A beautiful summer night

The dumplings were already in the pot, and the rich aroma of dumplings wafted from the kitchen. Yunli kept looking back, and as she looked more and more, it caught Xia Wanzhi's attention.

"Your eyes are practically glued to your boyfriend," Xia Wanzhi teased, clearly indicating that Yun Li really wanted to go and help.

She was a pampered young lady from a young age, the apple of her parents' eye, and used to being waited on. Most importantly, her father had always been the one to cook at home, and she didn't think there was anything wrong with men cooking.

Moreover, Xie Qiyan is a good cook, and he comes to her for a reward every time he cooks, so he's the one who benefits.

Yunli, on the other hand, seemed somewhat uneasy.

Xia Wanzhi could tell that Yun Li couldn't enjoy her boyfriend's kindness with a clear conscience; she was restless and overwhelmed with gratitude.

This is the impact of her family of origin; it's a psychological issue that Jiang Baichuan will have to treat in the future.

Yunli just felt a sense of wonder, shook her head and laughed, "It just feels like a dream."

Before she was ten, her parents had a harmonious relationship and her family was complete. However, as far as she could remember, her mother was always the one who could be both elegant in public and good at cooking, while her father would leave early and come home late, and when he came home, there would be hot meals waiting for him. Even when he wasn't working, he would call his mother to cook when he was hungry.

It seems like it's always taken for granted that Mom is the one who cooks.

Yun Meilan had no complaints at that time, but Yun Li only felt sorry for her.

Yun Meilan is undoubtedly virtuous, and Yun Li is a good cook, which must be inherited from Yun Meilan.

Emerging from her memories, Yunli turned to look at Jiang Baichuan, her eyes slightly moist.

Xia Wanzhi hugged her arm and gently pinched the flesh on the back of her hand: "Still dreamy?"

Yunli sniffed, not hiding her emotions from Xia Wanzhi: "I want to cry."

"Then you're doomed. Jiang Baichuan loves you so much, you'll be very touched in the future." As they talked, the two started bickering again. Xie Tan, who was standing next to them, rubbed his arms. He couldn't connect with their lovey-dovey conversation, so he simply showed off his snacks.

After joking around for a while, Yunli brought up something else: "Sister Jiang Baichuan's new movie is coming out the day after tomorrow. There are four tickets. Do you want to bring your boyfriend to see it together?"

The meaning of giving four tickets is quite clear.

Everyone in the Jiang family knows that Yunli and Xia Wanzhi are the closest. Xia Wanzhi helped Jiang Baichuan a lot when he was pursuing Yunli, so they probably see her as a matchmaker and are grateful to her.

But Xia Wanzhi never wanted to take credit for it.

Jiang Baichuan and Yun Li met not because of her; their fate was predetermined. Even without her, the two of them would have been together anyway.

"What movie?" Xia Wanzhi rarely paid attention to these things.

"It seems to be called 'Peace and Safety Every Year,' it's quite touching, you can search for the trailer and take a look." Yun Li's phone was in Jiang Baichuan's pocket, so she casually picked up a phone from the coffee table and gave it to Xia Wanzhi.

Xia Wanzhi took it: "This is Xie Qiyan's phone."

Yun Li blurted out, "You can't use Xie Qiyan's phone?"

Xia Wanzhi: "..."

That's not what I meant; I've just never used it.

She rarely looked at her phone when she was alone with Xie Qiyan; the two of them were busy making love, and when they did look at their phones, it was mostly for business.

To be honest, Xia Wanzhi had never seen Xie Qiyan's phone before.

She didn't even know his phone's login password.

"President Xie, can Wanzi use your phone to search for a movie trailer?" After being teased by Xia Wanzhi so much these past few days, it was rare for her to get back at them.

Jiang Baichuan was cooking dumplings. Hearing the sound, he glanced at Yun Li with a smile. Xie Qiyan, who was making dessert, reminded him, "There's no password."

He was slow to reply, and Xia Wanzhi had already unlocked the phone. Since Xie Qiyan didn't have any short video apps on his phone, Xia Wanzhi simply clicked on Weibo.

The phone screen then immediately displayed—

"The application is encrypted. Please verify your identity via facial recognition."

Xia Wanzhi: "..."

Is a Weibo app password set?

Yun Li was also surprised for a second, and she and Xia Wanzhi looked at each other with great confusion in their eyes.

"Thank you..." Yun Li was about to ask Xie Qiyan for the password when Xia Wanzhi covered her mouth in time.

Xia Wanzhi coughed lightly: "I'll ask him myself tonight."

If you set a password, there must be a secret.

Since it's a secret, and there are so many people around, it's not a good idea to ask him about it now.

With her mouth covered, Yunli could only nod. Seeing that Xia Wanzhi could find the information by searching on the search software, she watched with her, glancing back at Xie Qiyan as she watched, wondering what Xie Qiyan's motive was for encrypting the Weibo post.

What secrets can Weibo hold?

As Xia Wanzhi watched the trailer, her thoughts drifted elsewhere.

Yes, what secrets could Weibo possibly hold?

Xia Wanzhi puffed out her cheeks, wondering who else Xie Qiyan could be following on Weibo.

Even if you follow someone, you don't necessarily need to encrypt it.

Could it be that you've been paying attention to some limited edition item?

But Weibo is a civilized app.

Xia Wanzhi was so engrossed in her thoughts that she could no longer hear the sounds around her.

There's a chance she's the only one who's looked at Xie Qiyan's phone, so is Xie Qiyan trying to protect himself from her?

Xia Wanzhi was furious.

Yunli called her several times but she didn't come back to her senses, so she shook her hard: "Come back to your senses, my princess!"

Xia Wanzhi snapped back to reality: "What's wrong?"

"The dumplings are cooked. Mr. Xie just told us to wash our hands," Yun Li explained. Judging from her expression, she could tell that she was overthinking things. "If you want to know, ask Xie Qiyan. Don't just keep asking around."

Xia Wanzhi smiled and said, "I know."

She had it all planned out.

When the night is dark and the wind is high, tie Xie Qiyan up and interrogate him.

Xie Tan had already washed her hands and sat at the dining table. As soon as the dumplings were served, she couldn't wait to pick up a fried dumpling and put it in her mouth.

Since Xie Qiyan returned to China, she has had someone backing her up, so she has become much more unrestrained. In addition, she still has the mentality of a child and sometimes forgets to follow the rules. She starts eating before the adults are seated. Now, afraid that Xie Qiyan will glare at her, she shouts to Xia Wanzhi and Yun Li: "Sisters-in-law, come quickly! The brothers' cooking is amazing!"

The voice was so loud and clear, it was incredibly enthusiastic.

Xie Qiyan glanced at her from afar, amused by her calling him "sister-in-law," and didn't bother to expose her little scheme.

The table was set with a full range of dumplings, including steamed dumplings, pan-fried dumplings, and boiled dumplings. The dumplings were filled with pork and cabbage, and also with corn and pork. The former was Yunli's favorite, and the latter was Xia Wanzhi's favorite.

As for Xie Tan, she wasn't picky.

Delicious food is not to be missed. Once Xia Wanzhi started eating, she forgot about Weibo. Halfway through the meal, she remembered that her grandparents and parents, who were far away in England, would also be celebrating the Winter Solstice. So she raised her phone and took a few group photos to send to them.

Jiang Baichuan secretly gave Xie Qiyan a look, asking him why he hadn't started taking action yet.

Xie Qiyan glanced at him expressionlessly.

Jiang Baichuan understood: either the engagement ring wasn't ready, or he hadn't won over his future in-laws.

A short while later, several photos of eating dumplings were sent to the Becker family group chat, followed by four red envelopes wishing everyone a happy Winter Solstice.

Xia Wanzhi happily accepted everything.

A sound notification rang when the red envelope was opened. Xie Qiyan glanced at Xia Wanzhi, and after Xia Wanzhi received four red envelopes, he also sent one...

ten.

Perfect.

Xia Wanzhi looked up at him in surprise, feeling both amused and exasperated.

You even have to compare this?

Xia Wanzhi received so many red envelopes that her hands were tired.

There were too many dumplings to finish, and they were still refrigerated. Xia Wanzhi asked Yunli to take some back with her. Yunli was lost in thought for a moment, then shook her head and said she had some at home.

No matter how bad Yun Meilan was, she was never deprived of a meal of dumplings for the Winter Solstice.

Xie Tan was the last to leave, and Xia Wanzhi gave her several boxes to take back for Grandpa Xie to eat.

After everyone left and the room quieted down, Xia Wanzhi naturally thought of Xie Qiyan's Weibo.

"Sleep at my place tonight," Xia Wanzhi said nonchalantly, puffing out her cheeks. Meeting Xie Qiyan's questioning gaze, she scratched her cheek. "Come sleep with me."

After sleeping on it for a while, Xie Qiyan got used to it.

Perhaps because of the cold weather, it's easier to suppress the distracting thoughts in my mind than when it was warmer.

He assumed that Xia Wanzhi was tired of sleeping in his bed and wanted to go back to her own. Anyway, as long as he slept with Xia Wanzhi, he didn't care where he slept.

But Xia Wanzhi was thinking that if Xie Qiyan's hidden secret displeased her, she would kick him out.

He's asserting his authority over his girlfriend!