Chapter 68 (End) Regardless of wealth or poverty...
After leaving Shi An, Shi An would send Zhou Shilin videos of the puppy every few days—the one that Chen Ci had chosen.
Every time I watch these videos, I feel like the puppy seems to have grown a little bigger than before.
Once the puppy was able to walk and eat on its own, Shi An finally told them they could go and take the puppy away.
“He has already dewormed the puppy and vaccinated it, so we can take it home directly.” During dinner that evening, Zhou Shilin and Shen Ci planned to bring the puppy home. “However, the puppy has just arrived in a new environment and needs to adapt, so it’s not suitable for us to keep moving around.”
As Chen Ci listened to him, she nodded and said, "Indeed, let's stay here permanently. Anyway, I'll finish my driving lessons soon and won't need to go to the driving school anymore."
Chen Ci learned to drive very quickly, passing both the theory and practical driving tests on his first try. He can take the practical driving test this weekend.
It must be said that she does have some talent.
“Okay.” Zhou Shilin also liked living here the most, not only because it was closest to their workplaces, but also because it was the most comfortable place to live overall. “However, when this place was renovated, it was all decorated according to my style. If we continue to live here, we can’t change the decoration.”
Chen Ci didn't seem to care about the matter: "It doesn't necessarily have to be changed. President Zhou's aesthetic sense is quite good and sophisticated."
Zhou Shilin raised an eyebrow and looked at her, asking, "Don't you think that's too much of a straight man's approach?"
"It's alright. Besides, I've lived here for so long that there are already many traces of myself here."
These words stunned Zhou Shilin. Shen Ci was right. As time went by, not only did this house bear her mark, but he also bore more and more of her marks on him.
"If you want to change any furniture, you can tell me and I'll have someone customize it." The hard furnishings are hard to change, but changing the soft furnishings is still possible.
Chen Ci really thought about it seriously: "I'm fine, but before we bring the puppy over, we need to prepare a pet room, right?"
The puppy lived the life of a rich young master in Shi An's house, and now that it's here with them, they can't let the child suffer any injustice.
Zhou Shilin said, "I had already asked Shi An for the designer's contact information, and she helped us redesign the pet room."
He paused here, looked at Chen Ci, and added, "And a nursery."
Chen Ci: "..."
This design teacher has quite a wide range of expertise.
The apartment they lived in was spacious enough, with extra rooms, so converting it into a pet room and a nursery would be relatively easy. Chen Ci picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks and said to Zhou Shilin, "Then let's bring the puppy over once the two rooms are set up."
"good."
Zhou Shilin hired this designer because Chen Ci really liked the pet room she designed for Shi An. Knowing that she could also design a nursery was a pleasant surprise.
But thinking about it carefully, there probably isn't any designer who only designs pet rooms.
Zhou Shilin received the design drawings that very evening. He sat on the bed with Shen Ci, holding his tablet, looking at the renderings sent by the designer: "What do you think?"
Chen Ci liked the renderings at first sight. It was clear that the designer was the same teacher who designed Shi An, as the style was indeed very similar: "I like it a lot, but I wonder if the style will clash with your overall decoration?"
"It's alright, and it's originally a nursery and pet room, so it's fine if it's a little cute."
"Okay, since you have no objections, I have even less objection."
After replying to the designer's message, Zhou Shilin put the tablet aside: "The room is all set, and the dog will be here soon. The only problem now is that we're still missing a child."
"..." Chen Ci was silent for a moment, then looked at him and smiled, "Then do you think I can be the child, Dad?"
Zhou Shilin: "..."
He admitted that what he said earlier had some implied meaning, but Shen Ci's response... made it hard for him not to react.
"Since you like calling me that, then let's call you that tonight." He squinted his eyes, and after saying that, he lowered his head and kissed Chen Ci's lips.
The lesson Shen Ci learned that night was that she would never provoke Zhou Shilin like that again.
After several days of intensive preparation, the pet room was completed first. The nursery will take a little longer to finish because some furniture needs to be custom-made.
But that's alright, since there aren't any babies waiting to move in anytime soon.
On a sunny Saturday, Chen Ci and Zhou Shilin went to Shi An's house again and took the puppy they had chosen home.
Having just left its siblings and parents, the puppy was a little stressed when it arrived at its new home, hiding in a corner and refusing to come out. When Chen Ci went to feed it, she was worried that it would refuse to eat.
"Songsong?" she tried calling the puppy's name. Songsong was the name she gave the puppy because she felt that the puppy could eat and sleep at the same time, which was very relaxing.
Zhou Shilin asked her why she wasn't called Chichi, and Chen Ci said it sounded too similar to Cici, and she would be in trouble if she encountered someone who couldn't distinguish between retroflex and alveolar consonants.
Ever since she named the puppy Songsong, Shi An had been calling it Songsong so the dog would learn it was her name as soon as possible. It must be said, Shi An was indeed very prescient; now that Chen Ci was calling Songsong, Songsong was indeed responding.
It poked its head out from the corner.
When Chenci saw it pop its head out, it happily said to it, "Songsong, dinner's ready!"
Songsong seemed to understand her words, sniffing the air and catching a familiar scent. Songsong's diet was arranged according to what she had done at Shi'an's place, and even her food bowl was taken directly from Shi'an.
This is to prevent Songsong from refusing to eat when she first arrives at her new home.
These preparations worked out, and Songsong tentatively emerged from the corner, walked to his dog bowl, sniffed it a few times, and began to eat.
Chen Ci watched it eat and found it particularly adorable, so she reached out and tentatively petted it. Songsong didn't seem to mind her touch and continued eating with its head down.
After it finished eating, it retreated back into the corner.
After feeding the dog, Chen Ci ran out to find Zhou Shilin, who was cooking in the kitchen: "Reporting to President Zhou, Songsong ate all her food very well! She did a great job!"
"Okay, next we need to prevent it from pooping everywhere."
"..." Do you really have to say this while cooking?
Shi An had trained Songsong to use the toilet at a specific spot, and Chen Ci did as he taught her. Although Songsong hid in a corner, it was still within their planned area.
"It should be fine; our pet room is perfectly furnished."
Zhou Shilin: "..."
Does it mean perfectly watertight in a physical sense?
"How about I sneak a peek?" Chen Ci said, then immediately dismissed the idea. "What if it gets constipated if I'm watching it?"
"...Why don't you go wash your hands and rest for a while? We'll be eating soon."
"Okay." Compared to supervising the dog's poop, Mr. Zhou's suggestion was clearly more appealing.
Chen Ci washed her hands and sat down at the dining table. Zhou Shilin had prepared a lot of dishes for dinner, all of which were Chen Ci's favorites. Chen Ci looked at the table full of food and raised an eyebrow: "Is tonight going to be so grand? Even if it's to celebrate Songsong coming to our house, is it really necessary to make all my favorite dishes?"
"Is this considered a grand occasion?" Zhou Shilin asked Chen Ci to wait for him at her seat, then returned to his bedroom. When he came out again, he was carrying a beautifully wrapped gift box.
Chen Ci looked at the box in his hand with some surprise: "Wait, when did you hide something like this at home?"
Zhou Shilin didn't answer her. He walked over, placed the gift box on the dining table, and said to Chen Ci, "This is for you. Open it and take a look."
Chen Ci looked at him uncertainly, because Zhou Shilin must have a plan for all these tricks, but the box was very big, so it couldn't possibly contain a ring.
She was a little curious, so she stood up and began to unpack the gift box piece by piece.
Inside was not a ring, a bag, or any jewelry, but a beautifully crafted model figurine, clearly custom-made by Zhou Shilin.
Because it's a model of a motorcycle rear-ending a Rolls-Royce!
"..." Shen Ci stared at the model for a full three seconds before looking up and asking Zhou Shilin with a half-smile, "What does President Zhou mean by this? Are you going to forever nail me to the pillar of shame?"
It's just that I bumped into his car once! Was it really necessary to make such a fuss?! And to make a super expensive-looking model just to mock her!
Zhou Shilin said, "This is not a pillar of shame, but a memento of our meeting."
"..." Actually, there's no need for that. That repayment contract worth 280,000 yuan is enough to commemorate their meeting. :)
"Look at this road sign." Zhou Shilin pointed out a road sign next to the car so she wouldn't miss it. "Do you know what the numbers on it mean?"
Chen Ci glanced at the road sign he mentioned; the numbers on it looked somewhat like coordinates: "...Could it be the coordinates of the place where we crashed?"
Zhou Shilin raised an eyebrow slightly, seemingly somewhat surprised: "You actually saw through my little trick at a glance. You're truly worthy of us."
Chen Ci: "..."
There's something else in the trunk; you can open it and take a look.
Chen Ci was stunned: "The trunk can actually be opened?"
Zhou Shilin nodded: "The motorcycle and the Rolls-Royce are both reproduced to scale."
Chen Ci: "..."
Mr. Zhou, with that kind of money, there are so many things you could do with it! :)
Chen Ci mentally complained, but still curiously opened the trunk.
...So that's where the ring was!
When Chen Ci saw the beautifully packaged box, she paused. Zhou Shilin took out the box, opened it, and inside was a dazzling diamond ring.
"This is my formal proposal." Zhou Shilin presented the diamond ring to Chen Ci. "Ms. Chen Ci, will you marry me?"
During this time, Chen Ci thought of many ways Zhou Shilin would propose. With his wealth as a domineering CEO, she thought of all sorts of cool and exciting ways.
I never expected such a simple and unpretentious proposal.
Her gaze fell on the simulation model, whose value was unknown.
It's not simple either.
Chen Ci coughed lightly, picked up the ring, and threw the question back at Zhou Shilin: "Mr. Zhou Shilin, will you marry me?"
Zhou Shilin chuckled softly, looked at her, and said, "I'm very willing."
Chen Ci extended her left hand and smiled at him, "Now you can help me put the ring on."
Zhou Shilin took the ring from her hand and, with utmost reverence, carefully placed the perfectly sized ring onto Chen Ci's ring finger: "Now, may I kiss my wife?"
Although they were not legally married, Chen Ci took the initiative to climb onto his shoulder and kiss his lips.
From then on, whether they were rich or poor, happy or unhappy, they would walk together.
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Author's Note: I'll start updating the side stories tomorrow!
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