Tong Cen Cen stood at the door of Qiao Xiang's mansion, hesitated, and finally pushed open the carved door.

At that time, he was still taking care of Tong Ziliang in the hospital, Qiao Xiang called and said that today was Sunday, Yan Ruisen had the idea of cooking hot pot at home, and there were many people, so he wanted to invite her to his home as a guest.

Qiao Xiang's husband Yan Ruisen is not the kind of person who likes not to go to his house easily, since he took the initiative to ask Tong Cen Cen to go, it must be because Qiao Xiang likes this cousin.

Qiao Xiang is married to a good man, and everything is considered for her.

When he was young, his parents had a bad relationship, and Tong Cen Cen was used to seeing the tension between husband and wife when they were annoyed and angry.

When she fell in love, that person also held her in the palm of her hand, if there was anything wrong with that relationship, it was probably that she forgot, and people should be right with each other, whether it was making friends or choosing a mate.

Tong Cen Cen knocked on the door, and Qiao Xiang came to greet him, smiling, very gentle and amiable.

For so many years, she was the only family member who was willing to be close to Tong Cen Cen.

Qiao Xiang took her a pair of milky white wool slippers and took the bag in her hand, "Is there a traffic jam on the road?" Why did you arrive so late? ”

It has been three hours since Qiao Xiang called her.

I said that I would have dinner at 6:30, and it was close to 8 o'clock at this time. It's already past the meal, and everyone is waiting for her without eating first.

How did Qiao Xiang know that in the past few hours, Tong Cen Cen had been hesitating.

Qiao Xiang said on the phone that Yan Ruisen was in a good mood and asked everyone to cook hot pot at home, and invited other friends.

And among the friends close to Yan Ruisen, one of them is the one she doesn't want to see the most, presumably, he is here today.

Tong Cen Cen knew that it was impolite to make everyone wait for a long time, but everyone had waited for so long, and she still didn't show up, which was even more impolite.

It is Qiao Xiang's face, it is Yan Ruisen's face, she originally didn't have a good reputation, and if she told people "How can Qiao Xiang have such a cousin", she would feel even more guilty.

The people who care about her, she also cares about the other party.

Qiao Xiang pulled Tong Cen Cen to the house, and at this time, in the spacious living room, there was a lot of talk and laughter, and it was very lively.

The children ran upstairs and downstairs, making crazy noise, the men were talking and joking, and the women sat together to exchange ideas on parenting, beauty, and so on.

When Aunt Lin saw that the last guest had arrived, she brought the prepared fresh ingredients out of the kitchen.

Because there are children, Aunt Lin made mandarin duck hot pot.

The weekday strip dining table has also been replaced by a large round table.

Tong Cen Cen's arrival made the living room quiet.

Ben was the last person to arrive, standing in the center of the room with Qiao Xiang, looking so abrupt under the gaze of everyone.

Qiao Xiang noticed the crampedness in her eyes, Qiao Xiang turned a blind eye, and pulled her to Yan Ruisen's side with a smile, "Cen Cen has arrived, we can have dinner." ”

Yan Ruisen stopped talking with his friend, looked at Tong Cen Cen and smiled gently, and said with concern, "There is a traffic jam on the road?" ”

Tong Cencen nodded, "Yes." ”

Yan Ruisen's eyes were soft and kind from beginning to end, and he solemnly introduced her to everyone in the room, "This is Xiangxiang is cousin Cen Cen, who came back from England not long ago, and everyone will be able to use it in the future." ”

Tong Cencen's face was hot because she noticed the man standing in front of the window not far away, and his gaze paused on her and never looked away.

There was silence in the living room at first, and then Tao Zhengze took the lead in breaking the silence, got up and made a gesture, "Xiangxiang's cousin is everyone's cousin - cousin!" ”

There was a burst of laughter in the room, and the atmosphere warmed up.

Yan Ruisen's friends and his friend's wife are all very good people to get along with, even if Tong Cen Cen's reputation in the early years was indeed bad, but that was all in the past, and it was none of his business.

Xiangxiang's cousin seems to have a good relationship with Xiangxiang, so the ladies naturally go up to talk to her and talk about some interesting topics.

In this goodwill atmosphere, the string in Tong Cen Cen's mind gradually relaxed.

When she was talking to those female dependents, Lu Qinan kept looking at her, and her cigarette butts burned her hands, and then she realized that she had lost her temper.

Lu Qinan noticed that Yan Ruisen looked at him several times.

He threw away the cigarette butt and turned to go to the bathroom.

When he came out of the bathroom, Aunt Lin had already done it and took care of everyone to eat.

The children were already hungry, so Yan Jianan, led by Yan Jianan, climbed onto the table, picked up the uncooked ham sausage and began to eat. The grown-ups laughed and said what it was like to be hungry.

Tong Cen Cen felt very embarrassed, "Actually, everyone can eat first, but there is a delay in my hospital, and everyone is delayed." ”

Tian Mengzhi pulled out a chair and sat down, and said with a smile, "What's polite, your brother-in-law's house is eating, everyone is here to eat, right?" ”

Looking at Yan Ruisen, Yan Ruisen didn't answer but smiled, and slowly sat down.

Everyone sat down one by one, cooked for the children, and the harmonious and warm dinner began.

There are no elders there, the positions are all sitting randomly, Tong Cen Cen sat next to Qiao Xiang, and Yan Ruisen sat directly opposite her, and Ruisen sat on the side of Lu Qinan.

At the end of the meal, Tong Cen Cen was extremely uncomfortable, and although he had tried his best to divert his attention and talk to the people around him, he still felt that burning gaze.

The man didn't eat much, the wine glass in front of him was full and empty, empty and full, the amount of wine was very good, and when his friends persuaded him to drink, he didn't refuse except laughing.

is only like this in front of his friends, for other entertainment, drinking more and less depends on his mood.

A meal is eaten from eight to ten o'clock, and the man drinks too much, and when he goes back, his wife drives.

Lu Qinan is single, and Tao Zhengze jokingly said that he should find a substitute driver.

Everyone dispersed, leaving Lu Qinan sitting in the living room with his eyes closed.

Tong Cen Cen helped clean up in the restaurant and helped Qiao Xiang and Aunt Lin.

Qiao Xiang wanted to keep her at home, "Cen Cen, it's so late, stay here tonight, share a room with me." ”

Tong Cen Cen put the dishes and chopsticks into the pool and said with a smile, "Ruisen will kill me." ”

Qiao Xiang smiled, "Then Brother Lu won't leave tonight, it's a big deal to let them sleep together, and I'm not jealous." ”

Brother Lu......

Tong Cen Cen's eyelids jumped, he didn't know what was going on, and he was soaked in light sweat on a cold day.

Qiao Xiang saw that her face was a little wrong, and asked worriedly, "What's wrong?" Uncomfortable? ”

"No, it's just, it seems to have eaten a little too much." Tong Cen Cen raised his hand and touched his chest, saying deliberately.

"You haven't eaten much, I'm afraid you haven't eaten enough, so I'm going to ask Aunt Lin to cook you some supper in a while."

"I'll be back in a minute."

Tong Cen Cen rolled up his collapsed sleeves and continued to help.

Qiao Xiang followed her, "Don't you like to come to my house?" ”

Tong Cen Cen stopped, "How could it be." ”

Qiao Xiang sighed, "But every time I ask you to come to the house for dinner, you always make excuses." ”

Tong Cen Cen lowered his eyes, paused for a moment, and then said, "Don't think too much, I just returned to China, and I am not used to many things." ”

"Are you planning to live in China for a long time?"

"It depends on the situation, Tong Ziliang won't wake up for a while."

Tong Cen Cen frowned, and then asked Qiao Xiang, "Which university does Tong Haoshan study?" ”

She was talking about her half-brother, the son of Ma Yufen and Tong Ziliang.

Qiao Xiang replied, "Hui University, I was just admitted to graduate school last year, and I heard Qiao Yue say that the tutor likes this child very much. ”

Tong Cen Cen nodded.

Tong Cen Cen also likes Tong Haoshan very much.

Tong Haoshan and his mother are completely different things, whether it is in terms of personality or personality, it is not like Ma Yufen was born.

Qiao Xiang asked, "Are you going to go to him?" ”

"Oscar lives at my friend's house, and I've been back home for more than a month, so I can't rest assured of him. But Shanshan is now in school, and he doesn't seem to have extra time to take care of Tong Ziliang. "Tong Haoshan and Tong Ziliang have a bad relationship, they have always been bad, since Tong Haoshan and Ma Yufen arrived at Tong's house, I haven't heard him call Tong Ziliang Dad.

"Oscar is eleven years old, so he's an older child."

"No matter how big a child is, he is still a child."

Speaking of Oscar, Tong Cen Cen showed a rare smile, Qiao Xiang could see from her eyes her love for children, a kind of maternal tenderness.

Tong Cen Cen said, "Since I was a child, Oscar has never left me, in fact, he has a strong ability to take care of himself, and it should be said that I can't do without him." ”

Qiao Xiang felt the same way, turned his head to look at Yan Jianan, who was chatting awkwardly with Lu Qinan in the living room, and then said with a smile, "I can't do without Canaan, sometimes I have to go outside with his father to run errands for a few days, and I feel uncomfortable when I can't see him in those days." ”

Tong Cencen nodded lightly, "People who become mothers will be like this." ”

After thinking for a while, Tong Cen Cen said to Qiao Xiang, "Xiangxiang, can I ask you something?" ”

"What?"

"It's like, I have a child, don't let anyone else know."

After listening, Qiao Xiang nodded, "Don't worry, if you don't like others to know, I won't say it." I told Yan Ruisen not to speak. ”

Tong Cen Cen held Qiao Xiang's hand, "Thank you." ”

……

When Aunt Lin cleaned up the kitchen, she kicked the two sisters out.

Qiao Xiang pulled Tong Cen Cen to the living room, and Tong Cen Cen was about to say goodbye.

Tong Cen Cen saw Lu Qinan and Yan Jianan assembling difficult Lego there, that person had a high IQ, as if anything difficult was in his hands.

Yan Ruisen came over to talk to Tong Cen Cen.

"Brother Lu is going home in a while, if Cen Cen doesn't mind, send him off."

“……”

Tong Cen Cen has a great deal of resistance, but Yan Ruisen opened his mouth to ask, plus this is not a big deal, there is no loss to her, she wants not to even agree to such a trivial matter, it really seems very stingy.

But Qiao Xiang was not very happy, Tong Cen Cen looked at her and pulled Yan Ruisen's clothes and muttered quietly, "Cen Cen is a girl, you asked her to send Brother Lu, so who sent her?" ”

Yan Ruisen smiled, "Just drive the car back, go back and give an address, and let him pick up the car himself." ”

In this way, Qiao Xiang had nothing to say.