The car quickly stopped in the alley outside the courtyard gate.
"Miss Xie, thank you so much today. I will come to my house for dinner another time."
In the past, Huang Zhiqiu would warmly invite Xie Xia to his home, but today was a little unusual.
Xie Xia smiled and nodded, helped Yun Mo put the things in the trunk on the doorstep and left.
"Momo, I forgot to bring the key. Please open the door."
"good."
Yun Mo took out the key, opened the lock, pushed open the door, and was immediately stunned by the layout of the courtyard.
From the entrance to the yard, a one-meter-wide flower path was laid out with red roses, extending all the way to the yard.
All the branches, leaves and roots of the red rose were cut off, leaving only the brightly colored corolla, which looked like it was growing out of the ground.
A long table covered with off-white tablecloth has been set up in the yard. There are flowers, fruits, cakes on the long table, and heart-shaped balloons floating around it.
"Momo, come in quickly, Xiaoling has been preparing for the whole day."
Hearing the reminder from behind, Yun Mo turned her head subconsciously and met Huang Zhiqiu's smiling face full of smiles and blessings.
"You and Xiaoling have a good time at home today. I'll go to the store and come back after dinner in the evening."
After Huang Zhiqiu finished speaking, he was about to go out. Yun Mo said with a hot face: "Mom, be careful."
"knew."
With bodyguards around, Yun Mo wasn't too worried about Huang Zhiqiu's safety.
She closed the door, turned around and walked to the center of the yard. She casually took out a red rose from the vase on the long table, put it on the tip of her nose and smelled it gently.
"Daughter-in-law, what do you think of this arrangement?"
Looking at the man's nervous and cautious face, Yun Mo tapped the man's forehead with the flower in her hand.
"Not bad, whose idea was it?"
"Xie Xia and Zeng Fang helped me figure it out."
No wonder she always felt that Xie Xia looked at her a little strangely today.
Yun Mo broke the rose, put it between her ears, and then reached out to the man.
"Where's the gift?"
Lingchuan took out a ruby ring from his pocket.
The band of the ring is made of pure gold, slender and plain, and is inlaid with a heart-shaped ruby of about one carat.
The style of gold paired with rubies is a bit tacky, but in this era, such a ruby ring is dazzling enough to make most women cast envious glances.
Yun Mo returned the ring to Ling Chuan, and then stretched out her left hand under the other's puzzled gaze.
"Put it on for me."
"good."
Seeing that the man was about to put the ring on her middle finger, Yun Mo quickly shook her ring finger and said, "Wear this one!"
"Ah, oh."
Seeing the man in a hurry, Yun Mo couldn't help but joked: "When you bought the ring, didn't the salesperson tell you which hand to wear it on?"
"I told you, I was too nervous and I remembered it wrong."
"What's there to be nervous about? It's not marriage."
After helping her put the ring on, Lingchuan dared to speak, "I'm afraid you won't like it."
Yun Mo raised her left hand and looked left and right, with a satisfied smile on her face, "I think it's pretty good, the style is simple and elegant, and the color of the red treasure is also good. Which one did you choose?"
"Um."
Seeing that she liked it, Lingchuan's eyes couldn't help but show tenderness and a smile.
After admiring the ring on her hand, Yun Mo turned her palm over and saw that it was also a men's ring.
The ring Yun Mo bought was also made of pure gold, a live bar-shaped ring with simple patterns engraved on the surface, which was fashionable and elegant yet very everyday.
In fact, Yunmo originally prepared a platinum men's ring, but then she accidentally saw the man's invoice for buying a ruby ring, so she bought a gold one again.
Seeing a cold ring on his ring finger with his own eyes, Lingchuan was completely surprised.
"Daughter-in-law, you also bought me a ring?"
Yun Mo helped him adjust the size of the ring and replied: "If others have it, of course you should have it too."
To put it simply, it's like a seed took root in my heart, sprouted, and grew into a towering tree that no one can shake.
Lingchuan's chest was so full that warmth slowly welled up in his eyes, but he forced it down again.
Men's fingers have long knuckles, so wearing a strip-shaped ring does not look bulky at all, but rather shows off his temperament.
"Okay, if the size doesn't fit, you can adjust it yourself."
"Just right, thank you, wife."
Yun Mo put their hands with rings together and compared them, and then pretended to be mean and "warned": "If you lose the ring, I will not buy a replacement for you."
Lingchuan said quickly: "I won't lose it, I promise!"
"That's good."
Seeing her looking down at the ruby ring on her hand, Lingchuan suddenly said, "Daughter-in-law, don't worry. If you lose your ring, I will buy you a new one."
He not only buys new ones for his wife, but also buys many, many, many for her to wear every day.
My wife’s fingers are so beautiful, and they look even better when she wears a ring.
Hearing the man's words, Yun Mo couldn't help but retort hotly: "Crow Zui, can you say something auspicious? If I really lose it, it will be your fault."
Lingchuan looked at her lovingly and did not refute.
After exchanging gifts, it was time to eat.
The dishes are richly prepared, combining Chinese and Western styles, including sweet and sour pork ribs and salt-grilled shrimp, as well as fried steak and fruit salad, all of which Yunmo likes to eat.
After eating and drinking, Lingchuan took out the borrowed camera and took many single photos and group photos of his wife.
For Yun Mo, her first wedding anniversary was a warm and successful one.
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The next day, July 6, Yun Mo got up early in the morning because she had to go to the examination room today.
Thousands of miles away at the Beijing Airport, Shao Lin, who had been abroad to inspect business for more than a month, finally took an international flight back to the capital.
In the car returning to the Shao family compound, Shao Lin asked about his son Shao Yian's current situation.
After Liang Kuan gave a brief report, he immediately mentioned a few more things about Wei Fu's previous call.
When he heard that someone came to Shao's house to look for him, Shao Lin didn't take it too seriously.
After returning to Shao's house and taking a short rest, Shao Lin went to Lanju with the gifts he brought back from abroad.
Over at Lanju, several simple and delicious home-cooked dishes have been laid out in the stone pavilion in the front yard.
Mrs. Shao stood in front of the railing of the stone pavilion, admiring a two-meter-high chrysanthemum jasmine plant next to the stone pavilion.
The courtyard is quiet and faintly scented.
"Mom still knows how to grow flowers. Generally, a double-flowered jasmine reaches its peak when it grows to one meter. But this one that mom raised actually keeps growing year after year."
Hearing her son's familiar voice, Mrs. Shao turned around and said, "I expected you to come over at about this time and the food would have been set. Sit down."
“The food at home still tastes good.”
After tasting the shredded pork with soy sauce, Shao Lin couldn't help but sigh.
Mrs. Shao put a piece of crab roe tofu into his bowl, "If it suits your taste, eat two more bites. Every time you go out, you will come back slimmer. Since the outside is not good, you should go home early."
Shao Lin smiled and nodded, "Mom said that."
Mrs. Shao gave him a dirty look and said, "I agree quickly, but you take it seriously."
"How dare I not take your words to heart? Well, I went to the place of origin to buy the Ceylon black tea you talked about before. If time hadn't allowed, I would have stayed there to pick, dry, roll and ferment it myself.
I will personally make you two cans of this unique black tea in the world as a token of filial piety."
Mrs. Shao was amused by her son's words and said, "You are poor, let alone making tea by yourself. It would be nice if you come back and have two meals with me when you have time."
"Two meals are not enough, you have to have several."
"Hey, you just know how to speak, and every time you speak better than you sing."
A simple lunch ended happily amidst the teasing sounds of mother and son.
After tasting the black tea brought back from abroad with Mrs. Shao, Shao Lin got up and went back to his yard, and Mrs. Shao saw him off.
"By the way, someone brought you a letter last time. I put it in the study for you. You can read it when you have time."
"okay, I get it."
In the evening, he made an appointment with an important client to discuss matters. Shao Lin originally planned to go back to his yard to take a nap to adjust to the jet lag and recharge himself for the evening's entertainment. However, after lying in bed, he couldn't fall asleep. There was always something in his mind.
I can't help but think about the letter Mrs. Shao mentioned.
"Uncle Fu!"
Wei Fu came to the door of his room in response, "Sir, did you call me?"
"Bring over the letter that Madam put in the study some time ago."