Mr. Yan, wake up! Your wife isn't a delicate little flower.

The group enjoyed their meal together.

Cheng Xihe drank the last bowl of soup with satisfaction.

Across from her, Qin Shengxia stared at her expectantly: "Sister, how did I cook these dishes? Are they delicious?"

"It's delicious, Xiaxia, you're very talented in this!" Nanxi's praise came before Cheng Xihe's.

Qin Shengxia smiled shyly: "Thank you, Sister Nanxi."

"polite!"

Nanxi touched her slightly protruding belly: "This cola chicken wings are delicious."

And that stir-fried pork with chili peppers was just as delicious as in a restaurant! Seriously, it tasted amazing!

"I also think it's delicious. They're all just home-style dishes, but they taste so good!" Mu Xiaoting gave a thumbs up.

Qin Shengxia smiled at her: "Thank you for the compliment."

"Just call me Xiaoting. I'll call Xihe sister-in-law. You should call her that..."

As she spoke, Mu Xiaoting scratched her head, unsure of what to say, and looked at Nan Xi and Huo Ying for help.

Seeing this, Qin Shengxia came to the rescue, saying, "Just call me by my name, Shengxia or Xiaxia is fine."

"Okay, Xiaxia, your cooking is amazing! Can I come over for meals every day?"

Mu Xiaoting sat down next to Qin Shengxia as if she knew the place well and took her arm.

She would use this trick to get closer to him.

Fortunately, this trick works very well.

Qin Shengxia smiled and said, "Of course it's great! I'm happy to have someone to eat with!"

"If you need it, we can make lunch too."

Nanxi refused without hesitation: "That won't do, that's too much trouble. Besides, everyone's class schedules are different during the day. What if you want to rest?"

"It's very delicious, and the food is also very good." Cheng Xihe put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and looked at Qin Shengxia with eyes full of satisfaction.

Qin Shengxia smiled sweetly: "Sister, do you also think my cooking is delicious?"

"Of course, Xiaxia, if you want to learn this, your sister will support you." Cheng Xihe nodded.

Shaking her head, Qin Shengxia said, "I think it's best to treat this as a hobby. What do you think, sister?"

"I'll listen to you."

"But we can't just eat!"

Nanxi took out her phone: "Come on, let's create a group chat. We'll definitely have to pay for the meal."

"Yes, and Xiaxia has to work hard cooking too." Seeing this, Mu Xiaoting immediately created a group chat.

Qin Shengxia's gaze fell on Cheng Xihe: "Sister, what do you think I should do... or maybe we should just forget about it?"

"It's nothing, we're all family, no need to be shy." Cheng Xihe nodded to her.

Xiaxia isn't a nanny. Cooking is something she enjoys doing, so she should still be given what she deserves.

Huo Ying silently picked up the plate from the side.

There were no more chicken wings left in the cola chicken wing plate; only the salty-sweet sauce remained.

She poured some of the sauce into her rice, mixed it with the stir-fried pork and chili peppers, and ate it all together.

"Delicious!" Huo Ying nodded and continued eating.

After the group was set up, Nanxi and Mu Xiaoting each transferred 10,000 yuan to Qin Shengxia.

Nanxi generously said, "This is my meal money, Xiaxia, please accept it. It's not much."

"But this is too much..."

Qin Shengxia's eyes widened, and she looked at Nan Xi with some confusion, then glanced at Mu Xiaoting beside her.

Finally, the pleading look fell on Cheng Xihe.

Cheng Xihe remained silent.

Mu Xiaoting walked over and flirted with him, saying, "Yeah, it's so expensive when we eat out too."

Really, it's not much, there's no need to delay.

"But ten thousand per person is too much, isn't it? I don't even need that much money to buy groceries." Qin Shengxia pursed her lips.

She didn't even have much living expenses in the Qin family, but now she's suddenly become wealthy.

Nanxi said nonchalantly, "There's also the labor cost."

"Oh right, I also need to contribute to Sister Ying's share." Mu Xiaoting opened her phone and transferred another 10,000 yuan to Qin Shengxia.

This time, Qin Shengxia was completely speechless: "Really, we don't need that much! This is enough for us to eat for a long time."

"Oh, this little bit of money is nothing, just take it!" Mu Xiaoting patted Qin Shengxia's shoulder, afraid that she wouldn't accept it, and directly counted the money for her.

"Take it." Cheng Xihe nodded to her.

Qin Shengxia smiled shyly: "Okay, then I'll accept it, thank you."

"We should thank you," Nanxi said, getting up and clearing away the bowls and chopsticks.

"etc!"

Huo Ying stood up and quickly tidied up her things: "I'll take care of the dishes, don't worry."

"I'll take it in with you." Nanxi is the eldest daughter of the Nan family. She has been wild and unrestrained since childhood, and she is also generous and unconventional.

Helping with tidying up is something that can be done on a whim.

Cheng Xihe stood up and picked up a rag from the side: "I'll help too, I'll wipe the table."

"Then I'll sweep the floor!" Mu Xiaoting didn't put on airs and picked up the broom to sweep.

Seeing this, Qin Shengxia, standing to the side, was at a loss and said, "You've all finished your work, so what can I do?"

"Xiaxia, why don't you go get some fruit for us?" Cheng Xihe raised an eyebrow at Qin Shengxia.

Xiaxia is always busy.

She's not happy if she's not allowed to do any work.

Seeing this, Qin Shengxia nodded: "Okay, I just bought a watermelon. I'll go cut it for you now and make you some watermelon juice!"

Qin Shengxia was overjoyed to have something to do and quickly got to work.

With everyone working together, the house was quickly cleaned up and spotless.

Cheng Xihe glanced at her phone: "It's almost time, we should hurry to the auditorium."

"Yes, yes, there are buses at this time, but won't they be too slow?" Nanxi glanced at the time.

They spent a lot of time eating and having fruit, and it was almost seven o'clock.

Qin Shengxia said, "It's okay, you can go to the welcome party if you want."

"Of course, it would be best to go, but it shouldn't matter if we go a little later." Nanxi scrolled through the messages in the group.

Mu Xiaoting, who was standing next to her, said, "I saw in our class group that everyone is going, but we can go later. There aren't any programs running yet."

"Yes, the principal will be speaking first, it will probably take half an hour to an hour," Qin Shengxia said, taking out her phone.

Upon seeing this, she almost jumped up: "Oh no! Our teacher said the principal said he wouldn't start speaking until everyone has arrived, so I guess I have to go."

"Oh, the messages in the group." Cheng Xihe glanced at the others before remembering to check her own WeChat.

After clicking, I found a notification in the new friends section.

Upon closer inspection, I saw over a dozen friend requests.

She then looked at the group chat messages that she had blocked.

I saw the message from the group admin at the top of the screen.

Everyone must immediately go to the venue for the welcome party.

Back on her own screen, Cheng Xihe saw that the admissions office teacher had created a small group for her.

Inside are teachers from the Academic Affairs Office.

Teacher Chen: @Cheng Xihe: Cheng, this is Teacher Chen from the Academic Affairs Office. Tonight, the principal has arranged for you to give a speech.

Teacher Chen: You haven't replied to my WeChat message. You probably didn't see it. Could you please make sure you're ready?

Teacher Chen: The time will be roughly after the principal finishes speaking. The main topic will be learning methods. It doesn't need to be too complicated; just a brief overview.

Teacher Chen: Several students have been arranged to participate in this activity, so you don't need to worry.

Admissions - Teacher Huang: Cheng, your attire can be formal or casual, just presentable.

There were many messages in the group, and Cheng Xihe read them one by one before replying.

Cheng Xihe: OK

Leaving the house, Qin Shengxia asked, "Um, who among you can drive?"

"I can!"

Nan Xi had already taken out her student ID card and was now looking at Qin Shengxia with a puzzled expression: "What's wrong, Xiaxia?"

"Brother Qi Shen left me a car, so we can drive there. It will be much faster than taking the bus." Qin Shengxia took out a key from her pocket.

Nanxi took it: "Little Mercedes, okay, where's the car?"

"It's in the garage. Come on, I'll take you there." After locking the door, Qin Shengxia walked ahead.

Cheng Xihe followed slowly behind, like a guardian angel.

This is the faculty and staff area. There is a dedicated bicycle shed downstairs, and each type of bicycle is parked in its designated area.

Qi Shen's Mercedes had been parked there for who knows how long; it was covered in dust.

Qin Shengxia smiled and said, "I haven't cleaned the car properly yet, so why don't we not ride in it?"

"It's just that it's not very clean outside, it's fine, it won't affect anything." Nanxi got into the car as if she knew the way well, and turned on the windshield wipers to clear the windshield.

She knocked on the doorframe and looked at the four people outside: "What are you standing there for? Get in the car!"

"Okay!"

Cheng Xihe sat in the passenger seat, and the remaining three squeezed into the back seat.

Nan Xi called out twice, "Everyone, sit tight and hold on, I'm about to start the journey!"

"It's safe now." Qin Shengxia obediently replied.

Cheng Xihe fastened his seatbelt: "Okay."

"Is it OK now?" Nanxi asked again to confirm.

"OK!"

The last three all cooperated obediently.

Nanxi looked at Cheng Xihe beside her: "Is it OK now, Miss?"

"Let's drive!"

Cheng Xihe sighed helplessly, then noticed Nan Xi was still looking at him and smiled, "It's OK."

"Set off!"

The car, which had been sitting idle for who knows how long, finally started turning.

There was a dusty smell inside the car.

Nanxi quickly opened the window: "Wow, this car hasn't been driven for at least a year, has it?"

"I thought it was just dirty, but there's so much dust. I'll just take it out to wash tomorrow," Nanxi complained.

Mu Xiaoting: "It's amazing that this car can still be driven."

"Well, actually, Brother Qi Shen held a meeting for a while that day, and then he stopped." Qin Shengxia glanced at them guiltily.

The group started arguing.

Cheng Xihe calmly said, "We should be at the military training site tomorrow."

"That's right!"

"Holy crap, yeah!"

"My military training uniform hasn't been washed yet!"

With a laugh, Cheng Xihe looked at them helplessly: "You've all eaten too much, you don't even remember what you're going to do tomorrow."

"hey-hey."

The three of them smiled guiltily at the same time.

Huo Ying remained silent, quietly watching the others bicker and make noise.

"We're here, we're here. I'm not going to argue with you anymore."

Nanxi stopped the car, and the group got out.

The school's largest auditorium was right in front of them, and the three of them squeezed inside.

Someone inside was using a megaphone to shout, "Everyone, please take your seats according to your class, thank you."

"Students, please be careful not to step on other students."

Cheng Xihe glanced around and realized there were quite a few people inside.

Only a few students were using megaphones to guide the way.

"Wow, I need to check out the area near the entrance; there are so many people."

"I didn't even look at it just now, and now I have to go back and watch it again."

"It's in the class group chat, right?"

Many people stood at the door and spoke in hushed tones.

The entrance was about to be blocked off, and no one dared to move.

Nanxi glanced at the messages in the group: "I have pictures and instructions in the group, I'll go first."

"Okay, me too." Mu Xiaoting left with Huo Ying.

Cheng Xihe patted Qin Shengxia on the shoulder: "Xiaxia, you should go too."

"What about you, sister? Do you need my help?" Qin Shengxia looked at Cheng Xihe expectantly.

Cheng Xihe shook his head: "No need, I have other tasks later, you go first."

"Alright then."

After Qin Shengxia left, Cheng Xihe glanced at the messages in the group chat.

Cheng Xihe: Teachers, I'll go back to the class group chat and sit down now.

Teacher Chen: No need to go back. Come to the backstage now. Walk from the entrance to the end. We are on the left.

Cheng Xihe: Are you facing your left side, or are you facing our left side?

Teacher Chen: Your left side.

Cheng Xihe: Okay, teacher, I'll be right there.

Putting away her phone, Cheng Xihe quietly slipped through the crowd and walked inside.

To the left of the stage is a large waiting area.

As soon as Cheng Xihe arrived, he saw a young teacher accompanying Teacher Huang from the admissions office.

"Hey, Xihe." Teacher Huang waved.

Cheng Xihe walked over quickly, "Teacher."

"This is Teacher Chen, from the school's academic affairs office."

After giving a brief introduction, Teacher Huang glanced at her watch and said, "You guys start the coordination. I have other things to do, so I'll have to go now."

"Okay." Teacher Chen nodded to Teacher Huang, then looked at Cheng Xihe: "Cheng, do you need me to prepare your speech?"

Cheng Xihe shook his head: "No need."

She glanced to the side and saw Qin Ruosu surrounded by a group of people, all smiling and talking.

Turning her gaze away, Cheng Xihe looked at Teacher Chen: "Teacher Chen, I've been the subject of a lot of controversy these past two days. Will this have any negative impact on the school?"

"Yes, your calling the police will indeed have some impact on the school, but the principal said it doesn't matter." Teacher Chen looked at Cheng Xihe carefully, observing her expression.

As a teacher in the teaching affairs office, she naturally didn't want this kind of thing to happen at the school.

Originally, Cheng Xihe called the police because she wanted to scold her.

This could damage the school's reputation.

However, the principal suppressed these claims.

But this little student in front of me doesn't seem to have any connection with the principal.

Teacher Chen thought about it for a while, but couldn't figure it out, so she could only say, "It's okay, just focus on your speech."

"OK."

Cheng Xihe nodded, glanced at Teacher Chen, and said, "Teacher, the principal's speech will probably take a long time. Why don't I go and sit down first?"

"No need, our principal speaks very quickly." Teacher Chen glanced at the time. "Almost everyone's here, it'll be your turn soon."

Cheng Xihe was puzzled: Could Lao Bai really speak that fast? She really wanted to see.

Soon after, the school's host came on stage.

"Dear leaders and students, good evening..."