The banquet finally ended at 10 PM.
During this time, the girl met Qin Qingge’s fiancé, Cheng Qian, and his family.
As for Principal Cheng, he couldn’t come due to his position.
Like the other guests, he had Cheng Qian deliver a gift to the two of them.
Ou-jie was also present, but she came alone. Her husband’s situation was similar to Uncle Cheng Qian’s.
Her son had only returned once during the New Year, and had met Lin Xinyuan and the others before. He was still abroad now…
Life returned to its previous rhythm. The girl and Qin Nanfeng went to the company on schedule every day.
Over time, her work abilities kept improving, and she could handle relatively simple tasks with ease.
During the time she gradually became familiar with the company, the originally somewhat shy Lin Xinyuan could now chat normally with many people, such as Xiao Song from the front desk, without constantly feeling uncomfortable or awkward…
Soon the 2022 New Year approached.
As in the previous year, they first visited Auntie Ping and Uncle Ming, then spent the New Year with the Qin family before she and Qin Nanfeng returned to Gangliang City.
It had to be said… the most important Nianli in her hometown happened to be separate from the Qin family’s New Year, so she didn’t have to worry about whose turn it was to celebrate with which family. It was quite worry-free.
But this year’s New Year wasn’t as complete as last year’s. Eldest Uncle and Big Aunt hadn’t been able to come back, apparently for some unmentionable reason…
They only called once on Lin Xinyuan’s birthday…
Soon it was the fifth day of the new year, and it was Beishui Village’s Nianli again.
Although they had run into that person they didn’t want to see last time, the two still planned to go this year.
Under Aunt Yi’s persuasion, Mother Lin was also invited along. This time, they didn’t run into that person again…
According to Lin Xinyu, it seemed that person had gone to work in another city and hadn’t come back for the New Year at all.
Plus, her uncle and aunt had long since severed ties with Lin Chongshan, so they naturally wouldn’t return.
This made the already desolate Lin family house even colder and more lifeless.
After enjoying the lively annual Nianli You Shen parade, it was time to eat the Nianli feast.
But unlike the previous year, this time they sat inside the house with Da Yeye’s family.
At the banquet, no one mentioned those past matters again, nor did they need to.
Although she resented Lin Chongshan’s family, Mother Lin held no grudge against Da Yeye.
In fact, she was still grateful, because Da Yeye’s family had taken good care of her and Lin Xinyuan back then.
No matter the reasons, one judges by actions, not intentions…
The casual conversation was mostly about trivial family matters, and the atmosphere was quite lively.
But as they talked, it inevitably turned to Lin Xinyuan and Qin Nanfeng.
Upon learning that the two were engaged, Aunt Yi and the others were quite pleased.
Especially Da Yeye, who found Qin Nanfeng even more agreeable.
But actually, Da Yeye had sensed the youth’s extraordinariness from the very beginning.
He had originally thought that Qin Nanfeng’s mind was too deep for the girl to handle.
But fortunately, Qin Nanfeng was sincere towards his grandniece, so he naturally wouldn’t say anything more.
After all, she was the only child of his third younger brother’s eldest branch.
The old man didn’t want anything to happen to the girl.
His grandniece had suffered too much in the past. He naturally had to pay more attention to her…
Shortly after the Nianli meal, Lin Xinyuan and the others, along with Lin Xinyu and Uncle Yao’s two younger male cousins went to the village market for a stroll.
They also stopped by the stage to watch the lion dance performance by the Xi County Awakening Lion Troupe, specially invited by the village.
It wasn’t until a little past 5 PM that the two of them and Mother Lin said goodbye to Da Yeye’s family.
Next up was Tangjia Village’s Nianli. Shortly after it concluded, everyone gradually left home, ending the joyful New Year reunion.
Elder Cousin had to return to the military, Second Cousin needed to continue graduate school, and Youngest Female Cousin had already gone back to school to study for the college entrance exam since she was a senior.
The others also had to go to work.
The New Year quietly slipped away, like a dream…
Back in Tianbei City, Lin Xinyuan didn’t go to the company for work anymore, since her internship had ended.
After careful consideration, she chose not to stay at the company for now and instead returned fully to her writing career.
Because Fengxing Company was now completely on track, developing rapidly and hiring more and more people.
They didn’t really need her half-baked skills.
Of course, the main reason was that the novel she was currently writing, “Cultivate Demon Refine God Legend,” was finally about to be completed.
Not only were its results excellent, but the copyright had already been bought by Xunteng Video for an adaptation.
This was actually something Lin Xinyuan hadn’t expected. Had she, a previously failed writer, finally turned things around?
But no matter how unbelievable it was, it had at least strengthened her resolve to continue down this path.
As for his little girlfriend’s plans, Qin Nanfeng naturally had no objections.
Although he really didn’t oppose Lin Xinyuan being his secretary, to be honest… he still wasn’t too willing to let her do such tiring work…
After all, a secretary’s job was anything but easy…
As for the development positions in their own major, that went without saying.
Since they had the means, Qin Nanfeng naturally didn’t want the girl to go into that field…
Moreover, with Lin Xinyuan as a full-time web novel writer, Qin Nanfeng thought it was great.
In fact, he had been supporting her ever since Lin Xinyuan started writing. He had watched her improve step by step.
He, who had rarely read web novels before, had carefully read every single one of his girlfriend’s books, even offering his own suggestions.
Now, the top book fan for each of her books was himself…
After learning this, Lin Xinyuan was also very surprised.
She complained that the youth was wasting money, letting the platform take a cut for nothing.
But at the same time, the girl couldn’t help feeling that this was destiny for the two of them!
She had never imagined that back when she first started writing, when she had written over a hundred thousand words and was about to give up, the Alliance Leader who had tipped her was actually Qin Nanfeng?
She and Feng Ge… were truly destined!
Lin Xinyuan was very happy. She became even more dedicated and focused in her daily writing, wanting her Feng Ge to see her progress!
But in reality, Qin Nanfeng himself didn’t think that way at all.
‘Heh… what destiny…’
‘It was just a carefully orchestrated plan that had been long in the making…’
‘But so what? At least things had gotten better, hadn’t they?’
The youth said silently, his gaze dark and complicated. He didn’t know when the girl would recover all her memories…
‘When that time came…’
‘What would happen…’
Although Lin Xinyuan no longer worked at Fengxing Company, she would still go to the company during her free time to bring her boyfriend meals.
Since she could do it, she still wanted Qin Nanfeng to eat out less.
At 7:30, Lin Xinyuan woke up on time in the youth’s warm embrace.
Qin Nanfeng had come home late last night and hadn’t been able to bother her, which was a relief.
Trying to make her movements as light as possible, she struggled to lift the arm wrapped around her waist and carefully wriggled out of his embrace.
As usual, she walked out of the bedroom, quietly closed the door, first went to wash up, then went to the kitchen.
She took out the ingredients she had bought at the supermarket yesterday from the fridge and started preparing breakfast.
Because the previous little apartment was too small, she had felt it was okay for one person, but too cramped for two.
So she and Qin Nanfeng had rented a residential building suite near the company.
Actually, Lin Xinyuan had only thought of renting, but Qin Nanfeng directly vetoed her idea and planned to buy it outright.
After some hesitation, Lin Xinyuan agreed.
After all, Qin Nanfeng’s company was right here. They would probably live nearby permanently in the future.
Moreover, this apartment had much better value for money compared to the residential building, and it was at a low price now, right?
There was also guarantee of appreciation.
Even though Qin Nanfeng wanted to pay the full amount outright, perhaps influenced by the remnant of eighteen years of male thinking inside her, Lin Xinyuan stubbornly paid half.
Qin Nanfeng didn’t object to this; after all, he thought it was the same.
But since his little girlfriend felt this way, he wouldn’t refuse…