Chapter 41:

The time set by He Qi was seven o'clock in the evening and was located in the north of the city.
Qi Qi said in his text message that there was a kitten in his residence. He was afraid that there would be a problem if he left too long, so he could only solve it nearby.
Ning Xiaoxiao agreed.
In fact, when she hung up the phone for about an hour and received the text message Qi Qi, knowing that the little helper Jun agreed to come out for dinner, she was almost ecstatic, so excited that even the half-dried mud mask burst into laughter. Even if she was asked to run around the city at her own expense, she would be willing, not to mention a twenty-minute bus ride.
In addition, Qi Qi also has a special requirement.
"I chose a restaurant that is quieter and the seating design pays more attention to privacy. The only bad thing is that the consumption is slightly higher. If the sisters and sisters mind, I invite guests"-this is Qi Qi's original saying.
Ning Xiaoxiao traced her eyeliner to the vanity mirror while wondering about his weird condition.
Of course, if Senior Brother is willing to invite guests, she is very happy to push the boat.
The north of the city is the old city. At that time, the city planning had not yet started, the streets were narrow, and the building layout was not as organized as in the new city. After getting off the bus, Ning Xiaoxiao spent a little effort to find the right place.
The time has just passed 6:45.
After autumn, the days and nights are long, and the setting sun has completely sunk at that moment. The thin haze attached to the outline of the city has gradually disappeared, and the black has oozed up. The infrastructure in the old city is outdated, and the street lamps look weak and weak, barely illuminating the road. The neighborhood is dominated by residential areas, and most of the cheap shops such as daily necessities and small shops are doing business, and there are no colorful neon lights along the way.
"Little helper Jun originally lived in such a place ... it was an accident." Ning Xiaoxiao, dressed as an out-of-town urban lady, stepped on the high-heeled shoes and murmured on the asphalt road.
She thought that the one who could take care of Qi Qi must be a successful man who lives in a senior apartment and has a car and money.
She even made up her mind to meet a real rich second generation, seeing his hurt heart and showing pity, and actively taking care of what he did in the TV series, and was intoxicated after all.
But it seems that this is not the case at all ...
Moreover, she has always met with Qi Qi, either near his residence or in the prosperous downtown area near the provincial TV station, used to high-rise buildings and various modern elements of fashion, and now suddenly changed a style, it is really a bit Not very adapted.
However, Qi Qi apparently still accommodated her in this respect, because the place he chose is not bad.
The restaurant in front of you is nominally a health-preserving restaurant. In fact, it also manages a variety of famous teas, which are usually used as tea houses. The appearance here is higher than the ordinary home cooking restaurants seen along the road. The location is close to the main road, not the small streets and alleys. The interior decoration is elegant. I've always been a little bit better, and the first impression is pretty good.
"I can't think of it here, although it's a bit worse than the one near my home." Ning Xiaoxiao looked around the layout and the scoring system turned on automatically.
Qi Xiao texted her while on the road, saying that she and the little helper Jun had arrived early, and also selected a table, let her turn to the left hand of the stairs after the second floor, and just go inside.
She did not intend to text the other party that she had arrived, but walked upstairs on her own, walked about seven or eight seats in the direction he said, and finally saw Qi Qi. It turns out that his so-called "more privacy" seat design actually means that the seats of two adjacent tables are placed back-to-back, with a black paint screen in the middle, which can block the sight of many people around.
Ning Xiaoxiao's vision was also blocked in half.
Through the screen, she saw Qi Qi's face and most of her body, and the other party did not notice her at all, because his eyes were always on the side of him.
Ning Xiaoxiao subconsciously stopped and stood quietly on the sidelines.
From her perspective, she couldn't see the person next to Qi Po. She didn't know what the other person looked like, how she looked, and how she behaved. However, the expression on Qi Po's face had surprised her.
It was a very different expression from the last time they met in the hospital.
Not only the expression, but also the mental state has been completely changed.
Qi Xiao ’s state at the time Ning Xiaoxiao remembered it clearly. The whole person and the icy white wall in the hospital merged into one, shouting two sentences, as if the language had been hollowed out, so quiet that it was scary To the point.
The emaciated and haggard look was distressed, with no trimming, and stubble hair.
At this moment, the Qi Qi in front of him seemed to come back to life again, his clothes were decent, his appearance was correct, and he was back to his usual gentleman-even brighter and more vivid, with the corners of his eyebrows laughing, as if in the past The backwater of that pool was hit by a stone, and the sparkling place shone brightly.
Dazzling.
He seemed to be talking about something happy, listening to his ears for a while, his eyes rounded with laughter. Throughout the process, the expression looks smart and natural, looking forward to the glory, but the eyes only stay in the same place from beginning to end, and have not changed.
Some distance away, she could not hear what they were talking about, but she was sure Qi Qi's voice was pleasant.
For a moment, he smiled to the end, his eyelids drooped lightly, and actually leaned his head back. The face disappeared for a moment in her vision, presumably on the shoulder of the man beside him.
Ning Xiaoxiao froze, staring at it all with a stunned look.
She has never seen Qi Qi like this.
Or, she had seen several expressions similar to him in college, but it was as thin as a picture drawn on paper, and it burst with a light tear. It is far less clear and real than now. The carving chiseled in stone is so solid.
After a moment, Qi Zi's face returned to her sight.
He was still smiling gently, his eyes inadvertently lifted up, and suddenly hit her with a dumbfounded look. He was startled, wondering how long she had observed herself, and her crust was hot, and she could not help coughing twice: "Xiao Xiao ... Why didn't you text me since you arrived?"
"Because it's not far from the bus station, I'll just come here." She quickly greeted her.
After two or three steps forward, Ning Xiaoxiao finally saw the legendary little helper Jun-completely different from Gao Fushuai she imagined. Although the height is quite high, but the appearance is very simple, the features are almost It's not as eye-catching, but when you put them together inexplicably, you can watch them for a long time, and you still don't look tired, and the more you look, the more a gentle texture will slowly flow out, and the moist things will be silent.
Hearing the sound of her high-heeled shoes coming over, the man raised his head and just touched her eyes. He stood up gently, his voice was low, but polite: "Hello."
In addition to this, the daily scenes used in the communication field did not say a word.
It seems that this person should not be very good at communicating with strangers, which is completely opposite to his brother ... This two-person combination is really wonderful. Ning Xiaoxiao was surprised, and he said "Hello", and then continued to look at him directly.
It's about not used to being stared at by people like this. Shen Yan lowered her eyes slightly and stood still straight.
Qi Qi knew that he was restrained, and knocked on his arm with a smile, reminding: "Don't be nervous, Xiao Xiao is a friend I have known for many years, an old acquaintance. Don't mention it, everyone just talks.
Ning Xiaoxiao quickly echoed: "Yes, yes, ordinary chat is just fine."
Shen Yan nodded when he heard the words, and waited until Ning Xiaoxiao sat opposite, and the handbag was put, before returning to the seat.
The second floor of this health wellness restaurant is a dedicated hot pot place, and guests can choose their own soup base and ingredients.
Now that everyone is here, Qi Qi is very gentleman to fulfill the principle of Ms. priority, push the menu to Ning Xiaoxiao, let her choose her favorite. Regardless of price, regardless of quantity, he please.
Ning Xiaoxiao frowned with a smile for a few seconds.
However, once the menu was opened, the original form of her food was revealed, and the very unlady was full of stuff.
Qi Xiao looked at her with a smile and swallowed saliva at the picture. She turned over the teacup for her and was about to reach for the teapot. Shen Yan had lifted the teapot for him and started pouring tea. Qi Xiao smiled slightly at him.
Gee. Ning Xiaoxiao's heart is constantly rippling.
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Under the cover of the menu, her eyes, which refused to let go of any intimate lens, floated up quietly, observing the actions of the two, and capturing their ambiguity. It seems that the brother and the little helper Jun have an unexpected tacit understanding ... However, I really can't think that Qi Qin will like this type of man.
She thought Qi Qi had been in the media industry for a long time, and her vision would be relatively trendy.
After the order was finished, they chose the more tonic mushroom mushroom soup to make the base, let the waiter light the fire, and then put the pre-heated soup base up.
Taking advantage of the time before serving, Ning Xiaoxiao started to open the conversation box and took out her own standard lady smile to introduce herself: "My surname is Ning, my double name is Xiao Xiao, and I am currently working as an editor in a magazine. This little helper What do you call Jun? "
Shen Yan responded with one glance: "My surname is Shen, the famous goose, the wild goose. Now I am working as a doctor in a pet hospital."
Ning Xiaoxiao heard the words, suddenly "Ah", and blinked at Qi Qi: "Can it be the hospital you interviewed last time?"
Qi Xiao smiled but did not answer.
The memory in Ning Xiaoxiao's brain suddenly turned around like a tape rewind, and suddenly stopped at the same phone call Qi Qi made to her that day. This time she couldn't even blink her eyes. She screamed and pointed at Qi Qi regardless of the image: "Yes! That's right! You once asked me a series of adjectives! What is attentive, considerate, dedicated, responsible, etc. La, you said you were describing an interviewee, could it be this one— "
Shen Yan was shocked.
Since the positioning is "interviewee", the point of time should still be in the early stages of their contact. At that time ... Is that Qi Qi's impression like this?
I turned my head subconsciously to see the person who wrote these keywords. The person's ears were really red, and he used his hand to support his head to gently cover it so that he could not see it. He gritted his teeth and said: "Little girl, actually still Remember so clearly ... "
Fortunately, there was a big pot in front of him, and the milky white soup began to boil, and a large cloud of steam came out to cover up the embarrassment.
Shen Yan stared at him for a while, and slowly withdrew his gaze, but the warmth flowing out of his heart could not be withdrawn. It was all filled in the deep chest, and he could not tell whether it was soft or strong, but he felt full.
"Is it really him?" Ning Xiaoxiao suddenly realized that she seemed to understand the reason why Shen Yan became the boyfriend under review.
"Really, let's start with the ingredients." The waiter will be in a hurry like the soup, and he will bring a few plates of meatballs and vegetarian dishes in time to give Qi Po a step to go down. He took the lead in pushing the food to the sister, hoping to let her shut her mouth obediently and eat at ease.
Ning Xiaoxiao used chopsticks to put things into the soup, while sorting out ideas. The train of thought stretched all the way down in chronological order, and suddenly bumped into a knot and stopped there: Since they met through interviews, the relationship between the two parties should have been established in the more than one month of follow-up reports.
But, why did n’t this person come to visit during the period of hospitalization?
Senior Brother fell into that look, is it because this person did not appear? If that's the case, isn't Shen Yan a bit ... slag?
With a chuckle in her heart, she couldn't help worrying secretly.
In fact, from the perspective of voice control, she likes Shen Yan's voice very much, although he only said less than thirty words.
After this, Shen Yan has not taken the initiative to take a word with her. The aura itself is very strange. Generally speaking, should n’t you be more attentive in front of the relatives and friends of your prospective boyfriend, for foreign aid and extra points? Or did he actually not like his brother so much?
As a person who has always cared about Qi Qin's affection, she has to seek answers by herself and join the review team.
So she deliberately laughed at Shen Yan twice and uncovered the topic quite often: "Oh, you said you were interviewed and met, but my brother and I knew because our undergraduates studied in the same school, and the majors were similar, and It ’s in the same province, and it ’s common to get acquainted with it.

Shen Yan stopped chopsticks while she was talking and listened quietly to her.
Ning Xiaoxiao thought he would take a sentence or two, but Shen Yan just listened, and seemed to have no intention of answering, nodding after listening. I don't know if he doesn't know how to answer the call, or he still lacks interest and doesn't want to answer the call. She paused for three seconds and had to calm down, maintaining a gentle smile and continuing to direct the topic to him: "So, where did Dr. Shen read undergraduate?"
Qi Qi raised her head when she heard this sentence.
They never discussed this question between them, so he also wanted to know the answer.
Shen Yan's expression changed slightly.
The eyes of the two people from different directions passed through the steam and settled on his face. At the same time, the thick soup in the pot made a fierce boiling sound, rolling up and down, as if urged by these two earnest eyes.
Shen Yan's breath also seemed to be urged, becoming slightly faster.
He lowered his eyes unconsciously and opened his lips slightly, but he could not speak for a long time. The hot air from the hot pot puffed his face, which only made him feel more chilly.
Qi Qi first realized that this might not be a good problem.
Shen Yan has always asked questions. If he hasn't spoken for so long, he is unwilling to answer. He was shocked and was about to circumvent the topic in a hurry, but Shen Yan finally spoke.
"I ... didn't study undergraduate." The voice was as low as the eyes. Every word passed through the throat like acupuncture. Because of the pain, the sentence became less coherent. "After three years of vocational school, I went out to work."
"Uh ..." Ning Xiaoxiao didn't anticipate this kind of answer at all, and he was stunned for a moment. Fortunately, he quickly recovered, and some supporters said, "This, like this."
She and Qi Zhennian's university are considered to be one of the key universities in the country. Although they are not as good as Tsinghua University, they are also quite famous.
The person in front of him is only a college diploma.
Women have always been sensitive and suspicious, especially when the other party is still under review. She had already worried about Shen Yan before. This kind of worry is now like sand in an hourglass, which will accumulate with time.
Ning Xiaoxiao coughed and turned the topic to another direction: "So, is Dr. Shen a local? Are the family here?"
"Xiao Xiao." Qi Xiao heard the words "family", his face cleared, and he interrupted sharply, "Enough."
After reading the photo album, he faintly noticed that Shen Yan's family situation might be unusual. Such questions should not be asked in person.
Ning Xiaoxiao is unknown, because in her view this problem is quite ordinary, there is no risk, Qi Qi's attitude is a bit confusing for her.
At this time, Shen Yan, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly replied: "Not a local, I was born in a small town, and I moved here later. Inside the house ... Grandpa passed away, now he is alone."
Ning Xiaoxiao is born with a quick mouth. When she thinks about it, she can't hide it and blurt out: "Grandpa passed away, what about the parents?"
Family status often has a great influence on a person's attitude towards their partner. The magazine she works in often plans some related topics, telling about family conflicts, husband and wife relationship problems, mother-in-law and other real-life stories, and occupational diseases can't be changed. I usually care about this aspect.
And the other party is the person Qi Qi likes.
Without asking the situation thoroughly, she can't be sure that this person will be able to align her heart in the future, and whether it will happen.
"Xiao Xiao!" Qi Xiao felt anxious, and her right hand held Shen Yan's hand tightly under the table and shook it.
He wanted to give Shen Yan a hint-don't want to say it or not, but when he touched it, he was shocked. The back of the man's hand was cold, his fingers clenched into fists, trembling slightly in the shadows.
"Parents ... not in the local area," Shen Yan's voice is much more restrained than his hands. If he doesn't listen carefully, he can't hear the trembling. "It's been a long time since I contacted.
The author has something to say: I have been affected in the past few days and I haven't updated it until now. I'm really sorry.
The following words in Chapter 40 are hoped that all readers will be able to see that, for the sake of warning themselves, they will remain forever, and the copy bulletin will be posted for a week. After this matter, some readers have left, and you are still willing to stay. Thank you very much. Thank you for being able to tolerate me this bad author ... tat ...... The reader is destined. Since destiny, I will write in response to your support. Finished.
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Well, back to the article itself: So the theme of this chapter is that the ugly daughter-in-law sees her in-laws (wrong). And the mother-in-law is quite evil (bigger mistake) ...