Jiang Xia and Lin Yanwan were strolling hand in hand in the community garden. After hanging up the phone, he couldn't help but sigh, "Those two finally got together."
"It really wasn't easy," Lin Yanwan nodded.
Unlike the two of them, Wang Ming and Shen Ying didn't have a natural "couple buff." Even in their previous lives, they had no connection. In this life, they were brought together by the two of them, and after more than half a year, they finally achieved their happy ending.
Jiang Xia suddenly thought of something: "Baby, does this mean we've successfully rewritten Lao Wang's life trajectory? The timeline won't converge anymore, right?"
"It should be rewritten, shouldn't it?" she said, pursing her lips.
Without that scheming woman's influence, and now that he's truly in love with Shen Ying, Wang Ming should be able to stay together forever. Besides, he's now the storyboard director for Tom and Jerry, enjoying a successful life and career. It's unlikely that the tragedy of his past life would repeat itself; that would be unacceptable.
"I think so too." Jiang Xia let out a soft breath.
Having been reborn, he saved his father-in-law's factory from bankruptcy, rewrote his childhood friend's life, and made his own parents proud of his achievements.
It could be said that all the regrets of his past life had been completely made up for, and thinking about it, he felt more relaxed than ever before.
"Now there's only one thing left to do," Jiang Xia said with a smile, looking at his wife's delicate profile.
Lin Yanwan raised her delicate eyebrows slightly: "Make Qitian Animation number one in the world?"
"It's about marrying you and spending the rest of my life treating you well. As for anything else, it's not that important." Jiang Xia looked at her with tenderness in his eyes.
Having experienced the separation of life and death in his past life, money is enough for him; no matter how prestigious the title of "world's number one" is, it cannot compare to the love of family.
Moreover, this is something he owes her.
“Darling, you don’t owe me anything,” Lin Yanwan said softly. She could guess what Jiang Xia was thinking.
"Can't I be nice to you?" he chuckled. "We have plenty of time in this life. You have to give me at least two kids, and twins would be even better."
"Baby, want to try out an eighteen-year-old's body?"
Lin Yanwan couldn't help but roll her eyes at him: "You good-for-nothing."
Jiang Xia chuckled inwardly. He was just joking around for now. Even if he were to do something, it would have to wait until they returned to the capital, where the couple would live together undisturbed, and they could do whatever they wanted, for as long as they wanted. It didn't necessarily have to be in bed; it could be in the kitchen, bathroom, living room, balcony...
After strolling around the neighborhood for a while, the two held hands and went upstairs to go home. Just then, they saw the Spring Festival Gala on TV ending, with the hosts extending New Year's greetings to the people of the whole country.
"Wanqiu, we'll head back now. Remember to come to our house for dinner tomorrow night." Xia Shanshan stood up to bid farewell to her hosts after seeing her son return.
"No problem." Ji Wanqiu agreed with a smile. She went back to her hometown to pay respects to her ancestors during the day, and then she would have time in the evening.
She then looked at Jiang Xia and teased, "Xiaxia, do you want to stay here and sleep tonight?"
Jiang Xia said helplessly, "Mom, please stop trying to make me happy."
He just wants to sleep with his wife. Even if he stays overnight here, they'll still sleep separately. It makes no difference at all.
Unless they were to share a bed, but that's impossible, first of all, the father-in-law would strongly object.
After all, no matter how much a son-in-law she likes, she doesn't want to hear the sound of her hard-earned cabbage being eaten by a pig.
"Hahaha, just kidding, just kidding."
They escorted the Jiangxia family to the elevator, exchanged a few more polite words, and finally let them pass through the constantly opening and closing elevator doors.
The elevator doors slowly closed.
Jiang Wende made a phone call, and the family stood by the roadside waiting for a taxi. Jiang Xia was thinking that it was time to buy a car for her father, which would make things more convenient for him. After all, an experienced driver like him couldn't be without a car.
A few minutes later, the taxi stopped in front of them. Jiang Wende got into the passenger seat, handed them a cigarette, and exchanged a few polite New Year's greetings. The taxi fare was practically waived.
"Xiaxia, when do you think would be a good time to hold the engagement banquet?" Xia Shanshan asked.
"Mom, are you planning to invite a lot of people?" Jiang Xia asked back.
"No, we'll only invite some friends. Between our two families, it'll probably only be two or three tables. We just need someone to witness it."
Jiang Xia nodded slightly. That would be easy to handle. It would be like inviting a group of people to a casual meal and then announcing the marriage of his son and daughter.
“We have to leave on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. If it’s too late, we definitely won’t be able to wait. Either we hold it before we leave, or Yanwan and I will take some time to come back during the summer vacation, or next year during the Lunar New Year.”
"Won't next year's Chinese New Year be the same as now?" Xia Shanshan rolled her eyes.
"Alright, I'll discuss it with your mother-in-law tomorrow when I have some free time, as soon as possible."
According to her, the earlier the engagement, the better. However, Jiang Xia's engagement on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year was a bit awkward, as many people were still visiting relatives at that time. If it could be postponed by a few days, it would be even better.
If all else fails, the engagement can be moved to the fourth or fifth day of the Lunar New Year. It's just a formality; the couple can simply walk around in front of the elders and get acquainted. In practice, it's not too troublesome.
Back home, Xia Shanshan went to her study to think about who she should invite. She planned to call each of them one by one to invite them to dinner after finalizing the specific time with Ji Wanqiu the next day.
Jiang Xia first took a shower, then sat on the sofa to watch the late-night Tom and Jerry show on TV, which was the currently popular Sichuan dialect version.
Jiang Wende sat next to his son, and was actually quite engrossed in watching the catchy dialect version of the dubbing. He would occasionally ask him a few questions about work, which Jiang Xia answered one by one.
Before we knew it, it was midnight.
Suddenly, the sound of firecrackers crackled outside the window, and countless fireworks shot into the sky, bursting into dazzling displays of light and color.
The whole city seemed to be enveloped in a strong festive atmosphere.
Jiang Xia stood on the balcony watching the fireworks rise and explode, illuminating half the sky with their beauty. He was filled with emotion.
In later generations, all slightly larger cities banned the setting off of fireworks, and he had not seen such a lively scene for a long time.
Unfortunately, he can't put them in his own neighborhood, otherwise he would have put up several red cakes all over the place, which would have been very festive in Chongqing.
The crackling sound of firecrackers outside continued for almost half an hour before gradually subsiding.
He smelled the lingering scent of fireworks in the air and whispered, "Happy New Year."
(End of this chapter)
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