Ji Xingmi nodded, letting Gu Jingyi attend to his affairs first. She went out to find Mantou and asked him to help process the fish. Luckily, she had brought back plenty of ingredients today and could make several delicious dishes.
It was true that Ji Xingmi had lost control of herself earlier. She had grown up in that golden era; how could she not know of the Director? She had always known of his existence but had never met him. When he passed away, she wept uncontrollably. Despite having no blood relation and having never met, she cried as if her world was ending. The Director was akin to a god to them. Because of him, they no longer suffered from famine and were even capable of assisting others. He was a superstar of that era.
So, just now, aside from excitement, there was an overwhelming sense of inexplicable emotion! She couldn't control herself and could only escape to hide her feelings. She had made a fool of herself in front of her idol.
When Ji Xingmi finished cooking, Yihao was already chatting animatedly with the others. She could hear Yihao and Elder Hua's laughter from the kitchen! They must have been the happiest, as this was something they had longed for. They enjoyed the meal immensely, toasting and conversing for a long time. After Ji Xingmi finished eating, she even helped prepare some accompanying dishes. This time, she didn't intervene to stop Elder Hua and the others. She knew they needed to let loose, but unlike her, they wouldn't express their excitement through tears.
Gu Jingyi and Ji Xingmi were in the kitchen, boiling hangover soup for them.
"Those two old men really don't make things easy. We told them not to drink so much, but they acted as if they didn't hear us!" Ji Xingmi grumbled in the small courtyard.
Gu Jingyi chuckled upon hearing this and said, "It's only once in a while!"
Ji Xingmi rolled her eyes at him. Why did he always have to contradict her? She snorted softly and said, "Yes! Next time, I won't let them drink like this again! Look how long they've been drinking!"
Gu Jingyi smiled without replying. He had realized that his Xing'er was a soft-hearted person. Even though she had tacitly allowed them to drink, she worried about their health in the end. Her inconsistency was quite obvious!
Ji Xingmi knew Gu Jingyi was laughing at her, but emotions and professionalism were two different things! She could understand their current feelings, but as a professional doctor, she naturally hoped they would be more sensible. Excessive drinking was not good, and the two elders were not young anymore; their bodies couldn't compare to younger people.
Despite her complaints, she didn't actually go in to stop them.
When they had drunk their fill, the two of them served the hangover soup. Secretary Sun had also arranged rooms for the three of them to rest. Seeing this, Ji Xingmi suddenly felt it would be better for them to move to the new place soon, otherwise, if one more person came, there wouldn't be enough space.
With this thought, Ji Xingmi tidied up and then took everyone to supervise the construction site. When they arrived, someone was already cleaning out the small pond, and the flowerbeds behind it had been prepared. Ji Xingmi took Xiao Ji and Mogu to start planting. Ji Xingmi took out many seeds from her spatial dimension. After a while, she found a watering can and watered the planted area. Of course, the water had been specially treated.
When they returned to the front yard, the small pond had been cleaned and was being filled with water. Ji Xingmi asked Xiao Ji to bring back the fish she had brought earlier. Ji Xingmi added spiritual spring water to the bucket, so the small fish had not died by then.
Ji Xingmi poured the fish into the small pond, secretly adding some spiritual spring water as well. Perhaps because of the spiritual spring water, the small fish were still hovering around Ji Xingmi and did not swim to deeper areas.
"Xing'er, look, even the little fish like you!" Mogu, who had witnessed the scene, remarked. Ji Xingmi looked up at Mogu. Mogu rarely showed such outward emotion, usually remaining serious and alert to her surroundings, ensuring her safety. However, at this moment, Mogu had not yet noticed this side of herself.
After Ji Xingmi put the bucket away, she handed it to Xiao Ji. Just then, an orderly came to ask Ji Xingmi about the furniture arrangement, so she went with him. After a period of busyness, Ji Xingmi headed towards Elder Hua's location. As she passed a small park, she encountered an acquaintance.
Not a very familiar one, just someone she had met a few times, Qi Wenwan.
"What are you doing here? I recall the Ji family doesn't live around here?" Qi Wenwan also saw Ji Xingmi, and unlike Ji Xingmi, she stopped her.
"And what business is it of yours?"
"Hmph! This is not a place for bumpkins to enter. I advise you to have some self-awareness. You must have pestered that person from the Ye family to bring you here, right? Is this to raise your own status? Aren't you already engaged to the Gu family? There's no need for such actions. I truly pity Brother Jingyi; his great future is being ruined by you!"
Ji Xingmi heard her words, nodded, and smiled. What kind of confidence did she have to say such things?