Chapter 68 Leaving Toronto

On the fifth day in Toronto, it was cloudy and rainy. Outside the window were bare dead branches, which made one feel depressed if one looked at them for too long.

It’s not suitable to go out and play, so Zhou Qingti bakes bread at home with Song Zhi.

Lu Yanzhi sat aside and processed company documents.

Song Zhi talked about their wedding: "I have discussed with your Uncle Bronson, he will accompany me back to China to attend your wedding."

"You know what? That's great. You can stay longer. Uncle Bronson will be longing for China."

He said he had been to China once in the 1990s, when China was not yet developed.

Lu Yanzhi looked up at his mother and was also a little surprised. He thought she would definitely not go back. She had not returned to China since her divorce from Lu Zheng.

Originally, Song Zhi had no plans to go back. Apart from her son, she had no other relatives in the country to care about.

Her son has found happiness now, and she feels that missing a ceremony is not a big deal, and she can watch their wedding video.

It was Bronson who advised her: "Don't miss important moments with your loved ones because of irrelevant people."

It wasn't her who made the mistake back then, so why did she have to stay away from them now? Song Zhi figured it out. No one was more important than her son. She had endured for four or five years for her son, so now it should be others who endured her.

Zhou Qingti put the dough into the oven: "When the time comes, come to my shop. We have a full range of molds. You can make a wedding cake for us by yourself."

"Okay, it seems I have to hurry up and learn baking." Song Zhi's eyes flashed with a kind and gentle light.

"You're very talented. Lu Yanzhi must have inherited your talent. He made a really good cake the first time he did it."

"Wait a moment, I'll get something for you." Mother Lu walked quickly into her bedroom and came out soon with a dark blue velvet jewelry box in her hand.

When it was opened, there was a pair of ruby ​​earrings inside. They were made of unheated pigeon blood rubies and dotted with a circle of diamonds, sparkling under the light.

Even if she didn't know much about gems, she knew it was top quality.

Song Zhi handed the box to her and said, "This is my gift to you. I once saw this pair of earrings at an auction. When I bought them, I was thinking of giving them to Yanzhi's wife."

Zhou Qingti was flattered. He glanced at Lu Yanzhi and smiled, "Take it."

"Thank you, Mom." Zhou Qingti picked up the box to admire it. The ruby ​​had a bright red hue, moderate brightness, and high saturation. Most rubies that can be auctioned are top-quality.

"It's so beautiful! If I wear it on my wedding day, I'll have to hire more bodyguards."

Song Zhi covered her mouth and laughed: "Maybe you did. You must have worn more than one piece of jewelry that day."

Zhou Qingti shook his head: "Just wear this. There will be a lot of people at the wedding, and I won't be able to take care of them all if they wear too many."

Song Zhi was very happy that the gift he gave received special treatment, which meant that it had a different meaning.

Song Zhi pulled Zhou Qingti to the mirror to try it on. She looked at her daughter-in-law in the mirror and sighed: "Yanzhi didn't even want to tell me about his marriage. I thought he was still angry with me."

Zhou Qingti was a little surprised: "Why do you think he is angry with you?"

Song Zhi exhaled a breath of turbid air: "It was me who insisted on getting a divorce and going abroad, which is why his family is incomplete."

Zhou Qingti was helpless. It turned out that there was a misunderstanding between mother and son. She looked at Song Zhi in the mirror and said seriously, "Mom, do you know? Lu Yanzhi said that if he could go back in time, the first thing he would do would be to persuade you to divorce quickly and not suffer so much for him."

"He didn't dare to contact you for a while because he felt that it was because of him that you had wronged yourself for so many years."

Song Zhi didn't expect Lu Yanzhi to have such thoughts. She thought that it was her departure that caused the deep mother-son relationship to become estranged.

For a moment, his eyes were wet with tears: "How could this child think that way?"

Zhou Qingti hugged Mother Lu and said, "Mom, please contact us more often in the future. He misses you very much."

Song Zhi burst into tears and sobbed softly, "Okay, I always thought he... lacked communication, which led to this misunderstanding. Thank you, Qingti."

Zhou Qingti patted her back gently: "You have brought him up very well. Grandma often mentioned you to me."

Song Zhi couldn't stop crying. Old Mrs. Lu was also very nice. They had a very good relationship as mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. She didn't despise her because she was an orphan and treated her like her own daughter.

All the good things in her life were destroyed by Lu Zheng, and the hatred that had faded over the years surged up again.

Zhou Qingti let her go, took two tickets and wiped Song Zhi's tears: "Mom, don't be sad, everything is fine now."

Song Zhi wiped her tears and nodded: "Yes, everything is fine. When you go back, give my regards to grandma."

Zhou Qingti waited until Song Zhi stopped crying before leaving. He glanced at the bread being baked and sat down on the chair next to Lu Yanzhi.

"Your mother is so nice. I should chat with her more often in the future."

Lu Yanzhi stopped typing and turned to look at her. He wanted to ask what they talked about in there, but felt it was unnecessary.

Instead, he responded solemnly: "Okay."

"Thank you." She was considerate and gentle, and she could always resolve awkwardness and ease the relationship between him and his family without leaving any trace.

This time when he came to Toronto, he could feel that his mother loved her very much, and he seemed to become a lot younger every time he was with her.

"You'll be leaving the day after tomorrow, so stay at home and spend more time with her tomorrow." Zhou Qingti held his hand and gently pinched his palm.

"Don't you want to go out and play?" Lu Yanzhi held her hand.

"It's raining and there's nothing fun to do. Besides, aren't we still going to London? I'm more looking forward to playing there." Zhou Qingti leaned her head lightly on his shoulder.

"London is more fun than Toronto. Are you interested in art exhibitions? There are so many different kinds of exhibitions in London."

Zhou Qingti responded cheerfully: "Sure, when I was in college I envied those beauties who visited the exhibition."

At that time, she felt that visiting exhibitions was synonymous with being rich, leisurely and literary.

Lu Yanzhi closed the computer and said, "Let's go back to the room."

Zhou Qingti raised her head: "Is the matter settled?" Going back to the room so early would definitely cause trouble for her, because she lived with her mother-in-law, although not on the same floor, but she was worried that the house was not soundproof, so she endured it and didn't dare to make too much noise last time.

But Lu Yanzhi saw how she was enduring and deliberately teased her, which made Zhou Qingti feel unsatisfied.

"The bread isn't baked yet. Wait a minute. You can handle two more documents." Zhou Qingti pulled him to sit down.

Lu Yanzhi saw through her thoughts, but still sat down under her force. It wouldn't take a moment.

After patiently waiting for the ding sound from the oven, Zhou Qingti took the bread out and let it cool.

Lu Yanzhi waited patiently for her to clean up the kitchen before hugging her and returning to the room.

Late at night, he asked Zhou Qingti a rather outrageous question: "When you get to London, do you want to try out a bunny girl costume?"