Arriving on the second floor, Xu Hongdou subconsciously wanted to go back to her room. Qin Hao hugged her from behind, breathed into her ear.
"You still want to sleep in a separate room with me now?"
Xu Hongdou's cheeks turned red: "Who said I want to live with you?"
Qin Hao did not give up and continued to persuade: "But, all the things in your room have been sent back, and we can save money by living in the same room."
Xu Hongdou struggled for a moment: "Be honest and don't act recklessly. I only share the room with you to save money on rent."
"Well, you have the final say." Qin Hao did not reveal the insincerity of Xu Hongdou's words, lest she become angry.
After entering Qin Hao's room, Xu Hongdou opened his suitcase, helped him put all his clothes into the closet, and also made the bed again.
After working for a long time, Xu Hongdou turned around and found Qin Hao staring at him with a smile on his face. He couldn't help but exclaimed: "What are you looking at?"
"My wife is so pretty." Qin Hao said seriously.
Xu Hongdou didn't bother with the title "wife". She just said, "I don't know how to help me if I have the time to say nice things."
"It's not like my wife is too virtuous and capable, so I can't get involved."
"Come on, I'm hungry. I want to eat spicy and sour fish."
"Okay, I'm going to buy groceries right now."
Qin Hao kissed Xu Hongdou on the forehead and went downstairs to buy groceries, but happened to see Hu Youyu coming out of the room.
"Hey, Lao Qin, are you back?" Hu Youyu greeted with surprise.
Qin Hao nodded: "Well, I'm back with Hongdou."
"Hongdou is back too? It seems like your trip went well."
"It's okay. Hongdou wants to eat spicy and sour fish. I'm going to the vegetable market. Teacher Hu, you go ahead."
When passing by the pavilion in the small courtyard, Bai Manjun smiled at Qin Hao again, and Qin Hao just returned a polite smile.
Bai Manjun's husband was responsible for making money outside the home to support the family. He had no bad habits and was very kind to her and the children. But when Bai Manjun reached middle age, he suddenly felt that he had figured it out and wanted to pursue the so-called freedom and happiness, so he divorced her husband.
She turned around to chase Hu Youyu, who was more than ten years older than her.
It's not that a middle-aged woman can't pursue her own happiness, it's just that she's too self-centered and isn't suitable to be a close friend, so there's no need to have a deep friendship.
Walking on the streets of Yunmiao Village, many villagers greeted Qin Hao warmly along the way.
When passing by the small restaurant, Nana ran out of the store.
"Old Qin, are you back?"
Qin Hao smiled: "Yes, I came back with Hongdou."
"Really? Where is Anko?"
"In the small courtyard."
"Then I'll go find her."
"Are you in such a hurry? Be careful that Mr. Xie will turn around and deduct your salary." Qin Hao teased.
Nana didn't care so much, she just took off her apron and started wearing it.
Qin Hao looked at Nana's back and shook his head. Sometimes women's friendship is really hard for men to understand. Xu Hongdou, Nana, and Damai have only been together for two or three months, but their relationship is no better than that of more than ten years.
Old friends are bad.
After coming to the market to buy vegetables, Qin Hao was about to go back to Youfeng Xiaoyuan, but he saw Xie Zhiyao halfway.
"Old Qin, when did you come back? Why didn't you call in advance so I could pick you up?" Xie Zhiyao said in surprise.
Qin Hao smiled: "It's not like I don't know the road. I just took a taxi and came here. By the way, Hongdou came back with me."
"Yeah, that's great. It seems like good things are coming for you!" Xie Zhiyao said with some envy.
"If you have time in the evening, come to the small courtyard for dinner." Qin Hao smiled and raised the food he just bought.
"Then you must go."
Xie Zhiyao looked at Qin Hao's leaving figure and suddenly sighed. As a single person, he would inevitably be a little envious when he saw others in pairs.
When Qin Hao returned to the windy courtyard, he saw Xu Hongdou and Nana sitting in the small kitchen chatting animatedly. Xu Hongdou seemed a little shy, while Nana was dancing and gesticulating.
"What are you talking about? It's so lively?" Qin Hao shouted from a distance.
Nana and Xu Hongdou looked at each other and almost said in unison: "I won't tell you."
Okay, is this a tacit understanding between women?
Qin Hao did not break the casserole to ask what was going on, but took the ingredients to the stove to process. Seeing that it was already past four o'clock, it was time to cook.
While Qin Hao was handling the ingredients, Aunt Agui and Xie Xiaochun came and took Xu Hongdou and talked quietly for a while. Although it was not clear what they were talking about, judging from Xu Hongdou's shy reaction, they must have
He is related.
"Aunt Agui, Xiaochun, why don't you stay for dinner together? I also made an appointment with Mr. Xie." Qin Hao invited after finishing the ingredients.
Aunt Agui shook her head when she heard this: "I won't interfere in your young people's gathering. Besides, Deqing is waiting for me to deliver food. I'll go back first."
Xie Xiaochun also waved his hands repeatedly: "It's really not possible today. I have to pick up Xiao Gourd, and my ex-husband's parents are also coming."
Unable to persuade him, Qin Hao went to cook, put on an apron, and was about to tie the belt with his backhand, but Xu Hongdou had already tied a bow for him.
"Yo yo yo, this love smells sour." Nana smacked her lips when she saw this scene.
Xu Hongdou's pretty face turned red, and she got into trouble with Nana: "You can just laugh at it, wait until you meet the person you are destined to have in your life, and see how I come back."
Nana's face suddenly stiffened when she heard this, and she smiled bitterly: "Me? I'm afraid I'll never meet you again in this life."
"Nana, what's wrong with you?" Xu Hongdou asked doubtfully.
Nana forced a smile: "No, it's nothing. I just had a short-circuit in my brain. Don't worry about it."
Xu Hongdou didn't think much about it. After all, who doesn't have a secret of their own?
At six o'clock in the afternoon, Xie Zhiyao arrived late with a bottle of plum wine. Hu Youyu yelled, "Mr. Xie, you are the last one to arrive. According to the rules, you will be punished with three drinks."
"Okay, three glasses will be three glasses." Xie Zhiyao was also very happy and poured himself three glasses of wine and drank it all in one gulp.
Seeing Xie Zhiyao filling himself up again, Qin Hao pressed him down: "You can eat some food first, don't worry, it's not enough for you to drink in one night."
"Okay, Lao Qin, I've really been thinking about your skills for a long time." Xie Zhiyao's face turned slightly red.
Everyone started to play fast. It was the first time for Bai Manjun to taste Qin Hao's craftsmanship, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Xiao Qin, your cooking skills are pretty good. It's better than many Michelin restaurants I've eaten at."
Hu Youyu said disdainfully: "The Michelin standard is for Western food. Who knows Chinese food? Lao Qin's skills are all there. If we open a restaurant, the queue of customers will probably have to go from Yunmiao Village to the ancient city."
Bai Manjun did not refute Hu Youyu, but looked at him with a loving look, which made Hu Youyu feel a little uncomfortable.
Xu Hongdou glanced at Qin Hao as if he had discovered some treasure.
Qin Hao was happy. He didn't expect Xu Hongdou to have such a gossipy side.
"By the way, Lao Qin, when will you and Hongdou's wedding be held? Has the date been decided?" Xie Zhiyao's words immediately made everyone's eyes fall on Qin Hao and Xu Hongdou.
Xu Hongdou's face turned red and she lowered her head slightly. This question could only be answered by Qin Hao.
"The date has not been set yet, we are also waiting for notification."
Hu Youyu sighed when he heard this: "Hey, you said, why can't we young people make our own decisions when we get married?"
"There is no way, no matter how old we are, in the eyes of our parents, we are still just children." Xie Zhiyao said helplessly.
Nana suddenly smiled and said: "Damai is not here right now, otherwise she would definitely have a lot to say."
Xu Hongdou nodded in agreement, then smiled and said to Qin Hao: "Damai's father bought her a dog. Do you know what she named the dog?"
"what name?"
"Pinch it."
Nana saw that Qin Hao looked confused, so she explained with a smile: "Qiubangzi means liar in Changsha dialect."
"Poor dog." Qin Hao was happy.
"Come, let's drink to Lao Qin and Hongdou's upcoming wedding."
"cheers!
"
The party reached its climax at this moment, everyone toasted frequently, Qin Hao and Xu Hongdou also drank a lot.
When the show ended, except for Qin Hao who was still normal, Xie Zhiyao was already a little shaky and went back holding on to the wall.
Xu Hongdou had already started talking nonsense and had to be helped back to the room by Qin Hao.
Bai Manjun and Hu Youyu were already drunk and hazy, but they had no intention of stopping and continued drinking while talking. Qin Hao didn't bother to care about the drunken couple, so he picked up Xu Hongdou and went upstairs.
Back in the room, Qin Hao applied a hot towel to Xu Hongdou, and made her a cup of honey water to relieve the hangover. After finishing his work, he washed himself and came out again. It was already around ten o'clock in the evening.
Just as he was about to go to bed, Xu Hongdou woke up. When he looked up and saw that it was not his room, he started to clamor to go back.
Qin Hao was very happy. It was rare for Xu Hongdou to get lost in the lake.
After finally coaxing Xu Hongdou, she suddenly heard a strange sound like crying coming from Damai's room.
Qin Hao didn't think about that at first, but the voice got louder and louder.
Qin Hao opened the door and looked into the yard. Sure enough, Hu Youyu and Bai Manjun were no longer there, and after the door was opened, the sound became louder.
He quickly stepped back and closed the door again, only to be hugged tightly by Xu Hongdou on his back.
"What are you doing? You're not letting anyone sleep anymore." Xu Hongdou muttered.
Qin Hao secretly complained, isn't this torture?
Quickly tucking Xu Hongdou into bed again, Qin Hao went to the bathroom and washed his face with cold water several times before letting out a long breath.
Looking at Xu Hongdou who had fallen into a deep sleep, Qin Hao shook his head helplessly, got into bed, hugged her gently, and slowly closed his eyes.
After a while, Xu Hongdou woke up leisurely. When she opened her eyes, she found herself lying in Qin Hao's arms. She was about to get out of Qin Hao's arms, but was hugged tightly by him.
"You're not asleep."
Qin Hao yawned without even opening his eyes, and said with a tired look: "Yeah."
"Did you sleep well last night?" Xu Hongdou asked curiously.
Qin Hao got angry when he mentioned this. Hu Youyu and Bai Manjun filled his ears with the magic voice last night, let alone Xu Hongdou, who was not honest when sleeping. He was originally more energetic than a normal man, but Xu Hongdou was drunk.
He was too embarrassed to take advantage of others' danger, so he could only endure it and didn't fall asleep until three or four in the morning.
"What? You mean Teacher Hu and Sister Bai?" Xu Hongdou heard such shocking gossip as soon as he woke up, and his little head was suddenly overloaded.
Qin Hao gave a perfunctory "hmm" and was about to continue sleeping when Xu Hongdou shook him awake.
"No, we've only been gone for two days, why are they doing that?"
Qin Hao was a little funny: "You think everyone is like you, testing me for so long before agreeing to be with me? Men and women have great desires for food and drink. As long as we have a good impression of each other, what's not allowed?"
"Keke, Sister Bai is much older than Teacher Hu. Didn't she say yesterday that her daughter is in college?" Xu Hongdou blinked.
Qin Hao did not answer, but buried his head in Xu Hongdou's arms: "You tortured me so much last night, isn't it time to come back?"
Xu Hongdou blushed and pushed Qin Hao away: "Oh, don't make trouble. I have to take a shower. I smell all over my body."
"Then wash together."
"I don't want it, don't even think about it."
After arguing for a while, Xu Hongdou finally broke away from Qin Hao's arms and entered the bathroom. For some reason, his mind kept thinking about what Qin Hao just said about Bai Manjun and Hu Youyu.
"You should take a nap to catch up on your sleep. I'll go out for a walk."
Qin Hao was really sleepy, so he buried his head and quickly fell asleep.
Xu Hongdou went downstairs and happened to see Hu Youyu sneaking down the stairs, still shirtless, holding a pile of clothes in his hand and sneaking into his room with a puff of cigarette.
"They are really." Xu Hongdou's eyes widened, and then he shook his head hard, as if he wanted to get the scene out of his mind.
Not long after, Xu Hongdou saw Bai Manjun coming down from upstairs as if nothing had happened.
"Hongdou, it's good morning."
"Good morning, good morning." Xu Hongdou looked a little embarrassed and found an excuse and slipped out of the small courtyard.
All the way to the tavern, Xu Hongdou noticed that Nana was also looking groggy, so he stepped forward to say hello, and at the same time asked insinuatingly what happened last night.
Nana yawned and said helplessly: "Don't mention it. Sister Bai and Teacher Hu spent the entire night last night, and I didn't fall asleep until late at night. I was so sleepy."
Xu Hongdou's eyes widened: "So, they really did it last night"
"Is it weird? Sister Bai came here just for Teacher Hu." Nana gossiped.
"Is there such a thing? How did you know?"
"When I was chatting with Teacher Hu before, he said that I met a sister in the capital, and Sister Bai came not long after."
Xu Hongdou's eyes widened: "Qianli's favorite? This is a plot that only appears in movies and TV series, right?"
"Well, to be honest, I really admire Sister Bai. If I had it, I definitely wouldn't be able to do such an exciting thing." Nana smacked her lips, and then asked curiously.
"Did you really not hear anything last night?"
Xu Hongdou blushed and said perfunctorily: "I, I was drunk last night and didn't hear anything."
"Then did Lao Qin do anything excessive to you?"
"Nana, you are so dirty. He is not that kind of person."
