"Yes, that very familiar Wensong. Do you live nearby?"
"Sure, I’ve seen that kid grow up. Wensong is a good boy, sensible and polite. It’s just that the Su Family children were born at an unfortunate time, but that’s all in the past. Look at the bun shop business he’s running with his partner, how good is it? The good days will always come."
"His... his partner?" Qin Han’s neck went stiff, and he nearly choked on a bun.
"Ah? Isn’t Lin his partner? I think they are quite a match, both talented and beautiful," the old man said with a smile, taking a bite of Qin Han’s cold dish.
Qin Han pushed the cold dishes towards the old man, thought for a moment, then got a bottle of liquor and two cups from the counter, and poured the old man a cup.
The old man took a sip with a smile.
Qin Han also poured himself a cup and clinked glasses with the old man before continuing the conversation. "Old man, you seem like a wise person, but I must disagree with what you just said."
"Hmm?" The old man took a sip of liquor and a bite of the dish.
"You see, Lin... the Lin you mentioned, doesn’t she look radiant? She looks to be in her twenties, but that Mr. Su, his face is all wrinkled, even more so than mine, how can they be a perfect match? Besides, look at the shop sign, it says ’Qin’s Buns Shop,’ not ’Su’s Dumpling Shop.’"
The old man was taken aback, "Really? Is Lin’s surname Qin?"
Qin Han filled the old man’s cup, "Lin’s surname is Lin, her man is surnamed Qin."
The old man blinked, thought for a while, then seriously asked, "Oh, when did Wensong change his surname to Qin?"
Qin Han: "..."
......
Lin Chuxia saw Qin Han somehow started drinking with an old man and felt that their cold dishes were getting scarce, so she served two more plates and brought them over.
When Qin Han saw Lin Chuxia coming over, he stood up to greet her, "Sister-in-law, tell the old man, are we family?"
Lin Chuxia didn’t understand what Qin Han was getting at but smiled and nodded, "Yes," seeing that the old man was a regular customer, she smiled and explained, "This is my brother."
"Not right, I’m your older uncle, your husband’s older brother," Qin Han corrected.
Lin Chuxia didn’t see any difference but followed his lead, "Yes, older uncle."
"Ah, that’s more like it. Old man, you see, I didn’t lie to you, did I? Chuxia, who you called Lin, she’s my brother’s wife. My brother is very capable, one of the first university students after the restoration of the college entrance exam. For how many years in Qin Family Village, there was only one university graduate, and he’s a bridge designer..." freēwēbηovel.c૦m
Watching Qin Han chatting away with the old man, Lin Chuxia shook her head with a smile.
The temperaments of the Qin brothers, Qin Han, and Qin Yang, sometimes really are...
Their appearances are so upright, but they both have a childlike aspect to them.
Qin Han and the old man drank from the time when there were few customers in the shop till there were many, then few again. The old man was a bit drunk, and his family members, seeing he hadn’t returned for a long time, came to look for him in the shop.
Seeing that he was drinking with a stranger, they complained about his love for alcohol while helping him home.
Qin Han held his liquor well, his face slightly flushed but not drunk. After finishing his meal, he wanted to have a bowl of porridge. Carrying his empty bowl, he went to get some.
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