Chapter 200 Seriously Scary_3
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"Mm!" Qiao Ze nodded seriously.
Seeing this scene, everyone's tense hearts also relaxed, especially Lu Xiuxiu, who smiled very happily upon hearing Su Lixing's words.
In this way, the meal also neared its end, and since it was the New Year, everyone had their own things to do and they bid their farewells one after another.
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Lu Xiuxiu, beaming with joy, started cleaning up the aftermath of the meal with Ms. Su, and upon receiving a hint from Grandma, Su Mucheng specially brewed a cup of hot tea for her somewhat tipsy father before also running off to help.
Only Su Lixing and Qiao Ze remained on the sofa.
Having had a bit to drink, Su Lixing took a sip of the tea his daughter had made and felt much more comfortable at heart.
Given Qiao Ze's unchangeably solemn nature, Su Lixing couldn't be bothered to chat with his future son-in-law anymore.
Unexpectedly, Qiao Ze actually took the initiative to speak to him.
"Just now you said you had three wishes in your lifetime?"
"Yes, that's right, why?" Su Lixing looked at Qiao Ze in surprise, this being the first time Qiao Ze had initiated a conversation with him.
"What are the other two?" Qiao Ze asked.
Su Lixing laughed.
Being able to ask that question, he suddenly felt that Qiao Ze was quite warm-hearted.
"Haha, the other two wishes I'll never be able to fulfill in my lifetime. One is to play with the highest quality models all over the world; the other is to blow up Dongben Island, better yet, to sink the entire island. This was the grand ambition I declared in my dorm room in front of several brothers when I was in school! Haha..."
Su Lixing laughed wildly, buoyed by the alcohol, probably reminiscing about that exciting time of life when he was about the same age as Qiao Ze.
Back then, Su wasn't like the man he is now.
He was truly spirited and unrestrained, daring to think and say anything, always believing in endless possibilities for the future.
It was unfortunate that in the blink of an eye, he had aged. Though well-maintained, he was now forty-seven years old, soon reaching the age known as "knowing the destiny."
Reflecting on his past thoughts and actions, he probably just found them naive and even somewhat laughable.
After all, back then he was truly ignorant of the scale of heaven and earth, feeling as if the sun should revolve only around him.
"Oh, the first wish is too subjective, and I'm not too familiar with that area. If there's a chance in the future, I'll try to help you achieve the second one, but it may take a longer time period."
"Haha... cough, cough, cough..."
However, the lackluster voice that entered his ears abruptly stopped his laughter, turning it into a violent cough.
Su Lixing hurriedly took another sip of tea, then turned his head to look at Qiao Ze. Seeing Qiao Ze's usual calm expression, he wondered if he was drunk and hallucinating, so he couldn't help but confirm: "What did you just say?"
Qiao Ze summarized, "Look for an opportunity to help you fulfill the second wish, to blow up Dongben Island."
"That… Qiao Ze… actually, my biggest wish is for you and Chengzi to be safe. That's the most important thing. Plus, in the future, you also have to raise children... Anyway... what I'm saying is, don't do anything rash."
Su Lixing felt his voice quiver.
Qiao Ze's seriousness at this moment scared him.
If it had been anyone else, he probably would have only thought that the kid could brag just as much as he could, but considering Qiao Ze's capabilities and the tone of his voice, Su only felt worried... The kid wouldn't really take this as a goal, would he?
Yes, although Qiao Ze was casually speaking, Su Lixing chickened out, his drunkenness sobered up considerably by his future son-in-law.
He even thought that if Qiao Ze really took things to an extreme, and his undisciplined daughter found out it was his instigation, would she come charging over to fight him furiously...
I was just bragging when I was younger, hey, don't take it seriously!
"Mm." Qiao Ze nodded calmly as usual.
"Gulp." Su Lixing instinctively swallowed, Qiao Ze's expression making him extremely nervous, even beginning to regret his unrestrained words from earlier.
But he had already said it was a joke, and Qiao Ze had agreed, so he shouldn't take it seriously anymore, right?
He should... not, right?
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After cleaning up, Su Mucheng pulled Qiao Ze out of the house for a walk around the neighborhood.
There was still a gap between the kids and the adults, even though both sets of parents had already consented to their relationship.
"My dad, he didn't give you a hard time just now, did he?"
"No."
"So what did you guys talk about? I feel like my dad was a bit out of it?"
"Nothing much. He told me to take good care of you in the future."
"He just likes to worry unnecessarily."
"Not really, I thought about it, and If I had a daughter in the future, I would worry too."
"Oh? So, you'd like to have a daughter?"
"I like both."
Hearing his response, Su Mucheng happily snuggled up to Qiao Ze.
Who says her Qiao Ze isn't considerate?
He clearly is a big warm man.
So, watching the lights of thousands of families in the neighborhood, they cuddled until it was time to rest, and only then did Qiao Ze send Su Mucheng back home.
Back at home, after saying hello to Lu Xiuxiu, Qiao Ze, fresh from washing up as usual, turned on the computer and assigned Dou Dou an important task: "Dou Dou, I need papers related to the geological structure of Dongben Island, the more detailed the better. Download them into your database."
"Don't worry, master. Leave it to me."
"Mm."
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On the Lantern Festival, the two families came together for another lively dinner, watched the Lantern Festival gala on TV, and the festive Chinese New Year officially came to a close.
Ms. Su has also booked a high-speed train ticket back to Linhai for the next day.
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