There was never this kind of everyday warmth in his home.
In all his years, he had never seen his parents set foot in the kitchen.
Moreover, they were busy with work every day, leaving them little time to chat with him.
It was his grandfather, though old, who was becoming more and more talkative.
"What are you thinking about, kid?"
Autumn Dad, stealing a moment from his work, wanted to find another chance to say a few words to Nan Hua.
He turned his head and saw the kid standing there blankly, lost in thought.
"Ah!"
"Nothing, just remembered something."
"That's good, come here, I'll tell you..."
Seeing that he was fine, Autumn Dad pulled him over and started chattering again.
Nan Hua stopped thinking about anything else and watched intently.
...
After a long while, when Autumn Dad's throat was dry, the dishes were finally ready.
Wiping a bead of sweat from his forehead, Autumn Dad began to speak.
"Alright, go call them out for dinner."
"Mm."
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Just as dinner ended, a group of people who were about to continue chatting were interrupted shortly after they sat down.
It turned out that his aunt, Huang Xian Yi, had come to visit with her family for the New Year.
"Little Yi Yi, another year, another meeting!"
Seeing Xu Yi Yi, who followed them in, Qiu Xi's hands started to itch again.
She stepped forward, hugged the little one, and reached out to her fair, tender cheek.
"Xi... Cousin..."
Xu Yi Yi's face scrunched up, and she could barely speak clearly.
She had anticipated this before coming. She had walked very slowly, but was still caught.
"Xiao Xi, stop teasing her."
Seeing his little sister's pitiable state, Xu Xuan Ming also felt a bit of an itch.
But with their parents present, he could only rescue her.
This little girl was a troublemaker at home, but here, she was Xiao Xi's nemesis.
"Okay~ We haven't seen each other for so long, that's all."
After pinching enough, Qiu Xi let the little one down.
The moment her feet touched the ground, Xu Yi Yi immediately ran back with her short legs.
Cousin Xi was just too scary.
She had grown so much, but still couldn't escape Cousin Xi's big hands.
"Hahahahaha~"
Watching the little girl's actions, everyone in the room found it somewhat amusing.
"Xian Yi, why are you coming at this hour? Why not come earlier, so you could have eaten with us?"
"Auntie, we were busy at home."
As she spoke, she linked her arm through Grandma Qiu's and said with a smile, "But I'm going to have dinner at Auntie's place!"
Her words pleased the elderly woman, who smiled and said,
"That's simple enough, just tell the men to prepare a good meal later so we can eat well."
"Okay, I'll listen to you, Auntie."
"Alright!"
Grandma Qiu smiled even more happily now.
This girl used to visit her often before she got married. She only had two sons, so she treated these two sisters like her own daughters.
"By the way, why is it so lively here today?"
She had seen it when she first came in, but didn't understand the situation, so she hadn't spoken.
"Oh, you've come at the perfect time. Your sister and I are here to tell you about it."
So, they explained the situation, each taking turns.
"What a coincidence?"
She already knew about her niece taking a master.
She just didn't expect things to be such a coincidence.
"Isn't it! And this young man, we both think he's very good, and he's well-mannered."
"That one?"
Huang Xian Yi's eyes swept around and landed on the handsome young man sitting with her niece.
"Yes!"
"Hmm! He is indeed quite good."
Huang Xian Yi nodded repeatedly.
He's really good-looking!
At least his face matches her niece perfectly.
"..."
Seeing her sister's reaction, Autumn Mom understood perfectly.
She was already old, yet she still loved looking at people's appearances.
If her brother-in-law hadn't been good-looking, she might not have taken a liking to him at first glance.
Because she had studied for a few years, she claimed it was to research high-quality human gene inheritance and thus needed to find someone good-looking.
"Alright, since you're here, let's chat together."
Autumn Mom couldn't watch any longer, so she pulled her sister over to chat.
Meanwhile, Xu Jing Cheng had already joined the group of men and within ten minutes, he had understood the entire situation.
Now, he continued to chat with Grandpa Du.
Xu Xuan Ming, who was afraid of being dragged into the mess, had already slipped away with his younger cousin, Qiu Ge.
"You're about to take the college entrance exams. How are you feeling now?"
Upon entering the room, Xu Xuan Ming saw the desk full of books and test papers and began to ask.
Qiu Ge pulled over a stool and gestured for his cousin to sit.
"It's alright."
"Mm, if you have any questions at home, you can ask me, or your sister."
Qiu Ge nodded, "Mm."
Actually, he wanted to say that he had been feeling quite good lately.
He didn't know if it was because he was eating better during the holidays or something else, but he felt very clear-headed during this period, and not at all the usual lethargy that came with a break.
"By the way, what's going on downstairs?"
After hearing his cousin's words, Xu Xuan Ming saw that there didn't seem to be any issues.
So he asked about the situation downstairs earlier.
"Cousin Xuan Ming, you really came at the perfect time today."
"My sister brought her boyfriend over, and this boyfriend has some relationship with her master..."
Saying just the key points, Qiu Ge explained the matter to Xu Xuan Ming.
Xu Xuan Ming nodded, "Mm..."
"Then I still need to go down and take a look!"
If for no other reason, he had to vet this boyfriend!
"Mm."
Qiu Ge also nodded.
But he thought there shouldn't be any problems.
He thought highly of this future brother-in-law!
If it really wasn't good enough, his sister would likely be able to take him down.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
"Little Ge."
Hearing the voice, Xu Xuan Ming realized, "It's your sister, hurry and open the door."
"Oh."
"Sis, why are you here?"
Shouldn't you be downstairs chatting with everyone right now?
"Mm, I came to find my cousin."
"Cousin, someone's looking for you."
Qiu Ge opened the door and let his sister in.
"Cousin, here's the stuff for you."
It was only when Qiu Xi saw Xu Xuan Ming today that she remembered these materials she had already prepared and put away.
Fearing she would forget later, and also not wanting to listen to her aunt's nagging, she found an excuse to come up.
As for Nan Hua, he was currently very happy!
She had simply left him there.
"Did you find everything?"
After he said it would be after the New Year, he had prepared himself to wait for a while.
He didn't expect this girl, Xiao Xi, to find them so quickly!
"Yes, I found them all. Take a look."
Qiu Xi handed over a large bag she had brought.
"Okay, let me see."
Opening the bag, Xu Xuan Ming carefully flipped through it.
The more he flipped, the more his heart sank.
These things were found so quickly, and after a brief look, he noticed that other items were mixed in, all of which were of good quality.
"Xiao Xi! You've handled this matter beyond my expectations!"
After reading through everything, Xu Xuan Ming praised Qiu Xi profusely.
It was truly the right decision to come along today!
"Of course! Don't you know what kind of celestial being your sister is!"
Instantly, Qiu Xi's narcissistic trait acted up again.
"..."
Qiu Ge watched, completely bewildered the entire time.
He didn't understand. In a scene with three people, he felt like a background prop.
How did his cousin and his sister get together!
And without him!
They had promised to do things together!
Qiu Ge looked at the two of them, feeling very wronged.
"Little Ge, what are you doing?"
Xu Xuan Ming turned to look at his cousin as well.
"Did you guys do something behind my back?"
"..."
This silly boy!
Wouldn't it be better to just eat and drink well!
"It's nothing, it's just..."
"Xiao Xi, since Little Ge wants to know, you can just tell him."
It wasn't a secret anyway.
"Alright."
So, the two of them explained it briefly.
"..."
After hearing it, Qiu Ge felt even more...
He suddenly realized his sister's financial power and seriously lowered his head.
"Well, you guys chat. I'll go out now."
Having given him the materials, Qiu Xi prepared to return to her room.
Taking advantage of this time, she could catch up on her mission progress.
She had fallen behind on her schedule by taking two days off for the New Year.
"Then I'll go down too. I'll leave the things here with you for now, and I'll pick them up when I leave."kanδん
Seeing that there was nothing else to discuss, Xu Xuan Ming prepared to go down and meet this junior brother-in-law.
"Okay, Cousin, I'll keep an eye on them for you."
"Mm."