Chapter 1646 - 962: Finale (Part 1)
Chapter 1646: Chapter 962: Finale (Part 1)
Later...
Jiang Jinsang, Jiang Shiyi’s family also came. A few little kids gathered together, treating this place entirely like a tourist spot. Not only did they want to check in, but everyone also wanted to take a spin.
Since it started, you can’t say "let this one play, not the other," and cause any favoritism.
The Huo family looked at Huo Qinqi, who had a blank expression like a tool man, and nearly laughed out loud:
"Our master has finally become a tool man."
"He probably didn’t expect things to turn out this way, otherwise he wouldn’t have agreed to Fourth Master’s little girl in the first place."
"Forced to work, haha."
...
After the kids finally finished their check-in, Xiao Yi, as the host, took them to play elsewhere. Huo Qinqi asked the Huo family to keep a close watch, as they had a dog in the backyard and he was worried it might hurt the children.
When he arrived in the living room, Shen Shuci and Tang Wan were chatting and greeted him. Jiang Jinsang and a few other big men were cooking in the kitchen, saying that usually at home, their wives do the cooking, but today they would do it.
The one who confidently claimed he’d prepare a feast was Jiang Chengsi, but among this group...
he had the worst cooking skills!
Cooking dumplings or doing some stir-frying was fine, but he couldn’t handle any complex dishes, though he was quite a talker.
Someone blocked the way, and the rest had to clean up after him.
So when Huo Qinqi got to the kitchen, Jiang Chengsi was squatting on his son’s plastic stool, delegated to the corner...
peeling garlic.
The Huo family’s kitchen wasn’t small, but with a few big men inside, it inevitably felt cramped. Everyone thought Jiang Chengsi was in the way, so he was sent off to a corner.
Nobody would have imagined the scene of Fourth Master Jiang peeling garlic in a shirt and trousers.
The main forces in the kitchen at the moment were Jiang Shiyi and Qi Zeyan, with Jiang Jinsang assisting, there were enough hands, and Huo Qinqi didn’t plan to help, only asking, "Yanting hasn’t arrived yet?"
"He went to the Xie Family to deliver gifts; Jiangjiang and Taotao finish school quite late, so it’ll still be a while." Jiang Jinsang glanced at him, "Do you have any plans for National Day?"
"I have work tomorrow, there’s a military drill, and they’ve invited me to visit. I’m planning to take the kids along." In recent years, it was rare for Huo Qinqi to spend Mid-Autumn Festival at home.
It so happened that during National Day, there were many military events; even though he was transferred to the Beijing office, he still got invited to attend parades and drills by several units sometimes.
"I’ve been watching the news lately and feel that international relations are quite tense, with many drills going on." Qi Zeyan looked at Huo Qinqi, seemingly trying to inquire about some inside information.
Huo Qinqi just gave him a look:
Don’t ask what you shouldn’t ask.
Qi Zeyan coughed lightly and looked over to Jiang Shiyi, who was cutting vegetables. He was honestly a bit overwhelmed, cooking with someone who had obsessive cleanliness issues. He even requested that chopped green onions be roughly the same length, driving everyone crazy.
However, with him around, although busy until now, the kitchen remained immaculate, with any little bit of oil stain instantly wiped away by someone.
"Shiyi, didn’t you say you were planning to take your daughter on a trip? Where to?"
"Nanjiang."
...
They chatted on and off, and soon Jiang Yanting’s family arrived. Jiangjiang and Taotao greeted everyone and went off to the backyard to find the little kids. Despite the age difference, the little ones enjoyed playing with them.
Most importantly, they all knew that Jiangjiang was very wealthy.
As long as they went out with him, he’d always buy them some nice things to eat and play with.
Especially Jiang Xiaowai, to him, his older brother was the quintessential "rich second generation."
"Sister-in-law, come sit." Tang Wan called Shen Zhixian, "The kids should have been out of school by now, right?"
"We stayed a bit longer at the Xie Family, all because of Xie Duo’s matter."
Ruan Mengxi poured her a cup of tea, "What’s up with Xie Duo?"
In their circle, there weren’t many gossipy topics, but lately, they’d been focused on Xie Duo. He was about the same age as Jiang Yanting, but while Jiangjiang and Taotao were already in elementary school, Xie Duo still had no developments, making the Xie family understandably anxious.
"He and that girl originally met through a matchmaking setup. Both families were aware of each other, but when they first met, it was just the two of them, and the families hadn’t met." Shen Zhixian held her cup and took a sip of tea.
"That girl’s parents work out of town and should be getting home tonight, so they want to meet him."
"My uncle hasn’t met the girl yet either, so he was thinking, since the two of them get along well at the moment, they might as well arrange a dinner for both families sometime after Mid-Autumn Festival."