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"You know Uncle Liu well, he's even more easygoing than my dad, why are you so nervous?"

Su Qinghe lowered her head and muttered softly, "It's precisely because Uncle Liu is so good to me that I don't want people to think I'm sloppy..."

Jiang Che had no way to deal with her.

Although Su Qinghe is usually very relaxed when she is with him, she becomes very reserved when it comes to meeting elders.

But then again, you can't really blame her.

Su Qinghe never received proper care and upbringing in the Su family since she was a child, so she both longed for and feared the concept of "elders".

What they crave is recognition, what they fear is being disliked.

So Jiang Che didn't say anything more.

Soon, the plane began its descent.

Beneath the clouds, the city's outline is slowly expanding.

The gray and white buildings spread out like a chessboard, interspersed with large areas of greenery and winding rivers.

Su Qinghe leaned against the porthole, gazing at the scenery outside, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "So this is the capital city."

She had only ever seen this city in textbooks before.

Although books are full of descriptions and praises of places like the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, and Tiananmen Square, I've never actually seen them in person.

Therefore, those images in her mind were always flat and distant.

But now, she is landing in this city.

She wants to go to university here and continue living here with A-Che.

Thinking of this, Su Qinghe's heart skipped a beat, feeling a mix of anticipation and a little bit of inexplicable nervousness.

After the plane landed smoothly, the two grabbed their carry-on luggage and followed the flow of people toward the arrival hall.

Su Qinghe held Jiang Che's hand the whole time, looking left and right like a little bird that had just been released from its cage.

The scale of Beijing Airport was much larger than that of Lincheng Airport. The interior of the terminal alone made her feel as if she had stepped into a huge glass palace.

"Ah Che, this airport is huge..."

"Yes, this is only Terminal 3; there's an even bigger one."

"Huh? There are even bigger ones?"

"..."

The two continued walking out of the airport while talking.

After exiting the gate, the two turned the last bend in the passageway, and Su Qinghe saw a middle-aged man standing straight in the distance.

He was wearing a dark gray short-sleeved shirt, his hair was neatly shaved, and he stood on the outermost side of the crowd of people waiting to greet them, with his hands folded in front of him.

Without Jiang Che's prompting, Su Qinghe recognized him at a glance—it was Uncle Liu.

In fact, the last time they met was more than six months ago.

Su Qinghe still remembers when she was hospitalized, when A-Che was away at school every day, it was Uncle Liu who stayed by her side the whole time.

Moreover, he would bring her all sorts of delicious food, and his attitude was gentle and considerate, just like treating his own junior.

Therefore, Su Qinghe genuinely felt close to Uncle Liu.

"Young Master, Miss Su."

Liu Anping spotted the two from afar, and a smile preceded his steps as he approached them.

He strode over and instinctively reached for the backpack in Jiang Che's hand, but Jiang Che blocked him from doing so.

"Uncle Liu, it's no big deal, I can handle it myself."

Upon hearing this, Liu Anping did not insist. After withdrawing his hand, he looked at Su Qinghe with a gentle and kind gaze full of satisfaction.

"Miss Su, it's been half a year since I last saw you, you look much better."

Su Qinghe felt a little uncomfortable being called "Miss Su". She twisted her hands in front of her and said softly, "Uncle Liu... please don't call me Miss Su anymore, just call me Qinghe."

"That won't do," Liu Anping said with a smile, shaking his head. "We can't mess up etiquette."

Su Qinghe could only secretly pinch Jiang Che's arm from behind.

So Jiang Che casually said to Uncle Liu, "Uncle Liu, don't worry about formalities. Qinghe is shy. If you call her Miss Su again, she probably won't dare to say a word today."

Liu Anping glanced at Jiang Che, then at Su Qinghe, who was hiding beside Jiang Che with only half her face showing, and couldn't help but laugh.

"Since the young master has said so, it would seem distant if I continued to be aloof."

Su Qinghe's eyes brightened slightly.

Liu Anping said gently, "Miss Qinghe."

Su Qinghe: "..."

Jiang Che: "..."

We've become closer.

But they weren't completely close.

Su Qinghe muttered softly, "Uncle Liu, could you please remove the word 'Miss' as well?"

Liu Anping smiled and shook his head, "Miss Qinghe, you can use a more intimate form of address, but you can't completely abandon the rules."

"You will be staying in the capital for a long time from now on. There are many people and many eyes outside, so you can't let others look down on you because of how you are addressed."

Su Qinghe was completely bewildered.

She had never experienced anything like this before.

When they were in Lincheng, Jiang Che called her Qinghe baby and wife, Bai Yuning called her little Qinghe, and Jiang Dahai and Bai Qing also called her daughter-in-law all the time.

Upon arriving in the capital, Uncle Liu's words, "We can't abandon all the rules," made her suddenly realize that this place was more than just a different city.

Su Qinghe subconsciously tightened her grip on Jiang Che's hand.

Jiang Che felt the strength in her fingertips, glanced at her sideways, and sighed inwardly.

The little girl started getting nervous again.

He reached out and ruffled her hair. "Don't overthink it. Uncle Liu always speaks in a formal manner. Just consider it his occupational hazard."

Liu Anping was both amused and exasperated. "Young Master, it's not fair of you to make up stories about me like that."

"Just telling the truth," Jiang Che chuckled.

Su Qinghe's eyes crinkled with amusement at their conversation, and her unease eased considerably.

Liu Anping led the two towards the parking area.

The driver had already parked the car on the side of the road; it was a black Mercedes-Benz S-Class.

Liu Anping opened the back door for Su Qinghe. "Young Master, Miss Qinghe, please."

Su Qinghe was still a little unaccustomed to others opening the door for her, and looked up at Jiang Che.

Jiang Che nodded to her, "Go ahead, don't be afraid."

Su Qinghe then obediently sat down inside.

Jiang Che got into the car, and as soon as he was settled, Su Qinghe leaned over and asked, "So, Che, are we going to the Jiang family now?"

"I'm not going to the Jiang family."

"Huh?" Su Qinghe was stunned. "Then where are we going?"

"Let's go to our own home."

Upon hearing this, Su Qinghe blinked in confusion, looking a little bewildered.

My own home?

Her first thought was of that small apartment in Lincheng, which was already covered with a dust cover.

But that place is hundreds of kilometers away from the capital.

So Su Qinghe muttered to herself, "But we didn't buy any of the houses we looked at before..."

Before Jiang Che could speak, Liu Anping, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned around and explained with a smile, "Master knew that the young master and Miss Qinghe would have nowhere to stay when they returned, so he had a villa prepared in advance."

Upon hearing this, Su Qinghe's eyes widened and her mouth gaped open.

"No... a villa?"

"Yes, it's near Peking University, so it's convenient for going to school."