On Lunar New Year's Eve, around three o'clock in the afternoon, Xie Qiao's family started to get busy. As the most important meal of the year, preparations for the New Year's Eve dinner usually begin at noon.
Ding dong.
The doorbell rang suddenly. Grandma Xie opened the door and quickly and enthusiastically welcomed Qin Hao and Xiao Qianxi in.
Xie Qiao heard the noise outside and ran out of the room.
"You guys came early enough today. I thought you would have to wait a while."
Qin Hao and Xiao Qianxi looked at each other and smiled: "There's nothing going on at the company anyway, so I came over first to see if there's anything I can do to help. You can't be shameless and just eat ready-made."
Upon hearing this, Grandma Xie said quickly: "No need to help, we are almost ready."
Xie Zirun (Xie Qiao's father) also came out of the kitchen: "You can just follow Qiao Qiao and watch TV for a while, or surf the Internet..."
"Uncle, it's okay. We are used to cooking at home. You have worked hard for a year. You will have a day off today and leave the kitchen to us." Xiao Qianxi took off her down jacket and started to work.
Qiao Li (Xie Qiao's mother) quickly stopped Xiao Qianxi: "What are you talking about? How can you let the guests take action?"
"Aunt Qiao, what you said is wrong. This New Year's Eve dinner is a day for family reunion. If you allow us to come to your home for dinner, we will not regard ourselves as outsiders."
As soon as Qin Hao said these words, Xie Qiao's family could no longer stop him.
Since the kitchen was too small, there could only be room for two people. After asking where the seasonings were, Qin Hao began to put away the ingredients, while Xiao Qianxi helped.
By the way, Xie Zirun and Qiao Li were squeezed out of the kitchen. At first, the couple were worried that Qin Hao and Xiao Qianxi would not be able to handle it, but they were surprised by Qin Hao's superb knife skills.
Then he withdrew.
Grandma Xie was sitting on the sofa in the living room, feeling a little uncomfortable: "What do you think this is? We invite the children to our house for New Year's Eve dinner, but instead we make them busy while we sit here."
Qiao Li was more open-minded: "Mom, you have been tired for so many years. It's good to take this opportunity to take a break this year."
Xie Zirun turned his head and glanced at the kitchen, and also advised: "Mom, these two children are sensible children. If you let them sit here, they will find the time difficult. It is better to give them something to do."
"Hey, it is said that the children of poor people become the masters early. These two children are really good and a perfect match." Grandma Xie said with emotion.
Speaking of this, a trace of regret flashed in Qiao Li's eyes. Although this was her first time meeting Qin Hao, she had often heard it mentioned by Xie Qiao and Xiao Qianxi.
Such a boy with excellent character, outstanding appearance, and outstanding abilities is simply her ideal son-in-law.
It's a pity that Qin Hao and Xiao Qianxi are in a relationship, otherwise she would really want to promote her daughter.
However, after making an all-round comparison between Xie Qiao and Xiao Qianxi, Qiao Li could only sigh silently, completely giving up on this idea.
While talking, Xie Qiao was also kicked out of the kitchen.
Qiao Li rolled her eyes at her daughter: "Look at me, then look at you. You can't even wash a piece of clothing clean at ordinary times. What will happen if you get married in the future?"
Xie Qiao was confused by the rebuke and retorted dissatisfied: "Then you don't do much housework at home, isn't it all done by my dad?"
"Hey, you're still challenging me, right? I don't do much, but that doesn't mean I don't know how to do it. What about you..."
Seeing that the mother and daughter were about to quarrel, Grandma Xie quickly smoothed things over: "Okay, what are you doing during the Chinese New Year? You are not afraid of making people laugh."
Only then did the storm dissipate.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, Qin Hao and Xiao Qianxi worked hard for more than two hours and finally filled the big table in the living room.
"Wow, Lao Qin, I couldn't believe that you still have such skills, it's simply amazing." Xie Qiao said and bumped Xiao Qianxi with his elbow: "Our Qianxi will be very lucky in the future."
Xiao Qianxi rolled her eyes in shame: "There are so many delicious things that I can't even close your mouth."
As the head of the family, Xie Zirun cleared his throat, picked up the wine glass and said to Qin Hao: "First of all, welcome Xiao Qin and Xiao Xiao to spend the Spring Festival with us. To borrow what Xiao Qin just said, we can be considered a family from now on. Guests
I won't say any more clichés, from now on in the capital, this will be your home."
"Yes, you will come often from now on."
"Happy New Year, cheers."
After the toast, Xie Qiao couldn't wait to grab a piece of braised pork.
"Wow, Lao Qin, how did you make this braised pork? How could it be so delicious and not greasy at all?"
“This sweet and sour pork ribs is even better.”
Qiao Li was a little dissatisfied with her daughter's fussy and fussy appearance, but after tasting a few dishes, she joined in the praise team.
"Xiao Qin, your skills are no worse than those of chefs in restaurants outside."
Even Xie Zirun, who is relatively reserved, expressed his appreciation.
"Hey, I was greedy when I was a kid, and there were limited opportunities to eat meat at home, so I kept thinking about how to make it delicious. After doing it a few times, I got the hang of it."
While eating and drinking, it was already seven o'clock before I knew it, and the pre-program of the Spring Festival Gala started playing on the TV.
Qin Hao drank tea with Xie Zirun, while Xie Qiao was taken to the kitchen to wash dishes by Qiao Li. Xiao Qianxi was originally planning to follow, but Grandma Xie pulled her to watch TV with her.
Suddenly, Qin Hao's cell phone rang.
"Hey, Miss, why are you free to call me at this time? Have you had New Year's Eve dinner?"
Wang Ying said calmly: "My parents and I are in Phuket, and you are still at the company?"
"No, Qianxi and I went to Xie Qiao's house for the Chinese New Year."
"Oh, that should be quite lively."
"It's quite lively. It would be even more lively if you were there."
"No, I can't stand that kind of atmosphere. Even if you don't know anyone well and you go to celebrate the New Year together, it doesn't feel awkward."
Qin Hao joked: "Why do I feel a little sour when I hear these words from the eldest lady?"
There was no movement on the other end of the phone for a while.
"Boring, by the way, how is the company going these days while I'm gone?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Hey, I just thought that the eldest lady was calling because she was concerned about us, but it turned out that she was concerned about the company's business."
Qin Hao pretended to be bitter and said: "Don't worry, everything is normal. Especially in the last half month of the Chinese New Year, point card sales have increased by 30%."
"That's good......."
Just as Wang Ying was about to say something, Xie Qiao heard that Wang Ying had called and quickly asked Qin Hao for his cell phone.
"Hey, Happy New Year Wang Ying, how are you doing in Phuket? Is it cold there..."
Faced with Xie Qiao's barrage of questions, Wang Ying didn't know how to answer the conversation for a while. After finally waiting for Xie Qiao to finish asking, she said angrily: "Xie Qiao, this is an international long distance, you want me to talk to you about this?
If there's anything serious to do, I'll die without you."
"Don't worry, don't worry yet. I have something amazing to share with you. Just wait for me."
Xie Qiao lowered her voice, sneaked into the room, and locked the door with a guilty conscience.
"Wang Ying, Lao Qin and Xiao Qian like each other."
Wang Ying, who was in Phuket, rolled her eyes: "Weren't they tired before I left? Is there anything strange about it?"
"No, I mean they have officially dated."
Wang Ying's hand trembled and she almost lost her grip on the phone: "Formal dating? When did it happen?"
"Just a few days ago, I saw them hugging each other with my own eyes. Qianxi was so shy that she didn't even dare to look at me. Tsk..." Xie Qiao smacked her lips, as if recalling what happened that day.
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Wang Ying was inexplicably irritable. Before going to college, she always thought she liked Yang Cheng. However, after meeting Qin Hao, she found that some of the feelings she had for Yang Cheng also appeared in Qin Hao.
This had to make her wonder whether she really liked Yang Cheng, or whether she had mistaken friendship for love because they had grown up together.
Therefore, until she figured out this problem, she never showed Qin Hao more than friendship.
Originally, she thought she could get the answer quickly, but she didn't expect that Qin Hao and Xiao Qianxi would develop so quickly.
"Have they...?"
Xie Qiao didn't notice the strangeness in Wang Ying's tone, and still talked about gossip enthusiastically: "That's not true. Qianxi now lives in my house every day, sleeps in the same room with me, and never stays up at night."
Wang Ying secretly breathed a sigh of relief at first, but then said quietly: "You don't have to stay up all night to do those things."
"What things?" Xie Qiao was stunned for a moment.
"Didn't Yang Cheng do that with you?" Wang Ying was also stunned for a moment.
After a few seconds, Xie Qiao came to her senses and said angrily: "Wang Ying, why are your thoughts so dirty? We have only been dating for a long time, how is it possible..."
"I'm dirty? You're pedantic, right? Don't blame me for not reminding you that Yang Cheng's longest-lasting girlfriend didn't last more than three months. You can calculate how long you two have been together." Wang Ying said directly.
I hung up the phone.
"Hey~~~ That's inexplicable!" Xie Qiao was extremely depressed. She had kindly shared gossip with Wang Ying, but she ended up telling her off.
However, when she thought of Wang Ying's words, Xie Qiao couldn't help but become nervous. It seems that she and Yang Cheng have been in love for more than two months, and it will be three months after the New Year.
At the same time, Wang Ying, who was lying on a beach chair by the swimming pool of the Phuket hotel, was also very angry and had no place to vent her anger.
"Wang Ying, what are you doing? As soon as you get there, go to the hotel. Why don't you go out and play for a while."
When she turned around and saw Yang Cheng, Wang Ying said angrily: "It's none of your business."
Yang Cheng was stunned. This was the first time in so many years that he heard Wang Ying swear.
"What's wrong? Who made you unhappy? Tell me and I will kill him for you!"
Wang Ying closed her eyes and said, "You."
"What did I do to you?"
"You're breathing too loud and disturbing me."
Yang Cheng's face was full of depression: "Okay, I can leave."
After Yang Cheng left, Wang Ying's mood became even worse. At the same time, she was also thinking seriously about a question. If she was asked to choose one of the two, who would she choose?
Yang Cheng is a good match, and they grew up together. The disadvantage is that they are too carefree, and their personal abilities are basically reflected in picking up girls.
Qin Haosheng has outstanding personal abilities and more charming personality.
As for the shortcomings, Wang Ying thought about it for a long time, and it seemed that she really couldn't find any obvious shortcomings in Qin Hao. It seemed that the only shortcoming was that his family background was not very good.
"Hey, why are you thinking so much now? I already have a girlfriend, so maybe I don't even care about you."
The more Wang Ying thought about it, the more depressed she felt. She could feel that Yang Cheng had always regarded her as a brother, and Qin Hao seemed to only regard her as an investor, not as a woman.
"Could it be that I'm not pretty enough?"
Wang Ying returned to the room and talked to herself in the mirror.
"No, Yang Cheng likes Xie Qiao, so I can't be inferior to her, right?"
"Or am I usually too aloof and too rational?"
But when Wang Ying thought about being as stupid as Xie Qiao, she suddenly shuddered.
"Hey, Mom, Phuket is nothing interesting. I'll go back after the Spring Festival. Yes, you don't have to worry about me. I'll just go back by myself."
Wang Ying's parents said they were going on vacation during the Chinese New Year, but in fact they wanted to get some peace and quiet. After all, in the position of Wang Ying's father, if they hadn't gone abroad, the family's threshold would have been broken long ago.
.......
On the other side, Qin Hao was watching the Spring Festival Gala with Xie Qiao's family.
To be honest, the 2002 Spring Festival Gala was a bit boring. Even Uncle Motoyama's skit "Selling Cars" was a bit of a continuation of the past. From this year on, the Spring Festival Gala skits no longer had the glory that they had in the past.
Then, Xie Qiao was woken up by the sound of Xiao Qianxi getting up early in the morning.
"What time is it Qianxi? Why are you getting up so early? Didn't Lao Qin say you can go there at nine o'clock?"
Xiao Qianxi's pretty face flushed: "Valentine's Day is on the third day of the Lunar New Year, and I plan to knit a pair of gloves for him."
Xie Qiao suddenly got up from the bed: "What? This year's Valentine's Day is on the third day of the Lunar New Year?"
"Damn it, I haven't prepared a gift for Yang Cheng yet."
"Qianxi, what do you think would be a better gift for me to give to Yang Cheng?"
Xiao Qianxi thought for a while: "Yang Cheng is definitely not interested in the things that can be bought outside, and you don't have that much money. Why don't you make a handmade one for him like me."
"But is this difficult? My hands are like chicken feet. Can I weave it?"
"Then buy a scarf, embroider a flower, or embroider his name on it and give it to him."
"Well, that makes sense, can you teach me?"
"No problem, but do you have enough time?"
"Yang Cheng and his family have gone to Phuket for vacation. I can give it to him after school starts."
"That time will definitely come in time."
Xie Qiao looked at Xiao Qianxi's nimble fingers and was extremely envious: "Qianxi, you are beautiful, capable and clever. If Lao Qin marries you in the future, it will definitely be a blessing he has cultivated in eight lifetimes."
"It's not as exaggerated as you said." Xiao Qianxi stopped moving her hands and sighed.
"My ability is nothing compared to his abilities."
"To be honest, I'm really a little scared."
Xie Qiao's face was full of confusion: "What are you afraid of?"
"The more capable a man is, the more he will be liked by girls. I am afraid that if he meets a girl who is prettier and better than me in the future..."
"It's impossible. Our Qianxi is the most beautiful and outstanding girl in the world. Old Qin will definitely not fall in love with someone else. I'm optimistic about you."
