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However, Qi Min happened to have done some psychological construction and decided to take Anton home to meet his parents. It would be better if Ms. Zhu Shaoqiong raised the matter: "Okay."

"Okay..." Ms. Zhu Shaoqiong particularly respected Qi Min's wishes at this time, "You can decide when it's convenient."

Qi Min originally thought about taking Anton and Mimi with him during the Chinese New Year. Go home, but now I think about it, I might have to do it step by step, let my parents be stimulated by Anton first, and then wait a while before being stimulated by Mimi again. But there is only one day off tomorrow before the Chinese New Year: "How about tomorrow?"

"Ah? Oh, oh, okay, okay." Ms. Zhu Shaoqiong obviously didn't expect it to be so soon. "Okay, just tomorrow - tomorrow at noon."

"Yeah." After Qi Min decided on the matter, she had to start thinking about how to reduce Anton's irritation to her parents, and also how to make it clear to Anton that her parents would have to get involved in their lives sooner or later.

——

Meeting the parents is a big deal. Although it was already a done deal, Qi Min was still a little confused.

When she was with her parents, she was like a determined nanny. Now, although she has an income and is not completely financially dependent, she still plays the role of a child in front of her parents. When she was with Anton and Mimi, Qi Min was the one who made the final decision - after all, she was three years older than Anton, so she had already decided where the "authority" was at just three years old.

However, Qi Min is too stubborn in life. Under her "leadership", Anton and Mimi still have not been able to solve their identity problems, let alone the more terrible issues of car lottery and Mimi's student status.

After much thought, Qi Min felt that the process of solving the problem should be appropriately promoted. So on the way back to the city from the north, Qi Min and Yelena wanted to visit Caishikou Department Store first.

"Department store, do you want to go shopping for clothes?" Yelena is also a shopaholic, "Shall I go with you?"

"Caishikou Department Store sells jewelry... I want to buy a gift for my mother." Qi Min explained. Ms. Zhu Shaoqiong sometimes collects a small piece of gold as an investment at the end of the year. Qi Min thinks she might as well buy it on her behalf this year - it's a bit expensive, but affordable.

"Ah, you are so considerate." Yelena couldn't help but praise her, "Are there any special gems in Beijing? I will also buy one for my mother."

Qi Min thought about it seriously, and it seemed that Beijing really didn't have any famous gemstone specialties: "It doesn't seem like..."

"Then I'll go take a look too, since I have nothing else to do." Yelena decided like this.

——

When he arrived at Caishikou Department Store, Qi Min bought a 10g piece of gold for a little over 4,000 yuan. It was so painful.

And Yelena followed her around for several times. Every time she came to the counter and looked around curiously, she would be greeted warmly by the shopping guide in Chinese English. Qi Min was afraid that she would hook up with a girl here, so he quickly dragged Yelena out of the elevator.

When I got off the elevator, I saw a promotion advertisement for discounted platinum jewelry. The platinum ring in the advertisement attracted Qi Min's attention. She felt that some things had to be purchased symbolically, so she might as well take advantage of the sale to get a bargain.

After spending less than 4,000 yuan to invest in gold, Qi Min spent more than 1,000 yuan to buy a pair of platinum rings. Looking at this month's bill in Alipay, Qi Min felt a sense of sadness in her heart, but she also thought that her experiment had made significant progress, so she could spend the "little money" as she should.

When Qi Min was buying a pair of rings, Yelena was tricked by the shopping guide next to her into buying a large platinum ring with an amber egg surface. Qi Min knew at a glance that the price must be upwards of five digits, and couldn't help but said: "Lena, Russian amber and precious metals are cheaper. It's not worth it for you to buy it in Beijing."

"Why are you planning those things?" Yelena didn't care, "Anyway, I bought it for my mother - this is my mother."

What she said made Qi Min couldn't help but wonder if 10g of gold was a bit too little. But thinking about this month's bill, I gave up the idea of ​​buying an additional 10g.

——

Finally returning home, Qi Min spent nearly 5,000 yuan in one day. He also knew that the notification text message deducting money from the card would be sent to Anton, so as soon as he got home, he explained where the money went: "It's a bit expensive to spend money today." I have many children. It’s the Chinese New Year and I bought a gift for my mother.”

Anton earned money to pay rent when he was in the United States, so he was mainly in charge of the money. Although Qi Min is making money now, Anton still does the daily chores of buying groceries, daily necessities, paying rent, water and electricity bills, so Anton still has to keep accounts.

However, as long as he does not owe debts, Anton does not care how Qi Min spends his money. In terms of finance, he has a blind trust in Qi Min. This may be because Qi Min has never been unable to make ends meet when she was studying for a Ph.D., which made him mistakenly believe that she has reliable self-control - but the fact is that Qi Min There are also parents who take care of things, so even if they accidentally spend too much money, they can still make up for it.

So compared to the amount of money spent, Anton was more curious about the content of the gift: "What gift?"

"Gold." Qi Minzhi said, "My mother likes to invest in gold in recent years, so I sold ten grams."

"'Currency is naturally gold and silver.' Buying gold is a good idea." Anton smiled, "I didn't expect you to be quite filial."

Qi Min was praised again and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. She, a patient with macrosomia who once wanted to nibble on her old age, was now praised for being "caring" and "filial". Qi Min couldn't help but sigh that it felt so good to have money to buy gifts.

"By the way, I also bought you a gift - it's not cheap either." Qi Min remembered there was a ring, "Here, hold out your left hand."

Anton didn't know what she bought that would require the use of his left hand. He secretly thought that if she bought a mechanical watch, it would be best to return it as soon as possible before depreciation was calculated. But when he stretched out his hand, Qi Min put a silver ring on the middle finger of his left hand.

"It's made of platinum and won't rust. Is it a good size?" Qi Min fiddled with his fingers after putting it on, "I don't like to make those frivolous things, but I can still have basic accessories. of."

"Huh?" Anton didn't react for a while.

"Oh, by the way, I don't think you care about whether there is a wedding, right?" Qi Min asked again.

"No -" Anton replied blankly.

"That's great, I don't care. That will save a lot of money." Qi Min put another ring on himself, "That's it."

"Wait a minute," Anton suddenly laughed, "Are you proposing to me?"

"No," Qi Min was immediately embarrassed and quickly denied, "I'm just——"

"Haha, you were really proposing just now..." Anton couldn't help laughing even harder.

"Why are you laughing?" Qi Min simply stopped denying it and directly pulled his hair, "The way I proposed is so silly, how can you refuse to agree?"

"Of course not." Anton said quickly. In this situation, it doesn't really make much difference whether they get married or not, it's just a process.

"That's alright." Qi Min sat down at the table and poured himself a cup of freshly brewed jasmine tea. "My mother asked me to bring my partner back to show her, and I just have a day off tomorrow."

However, this time Anton said: "Tomorrow? I just wanted to say that the club has an appointment to go hiking tomorrow, and I have to let you take Mimi with you for a day..."

"Club?" Qi Min recalled that she had indeed heard Anton say that he had joined a left-wing club at the University of Science and Technology of China. She also lent bicycles to the freshmen in the club, "Oh, that... you really wanted to go Huh? After all, I already told my mother about tomorrow."

"But if we both go to your parents' house, what will Mimi do? The kindergarten is closed on holidays, and it's too late to find someone to watch her temporarily, right?" Anton pointed out the key point.

Only then did Qi Min remember who else came to see Mimi. Although holidays were suitable for bringing a partner home, it would be troublesome because the kindergarten was closed and there was no one to take care of the girl.

"Then... let me change the time with my mother." Qi Min had no choice but to say, "It just so happens that the gold will be given to her after the Spring Festival."

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