Reborn in the 90s, tearing apart scumbag men for the sake of women.

Song Lingge didn't forget to take a stroll around the kitchen, inspecting everything like a leader on an inspection tour.

Finally, he nodded approvingly: "Very good, very clean. You deserve praise. Keep it up in the future."

Qiao Nansheng lowered his eyes and smiled, indulging her completely: "Okay, I'll definitely keep it up."

Song Lingge quickly planted a light kiss on his cheek: "Good boy, this is your reward!"

"That's it?" Qiao Nansheng asked, dissatisfied.

"Qiao, don't be ungrateful. One must be content to be happy." Song Lingge shook her head and lectured in the manner of an old scholar.

Qiao Nansheng wrapped his arms around her waist, even faster than she had before, and kissed her deeply in his arms.

"I still believe that happiness needs to be fought for; you will only be happy if you fight for it."

After speaking, he raised an eyebrow slightly at Song Lingge, his unruly appearance exuding a captivating charm.

Song Lingge's face flushed instantly, and she covered her lips: "You bad guy, you ruined my carefully crafted makeup!"

"What kind of 'subtle makeup'?"

"I won't tell you. If they say we're late, you'll have to bear all the consequences," Song Lingge said as she ran upstairs again.

However, she came down quickly this time.

Qiao Nansheng then noticed that there were subtle changes in her makeup. The deliberate makeup was indeed deliberate.

He licked his lips, suddenly wanting to experience the feeling of wearing cunning makeup again.

Seeing his intention, Song Lingge quickly picked up a box of Swiss rolls: "Take the rest, hurry up, it's too late."

Give him something to do, and he's unlikely to cause any more trouble.

Qiao Nansheng watched the woman run away like a rabbit, and a beautiful smile curved his lips.

Fortunately, the Zhao family and the Qin family live very close to each other. If they were a little farther apart, given how slow they were today, Qin Sihai would have had to call them personally to urge them on.

"Wow, Lingge, so many?" Hu Lixia had guessed that Song Lingge could make cakes, but she didn't expect her to make so many.

"Well, since there are so many people, I just made some for you to try. If you like them, I'll make some other things next time."

"Porridge...porridge, just a little bit." Qin Zichen's mouth was full of a large piece of strawberry jam Swiss roll, and he could barely speak, but he still wanted to eat.

"Finish eating before you speak. How are you going to let your sister-in-law know what you're saying if you keep talking like this?" Qin Zihan still acted like a little adult.

Qin Zichen's round eyes widened, and he shouted defiantly, "Why did you eat my strawberry jam Swiss roll? Didn't you have a chestnut flavor?"

He was about to grab it after saying that.

Tang Shuxin quickly stepped in between them, saying with a headache, "There's still plenty left, everyone can eat, no selfishness allowed."

Qin Zichen felt wronged. Qin Zihan clearly loved chestnuts the most, so why did she have to take his strawberry jam?

Qin Zihan was also quite aggrieved. Although chestnut flavor was his favorite, the strawberry jam Swiss roll was just too cute.

The pink color, plus the little strawberry my sister-in-law added on top, makes it both delicious and pretty.

He couldn't resist taking one, which made Qin Zichen anxious.

"Don't grab it! There will be other things next time, or if you see anything you want to eat, you can tell me, and I'll make it for you when I have time," Song Lingge reassured the two little ones.

Qin Zichen and Qin Zihan were instantly delighted.

Qin Zihan raised her innocent little face and asked, "Can you make birthday cakes too?"

"If Xiao Zihan likes it, we definitely can!"

"Sister-in-law is amazing! I want you to make my birthday cake too!" Qin Zichen exclaimed happily.

Qin Zihan rolled her eyes at him and said disdainfully, "We share the same birthday, so you're not allowed to choose an ugly one."

The two little ones started chattering and arguing again over the birthday cake.

The adults simply stopped caring.

After finishing the pastries, Qin Sihai, Song Lingge, and Qiao Nansheng set off for the banquet.

The restaurant was specially chosen by Xia Mingyuan; it was a very high-end Chinese restaurant in Nanzhou called Deyunlou.

The exterior of Deyunlou is a classic Chinese courtyard house. Upon entering, there is a huge screen wall carved with welcoming pine trees to greet guests from all directions.

However, Song Lingge noticed that small copper coins were engraved all around. After all, they were merchants; they weren't welcoming guests, but rather the God of Wealth.

Passing the screen wall, you'll find an elegant front garden, with a main road leading directly to the restaurant, which is both grand and spacious.

As soon as the waiter led the three of them into the lobby, Xia Mingyuan and Xia Jiaojiao quickly came to greet them.

"Professor Qin, hello!" Xia Mingyuan greeted him warmly. "Jiaojiao, say hello!"

"Professor Qin, Nansheng." Xia Jiaojiao greeted Qin Sihai and Qiao Nansheng, then nodded slightly to Song Lingge.

Xia Mingyuan nudged her, but she remained unmoved, so he had no choice but to take the initiative to greet Song Lingge: "Lingge, you look beautiful today!"

"Thank you, Director Xia." Song Lingge was very polite.

She didn't care about Xia Jiaojiao's attitude. On the contrary, if Xia Jiaojiao had greeted her warmly, she would probably have felt a chill and worried that this woman had ulterior motives.

"We've been waiting for you. Principal Wan and the others are waiting in the private room." Xia Mingyuan led the way, followed closely by Song Lingge and Qiao Nansheng, with Xia Jiaojiao bringing up the rear.

Song Lingge originally thought they had arrived early enough, but it turned out they were the last to arrive.

Xia Mingyuan kept trying to talk to Qin Sihai, but Qin Sihai neither showed any enthusiasm nor distanced himself from him.

But those who understand will understand that Qin Sihai's attitude shows that this is just his upbringing and has nothing to do with Xia Mingyuan himself.

However, Xia Mingyuan was already very satisfied with this result; at least these people hadn't made him lose face.

It seems that as long as Xia Jiaojiao doesn't cause trouble today, things will probably go smoothly.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the private room, Xia Mingyuan invited Qin Sihai, Qiao Nansheng, and Song Lingge inside, while he stayed behind to keep Xia Jiaojiao outside.

He said in a very low voice, "You better watch out, don't cause any trouble today, you hear me?"

Xia Mingyuan's tone was extremely stern, bordering on vicious.

Xia Jiaojiao was resentful and very dissatisfied, but in order to achieve her goal, she finally nodded.

Finally, everyone was seated.

Song Lingge glanced around and saw that besides the three of them and Xia Jiaojiao and her father, there was also Wan Jianguo and two other school leaders.

Given Yu Dezhi's rank, he should have been able to attend this banquet, but his absence was definitely Xia Mingyuan's doing.

After Wan Jianguo's speech, the banquet officially began.

After the meal started, Song Lingge had nothing to do; she was only concerned with filling her stomach.

To be honest, I've been busy making pastries since I got up early this morning, and I haven't had a proper meal yet. I'm really hungry.

Qiao Nansheng found it amusing and kept putting food on her plate.

They were like young couples taken out by their parents who didn't know how to socialize, living in their own world.

Xia Jiaojiao, who was standing to the side, was also an outsider. Compared to their sweetness, Xia Jiaojiao looked pitiful no matter how you looked at her.