Yi Garden
Every major TV station is airing Lantern Festival galas or special programs. Jiang Chengsi is watching TV, occasionally checking his phone.
Not ho yet?
Why hasn’t she called him yet?
He’s never been one to stay still; today, despite the overwhelming surprise, he confird each other’s feelings, which is quite fulfilling. He just wants soone to share this joy with.
The second eldest brother and Jiang Xiaowu are definitely no-go’s; one is boring, the other full of mischief. Qi Zeyan is busy proposing, so after thinking it over, he actually found Huo Qinqi...
Huo Qinqi’s workplace is hosting a Lantern Festival gala. When his phone vibrated, he saw it was Jiang Chengsi calling, and his expression remained unchanged.
They all know they’re mostly working at the unit base, so they rarely communicate by phone unless it’s urgent. He left the gala hall to answer.
"Hello, Chengsi."
"Old Huo, not busy, right?"
"Watching the gala." If he were truly busy, he wouldn’t take the call. "Do you need sothing?"
"I’m in a relationship."
Huo Qinqi frowned, backed away from the hall again, thinking he might have misheard.
Seeing no reaction, and still hearing the faint noise of music on the other end, Jiang Chengsi repeated, "I said, I’m in a relationship."
"This girl might be a bit dim-witted."
"Hey, what are you talking about? Am I that bad?" Jiang Chengsi sat up straight. "You guys just can’t stand seeing happy, huh?"
"I’ll give you a big red envelope for your wedding."
"That’s more like it."
"If that girl can really spend a lifeti with you, it’s not easy; indeed, it’s tough. Consider it a consolation fund for her."
"You..." Jiang Chengsi got so mad that his face flushed, "I’m in a good mood today, so I won’t argue. Just tell , how do you and my aunt usually date? What do you guys do?"
"I haven’t seen her in months."
"I an, when you’re in a relationship, what do you do?"
"Things that couples love to do."
"..." Jiang Chengsi cleared his throat, "Old Huo, I suspect you’re being suggestive."
"I’m not. It’s you who’s thinking dirty and nasty."
"..."
Trying to get Huo Qinqi to spill anything is as difficult as reaching the sky. After hanging up, Huo Qinqi turned around to see his leader approaching, "What? A call from ho?"
"A friend."
"Your wife’s due date isn’t far off. Are you quite worried about ho?"
Huo Qinqi nodded, not denying it.
It’s their first year of marriage, and not going ho for New Year’s surely makes him feel guilty towards Shen Shuci. Especially hearing Jiang Chengsi eagerly talk about dating, he realized he’d barely dated Shen Shuci at all.
"No worries, I’ve arranged your leave, so when your wife gives birth, you can go ho and be with her."
"I ntioned before, wanting to transfer to Beijing..." Huo Qinqi always wanted to transfer back.
"You should know, at your current position, transferring isn’t easy. Spend a few more years here, and I’ll help with other matters."
"Thank you."
Seeing off the leader, Huo Qinqi lost interest in watching the gala, returned to the dorm early, and made a video call to Shen Shuci. The Huo family was gathered in the living room watching TV, and the atmosphere was pleasant.
**
anwhile, Jiang Chengsi was still waiting for Si Qingxiao’s call, and decided to text her first.
At that mont, Si Qingxiao was in the living room facing You Hongxian, planning to find an excuse to slip away when her phone vibrated with a ssage:
"Not ho yet?"
She glanced down and replied: "I’m ho, there are guests over, I’ll call you later."
You Hongxian had been observing her; seeing her checking her phone, he smiled slightly, becoming even more anxious inside.
He had tried all sorts of tricks to get soone close to her, hoping the future son-in-law of the Si family would either be from his side or soone close to him. Otherwise, how could he let soone else steal the march on them?
Especially so toad creeping out of nowhere?
Qingxiao had just returned to Beijing and usually didn’t attend any parties or banquets, spending most of her ti at ho sewing clothes, with no chance to et n. Thus, last ti, You Hongxian had introduced soone at the Si house.
Always felt like the delicious morsel they had was now snatched away.
"Xiaoxiao, boyfriend, huh?" You Hongxian smiled, "Where’s this young man from? Which family?"
"Which family?" Si Qingxiao candidly replied, "Just an ordinary person, nothing special."
"Does he know who you are? Let tell you, so young guys nowadays, don’t want to work hard at a young age and always look for shortcuts. You must keep your eyes wide open..."
You Yunzhi sat on the side, having long been unable to listen any longer. She had thought that with her daughter present, he would save so face for her as his niece. Now, it was getting worse; the more he spoke, the more animated he beca.
She was about to lose her temper, but soone beat her to it.
"Who are you talking about taking shortcuts?" Si Yushan ca down from upstairs, dressed in extrely simple ho clothes, losing the ticulousness of the day, while gaining a bit of lazy gloominess.
"Dad." "Brother-in-law." Several people stood up.
"Why did you co downstairs? Are you awake? Still unwell?" You Yunzhi took two steps forward.
"With such a commotion downstairs, even if I were asleep, I’d have been woken up." Si Yushan looked at his wife, "Go and make a cup of honey water, the cup is upstairs."
It was obvious that he wanted to send her away.
"Alright, wait for ." You Yunzhi nodded, not saying much.
After You Yunzhi went upstairs, Si Yushan walked over to Si Qingxiao and pulled her down to sit, but did not greet You Hongxian opposite, "Your sister is sothing, you ca over, and she didn’t even tell ."
"It’s the festival; I just ca to take a look. Knowing you drank too much, I didn’t dare to disturb you." You Hongxian had both respect and fear for this brother-in-law.
Si Yushan, looking approachable, was indeed very amiable. Yet, You Hongxian had seen under his leadership before and knew his usual conduct wasn’t as gentle as it seed.
"What were you talking about just now regarding shortcuts?" Si Yushan leaned against the sofa, unperturbed, yet inherently imposing.
"Uncle found out I’m dating, wants to be careful, probably afraid soone would use to take shortcuts, afraid I’d be deceived." Si Qingxiao smiled lightly.
Si Yushan nodded, "Your uncle ans well; the advice of elders should be kept in mind, after all..."
"In this world, there are indeed many who don’t want to work hard themselves, always thinking of achieving their goals through others, willing to do all sorts of despicable things. I’ve seen plenty of such shaless people."
"So people think they’re hiding well, treating others as fools, unaware that..."
"In other people’s eyes, they’re just clowns jumping around. Just because others don’t react doesn’t an they didn’t see; they just disdain to bother with them, isn’t that right, Hongxian?"
You Hongxian stood awkwardly, his fingers slightly clenched, only able to smile sheepishly, "Brother-in-law is right."
Si Yushan looked at his daughter, "You just enjoy dating. I don’t really care about matching family status, what’s important is you like him and he likes you."
"If he dares to bully or wrong you, I won’t let him off."
"I only have one daughter. Whoever dares to wrong her or has designs on her, I’ll break their legs!"
Si Yushan said this to Si Qingxiao, but everyone knew he was warning You Hongxian.
When he left the Si Family, sitting in the car, his face was solemn and grim.
No, he absolutely couldn’t let Si Qingxiao marry just anyone.
"Sir, actually, getting close to Miss Si isn’t easy, and you don’t even know what type she likes; it’s hard to cater to that. If you really want to build a good relationship with the Si Family, wouldn’t it be easier to get on good terms with that son-in-law?"
"You want to flatter a junior?" You Hongxian sneered lightly, "Rather than flattering him, wouldn’t it be better to just place my own person there instead?"
"But Miss Si already has a boyfriend, this..."
"If it doesn’t work, then just cook the rice until it’s done, announce it to the world, and settle the matter directly."
"Cook the... rice until it’s done? You an..." the person was startled, his heart pounding wildly, "If Mr. Si finds out about this..."
"By then he would be busy dealing with the aftermath for Si Qingxiao, how would he bother with this? Once everyone knows about her entanglent, the matter would be basically settled."
The person listened, heart pounding, "Really don’t know who would be so lucky to catch Miss Si’s eye..."
"Probably stepped in so dog shit luck, likely so wild brat from God knows where. Don’t be fooled by how quiet this girl is; she has always had her own big ideas, even being in a relationship and not telling the family who it is..."
You Hongxian sneered coldly, "Must be so pauper not worth ntioning!"
"By the way, recently have soone keep an eye on her, I want to see who she’s really dating!"
anwhile, a certain unremarkable pauper was checking strategies.
[Couples’ One-day Date Plan]
[Top Ten Date Spots for Couples in Beijing]
[Intimate Things Couples Must Do]
As he searched, all sorts of random terms popped up: [Dates Suitable for Physical Contact], [How to Maintain Freshness in Bed], [What to Prepare for the First Ti]...
Jiang Chengsi was dumbfounded:
Damn, are the search terms these days all so dirty?
No, I have to click in and see what it’s all about...
"Hmm?" Jiang Chengsi rested his chin, "Oh?"
As he watched, he pondered and thoughtfully nodded.
If Jiang Jinsang and the rest saw this, they would probably tease him again, because soone had never been so serious even while studying.
Just as he was engrossed, Si Qingxiao called him, startling him so much that his heart skipped a beat—
He felt like he was caught doing sothing unspeakable, utterly scared.
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