Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 493 Two Forget Each Other
"Come on, Xiaoyi, Qingyin, try this fish. Your mother specially picked out a live fish." Cheng Jianshu used serving chopsticks to put food on their plates.

"Thank you, Uncle and Auntie," Lin Qingyin said softly. She carefully took a bite, her eyes lit up, and she smiled, "Mmm! It's delicious."

"Eat more if you like it." Chu Yue'e smiled even more happily, then turned to Jiang Yuxi and said, "Yuxi, you should eat more too. Look how thin you are. No matter how busy you are with work, you have to take care of your health."

"I know, Aunt Chu!" Jiang Yuxi picked up a fried meatball, took a bite, squinted her eyes exaggeratedly, and laughed, "Mmm! Aunt Chu's fried meatballs are the most fragrant. The ones in those big hotels can't compare to Aunt Chu's at all."

As she spoke, her eyes inadvertently swept over Cheng Yi, and when she saw him carefully peeling shrimp for Lin Qingyin, her expression darkened.

Jiang Aiguo took a sip of wine and sighed, "This year has been the most comfortable one yet! Business is going well, Yuxi is doing well, and Xiaoyi is even more so." He looked at Chengyi, then at Lin Qingyin beside Chengyi, and a hint of regret appeared in his eyes. He said, "Xiaoyi, you really make Dongcang County proud! Gu Yushan sends people over to deliver gifts for every major and minor festival. Not to mention your father, even I, this old man, have benefited from it."

"Uncle Jiang, you flatter me. It's all thanks to everyone's hard work." Cheng Yi placed the peeled shrimp into Lin Qingyin's bowl, raised his glass, and said with a smile, "Dad, Mom, Uncle Jiang, Aunt Jiang, Yuxi, Qingyin, I'd like to propose a toast to everyone. The New Year is just two days away. I wish you all good health and all the best!"

"it is good!"

"May all go well with you!"

The glasses clinked together, creating a warm and harmonious atmosphere.

The conversation naturally revolved around Cheng Yi's Momo Group and the changes in Dongcang County.

"Xiao Yi, I heard that the salary at your customer service center is higher than that of state-owned enterprises?" Aunt Jiang asked curiously.

"Yes, the basic position plus performance-based pay is higher than the average salary in state-owned enterprises," Cheng Yi nodded.

“Of course,” Jiang Aiguo chimed in, “Now, all the young people in the county with a bit of education want to give it a try.”

"Ah, and that road too." Aunt Jiang laughed, "The road to the city used to be full of potholes, but now it's wide and smooth, and the streetlights are bright. When Gu Yushan came over last time, he said that it was thanks to the Momo Group that the higher-ups approved the money to build the road."

"The customer service center is the main source of foot traffic and attention," Cheng Yi explained.

Seeing the genuine smiles on his parents' and Uncle Jiang's and Aunt Jiang's faces, Cheng Yi felt a warmth in his heart.

In fact, isn't everything a man strives for just a simple meal and a word of recognition?

Making my hometown better and the people around me live more comfortably is more fulfilling than defeating a few giants in the business world.

After a few rounds of drinks, Jiang Yuxi began to vividly recount the amusing stories from TV shopping, imitating the eccentric customers and the tense and exciting live broadcasts, making everyone burst into laughter.

Jiang Yuxi is indeed very suitable for sales. She is witty and eloquent, and once she starts talking, she forgets that she was just angry because Cheng Yi didn't peel shrimp for her.

Lin Qingyin didn't say much, listening quietly, occasionally amused by Jiang Yuxi's jokes, revealing a shy smile.

She wasn't a big drinker, sipping her juice quietly as she ate. Chu Yue'e thought the food wasn't to Lin Qingyin's liking, so she kept putting food on Lin Qingyin's plate and asking her if she liked it.

Lin Qingyin kept nodding and whispered, "It's delicious, thank you, Auntie." Her well-behaved appearance contrasted sharply with Jiang Yuxi's energetic and impulsive manner.

Looking at his daughter, who was about to transform into an invincible whirlwind, Jiang Aiguo completely abandoned the idea of ​​marrying into Cheng Yi's family.

This is completely unplayable.

After the meal, the women cleared the dishes, while the men sat in the living room drinking tea and chatting.

Cheng Yi chatted with Jiang Aiguo for a few minutes when his phone suddenly vibrated in his pocket.

He took it out and glanced at it; it was a message from Li Weiwei: "[President Cheng, we've encountered a problem with the IBM industrial software integration]."

"Let Yu Sen handle it himself." Cheng Yi replied with a text message and then turned off the screen without making a sound.

At this moment, he just wanted to put aside those turbulent waves for the time being. He could leave the technical matters to the engineers to study; he wasn't Doraemon.

Before long, Jiang Yuxi and Lin Qingyin finished washing the dishes and returned to the sofa.

Jiang Yuxi deliberately sat quite far away from Cheng Yi and whispered to Lin Qingyin.

Jiang Yuxi looked at Cheng Yi with a surprised expression, not knowing what Lin Qingyin and Jiang Yuxi had said.

Lin Qingyin is a naive and innocent girl who can't keep a secret. Except for things that Cheng Yi strictly forbids her from talking about, she tells Jiang Yuxi almost everything she knows.

From Jiang Yuxi's shocked eyes, Cheng Yi sensed something was wrong.

He carefully reviewed the forbidden words he had given Lin Qingyin, and suddenly realized that he had missed one.

His first time with Lin Qingyin.

"This girl wouldn't tell me even this, would she?" Cheng Yi moved closer to where they were sitting. Just then, Chu Yue'e poked her head out of the kitchen and said with a smile, "Who wants to learn how to make dumplings with me?"

“Me, me, me!” Jiang Yuxi was the first to respond, pulling Lin Qingyin up and saying, “Come on, Qingyin, let Aunt Chu teach you how to make dumplings. This is an essential skill for us northerners during the New Year.”

"Are we in the North?" Lin Qingyin blinked.

“Of course it counts. Everything north of the Yangtze River is considered the North. We people from Lanling City are true northerners.” Jiang Yuxi laughed. “People from Jingzhou, Wuxi, and Suzhou don’t really count as our own people.”

"So that's how it is." Lin Qingyin suddenly realized.

As Lin Qingyin and Jiang Yuxi entered the kitchen, the small kitchen immediately became lively.

Chu Yue'e skillfully rolled out the dough, the round wrappers spinning rapidly in her hands.

Lin Qingyin studied very hard, but her movements were obviously clumsy. The dumplings she made were either flat with too little filling or had too much filling that spilled out, and they were all different shapes, which made Chu Yue'e and Jiang Yuxi laugh.

Jiang Yuxi wrapped the dumplings quickly and well, making them stand up on the mat like gold ingots.

"Qingyin, you put too much filling in this. You should pinch the edges like this, yes, like this, pinch them gently." Chu Yue'e patiently instructed from the side.

As Jiang Yuxi quickly wrapped the dumplings, she teased Lin Qingyin, "Engineer Lin, it seems the hands that type code and the hands that knead dumplings are not the same thing!"

She picked up a strangely shaped dumpling that Lin Qingyin had made and burst into laughter.

Lin Qingyin looked at the defective products she had wrapped with some helplessness, and smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

Her face was covered in flour, which made her look especially cute.

"I... I'll just wrap a few more." Unwilling to give up, she picked up another dough sheet and continued peeling.

Cheng Yi leaned against the kitchen door frame, watching this heartwarming scene, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

Actually, the atmosphere here is quite nice.

The lighting was soft, and the air was filled with steam.

The mother's gentle laughter, Jiang Yuxi's clear laughter, Lin Qingyin's clumsy yet earnest profile, and the aroma of flour and fillings in the air all intertwine to create a heartwarming picture of everyday life.

At that moment, the tension of the marketplace and the threats from industry giants seemed to be kept outside this warm and cozy space. "I'll help too," he said, rolling up his sleeves and walking into the kitchen to pick up a dough sheet.

"President Cheng, you can make dumplings too?" Jiang Yuxi raised an eyebrow, her tone teasing.

"I learned from my mom when I was little." Cheng Yi skillfully added the filling and pinched the edges, and a plump dumpling was quickly formed.

"Although I haven't made these in a long time, my skills should still be there."

He made several dumplings, then suddenly picked up one of Lin Qingyin's failed attempts, examined it closely, and then skillfully pinched it a few times, transforming the dumpling that had leaked filling into a mouse.

"Huh?" Lin Qingyin exclaimed in surprise.

"Wow, you have this skill too?" Jiang Yuxi also came over to take a look.

Chu Yue'e smiled from ear to ear and said, "Xiao Yi loved to play like this when he was little, kneading dough into things like toads and puppies."

The cheerful laughter in the kitchen also touched Jiang Aiguo and his wife. They looked at each other, their eyes filled with regret.

The laughter and chatter in the kitchen continued for a long time, until the mat was covered with dumplings of all shapes and sizes.

Cheng Yi's sculpted mice and rabbits blended in with Lin Qingyin's abstract artwork and Jiang Yuxi's gold ingots, creating a unique scene.

Looking at the bountiful harvest, Chu Yue'e beamed with joy and said, "That's enough, enough to eat until New Year's Eve. Yu Xi, Qing Yin, you two go watch TV. Xiao Yi can take care of the rest."

"Okay." Jiang Yuxi and Lin Qingyin obediently replied and returned to the living room to watch TV.

After Jiang Yuxi and Lin Qingyin left, Chu Yue'e tugged at Cheng Yi and asked in a low voice, "What are Qingyin's arrangements for tonight? Is she in a room alone or with you?"

Cheng Yi laughed and said, "Just share a room with me, that'll save you the trouble of tidying up."

Chu Yue'e glared at Cheng Yi and said, "You brat! You'd better treat her better in the future."

"Of course, I'm a good man." Cheng Yi smiled and started helping Chu Yue'e cook dumplings.

At this moment, the television was showing the 1994 version of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber," seemingly intended to compare it with the Alec Su version of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber."

The TV series is currently showing Xiao Zhao volunteering to become the leader of the Persian Ming Cult in exchange for the safety of Zhang Wuji and others.

Seeing Xiao Zhao undress Zhang Wuji for the last time, and seeing Zhang Wuji embrace Xiao Zhao and give her a reluctant farewell kiss, both Lin Qingyin and Jiang Yuxi had tears in their eyes.

【I have ordered your men to escort you all back to the Central Plains. We shall part ways here. Xiao Zhao is in Persia, and I wish you good health and all the best every day.】 Xiao Zhao's voice choked with emotion.

"You are in a dangerous place, be careful." Zhang Wuji, still clueless about love, simply nodded.

Xiao Zhao handed the Dragon-Slaying Saber and the Heaven-Reliant Sword to Zhang Wuji, smiled sadly, and jumped into the opposite boat.

The two boats raised their sails together and gradually drifted apart.

Xiao Zhao, pretty and charming, stood at the bow of the ship, turning back to gaze blankly at Zhang Wuji's ship until its silhouette disappeared into the dark sea. The sound of horns and the wind mingled like a sob, and at that moment, Xin Xiaoqi's song "Forget Each Other" began to play.

Lin Qingyin burst into tears and said, "Xiao Zhao clearly likes Zhang Wuji, so why did Zhang Wuji let her go?"

Jiang Yuxi wiped away her tears and snorted, "Because Zhang Wuji is too weak, Xiao Zhao shouldn't like Zhang Wuji."

At this moment, Cheng Yi came out of the kitchen and saw Lin Qingyin and Jiang Yuxi with tear-streaked faces. He couldn't help but tease them, "What happened? Why are you crying?"

"We're saying Zhang Wuji isn't a real man!" Jiang Yuxi said angrily.

"If he's not a man, he's not a man. Why are you all crying like that?" Cheng Yi laughed as soon as he saw it.

Lin Qingyin choked up and said, "Xiao Zhao wants to be with Zhang Wuji. She clearly likes Zhang Wuji so much."

"It's up to you." Cheng Yi sat down next to Lin Qingyin, took out a tissue to wipe her cheeks, and laughed, "It's almost the New Year, don't cry, it's not a big deal. After the New Year, I'll gather the original cast and make a new movie for you. Whoever you want to be with Zhang Wuji, we'll make them be with Zhang Wuji."

"Anyone who dares not to come will be sent back to the countryside to grow sweet potatoes," Cheng Yi said with a laugh.

Lin Qingyin burst into laughter through her tears, wiping them away as she said, "How could you do this?"

"Tsk, what a capitalist's face." Jiang Yuxi sneered from the side.

Cheng Yi pointed at Jiang Yuxi and said, "Let Jiang Yuxi play Xiao Zhao."

"I'm not going to act!" Jiang Yuxi glared and jumped up.

“If you don’t act, I’ll fire you! I’m a capitalist,” Cheng Yi laughed.

Upon hearing that she was going to be expelled, Jiang Yuxi immediately wilted, which made Cheng Jianshu, Jiang Aiguo, and other elders burst into laughter.

At 9 p.m., Jiang Aiguo's family said goodbye. Cheng Jianshu had also drunk quite a bit of alcohol and was helped back to his room by Chu Yue'e, leaving only Cheng Yi and Lin Qingyin on the sofa in the living room.

"Let's rest," Cheng Yi said, standing up.

"Will we share a room?" Lin Qingyin asked instinctively.

"Otherwise what?" Cheng Yi said.

Lin Qingyin was shy, and she stammered, "This, this isn't a good idea."

"You're mine now, so what's wrong with that? Let's go." Cheng Yi picked Lin Qingyin up in his arms.

Lin Qingyin shyly wrapped her arms around Cheng Yi's neck and buried her head deeply in Cheng Yi's shoulder.

Back in the bedroom, Cheng Yi placed Lin Qingyin on the bed and asked with a smile, "Want to take a shower together?"

"I, I don't want to." Lin Qingyin's face flushed red.

Cheng Yi sat down next to Lin Qingyin and said, "We can scrub each other's backs while we shower together."

Lin Qingyin shook her head vigorously and said, "I don't want to."

"Sigh!" Cheng Yi couldn't help but sigh.

This girl is getting harder to fool as she gets older.

He still preferred the time when he first met Lin Qingyin. Back then, Lin Qingyin hadn't met many people and was like a caged bird, completely naive and innocent.

Now, after three years of university life, her horizons have broadened considerably, and she's even developed a little bit of cunning.

At this moment, Lin Qingyin seemed to have mustered up her courage, took a deep breath, and looked at Cheng Yi, saying, "Cheng Yi, don't you think Yu Xi really looks like Xiao Zhao?"

(End of this chapter)