearing this, Xiao En also laughed and said, "Then let's play this song."
Jiao Jiao nodded and clicked play.
Music sounded in the car, Xiao En turned on the autopilot, and he leaned back in his chair to relax and listen to music with Jiao Jiao. He especially liked the time alone with Jiao Jiao. Even if he just sat quietly side by side like this, he was still happy.
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The melody of Su Muzhe's song is very classical, and the chorus is in the tune of an opera. It is a great test of singing skills and it sounds more charming.
Xiao En suddenly remembered something and said, "I heard that Kun Opera in Lucheng is very famous. Have you heard of Kun Opera?"
"Kun Opera?" Jiao Jiao shook his head: "No, does it sound good?"
"I don't know either. We can go and listen later." Xiao En suggested.
This time we came out just for fun, so naturally we wanted to experience different customs and cultures, so Jiao Jiao agreed, "Okay."
Hearing that she agreed, Xiao En felt secretly happy in his heart.
The two of them chatted obediently all the way, and soon got off the highway. After driving for another forty minutes, they entered an ancient village and town, and finally stopped at the door of a wealthy family.
As soon as they got out of the car, many people came out to greet them. The leader was a man who was seven or eight years younger than Xiao Rui. According to the relationship, this was Xiao Rui's distant cousin named Xiao Weiguo.
Xiao Weiguo was followed by many seven aunts and eight aunts. Not to mention Xiao En's brother and sister, Xiao Rui himself didn't know them either.
"Cousin." Xiao Weiguo came up quickly and greeted Xiao Rui warmly.
Xiao Rui couldn't even remember how many years it had been since he had seen this cousin. He had no feelings for him in the first place, and it became even weaker after not seeing him for decades, so he only exchanged a few casual greetings.
"Cousin, cousin, this is my wife, Li Fengling, and this is my daughter, Xiao Yuwei. Yuwei, call someone quickly." Xiao Weiguo hurriedly introduced his wife and children to Xiao Rui.
"Cousin, cousin." Xiao Yuwei called someone obediently.
Xiao Rui and Emma both nodded. Out of politeness, Emma also introduced Xiao En and Xiao Qing.
Xiao En and Xiao Qing also greeted each other: "Uncle, aunt."
After exchanging pleasantries, Xiao Weiguo quickly invited Xiao Rui's family in. Xiao En walked beside Jiao Jiao all the time. A group of seven aunts and eight aunts thought this was Xiao En's girlfriend and started talking in low voices.
Xiao Qing heard their discussion and couldn't help but snicker, "Well, this is the effect we want."
This is an old house, a typical southern small garden building. It looks ordinary from the outside, but there is something special inside. The group walked for a while before arriving at the reception hall.
There are some elders sitting in the hall, and the one sitting at the head is an old lady, who will celebrate her birthday tomorrow. She is seventy years old this year. She is Xiao Weiguo's old mother and Xiao Rui's aunt.
Xiao Rui met this cousin once when he was very young, but he didn't remember it for a long time. However, his parents showed him photos before returning to China, so he recognized her at a glance.
He led his wife and children to greet the old lady first: "Auntie."
Emma then called her cousin.
Xiao En and Xiao Qing called Grandma Tang, and Emma followed them and called Grandma Tang.
The old lady was very happy: "Sit down, sit down, I haven't seen you for decades. You were still a child when I saw you, and now you are so big. Are your parents in good health?"
"They are still in good health, how about you?" Xiao Rui said politely.
"I'm fine, it tastes delicious." The old lady asked with a smile, "Weiguo and the others have seen it, right?"
"I just met at the door." Xiao Rui said.
The old lady nodded and waved in an inconspicuous direction: "Girl, come here."
As she waved, Xiao En, Xiao Qing and Jiao Jiao looked over and saw a young girl standing there. She came over only when the old lady called her.
The girl was dressed simply and had no face, but she was very beautiful. She walked over slowly.
The old lady kindly took the girl's hand and introduced to Xiao Rui and his party: "You have met Yuwei. This is Yuwei's sister Zhiyi. Zhiyi, these are your cousin, aunt, and cousin.
Compared with Xiao Yuwei's well-behaved and enthusiastic person, she seemed a bit cold and seemed not very easy to get along with.
But Xiao Rui and others didn't care. They just came to celebrate the old lady's birthday. They didn't care whether the others got along well with her or not.
"Zhiyi and Yuwei also have a brother. Unfortunately, they are on a business trip abroad. They won't be back until tonight. I will introduce you to each other then." The old lady seemed to like Xiao Zhiyi very much and refused to let go of her hand.
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Xiao En is not familiar with the rest of the Xiao family here, but he is familiar with Xiao Weiguo's eldest son, Xiao Chen, because the two have cooperation and have become familiar with each other as soon as they go back and forth.
They were talking here, but they didn't know that Xiao Yuwei's eyes were fixed on the old lady holding Xiao Zhiyi's hand, with a hint of jealousy quietly rising in her eyes.