My friend's uncle took a fancy to me

Rural areas do not have as colorful nightlife as big cities, and people usually go to bed early in the countryside.

The family chatted happily for a while, and then Lu Xiaoqiao washed up and returned to her room.

Although she doesn't live at home all year round, there is always a room at home that belongs to her forever.

Mother Lu also followed him in. The two mothers hadn't seen each other for almost half a year. It was hard to say anything at night when there were so many people around, but now they had endless things to talk about.

After chatting for a while, Mother Lu asked Lu Xiaoqiao, "I heard from your aunt that you have a boyfriend?"

Lu Xiaoqiao was stunned and a little nervous when she heard this, but then she relaxed. She was just worrying about how to talk to her mother when she came over to ask her.

"Yeah! We've known each other for a while. After the New Year, he wants to come visit you and my dad, and pick me up at the same time."

When Mother Lu heard Lu Xiaoqiao say this, she swallowed back the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

There were four children in Lu's mother's generation. She was the eldest, with two younger sisters and a younger brother. Her second sister was Zhang Minhua, who is Li Na's mother; her third sister was Zhang Minzhi; and her younger brother was Zhang Hualiang.

Both Lu's mother and Zhang Minhua had a daughter. Lu Xiaoqiao was beautiful and charming since she was a child, and everyone who saw her would praise her.

One time, someone compared Li Na and Lu Xiaoqiao, saying why Lu Xiaoqiao was so white. Since then, Zhang Minhua seemed to be stimulated and wanted to compare everything with them.

They compare heights, test scores, and even how much they eat. Now that their daughters have boyfriends, they have started comparing their sons-in-law.

A few days ago, I went back to my mother's house to order the menu for her birthday party and ran into Zhang Minhua. I guess she had heard from Li Na before, and she hinted that both of their daughters had boyfriends. She said that Li Na's boyfriend was the head of a big company, while Lu Xiaoqiao's boyfriend was just an unemployed vagrant who depended on his family for a living.

Of course she felt uncomfortable after hearing this and wanted to ask her daughter why she chose such an unemployed vagrant after all the choices.

But Lu Xiaoqiao said that he would bring the person back to see her in a few days. She was afraid that her daughter would get angry if she talked too much, so she could only sigh inwardly and think about waiting until they met first.

"Don't tell your dad yet, wait until your grandma's birthday is over!"

"Yes." Lu Xiaoqiao agreed obediently.

"Take this money." When Lu's mother was about to leave, she stuffed a wad of money into her hand, which was estimated to be around five thousand.

Lu Xiaoqiao frowned: "What are you giving me money for?"

"You only go home twice a year, and yet you still spend so much money on food when you come back. Just buy whatever you want to eat outside. Don't be so frugal. Your dad said it's for you, so take it."

"Mom, I have money. Buying things for you and Dad is my way of showing my filial piety to you. Brother and sister-in-law usually take care of you more, so it's normal to buy them gifts. Take back your money! I really don't need money now. When I run out of money, I will ask you and Dad for it, okay!"

Lu Xiaoqiao is indeed not short of money now. Before returning home, Qin Momo paid back all the money she owed her. Add to that the two months' salary and the red envelope given by Zhou Qizhen's father, she thinks she can be called a small rich woman.

Seeing her insistence, Mother Lu gave up and said, "Okay then. If you need money, be sure to tell me."

Lu Xiaoqiao nodded in agreement twice.

……

On New Year’s Eve.

Lu Xiaoqiao was woken up early in the morning by her mother, who said that they had guests waiting at home and asked her not to sleep in.

After Lu Xiaoqiao had packed up, the guest arrived. He was a former comrade-in-arms of Lu's father. They had served in the army together when they were young. When they were in the company, Lu's father had saved his life.

After the guests left, the family started preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner. The New Year's Eve dinner in the city is not popular here, and the most sumptuous meal is the one at noon.

Since Lu Xiaoqiao is away from home all year round, most of the food prepared for the New Year are her favorites.

When the whole family sits down to have a reunion dinner, it means the New Year has begun.

At the dinner table, Father Lu mentioned the comrade who came to see him that morning: "My brother said that his old leader has a son who doesn't have a girlfriend yet. He just saw our Xiao Qiao and wanted to introduce her to him."

Lu Xiaoqiao was shocked when she heard this. Just as she was about to speak, she heard her father say, "Don't worry, Dad directly rejected you!"

Lu Xiaoqiao was about to be happy when her father added another sentence.

"He's too old. How can I marry my daughter to him? You must be joking." Father Lu's tone was full of dissatisfaction with the man's age.

Age? Thinking of Zhou Qizheng's age, Lu Xiaoqiao asked with a guilty conscience: "Is he very old? How many years older than me?"

Father Zhou took a sip of wine, picked up a piece of cold dish with chopsticks, and said angrily: "Six years old. I told my comrade that my daughter's son-in-law can't be much older than my daughter. Five years at most."

Lu Xiaoqiao: “…”

Five years old? Two five-year-olds, okay?

Yesterday, Mother Lu hadn't asked about her age. Lu Xiaoqiao had been thinking about telling her mother after dinner, but after hearing Father Lu's tone, she was a little hesitant to say it. "Forget it, let's have a peaceful New Year first! We'll talk about it after Grandma's birthday."

Lu Xiaoqiao had made all the plans, but she didn't expect a big accident to happen.

New Year's Day.

Lu Xiaoqiao was mercilessly woken up again by her mother, who told her that she couldn't sleep in on the first day of the new year.

I got up listlessly, got dressed and washed up. Yesterday was New Year's Eve, and as soon as it was past twelve o'clock, I went to the yard to set off fireworks.

When she finished washing up and returned to the room, it was almost one o'clock in the morning. Zhou Qizhen called her, his tone full of dissatisfaction. He complained that she had been so wild these past two days and had never called him on her own initiative.

Lu Xiaoqiao coaxed him like a child not to be angry, and let him take the opportunity to "blackmail" him into making a request.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the family usually spends the day at home, but the third day is Lu Xiaoqiao's grandmother's birthday, so they plan to go there and sit down.

Lu Xiaoqiao had just put on her clothes when her cell phone rang. Seeing that the caller ID was Zhou Qizhen, she ran back to her room and secretly answered the call.

"Happy New Year!" Zhou Qizhen's deep and magnetic voice came from the receiver.

"Happy New Year!" Lu Xiaoqiao smiled.

"did you miss me?"

He has asked this question every day since the day Lu Xiaoqiao returned home.

Lu Xiaoqiao also replied impatiently, "Yeah, I thought about it!"

"I missed you too! What should I do?"

Lu Xiaoqiao had never seen Zhou Qizheng so clingy before, and found it a little funny: "Even if I want to see you, I have to wait until you come. There are still five days left."

"But I can't wait that long!"

Lu Xiaoqiao replied with a smile: "What should I do? I can't fly over there."

Zhou Qizhen didn't rush to reply her. Lu Xiaoqiao held the phone and heard slight movements from his side.

With a "creak", the clear sound of the window opening came into her ears through the receiver.

Immediately afterwards, there was a burst of "crackling" sounds, which was the sound of fireworks. Lu Xiaoqiao was curious about how fireworks could be set off in Hangzhou?

The next second, Zhou Qizhen's clear voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Qiao Qiao! Your hometown is beautiful!"