10. Chapter IX
In the next half a month, the Qin family first ordered the bride price, and then booked the location of the engagement banquet, and also contacted a wedding designer who is said to have returned from France and a top domestic wedding photo shooting team, compared to the process on our side, the process is much simpler, my father picked a convenient time for Qin Yan to let him have a meal with the elders in my family, and the son-in-law of the Li family was so decided.
Later, Qin Yan's parents said that Qin Yan's maternal grandfather and grandmother were not in the city, and they could meet each other at the wedding banquet, but they needed to find a time for me to meet Qin Yan's grandparents. Qin Yan's mother once told me that the old lady's ancestors were from the royal family of the Qing Dynasty, and she was pampered since she was a child, and her temper was like a Lafayette, and she was not very easy to serve. The old lady doesn't want to give more treasures to her eldest grandson, so the requirements for her granddaughter-in-law are also the same as choosing a queen, so I should be mentally prepared before I go.
On Friday, I called Qin Yan to tell him about it, and he said that he had time on the weekend, and he would wait for him to ask the elders if they had any arrangements for the past two days before contacting me. I heard on the phone that he seemed to be in a meeting, and I quickly hung up the phone after saying yes.
It didn't take long for my phone to ring again, and I looked at the name on the screen for a moment before answering, "Hey, Yaolin? "Yuan Yaolin used to be in the same high school as me, and she usually played close to Lu Zhaochao, so she didn't know me too well, so she didn't know why she suddenly called me.
The person on the other end of the phone said, "Hey, Li Qiao, ask if you have any arrangements tonight?" β
I was stunned when I heard this, and thought for a while, my dad and Chen Qian had a party tonight, and I didn't have to go home for dinner, so I said, "There is no special arrangement, what's wrong?" β
She said: "Didn't you hear that you are about to marry the eldest young master of the Qin family, and our group of friends want to get you a party and let you remember the last beautiful single years." β
I laughed in surprise: "Huh? β
She said, "How about it, can you enjoy your face?" Let's just have a good time together, anyway, you haven't been with us for a long time. β
I thought about it, smiled, and said, "In which clubhouse?" β
She said: "Hey, what kind of club to go to, Lu Zhaochao's house has everything to play, if you promise to go to the decoration now, if you have nothing to do, come over like this at six o'clock, it is the villa in the Imperial Garden." β
I said, "Okay." β
At 6:10 p.m., I arrived at Lu Zhaochao's villa in the south of the city, which was the house his parents bought for him.
I rang the doorbell downstairs, after the door opened, I walked in, the sudden scream and the "bang" of the fireflower tube startled me, I picked up the colored paper hanging on my body while looking at the group of ten or twenty red men and green women in front of me, there were some I knew and I didn't know much, the room was full of lilies and roses and other flowers, the ceiling was full of rainbow-colored balloons, and there were candles on the table around me, I was a little confused and said: "Wow, such a big battle?" β
Someone in the crowd pushed Lu Zhaochao out, his expression seemed to be a little unnatural, and he laughed and said, "It's not ...... It's a lot of people......"
"Oh." I didn't care, and looked around again: "What kind of good show have you prepared?" β
Yuan Yaolin jumped out and said, "Of course there is! Hey, don't stand here, come in, come in, come in first! β
Later, the army was divided into several groups, some of them sang K in the living room, some of them played billiards there, and the remaining seven or eight of us played Texas at the dinner table. Poker, but they say it's not fun to play for money, and it's a beer for the loser in each hand. Lu Zhaochao almost followed to the end, so it didn't take a few rounds for at least five cans of beer to eat, and after a while, someone said: "Li Qiao, you can't do this, it's either check or fold, you see that the whole table counts you with the least chips, you can punish three cups!" β
Before I could speak, someone brought the wine to my mouth, and I pushed it twice without pushing it off, thinking that I didn't have to spoil the fun and drank it. Later, I lost a few more handfuls, and I looked at the empty cans in front of me and felt dazzled, so I waved my hand and said, "I won't play anymore, I'm a little dizzy, you go on." β
I walked to the side and sat on the sofa where they sang K, dizzy and a little dazed and wanted to sleep, closed my eyes and squinted for a while, and suddenly heard someone next to me: "Still howling?" Hurry up and don't delay people's affairs! β
Later, the music seemed to stop, and I don't know how long it was, but I heard my phone ring, and when I opened my eyes in a daze, I realized that there seemed to be no one in front of me. It was Qin Yan's voice on the phone, but I didn't hear what he said clearly, so I sat up and said, "Huh? You said...... How do you say tomorrow? β
He was quiet for a moment, and this time he heard what he said: "Buckwheat, have you been drinking?" β
I felt more and more dizzy, so I simply leaned down and said, "Oh, a little bit...... I was playing at a friend's house, they were playing cards, I lost, and everyone who lost had to drink, and I drank......" I raised my right hand and counted on my fingers, "one, two...... Well, less than four. β
Qin Yan was quiet for a few seconds: "Where are you?" β
I thought hard for a moment and said, "Hmm...... This is supposed to be the Imperial Garden. I put my foot on the coffee table, and suddenly I heard Lu Zhaochao's voice coming out of nowhere: "Hey, be careful, don't kick the cake on the table." β
I saw him come out from behind the couch and say happily, "Ah, there's a cake?" If you don't tell me earlier that there is a cake, I'm hungry. β
Lu Zhaochao walked up to me and sat down, I squinted and saw that he was motionless, so I kicked him with my legs: "What are you doing in a daze, quickly cut a cake for me, you ...... How heavy the hell am I relying on Lu Zhaochao, why are you pressing on me? β
He pressed my hand: "Can you be quiet and listen to me?" β
I looked at him blankly: "You say, did I gag you?" β
He took my phone, frowned and threw it aside, and I suddenly remembered who I seemed to be talking to just now.
Lu Zhaochao picked up a can of beer on the coffee table and drank it again, I put my hands behind my head and looked at him a little foggy, I wanted to listen carefully to what he was going to say, but after a long time he didn't seem to speak. Drowsiness kept coming, so I closed my eyes and began to have intermittent dreams, the dreams were so good that I didn't want people to wake up, I dreamed that Qin Yan told me that he liked me, and he also gently brushed the hair on my forehead with his hand. In my dream, I reached out to hold him, closed my eyes and waited for him to kiss me, but suddenly I heard something, it seemed to be a doorbell.
I opened my eyes a little in frustration and heard someone talking in the distance. I sat up with my body propped up, pinched my eyebrows, and came to my senses a little clearer, and heard someone say, "You mean to let my fiancΓ©e spend the night at your house?" Mr. Lu, what are you kidding? β
Then another voice was heard: "Who was kidding you?" She's spent the night at my house more than you've ever eaten salt, and you're not welcome here, so get out of here...... Feed! Who the fuck allowed you in! β
I heard footsteps, looked up, and saw someone stop a few steps in front of me. I rubbed my eyes, and after seeing his face clearly, I was stunned for a moment, Lu Zhaochao chased in and grabbed his shoulder, but he shook it off with a wave of his hand.
I stood up a little unsteadily, staggered over and said, "Why are you here?" β
Saying that, he couldn't help but fall to the side, Qin Yan reached out to help me, and looked at me twice: "Take you home." β
I laughed and said, "Oh, you're so nice......"
Lu Zhaochao shouted on the side: "Li Qiao! β
I turned my head and said, "Hey, Lu Zhaochao, have you seen my bag?" As soon as I saw the bag on the sofa, I stumbled over to get it, saw a glass of water on the table, picked it up and drank a few sips, only to find that it was white wine in my throat, and almost squirted it out.
The cup in his hand was taken away, and Qin Yan's voice above his head said, "Haven't drunk enough?" β
I looked up at him, the smell of alcohol was unpleasantly swollen, and I said, "I'm thirsty, do you have water?" β
He said, "There is one in the car, get in the car and drink." β
I smiled at him again, "Okay." Seeing that his brows were furrowed, and his expression didn't seem to be very good, he reached out and grabbed his sleeve, and said with some confusion: "Why are you angry?" Don't be angry, I'll give you four little swans to relieve your boredom? β
He looked at me, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, he lowered his head to take my bag, and then pulled my arm with his backhand. I was dragged forward by him, and before going out, I didn't forget to turn around and say to Lu Zhaochao: "Go first, play next time~"
I went downstairs and got into the car, Qin Yan opened a bottle of water and stuffed it in my hand, I took two sips, remembered it and asked him, "Why did you come to pick me up, how do you know that I am here, do we have telepathy?" β
He didn't answer me, just lowered his head to help me buckle my seat belt, and raised his eyes to look at me: "Where's the key?" β
I was confused and said, "What key?" He thought for a moment and said, "Oh, I don't have a key, I don't need a key in my house...... There's a password, how much is it, it seems to be my mother's birthday...... Qin Yan, do you know, I've always thought about how good it would be if my mother was still alive, so that she could take a look at you, she would definitely like you, and she would like everything I liked......"
Before closing my eyes, I pulled him in a daze and said, "Qin Yan, do you know, I dreamed of you just now, I didn't want to wake up, but I didn't expect to see you as soon as I woke up...... Today is a great day. β