Chapter 334 What do I find fault with you?
A token of love?
Huo Huai Sui returned the items to him, saying, "Uncertain. There's no affection involved."
“Heartlessness is also a form of affection,” Xie Qinglan said. “Wear it carefully; I specially got it for you.”
Upon hearing this, Huo Huai Sui became quite curious.
Upon opening the box, one finds a beaded bracelet.
Each round, plump, and crystal-clear jade bead not only looks incredibly beautiful, but also seems... quite valuable.
Huo Huai Sui examined the bracelet and asked, "Where did you get it?"
Whether it costs money or not, she'll still beg for one.
Xie Qinglan could guess what she was thinking from her tone, and said with a bit of a laugh, "There's only one of its kind in the world."
He made the bracelet himself and didn't intend to give it to her so soon, but then what happened last night happened.
His grandmother became a Buddhist after getting old, and for the past few years, she has taken her two daughters-in-law and one daughter to a temple in the suburbs to burn incense and pray for blessings every year. Last night, he accompanied his grandmother and her mother to the temple to burn incense late at night, and also asked a master to "bless" this bracelet.
Although he didn't believe in gods or Buddhas, as the saying goes, it's better to believe in something than not. His girlfriend was impulsive and relied more on luck than intelligence to escape danger. So, he went to ask Buddha for help to protect her.
"Huh?" Huo Huai Sui raised the bracelet and looked at the bead in the very center.
That bead was slightly larger than the others, and at the bottom where it was connected to the thin string, there was a small gold base with words engraved on it.
The characters were very small. Huo Huai Sui stared at the window for a long time before he could make out what the four characters were.
May you have peace and safety every year.
May you have peace and safety every year.
Looking at these four words, an indescribable feeling welled up in my heart.
Huo Huai Sui stared at the string of beads in his hand for a moment, then muttered, "Why is it in traditional Chinese characters?"
Xie Qinglan: "The Buddha is so old, I'm afraid he wouldn't recognize simplified Chinese characters."
Huo Huaisui: "..."
So thoughtful, you're really something.
Huo Huai Sui then asked, "Why not engrave it on the beads?"
Xie Qinglan: "I'm afraid you'll think the beads are 'damaged' and worthless."
"..." That's reasonable and well-founded. She herself couldn't refute it, because she really is that kind of person.
"Alright then. Considering it's quite valuable, I'll reluctantly accept it," Huo Huai Sui said, putting the bracelet on his wrist.
Her skin was fair, and the crystal-clear jade beads made her skin appear even fairer.
Huo Huaisui liked it more and more the more he looked at it.
The house is over 200 square meters, and it's very big. Not only the floor, but also the tables, chairs, cabinets and shelves are covered in dust. Cleaning it is no easy task. Not to mention that there are all kinds of boxes and containers that need to be unpacked and put away after cleaning. Even if the two of them work hard, they won't be able to finish today.
In order to clean the house, Huo Huaisui asked Manager An for three days off.
I'll move in the day after tomorrow, and go back to work the day after that.
In fact, for a bustling city like City A, the salary of over seven thousand yuan for this waiter job is not high. For an ordinary person, it is barely enough to support themselves. However, it also has its advantages, namely, that no matter when Huo Huai Sui wants to take a vacation or ask for leave, Manager An will approve it.
Because of this, Huo Huaisui tolerated the low wages and planned to continue working there.
Huo Huaisui went to the storage room and brought out the cleaning tools he had bought in advance. "Let's start with the bedrooms. I'll go to the master bedroom, and you go to the second bedroom."
Xie Qinglan was not satisfied with this arrangement: "Working together makes the job easier. Why not work together?"
Huo Huaisui: "What kind of work can you do if men and women team up?"
Xie Qinglan paused, looking at her with a smile in her eyes, "That makes sense."
"Enough talk. Let's get to work." Huo Huai Sui shoved a floral apron into his arms, unsure if this young master was cut out for manual labor, and asked, "Do I need to be taught?"
Xie Qinglan answered irrelevantly: "The collar."
Huo Huaisui lowered his head.
"Let me help you pull it apart."
As she spoke, Xie Qinglan leaned closer.
After lingering for a while, they finally let go, satisfied.
Huo Huai Sui leaned against the wall, disheveled, filled with remorse.
This scoundrel isn't here to help; he's clearly here to take advantage of us.
Xie Qinglan straightened her clothes and casually answered her question earlier: "No need to teach."
Thanks to Ms. Ji's unwavering commitment to raising her son frugally in her early years, Xie Er Gongzi also worked part-time to earn money while in school, so cleaning was naturally no problem for him.
Huo Huai Sui, unable to bear it any longer, asked him, "How can you have the nerve to look down on me while taking advantage of me at the same time?"
Xie Qinglan looked up. "Who's complaining about you?"
Huo Huaisui: "You!"
She started acting strangely after we touched each other last time, and Xie Qinglan could easily guess what she was angry about.
He asked knowingly, "Tell me, what do I dislike about you?"
Huo Huai Sui stared at him without saying a word.
Xie Qinglan glanced down and said, "It is a bit small."
"..."
Huo Huai Sui opened his eyes wide.
You dare say that?!
Huo Huai Sui was both angry and annoyed, and reached out to grab his neck, "Say that again!"
Xie Qinglan couldn't help but burst out laughing.
The hands around her neck tightened instantly.
Xie Qinglan quickly corrected herself: "Big, big, very big."
Huo Huai Sui bared his teeth and tightened his grip, "You might as well just die!"
Xie Qinglan did not want to die, especially not in this way.
He spoke slowly, "If I die here, this house will be a haunted house."
Huo Huaisui immediately let go.
Whether that scoundrel lives or dies is not important; what matters is that the new house she worked so hard to build cannot become a haunted house.
Xie Qinglan cleared her throat, suppressed a laugh, bent down and hugged her, whispering in her ear, "Any size is fine. I like it."
"..." Who wants you to like it?
Huo Huai Sui pushed him away, carrying a bucket in one hand and a broom in the other, and walked towards the master bedroom without saying a word.
Xie Qinglan watched her figure, the smile in her eyes gradually fading. She took out her constantly vibrating phone from her pocket, glanced at it, and pressed the lock screen button expressionlessly.
Xie Qinglan helped Huo Huaisui clean for two days without pay, but she benefited quite a bit, so it wasn't a loss for her.
The following afternoon, after cleaning up the last bit of trash, Huo Huai Sui was about to leave when Xie Qing Lan stopped her.
"Is there something I want to tell you?"
Huo Huai Sui turned around, "What's wrong? Late-stage cancer, or have you been diagnosed as incapacitated?"
"..." Xie Qinglan was both amused and exasperated. "Can't you think of me in a better light?"
Huo Huaisui truthfully replied, "It's a bit difficult."
When the weather gets hot, even with the air conditioning on indoors, you'll still sweat after a busy day.
She was covered in sweat and saliva, making it impossible for her to think anything good about him; she was lucky she hadn't beaten him to death.
Xie Qinglan looked at her without saying anything.
Huo Huai Sui felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze. "Go ahead and say it. I promise I won't laugh at you."
Xie Qinglan said, "My application for doctoral studies abroad has been approved."
Huo Huaisui understands each character individually, but it's a bit difficult to understand when they're put together.
She nodded, seemingly understanding, "And then?"
Xie Qinglan: "I will go abroad no later than the end of next month. It could take as little as one year, or as long as two or three years."
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