Chapter 204 The Ring

Nian Nian looked at Su Xiangbei's outstretched arms, wriggled her chubby body, and gestured for Gu's mother to put her down.

Seeing this, Gu's mother smiled, squatted down, put the little thing on the ground, and slowly let go of it.

Niannian can already walk, but she's not very steady on her feet.

As indicated, after releasing him, Gu's mother carefully placed her hand behind him to protect him from falling.

Nian Nian smiled and reached out to Su Xiangbei, walking step by step to him before throwing herself into his arms.

Su Xiangbei hugged Nian Nian's chubby little body, his eyes full of tenderness and love.

“Niannian, I am your uncle. Come on, call me uncle.”

Su Xiangbei gently taught Nian Nian how to greet people.

"Thud...thud..."

Every year, she would open her mouth and smile, revealing two large front teeth, and drool would drip directly onto Su Xiangbei's hand.

Su Xiangbei, who has always been a germaphobe, simply picked up the handkerchief that was draped over Niannian's shoulder and gently wiped away his drool.

"The little guy is teething."

Su Xiangwan smiled and nodded: "Yes! I've been drooling a lot lately."

"It's okay, we've had him every year. Even if he's drooling, he's still a handsome young man."

As he spoke, Su Xiangbei prepared to pick Niannian up.

"Second brother, you still have injuries!" Seeing this, Su Xiangwan tried to stop him.

"It's okay, I'm all better now, it won't stop me from holding Niannian."

As a doting brother, Su Xiangbei wished he could sprout wings and fly back to see his sister's child as soon as Su Xiangwan gave birth.

I'm always overjoyed to hear even a little bit of sound from Nian Nian on the phone.

Now that I can finally hold Niannian in my arms, I don't care about anything else.

Fortunately, his wounds had healed, so holding such a small child like Niannian didn't affect him much.

“Niannian, come here, call me uncle again.”

Su Xiangbei looked at Niannian and was overjoyed, feeling as if his heart was melting.

"Thud...thud..."

He continued to call out every year, his pronunciation unclear.

Her gaze darted around before settling on Gu Yanfei, who was carrying a plate of sliced ​​fruit. Her eyes lit up immediately: "Dudu."

"Hey, sweet Niannian, do you want to eat an apple?"

Seeing that Niannian was reaching for the fruit plate in her hands with both hands, drooling, Gu Yanfei immediately took out a slice of apple that she had specially cut for Niannian and teased him by asking a question.

Upon hearing her question, Nian Nian nodded very seriously: "Eat..."

Gu Yanfei held up an apple stick and waved it in front of Niannian, laughing as she continued to tease him: "If you want to eat an apple, just call your auntie."

“Dudu…” Niannian called out earnestly.

"Good boy." Gu Yanfei nodded in satisfaction, handed the apple strip to Niannian, helped him hold it steady, and then put it in his mouth, slowly grinding it with his two tiny teeth before letting go.

Su Xiangbei held Niannian in his arms, watching Gu Yanfei coax and play with the child, his eyes full of smiles.

Gu Yanfei met his smiling eyes, her pretty face flushed, and she handed him the fruit plate with some embarrassment, asking, "Second Brother, would you like some fruit?"

Su Xiangbei suddenly felt like teasing Gu Yanfei and asked, "I didn't call you auntie, can I still eat?"

"Second Brother..." Gu Yanfei's face immediately turned as red as if it were about to bleed, and she subconsciously looked around.

However, she discovered that her family had already left as soon as she brought out the fruit.

So now, in the living room, it's just the two of them with Nian Nian, a little one who doesn't understand anything.

Seeing this, Gu Yanfei snorted and said, "Fine, then go ahead and yell!"

She simply couldn't believe that Su Xiangbei would actually say it.

Unexpectedly, after pretending to think for a moment, Su Xiangbei said to Niannian in his arms, "Niannian, from now on, don't call me aunt, call me maternal aunt."

Nian Nian, meanwhile, was happily munching on the apple slices in her hand, her large, clear eyes looking at Su Xiangbei with a puzzled expression.

It was as if she was asking why her aunt had become her maternal aunt.

"On what grounds?"

Upon hearing Su Xiangbei's words, Gu Yanfei immediately objected: "Why should you call me 'Auntie' instead of 'Uncle'?"

Su Xiangbei nodded with a smile: "Yes, you're right. Then you should call me uncle! So, little sister, does that mean you've agreed to marry me?"

Gu Yanfei then realized that she had obviously fallen into Su Xiangbei's trap.

Why is this guy's marriage proposal so different from everyone else's?

Seemingly guessing Gu Yanfei's thoughts, Su Xiangbei said with some annoyance, "Little sister, actually, I had prepared a ring, but..."

He paused, then didn't continue.

Because if he continued talking, he would undoubtedly be telling Gu Yanfei about how he had been prepared to die in that critical moment.

This would only cause Gu Yanfei heartache and pain, and would have no other purpose.

Are you referring to this ring?

Gu Yanfei took out the crimson diamond ring from her pocket and said softly, "Shao Zijie already told me everything back then."

Su Xiangbei immediately touched his nose guiltily: "Little sister, at that time, I also thought that I really couldn't stand in front of you anymore, so..."

"I see."

As she spoke, Gu Yanfei presented the ring to him and sat down beside him.

He said, "Now that you're right in front of me, aren't you going to help me put it on yourself?"

Upon hearing this, Su Xiangbei quickly took the velvet box, took out the diamond ring, and carefully put it on her finger.

Gu Yanfei looked at the sparkling diamond ring on her finger and couldn't help but smile.

"Do you like it?" Su Xiangbei asked.

"I like it." Gu Yanfei nodded generously in response, without the slightest bit of shyness or embarrassment.

In any case, their marriage had already been formally approved by both sets of elders.

There's nothing to be embarrassed about when it's a gift from your fiancé.

"The moment I saw this ring, I knew it was meant to be yours, so I took a picture of it without any hesitation."

Su Xiangbei smiled and gently patted Gu Yanfei's head, speaking in a tender voice.

"Take a picture?"

Gu Yanfei keenly caught the key words in his words.

Take a picture, don't buy it.

"Yes, I bought this ring at an auction in the United States."

Gu Yanfei's eyes widened immediately, and she asked, "How much did it cost?"

"Fifty thousand yuan," Su Xiangbei answered honestly.

"Fifty...fifty thousand?" Gu Yanfei stared wide-eyed in disbelief, then seemed to remember something, "You...you don't tell me, this fifty thousand is..."

“Yes, US dollars…” Su Xiangbei gave the answer directly.