Chapter 836: Chapter 301: Qin Shiqing’s Intriguing Attitude
After work, the three left the company together and drove the new Audi A6 back to the Haoyue Garden community.
The groceries were bought in the morning and put into the fridge.
Influenced by Zhao Lixia and Liu Sufen, Qin Shiqing has also gotten into the habit of waking up in the morning to shop at the market, as there are more and fresher ingredients available then.
Although the junior wasn’t an expected guest, the extra portion didn’t matter much. Qin Shiqing usually buys more food because she often invites Lu Haoran and Xiaoyanzi over for meals.
After entering the house, Huang Panpan looked around until Qin Shiqing handed her a cup of tea: "Panpan, feel free to sit, make yourself at home."
"Ah, thank you."
The junior took the cup of tea and casually asked: "Shiqing, can I look around?"
Qin Shiqing nodded: "Of course, I’ll start cooking now, just make yourself comfortable."
After saying that, she walked directly into the kitchen.
Huang Panpan wandered around the apartment. There wasn’t much to see; two living rooms and three bedrooms took up just this much space. It was a rented place, with decor done many years ago, but it was cleaned very well, everything was orderly and the setup was quite cozy.
The junior kept the details in mind, secretly thinking that her senior might like this style of home. She would also decorate her future house like this.
After making a round of the place, she returned to the living room where Su Zelin was sitting on the sofa watching TV, though somewhat absent-minded.
"Senior."
Huang Panpan lowered her voice: "What’s up with Shiqing, does she know about us?"
Qin Shiqing’s unusual behavior had completely puzzled her.
"Probably not."
Su Zelin pondered for a moment before making a judgment.
Huang Panpan stayed with him during his hospital stay for a few days, but judging by her character, she would do the same even before they became a couple. Qin Shiqing must have guessed it too, so she wouldn’t think that Huang Panpan was involved with him just because of that. Moreover, Qin Shiqing was there, and Huang Panpan was quite restrained, without showing any excessive intimacy.
The slacker felt that Qin Shiqing might have a slight wish to assert her ownership since the childhood friend invited the junior to the rented place for dinner, instead of choosing somewhere outside.
Look, Zelin and I are living together, don’t try to cling to her.
A girl like Qin Shiqing definitely wouldn’t say something as direct as, "Back off, don’t bother my boyfriend." She would convey it subtly in other ways.
However, this was just speculation, and Su Zelin wasn’t quite sure.
During dinner, Qin Shiqing was very enthusiastic, even serving food to Huang Panpan, which left him somewhat bewildered.
If Qin Shiqing intended to assert ownership, she was being overly polite, her demeanor completely lacking any hint of hostility.
After dinner, Qin Shiqing went to wash the dishes, and Huang Panpan thought about it, deciding to help out as well.
Even as a guest, doing nothing at all seemed improper.
Since the junior found that Qin Shiqing was adept at housework, frequently helping Zhao Lixia at the Su family’s place, she started learning too. Although not yet proficient, at least she wouldn’t break things while washing dishes.
Su Zelin watched the evening news, and the doorbell rang.
It had to be the good friend couple, as they were the only guests he ever had here.
Though there was no dinner party tonight, the young couple still habitually came to Su Zelin’s rented place after dinner to chat, leaving only when the tutoring center started its classes.
Opening the door, outside, sure enough, were Lu Haoran and Xiaoyanzi.
"Su Zelin, have you eaten?"
"Yes, had dinner already, how about you?"
"We just ate, too. We were idle and thought to come chat with you guys."
"..."
Typical Xia Country-style greeting and reply, meaningless but everyone does it.
As they spoke, they changed into slippers and entered the room, not seeing the presence of their best friend’s shadow in the living room, but hearing water sounds from the kitchen, Xiaoyanzi realized Qin Shiqing must be washing dishes, so she headed to the kitchen.
Seeing Qin Shiqing, she also saw a familiar figure.
Huang Panpan!
Xiaoyanzi’s eyes widened and she blurted out, "Why are you here?"
After becoming a teacher, her temper had improved significantly, yet seeing the junior in her best friend’s rented apartment still shocked her.
Qin Shiqing turned her head and said with a smile, "Xiaoyanzi, you’re here, I invited Panpan for dinner; today is her first day interning at New Era."
Xiaoyanzi almost fainted, thinking her best friend had lost it, actually inviting a rival to dinner.
What is she thinking?
Even if Huang Panpan joined New Era, did you really consider her a colleague?
A few days ago when Su Zelin was hospitalized, Shiqing even allowed Huang Panpan to stay and nurse him; she was too trusting.
If it were her, she’d have kicked her out for sure!
Right, having dinner might just be a facade; in reality, Shiqing called Huang Panpan over just to show her that she’s living with Su Zelin, hoping this girl would back down.
Thinking this, Xiaoyanzi felt relieved and stopped worrying about it.
Back in the living room, the two men were enjoying kung fu tea.
"Su Zelin, about the certification from the training institution you mentioned last time, I’d like to get one. Can you help me?"
Besides chatting with her best friend, Xiaoyanzi had serious matters to discuss.
Her foreign expert training certificate was forged with Photoshop by the slacker. Although it has been used for a long time without any parents questioning it, and the tutoring center had a good enrollment rate, Xiaoyanzi still felt uneasy, afraid of being exposed someday.