I rejected your confession, but you took my best friend home?

Chapter 182 This is what Chinese New Year should feel like!

After replying to Tang Zhi, the two quickly got ready, knowing that Tang Zhi would arrive soon...

After everything was tidied up, sure enough, a moment later, the sound of the door lock being entered into a password was heard. It opened on the first try, and then Tang Zhi appeared at the door.

She was also carrying a bag in her hand.

"You two are a bit faster than I expected. I thought you'd be stuck at the dressing stage."

Tang Zhi saw that the two people who had already prepared and were waiting for her nodded in satisfaction. Fortunately, they both knew to act quickly.

It would be really inappropriate for her to have to urge them during the Chinese New Year...

"Of course, it's Chinese New Year today, I can't possibly stay in bed..."

After Tang Zhi entered the room, she frowned and took a deep sniff...

"Hmm? There's a smell of alcohol... Did you two drink last night?"

"Uh, this..."

Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran exchanged a glance and gave an awkward laugh.

Normally, there's nothing wrong with talking about drinking together, but Yin Mengran forgot what happened last night, and Zhou Heng's lip was bleeding from being bitten...

Zhou Heng remembered it clearly, so the two of them felt a little awkward...

"Yes... I drank a little bit..."

"a little?"

Tang Zhi's eyebrows furrowed as she glanced at the bag by the door; inside was an empty wine bottle.

When I took it out, I saw that the entire pound was gone...

"Fine, fine, unless you tell me you drank all of this, I'll believe you. Yin Mengran drank quite a bit too, didn't she?"

"Um..."

Yin Mengran nodded gently, a smile playing on her lips, revealing shallow dimples on her cheeks...

"Alright, it's Chinese New Year anyway, a little drink won't hurt. But it's pretty impressive that you two got up so early."

Tang Zhi didn't press the matter further; she knew when to stop.

Then, Tang Zhi took out the Spring Festival couplets and other items from the bag she was carrying.

“My mom guessed you hadn’t bought any, so she had me bring them over and told us to finish putting them up before we left.”

"My aunt understands me so well..."

Zhou Heng scratched his head; he had indeed forgotten to buy it. He never used to care about these things; his aunt always remembered.

Last year, she personally came to my house to help me tidy up the house and put up the Spring Festival couplets before I even had dinner...

Therefore, Zhou Heng and Tang Zhi are very close because he truly treats her as family, not just as a relative.

The three of them worked together to tidy up the house and give it a festive feel before leaving.

"My mom told us to buy whatever we wanted to eat, so we just wandered around for a bit and bought some things to take home."

"Then let's buy more, so my aunt can cook fewer dishes and have an easier time."

Zhou Heng looked at Yin Mengran, and she nodded in agreement.

But Tang Zhi didn't think so. She shook her head and said:

"Don't even think about it. My mom got up at three o'clock to prepare it. All the ingredients are ready, and it's just waiting to be cooked."

"Hmm... my aunt predicted my prediction again..."

Zhou Heng smiled helplessly. He didn't understand himself either. Was he really that easy to understand?

Many people around me can read their minds as easily as flipping through a book; it's so simple, they can guess it with ease...

Tang Zhi walked behind Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran, pushed them forward, and said:

"Okay, let's go shopping and buy some snacks for playing games tonight."

"It's Chinese New Year today, and you're still playing games tonight?"

Yin Mengran was a little confused. It was one thing to play games normally, but why did they still have to play them today, even though it was Chinese New Year?

"Yeah, what else can we do? Watch the Spring Festival Gala?"

"Uh...that's really unnecessary..."

The three of them arrived at the shopping street, intending to buy some things.

There were still many people in the morning, but they all closed after noon because everyone was going home for the Chinese New Year.

The group bought a lot of snacks, including whatever they wanted to eat, before heading to Tang Zhi's house.

As soon as she opened the door, Tang Zhi called out, "Dad! Come and get something!"

"They're here! Xiao Heng and the other guy are both here, right?"

Tang Zhi's father's voice came from inside, and a moment later, he was seen running out of the kitchen.

Tang Zhi's father, Tang Chengyi, was still wearing an apron and was wiping his hands with it as he ran.

Upon seeing Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran, he greeted them with a broad smile: "You're here! Come in, come in!"

"Hello, Uncle..."

"Uncle, we're late! You and Auntie should rest, let's get to work!"

Yin Mengran and Zhou Heng greeted each other and then went into the house together.

Tang Chengyi looked at Yin Mengran, smiled slightly, and said:

"Why call me uncle? Just like Zhou Heng, call me uncle or aunt, child."

"Ah... okay, Uncle."

Yin Mengran was slightly taken aback, then revealed a delighted smile.

This meant a lot to her; it was proof that she was considered one of their own...

She's probably worried that she'll feel uncomfortable being seen as the only outsider in the house...

With this in mind, my worries will no longer exist.

Tang Zhi's mother and Zhou Yalan also peeked out from the kitchen, looked at the two of them, and smiled:

"You're here? Go play, Tang Zhi! Take them to your room to play, play that... game console. Don't let them come out to help. It's the New Year, you kids have been working hard for a long time, relax and have some fun."

"Shouldn't you all be the ones taking a break?" Tang Zhi shrugged and retorted.

Without further ado, the three of them took off their coats, rolled up their sleeves, and prepared to help.

"Look at you all, really, I told you no, no..."

As Zhou Yalan spoke, a smile remained on her face, and her eyes showed the same affection for the three children.

"Oh, it's great that the child has this kind thought. Let's work together and finish quickly. Then we can rest together. That's what the New Year should feel like."

Tang Chengyi said to Zhou Yalan with a smile as he decorated the house.

"Yes, my uncle is right!"

Zhou Heng nodded in agreement.

He had just picked up the washed vegetables when his phone rang in his pocket...

"Um... baby, could you hold my phone for me..."

His hands were too full to free, so he asked Yin Mengran to help him take it out.

When Yin Mengran took out Zhou Heng's phone, she looked at the caller ID and couldn't help but widen her eyes and blink a few times...

"What's wrong? Who's calling?"

Zhou Heng peeked over, and Yin Mengran handed him her phone, saying, "It's nothing... it's just that it's the first time I've seen it..."

Zhou Heng squinted and saw the contact name on his phone: "[Dad]"