Chapter 69: Destruction
I said to the little witch: "You don't have to thank me, thank my girlfriend instead. If she hadn't asked you to drink a little, I would never have agreed to minors drinking."
At this time, Qiu Jieqin went to get the third wine glass, took the bottle from me, and poured one-third of the wine into the glass. Then she gently pushed the glass toward her, smiled friendly and said, "My name is Xu Xin, right? It's a nice name. My name is Qiu Jieqin, you can call me Sister Qiu."
Xu Xin reached out to take the wine glass, but she didn't thank Qiu Jieqin, and she didn't even smile at her. She placed the wine glass in front of her expressionlessly. Qiu Jieqin was slightly disappointed and looked at me with dissatisfaction. I don't know why the little witch is so angry with Qiu Jieqin, and there is no way to solve this problem. I'm already grateful that the little witch doesn't cause trouble, so what else can I do to her?
I had no choice but to pick up my chopsticks and said to Qiu Jieqin, "Come, let me try your cooked yellow croaker. How does it taste?" Then I picked up a piece of fish and put it in my mouth. After just one bite, I found it extremely delicious and couldn't help but praise, "Delicious! Jieqin, I didn't expect you to have this skill. This yellow croaker is really amazing! Mm, mm, it's no worse than the top chefs in big hotels, no! It's much better than what they cook."
When Qiu Jieqin heard my praise, she was so happy that her eyes lit up and she said, "Really? This is my best dish. Other dishes are not as good as this one. If you like it, eat more."
I followed Qiu Jieqin's instructions and ate the fish meat one by one. Qiu Jieqin just looked at me happily. When I took the fifth bite, she still didn't move her chopsticks, so I said, "You eat too! Why are you staring at me?"
Qiu Jieqin smiled happily and said softly: "From now on, I will cook delicious food for you every day, hold your stomach tightly, and make you unable to leave me anymore!"
Hearing Qiu Jieqin's tender and sweet words, my heart was filled with warmth. Yes! What more could a man ask for as a husband to have such a woman who loves me so deeply? I felt ashamed that I still had a grudge against her past bad records. I was so moved that I was about to say something to her, but I heard Xu Xin coughing from the other side. It seemed that the little witch couldn't stand our disgusting words and had to do something bad. She raised her glass and said to us, "Brother Tang Qian, and this aunt, thank you for your hospitality. I'll toast you a glass."
I was so shocked by the little witch's words that I almost swallowed the fishbone in my mouth, while Qiu Jieqin was so angry that her face turned red and her eyes were wide open.
This little witch called her aunt just now, which could be considered a prank, but now I have told her about the relationship between Qiu Jieqin and me, and she still says this after I have sternly warned her, which is clearly a provocation.
Qiu Jieqin couldn't get angry because the little witch was my guest, so she could only stare at me and sulk. I spit out a fish bone in my mouth, stood up and shouted at the little witch: "Come here."
Seeing that the situation was not good, the little witch put down her wine glass and walked to the sofa with me with a grin. I lowered my voice and said viciously: "Are you doing this on purpose? She is my girlfriend, you call me brother and call her aunt, what does that mean? Just now you promised to be obedient and not cause trouble, so you just took your words as fart, right?"
The little witch made a wronged expression and said, "What's wrong with me? That woman looks so old, it's more than enough to call her aunt, but I can't call her sister."
I angrily said, "Then why are you calling me brother again? I am the same age as her, you did it on purpose!"
"That's different. You are my brother and sister's friend, so of course I have to call you by their names. And you look much younger, so it's easier to call you brother, haha!"
I really didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so I could only say, "Little kids should be polite. Sister Qiu is so nice to you, and she even persuaded me to give you some wine. Don't you want to hurt her feelings by doing this to her? I'm telling you, since you're young, I won't bother with you. Go apologize to her right now and let this go. Otherwise, I'll call 110 and ask the police to take you away, and I won't bother with you anymore."
The little witch glared at me and said angrily, "You...you're using the same trick again. Can you try something new? I didn't do anything wrong, why should I apologize? You don't like me calling her auntie, then I won't call her that. How can you be considered a hero if you keep threatening me with the police? Also! I'm not a child anymore, don't lecture me all the time, aren't you annoying?"
I said, "If you weren't naughty, why would I teach you a lesson? And you still say you're not a child, but I think you haven't grown up at all. If you don't want to apologize, just shut up and don't utter a single word, and just eat your meal. If you make trouble again, I can tolerate you once or twice, but not the third time. Then I'll keep my word and call 110 to send you away, how about that?"
Xu Xin said, "Impossible! You want me to shut up and eat at the same time. It's too difficult and I can't do it!" As she said that, she made a "giggle" sound and laughed.
I was amused by her mischief and started laughing. I reached out and gently hit her scalp again, saying with a smile, "Little brat! Okay, it's settled then. Let's go eat."
Xu Xin held her head in her hands and said angrily, "You hit me again! If you do this again, I will really get angry! I am a little witch who is feared and invincible. If it gets out that I am being bullied by you like this here, how can I survive!"
I ignored her, turned around and walked back to the dining table, and said to Qiu Jieqin, "I taught her a lesson, and I hope she won't dare to be so rude again. Forget it, don't be too angry, after all, she is still a child. Come on, the food is getting cold, let's eat quickly."
Qiu Jieqin didn't know what I had whispered to Xu Xin just now, but she saw me hitting Xu Xin's scalp. After hearing what I said, she had no choice but to give up. However, after being ruined by the little witch, the warmth just now was gone, and the atmosphere could no longer be created.
The little witch returned to her seat without saying a word, picked up the wine glass and took a big gulp, swallowing it in one gulp. She seemed to feel unsatisfied, so she took another big gulp. The little red wine in the glass was immediately empty after she drank it in two big gulps.
Qiu Jieqin and I ate in silence for a while, and I suddenly remembered that she had said on the phone that she had something to tell me. So I said, "Excuse me, Jieqin, didn't you say you had something to tell me before you came? What is it?"
Qiu Jieqin glanced at Xu Xin and said angrily, "No! I have nothing to tell you!"
I was very surprised and asked, "No? You clearly said yes on the phone just now, and you told me to tell me in the evening when I asked you. What happened? Did you forget?"
Qiu Jieqin smiled helplessly: "No, I just wanted to see you, I just said it casually."
"Really?" Although I was puzzled, I didn't think too much about it. Qiu Jieqin had carefully arranged a romantic and warm dinner, but it was ruined because I brought a stranger. Moreover, this stranger was so rude and naughty that she ruined her mood. She was really depressed.
So Xu Xin couldn't speak, Qiu Jieqin was in no mood to speak, and I had nothing to say, and the meal suddenly became very quiet. After hurriedly finishing the meal, I took advantage of Qiu Jieqin cleaning up and going into the kitchen to wash the dishes, walked behind her, and whispered: "Jieqin, I'm sorry! I know I disappointed you tonight. But I really can't help it, after I send her away, can you cook braised yellow croaker for me again?"
Qiu Jieqin hummed, turned around, and said softly: "I said that I am willing to cook for you for the rest of my life, as long as you like it. However, for girls like that, try to bring fewer people here in the future."
I reached out a hand, stroked her cheek, and said gently: "Jie Qin, I promise you that I will try to spend more time with you in the future and not let you feel lonely and sad."
"Okay, I'll remember what you said and see if you can do it." Qiu Jieqin smiled and turned her face to accept my caress. Then she said, "By the way, did you find any job today?"
I shook my head and said, "No, there are really few jobs suitable for me right now. I have been working around all day and have gained nothing."
"I have a few friends who have some ideas. Would you like to talk to them and ask them to help you find a job that pays well but isn't too tiring?"
"High income and not tiring work, where in the world can such a good thing happen? Forget it, no need to beg them. This time I want to find a job with development prospects, where I can show my strengths. And I'm not in a hurry now, I will find it slowly , you should believe me!"
"I believe in you. I have never doubted your talent since high school. I know that sooner or later you will find the path to success."
I was very pleased. If it weren't for Xu Xin being outside, I really wanted to hug Qiu Jieqin tightly to express my gratitude.
Qiu Jieqin pointed outside again and said, "What are you going to do with her tonight? Let me make it clear that she is not ."
I said, "I plan to let her stay with my sister tonight, and then do some ideological work on her tomorrow to persuade her to go back."
"I say, why are you still talking about credit with a little kid? Call her brother to come and take her away, and put an end to it! Why are you still trying to persuade her? If you can't convince her, are you going to support her for the rest of her life?"
I burst out laughing and said, "How is this possible? She must go back. Alas! Just now, in order to keep her calm, I had no choice but to swear a solemn oath not to tell her family about her stay with me. Although I am not superstitious, the oath I swore was too strong and too poisonous to break. To be honest, I still regret making this solemn oath! So I can't make this call. I can only work harder and send her home myself."
Qiu Jieqin snorted, turned around to wash the dishes, and said, "So you're leaving now? Are you going to take that troublemaker back home?"
I looked at my watch. It was already past seven. I had to go home and explain things to my family. It was almost time for bed. It was time to go, so I said, "Yes, it's almost time. I have to explain things to my family when I get home. It will waste a lot of time. And my sister has to go to bed early. She has to get up early for school tomorrow."
Qiu Jieqin seemed unhappy and said, "Then why are you still here? Let's go, take that rude troublemaker away from here quickly. I hate seeing her!"
I sighed, and there was nothing I could do, so I said, "I couldn't spend some time with you today. I really can't help it. I'll make it up to you after I send her off. But I have to leave now? Really!"
Qiu Jieqin hummed heavily, but I saw her washing and wiping a bowl again and again, obviously not paying attention to washing the dishes. I smiled, knowing that there was no need to say more, and turned to the living room and said to Xu Xin, who was lying on the sofa and hadn't made a sound for a long time, "Little witch, let's go!"
Xu Xin said "Oh" and stood up unsteadily. I opened the door and went out first, not noticing that the little witch was blushing, drunk, and walked lightly and swayingly, following me out.
