In the living room of Zhuo's house, the servants quietly backed out after pouring tea for everyone who was sitting upright.
There were fruit snacks and a few cups of hot tea on the coffee table, but no one touched them.
Ying Tongchen sat on one side, his back was straight, his hands seemed to rest on his legs casually, and his tight fists and the blue veins on the back of his hands already revealed excessive tension.
The Zhuo family sitting opposite was in a completely different state. Zhuo Fu tapped Erlang's leg and wore a pair of reading glasses. He was carefully reading the newspaper, and occasionally observed him for a while.
Mu Qing laughed, and from time to time she lowered her head to play games, and a system prompt sounded on her phone—“Your cards are playing really well”, “Hurry up, I’ll be thankful for waiting.”
Zhuo Zi, on the other hand, sat beside her parents very obediently, her eyes rolling back and forth between him and Zhuo Shu, she wanted to akimbo and laugh, but she didn't dare, after all, the opposite was the sister-in-law and the class teacher_(:з"∠)_
Ying Tongchen glanced at them one by one, then smiled slightly, and nodded at the Zhuo family on the opposite side: "Hello, uncle and aunt, Happy New Year's Day."
"Hey, hello, Old Ying... Xiao Ying... Tong Chen... Bodhisattva..." Mu Qing changed several titles one after another, not knowing which one The best, simply shouted, "Comrade, hello, come all the way here, you have worked hard."
"It's not hard, it's not hard, you're even harder." Ying Tongchen said politely, not knowing what to think, he patted Zhuo Shu next to him, "By the way, what about the things we brought?"
Zhuo Shu said, "It's still in the car."
"Uncle and aunt, wait a moment, let's go get something." Ying Tongchen bent down and gestured, then dragged Zhuo Shu out to open the trunk.
As soon as the two walked out of the door, Zhuo Fu glanced at them, immediately put down the newspaper, and touched his clothes: "Wife, look at how I look today?"
Mu Qing put down her phone: "It doesn't look good!"
"That's not what you said this morning!"
"That's because I didn't see Teacher Ying's dress... No, Xiao Ying? Tongchen? Daughter-in-law? Oh, don't care! I was so excited last night that I didn't sleep all night, the dark circles under my eyes were too heavy, I Go and touch up your makeup first!" Mu Qing turned her head and ran upstairs.
Zhuo Fu was so anxious that he quickly got up and went upstairs, shouting in the middle, "Daughter, come and choose a more handsome dress for me."
"I don't!" Zhuo Zi ran past him in a flash, "I'm going to do my makeup too, and check my homework by the way, I'm so afraid of Teacher Ying, ah, my sister-in-law randomly checks the homework!"
The room was a mess, and Ying Tongchen outside the courtyard was no better.
He counted the gifts and said, "Otherwise, I'd better go buy some more. It doesn't seem to be enough."
Zhuo Shu looked at the gift boxes piled up on the ground and said in amazement, "Isn't so much enough? They won't be able to use them all in a while."
"These gifts are not at all distracting." Ying Tongchen said critically, "It's all your fault, and I didn't say anything in advance. Would it be too casual to buy these temporarily?"
"I also received a temporary notice, and I bought it with you early in the morning, so I really care." Zhuo Shu grabbed his hand with a smile, "Are you nervous?"
"Not at all." Ying Tongchen said, and as soon as he looked up, he saw Zhuo Zi looking at them from the balcony. Seeing that he was discovered, he slipped back in a blink of an eye.
"..." Ying Tongchen suddenly pulled back his hand, glared at him, and warned in a low voice, "Pay attention, let my students see what it looks like."
"Just get used to it." Zhuo Shu smiled gently, then turned his head and shouted, "Zhuo Zi, come down and help."
"Got it!" Zhuo Zi responded reluctantly, and when he walked to the gate of the first floor, he looked at the heroic man outside, took a deep breath, walked to him in a trance, and picked up the gift box beside him Say, "Teacher... I'll come, you just stay still."
"It's okay, let's go together." Ying Tongchen was so embarrassed, he lifted the box with both hands, seeing that he was going to walk side by side with her, subconsciously fell two steps behind.
Zhuo Ziyuguang has been looking at his footprints, and seeing that he has stopped, how dare he walk in front of the teacher! So she took two steps back.
The two stood side by side again.
"?" Ying Tongchen glanced at her calmly, and took two steps back.
Zhuo Zi: "??"
Zhuo Zi turned to look at them: "Teacher, are you not going in?"
"Oh, I think something has fallen, you go first." Ying Tongchen said.
"Okay." Zhuo Zi pulled his legs and ran into the gate.
Ying Tongchen just breathed a sigh of relief, and turned his head to see Zhuo Shu watching a good show. Just as he was about to kick out, Zhuo Zi suddenly flashed and grabbed what was in his hand: "Teacher, let me come."
You should quickly retract your feet with the dust.
Zhuo Zi stared at his leg in a daze, and said after a while, "Ah, I see! Teacher, do you want to kick him!"
Ying Tongchen: "..."
"Teacher does not need to do this little thing, I'll do it for you!" Zhuo Zi said, stomping on Zhuo Shu's leg, and then quickly slipped away with the box.
Zhuo Shu looked at the footprints on the trouser legs and immediately chased in: "Stop for me!"
Ying Tongchen looked at these two heartless brothers and sisters, and suddenly smiled, not so nervous anymore.
Carrying the last gift, he entered the gate of Zhuo's house.
The two elders of the Zhuo family came together from upstairs, one of them changed clothes and the other painted their eyebrows, and waved at him in a fashionable manner.
Mu Qing said, "Teacher Ying, don't stand, just sit down."
Zhuo Fu frowned and turned to look at her: "Why are you shouting so much?"
"I'm used to it, otherwise what else can I call?" Mu Qing asked, "Then if I call him my daughter-in-law, does he dare to promise me?"
Ying Tongchen: "..." I dare not dare.
"Dad, Mom, stop teasing him." Zhuo Shu pressed Zhuo Zi's head and said leisurely.
Zhuo Zi buried his head and threw his fists at his chest, but the opponent's hands were longer, so he couldn't hurt him at all, so he could only curse: "Soul!"
Seeing this, Ying Tongchen ordered: "Let go."
Zhuoshu released immediately.
Because of inertia, Zhuo Zi fell directly into his arms, raised his head and looked at him in shock: "Brother, you can't, right?"
"Nothing?" After Zhuo Shu asked, he looked at his parents in confusion, only to see them all looking at him with surprise.
Zhuo Shu was confused.
Mu Qing looked at Ying Tongchen, who was cold and cold, and Zhuo Shu, who was very obedient, and asked Zhuo Fu in a low voice, "Do you think... Is Teacher Ying a son-in-law?"
Zhuo Fu nodded deeply: "I feel this way too."
"I'll give you a solemn introduction." Zhuo Shu suddenly took Ying Tongchen's shoulder, "You've met before. He's Zhuo Zi's head teacher, and now he's my boyfriend."
Zhuo Zi said happily, "So am I a matchmaker?"
Ying Tongchen: "Yes."
Zhuo Shu: "No."
The three Zhuo family: "?"
The two looked at each other at the same time—
Ying Tongchen: "No."
Zhuo Shu: "Yes."
Everyone: "..."
Ying Tongchen pinched Zhuoshu's arm quietly, and Zhuoshu immediately shut up.
Ying Tongchen then explained by himself: "It's because of Zhuo Zi that we know each other, right?"
"Yes, you are right." Zhuo Shu nodded again and again.
Mu Qing smiled and asked in an air tone, "Did you see it?"
"I see." Zhuo Fu was heartbroken, "Our son is a little daughter-in-law."
"Isn't it?" Mu Qing suddenly asked when she saw them standing side by side, "Huh? That's what they did when we went on a date last time, right? It's absolutely impossible to get the wrong person this time!"
"That's right, I remember that Ashu hugged his boyfriend like this." Zhuo Fu couldn't help but demonstrate, wrapping his arms around Mu Qing.
"Oh, don't be so loud, be careful to be heard." Mu Qing reminded.
Ying Tongchen: "..." Thank you, we all heard it.
He looked at Zhuo Shu meaningfully, tilted his head and whispered in his ear, "What dating stalking?"
Zhuo Shu touched his nose and forcibly changed the subject: "Mom and dad, stop talking and see what gifts he brought you."
"Come here, what gift do you bring?" Mu Qing smiled angrily, picked up a box, and suddenly screamed, "Ah! I've been interested in this handle for a long time!"
Without saying a word, she opened the box and looked around excitedly: "I like it so much, thank you Teacher Ying, I'll try it out first!"
"You have to look like an elder." Zhuo Fu reminded her secretly, and took over the remaining gifts with a smile, "Ah, ah! Wang Zuxian commemorative photo! How do you know I like Wang Zuxian!"
Ying Tongchen raised his eyebrows and said, "It's fine if you like it."
Zhuo Shu glanced at him sideways and smiled without saying a word.
"What about me, what's my gift?" Zhuo Zi pulled the gift box excitedly and curiously.
Zhuo Shu took out a beautiful big gift box with a bow tied on it, "This is yours, take it, don't let your teacher down."
Zhuo Zi looked at the girl's heart-filled gift box, and saw the teacher's eyes smiling again, and opened the gift box expectantly: "Dangdang-ah! What is this!?"
Inside lay her most annoying little friend - a full set of five-three.
This is the gift that Zhuo Shu gave Ying Tongchen last time. When he went out, he remembered it temporarily and brought it directly. He couldn't waste his hard work.
If the teacher can't use it, then give it to the students!
Zhuo Zi shivered: "Teacher, don't do this to me, my dear sister-in-law."
Ying Tongchen's mouth twitched.
Zhuo Shu was in a good mood, and pointed to the box next to him: "Well done, this is what he gave you."
"It must be your fault again!" Zhuo Zi angrily closed Wu San's "coffin lid", and then opened the box next to her expectantly - full explanation of English grammar.
Zhuo Zi: "... woo woo woo."
"The end of the term is coming soon, you can't relax." Ying Tongchen said.
Zhuo Zi seemed to have returned to the class and nodded subconsciously, "Okay."
At lunch time, the family was happy and the atmosphere at the table was very good.
Ying Tongchen looked at the hills piled up in the bowl and smiled.
Zhuo Zi's appetite is small, so he didn't want to leave the table after eating, and suddenly asked, "Brother, teacher, when did you two get together?"
Zhuo Shu: "Before you start school."
Ying Tongchen: "After you start school."
Two people: "..."
"When exactly is it?" Zhuo Ziyue asked more and more confused, "Didn't you say you met because of me? Why did you get together before school started again?"
Zhuo Shuwang looked at the sky: "This... that... that... hurry up and write your homework!"
Zhuo Zi: "I don't."
"Azi, be obedient, go do your homework, then we adults will talk about adult affairs," Mu Qing said.
Zhuo Zi hummed, "I want to hear it too."
Zhuo Fu urged: "Come up quickly."
Zhuo Zi: "I won't go, I haven't finished my meal yet."
No matter what the family said, she just refused to leave and insisted on breaking the casserole and asking to the end.
In the end, it is still necessary to defeat the enemy with one move: "Bring the homework to me to check."
Zhuo Zi's knees softened and he ran upstairs numbly.
Zhuo Fu Muqing immediately looked at Ying Tongchen with admiration, the two looked at each other, and both saw a sense of amazement in each other's eyes.
Zhuo Fu's expression "This kid is so awesome, he can even control these two bastards".
Mu Qing had a face that said, "My son-in-law is really a bull, a living Bodhisattva!".
Seeing that there were no minors at the table, Mu Qing came to the table and said in a low voice, "I know that when you young people fall in love, there will always be some unusual paths."
Zhuo Fu nodded: "We have a deep understanding of this."
"So how did you get together?" Mu Qing rolled her eyes. "If I remember correctly, did I see you when I went to the hotel with Lao Zhuo last time?"
Zhuo Shu turned his head to look at Ying Tongchen, and gave the other party the full right to speak, so as not to make another mistake.
Ying Tongchen was steady and not chaotic, smiled, calmly took some dishes into their bowls, and said, "Uncle and aunt are so loving, how did they get together back then?"
"Hey, you want to talk about this..." Zhuo Fu suddenly became interested, completely forgot what he was discussing, and instead immersed himself in his memories, "Back then, Qingqing was also a tree on our street. flower."
Mu Qing said modestly, "Oh, I've never heard of it."
Zhuo Fu said again: "At that time, there are many people chasing her. East Street and West Street, they all wrote love letters to her."
"Huh! That's not it!" Mu Qing couldn't hold back any longer.
Zhuo Fu: "Do you know how hard it took me to catch up with her?"
Mu Qing: "Can you tell me?"
"It took a lot of hard work and hard work, and I finally broke those people's legs, and then I succeeded in chasing her." Every time Zhuo Fu mentioned this, he couldn't help but applaud.
Ying Tongchen: "..."
Zhuoshu: "........."