Yama

When Ji Qiao and Yan Cheng walked into the compound of the military region together, many people inside and outside Yan's residence were already busy preparing for the evening New Year's Eve dinner.When Yan Cheng came in, everyone raised their heads and greeted him enthusiastically, and then their eyes fell on Ji Qiao, but Ji Qiao just followed Yan Cheng's footsteps silently with her head down.

A middle-aged man in his fifties happened to go downstairs, and when he saw Yan Cheng, he called out to him.

Yan Cheng replied politely, "Second Uncle."

His second uncle nodded, glanced at Ji Qiao who was on the side, then turned his head and said with a smile, "Where has Xiaocheng been these past two days? Why hasn't anyone been seen? Your grandfather was looking for you upstairs just now."

Yan Cheng didn't explain much, but said lightly, "There's something wrong." Then he dragged Ji Qiao upstairs.

His room is the first one on the second floor. After entering, Yan Cheng said, "I'm going to visit my grandpa. You can sit for a while, or watch TV and read a book. I'll be right back."

After receiving Ji Qiao's nod, Yan Cheng left.

Ji Qiao sat behind the desk for a while, then got up and walked to the window on the second floor.It was the first time for him to come to a military compound of this size. There were three gates to enter from the gate, each gate was guarded by guards, and the management was very strict, and one gate occupied a larger area than the other gate.But to say how luxurious Yan's house is, it's not as exaggerated as the outside world imagines. The single-family white three-story building is bigger and newer than the one Yan Cheng lived in in U City, and the households are different from each other. There are garden intervals in between, and the environment is very quiet.

Ji Qiao looked back at Yan Cheng's room, it was also more spacious than grandma's, but there were very few things in the room, the four walls were empty, and the books on the bookshelves were almost new, even more so. There is no such thing as a miniature game console.

Ji Qiao took two steps forward, looking at a photo on the bedside.It is a single photo of Yan Cheng. It was taken when he was about five or six years old. At that time, the boy's eyebrows and eyes were not opened at all, his face was still fat with baby fat, and his eyes were big. He was holding a candied haws in one hand and Being led by someone, but the face of the person next to him was not photographed, only a woman's hand could be recognized, with thin and white fingers, and a gold bracelet on her wrist.

Little Yan Cheng didn't have a smile on his face, but stared at the camera without blinking.

This shouldn't be considered a successful and beautiful photo, but it was carefully framed and placed in a place where it can be seen every day, Ji Qiao couldn't help but take a closer look.

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On the other end, Yan Cheng knocked on the door and entered the study room. Grandpa was practicing calligraphy, and the four characters "Family Happiness" had been written on the rice paper laid out.

Yan Cheng took the initiative, "A classmate came to City A. He is not familiar with the environment here. I just went to pick him up."

Grandpa didn't have any objection to this, he just asked, "Have you visited your mother? Did she say whether she would come to dinner tonight?"

Yan Cheng paused, but there was no interface.

Grandpa put down the writing brush and sighed, "A few days ago, Mama Chen invited a doctor to come over. She probably hasn't recovered yet. Forget it, let her rest more."

Yan Cheng was silent about this, and seeing his expression, his grandfather still favored his grandson in his heart, so he couldn't help but change the subject, "Where's your classmate?"

Yan Cheng came back to his senses, "In my room, he doesn't have any relatives at home. I thought, since he's here, let him celebrate the New Year with us." Grandpa likes to be lively, and of course Yan Cheng's classmates are welcome, so he ordered nod.

Yan Cheng went back to the room and talked to Ji Qiao for a while, after a while the guests at night came one after another, the servant came up and asked Yan Cheng to go down to eat, Yan Cheng pulled Ji Qiao together, but felt the other party's tenderness The palms were cold again.

Yan Cheng's heart softened, and he touched Ji Qiao's face, "It's okay, just sit next to me and have a meal. The cook at home is good, and the taste is very different from U City. You can try it when the time comes."

Ji Qiao didn't say a word, but her feet moved, she just shook off Yan Cheng's hand after walking a few steps.This place is different from others, how many pairs of eyes are looking at it, he can't be as indifferent as this person.

Yan Cheng rubbed his empty hands against the hem of his trousers, but had no choice but to lead Ji Qiao downstairs first.

In the restaurant, apart from my uncle and my uncle and other family members, there are also some relatives from my grandfather and my deceased grandma, old comrades in arms from previous years, and there are three tables of people sitting in the restaurant.When Yan Cheng appeared, many elders came to talk to him, asking him how he was studying, the tone was the same as when he faced Grandma Yan during the parents' meeting, but Ji Qiao was completely ignored.

Yan Cheng was also considered self-restraint, and after a brief chat with them, he pushed Ji Qiao to the main table.

His second aunt hastily pulled away a chair on one side and signaled Yan Cheng to sit beside her, while on the other side of her sat the second-generation grandparent's nephew who regularly ate and drank every year.

Seeing Ji Qiao, the second aunt smiled and said, "Xiao Cheng, is your classmate? Don't let him stand there. There is a place over there. Sit down and take a seat. The table will start when Grandpa arrives."

Ji Qiao turned her head and glanced at the empty seat at the next table, thought for a while and was about to go there when Yan Cheng stopped her.

Yan Cheng said, "He will sit here."

The second aunt was startled, and glanced at the other people at the table.

It's not that there aren't enough seats, no matter whether Tan Ying comes or not, there are only nine seats, Ji Qiao can definitely fit in, but Mrs. Yan usually respects respect and inferiority, let alone no blood relationship at all, even if it is Some relatives are involved, and it’s not that cats and dogs who say that they sit at the main table will sit at the main table. So many family members and friends are watching. Are you a little classmate who popped out of nowhere?Ah.

The second aunt felt that Yan Cheng was a little joking, and she looked at him with the eyes of a child who is not very sensible, "It's Chinese New Year, your grandpa will be angry in a while, be obedient."

Yan Cheng didn't even look at her, he walked directly to the other side of Yan Hongzuo's seat, pulled the chair aside and said to Ji Qiao, "Sit down."

Ji Qiao looked at it without moving, while the second aunt's expression on the side was obviously not very good, even the second uncle and uncle were a little embarrassed, but they couldn't say anything.

The next moment, Old Master Yan came out. Together with Yan Hongzuo, everyone present stood up and greeted them. Old Master Yan nodded and walked over.

The old man was surprised to see Yan Cheng still standing, "Why don't you sit down?"

The second aunt took advantage of the situation and said, "Xiaocheng wants to sit with his classmate, what do you think..."

Yan Hongzuo looked over and saw Shang Jiqiao, who he clearly recognized as the young man he had met at the gate of Yan's house that day, but he didn't speak.

Old Master Yan rolled his eyes around the table and said, "Then let's sit together."

The uncle's wife said, "I still need a stool."

It stands to reason that it would be fine if you get over it again, but the old man pointed at the child named A Tao, "Go and sit at that table, it's the same."

What's the same?Can this be the same?An outsider squeezed out his own people instead?

The second aunt who was obviously slapped in the face was almost suffocated to death in one breath, she is stupid if she still doesn't understand, the old man did it on purpose!

But she had nothing to say, she could only push that precious nephew, and let him sit at another table bitterly, with an expression of indifference on her face.

Yan Cheng patted the stool next to him again, telling Ji Qiao to sit down quickly, this time Ji Qiao readily complied with his wishes.

Just when the banquet was about to start, another person walked in from outside the door.

Ji Qiao turned her head along with the crowd, and saw a woman coming slowly, wearing a simple sweater dress and a wide woolen shawl, her hair was coiled high, no makeup on her face, but only one glance, Ji Qiao can almost know who the other party is.

Because she and Yan Cheng are too similar, especially those eyes, but Yan Cheng's eyes are often gentle and passionate, while the other party is really cold and calm.

It was Tan Ying who came, and grandpa didn't expect her to come, so he hurriedly asked someone to add another chair and put it beside him.

Tan Ying said hello to him after sitting down, and heard that her grandfather was concerned about her body, Tan Ying said, "It's much better, I feel pretty good today, so I came out to have a meal."

The words were indescribably casual, but grandpa was very happy, "It's better than anything else to be in good health during the New Year's Eve."

Immediately afterwards, the banquet was held, as in previous years, drinking and laughing, and the atmosphere was harmonious and warm.

Ji Qiao experienced such an occasion for the first time, the chopsticks were held in her hands for a long time without dropping them, Yan Cheng scooped up a spoonful of secret shredded pork and said in a low voice, "Isn't it to your liking?"

Ji Qiao shook her head, took a spoon and started to eat.

Yan Cheng brought a lot of food for him, seeing Ji Qiao eating obediently, he couldn't help curling his lips.

The uncle and wife suddenly said to Yan Cheng, "Xiao Cheng, what university do you want to go to?"

Yan Cheng paused with his chopsticks, and said with a smile, "U is big."

My uncle and wife praised, "Great U, a top-notch university in China, and Xiao Cheng has great skills."

The next moment, she received her husband's warning eyes. Many people in the family knew that Yan Cheng had quarreled with Tan Ying a while ago about going abroad to study in university.

Sure enough, at a glance, the smile on the old man's face disappeared, but Tan Ying looked normal, as if nothing had happened.

But the second aunt was even more ruthless than her, "U is good, but it's a little far away from home, Xiao Cheng, haven't you considered A, which is also very good, and we, A Tao, really want to take the exam."

This A Tao is as old as Yan Cheng, and this year is also the year of the college entrance examination. She actually said this to the old man, Yan Hongzuo and the people present, but a small A big will definitely fulfill her wish in the end. It can be regarded as a notification to the few respectful people in front of me.

Yan Cheng said, "University is to live on campus." In other words, city U and city A are actually pretty much the same.

The second aunt was still waiting to talk, but was interrupted by Tan Ying.

She asked the boy beside Yan Cheng, "What's your name?"

Everyone at the table fell silent for a moment.

"Ji Qiao." Ji Qiao replied without slow reaction.

Yan Hongzuo then asked, "Which one is quiet?"

"Quietly."

"Quietly? It's very interesting." The uncle said, "Don't these parents want to give their children a famous name, don't they think you are too noisy?"

He just said something joking, at this time, a smarter child should report the origin of his name or make fun of himself, but Ji Qiao just lowered his eyes, didn't say a word, and didn't even have a smile on his face.

Yan Cheng said, "The name is just a code name, what age is it now, if you want to change it, don't make a fuss."

The uncle who said this was a little embarrassed, and passed away with a haha.

But Tan Ying asked again, "Then what university do you want to go to?"

She asked Ji Qiao two questions in a row, this kind of attention was unprecedented, even Mrs. Yan cast a curious look.

Ji Qiao cut off the vermicelli in the bowl, and said in a moment, "U is big."