Chu Qing no longer wanted to recall how she got out of the supermarket. She only knew that she walked on the snow for a long time before the heat on her face subsided a little.
Qi Muyang was not at home, so the two of them had a simple meal before going home. As soon as they entered the house, Qi Weichen gave her a math test paper. Chu Qing said helplessly, "Qi Muyang didn't study, so why should I study?"
"Do you have 60 extra points?" Qi Weichen asked back.
Chu Qing curled her lips, accepted the test paper resignedly, and sat down on the floor in front of the coffee table in the living room, doing the test reluctantly. Qi Weichen glanced at her and sat down quietly on the sofa.
Chu Qing finished a few questions and couldn't help but glance at him. Seeing that he was holding his phone, she couldn't help but be curious: "What are you playing?"
"Just take a look." Qi Weichen said lightly.
Chu Qing paused for a moment and asked, "Are you reading novels or browsing social networking sites?"
Qi Weichen paused and looked at her: "Focus."
“… I’m just asking.” Chu Qing muttered, and then she noticed that his ears had turned slightly red. After a moment of hesitation, she immediately became suspicious and pounced on him when he was not prepared.
Qi Weichen subconsciously caught her, and Chu Qing took advantage of this opportunity to grab the phone, laughing and ran away: "Let me see what you are secretly researching..."
Halfway through her words, she froze when she saw something on the page on her phone.
Qi Weichen snatched the phone back with red ears, stuttering a little when speaking: "I, I don't mean anything else, don't misunderstand."
Chu Qing looked at him blankly, and after a while she got angry and said, "Why are you looking at these things if you don't have any other intentions!" The page on his mobile phone seemed to be the page of family planning products in the supermarket just now. At this moment, he had already selected more than a dozen boxes of that stuff and was preparing to pay.
Chu Qing was stunned. After coming to her senses, she quickly covered her clothes and said, "Don't think that you can do whatever you want just because your son is not at home! I won't let you succeed!"
“… I don’t plan to use it now.” Qi Weichen pursed his lips.
Chu Qing grasped the key point in his words: "Then when do you plan to use it?!"
"After we go back," Qi Weichen paused and explained awkwardly, "2042 is more than 20 years away from our time. The technology in this area should have improved a lot. I believe it will be better than what we had back then. For long-term planning, I want to buy some to bring back, so..."
"Stop!" After Chu Qing understood what he was going to say, she immediately stopped him with a red face.
Qi Weichen hesitated slightly: "Don't think too much of me."
Chu Qing: “…” You are very surprised now, thank you.
The living room fell into a strange silence. After a long time, Qi Weichen whispered, "You continue to do the questions. I won't buy it."
"Really?" Chu Qing doubted.
Qi Weichen looked at her: "Well, I won't buy it."
… If you don’t want to buy it, then don’t buy it. Who are you showing your aggrieved look to? Chu Qing touched her nose and felt inexplicably guilty.
The atmosphere seemed to be much more depressing than before. Chu Qing didn't know what to say. She returned to the coffee table in a depressed mood and started to do the questions. When she finished the test paper, it was already an hour later. Qi Weichen silently helped her mark the papers, and then started to talk about the wrong questions.
One of them was talking while the other was listening, just like a real student and teacher. By the time they finished explaining a test paper, it was completely dark.
Qi Weichen glanced at the time and said slowly, "Let's go back to the bedroom."
"… oh."
After a brief conversation, the two of them were silent again and each went to their own room. Chu Qing opened the bedroom door and paused for a moment, hesitantly looking at Qi Weichen who was about to enter the room: "How about... you buy it."
Qi Weichen paused and looked at her calmly.
Chu Qing coughed and said, "If you really want it, then buy it... but you are not allowed to use it now!"
"No need, wait until you grow up a little bit." A smile appeared in Qi Weichen's eyes.
Chu Qing's face was about to turn red when he looked at her, and she snorted and fled back to her room. That was the end of the matter of birth control products, and she didn't ask about it again, just wanting to turn the page as soon as possible.
Time slipped away as the two of them were alone. Chu Qing didn't pay much attention to the date because she just studied and stayed in bed every day. It was not until one night when she was disturbed by the sound of fireworks that she realized that it was New Year's Eve.
The day I traveled through time was also New Year's Eve, but because I traveled through time in the morning, I didn't get to celebrate a full New Year. Unexpectedly, half a year later, I welcomed the New Year again. Chu Qing sat on the windowsill and watched the fireworks for a long time. Suddenly, she ran out of the room in high spirits and went to the next door to knock on Qi Weichen's door.
Qi Weichen opened the door after knocking a few times. He frowned when he saw her and said, "The fireworks are too noisy, aren't they?"
"Qi Weichen, Happy New Year!" Chu Qing said with a smile.
Qi Weichen's eyes softened: "You too, Happy New Year."
Chu Qing stretched out her hands to him: "Where's the New Year's money?"
Qi Weichen paused.
"Didn't you prepare anything for me?" Chu Qing pretended to be disappointed. In fact, it was not allowed to talk about lucky money among peers, but since they had nothing to do, they might as well find a reason to bully him.
Qi Weichen took her hand and walked into the house, and opened the drawer in front of her: "Isn't the New Year's money given on the first day of the new year?"
"You can give it to me on New Year's Eve," Chu Qing stretched her head to look, "You're not going to give it to me now, are you? I don't want it."
"It's been prepared a long time ago." Qi Weichen said, taking out two brand new big red envelopes from the drawer. The red envelopes were thick and solid, and they looked very substantial.
I didn't expect that he actually prepared it. Now it was Chu Qing's turn to be shocked: "When did you wrap it?"
"A few days ago," Qi Weichen handed her one of the red envelopes, and held the other one in his hand and hugged her directly, "Although you can ask me for money anytime you need it, and I also think that red envelopes are meaningless, but since other children have them, you should have some too."
Chu Qing's nose was sour, and she laughed when she heard that: "Am I your child?"
"Yes, forever your little friend." Qi Weichen let go of her slightly and looked at her seriously.
Chu Qing looked at him for a moment, and continued to fall into his black eyes. In the past, she always thought that his eyes were cold, but after seeing them more, she found that underneath the coldness was full of tenderness.
The gorgeous fireworks were still blooming outside the window. Chu Qing and Qi Weichen stood in the small bedroom, their eyes only able to see each other. In silence, Chu Qing slowly stood on tiptoe and slowly closed her eyes. Qi Weichen, who knew what she was going to do, moved his Adam's apple and leaned over to hold her shoulders.
At the moment when their lips were about to touch, there was a sudden fierce knock on the door. Chu Qing was startled and hurriedly pushed Qi Weichen away. Qi Weichen glanced outside unhappily, and after hearing Qi Muyang's yelling, he went to open the door with a stern face.
"Happy New Year, Mom and Dad!" Qi Muyang was wearing new clothes and a new red scarf around his neck, looking very energetic.
Qi Weichen had no expression on his face: "Why are you back?"
"I sneaked out and my taxi is waiting for me downstairs. I just came to wish you a happy new year." Qi Muyang smiled, revealing a row of neat teeth.
After Chu Qing ran out, she saw her silly son looking energetic and laughed immediately: "Are the four old men so amazing? They made you fat and plump in just two days?"
"Have you gained weight? No," Qi Muyang reached out and hugged the two of them, "It must be because you missed me too much. Are you bored when I'm not at home?"
Chu Qing was about to speak when Qi Weichen said calmly, "No."
Chu Qing: “…”
Qi Muyang: “?”
Qi Weichen: "If you have nothing else, just go. I won't see you off." After saying that, he closed the door with a very conscienceless look.
Qi Muyang, who was still standing outside the door, only felt a gust of wind blowing, and he once again became a lonely and desolate little cabbage.
Chu Qing, who was standing at the entrance, was going crazy: "Why did you lock him out?!"
"He should go back." Qi Weichen said calmly.
Chu Qing glared: "Bah! You just hate him for disturbing our world of two!"
"You already know this, but why are you asking?" Qi Weichen didn't think he was wrong at all.
Chu Qing was so angry that she choked for a moment, pulled his collar unhappily, and kissed him hard on the lips: "Open the door!"
Qi Weichen felt better and opened the door again. Qi Muyang was still standing outside the door. When he saw the door open, he immediately accused him tremblingly: "Dad, you are so mean. I came here specially to wish you a happy new year. How could you..."
"Red envelope." Qi Weichen took out the red envelope before he could finish his words.
Qi Muyang's eyes lit up and he immediately took it: "Thank you, Dad, thank you, Mom, you are really the greatest parents in the world. I love you eight hundred times a day. If everything else is fine, I will leave first so as not to disturb your world of two people." After saying that, he happily left with the red envelope.
Looking at his jumping back, Chu Qing looked miserable: "… It's hard to believe that this is Qi Weichen's son."
"But you can tell it belongs to Chu Qing at first glance." Qi Weichen raised the corners of his lips slightly.
Chu Qing glanced at him: "Luckily you look like me, otherwise you wouldn't be able to coax her."
Qi Weichen laughed in a low voice and gently closed the door. He lowered his head and met Chu Qing's dazed eyes. He paused and asked, "What's wrong?"
“… Although I’ve seen you laugh many times, I’m still shocked every time I see you laugh.” Chu Qing’s eyes were almost filled with red hearts.
Qi Weichen glanced at her and said, "What if one day it doesn't look good anymore?"
"Beauty lies in the bones. You will still be beautiful even if you are eighty years old." Chu Qing said immediately.
Qi Weichen insisted, "What if it doesn't look good anymore?" He knew very well why Chu Qing liked him in the first place, so he often worried that if one day his skin was no longer attractive to Chu Qing, how long would she continue to love him.
Chu Qing was just complimenting her boyfriend, but she didn't expect to compliment him so much that his brows furrowed. In this atmosphere, it seemed that she couldn't joke around anymore. She coughed and said seriously, "If you're not pretty, then you're not pretty. Anyway, I like you. Even if you're old and ugly, I still like you. You're my little baby."
I said I would be serious, but in the end I was still not serious.
Qi Weichen's ears started to turn red again: "What am I to you?"
"Baby, baby, baby..."
Before she could finish the last sentence, her lips were blocked by him. Chu Qing tensed for a moment and then relaxed helplessly, hugging his shoulders habitually. This stingy guy, if he doesn't kiss me back just now, he will probably remember it for the rest of his life.
On New Year's Eve, the two of them sat on the floor of the living room and watched the fireworks until the noise died down in the early morning, and then they went back to their own rooms. When Chu Qing lay down, she habitually took out her phone and saw the text message from Qi Muyang.
It was a photo of several red envelopes piled together, with a sentence below: Mom, I'm rich! I'll give you one tomorrow, don't forget to ask Dad to give you one too.
Chu Qing replied with a smile: Were these all given by the elders in the family
Qi Muyang was obviously bored as well. He replied immediately after receiving the message: Yes, grandpa and grandma, you gave me one each, plus yours, there are five in total!
Chu Qing felt a little apologetic: I forgot to prepare it, can I give it to you tomorrow
Qi Muyang: No need, my dad gave me two thousand! You two only gave me this much during the Chinese New Year, and I can tell at a glance that he also prepared it for you.
After he said that, Chu Qing felt better, but at the same time she was curious about how much she had received, so she took out the red envelope and started counting the money. When she finished counting, Qi Muyang sent a few more messages: I just reminded Dad to send you a red envelope, and he said he had already sent it. How much did he give you
Chu Qing looked at the thick stack of cash in her hand, feeling inexplicably guilty: Not much... about the same as yours.
Qi Muyang: You are too slow in replying. I have already asked my father and he said it is the same as mine.
The corners of Chu Qing's mouth twitched, and she silently put her own 6666 into the red envelope, deciding to hide it secretly and never let Qi Muyang know.
After chatting with his silly son for a while, Chu Qing fell asleep on the last day of 2042. When he woke up, the calendar had already entered 2043.
Qi Muyang spent the New Year at his grandparents' house, and then stayed at his grandparents' house for a few days before finally returning to them. He didn't do his homework or study during these days, and he seemed to have been playing like crazy. As soon as he got home, Qi Weichen forced him to do a day's worth of questions and scolded him severely.
After the Chinese New Year, there was only half a year left until the college entrance examination in 2043. Not to mention Qi Weichen's pressure, even Qi Muyang himself felt anxious. Even though he was still on vacation, he got up on time every day to memorize and do exercises. Chu Qing was infected by his mood and became more diligent. The two of them caught up on a lot of courses in the last period of the vacation and welcomed the start of school in a fulfilling mood.
As a senior high school student, the start of school means the countdown has begun. The lights in the senior classrooms start to be on, the lights in the corridors of the teaching building are no longer turned off on time, the frequency of exams begins to increase, and there will be no big rankings after each exam.
In this kind of atmosphere, even if the teachers and parents said nothing, the atmosphere in the class alone made it impossible to relax. Especially after the Hundred Days Oath-taking Ceremony, the atmosphere became even more tense. Even the treacherous minister and the fat boy who always relied on their cleverness began to reduce the frequency of skipping classes and took the initiative to do exercises every day. However, compared with Qi Muyang and others, they were still far behind.
"Luckily there's the big orange one for comparison, otherwise I would be so anxious." The little fat man sighed.
The treacherous minister nodded in agreement: "Yes, fortunately there are people who are less motivated, which can make my conscience feel better."
"My dad helped me contact foreign schools when I was in the first year of high school. What are you competing with me for?" Gu Quan asked lazily.
The treacherous minister and the fat man froze, and the slight sense of superiority that had just emerged disappeared instantly.
"We can't go on like this, God Qi, how do you motivate the boss to study hard? Can you motivate us too?" The treacherous minister couldn't help but seek Qi Weichen's help.
Qi Weichen pondered for a moment: "What do you care about most?"
"Of course it's the brotherhood with the boss and the others." The treacherous minister said without thinking.
The little fat man immediately raised his hand: "I second the motion."
"Are you sure you will still be brothers after you finish the college entrance examination?" Qi Weichen asked.
Qi Muyang, who was concentrating on doing the questions, raised his head in dissatisfaction: "Of course they are still brothers, how can I look down on them?"
"Yes, yes, the boss is not that kind of person." The treacherous minister said immediately.
"This has nothing to do with morality. People's positions in life are fixed. University is a springboard. When you jump in different directions, you will face different lives," Qi Weichen paused after speaking. "Not to mention which life is better, just the fact that your growth trajectories are different means that you will experience things and meet different people. And those people are people you know because their trajectories overlap with yours. At that time, which is more important, like-minded friends or friends who only share high school memories?"
After he finished speaking, he looked at the stunned crowd and calmly made a judgment: "When the time comes, not only will Qi Muyang abandon you, but you will also abandon him."
"Then, what should we do?" asked the little fat man in a daze.
Qi Weichen looked at him and said, "Let your growth trajectories match each other, so that you are not only friends who share high school memories, but also like-minded friends."
“… Even if we study hard, there is no guarantee that we will go to the same university, right?” The fat boy hesitated.
Qi Weichen lowered his eyes: "But at least you have all become hard-working people, and you have common characteristics. Even if you don't go to the same school, you still share the same aspirations."
The two were already quite dumbfounded. The treacherous official was stunned for a long time before angrily saying, "No! No one can take my position!"
"Yes! I will study hard and keep pestering the boss!" The little fat boy was like a resentful woman who was about to be abandoned, and suddenly grabbed the straw of studying.
Qi Muyang also had a complicated expression: "Come on, if you don't understand something, remember to ask me, my grades are better than yours now."
"Um!"
The fat boy and the treacherous minister finally developed a sense of crisis when there were still a hundred days left before the college entrance examination. Gu Quan, who was standing next to them, was stunned as he always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it. Finally, he silently opened the textbook and decided to study more.
When Qi Weichen made this statement, Chu Qing was not in the class. When she came back, she found that everyone was studying hard as if they had been injected with chicken blood. She was immediately curious about what had just happened, so Qi Muyang repeated the conversation.
Chu Qing was speechless for a moment, then pulled Qi Weichen to a corner and said, "Where did you come to the conclusion that they can't be friends if they don't work hard?"
"I just made it up." Qi Weichen said calmly.
Chu Qing's mouth twitched: "... So why do you want to make it up?"
"It's nothing. I just tricked these primary school students into studying hard." Qi Weichen was very frank and did not feel the slightest bit of guilt.
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Qingqing: ...What sin did these elementary school kids commit to deserve to meet a chicken butcher like you