Chapter 314 Is this an assist from Comrade Lao Li?
As the sun sets and the sky darkens, the entire city is cast in a golden hue.

Compared to the daytime, the New Year atmosphere seems to be stronger at night.

There are also a lot more people in supermarkets and shopping malls than usual.

If there are elderly people at home, they like to buy things in advance and start preparing meals in the afternoon.

But some young people have their holiday starting today, so they go to supermarkets and shopping malls to shop on the same day, and then cook a sumptuous meal, adding a sense of ritual to the Lunar New Year.

At home, Shen Qingqiu woke up from the sofa in a daze, with disheveled hair. He sat on the sofa and was dazed for a long time before regaining consciousness.

He stretched, revealing a white belly.

Looking at the quiet home, Shen Qingqiu's eyes were confused.

I didn’t know what to do for a moment.

He walked to the balcony in slippers, took a small stool and sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.

Shen Qingqiu held his chin with one hand and looked at the people passing by on the roadside.

The cars on the road come and go in a hurry, going to where they should go.

There was a family of three, walking side by side...

Young lovers were arm in arm with each other, and you could even see smiles on their faces.

New Year's Eve.

People of all kinds, with all kinds of expressions, but they all have the same destination, going home to celebrate the New Year.

Just like that, Shen Qingqiu watched quietly, expressionless and motionless, like a silent sculpture.

It was unknown how long it had been before Shen Qingqiu stood up and opened the refrigerator in the kitchen.

Take out eggs, vegetables, meat...

She hadn't figured out what to cook today, so she just took out all the ingredients.

Want to do everything, but don't want to do anything.

Looking at the ingredients, I couldn't decide what to cook for a long time. I angrily put all these things in the refrigerator and returned to the sofa.

He turned around and took a pack of instant noodles from the kitchen shelf.

Boil water, open the package, cook noodles, and I’m too lazy to even add an egg.

Ring ring ring——

At this time, Shen Qingqiu's phone rang. It was a video sent by her aunt.

After turning off the fire and returning to the living room, Shen Qingqiu picked up the video.

"Auntie."

"Have you had dinner tonight?"

"I just finished eating. I'm so full." Shen Qingqiu said with a smile.

She has always been like this over the years, only reporting good news and not bad news.

"Have you eaten dumplings?"

Shen Qingqiu is from the north, and he always eats dumplings during the Chinese New Year.

"I've eaten it. I made two kinds of fillings."

"You youngsters really don't mind the trouble and even make two kinds of fillings."

Shen Qingqiu's aunt laughed happily, her eyes narrowed into slits.

"You have work and can't come back for the New Year. Now that you've finished your meal, I won't miss you anymore."

"I'm an adult now, don't worry about me, it's okay."

"Xiao Jiang is a good kid. Now that he's with you, I won't worry about him anymore. You two should be good friends and be more considerate of each other. Date for a year or so, and if there's no problem, get married soon. Otherwise, the child will be in danger."

"Auntie..." Shen Qingqiu said angrily.

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more. Just know that you've finished eating, and I won't worry about it anymore."

"Well, have you eaten yet?"

"It's ready. Your brother is on his way. We'll have dinner when he comes back."

As she spoke, Shen Qingqiu's aunt turned the camera and pointed it at the dining table at home.

There are more than ten dishes in total, including meat and vegetarian dishes, and freshly cooked dumplings.

"The food is okay, what did you eat? Show it to Auntie."

"I……"

Shen Qingqiu's expression froze for a moment, "I was so busy eating that I forgot to take a photo."

"Okay, then don't take the photo. You're full and that's better than anything else."

Shen Qingqiu forced a smile and said, "Aunt, I have something else to do, so I won't talk to you for now."

"Okay, okay, go and do your thing."

The video was hung up and the means were placed on the table.

"Hey……"

With a sigh, Shen Qingqiu stood up and went to the kitchen to continue cooking noodles.

There is no expression on his face and no energy in his body. To describe him as lifeless is the most appropriate description.

Those eyes, as clear as autumn water, were covered with a layer of mist.

Shen Qingqiu tilted his head, staring at the noodles in the pot in a daze.

She had been looking forward to this New Year's Day for a long time.

I was thinking of bringing my mother over during the Chinese New Year and having her live with me in the future.

But the New Year came, but my mother didn't come.

The bean-sized tears slid down silently.

The more Shen Qingqiu thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt, to the point of tears.

Dangdangdang——

The knock on the door was like an invisible pair of scissors, cutting off the falling tears.

The noodles were cooked. After wiping his tears, Shen Qingqiu turned off the fire and went to open the door.

But after opening the door, she froze in place.

"Aunt……"

The people standing outside were none other than Lin Jiang and Li Xiaoping.

"Don't just stand there, have a good look, you have something in your hand." Lin Jiang greeted with a smile.

"Oh oh..."

Shen Qingqiu took the things from Li Xiaoping's hand and welcomed the two of them into the house.

"You are here by yourself. I bought you some things that are useful."

Li Xiaoping looked at Shen Qingqiu with eyes full of love, and said, "Have you eaten yet?"

"Eat, eat, Auntie..."

"The instant noodles haven't come out of the pot yet, where are you going to eat them?" Lin Jiang said while standing in the kitchen.

Shen Qingqiu looked embarrassed and stood there, not daring to speak.

"How can we still eat instant noodles during Chinese New Year?" Li Xiaoping said:
"I wanted to ask you to spend the New Year with me, but you didn't want to go, so I came here. Let's go now. Auntie will spend the New Year with you."

"Aunt……"

Li Xiaoping's words touched Shen Qingqiu's sensitive nerves.

The tears that had just stopped began to fall again.

"Oh my...don't cry, don't cry."

Li Xiaoping went to wipe Shen Qingqiu's tears, which made her feel heartbroken.

"Don't cry, don't cry. Go pack your things and spend the New Year at his place. Auntie will make you something delicious."

"Auntie."

It would have been fine if he hadn't said anything, but once he did, Shen Qingqiu cried even harder and couldn't stop.

Lin Jiang stood in the kitchen, looking at Shen Qingqiu.

He is usually very cool and aloof, so why is he crying non-stop?

Shen Qingqiu was crying, and Li Xiaoping was wiping her tears.

"Child, please stop crying. If you keep crying, I will want to cry too."

Li Xiaoping felt sorry for Shen Qingqiu, and she only had this complicated emotion towards Shen Qingqiu.

Because others have parents who love them, but she doesn't.

Shen Qingqiu kept wiping away tears, with mixed emotions.

At this moment, she felt that she was no longer alone.

[You have gained the favor of NPC Shen Qingqiu, intimacy +20]

[Intimacy: 80]

[Award 200 million NPC special training fund, has been distributed to the account]

The intimacy reached 80 points, and Lin Jiang saw the red main task above Shen Qingqiu's head. "Don't cry anymore." Shen Qingqiu said tearfully.

"Yes, there's nothing to cry about. Come with us."

Wiping away tears, Shen Qingqiu said:

"Auntie, why don't you spend the New Year here? He's usually alone and doesn't have all the cooking supplies, but I have everything here."

Shen Qingqiu wanted to keep Li Xiaoping, not because he was embarrassed to go to Lin Jiang.

Instead, I wanted to cook something for Li Xiaoping at home.

"We are here with you, but that would only cause you trouble."

"No trouble, no trouble, I'm so happy."

"Okay, Auntie won't be so formal with you. I'll go make you something delicious."

As he spoke, Shen Qingqiu walked into the kitchen, and when he saw the instant noodles in the pot, he felt uncomfortable.

If I didn’t come today, I would have to eat instant noodles during the New Year.

"Son, eat this."

"The meal will be ready soon, with wine and meat, why would I eat instant noodles?"

"The noodles are already cooked, it would be a waste if you throw them away."

"Comrade Lao Li, I think you really don't expect me to take care of you in your old age. You can even say such a thing."

"So as not to waste it."

Shen Qingqiu went to the kitchen, "Auntie, don't let him eat it. It's just a pack of instant noodles. I can clean it up."

This is Shen Qingqiu's home. Li Xiaoping didn't know where the kitchen utensils were, so the two of them started working in the kitchen together.

Lin Jiang was enjoying his free time, lying on the sofa and clicking on Shen Qingqiu's main quest.

[Main Mission: Food Tycoon]

[Task description: Open 10 noodle shops, 10 barbecue shops, and 10 hot pot shops in Zhonghai]

[Task Reward: "The Richest Man in Xihong City" script, 500 million cash]

Seeing this task, Lin Jiang immediately became excited.

The company currently has 3 noodle restaurants, 2 barbecue restaurants and 1 hot pot restaurant.

The cost of running a noodle shop is about 200 million.

If we open another 7 stores, that would be 1400 million.

The cost of running a barbecue restaurant and a hotpot restaurant is similar, with the cost of one restaurant being around 500 million. To complete the task, a total of 17 more restaurants need to be opened, with a cost of around 8500 million.

To complete this task, it will cost almost 100 million yuan.

Given the company's current capital chain, it may take some time to complete this task.

But the city has given me an interest-free loan of 100 million yuan, which I can use.

Once the share of the film's profits arrives, there will be a cash flow of tens of billions immediately.

Therefore, this task is not difficult, it just takes some time.

I checked on my phone and found that the first payment box office of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" was 25.47 billion yuan. It was a movie released in 18.

Even now, it can definitely reach 30 billion.

The combined profits from the two films will easily exceed 20 billion. The company's entire capital chain will be more abundant and will lay the foundation for further expansion.

Putting the mission aside, Lin Jiang didn't think about it anymore.

I have been busy for a long time. Today I don’t want to think about these messy things anymore. I want to take a good rest.

But when he was not thinking about the mission, Lin Jiang was not idle either.

After lying down for a while, Li Xiaoping arranged for him to go out to buy groceries. She didn't treat Lin Jiang as a billionaire at all.

"Auntie, let me go, you let him rest for a while."

Shen Qingqiu wiped his hands and wanted to buy what Lin Jiang needed.

"Just let him go, just consider it as exercise."

Li Xiaoping stopped Shen Qingqiu and drove Lin Jiang away without mercy.

Helplessly, Lin Jiang went downstairs, went to the small supermarket opposite, and bought everything he needed.

There was a lot of ding-dong noise, and about an hour passed.

Ten dishes and two plates of dumplings were served on the table.

"Come, try this dumpling. I wonder if it suits your taste."

The habits in the north and south are different. People in Zhonghai and Hangzhou don't have the habit of eating dumplings.

But in the north, it is a must-have during festivals.

Shen Qingqiu also knew that the dumplings were specially made for him.

"Delicious." Shen Qingqiu tasted one, nodded as he ate, and gave it a high evaluation.

"We are all strangers, let's not get too hung up on social etiquette. If it doesn't taste good, just tell me straight away, otherwise my mom won't have room for improvement."

If it were any other time, Lin Jiang would definitely have been scolded.

But Shen Qingqiu was here, and it was the first time they sat together to eat, so Li Xiaoping decided to give him some face.

"It's really delicious. If you don't believe me, try it."

Lin Jiang knew Li Xiaoping's craftsmanship, and he said this just because he didn't want Shen Qingqiu to feel awkward.

Lin Jiang also picked one up and tasted it.

"Just barely 60 points, there is still a lot of room for improvement."

Shen Qingqiu couldn't help laughing, feeling that Lin Jiang must have been beaten up quite often.

During the meal, Lin Jiang opened a bottle of beer, and at Li Xiaoping's persuasion, Shen Qingqiu also opened a bottle.

In her opinion, one should be happy during the New Year, drink some wine to celebrate, and there is nothing wrong with everyone being happy.

Shen Qingqiu's alcohol tolerance was not good, and he was almost done after finishing a bottle.

Plus, I don’t eat much, so I finished the meal in less than an hour. Then it was time to do the traditional Chinese thing of watching the Spring Festival Gala.

However, the content of the New Year’s Day Spring Festival Gala is somewhat different from that of the New Year’s Day Spring Festival Gala.

Almost all of them are broadcast on local TV stations, and the guests are basically popular stars, which is more in line with the tastes of young people.

This also led to Li Xiaoping not having much interest in such programs, because she didn't know anyone and couldn't get interested.

But for Shen Qingqiu, he still insisted on watching.

The same thing happened to Shen Qingqiu on the other side, who was sitting on the sofa, not very interested.

I have never had the habit of chasing stars since I was a child, and as an educated person, I don’t have much interest in similar programs.

But today is the Lunar New Year, and watching the Spring Festival Gala is a must-see program. The older generation likes to watch it, and even if they don’t like it, they have to watch it.

"Why don't you two change the channel? I feel like you two are more tired than the actors on the stage after watching this Spring Festival Gala."

"When am I tired? I find it quite interesting." Li Xiaoping said.

"I suggest you watch something like The Legend of Zhen Huan."

Li Xiaoping glanced at Shen Qingqiu, and Shen Qingqiu glanced at Li Xiaoping again.

"Then let's watch Legend of Zhen Huan?"

"I think it's okay."

So the two of them began to watch "Legend of Zhen Huan" with great gusto.

When we see certain plots, we can discuss them for a while.

At around nine o'clock, Li Xiaoping stood up.

"Child, it's getting late. We're going back now. You should go to bed early."

"I've made my bed, you can stay here today."

Shen Qingqiu also stood up, "I have a day off tomorrow, let's go out for a walk."

If it were someone else, Li Xiaoping would definitely refuse because she also doesn't like to cause trouble for others.

But Shen Qingqiu was different. Li Xiaoping regarded her as her future daughter-in-law.

Now that my daughter-in-law has invited me, I can't refuse too abruptly.

"I don't need you to accompany me anymore. You young people should go out more often."

"The main reason is that you don't come here often, so don't leave today and stay here."

Shen Qingqiu held Li Xiaoping's arm, with no intention of letting go, and pulled her towards the bedroom.

"The bed is made for you."

Seeing that Shen Qingqiu really wanted to keep her, Li Xiaoping couldn't refuse anymore.

Lin Jiang sat on the sofa without saying a word. Judging from Comrade Lao Li's attitude, he seemed to be planning to stay here tonight.

Shen Qingqiu's home is a small two-bedroom apartment, and they each have a room, so where would they live?
Could it be that Comrade Lao Li is creating opportunities for himself?
This way, I can live with Shen Qingqiu at night!
Isn’t this definitely a gold medal assist?

"Son, Mom will live here and won't go back with you."

Lin Jiang: ???
So I have to leave?
(End of this chapter)