Qiu Xi stayed at the company for a week before Nan Hua was informed that the holiday was about to begin.
By this time, Liang Yunfei and the others were also preparing to go home for the holidays.
“Xi Xi, are you packed?” Nan Hua asked, holding his suitcase and looking at Qiu Xi.
He had just started his holiday today, and they were planning to spend two days at the Nan family’s house before Qiu Xi would rush back to Jinhai City to spend the New Year with her family.
Time was actually quite tight, as the start of the semester was scheduled quite early by the professor.
“I’m ready, let’s go,” Qiu Xi said, casting a final glance around the room to make sure she hadn’t forgotten anything.
“Okay.”
With that, they locked the door and headed to the underground garage.
…
“Oh dear~”
“Little Xi, you’re finally on holiday!” Chu Sheng’s eyes lit up when she saw Qiu Xi, as if she were her own daughter.
She rushed over and showered the girl with kisses and hugs, showing great affection.
Qiu Xi smiled, “Aunt Chu, it’s been a while, I missed you too.”
“Good!”
“Aunt Chu missed you too!”
“I’ve already planned it. You can rest well today, and tomorrow Auntie will take you out shopping. Also, we’ll pick up some gifts for your mother and the others.”
Chu Sheng and Qiu’s mother had developed a very good relationship. While they might not have much in common in other aspects, as soon as they started talking about clothes or Qiu Xi, they could chat for hours.
“Aunt Chu, going out is no problem, but maybe we can skip the gifts?” Qiu Xi said politely.
“How can we skip them!” Chu Sheng shook her head. “Your mother sent me quite a lot of things. Since you’re here this time, we can go shopping together, and you can give me some suggestions on what to buy.”
“…”
“Alright, I’ll do as Aunt Chu says.”
Qiu Xi hadn’t expected that these two women’s private relationship was better than she had imagined.
Since Aunt Chu had put it this way, what else could she say?
She had no choice but to agree.
“Mom, why don’t we prepare and have lunch first?”
They had woken up a bit late and hadn’t had breakfast, being too busy packing. By the time they got back, it was lunchtime.
“Right! Let’s eat first!”
“You two go up and put your things away first, I’ll go and tell Auntie about preparing lunch.”
With that, Chu Sheng hurried away.
“Xi Xi, let’s go, we’ll head upstairs first.”
Finally managing to get rid of Mrs. Chu.
At this rate, he was likely on the path to becoming a “supported” son…
“Okay.”
Qiu Xi also breathed a sigh of relief.
Aunt Chu was too enthusiastic; sometimes she really couldn’t handle it!
Each with their own thoughts, they ambled up to the rooms upstairs.
…
After lunch -
Qiu Xi was kept back by Grandpa Nan and Aunt Chu. They said she should stay to aid digestion after the meal and chat with them.
“Little Xi, when are you planning to head back?” Nan Shan, being unaware of the situation, asked.
“Grandpa Nan, I’ll stay here for two days and then plan to return to Jinhai City,” Qiu Xi replied with a smile.
“So soon…”
“But that’s good too. I’ll play a few more rounds of chess with Grandpa, and after you leave, I’ll have something to brag about to the old fellow~”
“Okay~” Qiu Xi chuckled.
Even if her master found out, they would probably just exchange a few words of banter before ending with a smile.
“Dad, tomorrow I’m planning to take Little Xi out. Is there anything you want to prepare for Uncle Du? I can bring it along for you.”
Chu Sheng remembered her father-in-law’s relationship with Du Bin and thought it was necessary to prepare something for this trip.
In previous years, they would either send it directly or Nan Hua would deliver it.
With Little Xi here this year, it would be more convenient.
“You can prepare it as you see fit. Nothing too much, so the child doesn’t have to carry too much. The rest can be as usual,” Nan Shan nodded slightly.
Chu Sheng nodded in agreement after hearing this, “Okay, I’ll do as you say, Dad.”
“Mm.”
…
“It’s about time, let’s go for our nap.”
The group continued to chat for a while longer. Finally, Grandpa Nan, seeing that it was getting late, suggested that Qiu Xi go and rest.
Grandpa Nan was also an old man and it was his nap time.
“Okay, Grandpa Nan, you should go back too.”
“Alright.”
With that, Qiu Xi followed Nan Shan out of the living room.
…
The next day -
As soon as Qiu Xi woke up, she was caught by Chu Sheng, who was already prepared.
From breakfast to getting dressed, the two of them were busy for half a day, and finally left the house nearly at 10 o’clock.
“Aunt Chu, where are we going?”
Seeing Chu Sheng insisting on driving herself, Qiu Xi was a bit curious.
“This, no rush.”
“You’ll know soon,” Chu Sheng replied, driving straight ahead.
She was in a good mood today. It was rare to have a young lady to go shopping with, so she had to go all out, right?
Thus, Chu Sheng, full of enthusiasm, drove Qiu Xi to a beauty salon.
“…”
Seeing the destination, Qiu Xi was stunned.
To be honest, she had visited places like this quite often.
Her roommates and she would often go to such places whenever they had free time.
However, she hadn’t expected that Aunt Chu would be so interested as to bring her here as the first stop for their outing.
“Come, come, let’s go in. After we finish early, we can have lunch, and then we can talk about shopping.” Chu Sheng was full of excitement, like a young girl, and pulled Qiu Xi inside.
“Madam Chu, you’re here.”
As soon as they entered, someone came to greet them.
“Let’s go, I’ve already made a reservation,” Chu Sheng said to Qiu Xi.
“Okay, Aunt Chu.”
Qiu Xi followed behind her obediently.
This outing took them several hours.
When they came out again, Chu Sheng was still refreshed.
“Little Xi, come, Auntie will take you to lunch.”
“Okay,” Qiu Xi nodded.
She was familiar with this kind of task; it was like this when she went out with her mother.
So, today she was just accompanying her, and all she had to do was follow along obediently.
“Let’s go~”
Chu Sheng, enjoying herself immensely, had completely forgotten about her son at home.
…
The two of them shopped the entire day and didn’t get home until past ten in the evening.
“Son, you can handle these. Your Auntie and I are going to take a bath and rest.”
With that, she handed over the day’s haul to Nan Hua.
“…”