Mother Zhao opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Zhao Huaian, "You don't believe your son?"

Zhao's mother immediately calmed down. "How can that be! As long as you are willing to get married, I won't interfere in these matters, okay? But you have to give me a clear answer. When are you planning to get married?"

Zhao Huaian said perfunctorily: "If you catch her, we'll get married."

"Okay! That's what you said!" Zhao's mother clapped her hands, very confident that her son would be able to win the girl over in a few days.

She seemed to have thought of something and said, "What are you looking for? I'll help you find it."

"No need, I can do it myself, you can go out first!"

Zhao Huaian hurriedly pushed her out. This time, Zhao's mother was no longer angry. Her eyes were full of smiles. She ran out happily, intending to tell her mother-in-law.

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The next morning, when Lin Ziqiu got up, the sky was still dark. As the weather got colder, the sun rose later outside.

The two children were not at home last night, but Li Guixiang felt comforted when she thought that they were with her granddaughter.

"Did your sister say when she would send Nian Nian and the others back?"

Zhong Heyang was helping her roll noodles. "I don't know about this. Weren't they taken away by Wei Zhihe? Didn't he tell me?"

Li Guixiang patted her forehead and said, "I forgot what Xuexi told me last night. Why don't you and I go pick them up together? I haven't seen Xueyuan for a long time."

Zhong Heyang, "Okay."

In fact, he has never understood why Xueyuan refused to return home since her divorce.

The art troupe is not far from the compound, and if she lives at home, she can spend more time with her two children.

Not only that, she even refused to come back during the Chinese New Year and other holidays, preferring to stay alone in the art troupe.

Grandma once went to see her, but Zhong Xueyuan used the excuse that she was very busy and refused to make time to meet her.

In Li Guixiang's heart, she felt very guilty towards Zhong Xueyuan.

If she had been tougher back then, Zhong Xueyuan wouldn't have to suffer so much after marrying into the Ruan family.

Zhong Xueyuan must be very resentful of her in her heart, so she refused to see her.

The aroma of the braised noodles with green beans she had in the morning immediately woke Zhong Xuexi up.

In the past few days, she has been controlling her diet and has achieved significant weight loss results. Although there is not much difference in her appearance, it is obvious that her appetite is much smaller than before.

When she got up, Lin Ziqiu and the others had just finished their meal and left a bowl for her to warm in the pot.

"I have a day off the day after tomorrow and I want to go shopping."

Lin Ziqiu said this to Zhong Heyang. Winter was approaching, so she had to buy some clothes.

If the items in her warehouse weren't so fashionable, she wouldn't have spent the money in vain.

"I may not have time the day after tomorrow, how about—" Zhong Heyang set his sights on Zhong Xuexi, but quickly gave up the idea and changed the subject, "What do you want to buy? I'll buy it for you directly."

"I want to go by myself." Lin Ziqiu shook his head: "I want to go buy clothes."

"Xue Xi, why don't you go with your sister-in-law? Don't you have classes the day after tomorrow?" Li Guixiang offered. "And by the way, buy two for yourself too."

Zhong Xuexi was eating happily and said lazily, "I don't want to go. She's not a child anymore. Does she need someone to accompany her when she goes shopping?"

Deep down, Zhong Xuexi still feels a little inferior about her obesity, so she doesn't like to go shopping.

Li Guixiang lectured with a stern face: "What are you talking about!"

Lin Ziqiu quickly declined: "Grandma, I can go alone. My little sister finally has a day off, so let her rest at home!"

Since her granddaughter-in-law said so, Li Guixiang couldn't force Zhong Xuexi anymore.

Zhong Heyang sent Lin Ziqiu to work as usual. Although it felt good to have someone to pick him up, Lin Ziqiu decided to buy a car for himself after he got his salary. Having a car is always more convenient.

Jiang Lin came very early today. In addition to giving red envelopes to Lin Ziqiu and the others, he also came mainly because Tian Xiaobo was about to leave.

"Commander Jiang is in a hurry. They're leaving tonight, and we don't know when we'll get together again. Xiaobo has worked in the store for so many years, and I've watched him grow up. You must keep working hard and don't let us all down!"

Jiang Lin took out two envelopes from his arms, gave the thicker one to Tian Xiaobo and the other to Lin Ziqiu.

"In addition to last night's wages, I've also given you a little extra. Spend what you need when you get there, and don't be stingy." Jiang Lin was like an elder, carefully advising his child who was about to leave home, "Don't worry about home, I'll take care of everything!"

Tian Xiaobo has always been a very introverted person, and he keeps many of his emotions in his heart and never expresses them.

But what Manager Jiang said this morning really made him cry.

"Jiang...Uncle Jiang, I'm sorry..." Over the years, he has always respectfully called Jiang Lin "Manager", but this is the first time he has called him so affectionately.

He was repenting for his selfish impulse last night.

Both his family and Uncle Jiang have put a lot of effort into his future.

He shouldn't have listened to Ruan Qing and almost made a big mistake.

Last night, after his father found out about this, he beat him.

That slap completely woke him up.

He likes Lin Ziqiu, but he should also have his own life.

Last night's events were full of twists and turns, but the ending was good. Although Jiang Lin felt that Tian Xiaobo was a little irrational, it was normal for him to be confused for a while as he was young.

"It's all in the past. From now on, you should think twice before you act. Don't be reckless or impulsive."

Tian Xiaobo listened to his teachings and kept them in mind.

After saying goodbye to everyone else, Tian Xiaobo finally walked over to Lin Ziqiu.

Lin Ziqiu had been waiting for him for a long time. "You should give me an explanation for what happened last night."

Without Lin Ziqiu, Tian Xiaobo would never have reached his current position.

Everyone else around them went about their business, leaving only the two of them saying goodbye in the backyard.

Tian Xiaobo sighed, "I was confused for a moment."

Lin Ziqiu didn't quite believe it: "What did you do after you left the kitchen last night?"

Tian Xiaobo pursed his lips, not daring to tell her about Ruan Qing's scheme against him. "I just went out to relax. The woman who liked Zhong Heyang yesterday was so arrogant to come and cause trouble for you. I'm worried that you will be bullied in the future when I'm not by your side."

What he said was half true and half false.

It was true that he was afraid that Lin Ziqiu would be bullied, but more importantly, he selfishly wanted to stay with her.

Lin Ziqiu smiled helplessly, "That's your future. You have to take care of yourself first before you can worry about others. Do you understand?"

Tian Xiaobo's dark eyes hid his love for her, and his breathing became heavy. "I understand."

Lin Ziqiu took out a small booklet from his pocket, which contained some recipes of Northeastern dishes.

"Take this as a souvenir."

Tian Xiaobo didn't rush to open it, his voice choked with sobs: "Can we meet again?"

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