"What else could I be looking for you for?" Mother Qiu reached out and tapped her daughter's fair forehead.
"When A Hua came back last time, our two families agreed on something. You haven't forgotten, have you?"
"Hmm? What did we agree on?" Qiu Xi turned her head to look at her mother.
There were quite a few things they had discussed, and for a moment, she wasn't sure which one it was.
"..." Mother Qiu rolled her eyes.
"Of course, it's the most important one!"
"You agreed to prepare for the wedding next year after you graduate."
Qiu Xi's eyes widened immediately. "Oh, that! I remember, I remember."
However, she had planned to start getting busy after graduation. With two mothers handling things in the early stages, it wasn't her place to interfere.
Moreover, it seemed she really didn't have much time at the moment.
Mother Qiu nodded with relief. "It's good that you remember."
"As for the clothes you'll be wearing, you should be the one to decide."
"Since you're home during this time, come and look with me. Otherwise, when you get busy later, I won't know where to find you."
Her daughter, unless she was at home, even if you called her, the matter that needed discussing would generally not be settled.
If the matter was very serious, it would be different, but if it could be postponed until she returned, it usually would be.
"Mom, it's not as serious as you make it sound~" Qiu Xi gently argued, holding her mother's hand.
"Whether it is or not, you know best," Mother Qiu replied softly, rolling her eyes at her daughter.
"So, can you make time for me recently?" Mother Qiu asked again.
"Since you've said so, Mom, then even if I don't have time, I'll make it!"
"Tell me when, just call me directly."
"Okay!"
"Since you've said that, let's do it sooner rather than later."
"How about tomorrow? It'll take the whole day, so you need to get up early."
Why wait for a lucky day when you can seize the moment? If it weren't for the late hour today, she would have dragged her daughter out right now.
"Alright!" Qiu Xi nodded happily, smiling.
"I'll do whatever you say. I'll wake up early tomorrow and come down to find you."
"Mmm, that's good."
"Then I won't disturb you any further. You carry on with your work."
"Don't forget to come down for dinner later. When I came up, your father had just started cooking. Keep an eye on the time and come down early."
"Okay~"
"I know."
"Mmm."
With that, Mother Qiu happily went out with a smile.
Qiu Xi glanced at her two more times before turning back to her thesis.
She was a planner, and her graduation thesis was scheduled to be completed before the end of the year.
So, during this period, even if it meant staying up late, she was determined to finish it.
As for her mother's mention of the wedding, she could cooperate now, but if she were to be actively involved, it would have to wait until next year.
However, she wasn't in a hurry, she had plenty of time being so young.
Thinking this way, Qiu Xi's momentarily disrupted thoughts settled down again.
......
The next day, Qiu Xi got up early to find her mother.
She had expected something complicated, but it turned out to be just the mother's designs for the wedding attire.
"Mom, if you had said it was about this earlier, I could have looked at the brochures myself."
"What do you know!" Mother Qiu glared at her daughter.
Couldn't an old mother want to look through things with her own daughter?
Qiu Xi smiled at her mother. "Okay~"
"I'll listen to you, Mom. I'll look."
"That's more like it."
"However, for me, you'll just pick out two items."
"Your Aunt Chu and I have other arrangements for the rest."
A wedding was a major event, and she could only prepare this much for the attire. The rest would need to be custom-made or purchased.
"We'll look at them together. When A Hua comes back, you two can choose, and we'll order them for you."
"...Okay, I'll listen to you both." Qiu Xi hadn't expected her two mothers to be so dedicated.
"Mom, it's so good to have you and Aunt Chu."
"Alright!"
"Stop being so clingy, you're not a child anymore," Mother Qiu said with a smiling, teasing tone.
"What!"
"With you and Dad, I'll always be a child."
In this regard, Qiu Xi knew how to speak, not at all shy or reserved.
"Okay, okay."
"I can't argue with you, hurry up and look!"
Mother Qiu turned her head to look at her daughter, her face full of smiles, her eyes filled with tenderness.
"Okay, I'll look now."
......
The entire day was not wasted at all.
Qiu Xi had initially thought it would be an easy task, but she hadn't expected there to be so much involved.
Especially when, halfway through, Aunt Chu called, learned they were discussing this, and immediately drove over by herself.
As a result, the three of them talked for a long time, and finally, they asked Qiu Xi to consult her girlfriends for some opinions.
Qiu Xi had no choice but to send photos one by one into the group chat, asking her girlfriends to help provide some reference.
Those who were already exhausted from their theses found some amusement in Qiu Xi's current situation.
"Xiao Xi, is there good news coming soon?"
"Not at all! It's still a long way off!"
"It's just that my mom feels the clothes need to be prepared early, so she insisted that I discuss it with her first. That's why I came to you all for opinions."
"That's fine~"
"Since I didn't want to look at my thesis anyway, let's liven things up together."
"Mmm, but after this, shouldn't you consider treating us to a gathering?"
"......"
"You, who are not short of money, still want me to treat you?" Qiu Xi said with a laugh.
"That's different. The feeling of swindling money from friends is more comfortable than having money yourself!"
"......"
This Song Daiyao was becoming more and more resourceful.
"Xiao Xi, ignore her!"
"Let's go out together another day. Yan Yan and I will treat, without this silly girl," Liang Yunfei joked.
"That's acceptable!" Shen Yan cooperated enthusiastically.
"Hey!"
"You guys are not the way you are!"
"Fine, I won't say anything more!" Song Daiyao looked at her friends who couldn't take a joke and began to plead.
"I'll treat!"
"You said that yourself?"
"Are you sure?"
"I said it!"
"Sure, very sure!"
"Hahahaha~"
"Mission accomplished!"
Song Daiyao, "......"
They were all bad friends!
"Alright, back to the main topic, help me take a look."
"I'll treat you after this is done!"
After the teasing and laughter, Qiu Xi continued to discuss the important matters with them.
"Okay~"
"No problem!"
Then, everyone began to look seriously.
In another group chat, Qiu Xi was also talking with Hua Linglong and the others.
They chatted quite lively.
After talking for a long time, Qiu Xi finally thought about "reporting" to her mother.
"Mom, Aunt Chu, I've looked at them. It's fine like this."
Combining the ideas and opinions from everyone, Qiu Xi finally reached a conclusion.
The two of them looked again and again, then nodded solemnly, "Okay, that's settled!"
"Sister Li, this is really nice~"
"I think so too~"
"After a while, we'll go out and look at other clothes and jewelry, it will definitely be even better..."
"Can do!"
"I'm already starting to look forward to it..."
Qiu Xi watched the two of them chat enthusiastically, and finally, she quietly left.
It seemed that the one who would be most tired for her wedding would be on the wedding day itself.
Who knew she was so fortunate to have two such devoted elders~
......