Gu Qiangwei frowned as she looked at herself in the mirror and then at Qin Sijue, furrowing her brow, she asked, "Which one should I wear? Which looks better?"
"Don’t you usually not care about these things?"
She turned her head to look at him, "This time is different."
"How is it different?" he asked, eyeing her.
"This time, we’re going to meet—" As the words reached her lips, she suddenly paused, feeling like a nervous bride meeting her in-laws, her face turning red with shyness and embarrassment.
"In any case, today is different from usual! That’s for sure!"
Having said that, she turned back around and continued to choose her outfit.
He curved his lips into a smile, then glanced at the red and white garments in her hands.
He pointed to the red wool coat with a cinched waist.
"This one?" Gu Qiangwei frowned, lifting the red coat in her hand.
"Mm," he nodded decisively, then shuffled over in his slippers to the cloakroom and casually grabbed a set of black suits.
"Is red okay? Isn’t it too flashy?"
"Mm, it’s festive. My grandmother will definitely like it."
Upon hearing this, Gu Qiangwei happily made up her mind.
Wearing red for the New Year’s celebration, indeed, seemed quite festive!
After they left Jueyuan, Gu Qiangwei chatted all the way with Nangong Xi, as during the New Year’s, Nangong Xi had to stay in the hospital and couldn’t watch the most beautiful fireworks like in previous years.
As for Qin Sijue driving the car, his face was as dark as the bottom of a pot the entire journey!
It was not until they arrived at the Commander Residence that Gu Qiangwei had no choice but to end the call.
"Xi, I have to hang up now, okay?"
Hearing that she was going to hang up, the little guy seemed a bit anxious and reluctant, "Is it Qin Sijue telling you to hang up?"
Conveniently, Qin Sijue was walking right beside her, so he could hear Nangong Xi’s comment quite clearly.
He snatched the phone from Gu Qiangwei’s hand and, without giving Nangong Xi a chance to respond, pressed the end call button directly.
"Qin Sijue!" Gu Qiangwei frowned, giving him a slightly displeased glare.
"You can’t be distracted when meeting the in-laws!" Qin Sijue said, looking at her with a sense of propriety in his tone.
Gu Qiangwei cast him a glance, "Where are they in-laws?"
Clearly, they were just grandparents!
Qin Sijue remained silent and pulled her through the carved grand doors.
"Ah, my dear grandson and granddaughter-in-law have arrived!"
From the couch, as soon as Zhuang Yanyan saw Qin Sijue and Gu Qiangwei come in, she immediately smiled joyfully and got up to personally go over and greet Gu Qiangwei.
And from the couch, Qin Guozhong, leaning on his cane, glanced over at the two newcomers and continued to wear a cold expression—not showing clear dislike, but not showing fondness either, just maintaining a lukewarm attitude.
"Didn’t you say you didn’t care to bring her here?"
Only when the couple approached did Qin Guozhong look up and, eyeing his grandson Qin Sijue with displeasure, he asked.
"You old fart, what are you saying!?"
Zhuang Yanyan, coming over, promptly lifted her leg and kicked at the cane he was leaning on!
Caught off guard by his wife’s sudden action, the cane lost its support, and Qin Guozhong’s arm instinctively fell; he couldn’t help but glance at his wife with a sense of grievance!
Zhuang Yanyan, equally dissatisfied, shot him a glance, then jovially and very warmly pulled Gu Qiangwei to sit down on the couch.
While sitting down, she even purposefully nudged Qin Guozhong with her hip, as if trying to squeeze him away!
"Such a big space..." Staring at his wife’s profile, Qin Guozhong wanted to argue but was met with Zhuang Yanyan’s sharp gaze; in an instant, he fell silent, pursing his lips!