Starlight Has No Past

Chapter 38 Part 1

Grandma didn’t come to the table until Auntie Zhong brought out the last dish .
The elderly lady had come from an intellectual and conservative family . She looked up at the young couple sitting across from her and didn’t know how to start a conversation with them .

Qianxi put a winter jujube into her mouth while saying: “Grandma, you look terrific today, your complexion is great . ”
The old lady stared at her, making Qianxi almost choke on the jujube .
Ye Qiao looked around: “Where are uncle and aunt?”
Advertis.e.m.e.nt“They’ve gone to work . ”
Grandma’s tone of voice didn’t sound very cordial . The smile on Ye Qiao’s face froze, she exchanged a look with Zhou Tingsheng .
The elderly lady was always a kind and generous person . She was graceful, approachable, and usually spoke with a kind smile on her face . It must be what had happened earlier this morning that had displeased her .

The atmosphere at the table became rather uneasy . Only Qianxi sighed: “I finally have a normal meal! I really don’t want to go back to work . Why can’t I have a 7 day vacation for the Autumn Festival?”
Ye Qiao acted as if nothing had happened and continued the conversation: “You should be a full time employee next month, no?”
“There’s no difference . The hospital cafeteria doesn’t care whether you’re full time or an intern!”

Zhou Tingsheng also joined in: “Which hospital?”
“It’s on Caohe Road and Qingjiang Road . It’s quite close to my apartment . It would be nice if I could bring Auntie Zhong over to cook for me . Hmph, it’s my dad . He won’t let me hire someone to do the housework for me . He said I’d be living a luxurious and wasteful life . ”
When Zhou Tingsheng heard the location, the expression on his face changed ever so slightly . Ye Qiao continued the conversation after noticing Zhou Tingsheng had stopped responding .
Fortunately, Qianxi the chatterbox was there and carried the conversation till they had all finished eating breakfast .

After breakfast, Ye Qiao and Zhou Tingsheng said their goodbyes to Grandma . Grandma was about to say something but stopped herself when she saw Qianxi was present . In the end, she only told them to be careful on the road .
Ye Qiao was exhausted after getting in the car and collapsed into the pa.s.senger seat: “It was like playing a spy movie at the breakfast table . Did you see how grandma looked at me just now? I’m scared to come back for Chinese New Year……”

Zhou Tingsheng helped her buckle the seat belt: “Don’t act like that from now on . ”
Ye Qiao looked at him intently: “What do you mean ‘that’?”
Zhou Tingsheng concentrated on driving and seemed to be referring to something else: “So you don’t feel uncomfortable now? I have some mooncakes in the back of the car . ”
“Can’t eat it . ”
“You only had two bites of har gow at the table . ”
Ye Qiao listlessly said: “I’ve lost my appet.i.te . ”

Zhou Tingsheng gave a hearty laugh: “With mental resilience like this, you still have the guts to play with fire . Making me feel embarra.s.sed gave you a good appet.i.te?”
Ye Qiao recalled how Zhou Tingsheng had gone along with her back in her room and disdainfully raised her eyebrows: “Hmph, ungrateful . ”
“Alright……” While stopping for the red light, Zhou Tingsheng tried to reach for Ye Qiao but missed her, only grabbing a strand of her hair with his finger tips . “We created such a fuss at my first visit to your family . I’m wondering if I can go back in the future . ”

“Sure you can . I heard that my uncle and aunt did something similar in their younger days… . . . At that time, my grandpa was still healthy and personally beat my uncle up until one eye was larger than the other . ” Ye Qiao happily retold her family secret, quite proud of it . “Don’t be fooled by their appearance now . Qianxi’s personality doesn’t come from nowhere, it’s in the family’s DNA . ”
Zhou Tingsheng raised his eyebrows: “So this is your family tradition . ”
Ye Qiao pretended not to know what he was referring to: “What family tradition?”
Zhou Tingsheng laughed: “Nothing . I mean your cousin’s a very interesting person . ”
Ye Qiao chuckled: “You like my cousin now?”
Zhou Tingsheng slightly pulled on that strand of hair in his hand as a warning: “Don’t get over excited . ”