Siheyuan: Spring and Autumn

Qin Zheng put down the gifts he bought from Hong Kong Island, as well as some tropical fruits, stretched out his arms, gave her a gentle hug and said, "Xue Ru, do you have time tonight?"

"Have."

When my lover comes back, it is natural for us to go to my parents' house for dinner in the evening.

After get off work, the two walked into the Zhengyangmen courtyard. Han Qing was holding Qin Jingli and circling under the grape vine trellis in the courtyard.

"Mom, we are here."

Chen Xueru shouted to Han Qing. Since their engagement, they both changed their way of addressing each other's parents as Mom and Dad.

"Xue Ru is here, come here quickly, it's cool here, take a look, is the hair a little big?"

The grape vines were growing luxuriantly, and the shade under the trellis covered the ground, making it very cool. Han Qing pretended not to notice Qin Zheng, who was accompanying them, and just teased Li'er with Chen Xueru.

Qin Zheng also walked forward and put down the gift in his hand.

"Mom, I'm back."

Han Qing glanced at him and asked with a smile, "I know. How could I not know since you are here? Did you have a smooth journey?"

"smoothly."

After Qin Zheng finished speaking, he looked at Li'er who was being held horizontally. The girl was only two months old, with a small body, delicate and white like jade, and very tender.

Li'er's eyes were originally wandering between her grandmother and aunt, but when Qin Zheng approached, her gaze fell directly on Qin Zheng, and then she opened her toothless mouth and gave her uncle a small smile.

Qin Zheng's heart was melted by what he saw, it was so adorable.

"Oh, our Li'er is smiling. This is to welcome uncle and aunt."

After Han Qing finished speaking, Chen Xueru also said: "Li'er's smile is so beautiful, so cute."

Li'er looked at Qin Zheng and stretched out her two tender little hands, as if she wanted Qin Zheng to hold her.

"Oh, this girl doesn't recognize anyone now."

Han Qing was very surprised. Li'er had started to recognize people after he was over one month old and would not let strangers hold him. She did not expect that she would make an exception for her second son.

Qin Zheng reached out to take Li'er. She was really a soft little ball. He didn't expect that the girl would giggle and shake her hands and feet as soon as she was in his arms.

"You little heartless one."

Seeing Li'er still grinning, Han Qing said something with some jealousy.

What made her feel jealous was that afterwards, Li'er didn't want anyone else except Qin Zheng. She wanted to take over, but Li'er wouldn't let her. She started crying as soon as she left Qin Zheng, which made her laugh and cry.

"You are so adorable to children."

Even Chen Xueru found it incredible.

Qin Zheng naturally knew the reason. There was space on his body, and his body would naturally emit spiritual energy. Newborn babies are very sensitive to spiritual energy, and it has a strong attraction to them.

After the meal, the three women ate the tropical fruits that Qin Zheng brought back and said they were delicious, while the three grown men began to drink tea and chat. Qin Ming said, "Xiao Zheng, what do you think about public-private partnerships?"

Public-private partnership is a hot topic nowadays. Qin Zheng naturally knows a lot about it and said:

"Last September, the government passed the general principles of public-private partnerships, and decided to implement a policy of redemption for capitalist industry and commerce, gradually completing socialist transformation. In public-private partnerships, socialist elements must be in a leading position. It is not difficult to see that public-private partnerships are inevitable and no one can stop them. Socialist elements must occupy the capitalist field. This measure is more closely related to our family. Whether it is a tavern or a silk shop, it must be a public-private partnership. So, don't be lucky and be prepared."

Since public-private partnership is related to his family, Qin Zheng naturally would not hide it and directly pointed out the direction.

Han Qing asked: "What is the redemption policy?"

"Our country does not directly accept the capitalist economic elements left over from the old society, but adopts means such as utilization, restriction and transformation to make these capitalist economic elements become socialist capital. This is called the policy of redemption. Whether it is a capitalist factory or a small commercial company, the state still adopts the policy of redemption in stages. In other words, after a certain period of time, all of them will be state-owned."

"Doesn't that mean that after a few years, this tavern won't belong to us anymore?"

"That's what I mean. However, the country won't let us suffer a loss. It's like paying for it."

"Oh, that's fine."

Han Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

"However, we don't need to rush. Now we are just promoting it. When the country really takes action, we will take the initiative to apply and turn passivity into initiative."

"Second brother, how long do you think it will take?"

"I estimate it will be finished in December this year or January next year."

After hearing this, everyone in the Qin family calmed down.

At this time, Li'er also woke up. Xu Huizhen picked her up. Her eyes immediately fell on Qin Zheng's face, and she stretched out her hands again for Qin Zheng to hold her.

"Li'er, uncle is talking to grandpa, mommy will hold you."

Xu Huizhen tried to coax her daughter, but to her surprise, her daughter still stretched out her hands, wanting her uncle to hold her.

"Li'er, mommy will hold you."

Xu Huizhen emphasized again, but what greeted her was her daughter's cry of "wah".

Qin Zheng stretched out his hand and took the money. The little girl, with tears on her face, immediately smiled, which amazed everyone.

"You little rascal, now that you have an uncle, you don't even want your mother anymore."

Xu Huizhen tapped Li'er's forehead and got a "uh" response. Li'er thought her mother was teasing her.

Qin Zheng's heart softened when he saw Li'er smiling. Even though he was still as gentle and polite as he was before the age of 14 over the years, his heart was actually as hard as a rock. However, Li'er's smile today melted the hardness in his heart.

Walking out of the courtyard, the summer night was a little chilly. Even in the capital, there was still no noise. The dim street lights slowly overlapped the two figures into one.

"Brother Zheng, I really want to get married soon."

Chen Xueru thought of Qin Zheng's attitude towards Li'er, and felt a little inexplicable emotion in her heart. She knew very well that it was not jealousy.

"Why, you want to have a baby too?"

"Ah."

Qin Zheng remembered that in the TV series, Chen Xueru was not a person who liked children, but now, she was eager to give birth to a child for him, which showed that she loved him very much.

"Okay, when I'm old enough, we'll get married."

After getting the promise, Chen Xueru raised her head. Under the starlight, her lover had a smile on his face and his eyes were sparkling with stars.

"it is good."

There was a lot of affection in her voice, and when she was done, she snuggled into her lover's arms.

The next afternoon, Qin Zheng went to the hospital dormitory again with gifts.

"Brother, are you back from Hong Kong Island?"

"I'm back, Qiunan. Where's Master's wife?"

"My mother went to buy groceries. Brother, please come in and sit down."

"it is good."

Qin Zheng put the things he brought on the floor and sat down.

"Hey, Senior Brother, why did you bring so many fruits? What are these? I have never seen them before."