Xie Dingyuan's feet froze.
Zhong Ziang immediately rang the alarm: "F-just kidding, hehe..."
The nephew and uncle went downstairs one after the other.
Xie Yunzao hurriedly greeted: "A Yuan, it's time to eat."
"Um."
Zhong Ziang said in a low tone, "Mom, you don't even call me."
"You still need to bark? No one is more active than you in eating and drinking."
Zhong Ziang: "..."
The Xie family did not have the rule of not talking when eating or sleeping, but Xie Dingyuan did.
Therefore, at the huge dining table, other people chatted quietly, only Xie Dingyuan buried himself in eating.
He sat there, as if he had built a barrier to separate the two worlds.
Fortunately, everyone has been used to it for so many years. If one day Xie Dingyuan suddenly became talkative, it would be scary.
Ms. Fu put a big red prawn into her son's bowl with serving chopsticks: "Ah Yuan, eat more, I've lost weight after staying in Linhuai for so long."
"Thank you Mom."
Ms. Fu looked at him with distressed eyes.
Zhong Ziang pouted, lost weight
No!
As far as his old uncle's perverted eating habits are concerned, even the salt intake has been strictly calculated. He does not smoke or drink alcohol, and he does not drink anything that is too salty or too spicy. The whole group of walking health machines.
Neither the words fat nor thin appear on him.
That's why the old lady's own mother sees a thin person.
Unexpectedly, Xie Yunzao also nodded: "Xiao Jiu often stays in the laboratory, one test is a whole day, and he can't eat well, so he should supplement."
As he said that, he picked up another big red prawn for him: "Steamed, fresh and healthy."
Zhong Ziang: "..." The rice in the bowl suddenly became stale.
Xie Dingyuan glanced at the big red shrimp in the bowl, and said nothing, even if he ate it, his selenium intake today would exceed the standard.
After the meal, Xie Dingyuan rested for a few minutes, drank another cup of green tea, and went to the garden to digest his food.
Although Zhong Ziang has met him countless times in Linhuai, he still couldn't help but admire the old uncle's perverted self-discipline.
Niubi.
After a while, Xie Yunxiang's family came.
Zhong Ziang stood up and called someone: "Second Aunt."
"We are proud and handsome."
"hey-hey… "
Then Xie Yunlan, Xie Yunshu, Xie Yunxuan, and Xie Yunmiao also came along with their families.
Zhong Ziang is as good as others: "Third Aunt, Fourth Aunt, Fifth Aunt, Sixth Aunt."
Then each aunt praised him one by one—
"Ang Ang is high again."
"It's different when the eyebrows are wide open. It's more handsome than your father."
"It's also pretty cool to dress up, isn't that popular now... when you wear sunglasses, no one likes them?"
"Our old Xie's family's genes are good. Look at Ang Ang's little face trying to inherit the merits of his grandparents."
Zhong Yunyi, who was sitting on the side, looked at the group of sister-in-laws in front of him, and kept smiling.
As for what genes are not, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, as long as everyone is happy.
Ms. Fu heard voices in the living room and hurried out of the tea room.
Then, a group of women surrounded him like butterflies—
"mom."
"How is your body recently?"
"I heard that Xiao Jiu is back. I brought A Xiao over to have a look. Originally, Lao Cen also wanted to come, but there was an emergency in City A, so he rushed over overnight to deal with it."
"Where are Dad and Xiaojiu? Why haven't we seen anyone for a long time?"
"I brought a lot of things."
"I also bought some casually."
"Coincidentally, we sisters all want to go together!"
"It's not difficult to come back, how can there be any reason to be empty-handed?"
As soon as the words fell, the drivers of each family filed in with large and small bags.
Soon, the coffee table, sofa, and chairs in the living room were piled up, and finally placed on the floor.
Heaped up as high as a hill.
Zhong Ziang swallowed, his cousin Cen Jiuxiao stood beside him with the same dull face.
"... My mother and the others are too scary."
Zhong Ziang came to his senses, and enlightened him earnestly: "It's nothing, just get used to it."
Cen Jiuxiao: "... No wonder Vigo refuses to come, preferring to stay at home and play games..."
Mingwei, the son of Xie Yunxuan, the fifth son of the Xie family, cousin of Cen Jiuxiao, and cousin of Zhong Ziang.
"What's this?" Zhong Ziang snorted softly, with the look of "my young master has long been used to strong winds and waves", "You are so surprised because you haven't seen a bigger battle yet."
"Huh? Bigger?" Mingwei's scalp tingled, "Brother Ang, don't lie to me."
"Tsk, believe it or not." He is still unwilling to tell!
"A Xiao—" Xie Yunmiao called him.
"Mom, what's the matter?"
"Go to the garden and look for your uncle. You won't be afraid of heatstroke if you go for a walk on such a hot day."
"... Oh." Cen Jiuxiao went away with his head drooping.
In fact, his impression of Xie Dingyuan is not deep, because there are too few opportunities to meet him, and he is usually not at his grandma's house when he comes to his grandma's house. He either heard about his deeds from his mother and a few aunts, or from textbooks or extracurricular readings. Learned here.
But this does not prevent him from admiring this uncle, just like looking at the "great man" in the window and appreciating the "collection" in the museum. He cannot get close but does not damage his worship.
Of course, there is also a lot of awe.
Imagine that a person who can only be seen from a distance in the eyes of others, a big boss who often appears in news reports, is actually his own uncle? !
Isn't that spooky enough
But his mother never let him talk nonsense outside, she just said: Your uncle's work is of a special nature, so keep a low profile if you can, we can't cause trouble for him.
Cousin Mingwei was also told in the same way.
When Cen Jiuxiao arrived in the garden, he found Xie Dingyuan without much effort. Under the scorching sun, beside the flower stand, surrounded by rockery and strange rocks, and shaded by green trees, he just paced leisurely, calm and composed.
"Uncle..." He walked over and called for someone.
"A Xiao?" He stopped, "Is there something wrong?"
A burst of surprise burst out in the boy's eyes, "Uncle still remember me?"
"You are very similar to Sixth Sister."
Cen Jiuxiao blushed: "My mother asked me to come to you, saying that it's hot outside and you're prone to heatstroke..."
Knowing Xie Yunmiao's temperament, he hummed softly, "Let's go."
"ah?"
"Aren't you going back to the house?"
"Oh!" Cen Jiuxiao followed up.
…
inside the house.
Xie Yunlan's eyes were sharp, and she noticed it almost as soon as Xie Dingyuan came in.
A smile seemed to overflow from his eyes: "Xiao Jiu is back!"
Xie Dingyuan's back stiffened.
Then, the older sisters surrounded him like bees pounced on the flowers—
Xie Yunxiang burst into tears: "I haven't seen you for a year, I'm dark and thin again."
"Fortunately, his appearance hasn't changed, he's still as handsome as before." Xie Yunlan smiled and patted him on the shoulder.
Xie Yunshu blamed: "Usually it's fine if you don't get a call, but now you still have a straight face when you meet."
Xie Yunxuan felt distressed: "Fourth sister, it's not that you don't know Xiaojiu's character, what do you say he does? It's not easy to come back..."
Xie Yunmiao nodded: "That's right! Come on, Xiao Jiu, I bought you something to wear, come and have a look..."
"I bought you used ones, such as razors. You, the old ones are in your hands, and you don't know how to get new ones."
"I asked your brother-in-law to get you some kind of equipment abroad. Didn't you say last time that you can't buy it in China..."
Just like that, Xie Dingyuan was surrounded by flowers and walked towards the living room.
Hmmm... Stiff toes.