Due to the previous night's "reckless behavior," none of the four people who planned to get up early to pack their things managed to do so on time.
Fortunately, they all had afternoon flights, otherwise, they would have been truly "ripped off," they deserved it!
Finally – kanδん
"Slap!"
Qiu Xi reached out and directly silenced the incessantly "ding-donging" alarm clock, then crawled out of bed.
"Get up!"
According to the agreement from last night, whoever woke up first was responsible for waking the others. kΑnshu伍.ξà
So, as soon as Qiu Xi got out of bed, she started providing wake-up services from one bed to another.
...
In the afternoon, it was still Nan Hua who sent Qiu Xi to the airport, but this time Hua Ling Long was not with them.
Because that girl's exams were not over yet, and she had an outdoor shoot after them, so she let Qiu Xi go back first.
"Alright, remember to report your safety when you arrive."
As she was about to board the plane, Nan Hua reached out to hug her, still reminding her.
Qiu Xi nodded, "Mm."
She nodded again, "Also, don't forget to miss me."
"Most importantly, remember to bring me to meet your parents!"
Hearing this, Qiu Xi could only nod again, and even promised, "Mm, I will definitely remember!"
"Alright, let's go."
"Mm, bye~"
"Bye!"
...
"Ge, why are you here to pick me up?"
Upon seeing her cousin Xu Xuan Ming as soon as she came out, Qiu Xi was a little surprised.
She had clearly spoken to her dad, who had also agreed to pick her up today.
Seeing her cousin now, she was still a bit slow to react to what was happening.
Xu Xuan Ming, on the other hand, conveniently grabbed Qiu Xi's suitcase and put it directly into the trunk, "Come on, get in the car first."
"Okay."
Saying that, she opened the car door and got in.
"Your dad knew you were coming back today, he was originally going to pick you up."
"And then? Why didn't he show up?"
"Well, he figured you only come back once every six months, so he wanted to show off his skills and have you taste his cooking, so he impulsively went to the market to pick out fresh ingredients."
"..."
Qiu Xi was a bit speechless, "Dad's... cooking skills are okay?"
"Hahaha~"
Seeing Qiu Xi's hesitant look, Xu Xuan Ming felt like laughing, "Xiao Xi, aren't you afraid your dad will make you some horrible experimental dish?"
"Heh heh..."
"Don't worry, his skills are much better than before."
"And ever since his skills became proficient, he's very selective about who he cooks for. Usually, only your mom can boss him around. Even your brother might not get to eat his cooking."
Speaking of this, Xu Xuan Ming felt a bit annoyed. When they were "testing the poison," he and his younger cousin Qiu Ge had been subjected to his experiments quite a bit.
But now that his cooking skills had reached perfection, they got nothing.
When visiting, the highest treatment was just plain white rice with one meat and one vegetable dish; other grand feasts, not to mention desserts and pastries, were just wishful thinking.
After hearing this, Qiu Xi was still a bit disbelieving, "Really? Old Qiu has this hidden talent?"
"..."
"You can do it, maybe it's inherited from your dad!"
"..."
It was "spent" by the system working overtime...
"Alright, you'll know when we get back. It's all thanks to you today, I can also have a meal when we get back."
It wasn't easy!
"Okay! My first stop when I get back will be the kitchen!"
Hearing Xu Xuan Ming say this, Qiu Xi was already starting to look forward to it.
...
"By the way, Xiao Xi, when do you have time? I'll take you to my place to have a look."
Halfway through the drive, Xu Xuan Ming remembered that his little cousin was also his investor!
So he remembered what Liu Wei had been constantly mentioning and decided to take this primary investor to visit his small company.
"Anytime is fine, how about I go after I've rested tomorrow?"
Anyway, she had just started her holiday and didn't have anything to do.
"Okay."
"Mm, then Ge, how are things progressing with you guys now?"
After that conversation, Qiu Xi hadn't asked about it again, so she really didn't understand the situation now.
"Thanks to you! It's going very well!"
If things could continue like this, he was quite confident that the company would go public within three years.
"That's good then."
"When I get there, I'll take a good look."
"Don't worry, they'll introduce you properly then, you won't lose money."
Knowing her little cousin's money-grubbing tendencies, Xu Xuan Ming directly pointed it out.
"Hehehe~"
"That's good, that's good!"
Being called a money-grubber was fine, saying it wouldn't hurt. As long as there was money, it was all good!
...
"We're here, get out."
"Mom, I'm back."
"Okay."
"Are you tired? Hurry up and put your things down, get some good rest."
As soon as she entered the door, she saw her mother sitting in the hall reading.
"Not tired, I'm going to see Old Qiu first!"
All the way here, she was thinking about Old Qiu's cooking, so Qiu Xi didn't feel tired at all. She just wondered if it was as good as her cousin said.
"Go on, go on, your dad is in the kitchen."
Knowing that father and daughter were close, Qiu's mom didn't hold her daughter back to say much, as she was quite busy herself.
"Dad, I'm back!"
"Oh! You're quite fast!"
He wanted to reach out and pull his daughter, but found his hands were inconvenient now, so he could only speak, "Come quickly, and see the welcome banquet your dad prepared for you."
"There's fish, meat, and your favorite shrimp, what do you think?"
Pointing to the pile of fresh ingredients he had personally gone to the market to select, Old Qiu's words were filled with pride.
"Dad, wait for me for a moment, I'll go get cleaned up and come help you."
"Okay, hurry."
Recalling his daughter's cooking skills, Old Qiu was naturally very happy with this suggestion.
This was a good opportunity for father and daughter to chat properly. They hadn't seen each other for more than half a year, and he had a lot of things to tell his daughter!
"Okay! I'll be right there."
Then she ran upstairs like the wind.
"So rough, what kind of behavior is that!"
After a gust of wind passed, looking at her daughter like that, Qiu's mom raised her head and scolded with a smile.
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard Xu Xuan Ming's voice, "Auntie, Xiao Xi is probably eager to spar with Uncle over cooking."
"Xuan Ming, come sit down quickly."
Upon hearing this, Qiu's mom pulled him over and made him sit down, then started rambling, "You've really gone to a lot of trouble, if it weren't for your Uncle..."
"You stay for dinner today and go back after you've eaten your fill!"
Finally, at the end, Xu Xuan Ming heard this sentence.
"Okay~"
"Auntie, then I'll be polite!"
"It's okay, this is your auntie's house, feel free to make yourself at home."
"Mm mm~"