Xia Yiran listened quietly to Xu Wen's story, drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and tears flowed down her cheeks. The two were silent for a while, and Xia Yiran suddenly asked:
"Are there two words engraved on that bead?"
"Yes, there are two very small characters engraved on the top of the bead. How do you know about the engraving?" Xu Wen asked in surprise.
Xia Yiran slowly pulled out his necklace from his underwear. A bright yellow pearl hung at the bottom of the necklace. Xu Wen was stunned by the sight in front of him. He couldn't believe that he could actually be in Xia Yiran's arms.
I saw something exactly the same as what I was wearing when I was abandoned.
"Are there any words on your beads?" Xu Wen asked tentatively.
"Yeah." Xia Yiran nodded.
"What words are engraved on your beads?" Xu Wen asked again.
"You say it first." Xia Yiran put away his beads shyly.
"What's engraved on mine is Eternal Knot." After Xu Wen finished speaking, he looked at Xia Yiran expectantly. Her face had turned crimson, like a blooming peach blossom.
"Tell me, what's the word on your bead?" Xu Wen urged anxiously.
"Together." Xia Yiran replied in a voice that only he could hear.
From the shape of her mouth and expression, Xu Wen had already understood the meaning of the words on her beads. Looking at the beautiful little fairy in front of him, who was somehow destined to him, Xu Wen couldn't help but stretched out his hand.
His own hands. The two hands were tightly held together, caressing each other, and did not separate for a long time.
When Xu Wen was born, his father Shen Yunhe was 35 years old, the same age as Xu Wen today. Xia Yiran's father Xia Guangyuan was 40 years old that year. The first person to become friends with Xia Guangyuan was Shen Yunhe's father Shen
They met each other because of fishing and became good friends because of doing business.
As the relationship between Xia Guangyuan and the Shen family developed, Xia Guangyuan and Shen Xin's eldest son Shen Yunhe, who was only five years younger than himself, also became sworn friends. At that time, Shen Yunhe and Xia Guangyuan each had a 3-year-old son, and they
His wife is pregnant again.
One day, the three members of the Xia family visited the Shen family. Xia Guangyuan asked at the wine table:
"Brother Yunhe, when is the due date of your sister-in-law's delivery?"
"It should be May, soon." Shen Yunhe replied looking at his wife Duan Lixia.
"Sister, have you checked? Is it a boy or a girl?" Xia Guangyuan's wife Yuan Shuyun took Duan Lixia's arm and asked.
"After checking, it's a boy." Duan Lixia said quietly.
"Is my sister-in-law's due date later?" Shen Yunhe asked.
"Yes, she will wait until August." Xia Guangyuan replied.
"Hey sister-in-law, are you pregnant with a boy or a girl?" Duan Lixia asked.
"I also checked, it's a girl." Yuan Shuyun replied.
"Oh, what a great girl. You already have a son. I also want a daughter. I really envy you." Duan Lixia said.
"It's okay, sister, you are young, you can have another child," Yuan Shuyun said.
"No, I want it now. The daughter you give birth to must also call me mom."
"Okay, okay, I'll ask you to be her godmother."
After hearing their conversation, Shen Xin, the old man of the Shen family who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke:
"Since you are a boy and a girl, wouldn't it be better for our two families to become in-laws?"
"Okay, that's great." Yuan Shuyun was the first to applaud and praise.
The Shen family and the Xia family were the first batch of self-employed merchants in Zhongjiang. They had already accumulated a lot of wealth at that time. If the Shen family and the Xia family get married, it will have a great impact on the future development of the two families. Great help. After hearing what Mr. Shen Xin said, Shen Yunhe and Xia Guangyuan looked at each other and nodded in approval.
"That's great, I agree, so I can have a daughter." Duan Lixia said happily.
"Okay, okay, since your parents agree, I think Yunhe can buy a token, one for each of the two children." The old man said happily.
"Hey, I remembered it. I really have a token. Please wait a moment."
After saying that, Shen Yunhe went to the study, and soon came back with a small exquisite box. He opened the box and placed it on the table, and two large, round, pure golden beads appeared in front of everyone.
"Wow, it's so beautiful. Are they gold beads?" Yuan Shuyun exclaimed.
"Sister-in-law, this is not gold, it is much more precious than gold. I went to Australia some time ago and found this pair of treasures there." Shen Yunhe continued to explain:
"This is a pair of South Sea golden pearls. They are a kind of seawater pearls, which are only produced in a very small part of the northwest coast of Australia. This area is sparsely populated, has pure water quality, suitable water temperature, open bays, rare typhoons, and excellent waters. The environment is very conducive to the life of the white butterfly oyster, which produces the highest quality pearls. Generally, gold beads that can reach 16 mm are rare on the market, and the diameter of these two beads reaches 20 mm. The size and color of this pair of beads are exactly the same. It can even be called a treasure among treasures.”
"Wow! These two beads are worth a lot of money, right?" Yuan Shuyun exclaimed.
"I bought these two gold beads at a local auction. They are worth US$200,000."
"According to the current exchange rate, each gold pearl costs 500,000 yuan. It is really the best among pearls." Xia Guangyuan said.
"No, Brother Guangyuan, if the two beads are separated, they are not worth so much money. Their value lies in being a pair."
"Hahaha, isn't that great! If they are together, they are expensive, but if they are divided, they are cheap. These beads can be used as a token of engagement." The old man of the Shen family said happily.
"Okay, I will have the beads sent to Japan tomorrow to be processed into a pair of necklaces. Our Shen family and Xia family will each hold one as a token of our children's engagement," Shen Yunhe said.
One month later, before Duan Lixia was due to give birth, the Shen family sent a processed pearl necklace to the Xia family, and the marriage of the two families was decided. But who knew that just one month after Duan Lixia gave birth, the Shen family suddenly suffered Changes occurred. The pearl necklace left in the Shen family also disappeared.
Xia Guangyuan and his wife Yuan Shuyun put the bead on their daughter Xia Yiran after she was born, but the boy with whom she had made a baby kiss was no longer there.
After Xia Yiran told Xu Wen the story of Nanyang Golden Pearl, he stood up and took Xu Wen's hand and said let's go for a walk. The two came outside side by side and chatted while walking along the street. They walked for a while , Xia Yiran was a little overwhelmed by the cool breeze, so she leaned her whole body on Xu Wen's body. After a while, Xia Yiran actually fell asleep in Xu Wen's arms.
Looking at Xia Yiran sleeping in his arms, Xu Wen was in trouble. Where should he send her? Take a taxi to take her home? But he didn't ask her where she lived. What should he do? He saw her next to him. There was a hotel. Xu Wen wanted to get a room for her to sleep first, so he picked up Xia Yiran who was sleeping and walked to the hotel.
Xu Wen gently put Xia Yiran on the bed. Just as he was about to stand up and take a breath, Xia Yiran's arms suddenly wrapped around his neck.