The setting sun suddenly leaped and disappeared behind the mountains.
Because there was a hotel at the top of the mountain, the group didn't go down but planned to stay there overnight.
The farmhouse staff had already prepared a variety of delicious foods and laid them out on the lawn. With a gentle breeze, they enjoyed the barbecue in a leisurely and elegant atmosphere.
Chu Fang lay on the lawn, gazing at the night sky, when a clear voice came from beside him: "Mr. Chu, you just ate and you're already lying down? You're going to gain weight easily, you'll become chubby. Come for a walk with me."
"That's called a prosperous appearance!"
Chu Fang walked slowly with his hands in his pockets and Zhong Tingyue holding his arm.
"Huh?" Chu's mother tilted her head.
Zhong Rou stroked her chin: "What are these two thinking?"
Yang Meina was anxious: "Why hasn't he proposed yet? Is there no proposal involved?"
Chu and Fang were taking a walk, the moonlight shining on them, casting long shadows.
They strolled in silence, the only sounds being the chirping of insects.
Zhong Tingyue broke the silence first: "Mr. Chu, don't you have anything to say to me?"
"Um... no." Chu Fang countered, "What do you think I should say to you?"
"No."
After a short walk, feeling a bit tired, the two sat on the lawn, facing Shanghai, that extremely prosperous metropolis.
Suddenly, the skyscraper directly opposite appeared with dazzling lights, displaying the words: Ling Yunmei, I love you, will you marry me?
And drones hovered in the air, forming a formation that spelled out the words above.
Those words were exceptionally conspicuous, clearly visible within a radius of several kilometers.
Zhong Tingyue raised an eyebrow: "A marriage proposal?"
"Nonsense!" Chu Fang rolled his eyes. "Isn't it beautiful?"
"pretty."
"Is it pretty?"
"nice."
“Then take a closer look,” Chu Fang said. “Don’t be fooled by the fact that it’s just a few simple words; it’s incredibly expensive, costing at least five figures per second.”
"That spendthrift must have spent at least a million tonight, which is a lifetime's income for an ordinary person, gone in an instant."
"We didn't get anything."
Zhong Tingyue replied, "Then you got a wife, didn't you?"
“It’s different.” Chu Fang shook his head. “Whether or not there is such a grand proposal, a wife will still be a wife, and it will not change because of whether the proposal ceremony is grand or humble.”
Zhong Tingyue tilted her swan-like neck: "So... you want to... ..."
Chu Fang patted his pocket, took out a small, exquisite box, and handed it to Zhong Tingyue. The latter opened the box and saw a delicate ring that sparkled in the moonlight.
Zhong Tingyue's lips parted slightly, and she stammered, "You, you, what is this... ..."
Upon hearing this, Chu Fang rolled his eyes: "Zhong Tingyue, can you stop pretending? You clearly knew all along."
Zhong Tingyue's surprised expression vanished instantly, replaced by a sweet smile: "How did you know I knew? When did you guess?"
"If you didn't guess it, it means you're an idiot; if I didn't guess it, it means I'm an idiot!"
Chu Fang pouted and said, "Why did my mom come to Shanghai? I've been leaving early and coming home late these past few days, lying about my job, and you haven't even asked a question; most importantly, one night, your subtle glance betrayed your thoughts, like a boss being naked, you saw right through me..."
We're all old foxes, why are you trying to play these ghost stories with me?
Having been together for so long, they can guess each other's thoughts pretty accurately.
Finally, Chu Fang said indignantly, "Zhong Tingyue, can't you be a little naive?"
Zhong Tingyue laughed and said, "I'm smart, so it's not my fault."
"Yes."
Chu Fang nodded, "I racked my brains to come up with a proposal idea. The one with the message on a skyscraper was the most low-class one. I thought about taking you diving into the sea and proposing from there; I thought about flying you through the sky and jumping down to propose, so you wouldn't reject me..."
"All sorts of ways to propose are wonderful, but... the only prerequisite is that you don't know the proposal is going to happen. That makes it meaningful and surprising. But if you happen to guess the proposal, then all the methods I can think of are useless."
"No surprises, no unexpected events, no romance..."
When Chu Fang guessed that Zhong Tingyue already knew what he had done, he felt like the sky had fallen, which meant that everything he did was so unoriginal.
All those plans I came up with have turned into bubbles...
Chu Fang's various marriage proposal plans were thus put on hold, and he kept thinking about how to break the deadlock.
This trip to the farmhouse wasn't for a marriage proposal; it was simply a chance for family and friends to get together and relax, nothing more.
But seeing the proposal on the tall building across the street, coupled with Zhong Tingyue's bright and charming eyes, Chu Fang immediately broke down and gave her the ring.
He didn't want to live like that anymore.
Zhong Tingyue knew what he was doing, and he knew that Zhong Tingyue knew what he was doing, but he still had to create a sense of anticipation and surprise in what he was doing. That was incredibly difficult, as difficult as climbing to the sky.
After finishing his rant, Chu Fang urged, "Stop dawdling and put it on quickly."
Zhong Tingyue's gaze fell on the ring, which was exquisitely crafted and full of artistic flair. She smiled and said, "But you haven't formally proposed to me yet."
That's enough.
This woman has the whole plan figured out perfectly, but she's still debating whether or not to propose.
Zhong Tingyue shook her head: "Then I won't wear it."
Just then, a loud voice came from behind: "Marry him! Marry him..."
Looking back, I saw that all my relatives and friends were standing behind me, while Chu's mother was standing on a chair, holding a flashlight in one hand and a megaphone in the other, shouting loudly.
Zhong Rou then started the meeting live stream, saying, "Dad, Mom, Uncle Chu, there's a big show live stream today, 188 yuan in a password room, don't miss this opportunity!"
Mr. Chu from Chengdu smiled broadly and transferred 1,000 yuan to Zhong Rou, who shouted, "Thank you, Uncle Chu, for the rocket launcher! Awesome!"
Meanwhile, Gao Ruoyun and Zhong Ping in the Central Plains looked at each other, their lips twitching.
"This is your daughter!"
Zhong Ping: "This is your own flesh and blood, you should bear more responsibility."
"Besides, Xiao Chu invited us to Shanghai to be their witnesses, but you declined. We could only watch the proposal from home."
Chu Fang invited the elders of the Chu family and the Zhong family to come to Shanghai to be witnesses and also to take a trip, but the two elders of the Zhong family were unwilling to come, and Chu's father was too lazy to go out.
Left with no other choice, the Zhong family elders reluctantly paid the 188 yuan entrance fee, watching through the camera as their daughter Zhong Tingyue and her future son-in-law Chu Fang appeared on the lawn.
Chu Fang toured the area, visiting his relatives and friends: Chu's mother, Chu Yi, Zhou Qiong, Rong Shunji, Wen Xiangbing...
Zhong Tingyue's relatives and friends, including Zhong Rou, Gao Ruoyun, Zhong Ping, He Yi, Yang Meina...
Surprisingly, all of their relatives and friends had arrived.
Chu Fang looked at his fiancée and asked, "Ms. Zhong, will you marry me?"
Zhong Tingyue's smile was more beautiful than the bright moon in the night sky. She parted her lips slightly and said, "I refuse."
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