translator: Oyen
Xiao Han followed Qin Mo to his hometown in Xi’an on the morning of the 30th of the twelfth lunar month.
On his first visit to Qin’s family home, Xiao Han naturally couldn’t go empty-handed, but it wasn’t convenient to take gifts with him, so after he went to Xi’an, he took Qin Mo to a large shopping mall.
Chinese people attach great importance to the Spring Festival, and the taste of New Year in supermarkets was particularly strong, especially in the areas where New Year gifts were sold, ranging from yogurt, gift boxes and supplements with tens of dollars to famous wines with thousands of dollars. Xiao Han didn’t know much about Lunar New Year customs, and he didn’t know what the Qin family in Xi’an paid attention to. Naturally, he chose the most expensive one. He came to the door for the first time. If the things he brings were too cheap, others would think he was a poor man. Bringing some valuable gifts could also give Qin Mo a face.
Xiao Han quickly selected the two most expensive bottles of wine from the gift area. Even if there was nothing new, it wouldn’t be a big mistake to give wine to the elders. Especially for the famous wine like Maotai liquor, which could also be opened and drunk by guests at home in the future, it would be useful. In addition, he had to buy some aged wine, combining Chinese and Western!
It seemed to be too little if it was only wine, so why didn’t he bring some more supplements for the elderly?
Xiao Han didn’t feel bad about spending money by swiping his card, so he brushed away tens of thousands directly.
Seeing he bought more and more, Qin Mo couldn’t help but stop him, “Enough. There’s no need to buy so much for a new year.”
“We are already engaged, and your family is my family.” Xiao Han replied, “This is the first time I see grandfather, I have to make a good impression.”
“These are really enough.” Qin Mo replied helplessly.
Xiao Han gently hugged Qin Mo’s shoulders, and said softly, “Don’t save my money. I want to spend money for you. I should spend it on people in your family.”
Qin Mo’s heart warmed slightly, knowing that Xiao Han bought so many things for his own sake, but he still didn’t want Xiao Han to spend too much, so he grabbed Xiao Han’s arm and said, “I understand what you want. But the New Year’s greetings here in Xi’an are not so exaggerated. Generally, it’s enough to bring wine and gift boxes. You have bought so many, which is really enough.”
Hearing this, Xiao Han relaxed slightly and walked out of the mall with Qin Mo carrying the gift box.
The two of them hailed a taxi at the entrance of the mall with a bunch of gifts. They heard a cold voice behind them, “Have you bought so many things?”
Xiao Han turned his head abruptly, and as expected he met a pair of cold eyes.
——It was Qin Ye. Li Xiang, who was smiling brightly, was still beside him.
Xiao Han immediately greeted him, “Hello uncle, why are you here?”
Qin Ye raised his eyebrows, “When did I become your uncle?”
Xiao Han smiled to mediate, “My mistake, my mistake, hello god Ye, hello god Xiang!”
Li Xiang smiled and shook hands with Xiao Han. “Don’t call me that. God Xiang, it’s so strange. It’s still as convenient to call names directly as when we were in the club.”
Qin Mo braced himself, and stepped forward to say, “Uncle, senior Li Xiang.”
Qin Ye glanced at his nephew, then glanced at the various gift boxes in both of their hands, and said faintly, “You bought it for the elders?”
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“These are New Year’s gifts bought by Xiao Han.” Qin Mo replied awkwardly.
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Qin Ye stared sharply into Qin Mo’s eyes, and asked word by word, “I mean, in what identity does he buy the gift?”
Qin Mo looked away and pretended to be calm. “Teammate.”
Qin Ye glanced at Xiao Han, “Just a teammate?”
“Yes, I’m Xiao Mo’s teammate.” Xiao Han nodded immediately.
Qin Ye sneered, then turned around and asked Li Xiang, “Do you believe it?”
Li Xiang scratched his head with a silly smile, “Why don’t you believe it? Aren’t they teammates?”
Qin Ye raised his eyebrows, “We’re also teammates.”
Li Xiang: “That’s right, we used to be teammates before.”
Qin Ye: “How about now?”
Li Xiang was stunned, and finally realised what Qin Ye meant.
He widened his eyes in disbelief, looked at Qin Mo, then at Xiao Han, and said, “You two… is that kind of relationship?”
Qin Mo was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a crack to go in.
On the contrary, Xiao Han said bluntly, “Sure enough, I can’t hide anything from god Ye, I am indeed together with Xiao Mo.”
“But also engaged.” Qin Ye replied faintly.
Xiao Han: “…”
Qin Mo: “…”
Li Xiang: “…”
Three people were dumbfounded.
Qin Ye smiled and said, “Let’s go. It just happens that we are going back to the Qin family. We’ll take both of you along the way.”
***
Actually, Qin Ye and Li Xiang also came here to buy things, but this time back to Xi’an, Li Xiang drove his car himself and parked it in the underground garage of the mall.
Qin Mo and Xiao Han followed the two seniors to the garage, put all the gifts in the trunk, and then they consciously sat in the back row.
Li Xiang started the car, and followed the navigation to Qin’s family house.
Qin Ye, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked back at the two guys sitting upright and smiled and said, “They’re so scared after I saw it through. What are you going to do if you are known by your grandfather and your father? Dig a crack in the ground and bury yourself in it?”
Qin Mo: “…”
His uncle’s jokes made Qin Mo’s ears red.
Xiao Han had to take the initiative to confess, “I was to blame for this. I was really in a hurry to propose marriage. I didn’t say anything to my family and friends. I acted on impulse…”
Qin Ye interrupted him coldly. “You mean, you proposed to Xiao Mo, just on the impulse?”
Xiao Han was stunned. He immediately waved his hand and explained, “No, I want to marry him sincerely. It’s just that I was a little hasty when proposing marriage.”
Qin Ye said, “You’re so hasty in proposing marriage, do you still want to spend the rest of your life with him?”
Xiao Han: “…”
God Ye, I can’t beat you in speaking!
Originally, his Chinese wasn’t so good, and Qin Ye was a famous poisonous tongue in the circle. The matter would only get worse if Xiao Han kept explaining to him.
Without any better option, Xiao Han gave a dry smile, “I’m sincere to Xiao Mo.”
“I can’t see how sincere it is.” Qin Ye replied faintly.
Xiao Han: “……”
In god Ling’s place, he could barely get a passing score. In Qin Ye’s place, he seemed to be unable to even get his exam qualification certificate.
Xiao Han looked at Qin Mo for help, but the latter was also in a state of distraction at this time and didn’t know how to talk to his uncle.
In fact, Qin Mo and Qin Ye’s relationship had always been very close. When they were young, they often played together in their hometown in Xi’an. Of course, it was Qin Mo who was bullied by Qin Ye and cried and went back to find his father to file a complaint. ‘Uncle bullied me again, I don’t want to play with him.’
As a result, the next day, Qin Ye coaxed Qin Mo casually and took something he liked to eat. Qin Mo followed him up again.
Qin Mo was simple and easy to deceive when he was a child. He wasn’t as proud as he was in his youth. But just because Qin Ye bullied Qin Mo too many times when he was a child, Qin Mo was afraid of this powerful uncle until now. He always felt that he wasn’t the opponent of this uncle, whether it was wisdom or courage.
If Qin Ye was particularly opposed to him being with Xiao Han, how to deal with the Qin family here would really become a huge problem.
Qin Mo looked out of the window anxiously and didn’t receive Xiao Han’s signal for help at all.
Seeing him like this, Xiao Han knew that he must be thinking, so he sighed, gently held his hand, and whispered to his ear, “Don’t be afraid, different situations call for different action. At worst, the elders of the Qin family beat me up. I’m a rough, thick-skinned person, as long as I’m not crippled it’s good.”
Qin Mo: “…”
Amused by his words, Qin Mo couldn’t help but smile and lean close to his ear and said, “We Qin family are all educated and literate people, not so violent and vulgar, even if angry, it is impossible to beat you.”
Seeing that he was happier, Xiao Han smiled, whispering in his ear, “So don’t worry too much. You see, people as cold as your master approve of me and agree to give us some time to get along. I don’t think god Ye will deliberately make it difficult for us. Besides, there is Li Xiang next to him. If we really can’t handle him, we can secretly work together with him. First, we can take care of Li Xiang and let Li Xiang sway him through pillow talk. Maybe god Ye will agree.”
Qin Mo gave him a witty thumb and leaned over and said, “Do you know the meaning of the word pillow talk?”
Xiao Han looked proud, “That is, with teacher Qin, my Chinese has improved by leaps and bounds and I have passed the eighth level.”
As soon as the voice fell, Qin Ye’s cold voice came from the front: “What pillow talk do you want Li Xiang to say to me?”
Xiao Han: “…”
Qin Mo: “…”
Their backs stiffened, just like the moment when they discussed the answer with their classmates in the exam, they were grabbed by the teacher at the scene.
Qin Ye looked back at them with a smile, “Whispering in each other’s ear. You don’t even control the volume, I can hear you.”
Both of them lowered their heads and touched their noses awkwardly at the same time.
Seeing this scene in the rearview mirror of the car, Li Xiang couldn’t help laughing and encouraged, “Xiao Han, don’t lose heart. The beauties of the Qin family are particularly difficult to catch. I chased Yeye for a long time before he issued me an internship certificate. I finally became a regular employee after a period of internship. After becoming a regular employee, I have to accept leadership inspections at any time, deducting points from time to time, kneeling on the washboard and so on.”
Xiao Han: “…”
Li Xiang, the great god, was really straightforward. To say this kind of words in front of the person was too courageous.
Sure enough, the next moment, Qin Ye said faintly, “It seems that you want to kneel again tonight?”
Li Xiang noticed that he had slipped his tongue and immediately zipped his mouth, hehe and smiled, “Kneel, I will kneel. I will kneel whatever my wife says.”
“Concentrate on driving your car!” Qin Yue took a glance at him.
Li Xiang: “Roger!”
Qin Mo wanted to laugh a little. A person with a sharp tongue like his uncle could only be impressed by someone like Li Xiang, who was so sunny and cordial. It seemed that Li Xiang obeyed Qin Ye when getting along at ordinary times and was trained by Qin Ye to become a big loyal dog.
Listening to Li Xiang just now, he seemed to support himself with Xiao Han, so Xiao Han’s ‘secretly work together’ strategy might be effective.
If Qin Ye is really too difficult to deal with, they can first handle Li Xiang and let him help.
Ahhh!!!!! <3 love it!!! I love these family dynamics haha, oh how I miss Liu Chuan and Zewen too……….
Thanks for the chapter! 🙂
I miss the OGs so bad 😭
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Puahahaha I know right, I sometimes will reread TSG and GLS…. soooo good!!! All so good!!!!
Lol, love their interaction! 😂
Thank you for the chapter
poor xiao han, he has to convince and impress qin mo’s whole family, while it was already settled on xiao han’s side and there’s no big problem regarding xiao han’s father. you can do it, xiao han. fighting!!!