Chapter 74 Happy New Year

After the song ended, the young man who played and sang produced a bouquet of roses from nowhere and knelt on one knee in front of a girl with long hair and a round face: "Jianing, will you be my girlfriend?"

The crowd burst into applause, and the boy took the microphone and confessed affectionately: "I have liked you since the first time I met you. You are kind and beautiful, and I want to..."

Zhou Qingti felt a little annoyed when he heard this, and the onlookers were all cheering: "Be together, be together."

She looked at the girl, covering her mouth and looking at the boy in front of her. She must have been moved and took the flowers from his hand.

The two hugged each other, and the onlookers continued to cheer: "Give me a kiss, give me a kiss."

From then on, there was one more happy couple.

On the way back, Lu Yanzhi asked her, "They all expressed their love so formally, it seems like my proposal was so casual."

Zhou Qingti turned around in surprise: "Do you think this is more solemn?"

Lu Yanzhi couldn't deny it: "This seems to create a better atmosphere."

Zhou Qingti nodded. There was indeed an atmosphere. “But there will also be awkward moments. What if the girl doesn’t agree?”

It’s not uncommon for people to be rejected when confessing their love in public.

"When a boy confesses his love in public, it means he is confident that the other person will agree."

"Men seem to be quite confident." Zhou Qingti concluded.

Lu Yanzhi asked her, "Don't you like this?"

He was talking about being confessed to in the street.

"Yes, it's like being morally kidnapped. If you don't agree to him, then he will be yours. Even if I like him, I don't want this to happen." She is not someone who has a strong desire to perform.

Lu Yanzhi heard the key message in her words: "Have you been confessed to before?"

Zhou Qingti admitted frankly: "One year in my junior year, on the playground, you graduated by then, right?"

He had already gone abroad to study when she was a junior.

Lu Yanzhi pinched her face as if to punish her: "You remember it so clearly, do you agree?"

Zhou Qingti slapped his hand away: "Of course not, anyway, I feel quite embarrassed."

Lu Yanzhi was glad that he proposed at home.

"Then should the wedding process be simpler?" He didn't want a too complicated process.

Zhou Qingti nodded: "I don't want any performance at all."

"Have you finished writing the wedding speech?" Lu Yanzhi asked her.

She actually forgot that the bride and groom each have one minute to give a speech.

Waving his hand, he said, "That quick one, have you already written it?"

"There's so much I want to say. What if it takes more than a minute?" Lu Yanzhi looked at her with tenderness in his eyes.

"You don't have to tell me on that day. You can tell me at other times so that no one else can hear it." Zhou Qingti smiled.

Lu Yanzhi held her hand and said, "Okay, I'll tell you slowly when we get back."

…

Lu Yanzhi took a bottle of red wine from the wine cabinet and poured the dark red liquid into the crystal decanter.

Zhou Qingti washed some fruits, and they would watch the fireworks in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows later.

The vinyl record player was spinning, playing cheerful and relaxing jazz music. This was bought by Zhou Qingti after he returned to China.

The vinyl was bought by Lu Yanzhi because he thought she only bought Jay Chou's records.

The New Year's Eve fireworks will last for 30 minutes. At this time, the riverside is full of cars and people. Zhou Qingti has posted many Weibo posts to remind people to pay attention to safety after reading local news.

Fortunately, I didn't join in the fun.

As the clock struck midnight, brilliant fireworks bloomed in the sky on time.

Bang bang bang, one after another, huge fireworks exploded from the ground across the river. From their house, it seemed as if they were right in front of them.

"Happy New Year."

"Happy New Year."

Fireworks of various colors bloom in the sky, fleeting, but will soon be replaced by new splendor.

The noisy fireworks, the light jazz and the tender blessings, the three sounds mixed together, gave her an unreal feeling.

They kissed under the witness of fireworks.

Happy New Year, Lu Yanzhi, we have many more New Years to come.

The fireworks that lasted for half an hour ended, leaving behind a dark night and the lingering smell of fireworks in the air.

They were still sitting by the window, and Lu Yanzhi hugged her from behind: "Can we stay like this forever?"

Because of her existence, he felt happiness for the first time, an exceptionally soft happiness, with all his concerns resting on her.

She would sit by and listen to him play the piano and watch him grin.

She liked to appear quietly behind him and then hug his waist very intimately.

She would praise him even for the smallest things, and would lean against him every night before going to bed, sometimes holding his hand, sometimes nestling next to him, and sometimes hugging his waist from behind when she fell asleep.

He used to think he didn't like these intimate contacts, but now it's not the case.

He looked forward to and enjoyed her every move.

He tasted the sweetness of love in some small things.

Zhou Qingti turned around and hugged his waist: "We will always be fine. I have a feeling. Women have a very accurate sixth sense."

After saying that, she tilted her head slightly and kissed Lu Yanzhi's Adam's apple.

Lu Yanzhi hugged her tighter, he had the same intuition.

…

There are still fifteen days until the traditional Chinese New Year and eighteen days until their wedding.

The hotel where the wedding banquet was held belonged to the Lu family. Lu Yanzhi told her, "We're selecting dishes recently. Let's go over there tonight to try them out. Let's invite your parents along."

On the tablet is a beautifully designed menu, with fifteen dishes forming a recipe, and the names are all very meaningful.

Harmony: Eight-course appetizer platter.

A match made in heaven: the three-burnt platter.

A perfect match: freshly braised abalone and sea cucumber.

Just looking at the menu will make you dizzy, so let’s just eat.

The four of them ate for two hours and finally settled on a meal.

Many things at the wedding were handled by Mrs. Lu and Zhou's parents. Zhou Qingti only recently felt that she was going to get married.

Her parents discussed with her where the pre-wedding banquet procedures should be held, whether in the suite they were staying in, the villa in the western suburbs, or the suite on the top floor of the hotel.

Her parents wanted their daughter to marry out of the villa, so Zhou Qingti went along with their wishes, saying, "Just keep the process simple."

Although they were getting married in the western suburbs, the suite they lived in was also decorated.

Old Mrs. Lu called Lu Yanzhi and asked him to go back to the old house, and specifically told him not to bring Zhou Qingti.

The living room of the old house was decorated like a corner of an engagement party. There was a large table covered with a red tasseled tablecloth. Dozens of red gift boxes were densely packed on the table, and there was a red background wall behind it.

There is joy in my family, Lu & Zhou.

There is a gilded vase on the table, with a faintly blooming red crabapple in it.

Old Madam Lu pulled him aside and said, "This is the betrothal gift. Grandma has prepared the three letters and six gifts, the four betrothal gifts and five golds, and the oil, sesame and tea gift for you. You should also prepare a few things."

"Thank you for your hard work, Grandma." Lu Yanzhi was a little embarrassed: "Give me jewelry?"

Mrs. Lu glanced at him and said, "It's up to you. Do you want to take these to where you live or put them in the villa?"