"Qiqi... thank you for thinking so much about our family."
Zhou Qiqi shook the pair of jade bracelets on her wrist and smiled:
"No need to thank me. My parents are so good to me, giving me such an expensive and thoughtful New Year's gift. It's only right that I think of them."
She deliberately leaned closer, pouting and saying coquettishly:
"Hey, Mom and Dad both gave me gifts, what about you? My dear Commander Shen, what New Year's gift did you prepare for me?"
A hint of guilt flashed across Shen Huaichuan's face, and he gave a vague reply without giving a direct answer.
Judging from his expression, Zhou Qiqi guessed that he probably wasn't prepared at all.
She didn't press him further, and smilingly took his arm, saying:
"Alright, alright, I won't make things difficult for you! Come on, let's go help in the kitchen. We can't let Mom and Dad keep working. The New Year's Eve dinner tastes better when the whole family cooks together!"
The whole family worked together in a lively atmosphere to prepare a large and sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner.
The Hitachi color TV was moved to the corner of the dining room and plugged in.
Everyone sat together, eating and chatting, with laughter filling the air.
Just as we were finishing our meal, the much-anticipated Spring Festival Gala finally began.
When Zhang Xiaoqing took the stage to sing, the whole family's attention was focused on the television.
She was indeed wearing that red splatter-painted collared shirt, and under the light, the texture and unique design of the clothes stood out.
The camera also gave several close-ups and full-body shots, and as she walked, the "柒" brand logo under her collar was faintly visible.
Zhou Qiqi felt a weight lifted from her heart, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up in a smile.
The results were even better than she had expected!
She could almost foresee that the factory's phone lines would be ringing off the hook with orders after the New Year.
She was happy and wanted to celebrate with her family by toasting with water instead of wine.
But when she picked up the thermos on the table and shook it, she found that it was empty.
"Huaichuan, the thermos is empty. Go to the kitchen and refill it."
Zhou Qiqi gave the instructions naturally.
Shen Huaichuan responded and got up to go to the kitchen.
But he waited and waited, and after a long while, he still didn't come back.
Zhou Qiqi was a little confused, wondering why it took so long to fill a bottle with water.
Qin Peilan and Shen Zhenbang exchanged a glance and smiled, "Qiqi, why don't you go take a look?"
Zhou Qiqi got up, laughing as she said, "Zhouzhou went to the toilet and hasn't come back yet. Let's go check if she fell into the pit."
I had just reached the entrance of the main room and was about to head towards the kitchen.
Suddenly, all the lights in the room went out with a "snap"!
Everything went completely dark in an instant.
"Huh? What's going on? Is there a power outage?"
Zhou Qiqi was somewhat surprised.
Just then, a circle of colorful lights suddenly lit up in the courtyard, flashing on and off.
The colorful lights formed a giant heart shape, and Shen Huaichuan stood in the center of that "heart".
Around him, pots of blooming flowers had been placed, emitting a faint, cool fragrance in the winter night.
Shen Huaichuan himself knelt on one knee, holding a large bouquet of red plum blossoms in his hands, his eyes fixed intently on Zhou Qiqi.
His voice, in the darkness, reached Zhou Qiqi's ears, word by word:
"Qiqi... Our marriage was rushed, and we owe you a formal ceremony. Today, I want to make up for it. Will you accept my proposal and officially become my lover? Marry me, and let me give you a wedding."
As he spoke, he raised his other hand, holding an open red velvet box, inside which was a glittering gold ring!
At the same time, not far behind him, several small fireworks soared into the sky, blooming into dazzling flowers in the night sky!
Zhou Qiqi looked closely and saw that it was Deng Cuixiang and Zhu Yingying, two couples, hiding under the courtyard wall and helping to set off sparklers.
Looking at everything before her, Zhou Qiqi's eyes instantly welled up with tears, but she forced them back.
She walked step by step toward the man kneeling amidst the starlight and sea of flowers.
Who says this man doesn't understand romance? Is he a blockhead?
That night, she was just casually chatting with him about the marriage proposal ceremony in her world, just kidding.
Unexpectedly, he silently kept it in his heart.
Then, on this New Year's Eve, he prepared such a thoughtful marriage proposal ceremony for her!
Shen Huaichuan looked at her nervously, his eyes filled with anticipation.
Zhou Qiqi walked up to him, tears finally welling up in her eyes, but a bright smile bloomed on her face as she nodded vigorously:
"I do! Shen Huaichuan, I do!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Xiangyang and Shen Duzhou, who had been hiding behind the door and ready, rushed out, carrying small baskets and grabbing flower petals cut from colored paper, and threw them into the air!
A flurry of petals fell on the two people embracing.
Shen Huaichuan stood up excitedly, hugged Zhou Qiqi tightly in his arms, and spun her around several times!
Zhou Qiqi wrapped her arms around his neck, feeling his strong heartbeat. Looking at the fireworks still blooming in the sky and the smiling faces of her family and friends around her, she felt like the happiest person in the world.
This New Year's gift was infinitely more precious than anything she had ever imagined.
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