He Tiantian treated everyone around her with a grateful heart. However, reaching middle age, she discovered she had been living inside a full-bodied lie.
Returning to the year 1970, He Tianti...
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Niu Dajun knew his wife Qi Xiaoyan was pretty, but he didn't expect her to be this pretty.
"Silly boy," Qi Xiaoyan laughed. To look better in sync with his wife, he also bought clothes from Jiang Wenwen and tidied himself up.
Although Niu Dajun has always been in business, he gets up early every morning to run and exercise, so he is in good shape now. Standing next to Qi Xiaoyan, they are a perfect match.
"Xiao Yan is so pretty," Niu Dajun laughed. "Are you ready?"
"Mmm!" Qi Xiaoyan nodded. "Sister Tiantian has already prepared it for me, and I really like it."
"Let's go then," Niu Dajun said with a smile. "It's past three o'clock now, and you still have rehearsals at ten o'clock, so we can't be late."
“Yes, Sister Tian, Grandma Wang, we’re leaving now. You and your brother-in-law just need to take the invitations,” Qi Xiaoyan said. “If you don’t know the way, you can ask where the People’s Congress Auditorium is.”
"Okay, I understand. You guys go ahead and get busy," He Tiantian said with a smile. She needed to prepare food and clothes so that they could eat something and then head over when Huo Yingjie returned.
After Qi Xiaoyan and Niu Dajun left.
He Tiantian found out what she would wear that evening.
It's already autumn, and the nights in Yanjing are getting a bit chilly. He Tiantian doesn't know how to wear skirts, so she decided to wear trousers and a shirt with a trench coat over them, and high heels.
It was a bit windy today, so He Tiantian put her hair up in a bun to avoid it getting messy in the wind.
Even after preparing all of this, He Tiantian still felt something was missing!
My gaze fell on the flowerbed, and oh my, those clusters of lilies in full bloom.
There were various colors of them. He Tiantian decided that when she left, she would pick a handful, find some nice wrapping paper to wrap them up, and give them to Qi Xiaoyan after her performance.
After He Tiantian finished preparing at home, Huo Yingjie also returned home.
The child was initially insisting on going, but it's not a suitable place for young children.
He Tiantian made several promises before the two children let her go.
He Tiantian, holding a bouquet of flowers, got into Huo Yingjie's car.
Huo Yingjie drove, while Zhang Ning and Xie Wu followed behind in their cars.
Upon arriving at the school, He Tiantian presented the invitation and drove straight in.
As for Zhang Ning and Xie Wu, they didn't have invitations, so their car couldn't get in. They parked the car outside and pretended to be students, sneaking into the school.
Qi Xiaoyan was rehearsing and didn't have time to come over to entertain He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie.
Fortunately, Niu Dajun was nearby and led He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie to their seats.
"It'll start in about ten minutes," Niu Dajun laughed. "I'm really looking forward to it!"
At the same time, Niu Dajun's eyes fell on the bouquet in He Tiantian's hands, and he asked, "Tiantian, what did you bring these flowers for?"
"Of course it's for Xiaoyan," He Tiantian said with a smile. "There's usually a break in the middle of a song, so I'll give the flowers to Xiaoyan then."
Upon hearing this, Niu Dajun's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Sweetie, where did you buy it? Is it too late to buy it now?"
Seeing the hope in Niu Dajun's eyes, He Tiantian wavered a little. For the sake of her good friend and her husband's relationship, she could only make some sacrifices. She said, "Okay, you can have this bouquet of flowers. You can give it to Xiaoyan later."
Niu Dajun was taken aback, then took the bait without ceremony and said, "Hehe, I won't stand on ceremony with you. Hey, you don't know, ever since Xiaoyan came to school, there have been so many suitors in her class. If I don't show some enthusiasm, those people will probably try to steal her away."
"Hehe." He Tiantian chuckled awkwardly, "As long as you two have a good relationship, no one can break it. Xiaoyan likes romantic moments like this, so you should often give her gifts or surprise her. When you have time, you two should go out for a meal and enjoy some alone time together."
"Huh?" Niu Dajun was taken aback, looking He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie up and down. "You two often go out for romantic getaways?"
He Tiantian blushed slightly. She was clearly trying to give Niu Dajun advice, but he was actually mocking them.
Huo Yingjie smiled and said, "Yes, if you don't accompany Xiao Yan, there will be many others who would be willing to accompany her, after all, Xiao Yan is so beautiful!"
Hearing this, Niu Dajun became somewhat nervous.
"Yes, that's true," Niu Dajun said with a wry smile. "A marriage requires effort, and I need to put in more care. Fortunately, the business is now on track, and I'm not as busy as before. At the beginning, I was so busy I was completely overwhelmed and had no time at all."
He Tiantian felt a little guilty. She had left all the work of opening the shop to Niu Dajun and was shirking her responsibilities.
"That's good. Now that our business is on track, you have time to take care of your family," He Tiantian said with a smile. "My job is stable now, so I'll go check on the shop when I have time."
Niu Dajun nodded, feeling very happy.
The two shops are very profitable, and we will be able to share a lot of money by the end of the year.
At that time, Niu Dajun decided that he wanted to buy a house and a yard in Yanjing.
Because the courtyard that He Tiantian bought before has doubled in value in just two years, which is much more profitable than putting money in the bank!
Niu Dajun is a very honest and simple person, but after doing business for a few years, he has become more shrewd, and he also values He Tiantian's judgment.
Soon after, the performance began.
These are all programs prepared by more than a dozen departments in the school, and each one was carefully selected.
Qi Xiaoyan sang "Deep Affection and Lasting Friendship," which, after some minor changes, is more affectionate and subtle.
He Tiantian listened to it at home and thought it was very nice.
Qi Xiaoyan was the eighth to appear. When the lights came on, a beautiful woman stood gracefully on the stage.
Niu Dajun was already standing below the stage, gazing at the woman with fascination.
If he hadn't married Qi Xiaoyan, he might have found a girl of similar social standing to marry through an arranged marriage, had a few children, worked honestly at the post office for the rest of his life, watched his children grow up, and slowly grew old, living a plain and ordinary life.
However, fate brought them together. He loved her, and his life underwent a dramatic change.
It was thanks to his wife's encouragement that he has the family and career he has today.
His wife is so beautiful, so kind, and so outstanding; he must work even harder.
"Colorful clouds..." Qi Xiaoyan had already started singing on stage. Her eyes swept over her husband and Sister Tiantian's location, but she didn't see Qi Dajun.
Qi Xiaoyan felt somewhat disappointed.
We agreed to listen to her sing!
She loves to sing, but she loves to sing for him even more.
There was a short pause in the middle, and Niu Dajun took advantage of this moment to come up on stage from the side.
The people below stared in disbelief at the tall man who walked onto the stage.
Qi Xiaoyan was also taken aback when she saw Niu Dajun.
"You sang so well, here you go." Niu Dajun presented Qi Xiaoyan with a bouquet of flowers, then smiled and walked off the stage.
Qi Xiaoyan held the bouquet of flowers, her face beaming with smiles.
He didn't leave; instead, he listened to her sing.