“Brother, Nan Hua, let's head back too.”
It was getting late, and they could grab something to eat upon returning.
“Alright, give me the luggage.”
Xu Xuanming began taking the suitcases from Qiu Xi and the other.
They had left with two empty, lightweight suitcases, but now they were returning with an extra one, and all of them were full to the brim.
“Then we’ll have to trouble you, Brother Xuanming,” Hua Linglong said, pushing her suitcase out with a sense of responsibility.
Xu Xuanming nodded, “Okay, you two get in the car first. Nan Hua and I will handle this.”
Three suitcases were quite a lot, but they could just about squeeze into the trunk.
As soon as Xu Xuanming spoke, Nan Hua beside him pulled Qiu Xi along, urging her into the car. He then took a couple of steps and started loading the suitcases with Xu Xuanming.
“Xiao Xi, you two were only gone for a week, right? That’s quite a lot of luggage.”
“If people didn’t know, they’d think you went shopping for stock!” Xu Xuanming joked with Qiu Xi as soon as they got into the car after finishing loading.
“……” Qiu Xi didn’t want to talk anymore.
She had already realized that yesterday…
“Brother, let’s skip this topic.”
Talking about it made her legs feel sore again.
“I’ll show you what we did when we get back!”
These three suitcases also contained some items that Tang Siran had prepared.
They weren’t originally included, but they had bought some things because they got too caught up shopping with Hua Linglong…
Xu Xuanming nodded, “Alright.”
“We’ll take you back first; everyone at home is eager for your return.”
They had specifically waited for the two of them, even delaying dinner.
“Okay.”
The car sped along, and in the blink of an eye, the four of them arrived home.
“Grandma~ we’re back!”
As soon as they got out of the car, Qiu Xi pulled Hua Linglong and hurried into the house.
As for the luggage, Xu Xuanming and Nan Hua would handle it.
“Oh my~”
“Xiao Xi, you’re finally here!”
“Come, sit down quickly~”
“And Linglong behind you, come along too…”
Upon hearing their voices, Grandma Qiu eagerly stood up, speaking as she walked.
At the same time, several other people followed. As soon as the two girls sat down, they were surrounded.
“Xiao Xi, where’s the trophy?”
“Take it out and let us see!”
Qiu Xi, “……”
She had gotten excited for nothing…
Turns out everyone was here to see the trophy…
Hua Linglong, standing beside her, looked at Qiu Xi’s suddenly deflated smile and said, “Grandma, Xiao Xi’s trophy is still in the back, it hasn’t come in yet~”
Indeed, when Qiu Xi was packing, she had casually put it in the suitcase.
“Is that so… then we’ll wait a little longer.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Nan Hua and Xu Xuanming walked in from behind.
The three suitcases instantly caught everyone’s eye.
“……”
“No wonder… it turns out you two girls are quite capable!”
Even though they had someone to help, traveling was still tiring…
“Hehe…” The two girls let out awkward laughs.
“Alright, let the children eat first,” Father Qiu said, feeling a slight headache looking at the crowd.
If this continued, dinner might really become cold.
“Okay!”
“Let’s eat first, and then we’ll talk.”
As soon as Grandma Qiu finished speaking, she got up and headed for the dining table.
Qiu Xi and Hua Linglong looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.
They could talk about the rest later, as long as they could eat first.
……
About half an hour later, dinner concluded.
“Alright!”
“Since everyone is here, Linglong and I will distribute the items first.”
Except for a few roommates and Little Snowflake, everyone she wanted to give gifts to was present. She decided to distribute them now to save trouble!
After Qiu Xi finished speaking, she moved the suitcases over.
She and Hua Linglong each took one and opened them right away.
As for the third one, it was sorted while they were packing, and it was meant to be given away.
“Here, Grandpa, Grandma… Master, and Grandma Li… Dad, Mom… Aunt…”
“And finally, the two of you.” These were Xu Xuanming and Nan Hua.
“Done!”
“These were prepared by the three of us, and the extras were bought by Linglong…”
Qiu Xi moved back and forth, while Hua Linglong stood behind her, handing things over, and watched Qiu Xi distribute the gifts.
“All distributed!”
“Lastly, this is the trophy you all wanted.”
After moving back and forth more than ten times, Qiu Xi was quite tired after saying the last sentence.
“So this is the trophy~”
“It looks really nice!”
“Come, I need to take a good photo and show off to my old friends on my social media!”
Having such an excellent and outstanding granddaughter, she had to let everyone know!
“Come on, my old friend, I’ll take one too~” Grandma Li was also happy and joined in the photo-taking.
“Ahem~”
“Old woman, I want one too…”
These were the two old men who wanted to join the fun but were a bit too proud to ask.
After the elderly folks finished, Father Qiu and Mother Qiu were next…
Taking advantage of this moment, Qiu Xi brought Hua Linglong back to her room.
“Linglong, you can rest here tonight. We can talk about anything else tomorrow.”
Hua Linglong nodded, “Okay~”
“Xiao Xi, you go ahead and get busy. I’ll tell you if anything comes up.”
She needed to contact her family and chat with her dear boyfriend.
Bai Yixuan had wanted to pick her up earlier, but she had refused because she was coming to Qiu Xi’s place. Now she needed to contact him.
“Okay, then you get busy. Call me if you need anything.”
“Mm.”
Saying this, Qiu Xi walked out.
When she came out, the group downstairs was still chattering.
She exchanged a look with Nan Hua. Seeing him nod, Qiu Xi walked out.
Two minutes later, in the yard outside—
“Ah Hua~”
“Mm.” Nan Hua caught her as she rushed over, and they sat on the swing chair in the yard.
“This is for you~” Qiu Xi handed him a small bag.
“Mm? Didn’t you already give me something?”
“Yes, but that was different, that was just a token…”
“This is what I really want to give you.”
Familial love and romantic love were ultimately a bit different.
At least she liked this feeling…
Nan Hua chuckled softly, “Okay~”
Without opening it, he instead rubbed her small hand and casually asked, “How was your trip abroad?”
Qiu Xi replied casually, “It was okay. I mainly went to see friends.”
“Heh~”
“You say that, but don’t let your rivals hear it.”
The main purpose wasn’t the competition; it was seeing friends on a sponsored trip.
“That’s right~” Qiu Xi said with a hint of pride.
She wasn’t particularly nervous about this competition. She had prepared casually, traveled lightly, and competed even more at ease.
In the words of her master, all the previous preparations were for this moment, so there was no need to worry.
Nan Hua smiled dotingly, “Yes, yes, yes~”
“What about you? How is the game’s beta test going?”
“It’s going quite smoothly. If there aren’t any major issues in the later stages, it should be launched in July.”
It had been almost a month, and apart from the few major problems at the beginning, everything was going smoothly now.
“Then that means it can proceed as planned~”
July, the summer vacation, was a good time.
According to his previous plan, this was perfect timing.
Nan Hua nodded, “Yes, and we have Brother Xuanming to thank for that.”
Collaborating with Xu Xuanming, from testing to now, many problems had been resolved very efficiently.
“It’s a win-win situation; we all get what we need, so we earn money together~”
“That’s true.”
“We should earn quite a bit after this batch is done.”
He and Zhao Huasheng, along with the other four, didn’t have much pursuit of money; they simply enjoyed building a business.
And then to research new technologies in the future, which was great~
“Great, then you can rest for a while after this is over.”
She had watched him these past few months, constantly going to the base. Sometimes she couldn’t reach him by message, but she could always find him at the base.
“Yes, I plan to study diligently.”
“Hahahaha~ That’s great.”
She would probably also be studying diligently by then.
After all, she was in her senior year, and a new turning point was coming.
“Stop laughing, or Uncle will come out and catch you.”
As Nan Hua said this, he himself couldn’t help but chuckle.
“Hehe~”
“Don’t worry!” Qiu Xi said, tightening her grip on Nan Hua’s arm defiantly.
Although her actions were bold, her increasingly quiet voice was quite timid.
……
They stayed in the yard until everyone inside quieted down before they went back to wash up.