“Uncle, I want to eat this, and this…” Lin Hui said, pointing at the ice cream in the refrigerator.
"Okay, uncle will buy it for you."
Yang Qi smiled bitterly and bought the two ice creams that Lin Hui pointed at.
Looking at Lin Hui who was eating ice cream with a smile on her face, Yang Qi couldn't help but shook his head. He liked to eat ice cream in the winter. He had only seen female classmates eating ice cream in winter when they were in school, but no boys really liked such an out-of-season food.
Looking at the colorful lights flashing on the street, Yang Qi couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Tonight is Christmas Eve, but Yang Min and his wife both have to work and have no time to accompany Lin Hui. Shen Yuxuan also needs to go to work. The responsibility of taking care of Lin Hui naturally falls on Yang Qi.
I took the little girl for a stroll in the Happy Square in the city center. It was already dark and the streets were full of men and women wearing Santa hats. It was very lively.
“Uncle, it’s my sister, it’s my sister…” At this moment, Lin Hui on the side suddenly said.
Sister? What sister
Yang Qi was stunned, and followed Lin Hui's gaze, only to see an acquaintance not far away.
"Yang Qi, I didn't expect to see you here." The visitor couldn't help but smile when he saw Yang Qi and Lin Hui.
"I didn't expect to see you here." Yang Qi smiled slightly. This person was none other than Wang Yueru from Qingchuan University. He had met her when he sent Lin Hui to register.
"Why are you alone here? Where is your boyfriend?" Yang Qi asked curiously when he saw that there was no one else around Wang Yueru.
Christmas is as important to college students as Valentine's Day, because Christmas is an important holiday at the end of the first semester of college. It is often the first holiday for many college students to establish a romantic relationship, so this holiday is naturally particularly important.
"I don't even have a boyfriend." Wang Yueru smiled bitterly, then looked at Lin Hui and said, "Hui Hui, long time no see."
"Sister Wang." Lin Hui seemed very happy to see Wang Yueru. Yang Qi had heard Lin Hui mention before that there was a sister she often met near the school, and that sister was Wang Yueru.
Looking at Wang Yueru and Lin Hui who quickly started chatting together, Yang Qi couldn't help but smile bitterly. His own uncle seemed a little like an outsider.
"Uncle, I'm hungry." After a while, Lin Hui came to Yang Qi with a pout.
Seeing that Lin Hui still had a lot of ice cream left in her hand, Yang Qi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He looked at Wang Yueru beside him and said, "Miss Wang, if you don't mind, let's have a meal together."
"Okay then." Wang Yueru hesitated for a moment and nodded.
The group came to a restaurant next to the square. It was dinner time and there were already quite a few customers in the restaurant. Yang Qi and the other two chose a table by the window.
"I want this, and this..." Lin Hui looked at the dishes on the menu and rushed to order.
"Your daughter is so cute." The waiter at the side couldn't help but smile when he saw this.
“You misunderstood, this is not…” Wang Yueru’s pretty face turned red upon hearing this.
"Sorry, I thought you were a family." The waiter said apologetically when he heard this.
"This is my niece." Yang Qi said somewhat embarrassedly.
He didn't expect that the waiter would actually misunderstand that the three of them were a family, but it was not surprising. It was normal for a man in his twenties to bring a three or four-year-old child with him.
I don’t know if it was because of the waiter’s words, but Wang Yueru spoke much less during the rest of the meal and only said a few words to Lin Hui.
"Yang Qi, thank you for dinner. I'll take my leave first." Wang Yueru said shortly after coming out of the restaurant.
"I'll take you there." Yang Qi said quickly.
"No need, I can go back by myself." Wang Yueru said, and after saying goodbye to Lin Hui, she quickly disappeared in the crowd.
"Uncle, is my sister angry?" Lin Hui, who was standing aside, suddenly asked as she watched Wang Yueru leaving.
"You little girl, what do you know?" Yang Qi rolled his eyes at Lin Hui in annoyance.
"I know that in the past, Dad made Mom unhappy and went to sleep in the living room. I even brought a quilt for Dad." Lin Hui said proudly.
Hearing this, Yang Qi's mouth twitched. What is there to be proud of? It's just a generation difference, the difference in thinking is too big!
The two of them strolled around the square again. Yang Qi bought a lot of toys for Lin Hui. The little girl played while walking. After Yang Min and the others got off work, Yang Qi drove Lin Hui back home.
Lin Yong's new house has been renovated a long time ago and has been vacant for about two months. The family has already made plans to move into the new house before the New Year. At that time, Lin Hui's grandmother will also come over to help take care of Lin Hui.
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After the busy Christmas, New Year's Day came. Shen Yuxuan had almost no time to rest, and during this busy time, Yang Qi's cultivation reached the peak level of a five-star martial artist. He was only one step away from becoming a six-star martial artist.
Just after New Year's Day, Shi Dong came to Yang Qi's villa.
"The jade is running out?" Yang Qi was a little surprised when he heard Shi Dong's words.
He had prepared nearly a hundred pieces of jade at the beginning, and originally expected it to be enough for a year's use. Unexpectedly, after only half a year, the jade raw materials were almost used up.
"You don't even care about your own shop. There weren't many raw materials left before. After New Year's Day, the remaining raw materials can only last until the Spring Festival at most. You can't go looking for raw materials during the Spring Festival." Shen Yuxuan on the side gave Yang Qi a displeased look.
According to their original plan, these raw materials could indeed last for about a year, and then they would participate in the new Myanmar public auction and gather all the jade raw materials. But when the store opened, Mr. Qin and Mr. Li Dongying appeared, which caused a buying spree. Later, Su Peng almost bought out all the jade in the store. Now the store is famous in several provinces near Qingchuan, and many people come here because of its reputation. The store's monthly profit is tens of millions, so the raw materials are naturally consumed quickly. After half a year, only about 20% of the raw materials are left.
This amount of raw materials could only last until the Spring Festival at most, so there was only more than a month left. Shi Dong, the store manager, immediately came to inform Yang Qi.
"I will solve the raw material issue as soon as possible." Yang Qi said. It was not a difficult task for him to just find some jade.
"I plan to go to the rough stone market in eastern Guangdong to pick out some gambling stones. Why don't you come with me and relax?" After seeing Shi Dong off, Yang Qi looked at Shen Yuxuan who was standing beside him.
"I won't go. I'm too tired during this period. I plan to have a good rest." Shen Yuxuan shook her head.
Yang Qi was stunned, then nodded. Shen Yuxuan was just an ordinary person after all. She had been busy with company affairs during this period and was already very tired. Running back and forth was not a relaxation at all, it was simply asking for trouble. (To be continued)