After coming out of the high-speed rail station, Jiang Hua hailed a taxi and came to Li Qingyun's studio. All the employees here knew him. After all, it was not his first time here. When he entered a separate office, he saw her writing and drawing.
When he heard the door opening, he looked up and saw Jiang Hua walking in. A smile appeared on his face involuntarily: "Why didn't you say you were back?"
The two hugged deeply. After all, they hadn't seen each other for almost a month: "Don't you want to give you a surprise?"
Jiang Hua sat on a chair to the side, looked at Li Qingyun today, and then looked at the employees looking outside: "What's wrong? They looked at me strangely when they came in."
Li Qingyun suppressed a smile and glanced at Jiang Hua: "My mother came yesterday and just left for a while. Now she is going home to prepare dinner."
Hearing this, Jiang Hua knew that these strange looks were actually teasing. Jiang Hua also nodded a little: "Why is Auntie coming over and you didn't even notify me? I don't have to prepare."
"I don't know. Maybe I haven't been home for a long time. My mother came to see me and went straight to the house yesterday." Li Qingyun was also a little overwhelmed. Jiang Hua had not met his family yet. If he was caught, It would be so embarrassing to live together. Fortunately, Jiang Hua is not at home these days, so there is a slight buffer.
Jiang Hua was a little panicked now. After all, it was the first time he met his parents: "Then should I go back home?"
"What are you going to do if you don't go back? Do you want to admit your guilt?" She glared at Jiang Hua, and she had a wait-and-see expression on her face: "Wait and see how my mother will deal with you."
"Oh, this is my backer, dare to stab me." Jiang Hua joked and looked at the clock on the wall: "It's almost time to get off work, so I can't leave early and go home to help."
"It's okay, my family owns a restaurant, and my mother is very good at cooking. She even brought me the food for lunch." Li Qingyun said nonchalantly, seemingly not understanding what Jiang Hua meant.
"It doesn't matter to you, but it does matter to me. Go home early and show your courtesy, otherwise it would be embarrassing to go home and wait for dinner." Jiang Hua said helplessly.
Li Qingyun laughed out loud when she saw Jiang Hua's nervous expression: "You, a big devil, are also afraid of meeting your parents?"
"This is not the same thing at all. It's my first time too. Look at who in China is not nervous when meeting their parents for the first time. Your first time meeting my parents is not much better either." Jiang Hua was dismissed. Laughed at.
"Okay, okay, let's go then." After saying that, she tidied her desk, put on her coat, Jiang Hua took her bag on the side, said hello to the people around her, and left the studio.
The two took the elevator directly to the underground parking lot. When Li Qingyun saw Jiang Hua stop and stare at her, she asked directly: "Why are you looking at me? Are you driving there?"
"My car is still with the Navy. I left in a hurry this time and didn't bring the car back." Jiang Hua spread his hands and suddenly thought of a question: "Isn't your car driven by your aunt?"
Li Qingyun grimaced: "It's true, I drove Andy's car this morning, so what should I do now?"
Jiang Hua thought for a moment: "How about I borrow a car from the company?"
"It's better not to. It's a bit troublesome to park vehicles from outside our community. Let's take a taxi back." The two of them took the elevator back to the first floor and walked outside: "I'll close your model studio for you."
"Originally, I was afraid of staying at home doing nothing to pass the time, but now I feel like I don't have much free time." Jiang Hua didn't care anymore, because if he had time, he might as well go back to the real world: "How is the company above? Uncle Wang can Handle it?"
"You, in my aunt's words, are just a fool. You are like a cow and just don't care. You keep your head down and rush forward. It's because you don't care about a company as big as Huasheng. Otherwise, who would deal with the company like this? Since Uncle Wang released the video more than ten days ago, the domestic Internet has been abuzz, and our deputy mayor has been ousted. People from above have found out many problems and arrested several officials." Li Qingyun Thinking about it, I feel a little helpless: "But if you do this, you will offend many people. In the future, when the company needs approval for expansion, it will be difficult to get it passed."
"The company is like this. I just need enough money to spend. I want to sell it. I can't take the money back to my hometown. No matter how much I have, it won't be of much use." The two walked out of the office building and came to the roadside to wait for a taxi.
"Then why didn't you sell it in the first place? And you made the matter such a big deal." Li Qingyun was a little puzzled.
"Although I don't like him, no one can play tricks on me, not to mention how much money Li Feng paid. It's so easy to take advantage of him. He can cut off his hands and legs." Jiang Hua said with a arrogant look.
The two talked about some more things, but they hadn't seen a taxi yet: "There are very few taxis here, why didn't I see one?"
Li Qingyun thought for a while and said: "There are many taxis here during off-duty hours. At this time, taxis should be collecting customers elsewhere."
The two waited for a while, and finally a taxi came with the passengers. It was not the rush hour yet, so the journey was smooth, and they were quickly taken to the gate of the community.
Li Qingyun dialed the phone: "Mom, where are you now?"
Jiang Hua's ears were very keen. A voice came from the other side of the phone: "Xiaoyun, what's wrong?"
"I'm at the gate of the community. Are you home or in the supermarket?"
"I was buying groceries in the supermarket and haven't gone back yet. Why are you back at this time?"
"It's okay, I just came back to cook with you."
"Okay, wait a minute, I've almost bought it."
After hanging up the phone, the two of them stood waiting downstairs in the community. Five minutes later, Jiang Hua saw Li Qingyun's car driving over and parked next to the two of them. Jiang Hua saw a woman through the car window, and her facial features could be seen. Li Qingyun's shadow may be well-maintained, but she looks only about forty years old.
Li Qingyun hurried forward and opened the door: "Mom, let me introduce to you, this is Jianghua. Jianghua, this is my mother."
Jiang Hua stepped forward and greeted with a smile: "Hello, aunt, I'm Jiang Hua. I didn't know you were coming. Otherwise, I would go and pick you up."
Li Qingyun's mother Cui Jing'e stopped the car, looked at Jiang Hua up and down, and said with a smile: "I heard Xiaoyun mentioned you and said that she would visit us during the New Year. You should park the car first and then go home quickly. It's so cold. I’m still wearing so little, so I might catch a cold.”
It's still a bit cold in December in Shanghai, not to mention it's still cloudy today. Everyone has put on thin sweaters and jackets, but Jiang Hua is still in single clothes: "Okay, aunt, you guys go up first, I'll park the car."
After getting into the driver's seat, Jiang Hua felt that the space was a little small. After adjusting the seat a little, he heard Li's mother asking Jiang Hua to open the trunk, probably to get something.
Jiang Hua went to park the car, and Li Qingyun and his daughter went upstairs first: "Didn't you call Jiang Hua back? I remember you said he was abroad, wouldn't you delay things?"
"Mom, I didn't ask him to come back. It was just a coincidence. I didn't know when he would come back. He showed up in my office just after you left for a while today, so I came back early." Li Qingyun was told by her mother. His eyes looked a little awkward, so he explained.
"For Jiang Hua, my first impression is pretty good. His height and appearance are decent, but he doesn't look like a soldier. You won't lie to me." Mother Li said a little doubtfully.
"Yeah, I can still lie to you. Even if I can lie to you, my dad can still lie to you." When they first started dating, Li Qingyun asked her father Li Jibin to inquire about Jiang Hua, and was warned, although nothing was found. , but it can also prove that Jiang Hua is a soldier.
The country's secret personnel generally have normal identity concealment, but the secret identity cannot be found. Jiang Hua's current identity is that of a captain and retired soldier, and his position in the army has been encrypted.
"I'm here, but I look pretty and fair, not as tough as your dad." After all, she has lived with soldiers for most of her life, and she still has a keen sense of military temperament, but she didn't find it in Jiang Hua. There are only a few traces, so I'm a little confused.
"Mom, it's not convenient for his identity to be disclosed. My dad should have told you."
"Okay, okay, I won't ask anymore..." The mother and daughter went upstairs carrying the fruit ingredients.
Jiang Hua parked the car, took a deep breath and pushed open the ajar door. At this moment, the two of them were preparing ingredients and preparing to cook. Jiang Hua stepped forward and said, "Auntie, I'll do it. You can rest."
"It doesn't matter, let's cook together. I heard Xiaoyun said that you taught her how to cook?" Everyone was sorting out the ingredients, and Mother Li began to inquire about what happened between the two of them.
"Yes, when I first moved here, I invited my neighbors on the same floor over for dinner. Qingyun saw that my cooking tasted pretty good. I thought it would be more convenient for him to cook by himself in Shanghai, so I taught her how to cook. , we gradually became familiar with each other." Jiang Hua explained honestly.
"Is that so? You were still in the army at that time, and you didn't see each other often?" It seems that Li Qingyun told her family some things about herself.
"Mom, haven't I told you before? Why do I have to ask again?" Li Qingyun was a little shy, not as smart and capable as she was in the office.
"So what? I just want to hear Jiang Hua say it." Mother Li glared at Li Qingyun.
In this way, everyone chatted and quickly cooked a table of food. Mother Li joked: "Why did you think of setting up a small garden here? It feels pretty good. It is also a private garden."
"Back then, I lived alone and the house was a bit empty. I saw other people's homes decorated with green plants and flowers, so I made a small garden in the spare space of the living room at home. This way, the air in the room would be fresh, and I could stay at home. Very comfortable too.”
As they became more and more familiar with each other during the chat, Li's mother began to get down to the topic: "When will you get married?"
This topic caught the two young people off guard. Li Qingyun looked at her mother: "We haven't thought about it yet."
After all, we are all living together. If we don't give an explanation, what will Li Qingyun's parents think? Jiang Hua quickly expressed his position: "Auntie, I am the only one in my house. You can set a date."
"Jiang Hua, it's not that Auntie is forcing you. We have only one daughter in our family. Xiaoyun is also twenty-two, half a year younger than you. Since you both live together, we can save our worries by getting married early."
In fact, Jiang Hua doesn't care about this. It can be done at any time: "Auntie, please make arrangements."
Mother Li thought for a moment: "You don't have any relatives here, and we don't have many relatives in our family. So, you can get your marriage certificate first, and then go to our house during the Chinese New Year and have a meal together. It's not necessary." With great fanfare.”
Maybe Li’s mother really thinks so, or maybe she’s thinking that there is only one person on Jianghua’s side, and the scene is too big for him to look good on.
In the next two days, Jiang Hua took Li Qingyun to the Civil Affairs Bureau and received the certificate. Li's mother was also very pleased. Seeing that Jiang Hua liked him more and more, she happily returned to the capital.
