Chapter 221 No Gifts Prepared? Ever since he inexplicably expressed his feelings that night, the way they get along has been a little weird. Or maybe Shen Manzhi just felt it was weird. Because when Qin Yanfeng came back from work with a bouquet of roses, he naturally picked up Shen Manzhi, who was sitting barefoot on the ground drawing, and kissed her on the face when he put her back on the sofa. "." Shen Manzhi still had a marker in his hand and looked up at him with dissatisfaction. The instigator simply placed the roses on the table and said gently, "What would you like to eat tonight?" Shen Manzhi leaned over and picked up the simplified small map on the ground. "Whatever." Qin Yanfeng glanced at her, put his suit jacket on the hanger, rolled up his sleeves and walked towards the kitchen, "Then eat something nutritious." Shen Manzhi paused, then continued to draw on the map which already had several places marked on it as if nothing had happened.
The sound of neat and orderly cutting came from the kitchen, and Shen Manzhi looked over. Qin Yanfeng had not yet changed out of his white shirt, with his sleeves rolled up to reveal his lean arms. The grey apron tied around him made his tall and straight figure stand out even more, making him look like a married man. Shen Manzhi threw away the map in his hand and walked slowly towards the dining table, wearing slippers and holding the bouquet. The dining table was facing the semi-open kitchen. Shen Manzhi took out the roses and put them back into the vase. The naive girl had secretly rubbed against Qin Yanfeng's feet and rolled around coquettishly without him noticing. After arranging the flowers, Shen Manzhi wiped his hands with a wet towel and went to the kitchen. Qin Yanfeng was washing carrots, with some washed green spinach next to him. Zhizhi barked at Shen Manzhi a few times, licked his paws, and walked away in a cat-like manner. Then the plump carrots were placed on the chopping board, cut into shreds and served on a plate. Shen Manzhi stood aside without saying a word. Qin Yanfeng glanced sideways, "What's wrong?" Shen Manzhi raised his eyebrows and looked at him, "Do you like carrots?" "I don't like it very much," Qin Yanfeng cut the vegetables seriously, "but it's very nutritious." After saying that, he looked at Shen Manzhi and frowned almost invisibly, and added, "You are still recovering from your injuries." "..." Shen Manzhi turned around and was about to leave, when he received a call from Baihu. Ever since they saw Shen Duanwen and another group of people at Du Heping's residence last time, they took advantage of the situation and not only sent Du Heping, who was in temporary shock due to the gas leak, to the hospital through outsiders, making the matter bigger, but also took Du Heping away. "Ancestor, the other group of people who went to Du Heping's house last time found out." Shen Manzhi glanced sideways towards the kitchen, then went to the bedroom and closed the door, "Hmm?" Baihu seemed to be hesitating and was slow to speak.
"Go ahead." Bai Hu exhaled, "It's related to the Qin family." Shen Manzhi leaned against the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the gloomy sky outside. It rains a lot in autumn, and she doesn't like rainy days very much. "Who is from the Qin family?" There was a computer in front of Bai Hu, and the keyboard was constantly clicking. "According to my inference, it is Qin Deyang, the youngest, most mysterious, and most watched member of the Qin family. He is the most likely to become the heir to the family. He often hides behind the scenes and stirs up the overall situation." Shen Manzhi was silent for two seconds, "Do you have any filter for him?" "what?" Baihu was confused, "Isn't this what the outside world is saying?" Shen Manzhi held his forehead with his hand, "Why is it an inference?" "The Shen family and the Qin family cooperated too frequently some time ago" Bai Hu seemed to want to say something, but changed the subject abruptly. "The person in charge of the Qin family is Qin Deyang. Ever since we made a big fuss about Du Heping last time and took him away, the cooperation between the two parties has stagnated, and there have been disagreements and different opinions on several projects. This is the same as what you speculated last time. Du Heping's disappearance did cause them to panic and doubt each other." "Isn't it strange?" Shen Manzhi seemed to know what he wanted to say, "When the marriage was just formed, the Qin family and the Shen family didn't even have much cooperation. And it just so happened that the Qin family was frantically sending people to the second young master of the Qin family some time ago. Your guess is not wrong. There may be other hidden reasons for the cooperation between the two families." The second young master Qin? Isn’t it Qin Yanfeng? Baihu also fell silent. In fact, he also understood that there was another meaning, that is, the Shen family had never considered their eldest daughter. Even though the Qin family blatantly sent women to Qin Yanfeng, Shen Duanwen could still cooperate with the Qin family happily. However, the ancestors seemed too lazy to mention it. "But it's just speculation," Bai Hu also tacitly skipped this topic, "There is no definite evidence to prove that Qin Deyang and Du Heping have any dealings." "He has a phoenix golden hairpin in his hand." Bai Hu was startled, "Is this the thing you have been investigating?" Shen Manzhi listened to the knock on the door and lowered his voice, "Yeah." Baihu also quickly understood what she meant, "I'll go check their relationship." "Be careful to hide, he is not someone you can easily mess with." "clear." After hanging up the phone, Shen Manzhi walked over to open the door. "Good evening, sister!" Qin Shizheng. Shen Manzhi leaned against the door with his arms folded, a hint of amusement in his eyes.
But she just smiled gently and said, "What wind brings the young master here?" Qin Shizheng was a little confused by her words, and thought that they had become strangers after not seeing each other for more than half a year, so he said a little embarrassedly, "Today is my brother's birthday, and tomorrow is the weekend, so I came over." Qin Yanfeng’s birthday? Didn’t we just bump into each other the last time she came back? "It's the solar calendar," Qin Shizheng seemed to see her confusion and quickly explained, "Originally we were going to have a family gathering at grandpa's house tonight, but because we had important guests coming, my brother also said that we didn't need to have a big party, so we cancelled the family gathering." It turned out to be the case. "Sister, didn't you prepare a gift?" "..." Qin Shizheng looked at her expression and smiled to ease the atmosphere, "But brother doesn't care about these. In the past, I only sent text messages to wish you well." Qin Yanfeng set the table and invited the two to come over and eat. There was a cake on the dining table, which was obviously bought by Qin Shizheng. And she didn't prepare anything, let alone say happy birthday. The person who celebrated her birthday still remembered to bring her roses. Shen Manzhi walked over, and Qin Yanfeng naturally stood beside her and pulled out a chair for her. "Wow!" Qin Shizheng looked at the delicious dishes on the table and exclaimed in surprise, "Brother, you showed off your cooking skills again today!" Shen Manzhi looked at the table full of fish, meat and vegetable dishes, and thought that he had been showing off his cooking skills these past few days. Qin Yanfeng is a good cook, but he is better at cooking Western food. After all, he has been abroad for so many years and the ingredients he can buy are limited. The dishes he is most familiar with are steak and pasta. Only later did he have time to slowly learn to cook Chinese food. "How's your study going lately?" Qin Shizheng sat upright, eager to eat, "We shouldn't discuss unpleasant topics during such a pleasant dinner time." "Oh," Qin Yanfeng served Shen Manzhi a bowl of soup, "Then tell me what you plan to do this weekend." Qin Shizheng wailed, "How can scholars have weekends?" It’s all about making up lessons! Qin Yanfeng smiled, "It's good that you are aware of it. It's the third year of high school now, so you can't let down your guard." So Shen Manzhi looked at Qin Shizheng with an even more miserable expression. Except for the stir-fried meat with carrots and celery, which Shen Manzhi didn't like, the rest of the dishes on the table were very much to her taste, except that the boiled fish was in sour soup instead of spicy, which made her feel a little uncomfortable. She raised her eyes and saw that more than half of the shredded carrots in front of Qin Shizheng were gone, so she swallowed the rice. It turns out that Qin Shizheng likes it. After they had almost finished eating, Qin Shizheng opened the cake and put candles on it ceremoniously. Qin Yanfeng told him not to make it too fancy. I don’t know if it was because of Shen Manzhi’s presence, but Qin Shizheng smiled at him and continued, even turning off the lights to create an atmosphere.
A tiny light shone above the number twenty-six, illuminating this small area. Qin Shizheng played the Happy Birthday song, "Brother, make a wish." Qin Yanfeng was speechless for a moment, but he didn't spoil the fun. Shen Manzhi raised his hand and touched the thin string around his neck to hook out the female ring at the end. He looked at Qin Yanfeng, lowered his head slightly, closed his eyes, put his hands together, and after a few seconds he bent down to blow out the candle. “Yeah, happy birthday!” Qin Shizheng was the first to cheer, and Shen Manzhi, who was standing on the side, also cheered. The soft cream was rubbed on the side of his face. The lights in the living room came on again. As soon as Shen Manzhi said "Happy Birthday", his eyes met Qin Yanfeng's. It was as if Qin Yanfeng had been looking at her all along. "Happy birthday." Only then did this sentence become audible, and then Shen Manzhi saw the undisguised tenderness and affection in Qin Yanfeng's eyes. She looked away, but was unexpectedly smeared with cream by Qin Shizheng. The small white ball, dotted on the tip of Shen Manzhi's nose, made her look more like the bullied Snow White, cold and calm, making Shen Manzhi feel pity for her. Shen Manzhi wiped the cream off the tip of his nose with his ring finger and smiled faintly, "Qin Shizheng, remember to run faster later." Qin Shizheng let out a chuckle, not knowing what would happen next. After symbolically sharing a little cake, Qin Yanfeng cleaned up the dishes and went to the kitchen. Qin Shizheng was eating the cake seriously until he was counterattacked and his entire face was covered with cream, and he just stood there in a daze. "elder sister!" Shen Manzhi snorted and laughed. Although there were a few more streaks of cream on his face, he was nothing compared to Qin Shizheng. Qin Shizheng freed his mouth and wiped his eyes. His nose, eyes and ears were not attacked to begin with, and the cream-covered hand made him look even funnier. "you are bullying me!" Shen Manzhi forked a piece of fruit and smiled gently, "Aren't we playing?" "But, but you won't give in to me..." His voice became weaker and weaker, Qin Shizheng's lips curled up slightly, looking at her angrily, and then pointed at his little cat-like face and complained to his second brother who had come back. "Brother, my sister bullied me!" Qin Yanfeng held a tissue in his hand, leaned one hand on the back of Shen Manzhi's chair, and wiped the remaining cream from her face with the other hand. "You are a real man, don't be so delicate. Go to the bathroom and wash your face." Qin Shizheng looked at Shen Manzhi and raised his eyebrows at him, then turned around and went to the bathroom angrily. Shen Manzhi laughed, "I remember when I first met Qin Shizheng last year, he was so calm and composed. Why is he so cheerful now?"
Qin Yanfeng folded the tissue in his hand and cleaned up the scene where the two people were making noise. He said calmly, "It's normal for middle school students to like to act cool." Shen Manzhi leaned back in his chair and took another bite of cake. "It sounds like you've had this experience, too?" Qin Yan didn't even raise his head and replied, "Yeah, I like to act cool." Shen Manzhi couldn't help laughing out loud. Just then Qin Yanfeng's phone rang. The old man called and asked him to come back to the old house for dinner and to introduce someone to him. Qin Shizheng also said that the reason they didn’t gather at his grandfather’s house for dinner tonight was because an important guest was visiting. Now it seemed that he had no choice but to go. Shen Manzhi's interest came and went quickly, and he was about to get up and leave. Qin Yanfeng reached out and hooked her hand, "Do you have a gift for me?" Shen Manzhi put the tip of his tongue against his canine teeth, "What do you want? I'll make it up to you tomorrow." "Now make up. I want you to go back to the old house with me."