Because she never met Guan Yan and her son again, Chu Xia temporarily put this matter behind her.
But after she returned home, she told Cen Huaian: "Qi Ming and his mother approached us with purpose. Remember to pay attention when you meet them in the future."
Cen Huai'an helped Chu Xia lay out the roast duck he bought today and said "hmm" when he heard this.
He doesn't like Qi Ming and will not have more contact with him in the future.
Shi Qin didn't tell anyone about her pregnancy, but she told others about Chu Xia's medical skills at her family's hospital and praised her for her good medical skills.
Someone refuted her: "She is a newly graduated college student with little experience. How can she be as skilled as an experienced Chinese medicine practitioner."
Shi Qin loudly argued with her: "You didn't go to see a doctor in Chuxia. How do you know that her medical skills are not as good as those of old Chinese doctors? I only said that after going to see a doctor."
People at the family hospital stopped paying attention to Chu Xia and immediately asked her why she wanted to see a doctor and where she was sick. There are concerns and there are pure gossips.
Shi Qin didn't want to talk about his gynecological disease, but if you don't tell these people why you went to see a doctor, you don't know what disease they are saying behind your back.
Anyway, she was almost three months pregnant. Shi Qin said directly: "She could tell that I was pregnant as soon as I took a pulse, and she was very patient when telling me various precautions. The results of my urine test were what she said. Verbatim."
"you are pregnant?"
"How many months?"
"Is there a big reaction?"
These people didn't have anything to see, they didn't care about Chu Xia's medical skills, they were more interested in Shi Qin's pregnancy in front of them.
Shi Qin knew that few people went to see Chu Xia for medical treatment, so he thought of helping her publicize it in the family hospital. Unexpectedly, she ended up feeling tired from being asked.
She finally found an excuse to leave the enthusiastic neighbors in the family home, and ran to Chu Xia's house to drink a glass of warm water first.
"What's wrong? It seems like there is a wolf chasing you from behind." Chu Xia looked at Shi Qin panting slightly and poured her another glass of water.
Shi Qin sat on the sofa and breathed heavily and said: "The gossipy women in our family home are more terrifying than wolves. I couldn't bear the questions they asked."
Chu Xia sat next to her, drinking water and asked casually: "What did they ask you?"
Shi Qin told Chu Xia what he had just said to his neighbors in the family hospital. After speaking, he sighed: "I just want to help you add a few more patients. Why do they only care about my pregnancy?"
Chu Xia looked at her dumbfounded: "Thank you for the publicity. Because you are in front of them, and pregnancy is something that everyone is more interested in. They can't use my medical skills for the time being, so they don't care. But your publicity should still be useful. , maybe one day they need to see a doctor and they will think of me."
Shi Qin nodded, feeling that what Chu Xia said made sense.
"Can you help me see how the baby is doing now?"
It had been a while since the last medical consultation, and Shi Qin's belly had not yet risen. After the morning sickness ended, she felt nothing, and there was always a sense of unreality.
"OK."
Chu Xia asked her to stretch out her hand and take her pulse.
Putting down her hands, Chu Xia looked at Shi Qin with a smile: "Don't worry, your baby is healthy and you are doing well."
Shi Qin let out a breath. She was pregnant for the first time and was always afraid that she had done something wrong. She and Ye Xingxiu got married late and their children came late, so they were both a little nervous.
Now Shi Qin likes to come to Chu Xia's home. Chu Xia is patient when seeing a doctor, and the content and tone of her words are very soothing. Every time she goes back from Chu Xia, she feels much more relaxed.
And who in the family home doesn't know that An An was well raised by Chu Xia. Although she doesn't talk much, she is polite, has good grades, and is sensible.
There are not many children in the family home who can compare with An An. Children from other families either only have one or two of An An's strengths, or they just take advantage of them.
After all, children of An An's age, eight, nine, or ten years old, are the time when cats hate dogs and they don't understand anything yet.
Every time Shi Qin saw An An, she thought that no matter whether she gave birth to a boy or a girl, as long as she was half as well-behaved and cute as him, she would be satisfied.
Therefore, she came to Chu Xia's house because she wanted to see An An more often. Maybe she could give birth to a child who looked like An An.
The weather is getting colder and colder. Every night in early summer when I go to bed, hugging Cen Zhengnian's warm body, I can't help but sigh, how nice it is to have someone to warm the bed.
However, she didn't dare to let Cen Zhengnian know about this idea, otherwise he would use this as an excuse to make some requests in bed that would make Chu Xia blush.
In early summer, I knew that when there were those pamphlets in Cen Zheng's new year's room in the northwest, he was not as serious as he seemed.
But to be honest, I just enjoy it in early summer. The two of them have a tacit understanding and fit together more and more, and it is an indescribable and beautiful feeling when their soul and body embrace each other perfectly.
In mid-November, registration for the math competition for junior high school students in Beijing started again, and Cen Huaian originally didn't want to sign up.
He already got the rank he wanted in the second year of junior high school and proved his strength. He will pass the entrance examination next semester, and he wants to review in peace at school.
But Teacher Zhang picked and picked, and none of the new students in the Mathematical Olympiad class this year could match Cen Huai'an's strength. He talked to Cen Huai'an many times, hoping that he could win for the school in his last year at school. Light.
Cen Huaian's review was not strenuous, and even if he participated in the competition, it would not affect his results.
But he still didn't agree to Teacher Zhang. Instead, he went home to ask Chu Xia and Cen Zhengnian for their opinions.
Chu Xia touched his short hair. She still cuts Cen Huaian's hair now. Every time she cuts his hair, it's such a short, cropped hairstyle.
"Since you went home and asked me and your father, I will tell you my opinion."
Cen Huaian looked at Chu Xia with serious eyes.
"If my entrance examination conflicts with a competition, and I go to participate in the competition, I will not be able to achieve the best results in my review. I will refuse the competition because my goal is to get into a good high school. If I don't Conflict, and the Mathematical Olympiad teacher has been kind to me before, I will do the Mathematical Olympiad teacher a favor and participate in the competition. An An, what is the goal you want to achieve? "
Cen Zhengnian said directly: "I will balance daily study and competition, and then participate in the competition. Your mother is right, you have to look at what you want in your heart, and your own principles for doing things."
In fact, Chu Xia knew that when Cen Huaian came to ask the two of them this question, he was already inclined to want to compete, otherwise he would directly refuse given his character.
It's just that he is young and cannot be completely confident in himself.
Chu Xia saw that he was deep in thought, then touched his head and said, "If you want to go, go. If you don't want to go, don't go. Neither your father nor I will put pressure on you for the high school entrance examination, and you shouldn't put too much pressure on yourself. The big deal is If you don't pass the exam, just come back for another year."
"Mom, I won't fail to get into high school." Cen Huaian looked at Chu Xia and said, he still has this confidence, but whether he can get into some of the more famous high schools in Beijing depends on his grades.
Chu Xia: "I also believe you will pass the exam. In my heart, you are the best!"
Cen Huai'an went back to his room so dizzy from Chu Xia's praise.
Cen Zhengnian sat aside and kept looking at Chu Xia without saying anything.
Chu Xia waved her hand in front of his eyes: "What are you looking at me for?"
"An'an is the best in your heart, what about me?"
Chu Xia actually heard a hint of grievance in Cen Zhengnian's tone. She raised her hand and patted him on the head in a funny way: "You are as good as An An!"
Like coaxing a child, Cen Zhengnian knew that Chu Xia was coaxing him, but he couldn't help but feel happy after hearing it.
Cen Huaian finally decided to participate in the competition. To participate in the competition, he needs to spare time to do the competition questions. He is not as free as just reviewing at school, and he also has to do papers when he gets home.
But as Cen Zhengnian said, he decided to participate because he had the ability to balance study and competition. Therefore, whether it was review or competition, he was moving forward steadily according to his own plan.
In early summer, patients came to see her in the hospital. But not many. Most of them feel that Dr. Yan's place has too many patients and don't want to wait in line for too long, so they come here to try it in early summer.
It turned out that Chu Xia was also very good at seeing patients. Her gentle and patient attitude made her very popular with patients, so they would come to see her again.
In December, Cen Huaian went to participate in the city's junior high school mathematics competition. He met Zhang Lu and Tang Song at the No. 4 Middle School where the exam was held.
The friends he met at the summer camp were not from the capital.
When Liu Hongyu saw Cen Huai'an, he couldn't help but feel wary. Zhang Lu pulled him over to talk. Liu Hongyu quietly moved to the side, hoping to stay as far away from the two of them as possible.
Zhang Lu participated in the competition this time. When she practiced the Mathematical Olympiad questions, Tang Song would tell her anything she didn't know.
Tang Song's Chinese was not good, so Zhang Lu helped him improve his Chinese. Although she did not turn into a gentle beauty who was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting as her mother had imagined, she was influenced by literature at home since she was a child, and her literary quality was still good.
Tang Song is a typical student who prefers science. He is very good in science, but not so good in liberal arts. He is barely average in the class, otherwise he will definitely be the first in the class.
Before Cen Huaian came over, Zhang Lu had been talking to Tang Song, discussing a test paper she took yesterday.
As soon as Cen Huaian came over, Zhang Lu pulled him over for discussion. Tang Song looked at Cen Huaian and paused before continuing.
Cen Huaian and them had different solutions. The three of them were still arguing about which solution was the best until they entered the examination room.
The process of this exam is no different from last year's city competition, except that the exam venue is different.
Cen Huaian has been preparing for the competition since he signed up. Therefore, although the question types have changed this time, many new question types have been added, and the difficulty has also increased, the questions are all variations he has done, and Cen Huaian did it more smoothly. .
It was the last additional question. He missed a condition in the calculation at the beginning, and the calculated result was wrong when verified, so he calculated it again, which took more time.
Cen Huaian used to hand in papers in advance, but since he knew that handing in papers would put too much psychological pressure on people, he pushed back the time for handing in papers and checked them several times before handing them in. This way, there was not much time left for other students. It's not that stressful anymore.
He will not completely accommodate others and not hand in papers in advance. Mentality needs more training.
Cen Huai'an's competition results haven't come out yet, but he has to wait for the news that Cen Zhengnian is going on a business trip.
When he went home and told Chu Xia and Cen Huaian about this, he looked very guilty.
"Now that research and development has reached the final stage, only I and my colleagues who work with me on research and development know this task best, so we have to see whether it can succeed."
Yan Hemin is old and cannot travel long distances. Cen Huai'an is the most important researcher besides Yan Hemin and has participated in all research and design work, so he has to go.
"Where are you going?"
Cen Zhengnian had been on a business trip before, but he came back not long after, and Chu Xia was quite used to it.
But this mission was obviously different from the previous ones. Cen Zhengnian shook his head and did not answer her question: "This can't be said."
This mission was very confidential. Chu Xia didn't let Cen Zhengnian say more and asked him: "Then when will you set off and how long will you go?"
"I have to leave tomorrow. It may take a little longer this time. If everything goes well, I can come back during the Chinese New Year."
Chu Xia reached out and hugged him, and then her eyes showed reluctance: "Then I wish you all the best."
She wanted Cen Zhengnian to come back soon. She was used to being with Cen Zhengnian every New Year, and she was used to seeing him every day.
Chu Xia let go of Cen Zhengnian, and Cen Zhengnian went to hug Cen Huai'an: "Be good at home and stay with mom. Dad will be back soon."
"Yes." Cen Huaian pursed his lips, remained silent for a moment and then said, "Dad, everything goes well."
Early the next morning, before dawn, Cen Zhengnian got up and set off with his colleagues.
Chuxia prepared a lot of things for Cen Zhengnian in his luggage. Although she didn't know the specific place, she asked him whether the temperature was high or low where he went, and helped him find the thickest clothes.
In addition to clothes, there are also various foods, snacks, and water bottles. In addition, in early summer, a rose branch was cut from the backyard and the thorns were removed.
"Bring it with you, you will think of An An and me when you see it." Chu Xia said as she put the twig in Cen Zhengnian's pocket.
Cen Zhengnian slowly stroked the branch that was no longer as long as his hand, and said "hmm" with deep reluctance in his eyes.
"When you get there, don't just focus on your work. I've finally managed to keep your stomach from hurting. If you let me see you are sick when you come back, I will be angry."
"I know." Cen Zhengnian gently combed the broken hair on Chu Xia's temples, tucked it behind his ears, and said softly: "Remember my wife's advice."
Chu Xia's nose felt sore and tears almost came out of her eyes.
She and Cen Huai'an watched Cen Zhengnian get into the long-distance car, and tears fell down at this moment.
Cen Huaian tugged on Chu Xia's sleeves, raised his feet and awkwardly wiped her tears with his hands: "Mom, don't cry, I'm here."
Chu Xia knew that she shouldn't cry anymore. She wanted to control it, but the more Cen Huaian comforted her, the more she couldn't control her emotions, and she shed more and more tears.
Cen Huaian was at a loss. He couldn't even remember the reluctance of his father to leave. He only thought about how to comfort his mother.
"An'an, you...don't worry about me, let me be alone for a while."
Cen Huai'an would not listen to her and leave now. He stayed with Chu Xia until she slowly calmed down.
Chu Xia wiped away her tears, feeling a little embarrassed. She really didn't want to cry.
*
Cen Zhengnian was sitting on the train to the northwest. This was a car specially used to transport materials from the institute. Except for the train conductor and people from the institute, there was no one else in it.
Cen Zhengnian and most of the researchers in the laboratory are here. They are going to the Northwest Ganzhou Launch Center, including Ye Xingxiu.
Cen Zhengnian's hands were touching the rose branches in his pocket, looking at the still black scenery outside the window, and he exuded a low and depressing aura.
Ye Xingxu sat next to him, his brows never loosening. He has always had a cheerful personality, but now he had no intention of livening up the atmosphere.
"You said that my wife is pregnant. Now that I'm gone, there's no one to help her cook. Can she take care of herself?"
Ye Xingxu nudged Cen Zhengnian with his elbow, feeling really uneasy.
Shi Qin was pregnant now, and they didn't know when they would come back from the northwest. However, the months of Shi Qin's pregnancy were increasing day by day, and Ye Xingxiu became more and more worried.
Cen Zhengnian looked away from the window and said, "When we go on a business trip, someone will take care of our family members."
"That's just to prevent big things from happening. You still have to deal with the small things in life yourself."
Cen Zhengnian glanced at Ye Xingxiu: "You can hire a nanny."
His words seemed to provide Ye Xingxiu with a solution. He clapped his hands and said, "It's hard to find a reliable nanny, but my mother is retired now, so I can ask my mother for help."
Cen Zhengnian did not express any further opinions. He did not have a deep understanding of the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. After all, Chu Xia and his mother were very happy together.
He continued to look out the window, as if he could see Chu Xia and Cen Huai'an who sent him away through the dark sky outside.
*
After Cen Zhengnian left, Chu Xia was not used to it at first.
It was very cold after I got under the quilt. Even if I put a water bottle inside, it wouldn't be as comfortable as Cen Zhengnian's arms, and it would heat up faster.
When someone at home needs someone to do gravity work, Chu Xia will subconsciously look for Cen Zhengnian, only to realize that he is not at home after a while.
But in the first few days, normal life gradually returned to early summer.
Cen Huai'an finally stopped worrying about his mother. He told Chu Xia about the results of his city competition, which was the same as last time, first place and first prize.
Chu Xia looked at the certificate, and her joy finally diluted the depression caused by Cen Zhengnian's departure.
At this time, the Chinese New Year is getting closer and closer.
"An An, your father is not at home, why don't we go to the northwest to visit your grandparents to celebrate the New Year this year? We haven't seen each other in two years."
In early summer, I discussed the New Year with Cen Huai'an. It was too deserted for two people to celebrate the New Year. The only time they went to Grandpa Chiang's house was New Year's Eve dinner. After a lively night, the silence of just the two of them when they returned home was even more uncomfortable.
Of course, this is not the main reason. The main reason is that Jiang Shengnan and Cen's father have not been seen for a long time. Chu Xia should also take An An to see them.
Cen Huaian nodded without hesitation: "Okay."
He also missed his grandparents.
The plan to go to the northwest was decided.
The Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine is not as busy as other departments. In early summer, I took all the classes that I could take in advance, and transferred the classes that I could not take to the post-New Year period. I successfully took 20 days of leave including the Chinese New Year.
Because they were going to the northwest, Chu Xia deliberately took An An to pay New Year's greetings to Grandpa Chiang before departure, and had a New Year's Eve dinner with the Chiang family in advance.
Jiang Zhida toasted Chu Xia and Cen Huai'an with tea instead of wine and said, "Just waiting for you to come back during the New Year, the casino in Xidan is also open. When you come back, you can come and have fun."
Jiang Zhida's casino has been built and renovated, and it is ready to open during the Chinese New Year. At this time, everyone has money and leisure, so it is the best time to open.
It's just that Chu Xia and An An couldn't catch up, and both of them were a little regretful.
Zhang Lu said from the side: "Uncle, can you open a few days earlier? This way An An can also see the opening."
Jiang Zhiguan patted her and said, "Don't make random ideas. The opening time is an auspicious day specially calculated by your uncle and cannot be changed."
Zhang Lu curled his lips: "Feudal superstition."
Jiang Zhida laughed loudly: "Lulu, I have the same view as you. But some people believe this. I don't own the casino, and there is no way to change the opening time."
He rubbed Zhang Lu's head, feeling regretful.
Because the casino put forward many opinions in early summer, including design, specific projects, safety facilities, etc., without early summer, there would be no perfect casino now. Jiang Zhida originally wanted to invite early summer to be the ribbon-cutting person.
Chu Xia was open-minded: "It's the busiest time when we open. Da Zi, you definitely can't take care of us. It's better to wait until An An and I come back. You and Lu Lu can accompany us to play in the casino."
Jiang Weixi also raised his hand: "I want to play too."
Zhang Lu pulled her hair and said, "Let's play together."
After the family reunion dinner, Chu Xia checked Grandpa Jiang's pulse again.
Grandpa Jiang is old and still has some basic health problems. Every other month in early summer, he will take his pulse to see if Grandpa Jiang is still healthy.
"Grandpa, you need to continue to control your intake of high oil, salt and sugar. Compared with the last time I checked your pulse, your underlying diseases have not been alleviated."
But fortunately, it didn't get serious, which shows that Grandpa Chiang's control over his taboo was not strict enough.
Grandpa Jiang was not happy when he heard this. His current personality is like that of an old child: "If you can't eat even a little bit, what's the point of living like this?"
Chu Xia coaxed him and said many words, and Grandpa Jiang was coaxed. But he had no self-control, so Chu Xia asked Aunt Li again what Grandpa Jiang was taboo about.
Luo Peng also asked Chu Xia to help check her pulse and see how her body was now.
Luo Peng was a little weak before pregnancy and had a cold uterus. But I had almost done my conditioning at that time, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten pregnant.
However, childbirth is quite taxing on the body, and taking care of a child is also mentally demanding. Luo Peng still took care of his body after giving birth.
At that time, Chu Xia had not graduated, and the person who cared for Luo Peng was the same Chinese medicine practitioner that Jiang Zhishu had found for her before.
Later, when Luo Peng's health gradually improved, she no longer went to the traditional Chinese medicine doctor. Sometimes she would ask Chu Xia to check to see if there was anything wrong with her body.
"Cousin, your health is fine." Chu Xia put down her hand and said, "You were in good health when you gave birth to Xixi, and now you are healthier than before giving birth."
The smile on Luo Peng's face became gentler, he held Chu Xia's hand and said, "Thank you, Chu Xia."
The next day, Chu Xia and Cen Huaian left for the airport.
There is no direct flight from Beijing to Ganzhou, but you can fly to Jiacheng, which is very close to Ganzhou. From there, it takes about ten minutes to drive to Ganzhou.
When Chu Xia and An An got off the plane, they no longer had to take a car. Jiang Shengnan would pick them up directly at Jiacheng Airport.
She took Cen Huaian on the train alone for a long time and had to be cautious all the time. Now it was more convenient than flying in previous years. In early summer, she chose to fly without thinking.
This was not the first time for Cen Huaian to fly, but when he got on the plane, he still had a desire to explore in his eyes.
But this time the location of the two of them was not so coincidental. They were not by the window, so they couldn't lie down on the window and look at the clouds outside.
As the plane took off, Cen Huaian held Chu Xia's hand tightly. When the discomfort disappeared, he slowly relaxed.
"Mom, let's play chess?"
From Cen Huai'an's seat, he could only see the scenery outside the window by looking diagonally opposite. He looked away for a while, took out the Go chess and wanted to play chess with Chu Xia.
Chu Xia didn't know Go, and the two of them were preparing to play backgammon. Sitting on the other side of Cen Huaian was a young and elegant man. His eyes fell on the chess pieces and chessboard paper that Cen Huaian took out, and he suddenly asked: "Are you ready to play? Go?"
The chess piece paper material is not ordinary. If you don't really learn to play Go, you won't buy such a professional thing.
Cen Huaian shook his head: "My mother and I play backgammon."
The man looked at him in surprise and said doubtfully, "But your chess pieces and paper are only for Go."
Cen Huaian nodded: "You can also play backgammon."
The man opened his mouth, speechless, and stopped talking.
Chu Xia and Cen Huaian started playing chess. She had long been unable to beat An An in backgammon.
But An An would give in to her and won't win the chess game quickly, otherwise playing chess would be meaningless.
Chu Xia was not a professional chess player, so she couldn't tell which move Cen Huaian made wasted, but she could feel that he was giving in to her.
She didn't feel embarrassed at all. Instead, she and An An had a great time, and even asked the stewardess for hot tea. An An drank hot milk.
The man sitting next to An An had been watching the two play backgammon, as if he was thinking about something.
After playing for less than an hour, Chu Xia put down the chess pieces and said, "If you don't play anymore, I know you can beat me a long time ago. Mom, give up."
Cen Huaian pursed his lips and said, "Mom, you can win, if you go this way..."
Cen Huai'an took Chu Xia's chess pieces and moved, and sure enough, they quickly formed five pieces. He looked at Chu Xia, and the corners of his mouth turned up: "Mom, look, you beat me."
Chu Xia couldn't help but burst out laughing. She couldn't suppress the smile on her face. She reached out and touched Cen Huai'an's head: "An'an, you are so good to your mother."
Cen Huaian: "You are my mother."
So he should be good to his mother. He will pamper her and protect her with his father.
The man on the side looked at the chess game and suddenly said to Cen Huaian: "You can play Go."
Cen Huaian looked at him, nodded, and put away the chess pieces and chessboard paper on the small table. Next, he was going to read a book for a while.
The elegant man looked at his actions, his eyes showing confusion, he opened his mouth to say something but didn't say it.
Cen Huaian didn't care what a stranger thought. He packed up the chess pieces and chessboard paper and took out a foreign classic to read.
His English was learned through tutoring in Chu Xia since childhood. He can now understand some original English texts with less complex words.
The man looked at Cen Huai'an's book with surprise in his eyes. He wanted to say something else, but seeing that An An was already reading seriously, the man did not disturb him.
Chu Xia leaned back and prepared to sleep. She said to Cen Huaian: "Be sure to rest your eyes while reading. Don't keep reading."
After Cen Huaian agreed, she closed her eyes.
It took more than three hours to fly from the capital to Jiacheng. Compared with taking the train, this time was saved by more than ten times.
When the plane was about to land, Chu Xia was woken up by Cen Huaian, and she was still a little confused.
Cen Huaian held her hand tightly, so that when Chu Xia landed, she didn't feel nervous or scared, and felt warm and at ease in her heart.
As soon as Chu Xia and An An left the airport, they saw Jiang Shengnan and Xiao Zhu waiting there.
Jiang Shengnan had an irrepressible smile on his face and waved excitedly to them: "Chu Xia, An'an! Here!"
He pulled Xiao Zhu towards them quickly and took the luggage from their hands.
"It's faster to fly and suffer less." Jiang Shengnan sighed. He said a few days ago that he would come here today, but he arrived in just a few hours.
"When you come to Ganzhou from now on, you will still take a plane."
Chu Xia nodded, she had the same plan.
"By the way, we have to pick up another person, Xiaohe's uncle, he is also on today's flight."
As soon as Jiang Shengnan finished speaking, he looked up and saw the man coming out. He immediately showed a relaxed smile and said, "He's out, it's him!"
She pointed to Chu Xia and Cen Huai'an, motioning them to look over.
Chu Xia and Cen Huaian's eyes showed surprise: Xiaohe's uncle was actually the gentle man who sat next to them on the plane just now.
The man came over and called Jiang Shengnan: "Aunt Jiang." Then he looked at Chu Xia and An An, with surprise and confusion in his eyes.
Jiang Shengnan introduced them to Xiaohe's uncle named Xu Lishu.
Chu Xia and An An greeted him. Only then did Jiang Shengnan realize the difference between them. He smiled and said, "You actually sat together on the plane? What a coincidence."
The weather was still very cold at the moment. As soon as Chu Xia and Cen Huaian came out of the airport, their faces were red from the cold.
Jiang Shengnan greeted a few people and quickly got into the car.
Jiang Shengnan hadn't seen Chu Xia and Cen Huaian for a long time, and she had a lot to say to them.
Asked about Chu Xia's graduation internship, asked An An about going to school, and about his math competition.
The early summer, winter and summer vacations of the past two years were busy with studies and internships. An An had competitions and summer camps. They could only communicate with Jiang Shengnan and Cen's father through letters and phone calls.
Although all major family matters have been discussed with Jiang Shengnan and Cen's father. However, the letter paper was limited, and the phone call had to be timed. Jiang Shengnan wanted to know more details, so he could only ask two more people now.
She had slept all the way on the plane in early summer, and she was not tired now. She hugged An An and talked about these things with Jiang Shengnan.
An An listened to the voices of her mother and grandma talking, and fell asleep unknowingly as the car moved steadily forward.
Xu Lishu was sitting in the passenger seat. He didn't speak much, and he didn't interfere in the conversation between Jiang Shengnan and Chu Xia. He knew how to be measured.
Instead, Jiang Shengnan asked him some questions about his studies and this overseas exchange competition.
Xu Lishu answered one by one, not saying much, but explaining everything clearly.
Chu Xia looked at Xu Lishu and thought of Cen Zhengnian.
Cen Zhengnian also had a gentle temperament, but his gentleness was accompanied by toughness and alienation, which was different from Xu Lishu's gentle and friendly temperament.
Xu Lishu looked harmless to everyone, but Cen Zhengnian only looked like this when he was facing Chu Xia and An An.
Chu Xia still prefers Cen Zhengnian's character, which can avoid many irrelevant people and things. If you are too gentle and polite, you will be troubled by someone who is persistent and difficult to deal with because you cannot refuse.
When they arrived at the family home and saw Xiao He coming to greet them, Chu Xia and Cen Huaian realized why Xu Lishu reacted like that on the plane.
Xu Lishu learned Go, and Xiaohe learned Go from him. When he came back this time, he had just returned from a Go exchange competition abroad.
Xu Lishu looked at Cen Huai'an and said with a smile: "The opponent that Xiao He has always said is unbeatable turns out to be An An."
Xiaohe said "Hmm", with a rare hint of disappointment in his eyes: "Uncle, am I not talented in Go?"
Xu Lishu: "No, Xiaohe, you are more talented than my uncle, but you are younger. When you grow up and become more skilled in chess, you will find that many people can't beat you."
Xiaohe regained his confidence, looked at Cen Huai'an and said, "An'an, I'll play chess with you tomorrow."
"good!"
Xu Lishu and Xiaohe's family left, and Jiang Shengnan took Chu Xia and An An into their two-story building.
The furnishings in the house were still familiar, and Jiang Shengnan barely changed anything except changing the black-and-white TV to a color TV.
"Mom, it wasn't this TV last time we came here, was it?"
"No." Jiang Shengnan said, "This TV was recently purchased."
Moreover, Jiang Shengnan only bought it a few days ago in order to make it easier for Chu Xia and An An to watch TV.
Chu Xia and Cen Huaian went upstairs to put their luggage first. The bedroom upstairs was also cleaned and tidied by Jiang Shengnan.
The bedding and bedding are all new, washed and dried. No matter when Chu Xia and An An come over, Jiang Shengnan prepares everything so thoughtfully and completely that they don't feel any discomfort.
Chu Xia took out all the clothes in the suitcase and hung them up, and An An also packed them up. The two of them went downstairs together, and happened to see Jiang Shengnan coming out of the study, with an expression on his face that ranged from joy to worry.
Chu Xia walked up to her, looked at her and asked with concern: "Mom, what's wrong with you?"
Jiang Shengnan looked at Chu Xia, the sadness in her eyes getting heavier. She licked her lips and said with a complex expression: "This year your eldest brother and his family are also planning to come to the northwest to celebrate the New Year."
Jiang Shengnan: If you don't want to come to the northwest, you won't come, but if you say you will, we will come together.
She knew that Xiwang and her boss had bad tempers. They were living together during the Chinese New Year, and she was really worried that Xiwang and Chuxia would get angry easily.
When Chu Xia heard what Jiang Shengnan said, he was stunned for a moment and then quickly recovered and said, "That's a good thing. Mom and dad can have a reunion with the whole family this year."
Jiang Shengnan could only smile and nod: "Yes."
She turned around and was thinking about how to arrange the eldest family's family in a reasonable way. They couldn't be placed on the same floor as Chu Xia and An An, and the things they used had to be separated, and they had to buy double portions of things.
But overall, Jiang Shengnan was happy. After all, except Cen Zhengnian, the entire Cen family was back.