Xia Xiaona's mother hurriedly stopped her and said, "No, Dr. Yu, you just sit and drink tea, what should have been prepared has already been prepared, now you only need to fry two more side dishes to eat, Nana can come and help me." ”

"That's too much trouble for you, it's not easy to prepare a meal for this big family at home. Li Xin's mother said with deep feelings.

"No hassle, no hassle. ”

"Li Xin, you go and help Auntie do something. Li Xin's mother said to Li Xin.

"Okay. Li Xin stood up.

"You kid, you really don't have eyesight, it seems that you are really eating for nothing at your uncle and aunt's house, and you won't help with anything. Li Xin's mother taught her son.

Xia Xiaona's mother said with a smile: "A good man has ambitions in all directions, as long as he has big things in his eyes." Then let the two children come over and help me, and you sit and drink tea. After saying that, she took Li Xin and Xia Xiaona into the kitchen.

At the door of the kitchen, Xia Xiaona asked Li Xin in a low voice: "Didn't you say that your father and mother both call you your little brother? Why did your mother call you Li Xin today?"

Li Xin said solemnly: "This is a formal occasion for diplomatic relations between the two countries, and calling me by my nickname is too beautiful, right?"

"you, and return the diplomatic relations between the two countries. If the two countries really have diplomatic relations, who are your parents and who are you?"

"Naturally, they are kings and queens, and I am the crown prince. ”

Xia Xiaona pouted: "What about my family?"

"Your father and mother are the king and queen of another country, and you are a princess. ”

"That's pretty much it. Xia Xiaona said contentedly.

Li Xin continued to tease Xia Xiaona and said: "You said that at such a grand ** time, the leaders of both sides call you and me with small names with a strong local flavor like Bolt Pillar and Cuihua, not only is the other party easy to be confused, but I can't tell who this nickname refers to for a while, but it doesn't sound so elegant, right?"

Xia Xiaona gently pinched Li Xin and said, "I'm not Cuihua! I believe what your mother said now, you must have been very dishonest when you were a child, and you didn't let your parents worry." ”

"I've told you all the bad things I've done before, and I haven't done anything other than that. If I'm not honest, then there's no honest. To be honest, you know better than my parents what I did after I joined the job. ”

Xia Xiaona thought for a while: "Maybe." ”

Although Li Xin and Xia Xiaona's conversation was whispering and the voice was very low, because the kitchen area was not large, what they said was still heard by Xia Xiaona's mother.

Thinking that her daughter, who was originally reserved and introverted and didn't talk much, became lively and cheerful in front of Li Xin, as a mother, she secretly felt a lot of comfort in her heart. As a person who has come before, she knows that a woman can only be so happy and happy in front of the person she really loves. It seems that her daughter has not waited in vain all these years, and now she has finally waited for someone who can make her happy.

After stir-frying a few more seasonal side dishes, Xia Xiaona's mother asked Li Xin to help put the finished dishes on the table, and said to her daughter, "Nana, go and invite your uncle and aunt to come over for dinner." ”

"Okay. Xia Xiaona agreed, turned around and walked out of the kitchen, and went to the living room to invite Li Xin's parents.

At this time in the living room, Li Xin's father and Xia Xiaona's father were discussing a calligraphy work hanging on the wall, and the two were talking.

Xia Xiaona walked into the living room, stood beside her father and listened for a while, then found a gap and interjected, "Uncle and aunt, the meal is ready, let's go to the kitchen to eat." ”

Xia Xiaona's father also said, "Section Chief Li, Doctor Yu, let's eat first, and talk while eating." Xia Xiaona's father is engaged in engineering design, and he is good at imitating Song characters, but he is not very good at calligraphy. Through the discussion and exchange with Li Xin's father on several calligraphy works just now, he secretly admired the other party's very unique views on brush calligraphy, if he did not have a deep attainment in this area, it would be absolutely impossible to say his own unique views at a glance.

Xia Xiaona's father thinks that he is a high-level intellectual, and there is a faint arrogance in his heart, if it is not for the other party's knowledge level is equivalent to his own, or above himself, even if the other party is rich, he will not take the other party in his eyes.

Just like when Li Xin first made friends with Xia Xiaona, when he came to the house for the first time, although he knew from his daughter's mouth that Li Xin, a young man, was worth a lot of money, and his ability to make money far exceeded that of his elder. But Li Xin is just a fledgling young man after all, and his academic level is too far from him. So Li Xin was not very looked down on by him at that time, he thought that Li Xin was like a nouveau riche at most, without much connotation.

But as time went by, he gradually discovered that Li Xin's energy as a young man was indeed beyond his expectations, and Li Xin's achievements in stock and futures investment made him breathtaking. It was only at this time that he completely changed his opinion of Li Xin.

Before today, Xia Xiaona's father had secretly thought about such a question more than once: Li Xin's father worked in a bank, and perhaps Li Xin's ability to achieve such impressive results in stocks and futures was closely related to his father's financial work.

Through the casual conversation with Li Xin's father in the living room just now, because he is not very familiar with the financial business, Xia Xiaona's father has no way to judge whether Li Xin's father has a very deep foundation in investment, and how much of Li Xin's achievements in investment come from his father's guidance.

However, Li Xin's father's level of Chinese studies surprised him again. He secretly admired in his heart: No wonder Li Xin, a young man, talks so much at a young age, and can achieve such great achievements, it turns out that his father's vision and involvement are very extensive. The cultural literacy of the parents will definitely have a great subtle effect on the growth of their children.

Xia Xiaona's father originally knew that Li Xin's family was rich and could do business. Now that he doesn't see it that way, he begins to realize that in terms of the scholarly atmosphere and cultural atmosphere that he values very much, Li Xin's family is definitely better than his own.

After walking into the kitchen, looking at the table full of exquisite dishes, Li Xin's mother said sincerely: "Nana's mother, it's too hard for you to cook such a big table of sumptuous meals!"

Li Xin said: "Nana said that she and her aunt went to the vegetable market at eight o'clock this morning to buy vegetables, and it took them all morning to prepare so many dishes. ”

Li Xin's mother said to her son: "I knew that it was very hard to cook so many dishes, I knew that you didn't have to go down to pick us up, we just drove up by ourselves, you should come to help Auntie cook this morning." ”

Xia Xiaona's mother smiled and said, "Actually, it's not troublesome, don't you have to prepare like this every New Year's holiday? Today is more important than the holiday, and you should prepare these things." Come on, come on, sit down and eat. ”

After everyone sat down, Xia Xiaona's father took out the wine bottle and asked Li Xin's father: "Section Chief Li, can you drink white? If you can, let's drink some Moutai?"

Li Xin's father said: "I can drink a little, but it is only the amount of a cup." ”

"Then we'll drink white. Dr. Yu, could you please have some?"

Li Xin's mother hurriedly shook her hand and said, "I won't drink, you can drink." ”

"Li Xin, will you drink a little too?"

"Uncle, I don't drink, I'm going to drive, you drink. ”

"Dad, you and Uncle Li are drinking, and we are drinking juice. Xia Xiaona said as she poured a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice for each of the people at the table who didn't drink.

Xia Xiaona's father looked at the glass in front of everyone and said after the glass was full, then he picked up the wine glass and said: "Today, our two families rarely get together, let's all have a toast together, I wish everyone all the best, and I wish Nana and Li Xin all the best in the future!"

Li Xin's father said: "Xia Gong's proposal is good, let's have a drink together!"

After drinking this cup, Xia Xiaona's mother said, "Section Chief Li, Doctor Yu, don't patronize drinking and drinking, eat more vegetables." It's all home-cooked food, and I don't know if it's your appetite?"

Li Xin's mother said: "Nana's mother, your cooking level is really unusual, you can reach the chef level, these dishes are full of color, flavor and flavor!"

"Where, Dr. Yu, I heard Nana say that your food is also delicious. ”

"It's far worse than you, I can't make these dishes of yours, the ones I make are really home-cooked. Why don't you let Li Xin take you to Lucheng next weekend, and I'll cook it for you at home, okay?"

Li Xin said: "This is a good idea, uncle and aunt, we will go to Lucheng next week to play, this season Lucheng has the most mushrooms, and the mushrooms made by my mother are delicious." ”

Xia Xiaona's mother smiled and excused herself: "There is still a week, and I don't know if I am free." ”

Li Xin's mother said: "Don't talk about it then, just settle it." We'll go back tomorrow, and we'll be waiting for you at home, and it's a weekend anyway, and you don't have to go to work. ”

Li Xin's father said: "That is, it is very convenient to drive for more than an hour, and let Li Xin be responsible for picking you up." ”

Xia Xiaona's mother felt the sincerity from Li Xin's family, and she had actually agreed in her heart, but she couldn't express her position, and asked her husband with a smile: "Lao Xia, what do you say?"

Xia Xiaona's father clapped the hand and said, "Okay, no problem, it's decided, we will go to your house next weekend for a return visit." ”

Li Xin's mother said happily: "Great, we will wait for you at home next weekend! You can come down early on Saturday morning and go back to Jiangcheng on Sunday night, so that you can play in Lucheng for two days." ”

Xia Xiaona's mother said worriedly: "It's not convenient for us to eat and live as a family, and it will cause you a lot of trouble." ”