The next day, at Shanghai Airport.

Yang Meina crossed her arms and watched the young couple whispering to each other. She pursed her lips and said, "You two aren't Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. It's only been a few days apart. Why are you so reluctant to part?"

"Xiao Rou, right?"

Zhong Rou was already used to it: "That's just how they are."

Zhong Rou sat on the ground, with a tabby cat and a small dog squatting in front of her. She said, "Rock, paper, scissors. Whoever loses gets a slap."

Animals are sentient beings and can understand some human behaviors. Even if they don't understand them at first, they will gradually learn to understand through repeated training (and being punished).

Zhong Rou has trained her two pets very well (the cat and dog have been slapped countless times), making them intelligent and even shrewd.

"Rock, paper, scissors".

As the sound faded, Zhong Rou threw out a stone, while the tabby cat threw out cloth, and the little dog threw out a stone as well.

Zhong Rou thought for less than a second and said, "Little Yellow Hair and I won. The strokes of the stone are greater than those of the cloth."

As she spoke, she and the blond-haired boy slapped the tabby cat.

The tabby cat bared its fangs, its face contorted in a fierce expression: "Hiss..."

Zhong Rou gritted her teeth: "Hiss!"

"Sobbing~~~"

The tabby cat sheathed its fangs, looking pitiful.

It had never suffered any injustice in its life, but Zhong Rou had played with it.

The tabby cat misses the days when it was a stray, living a carefree life.

"Ms. Zhong, I can't bear to part with you."

"You'll see in a few days," Zhong Tingyue comforted her fiancé.

Since they started dating, they have rarely been apart, and each time they part, they are very reluctant to leave.

"But I really can't bear to part with it."

"So what do you want to do?"

Chu Fang replied, "Send me a few revealing photos after you get home."

Zhong Tingyue's lips twitched.

Sometimes I really have the urge to call the police.

The two whispered a few words to each other when an announcement came from the airport. Zhong Tingyue hugged Chu Fang and then kissed him on the forehead: "Alright, a grown man shouldn't be so fussy."

After saying that, Zhong Tingyue, Zhong Rou, and Yang Meina entered the airport.

"Goodbye, brother-in-law." Zhong Rou hugged her two pets. "I'll miss you."

Only after the three figures disappeared did Chu Fang slowly withdraw his gaze and let out a deep sigh.

Chu Yi's voice came from beside her ear: "In ancient times, there was a stone that looked forward to a husband; now there is a stone that looks forward to a wife. Chu Lao Er, you're stuck with my sister-in-law for life."

A faint smile appeared on Zhou Qiong's face.

For Chu Fang, the engagement was a big deal, and his two younger sisters naturally had to go home as well.

"Mind your own business." Chu Fang glared at his sister. "I'm willing to be trapped, unlike you, where no one wants to trap you."

"Second Brother Chu, it's not that I don't have suitors, it's just that my standards are too high," Chu Yi said through gritted teeth.

"Tch~~~"

The three chatted for a while, and soon they went through the ticket check and entered the plane cabin.

"Phew, the journey will take several hours from now." Chu Fang lay down and fell asleep.

... ...

Chengdu.

Where are you from?

"From Dazhaigou."

"Dazhaigou? Oh, I'm familiar with that place."

Where do you live too?

“No.” Chu’s mother shook her head. “I’ve been on a picnic there once. We’re practically from the same hometown.”

Mr. Chu greatly admired his wife's social skills; she had that ultimate "social butterfly syndrome."

Even in the city, Chu's mother could easily strike up a conversation with any stranger and quickly become friends with them.

That's quite impressive, and Chu Fang only inherited half of his social skills, yet he was still able to handle clients with ease.

"Where are you going, young lady?" asked the villager, a middle-aged woman slightly older than Chu's mother.

"Let's go to Wanda Plaza."

“Oh, that’s perfect timing, I’ll give you both a ride,” the middle-aged woman said.

"Hey, thanks."

The couple got into the car, and the middle-aged woman drove them towards Wanda Plaza. The middle-aged woman asked, "By the way, young lady, what are you going to Wanda Plaza for?"

Speaking of this, Chu's mother said with a smile, "My son is getting engaged, and I'm going to buy him engagement gifts."

Yes, the couple came to the city today to buy some things for Chu Fang's engagement.

"What a coincidence, my son is also engaged."

The two hit it off immediately, considering each other kindred spirits, and chatted endlessly the whole way.

Not long after, the three arrived at Wanda Plaza and went inside together.

Upon arriving at the gold shop, Chu's mother said, "Hello, I'd like to buy some gold."

"Auntie, what kind of gold would you like to buy?" the waiter asked with a smile.

“Hmm… …” Chu’s mother thought for a moment, then gestured and said, “Such big gold earrings, such big gold bracelets, such big gold necklaces, such big gold rings, such big gold pendants.”

Waitress: "Auntie, you're not joking, are you?"

No, I'm serious.

Before long, all the sales staff in the mall's jewelry store knew that a big customer had come today, spending a whopping six figures on wedding hardware.

This isn't surprising, but what is surprising is that the big client bought a jade bracelet worth millions without even blinking.

"Hey, this is really pretty." Chu's mother swung her wrist, looking at the jade bracelet.

“We’re buying hardware; we don’t need a jade bracelet,” Mr. Chu said.

“It’s useful and worth it,” said Chu’s mother. “In TV dramas, elders always leave heirlooms to their descendants, such as jade bracelets and rings, which are passed down from generation to generation.”

“If neither my family nor yours has one, then the sense of inheritance is greatly diminished. I want to buy a beautiful jade bracelet and start the tradition from my generation, passing it down from one generation to the next. I will be the first person to inherit the jade bracelet, and all my descendants will remember me.”

Chu's mother straightened her chest slightly: "Hehe, my reputation will spread to the future, for hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands of years."

Chu's father was persuaded by Chu's mother.

This reason is very convincing.

The middle-aged woman next to her was astonished: "What kind of friends have I made? They can buy a bracelet worth millions."

"Hey? Sister, you're buying hardware too? Have you seen anything you like?" Chu's mother asked.

The middle-aged woman thought about her own budget, which was only tens of thousands of yuan. Compared to that, she felt rather poor, and her face flushed: "No, I don't have any."

“Then I’ll keep watching with you until you’re satisfied,” Chu’s mother said, patting her chest.

Just now, this middle-aged woman accompanied her to look at hardware and bracelets, and Chu's mother felt that she should also accompany this friend to buy things.

"Ah?" The middle-aged woman smiled bitterly, "I've lost face today."

Left with no other choice, the middle-aged woman selected a few decent-looking hardware items, spending tens of thousands of yuan, and then went to the counter to pay.

Just as she was about to take out her bank card, Chu's mother stopped her and said to the saleswoman, "Young lady, look how many things we've bought from you, including a bracelet. Don't you offer any discounts or special rates?"

Of course, there was a deal. After much back and forth, the waiter finally consulted the store manager and got the best price for their hardware.

The middle-aged woman silently did some calculations in her mind.

After discounts and special offers, the price of the hardware she bought was even lower than the current price of gold, not to mention design fees, labor costs, and so on.

As she walked out of Wanda Plaza, the middle-aged woman took out 10,000 yuan in cash: "Young lady, because of you, the store was able to give me those discounts. Consider this money as a thank you fee."

"No need, no need," Chu's mother waved her hand in refusal. "We are friends, and friends shouldn't have financial dealings."

“Even if I hadn’t run into you today, I was still going to buy that bracelet. With you here, it’s even better. I can buy what I want at a cheaper price. It’s a win-win situation for both of us.”

"A fool wouldn't take advantage of a good deal." Chu's mother's teeth gleamed.

Middle-aged woman: "How could I possibly accept that?"

"It's alright, I'll treat you to a meal when I visit Dazhaigou sometime."

"no problem."

The two sides chatted for a while before parting ways. The middle-aged woman watched Chu's mother and father's figures disappear, and only then did the shame in her heart vanish.

Fortunately, she met Chu Ma, which allowed her to buy hardware at a cheap price.

If only I could meet more people like Chu's mother.

Thinking of this, the middle-aged woman smiled.

"Humans are so greedy."

... ...

On the way home, Chu's mother fiddled with the jade bracelet: "Hey, it's so beautiful. I don't want to give this bracelet to that bad woman."

"Then don't give it to me, you can keep it," said Chu's father.

Mother Chu thought for a moment and said, "No, I still want to pass it down so that I can be remembered for generations to come."

"Then let it be passed down."

"But I also want to wear it myself."

"Then you wear it yourself."

"But I also want to be remembered for generations."

"Then pass it on to Zhong Tingyue."

"I don't want it, I bought it."

“... ..."