My friend's uncle took a fancy to me

Lu Xiaoqiao blinked her moist eyes: "Didn't you say you would wait until May Day to make it public?"

Zhou Qizheng raised the corners of his mouth and said gently: "We can wait, but our baby can't."

Lu Xiaoqiao finished the last mouthful of porridge and then asked, "What do you mean?"

Zhou Qizheng cleared away her tableware after she finished eating and wiped her hands with a wet towel. "It will be very inconvenient when the month is late. You won't even be able to wear a wedding dress then. Yesterday, I discussed it with my father and sister. After Qingming Festival, I will go to your house to propose marriage and hold the wedding when I come back. In other words, we will announce it a few days in advance. After the announcement, I can do some things for you, which will make it more legitimate."

Lu Xiaoqiao's mind was only focused on the date of the marriage proposal. She asked in surprise, "Proposing after Qingming Festival? Doesn't that mean you have to come to my house this week?"

"Well, yes, so today I'm sending you to the old house to stay for a few days. I have something else to do before you leave, and I'm worried about leaving you alone at home."

Lu Xiaoqiao nodded: "You go ahead and do your thing. I'll be fine as long as Lin Lin is with me."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qizhen bent down slightly, supported his hands on both sides of her, trapped her on the hospital bed, and asked her with some playfulness.

"What? You don't even want your husband because of Lin Lin, huh?"

After saying that, he kissed her lips several times.

Lu Xiaoqiao whispered "no" and smiled as she avoided him. The more she avoided him, the more excited Zhou Qizhen kissed her.

The two of them were being affectionate with each other here, and didn't notice the few people coming in from outside the ward at all.

Knowing that Lu Xiaoqiao was discharged from the hospital today, the whole family from the old house came to pick her up. Even Lin Ziyang and Lin Lin, who had just returned from a business trip, took leave to come and welcome her home.

When the family came in, they saw this "eye-catching" scene in the ward.

Zhou Qiyue coughed lightly: "Zhou Qizheng, can you please be more careful? This is a hospital, can't you wait until you get home?"

Lu Xiaoqiao shyly pushed Zhou Qizhen away. The latter just stood up calmly and said "I'm here" to everyone as a greeting.

Lu Xiaoqiao was a little flattered that her whole family came to pick her up from the hospital: "Why are you all here?"

Lin Lin smiled and took her arm: "You are now the key protected person in our family and a great contributor." As she finished speaking, she reached out and touched Lu Xiaoqiao's belly.

After waiting for a while for the attending physician to come to work and completing the discharge procedures, everyone drove back to the Zhou family's old house.

……

Zhou's old house.

When Lu Xiaoqiao got out of the car and saw the scene in the yard, he was stunned for a moment!

The two trees next to where Zhou Qizhen used to park his car were gone, and the flowers and plants raised by Zhou's father were all plowed away. Now the place was covered with lush green lawns.

Lin Lin leaned over to Lu Xiaoqiao's ear and whispered, "These are all prepared by my grandfather for my younger brother and sister. The amusement facilities will arrive tomorrow."

Lu Xiaoqiao said in disbelief: "It's a bit too early!"

Lin Lin had a calm expression on her face, as if she was used to such "big scenes" by now. "That's nothing. You haven't even entered the study yet, and they've already prepared the table and brushes you'll need to teach your child how to write."

Lu Xiaoqiao: “…”

From the moment Lu Xiaoqiao entered the door, Zhou's father was busy like a top, going in and out of the kitchen and asking her what she wanted to eat.

Zhou Qiyue couldn't bear to watch this anymore and said to his father helplessly, "Dad! Stop working so hard and let Xiao Qiao rest first. If you force her to eat too much, your grandson won't grow up all of a sudden."

Father Zhou reacted and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, you can't eat too much at once. Then, Xiao Qiao, tell Dad what you want to eat and I will buy it for you."

Seeing that Father Zhou no longer forced her to eat, Lu Xiaoqiao finally felt relieved and said with a smile, "Okay, I know, Dad. I'll tell you what I want to eat."

When Zhou Qiyue returned from abroad, he brought Lu Xiaoqiao a gift: "Knowing that you like painting, I asked a friend to buy you a set of paints. There are some very rare colors in it. Open it and see if you like it."

Lu Xiaoqiao has loved painting since childhood, but because art students are not affordable for ordinary families, she gave up this major and later only treated it as a hobby.

Even though she worked and earned money, she still couldn't bear to spend money to buy a good set of paints. Zhou Qiyue's gift really touched her heart.

"Thank you, sis. I love it."

Zhou Qiyue smiled and replied, "Don't be polite, sister. But you're pregnant now, so it's better not to touch these paints. If you want to kill time painting, I'll buy you some safer ones in a few days that pregnant women can use."

Lu Xiaoqiao nodded with a smile.

Zhou Qi's eyes fell on Lu Xiaoqiao, and he saw her sitting peacefully on the sofa, chatting and laughing with everyone. It could be seen that her bright and moving smile was a joy that came from her heart.

Only when she is truly happy will he be filled with a heartfelt sense of happiness.

"Qiao Qiao, I'm going to the company first and will be back in the evening."

Lu Xiaoqiao waved at him without even turning her head: "Oh, I see, go ahead!"

Zhou Qizhen raised his eyebrows. It seemed that he was really no longer needed. He sighed lightly and turned around to return to the company with Lin Ziyang.

……

The first thing Zhou Qizhen did when he arrived at the company was to call Li Yuxuan to his office.

Li Yuxuan thought that he called him over to ask him to report on the progress and results after he came back two days ago.

Before he could even open his mouth to speak, Zhou Qizhen spoke first.

"How about two people assigned to your department?"

Li Yuxuan asked doubtfully, "What happened? I just arranged for them to go to Shenzhen when you called me there. I haven't really observed them yet. I'll observe them more when I get back."

Zhou Qizheng put the signed documents aside and said coldly, "No need to observe. I mean whether they have completed the formal procedures. If not, tell them to leave. If they have, then collectively announce their dismissal!"

Li Yuxuan couldn't help but ask him: "Ah? Why? Isn't she your cousin?"

Zhou Qizhen threw the pen onto the table with a "bang", his eyes full of coldness.

"No matter who it is, if they want to spread rumors about me, they can't do that."

"You mean the arranged marriage? I heard about it right after I arrived at the company. I don't know which of them came up with this stupid idea, but not only is it unstable, it's also bringing trouble upon itself. How are you going to explain this to your uncle?"

Zhou Qizheng lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then spoke, "I'll personally go talk to my uncle. I can't let Jiang Heng and his two companions stay here any longer. No matter what, I can't back down this time, even if my uncle disagrees."

Li Yuxuan raised his eyebrows: "It can't be just because of the gossip, right? Is there something else I don't know?"

Based on his understanding of his friends, there are very few people he respects, and Zhao Jiangang is one of them.

It seems that the only person who can make his best friend "offend" the person he has always respected is Lu Xiaoqiao!