Chapter 15 Praising You for Being Ugly

Chapter 15

It's raining outside.

Lu Baozhu was reading a comic book in her room. It was so comfortable to be at home on a rainy day.

Xu Xing'an came back a little wet, and Lu Baozhu got him a towel. Xu Xing'an wiped himself off casually for a few moments and said, "I'm going to take a shower."

The rain lasted all morning and showed no sign of stopping. Lu Baozhu even took a nap at noon, and when she woke up, the rain had stopped and the sky had cleared.

Xu Xing'an was in the living room, looking at something with his brows tightly furrowed.

Lu Baozhu quietly walked over and found Xu Xing'an looking at her earrings.

Lu Baozhu: "What's wrong with these earrings?"

Xu Xing'an: "I accidentally bumped into it in the bathroom and got it fixed. See if it still works. If not, we'll go buy a pair of the same ones."

Earrings?

Lu Baozhu remembered that this morning, when she went to the bathroom to wash her face, she accidentally bumped into her earrings that were next to the towel while she was washing her face and looking for her towel. After that, Lu Baozhu picked up the earrings and put them back on top of the towel.

Lu Baozhu deliberately put on a stern face, "I really like this!"

Xu Xing'an: "I'm sorry."

Lu Baozhu: "If we go to buy it, we might not be able to find the exact same one."

Xu Xing'an: "I'll try my best to find the exact same one for you."

Lu Baozhu: "I like this!" After saying that, she sighed, "But you are my fiancé, so I forgive you."

Xu Xing'an: "I'll fix it more carefully."

Seeing Xu Xing'an's serious expression, Lu Baozhu regretted joking with him and gently tugged at his sleeve.

At this moment, Lu Baozhu was worried that Xu Xing'an was angry.

She forgot that Xu Xing'an was inherently unwilling to trust others, and Lu Baozhu didn't feel that Xu Xing'an trusted her much either.

Lu Baozhu: "I'm sorry."

Xu Xing'an paused and looked at Lu Baozhu, who had a pitiful look on her face.

Xu Xing'an: "What's wrong?"

Lu Baozhu: "You go first, don't be angry with me."

Xu Xingan: "Okay."

Lu Baozhu: "I broke this earring myself. You probably bumped into it by accident when you were washing your face and looking for a towel. Also, I really like this earring, but I don't value it as much as I just said."

Xu Xing'an remained silent, while Lu Baozhu pursed her lips tightly.

Xu Xing'an: "I know."

Lu Baozhu: "What do you know? Do you know that I broke this earring?"

Xu Xing'an: "Have you forgotten? We went to buy this together last time. I said it looked nice, and you said it looked ugly."

Lu Baozhu: "......."

I remember now. Last time Xu Xing'an went to buy goods, Lu Baozhu went with him. Lu Baozhu was choosing earrings, and Xu Xing'an pointed to a pair of earrings at her. Lu Baozhu said the earrings were ugly.

When it came time to pay, Lu Baozhu still bought the earrings along with the other items.

Lu Baozhu: "Right now, these earrings are my favorite earrings!"

Lu Baozhu helped Xu Xing'an repair the earrings. When the earrings were repaired, Lu Baozhu put them on in the mirror, and they looked exactly the same as before.

In the evening, Lu Baozhu carefully put away the earrings.

...

With the New Year approaching, Lu Baozhu wanted to buy new clothes.

Early in the morning, Lu Baozhu and Xu Xing'an went shopping together.

Xu Xing'an is a very patient man; at least Lu Baozhu felt that he was very patient in accompanying her.

They went to the supermarket and the farmers' market together, and Xu Xing'an was very patient with them.

Inside the mall, many men, too lazy to shop, found a spot to sit and rest. Some of the more outgoing ones gathered together and started chatting, complaining that their wives would spend the whole day shopping, saying they were too tired and didn't like shopping at all.

"When buying clothes, she asks me if they look good. If I say they do, she says I'm being perfunctory. If I say they don't look good, she says I don't know anything. When she asks me to help her pick one out, she looks down on my taste. After buying one, she thinks it doesn't match the other clothes, so she keeps browsing."

"Working is not as tiring as shopping with a woman."

Lu Baozhu subconsciously looked at Xu Xing'an, who calmly asked, "Do you want to rest?"

Lu Baozhu: "......."

Xu Xing'an was aware of Lu Baozhu's pickiness, and after listening to those people's complaints, Lu Baozhu became more satisfied with Xu Xing'an.

What's tiring about it? It's just that I don't have the patience to go shopping with my wife. When we were just dating, we went shopping together, and I didn't complain about being tired then.

Lu Baozhu: "I have a friend."

Xu Xing'an: "Yes, you have a friend."

When Lu Baozhu started talking about her friends, she remembered Xu Xing'an being betrayed by his best friend. She didn't continue after she finished speaking, but since she had already said it, it would be awkward not to say it now.

Lu Baozhu: "She started dating. When they first started dating, her boyfriend was very patient. She would always invite him to go shopping on weekends. But later, when we made plans to go shopping together on weekends, she stopped inviting him, saying that it was annoying to go shopping with him."

After recounting the story, Lu Baozhu asked in a serious tone, "Do you know why?"

Xu Xing'an: "Because I've lost patience."

Lu Baozhu: "Because I caught up with him."

Xu Xing'an: "Shouldn't you like her more and treat her even better after you've won her over?"

Lu Baozhu smiled and said, "Not everyone is like you."

After a while, Lu Baozhu entered the store to choose clothes, and Xu Xing'an asked, "Were you just praising me?"

Lu Baozhu answered without hesitation, "Yes, it's a compliment."

When it comes to shopping, Lu Baozhu is no different from the women those men talk about.

Clothes must be carefully selected, and after selecting the clothes, you still need to choose the matching. Not to mention the earrings and hair clips to match the clothes, Lu Baozhu even has to match the color of her lipstick.

Xu Xing'an accompanied Lu Baozhu shopping all morning. At noon, he took Lu Baozhu to a tea restaurant on the upper floor of the mall, and in the afternoon, he continued shopping with Lu Baozhu.

Finally, Lu Baozhu finished choosing everything and said, "Alright, you can start choosing your clothes now."

The two of them left the mall, and it was almost dark.

Xu Xing'an smiled.

Lu Baozhu: "What's wrong?"

Xu Xing'an: "You don't seem tired at all."

Xu Xing'an can even joke with her now!

...

Chen Yu carried many gifts, firmly believing that Lu Baozhu was his benefactor, and that these gifts were all bought for Lu Baozhu.

He believed that buying it for Lu Baozhu was much better than buying it for Xu Xing'an.

If he bought it for Lu Baozhu, Xu Xing'an might give him a good look, but if he bought it for Xu Xing'an, Xu Xing'an would definitely think he was doing something unnecessary.

This time, Chen Yu gave Lu Baozhu mostly things that young girls would like to eat, and the gift boxes were also very exquisite.

After a long pause, Xu Xing'an said, "Let's have a meal together."

He said that buying things for Lu Baozhu was much better than buying things for Xu Xing'an!

Xu Xing'an chose a nearby restaurant, one that Lu Baozhu liked.

Chen Yu spoke at length about his admiration for Xu Xing'an, and his determination to follow Xu Xing'an was unwavering.

As Xu Xing'an went to pay the bill, Lu Baozhu asked in a low voice, "Why do you insist on working for Xu Xing'an?"

Chen Yu: "You know, his company had some problems before."

Lu Baozhu nodded. Chen Yu was talking about Xu Xing'an's betrayal, but he didn't want to tell Lu Baozhu, so he just gave a brief overview.

Chen Yu: "The workers, and we all thought we wouldn't get paid, but he took his own money and paid everyone's wages. Knowing that one family's son had just been admitted to university, he even gave them a special red envelope and helped them find a job. I admire him!"

Besides these, there were many other trivial matters, each of which made Chen Yu admire Xu Xing'an's character.

When Xu Xing'an returned, the two who had been whispering immediately sat back down in their seats, no longer huddled together so close to each other as before.

The weather was nice outside, and Lu Baozhu and Xu Xing'an strolled back together.

Xu Xing'an: "What did you just say?"

Lu Baozhu: "He didn't say much, just about you. He said he admires you a lot, and after hearing that, I admire you a lot too."

Don't listen to what Chen Yu said. Just tell me what Lu Baozhu knew in the original text. He was already very capable to have built it up on his own!

...

Early in the morning, Xu Xing'an prepared a red envelope for Lu Baozhu.

After getting up, Lu Baozhu said to Xu Xing'an, "Happy New Year."

Before Xu Xing'an could take out the red envelope, Lu Baozhu handed it to him, saying, "Happy New Year, wishing you prosperity and all the best."

Staring at the red envelope Lu Baozhu gave him, Xu Xing'an said after a long while, "Thank you."

Xu Xing'an also gave Lu Baozhu a red envelope, which was a token of Lu Baozhu's goodwill, while Xu Xing'an's red envelope to Lu Baozhu was quite thick.

Lu Baozhu counted her red envelopes like a little miser, then put them away. It seemed she had made a profit.

They ate lunch at home.

Xu Xing'an was cooking in the kitchen when Lu Baozhu came over. She didn't intend to help, but she couldn't resist coming over because of the smell of the sweet potato balls Xu Xing'an was making.

Lu Baozhu: "When are we going to eat?"

Xu Xing'an: Dinner will be served soon.

Lu Baozhu: "Mmm!"

Lu Baozhu quietly ate one, then quietly ate another, and after taking one, she quietly went to the living room.

Xu Xing'an's sweet potato balls were really delicious. After eating them, Lu Baozhu wiped her hands, but felt they weren't clean enough, so she washed them again.

Xu Xing'an lowered his eyes and smiled softly in the kitchen.

A note from the author:

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