After wearing the spare tire, I was with Bai Yueguang

Jiang Xuehe booked a flight ticket for the next morning.

After getting up early and saying hello to the old man, the two rushed directly to the airport. When they returned to Yunhua City, it happened to be meal time, so the two found a random restaurant for lunch.

"My mother seems to be on a business trip for the past two days." Yan Guiqiu was discussing the engagement with Jiang Xuehe, "I'll call my dad when I get back tonight and see when they can find time to go to Yanling."

What Mr. Jiang meant was that before the formal engagement, the two families would naturally still have to meet to discuss whether to do it, where and how to do it.

As for the location of the negotiation, Ningcheng, Yanling City, and Yunhua City are all possible.

If the Yan family is too busy, the Jiang family can also take time to go to Ningcheng and have an interview.

Of course, the main part of the Jiang family is Mr. Jiang himself. If Jiang's father and Mrs. Jiang were to be called in, it would be self-inflicted.

But after Yan Guiqiu got on the plane, he discussed with Jiang Xuehe privately, and felt that it was not appropriate for the old man to condescend to run to Ningcheng, so he had to ask his parents to go there.

The matter was decided in a hurry, Yan Guiqiu hadn't had time to tell his family.

"Do they think it's too fast?" Jiang Xuehe asked.

"Probably not." Yan Guiqiu did not hesitate, "Maybe he was so happy that he set off firecrackers on the spot."

Jiang Xuehe: "..."

Recalling the private heart-to-heart conversation between Uncle Yan and her for a moment, Jiang Xuehe found that he really couldn't refute, and his slight worries were so easily dissipated.

"Then let's wait until they finish their work." Jiang Xuehe said, "There is still plenty of time until the end of June, and some procedures at the venue can be done by a special person."

While talking, Jiang Xuehe was thinking in his heart, should he go to Yan's house again as soon as possible——

Tomorrow is too early, too late to prepare gifts, but it is too late, so come over there directly, and there is another procedure missing in the middle.

After much deliberation, Jiang Xuehe finally simply said to Yan Guiqiu: "I'll go talk to them."

Yan Guiqiu was stunned: "Are you alone?"

Jiang Xuehe nodded: "Didn't you have something to do at school these two days? It's not convenient to run back and forth."

Yan Guiqiu thought about what she meant, and then realized that this was a more formal visit and request, and Jiang Xuehe's personal visit would naturally be more sincere.

"Actually, there is no need to do this." Yan Guiqiu said, "My parents don't care much about these formal things, just say what you want."

"No matter how much they don't care, I can't help but express my opinion." Jiang Xuehe's attitude is gentle but firm, "I also hope that they can hand you over to me with more confidence."

Yan Guiqiu rubbed his ears, wondering why he jumped to the topic of "Leave it to me" again, and wanted to argue but felt that it was a bit too silly to care about it, so he finally said "um", and agreed to compromise.

"Then it's hard work for Sister Xuehe to make a trip."

"It's not hard." Jiang Xuehe smiled slightly and said, "It should."

Yan Guiqiu blinked, feeling inexplicably lost somewhere.

Or, she also went to meet her family?

Yan Guiqiu thought for a while and then vetoed it. This topic was brought up by Mr. Jiang, and Jiang Xuehe's parents... It seems that there is no need for any special opinions.

Simply can only give up.

After a long journey, both of them were a little tired, they roughly set their direction, chatted some gossips, and went back to rest first.

It didn't take long for Jiang Xuehe to book a ticket to Ningcheng. Two days later, Yan Guiqiu was going to prepare for his defense, and he really didn't have time to accompany her, but he also told his sister in private, asking her to help out a little point.

Yan Guiqiu didn't receive a reply from his sister until the next morning.

First there was a question mark, and then he said to wait for her to finish the meeting.

Yan Guiqiu was sitting at the desk with a cup of coffee, and checked the time on his phone. Jiang Xuehe should have boarded the plane by now.

She turned her gaze back to the computer screen.

The thesis draft had been revised long ago, and what she was looking at at the moment was not something in school, but a form for soliciting opinions secretly sent to her by Jiang Xuyu later.

It stands to reason that it is not easy to send products aimed at the elderly to Yan Guiqiu.

But Jiang Xuyu has many reasons, which sound reasonable. For example, Yan Guiqiu has lived in Yunhua City for a long time, is very familiar with the surrounding areas, and often participates in various volunteer activities inside and outside the school. He has met a lot of elderly people, so he naturally has some experience...

As for his true inner thoughts, Yan Guiqiu is naturally very clear.

Yan Guiqiu let the opinion collection form lie quietly in his mailbox for two days. After returning from Jiang's house, he downloaded the attachment, read it from beginning to end, and then spent a day writing in the blank space. some comments and suggestions.

Just finished writing last night, Yan Guiqiu just woke up in the morning, while waiting for his sister's reply, he read the form from beginning to end, and corrected a few minor problems.

After changing it, she sent the form back.

There was still no movement from Yan Guizhou, but Jiang Xuyu called within 10 minutes after the email was sent.

Jiang Xuyu asked a few unclear points, Yan Guiqiu answered them one by one, and cooperated so amazingly that Jiang Xuyu couldn't help feeling a little cautious and surprised.

"It's engagement after all, and my mentality will change immediately." Jiang Xuyu joked with a dry smile.

"It's just that I'm relatively free recently." Yan Guiqiu said, "It's just a matter of convenience. If you ask me how the Jiang family will develop in the future, then I can't answer..."

easy thing.

Hearing this, Jiang Xuyu could only remain silent.

Take a look at the opinion form that was sent just now. Although it seems to be just "opinions", such as which side has a higher traffic flow, which side has poor infrastructure but has more elderly people, and some local service-oriented companies for the elderly. how……

But Lin Lin finally figured it out, covering far more than the issues Jiang Xuyu listed on the list.

Yan Guiqiu was drawing a guiding line for him almost hand in hand, telling him which market has more potential, which side has a higher degree of consumer acceptance, and even includes the distribution of relevant local professionals and the employment situation...

In these situations, Jiang Xuyu will naturally ask someone to investigate in detail later, but with Yan Guiqiu's "opinion", the whole direction and thinking become clear in an instant.

Yan Guiqiu also reminded some places that Jiang Xuyu ignored.

Several brainstorming meetings in the company failed to cover all aspects, and to Yan Guiqiu, it was just a trivial matter that was so handy that it was not worth mentioning.

And before that, Yan Guiqiu might not have carefully studied the market for this kind of project at all.

Jiang Xuyu was speechless for a long time, feeling even more annoyed and regretful in his heart——

They are about to get married soon, so why can't they take in such talents and use them?

Whether it's starting a business or returning to Jiang's house, Jiang Xuehe said it would be easy, but in fact it is not an easy task.

Normal bosses would think of ways to recruit talents, but Jiang Xuehe was the only one who had such a "bottom line".

But Jiang Xuyu knew Jiang Xuehe's temper, and if she said she couldn't touch some things, then she couldn't touch them, and there was no room for negotiation.

This time, he still sneaked around the edge of the opinion form.

If Yan Guiqiu never replied, it might just be the only email he sent, and it would always lie in a corner where no one knew about it.

Jiang Xuyu flipped through the opinion form back and forth, endured and endured, and finally couldn't hold back, and asked sideways: "Has Miss Yan really considered changing her major? Or developing a side job?"

Yan Guiqiu said without hesitation: "No. I already feel very hard just going to school, and there should be no room for distraction in the future."

Jiang Xuyu: "..."

I believe in your evil!

I don't know who doesn't go to school every day, but sticks with Jiang Xuehe all the time.

Although there is also the reason for the graduation season, but at a glance, you can tell whether Yan Guiqiu really has no spare time——

If she feels that she is too hard to be distracted, at least half of them may not even graduate.

However, Yan Guiqiu's attitude was firm, Jiang Xuyu hesitated several times, and finally closed his mouth angrily.

Yan Guiqiu paused for a moment, and said, "A phone call came in from my side."

Jiang Xuyu knew that this topic should stop here.

Before hanging up the phone, Yan Guiqiu finally said to Jiang Xuyu: "Haven't you heard a piece of advice? Don't go into business with relatives and friends - if you occasionally ask me for advice in the future, it's fine, but it's up to you to make a decision. What happens to you is none of my business."

She doesn't want a name, and she doesn't take the blame, but occasionally her thinking gets stuck, and she wants to find someone to open up her mind, that's fine.

This is roughly what it means.

Jiang Xuyu on the other end of the phone was stunned for a while, until the screen went black before he came back to his senses.

He looked down at his phone, and his face was reflected in a sigh.

"The power of love is really great." He muttered to himself.

When Yan Guizhou called back, it had been more than an hour since her last reply.

But that's just a short break between meetings.

Yan Guizhou had just made a call, but she could still hear the noise in the background. She walked quickly to the unoccupied platform at the end of the floor, and then calmed down a little.

"Are you busy there?" Yan Guiqiu asked.

"It's okay." Yan Guizhou covered it up, then got back to the topic and asked, "What did you say about Sister Xuehe this morning?"

She has been busy all morning and hasn't noticed what message her sister sent.

After Meng Xinglan's business trip, Yan Guizhou was always busy.

She is still young, and Meng Xinglan is not around, so the affairs of the company are naturally left to others, but she is the future successor after all, and she has experienced in it, and her opinions will also be taken seriously. She doesn't want to be underestimated. You have to pay [-] points of effort.

So Yan Guiqiu didn't think too much about it, he was considerate of his sister's hard work and just didn't talk nonsense to her at this time.

In the end, she simply repeated it to her sister, saying that Jiang Xuehe went to Ningcheng alone.

As for herself, she couldn't leave for a while because of school affairs, so she asked Yan Guizhou to meet her after she went back and help her a little bit.

As for the engagement, she thought about it and swallowed it back. Since Jiang Xuehe wanted to bring it up by himself, it would be fine to let her have this opportunity.

Yan Guizhou didn't ask any more questions, he gave a questioning "ah", and then answered again.

Someone was calling her from behind.

Yan Guizhou responded while covering the phone's microphone, and then hurriedly said to his sister: "I see. I'll call you when I get back."

Before Yan Guiqiu could say anything, Yan Guizhou hung up the phone first.

Listening to the short busy tone on the receiver, Yan Guiqiu couldn't help but fell into a moment of daze——

This is the first time that Yan Guizhou has hung up on her on his own initiative.

Is something wrong?

Yan Guiqiu had a feeling of uneasiness in his heart, and he glanced at the mobile phone in his hand several times, but in the end he didn't make up his mind to contact some people who might know the situation.

Instead, she clicked on Song Anchen's chat box.

After she came back, she told some close friends about the engagement, and asked them not to talk about it for the time being.

Everyone reacted differently, most of them were surprised that it was so fast at first, and then congratulated.

In their eyes, Yan Guiqiu has always been a very determined person, since she has made up her mind, it means that she has considered all the things that should be considered, and the others naturally only have congratulations.

Unexpectedly, among the few people who were best friends with Yan Guiqiu, the one who reacted the most was A Luan.

However, A Luan didn't object to their engagement, but just felt some resentment for them to resolve life's major issues earlier than him.

She is the oldest and has the most love affairs, and she has included the word marriage in her life plan, but she never imagined that once the ten-thousand-year-old cycad tree blooms, it will go forward ten times faster and run away all at once. Go ahead of her--

The marriage is engaged, so is it still far from officially getting married?

Judging from the speed at which Yan Guiqiu confessed to Jiang Xuehe and got together, it might be more surprising to say that this time it was just an engagement rather than a marriage.

A Luan kept making phone calls and bombarded Yan Guiqiu for a while, and after knocking on a few meals, he finally calmed down contentedly, and delivered the engagement gift she had prepared as quickly as possible, a pure gold zodiac ornament.

In contrast, Song Anchen, who was vaguely opposed at first, reacted calmly this time.

Song Anchen had also heard about the Jiang family.

What happened at the Jiang's party that day was more or less rumored, unlike Yan Guiqiu's own filters and biases, the onlookers were naturally more objective.

From what they said, Jiang Xuehe had always been by Yan Guiqiu's side with a clear attitude.

There were a few people with malicious intentions who were blocked by Jiang Xuehe long ago, and they didn't know what they said in private, so they didn't dare to talk nonsense in front of Yan Guiqiu again.

From Yan Guiqiu's point of view, there is probably no one in the Jiang family who harbors ill intentions towards her—except for Jiang Xuehe's unavoidable parents.

Song Anchen heard about the two people's engagement earlier than others, and later she heard Yan Guiqiu talk about it, comparing the two from different perspectives, she also recognized it.

After such a long time, just judging from Jiang Xuehe's actual actions, Song Anchen could see that she was serious.

Song Anchen was also probably the most active person who made suggestions for Yan Guiqiu's preparation for the engagement.

They had just talked about the venue of the engagement banquet the night before.

The two agreed that Yunhua City was the best location, but the problem was that the two families had to travel long distances, and they wondered if they could make the time.

Song Anchen asked Yan Guiqiu if she knew the recent arrangements of her company, and reminded her to discuss with her family in advance so that she could adjust the time and be free when the time came.

Jiang Xuehe went to Ningcheng about this matter, and when he saw Father Yan, he would naturally have a detailed chat with him.

Yan Guiqiu's original intention of calling his sister was just to remind him vaguely.

However, after hanging up the phone, she began to feel a little uneasy.

Song Anchen heard her talking about the phone call, so he said directly: "Since you are worried, why don't you just ask her directly?"

Yan Guiqiu hesitated for a moment: "I feel that she is busy with company affairs. And if there were any problems that she felt could not be solved, she would take the initiative to ask me for help."

Most of the time, Yan Guiqiu would refuse to come forward directly, and only give a few reminders from the side.

Later, the younger sister gradually grew up and gradually became able to be independent, she even avoided this reminder——

Anyway, Ms. Meng is also in the company, so it is more than enough to teach the youngest daughter.

Yan Guiqiu also didn't want her sister to rely too much on herself, as that would not do her any good in the future.

Song Anchen was silent for a moment, and then said to her: "You also know it's 'before'. Don't you know what is one of the signs of a child growing up? Be brave!"

Yan Guiqiu let out an "oh", with a slightly drawn out tone, unwilling to follow her words.

Song Anchen often felt inconceivable about the conflict between Yan Guiqiu and his family.

The same is true at this time.

"If one day your company is about to go bankrupt and you are the only one who can go back to help, will you help or not?" Song Anchen asked her.

"Of course..." Yan Guiqiu paused before saying, "Help."

If the painstaking efforts of her parents and sister are about to collapse one day, she naturally can't just watch helplessly without reaching out to help.

"But that's just a hypothesis." Yan Guiqiu said again, "Although there are still some immature places, I think she has done a good job at this age."

"However, once some mistakes are made, they are irreparable." Song Anchen asked her, "I know you feel that you have the obligation to be courteous to your younger sister, but have you ever thought that you also have the obligation to guide and educate your younger sister? She has been watching since childhood. Your back grew up, and you jumped out of her sight all of a sudden, don't you think it's a bit irresponsible?"

Yan Guiqiu listened quietly, his eyes were empty, staring at the pattern on the window sill.

"Of course, this kind of responsibility is only available to families with a better relationship like yours." Song Anchen said dryly, muttering and complaining, "At most, there will be a quarrel, who doesn't quarrel? No Seeing that you are so secretive, and you don't have the heart to fight, it's a big deal to take a step back when the time comes, why do you have to draw a clear line from the beginning..."

A family with a good vibe is like harmony.

If the boundaries are drawn too clearly, it is no different from sharing roommates.

However, whether it's their natural blood or the relationship they have gotten along with for many years, they have long been kneaded into a ball.

Yan Guiqiu backed away, and the family members could actually feel it.

Song Anchen had told Yan Guiqiu those words many times, but unfortunately it never had any effect.

Yan Guiqiu has always been confronted with quarrels and disputes, and would rather avoid them than face them.

Song Anchen sighed involuntarily as he spoke, realizing that perhaps he shouldn't dwell on this issue anymore——

Even Yan Guiqiu's own family didn't care.

Why should she hold on to it like this.

"Forget it, think it over for yourself." Song Anchen finally said, "It's good to be with Sister Xuehe. If you have any doubts, you can also discuss it with her. After all, you will be in the real sense in the future. family."

Yan Guiqiu was silent for a long time, and finally gave a soft "um".

family.

After hanging up the phone, Yan Guiqiu stared at the blacked out computer screen and slowly pondered those two words.

Song Anchen suddenly reminded her.

As long as she stays with Jiang Xuehe, sooner or later, the relationship between them will not only be limited to words such as "lover" and "couple", but will also be family members who are listed on the same household registration book.

They will have their own little family.

But that does not mean that the original family will collapse and disintegrate, they still exist, and they should be like a big circle outside the small circle of the small family, like a shield, guarding them neither far nor near.

Ever since meeting Jiang Xuyu, Yan Guiqiu felt that if Jiang Xuehe needed it, it would be fine to help her in private.

Because she didn't ask for anything, she just hoped to help Jiang Xuehe relieve some burden and pressure.

Most importantly, she instinctively believed that Jiang Xuehe was not someone who would take advantage of her.

Jiang Xuehe's determination to keep Jiang Xuyu out was a clear bottom line.

What if Jiang Xuehe really wanted to use her in the future?

Yan Guiqiu took [-] steps back to think about that almost impossible possibility.

Then she found with some sadness that even so, she probably did so willingly.

Because the feelings at this time are not fake.

She was sincere, and Jiang Xuehe responded with sincerity.

If during the period before going to Ningcheng for the first time, ask Yan Guiqiu if he believes that Jiang Xuehe really likes her.

Yan Guiqiu would say that it doesn't matter.

She dived into it enthusiastically, never caring about what would happen after being cheated, used, or bored, not at all, but after careful consideration, she felt that it was okay——

She can bear those risks.

So she rushed forward without hesitation.

But now, if she is asked the same question again, she will probably say without hesitation: "I believe it."

What if it's a family member?

Yan Guiqiu thinks of the past, present, and future family members from the future family members. The emotional bond between them may not be shallower than love, but maybe they are born with it, so they can't experience it more deeply.

The shadow of the past life is lingering, Yan Guiqiu dare not think about it anymore——

What if it happens again?

But when she started to think about it, she suddenly realized it.

The conditions for repeating the same mistakes in this life are simply not established.

In her previous life, she was born in a desperate situation, and her body was broken by a wrong step. She loved her mother and younger brother but also depended on them pathologically. Her excessive desire for protection turned into a desire for control and a strong personality.

When her mother and younger brother were greedy, she felt bad, so she directly cut off their thoughts, but she never thought of backing down.

To the family, she seemed to have turned into a cold and hard stone.

Emotional wear-and-tear is not a one-sided thing.

When the relationship fades, those desires for interests naturally gain the upper hand.

What about this life?

Both parents, sisters harmony.

Yan Guiqiu no longer needs to tense every nerve like "Ming Huan" to ensure that she and her family survive, so she can back down and become soft.

Her parents and younger sister are also far more capable than her mother and younger brother in the previous life.

They have the ability not only to protect themselves, but also to protect their families.

So those loves will never turn into sharp arrows in the end, piercing the hearts of the most cherished people.

Yan Guiqiu leaned on the chair in a daze, lost in thought.

Thinking that Jiang Xuehe would always be by her side in the future, she returned to the human world as if in a trance, suddenly gaining support and confidence.

After an unknown amount of time, Yan Guiqiu slowly relaxed, and took the mobile phone on the table.

She originally wanted to ask other people about Ning Cheng's recent affairs.

But probably she didn't fully recover, and when she realized it, she had already pressed Jiang Xuehe's number and dialed out.

She subconsciously wanted to hang up - Jiang Xuehe didn't seem to have gotten off the plane at this point.

However, before she pressed the hook button, the phone was connected first, and Jiang Xuehe's voice came through the phone.

"Guiqiu?" Jiang Xuehe explained despite the wind, "I just got off the plane, the plane arrived early today, and I was just about to send you a message..."

Noticing the silence on the other side, she couldn't help but also paused, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"...It's okay." Yan Guiqiu covered her face with her hand, suddenly felt a little hot in her eyes, she said, "I just, miss you a little bit."

The author has something to say: Looking at the outline, I feel that the main text is almost finished, and there are still tens of thousands of words~ I guess it will be finished during the Spring Festival

This is an idealistic cookie from love at first sight to two-way running, sweet from the beginning to the end, and there will be no big twists and turns in the future

There should still be several chapters in the next episode, Guiqiu's past life, daily life after marriage, etc.