Chapter 26 Qin Family Dinner
When Qin Qi walked in with a suitcase, she was standing in the living room, gesturing in front of the full-length mirror, choosing clothes to wear in the evening.
Finally I saw my revolutionary comrades.
Ever since she received the notice from Shen Jun that he was going to hold a family gathering, Kong Nanzhu had been so nervous that she hadn't slept well for two days. When she saw Qin Qi, she was a little excited. She ran over and hugged Qin Qi's waist, breathing in the scent of his usual sandalwood perfume, and buried her face in Qin Qi's arms. "You're finally back."
Qin Qi held the suitcase without moving, allowing Kong Nanzhu to hold him. In the full-length mirror, he could see their current posture, intimate and natural, like an ordinary couple who had not seen each other for a long time.
His wife was waiting for him to come back home. Qin Qi was relieved from the fatigue of a busy day. "I haven't changed my shoes yet."
Kong Nanzhu quickly let go of her hand. She was a little shy after she rushed over. Qin Qi took off his shoes and coat, and hugged her again, "You can hug me now."
Kong Nanzhu was picked up by him in a daze and pressed down on the sofa. Qin Qi looked at her lively and flickering eyes like a deer, and with an idea, he bent down and kissed her eyes.
"Afraid of meeting so many people at night?"
Kong Nanzhu nodded, and the corners of his eyes drooped instantly, "All four aunts will come, as well as cousin Shangjie and his friends."
Hearing the name Shang Jie, Qin Qi's eyes flashed with a hint of cruelty, "You are my wife now, they dare not do anything, I will always be by your side."
Whenever there was such an occasion, Qin Qi became Kong Nanzhu's umbrella of protection. When she was a child, when her family had gatherings during the New Year and other festivals, Qin Qi would always stay by Kong Nanzhu's side. Even after her debut, no matter how busy he was, he would turn down things and come back, just because he was afraid that she couldn't handle it alone.
Kong Nanzhu was a little distracted by the hot air he exhaled, and pushed him, "You're too heavy."
"I've lost five pounds since the last time I saw you." Qin Qi stared at her and pulled her hand close to his abdomen. "If you don't believe me, feel it."
Kong Nanzhu pulled back her hand as if she had been electrocuted, her face flushed beyond words. She couldn't help but feel distressed when she heard that he had lost weight, "Are you not eating well or sleeping well?"
Qin Qi deliberately controlled his weight to fit the role of a young man who moved to Beijing, but he said, "Yes, I miss you so much that I can't eat or sleep well."
Finished.
Kong Nanzhu felt like she was almost melting in his sudden tenderness and affection, and she nodded and agreed to whatever Qin Qi said.
Qin Qi's chest heaved. Every day, he longed for greater intimacy with the person in his arms. With such warmth and softness in his arms, he became a little impatient.
As their lips and teeth blended, their tongues kissed each other, Qin Qi's phone rang at an inopportune moment. Within two seconds of his ringing, Kong Nanzhu's phone rang again.
In all likelihood, it was Shen Jun who urged them to set off quickly.
Qin Qi pecked Kong Nanzhu's moist lips and sighed, as if he had gotten used to the situation where Cheng Yaojin would show up halfway.
God is just trying to make things difficult for him.
A family dinner was as grand and magnificent as a company's annual meeting.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the company's annual meeting. Several of Qin Qi's cousins all work in Qin's enterprises. To the outside world, they are senior executives of the company, and to the inside, they are brothers.
Any social place where colleagues account for more than 50% of the total number of people is equivalent to the workplace. Moreover, when the chairman and general manager are all present, it is simply a fantasy to want to avoid official business and only talk about family matters.
Qin Qi and Kong Nanzhu both attended the event in their best attire. Qin Qi wore a low-key dark grey suit with a dark red tie to match Kong Nanzhu's dark red patterned dress jacket. Kong Nanzhu's straight, white calves were revealed under her knee-length woolen skirt, and she wore a pair of black lambskin high-heeled shoes with red soles. She took out the bag Qin Qi had given her, and she looked dignified yet pretty.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that the high-end dress she was wearing was the latest model from Chanel's runway show this year. The ladies present were all smart people. As soon as the two of them showed up and greeted everyone, Qin Qi's third aunt immediately came forward with a smile and took Kong Nanzhu's arm, treating her with enthusiasm as if she had met her own daughter.
"Oh, look at our Nanzhu, she really is like a fairy. How come Qin Qi is so blessed?"
Kong Nanzhu's apple cheeks felt sore from laughing, but she still had to maintain a decent smile.
Shen Jun calmly pulled Kong Nanzhu to his side, took her bag and gave it to her aunt to put away, "That's right, luckily this brat acted early, otherwise there would be so many people pursuing our Nanzhu, if it was two years later, who knows if my big baby would be deceived by someone outside."
Kong Nanzhu pushed Shen Jun shyly, and her little daughter's coquettish attitude immediately emerged, "Mom, no one is chasing me, don't make fun of me."
"Of course not. When you were in college, you changed your phone number twice to avoid those bad boys who were pestering you. I still remember it."
Hearing this, Qin Qi's third aunt's smile froze. She said she was going to help set up the dishes, but in fact she was just looking for an excuse to get away. As soon as she left, Shen Jun immediately sneered coldly, "She still has the nerve to hold your arm."
The son of the third aunt is Shang Jie. When Kong Nanzhu was in college, Shang Jie would run to Kong Nanzhu's school whenever he had nothing to do. He would harass her from time to time under the pretext of auditing classes at the School of Economics and Management. Everyone knew what he was doing. Kong Nanzhu had to avoid him so much that she changed her cell phone number twice.
"The protagonist is here, let's take a seat."
Qin Hehai came down from the study on the second floor, followed by three young men, namely the eldest aunt, the third aunt and the son of the youngest aunt. Kong Nanzhu hid behind Qin Qi, holding his arm tightly, and lowered her head to avoid looking at the inquiring gazes of the people upstairs.
There was amazement, greed, and other intriguing meanings in those eyes. Kong Nanzhu didn't want to pay attention to them, nor was she willing to analyze how these people viewed her. Since it was just a formality, she only needed to cooperate silently with Qin's father and mother in the performance as before.
No, what is more important today is that she has to cooperate well with Qin Qi.
"fine."
Qin Qi whispered in her ear. These two short words gave Kong Nanzhu great courage. She encouraged herself repeatedly, adjusted her expression, and went to the restaurant with everyone else.
Normally when there were no guests, they would eat at the small square table in the living room. But now that there were seventeen or eighteen guests, the long banquet table in the dining room came in handy. This was a long banquet table that could accommodate twenty people. For a grand family dinner like today, there were eight temporary helpers hired.
In order to highlight the theme, the dining table and decorations were all changed to festive red, and everyone congratulated Qin Qi and Kong Nanzhu on their marriage.
This belated blessing made Kong Nanzhu feel like she was having a wedding banquet. She held up a glass of wine and thanked the relatives together with Qin Qi. Peng Shiyi, the cousin from the second aunt's family, said, "Shouldn't the newlyweds drink a cup of wine together? Since there is no wedding, there should be a sense of ceremony. Let us witness it together."
Kong Nanzhu suddenly panicked. Should he agree? Should he drink?
This is probably why she is reluctant to attend such crowded occasions.
There is always someone popping up and suddenly cueing the process.
Qin Qi said nothing, and put his hand holding the wine glass around her arm, looking into her eyes affectionately, "Then give your cousin some face, this is the first time that Nan Nan and I have had a cup of wine together."
After saying that, he raised his hand and held the rim of the cup, waiting for Kong Nanzhu 's move, indicating that he wanted to move in sync with her.
Qin Qi raised his eyebrows and looked at her with tenderness in his eyes.
Kong Nanzhu became obsessed with love at an inappropriate time.
Wow, so handsome.
