When it was almost lunchti, Ye Qiu did not follow Song Ying to have a al at her brother and sister-in-law’s place, as he felt a bit uncomfortable eating there.
He went to Cafeteria No. 1 and had just sat down when he saw Liu Lingxiu, Chen ng, and Li Wen walking over. Earlier, when Liu Lingxiu saw Ye Qiu’s car parked below the boys’ dormitory, she knew he was back.
"Ye Qiu, when did you get back?" Liu Lingxiu asked happily.
"Two hours ago."
When he took out his al card and asked Chen ng and the other two girls to go get food, Ye Qiu sat next to Liu Lingxiu, holding her hand. Saying he didn’t miss Liu Lingxiu when he was over there would definitely be a lie.
Liu Lingxiu noticed the classmates around looking over and felt a bit shy.
This ti, while Ye Qiu was over in the Caribbean, he constantly kept in touch with her and sent many photos, but unfortunately, she had classes and couldn’t go with him.
Seeing Ye Qiu, for so reason, made Liu Lingxiu feel at ease.
Even now, it’s the sa.
After Chen ng and Li Wen brought the food back, Ye Qiu had lunch with the three girls. After that, since it was nap ti, Ye Qiu and Liu Lingxiu chatted for over an hour by Xuanwu Lake. When he told Liu Lingxiu to go back for a nap, he didn’t stay at Jin University that afternoon.
Calling Ling Fei, he said, "Ling Fei, I’m back. How’s the house demolition going?"
"It was just demolished a few days ago. My dad’s waiting for you to co back," Ling Fei replied.
This was almost the tifra Ye Qiu anticipated.
The surrounding buildings were also torn down. Next, according to his design, building a separate private villa would be great.
"I’ll co find you tonight then."
Ye Qiu knew that at ho, Xiaomai should be there.
Driving back to the Peach Blossom Source Villa Community, he parked the car outside the villa gate, got out with the cigars, and found the gate locked with no sound of music inside.
Could it be that Xiaomai went with his parents to the Imperial Cuisine Restaurant?
He opened the door and went inside, put the cigars on the table, and directly called his sister Ye Xue.
"Sis, I’m back. Where’s Xiaomai?"
"You’re back? Xiaomai’s at the restaurant,"
Ye Xue was naturally overjoyed to hear that Ye Qiu was back.
Chatting with Ye Xue for a while, Ye Qiu went upstairs and entered his room, finding it spotlessly clean. It must have been tidied by Xiaomai.
Now Ye Qiu turned on the computer and first opened that design software. Using Ling Zhengwei’s old house and the size of the surrounding buildings, Ye Qiu redesigned a high-end private luxury villa.
Ye Qiu found designing such a villa easy. He didn’t make it too tall, just two underground floors and three aboveground floors. Even if he and Ling Fei were to be together with kids in the future, it would be enough space for them.
If there’s a potential demolition in the future, the compensation might be more.
After almost finishing the design, he drafted all the renovation plans. Later, they could just print them out and give them to the construction workers, who would follow Ye Qiu’s designs.
"Young Master Ye, where are you?" ca Xiaomai’s voice from downstairs.
Young Master Ye?
Didn’t Ye Qiu tell her to just use his na?
Ye Qiu ca out of the room and said, "I’m upstairs."
Although Xiaomai didn’t say it, she knew Ye Qiu was like her only support and dependence now. So, during the ti she didn’t see Ye Qiu, she always felt she couldn’t sleep well.
Of course, these days, after breakfast, she would help out with Ye Xue at the Imperial Cuisine Restaurant and might return ho at night.
Now that Ye Qiu was back, perhaps she’d be making dinner from now on, but she liked this kind of life.
As Xiaomai ca upstairs, Ye Qiu glanced over and noticed that Xiaomai was wearing a dress that Ye Xue used to wear, but still looked very pretty.
Seeing Ye Qiu, Xiaomai stared at him, and Ye Qiu said, "What are you looking at? Is my sister back?"
"She’s back, downstairs."
Ye Qiu and Xiaomai ca down from upstairs and, sure enough, saw Ye Xue downstairs.
But Ye Weidong and Chen Fang were still there too.
"Sis, what are you busy with? Just co sit down," he felt his parents and sister were inherently busy people, who just wouldn’t spend ti resting, and wondered what the point of living like this was?
Perhaps, it was just a trait of Huaxia people.
When Ye Xue sat next to Ye Qiu, she scrutinized him closely and felt that although Ye Qiu had only been away for more than half a month, his face had surprisingly tanned quite a bit.
"Is it very sunny over there?"
"Quite sunny, and the UV rays are strong."
"Are these cigars you bought for dad?"
"Yes, these. This box costs eight hundred US dollars, and each one can last two to three hours."
Eight hundred US dollars, Ye Xue thought, really wasn’t cheap. That’s about five to six thousand Huaxia Yuan.
At around four in the afternoon, when Xiaomai went to the nearby market to buy groceries, Ye Weidong and Chen Fang hurried back ho. Ye Weidong was keen on trying the cigars Ye Qiu brought for him, while Chen Fang wanted to see their son.
"Kid, are these the ones?"
"Dad, these are the cigars, the most expensive Cuban ones, costing about eight or nine hundred per stick and lasting up to two or three hours. They have a nice aroma and a bit of spice. You need to clip this part off first, and it’s best to light them with matches."
Ye Qiu briefly explained.
Ye Weidong took them, and upon hearing that a box of six cost eight hundred US dollars, thought they indeed weren’t cheap and looked really classy, making him hesitant to smoke one.
The other box had twenty-five cigars, which seed a bit cheaper, but also looked very nice.
"I’ll keep these two boxes for guests, let them try it. anwhile, I’ll test one myself first." While asking Chen Fang to find him so matches, he realized that people don’t really use matches anymore, though they were still sold in the market.
Ye Qiu called Xiaomai to buy a box of matches for him, the longer, the better.
When Xiaomai returned, these matches were as long as two fingers. After Ye Qiu taught Ye Weidong how to clip that part off a cigar and light it, Ye Weidong slowly puffed and savored it.
These cigars shouldn’t be smoked too quickly, which is why they have little market in Huaxia, as local businessn lack the patience, contrary to those in Europe and Arica who would smoke while reading, chatting, or drinking, as a status symbol.
"You ol’ rascal have all the best with such a good son who brings you great stuff." Chen Fang, looking at how Ye Weidong lounged and enjoyed it like a lord on the sofa, seed a bit displeased as she spoke.
If it weren’t for Ye Qiu, their lives today wouldn’t have been as comfortable and they’d still be slogging away. Unexpectedly, Ye Weidong laughed, "Kid, your mom’s jealous, did you bring her sothing back?"
"Mom, the Caribbean’s most famous for cigars. Anything else is quite ordinary, not as noteworthy as sothing from our big cities."
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