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"I thought you were going to ask some profound questions." Hezi put down his teacup, smiled at the three of them, and continued, "I can't even remember how many people you are asking this question. I asked my mother, my mother was busy at the time, and she said without looking back, 'the name is just a code name, it sounds good but you can't get promoted and get rich'.

Hezi's straightforward words reassured Qi Yuelai, as long as this question is not taboo.While chatting and laughing, everyone's order was served one by one, Qi Yuelai moved his index finger, and it was very difficult to open his mouth.

After dinner, the group went back to their respective homes.

The doubts that Qi Yuelai had kept in his heart for a long time were answered, and he talked more.She followed Qi Xin to Ai You's house, sat on the sofa and started looking for snacks.I checked the upper and lower floors, but there was nothing.

"Ai You, hasn't your mother sent a courier back recently?"

"Yes, it's on the desk." As Ai You said, she put the tea tray on the coffee table, turned to the desk and handed the courier to Qi Yuelai.

Qi Yuelai blinked at the three cups and said, "Why do you like drinking tea at night, don't you need to sleep later?" Yuelai cut off the sealing glue and took out the contents of the box one by one and put them on the table.

"You said before that the chrysanthemum tea is delicious, only you have tea, and Ai You and I drink honey water." Qi Xin watched Qi Yuelai move, and said casually.

Qi Yue came to hear the words, and looked at the contents of the cup again, the color was really different, her own cup was dark in color, she picked up the cup and took a sip, and said indifferently: "It's not bad, but Ai You, next time I want to drink honey water too."

As she spoke, she took out a book from the bottom of the carton, with cartoon characters printed on the top of the cover, saying "Stationery Family", and cartoons of various stationery on the bottom.Qi Yuelai looked back and forth, turned to Ai You and said with a smile: "So you like reading children's stories, your interest is so cute."

Qi Xin looked at Ai You, and took the book from Qi Yuelai. The cover was covered with a transparent protective film. She looked back and forth at the publication information, and asked softly, "Is this book different from the ones in your bookcase?" A series?"

Ai You nodded, took the book and removed the protective film, slid the pages with her thumb, opened the book order and looked at it roughly, and said with a smile: "My mother will always send me a copy when there are new books in this series."

"No way, you haven't read all these children's books, have you?" Qi Yuelai asked curiously, and four words popped up in her mind: childlike innocence.

"Yes, it's actually pretty good-looking, little sister, would you like to take a look, I have a complete set here." Ai You said, turning to the bookcase and hugging all the books in that series.

Qi Yue came to look at the covers one by one, and when she saw the last one, her eyes lit up, she picked up the book, and asked in doubt: "Isn't this the book you put on it when we first came here?" Is that the one on the coffee table?" As he said, he stuffed the book into Qi Xin's hands, and raised his eyebrows at her, meaning to help check it out.

Ai You looked at the book, nodded and said, "Yes, it's this one. Do you want to read it?"

Qi Yuelai waved his hands and said, "I won't take the fairy tale book home, can I take this box of snacks home?"

According to the old rules, Qi Xin divided the snacks into two, left half for Ai You to relieve boredom, put the other half back into the cardboard box, and sent out the door together with the box.

"Cousin, should I wait for you to go to Uncle's birthday party in a few days?" Before leaving, Qi Yue turned around and asked Qi Xin.

Qi Xin thought for a moment, looked at Qi Yue and said, "No, there's still a meeting that day, I'll go directly from the company."

Qi Junliang's birthday was at the hottest time of summer. On a hot day, when he walked out of the air-conditioned room, the billowing heat wave swept his body.Qi Yuelai went to the flower shop early in the morning, explained the whereabouts to Hezi, loaded the presents into the car and left.

Since it was a small birthday, only relatives of Qi Yan's family were arranged to have a meal together.After Qi Yue arrived, it took a lot of effort to carry the birthday gift into the house.

"Happy birthday uncle!"

"What a beautiful black pine, the branches spread horizontally, the branches are elegant, the gardener is very skilled, and your eyesight is getting better and better when you are young." Qi Junliang was full of praise for this pot of black pine, and immediately moved the bonsai to his study .

Qi Yuelai grinned, and looked around the room, but she didn't see Qi Xin, she took out her phone, it was getting late, Qi Xin should be on the way, she will be very excited when she sees this pot of black pine Accident.Qi Yuelai was secretly proud, and took several photos of the bonsai by the way.

Coming out of the study, Qi Yue came to see that her mother, Zhang Yanhua, had also arrived, and rushed forward: "Mom, my father hasn't come back yet?"

"Your father was going to go back, but in the morning he said he was going to Guangzhou, so he couldn't come."

After Qi Juncai retired from the army, he started his own business, specializing in the fabric business. The bigger the business, the busier he is. Qi Yuelai knew that her mother disliked her and Qi Juncai running outside, so she took a piece of watermelon from the tray and said: "It's hot outside, eat a piece of watermelon."

"You know it's hot outside. I asked you to come to my store to help but there was no one there. I really don't know what you are doing all day long." Zhang Yanhua took the watermelon and gave Qi Yuelai a glare.

"Your home textile store is so boring. I'm dazzled by looking at those embroidered and printed bed sheets and duvet covers all day long."

"Why don't you change your playful nature? No matter how boring you are, it's still a business. It's my mother's job. Look how steady Ah Xin is. She does her job well. You're the only one doing nothing all day long."

After Zhang Yanhua quit her original job, she has been running a home textile store through Qi Juncai's help. Qi Yuelai has become so big in a blink of an eye, and her store has changed from one store to several.This business is like her second child. Although the process of operation is hard, looking back, it has also added a lot of fun and wealth to her life.

Qi Yuelai just wanted to argue a few words, but when she thought that her passport was still with Zhang Yanhua, she changed her mind and said with a smile: "Mom, do you think this is good? I will go to your store to help, and I will keep my passport by myself." , how is it?"

It's okay if you don't mention it, but Zhang Yanhua gets angry when she mentions it. She put down the watermelon in her hand, turned to Qi Yue and said, "I've left it to you, can you still see your shadow? Forget it, don't you want to Don’t go to the store, don’t even think about the passport, your dad and I miss you when you are in China, and you can still see you at any time, if you go to other places, where can we find you, you are a girl, Alone outside, do you know how worried we are about you? Sleeping and dreaming are uneasy. Your grandpa called last time and told you that you can’t let you run around by yourself anymore. I’ll give your passport to your grandpa another day , if you have the ability to ask the old man to come back, I promise I won’t repeat you again.”

When Qi Yue came to see Zhang Yanhua, the more she talked, the more excited she was, she quickly patted her on the back and comforted her: "What are you doing to grandpa, am I right in front of you right now? I don't want to go anywhere..."

"I don't want to go anywhere, what do you want a passport for?" Zhang Yanhua pushed Qi Yuelai's hand away, turned her back and ignored her.

"Okay, I don't ask you, I really don't plan to go anywhere. I was ignorant before, and I shouldn't ignore your and dad's feelings." Qi Yue came to see Zhang Yanhua, her eyes were red, and she hugged her neck Apologize softly.

You annoyed me, it was time for dinner, Qi Junliang led everyone to the restaurant that had been booked early in the morning, after a short wait, Yan Zhiying rushed over from her busy schedule, and ordered the waiter to serve the food.

Qi Yue came to look around, but she still didn't see Qi Xin. She had been paying attention to Zhang Yanhua's mood before, and she forgot to call Qi Xin to ask about the situation. Maybe there was a traffic jam on the road.Qi Yuelai thought about it, then turned to Yan Zhiying and asked, "Auntie, my cousin told me that she would come, why hasn't she arrived yet?"

When Yan Zhiying heard this, the originally soft eyes seemed to be mixed with ice, and they instantly became cold.She said to Qi Yue: "She's so busy, I'm afraid she won't be there until evening, don't wait for her, let's eat first."

Hearing this, Qi Yuelai always felt that something was wrong.Before Yan Zhiying went to Qi Xin's house, she heard what Qi Xin said. The mother and daughter had different opinions on life-long matters. It seems that the aunt was really angry this time, otherwise why did she turn cold when she mentioned her cousin?

Because of Yan Zhiying's attitude, Qi Yuelai didn't say anything more. He talked and laughed with everyone, toasted and ate vegetables, and after the meal, he didn't see Qi Xin's shadow.Seeing that Qi Junliang was paying the bill, Qi Yuelai rolled his eyes and went to the bathroom with his bag.

It's still lunch break time, Qi Xin seldom has a nap, and there is a meeting in the afternoon, and he is taking advantage of this time to look through the meeting materials.Ai You was awakened by a dream early this morning, and she was catching up on sleep on the sofa.

The phone on the table buzzed and vibrated, and seeing that it was Qi Yuelai who was calling, Qi Xin put down the file and answered the call.

"Sister, where are you? We've finished our meal, are you coming or not?" Qi Yuelai's voice was full of anxiety, and things might not be what she thought.

Hearing this, Qi Xin frowned for a moment, her eyes suddenly darkened, and she asked in a low voice, "Is the birthday party for lunch?"

"That's right, why do you ask that? You shouldn't have mistaken the time, right?" Qi Yue's arrival has been confirmed now, Qi Xin is not late, I'm afraid he hasn't left here yet.She was just about to go to bed last night, when Zhang Yanhua called and told her to come to uncle's house for lunch early tomorrow, so as not to oversleep.But how could Qi Xin not know the time?

"When did you change the time?" Qi Xin leaned back in the chair, closed his glasses, and when he opened them again, there was a trace of forbearance in his eyes.

"My mother told me it was lunch last night. How could you get the time wrong? Didn't your aunt tell you?"

"In the past years, my dad always had dinner for his birthday. The weather was too hot, so I was worried that everyone would not be able to eat much for lunch. Where are you now?" Qi Xin didn't answer the following question. Ever since he froze with Yan Zhiying that day, Yan Zhiying Zhiying never answered her call again.Qi Xin originally wanted to take advantage of Qi Junliang's birthday to ease the atmosphere, but Yan Zhiying was determined to ask her to take someone home.

"I'm in the bathroom. Others are probably doing whatever they want. Those who don't have to go to work must go to your house." After Qi Yue finished speaking, there was only a moment of silence, and Qi Xin faintly heard an inaudible sigh.

Qi Xin stared at Lu Luo on the table and thought for a moment, then said softly, "I have a meeting in the afternoon, I'll go back in the evening."

"Okay, then you should do your work first." Qi Yue said, and was about to cut off the phone.

"Are you going to eat there tonight?"

"Probably not, Hezi still has a part-time job tonight."

"Then come and pick up Ai You from get off work later." Qi Xin said, turning her head to look at the person who was sleeping peacefully on the sofa, her depressed mood gradually eased.

In the past, when the conflicts had not surfaced, she could only go back to the house alone to slowly digest in the dark when faced with Yan Zhiying's dominance. At that time, the air was hard.Fortunately, now she has Ai You, although the conflict between mother and daughter is getting worse, at least someone is waiting for her, even if she doesn't speak, just look at each other, the tenderness in Ai You's eyes is the way to soothe her tired The best antidote.

Qi Yue came out of the bathroom, and Yan Zhiying had already left. She always came and went in such a hurry for such family gatherings, and she didn't know what Qi Xin would face when she returned to her parents' house at night.

The tacit understanding and affection between Ai You and Qi Xin made her very envious, but this kind of pressure from the family also made her dare not act rashly. Perhaps it would be a relief to kill some fate in her sleep.