jdhmnovel Chapter 326 Instead of offering relief, they only offered a suggestion.
Chapter 326 Instead of offering relief, they only offered a suggestion.
"Aunt, let's serve the food later, we're not waiting for him," Song Lingge said sullenly.
However, she was also relieved. With Song Jianping not coming, she didn't feel as much pressure.
“Okay, we’ll take care of your table first.” Song Jianmei quickly agreed, then added after a moment’s thought, “I’ll go upstairs when I’m done with my work. It’s okay if your dad doesn’t come; just consider it an invitation from your aunt.”
Song Jianmei was worried that Song Lingge was feeling bad.
Song Lingge smiled slightly at her: "Okay, I'll go up first. I've been out for quite a while."
"Go quickly!" Song Jianmei turned around and immediately walked towards the kitchen.
Song Jianping is unreliable, but she can't be unreliable.
Otherwise, what would the Qiao family think?
Song Jianping's last-minute cancellation must have been due to some unforeseen circumstances.
Otherwise, given his eagerness to invite the Qiao family, he would have been hoping they would contact him every day.
What could be the reason?
Song Lingge didn't have time to think it over; the most important thing now was to hurry back to the private room to be with Qiao Nansheng's parents.
If Song Jianping hadn't come, this would have been her first time spending time alone with them, and she was actually quite nervous.
"Lingge is back. How did the call go?" Fortunately, she was greeted with a warm smile as she entered the house.
Song Lingge said apologetically, "No one answered the phone, and my cousin went to look for her but couldn't find her either. I don't know where she went. Uncle Qiao, Aunt Qin, I'm so sorry!"
"It's nothing, it's nothing. Maybe something important has happened." Qin Rong came over and pulled her hand to sit down.
"Probably, never mind. I just told the front desk we can serve the food. Consider this a farewell meal for Uncle Qiao and Aunt Qin." Song Lingge regained her optimistic and positive demeanor.
Qiao Nansheng chimed in, "You're so thoughtful, my mom's going to complain about me again."
Qin Rong immediately chimed in, "You're only realizing this now? Ling Ge is much more considerate than you. You should learn from her."
The atmosphere in the room finally improved.
She had been worried that Song Jianping had ulterior motives for inviting her to dinner, but now that he had broken his promise, it saved Song Lingge from trouble.
The meal lasted a long time. At first, the four of them chatted and laughed, but later Song Jianmei brought Chen Bingfeng over as her family to entertain them.
Everyone was a kind person, and both host and guest enjoyed themselves.
After dinner, Song Lingge drove the Qiao family back to the Qin family.
"It's still early, go inside and play for a while. Nansheng will take you home later," Qin Rong said.
"I'll go home first and pick up my grandparents so we can come over together later." Song Lingge didn't get out of the car.
"You silly child, let Nansheng handle this kind of thing!" Although Qiao Nansheng had the same idea, it was still hard to describe how she felt when her own mother said it.
"No need, you guys go back first, I'll be right there." Song Lingge hurriedly started the car.
Qin Rong and the others couldn't stop her any longer, so they let her be.
After Song Lingge picked up Zhao Zhangguo and Lin Xiuzhi, when she arrived at the Qin family's residence, she saw a figure standing at the gate from afar. Who else could it be but Qiao Nansheng?
It turned out that he had been waiting for her outside the door all along.
Song Lingge felt a warmth in her heart and quickly ran towards him.
"Why didn't you go inside? It's so cold outside."
When Qiao Nansheng saw her, he smiled gently and said, "I wanted to wait for you to come together!"
Seeing that she was carrying several bags, he naturally took them from her and then greeted Zhao Zhangguo and Lin Xiuzhi.
"What is this?" Qiao Nansheng asked.
"It's good stuff, you'll find out soon enough," Song Lingge said mysteriously.
Qiao Nansheng looked at Zhao Zhangguo and Lin Xiuzhi questioningly, but the two old people only smiled mysteriously and did not answer.
Qiao Nansheng then understood why Song Lingge had been so strange when he brought them back; it turned out she had planned this all along.
However, it remains to be seen what she is planning.
Upon entering the Qin family home, Song Lingge handed the bags from Qiao Nansheng to each member of the family, except for Qin Zihan and Qin Zichen.
"What is this?" Tang Shuxin asked in confusion.
The others also looked puzzled, but kept quiet.
"These are gifts for you," Song Lingge replied with a smile.
The gifts Qin Rong and Qiao Guangzhi gave her were too expensive. Although she didn't have parents to arrange these things, she could do it herself.
"Sister-in-law, I don't have any." Qin Zichen pouted, unhappy.
"What did Grandpa teach you? How rude of you to ask your sister-in-law for a gift?" Qin Zihan still acted like a little adult.
Song Lingge pinched Qin Zichen's little face: "Yes, yes, of course! How could I not prepare a gift for such a cute little Zichen? Your and Zihan's gifts are bigger than theirs. They're in the car. Let your brother take you to get them."
The things prepared for Qin Zihan and Qin Zichen are still in the trunk.
Upon receiving instructions, Qiao Nansheng was immediately dragged outside by the two mischievous little devils, even though he also wanted to open his gift and see what it was.
Before even going inside after receiving the gift, I heard Hu Lixia's exclamation.
"Lingge, why did you buy so much? This is too expensive."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Nansheng quickly went into the house.
He then realized that almost everyone in the room was holding a small object.
That's... a cell phone.
Song Lingge actually bought each of them a cell phone.
"It's not expensive at all, and having a cell phone is more convenient. Besides, you've all been so good to me, and I've always wanted to show my appreciation. A cell phone really isn't much."
Qin Yu examined his phone and said happily, "I've wanted to buy this for a long time, but I didn't expect to receive a gift. Thank you, Lingge."
Song Lingge shook her head somewhat embarrassedly.
Tang Shuxin glared at Qin Yu and asked with dissatisfaction, "Are you complaining that I don't give you enough pocket money?"
"No, no, I absolutely didn't mean that," Qin Yu quickly replied.
Whether it's the Qin family, the Zhao family, or the Qiao family, the men all seem to be henpecked.
The Qin family's emotional appeal was spot-on, and she really couldn't handle it anymore, so she looked at Qiao Nansheng with pleading eyes.
"So the reason you wouldn't let me go shopping with you before the New Year was to prepare this gift?"
When asked to help him out of the predicament, he did the opposite, only pointing at yellow spots instead of helping.
Qiao Nansheng's words indirectly let the Qin family elders know that Song Lingge was very thoughtful and had prepared the gift long ago.
"This gift is too expensive, and you even gave so much. Don't do this again next time. But I really like this gift, thank you," Qin Sihai said.
Song Lingge was somewhat flattered.
On ordinary days, perhaps sensing Song Lingge's restraint, the rest of the Qin family were very close to her, but Qin Sihai always maintained a sense of distance between professor and student.
"Professor Qin, no... please don't be so polite." Song Lingge could barely speak.
"Alright, alright, if you keep being so polite, you'll scare my granddaughter," Zhao Zhangguo stepped forward.
He grabbed Qin Sihai's arm and winked at the chessboard, revealing his true intentions.
With the eldest member of the family gone, the younger generation naturally went about their own business.
"Nansheng, there's a book I'd like to read. I remember you have one in your room. Could you go find it for me?" Song Lingge said with a smile.
Qiao Nansheng felt a chill run down his spine.