...
Jiang Jinsang coughed lightly, "Grandma, I went to the Si Family today, and I think Uncle and Auntie like him quite a lot."
"Liking him is one thing, but would they actually let their daughter marry him?"
"That’s hard to say."
"Oh, co on, the girl from the Si Family was pampered by Si Yushan, she’s seen all kinds of high-quality n, why would she take a fancy to soone like your fourth brother?"
Jiang Jinsang originally wanted to explore his grandma’s thoughts, but didn’t know how to respond after her comnt.
The old lady brought up the "unpleasant" topic, then called Jiang Chengsi, and didn’t say much, just reminded him to rember to eat Lantern Festival dumplings tonight.
"Eat dumplings?"
"Didn’t I tell you to store them in the fridge? You wouldn’t have left the dumplings I worked so hard on in the car, right?"
"No, no, they’re in the fridge."
"Rember to eat them, don’t stay out too late, living alone outside, rember to lock your door at night."
The old lady complained a bit but still gave a bunch of reminders before hanging up the phone.
Jiang Chengsi realized it was already past 5 PM. Winter nights fall quickly, and the sky was grey. He looked at the person seated on the chair fiddling with her phone, "Want so Lantern Festival dumplings?"
She nodded with a smile.
**
The old lady was still worried Chengsi might just brush her off and not eat the dumplings she made, unaware that he was indeed cooking dumplings with a young lady.
He had been living alone for a long ti; although his cooking wasn’t special, he had no issues boiling frozen foods. Once the dumplings were ready, he served a bowl to Si Qingxiao.
"Aren’t you eating?"
"The alcohol’s still in my system, don’t have much of an appetite, you eat." Jiang Chengsi poured himself a glass of water and sat across from her.
He watched her eat, occasionally glancing at his phone, sharing interesting news with her.
"Is it good?" Jiang Chengsi observed that she kept her head down eating and didn’t look at him. Do these dumplings really have such allure?
"Pretty good, want to try so?"
Feeling awkward being stared at, she seed to act on impulse, unaware of why. Just as there was a dumpling on her spoon, she moved the spoon forward...
It seed like she ant for him to eat the dumpling from her spoon.
At ho, there were no such rules; Si Qingxiao had already extended the spoon. Pulling it back suddenly felt strange.
She felt embarrassed.
Jiang Chengsi didn’t mind, propping his elbow on the table, leaning in as if to eat the dumpling from her spoon.
Si Qingxiao hadn’t shared such things with others since she could rember, except with family or very close friends, where formalities didn’t matter.
"What? I can’t eat it?" Jiang Chengsi saw her tense face, her eyes fixed on the dumpling on the spoon.
"No, I just think..."
They’d already kissed, so sharing utensils seed okay, but the sudden intimacy felt a bit unsettling.
"You think what?" Jiang Chengsi leaned over, almost half lying on the table, propping with his elbow.
The bowl was still steaming, the aroma of glutinous rice weaving between them.
Si Qingxiao shook her head, "Nothing, go ahead, it’s quite tasty. I’ve had several, and they’re not overwhelming..."
She thought Jiang Chengsi would just eat the dumpling from the spoon and leave, but unexpectedly, he leaned in over the table, right in front of her, and pecked her lips.
His breath was heavy, the warmth he exhaled made her face flush.
"I’m eating." She pressed her lips together, the tips of her ears slightly reddened.
"I don’t mind."
He said it casually, making her ears burn all the more, as if they could bleed at any mont.
After doing sothing so embarrassing, Jiang Chengsi ate the dumpling from her hand, seeming to savor it, then said:
"Pretty sweet."
Uncertain if he was talking about the dumpling or sothing else entirely.
Never thought he’d have so much to say before.
Jiang Chengsi did drink quite a bit, and couldn’t drive at the mont, while Si Qingxiao had driven over today.
"Are you driving yourself back?"
"Yeah, you should get so rest."
"I’ll give you a ride."
"How are you going to give a ride?" Si Qingxiao laughed.
"I’ll ride in your car. If you don’t want your family to see , just drop off halfway, I’ll walk back." Jiang Chengsi didn’t care if she agreed or not, and got into her car, glanced around, and fiddled with a string of copper coins hanging from the rearview mirror, "Copper coins? Don’t most girls hang cute little things in their car? What’s with your taste?"
Si Qingxiao pursed her lips, "My dad bought it."
"Uncle has great taste!"
Si Qingxiao couldn’t help but laugh out loud. Jiang Chengsi dropped her off at the entrance of her neighborhood and got kicked out of the car, told to go ho and rest early.
"Don’t you want to spend a little more ti with ?" Jiang Chengsi just wanted to look at her a bit longer, but she didn’t seem very keen.
"You should go back, it’s quite cold outside, I’ll call you once I’m ho."
"Let’s have breakfast together tomorrow morning."
"Breakfast?"
"I just want to see you first thing in the morning, is that not okay?"
"Can you even get up?"
"Wait for my call in the morning."
...
Si Qingxiao knew he had accompanied his father in drinking a lot today, and wanted him to rest early. After all, everything had been talked through, and romance isn’t sothing that can be finished in a day. She felt quite good on her way ho.
It was just when she parked the car, she saw a rather familiar vehicle, and frowned slightly.
"Miss, you’re back? Didn’t you say you were going to the lantern exhibition? Returning so early?" A family mber of the Si Family smiled and said, knowing she was dating, just not bringing the person back.
"There were too many people, so I ca ho early." Si Qingxiao raised an eyebrow, "Uncle is here?"
"Yes, Mr. You is here, talking with Madam inside."
"Where’s my dad?"
"Sir had too much to drink, fell asleep in the afternoon and hasn’t gotten up since."
She nodded in acknowledgnt, and upon entering the house, the first thing she saw was a pile of gifts on the long table in the living room. During the New Year, You Yunzhi unusually didn’t return to her maiden ho for dinner, You Hongxian knew what that ant.
Today being the Lantern Festival, the main thing was, he had heard the Jiang Family ca over today, which made him anxious inside. Could it be that the Si Family really wants to align with the Jiang Family?
Given his old grudges with those lads from the Jiang Family, there’s just no way they could co together.
He ca specifically to find out the situation.
"Uncle." Si Qingxiao entered, still courteously greeting him.
"Xiaoxiao, look, these are so little things Uncle had soone get for you. Don’t you like cheongsams? See if these can match them." You Hongxian handed her a box, which felt quite substantial in weight.
"Uncle, this gift is too valuable."
"I only have one niece, what’s too valuable about it? Dressed so beautifully, were you out on a date?"
So people wear their expressions on their face, just like how Si Qingxiao felt now, like a spring breeze, along with her ticulously dressed outfit, You Hongxian wasn’t really dumb, he could see a thing or two.
"No." Si Qingxiao didn’t want to talk about her own matters with him.
"It’s normal to be dating at your age, if there’s a chance, bring him to see Uncle, I’ll help you check him out."
You Hongxian was quite anxious inside, with the Si Family and Jiang Family getting closer, and supposedly working on sothing with the Xie Family. He originally thought he could push one of his own people towards Si Qingxiao, and once he succeeded as a Si Family son-in-law, all his worries would be over.
Now...
This stupid girl reportedly has a boyfriend, so punk from who knows where, not knowing the imnsity of heaven and earth, thinking a toad can eat swan at! Actually wanting to climb the high branches of the Si Family, doesn’t he know his own worth?
Si Qingxiao just gave a dry laugh.
Bringing him for you to see—
I’m afraid you might die of fright!
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