She handed a wrapped gift to Xi Lanting with a bright smile: "Here, your birthday gift."
She still remembered that he was very unhappy when she missed his birthday last year, so she will keep it in mind this year.
Next Monday is his birthday. He mentioned the date last year, and Yun Qiao didn't know whether it was true or not. She had no way of finding out from others.
Xi Lanting tore open the wrapping paper and found the hair embroidery inside.
She promised to give him a pair of hair embroidery.
"Uncle Qi, this is the only hair embroidery I give as a gift. Last time for my second brother's birthday, I received him a piece of gold, which is not a complete gift." Yun Qiao muttered beside him, and then explained, "I promised to give it as a gift.
When he was young, I didn’t have you in my heart, so it’s not considered a mistake on my part, right?”
Xi Lanting leaned slightly.
His lips pressed against hers, blocking her chatter.
The wind blows through the clothes and the petals linger. The mid-autumn night is quiet and silent, but full of the rich fragrance of osmanthus flowers.
After Xi Lanting finished the kiss, he sat down and slowly looked at the hair embroidery.
Yun Qiao was taught the art by Mrs. Sheng herself. She used two embroidery methods: wrapping needles and rolling needles. The stitches are fine and the embroidery is soft and bright. The hair embroidery is clear and elegant, with black hair like ink, and the embroidery has a dry and wet ink look.
Rhyme, soft and delicate.
Xi Lanting brushed it with his fingers. Even though he was as mean as him, he admired Yun Qiao's good skills from the bottom of his heart.
This double-sided hair embroidery is a work of art.
"It's very attentive." He said, "Not bad."
"If you like it, even if I didn't work in vain." Yun Qiao breathed a sigh of relief.
She was a little worried to see his reluctant expression of praise.
Seeing that he sincerely liked her, she breathed a sigh of relief. Her eyes almost went blind trying to embroider this picture. Embroidery is the most demanding thing on the eyes.
The hard work is not in vain.
Xi Lanting hugged her and sat on his lap: "Then how can I thank you?"
"No need to thank you. On my birthday, you gave me a car. This is called reciprocity. Mine is far less expensive than your car," Yun Qiao said.
The corners of Xi Lanting's lips curled up slightly: "I'll treat you to dinner on Monday night. It's just the two of us celebrating your birthday."
Yun Qiao nodded.
By the time the birthday gifts were delivered, it was already early in the morning. Xi Lanting and Yun Qiao had eaten quite well, and both felt a little tired, so they fell asleep hugging each other.
The next day is the weekend.
Xi Lanting went out early in the morning and went to the Governor's Mansion. He left Xi Rong behind and asked him to arrange for Yun Qiao to have breakfast.
Yun Qiao woke up at eight o'clock in the morning and learned that Uncle Qi was busy. She fell back to sleep to make up for all the sleep she had lost in the past few days.
Xi Lanting met Xi Wenjie at the Governor's Mansion.
Xi Wenjie turned pale with fright when she saw him. She had indeed lost weight and looked quite embarrassed.
She had returned to Tianjin from abroad long ago. Xi Lanting knew about it, but he turned a blind eye.
The governor's wife approached Yun Qiao and negotiated the adoption of the fourth-bedroom child, Xi Wenluo, in exchange for Xi Wenjie returning to China. There was not much time between the time she agreed and now, and there was no time to pick her up now.
It was only because she ran back secretly that the governor and his wife had no choice but to take this step.
Regarding his "blood bank", Xi Lanting is tolerant and almost benevolent.
Unless absolutely necessary, he would not be willing to lose any of them.
"Seventh Uncle." Xi Wenjie muttered.
The children of the Xi family grew up in fine clothing and good food, and have not been tempered by society at all levels, so their hearts are limited to evil. For example, Xi Wenjie, her essence is not dark, but her character is disgusting.
When she was kicked out of the country by her parents, who might never take her back, she realized that she was not that arrogant and that she might also be an abandoned child.
She felt real fear.
Trying her best to get back all the way made her realize how difficult the world is. When she saw Xi Lanting, she was frightened and suspected that she had to go back after all the hard work to escape.
She really couldn't stand it anymore.
Everything in a foreign country was intolerable to her. From the environment to the food, from the clothes to the customs, she couldn't adapt to anything.
Xi Lanting looked at her, nodded slightly, and passed by without trying to compete with her.