Chapter 74 Pure Gift Giving
Looking at the portrait of the old cadre, Xiao Nanxing bit his finger.
"How about just say Happy Birthday?"
After thinking for a few minutes, she really couldn't think of any special way. Forget it, being able to give him a flower-scattering emoticon was already her best ability.
She never celebrated anyone's birthday seriously, except for her grandfather, for whom she would make a bowl of longevity noodles.
Oh, Li Xiaoxiao and Lin Yang, let’s eat hotpot together?
Xiao Nanxing typed the words "Happy Birthday" and sent a photo of the cufflinks.
My ears are hot.
The other side replied immediately, "That's it?"
Xiao Nanxing raised his eyebrows and typed quickly, "Ah? You still dislike it? Do you want it or not? If not, I'll give it to someone else!!"
He can always easily stir up my emotions, hum (ー`′ー).
Pei Zhengping: "Of course, I'm not allowed to give my things to others. How about this, to avoid you giving it away, you can give it to me in person later?"
Xiao Nanxing's heart skipped a beat and he had some guess.
Pei Zhengping sent the next WeChat message, "In an hour, I will arrive at Chang'an Garden in Beijing. Doctor Xiao, can you think about what kind of birthday gift you should prepare for me?"
Xiao Nanxing jumped up. No, is he serious?!
Ahhh, he is coming to the capital too?
Xiao Nanxing circled the sofa twice and called out to Li Rong in a panic, "Rongrong, go buy some groceries for me!"
This was the first solution she thought of. She had promised to cook a proper meal for him last time but never fulfilled her promise. Why not just do it this time and make him happy?
Huh?
Why did she think that he would be happy as long as he ate the food she cooked?
That's right, if he dared to say he was unhappy, she wouldn't let him in.
Chang'anyuan Community has its own internal living area. Li Rong quickly bought the vegetables she wanted and she helped out.
Chef Xiao Nanxing quickly prepared six home-cooked dishes and a bowl of longevity noodles.
Pei Zhengping showed up on time, holding a cake box in his hand, waiting for the Li siblings to leave.
He went into the kitchen to help her serve the dishes, looking very happy. "Thank you for your hard work, Dr. Xiao."
Xiao Nanxing pretended to be calm, "Aren't you too busy to have time?"
Pei Zhengping found the bowl and chopsticks, "I must make time today. I can't miss Dr. Xiao's kindness."
Xiao Nanxing gritted his teeth, "You already have a plan, don't you?"
Pei Zhengping smiled brightly, "Not really, I just figured you would come to Beijing for a meeting, so I arranged some work in advance and came back to visit my grandparents.
As for it happening on my birthday, it was truly an accident, and someone quietly planned to steal my birthday present."
Xiao Nanxing haha, don’t believe him, she always feels that she has been tricked again.
The food was served and Xiao Nanxing was just bending down to sit down when he noticed that this man was actually holding up his cell phone to take pictures.
"What are you doing? Aren't you hungry?"
Pei Zhengping calmly clicked "Send." "This meal is truly precious. I have to show everyone how good it is. I also want to let them know that I have an appointment tonight and won't be disturbed by anyone."
Xiao Nanxing's heart was filled with alarm. He took out his phone and opened his Moments. The first message was a text and picture from Pei Zhengping.
The photo captured half of her slender, snow-white hand holding the chopsticks, accompanied by six delicious dishes and the bowl of longevity noodles that was the focus of the photo.
She has always added this private account, so it doesn't matter if he posts here.
The text of the picture is: I have an appointment today, happy birthday!
In just half a minute, countless people liked the post, and their mutual friends all left messages.
Nie Dong: Lao Pei, you are not free tonight, I will celebrate your birthday tomorrow.
Xiao Changan: Next time I’ll ask Ruoxing to celebrate my birthday like this too!!
Qian Yunan: Haha, just show off, I don’t envy you at all.
Rong Qing: Doctor Xiao is so kind. Next time I won’t give him a single hair, so that he won’t show off. And Qian Yunan, can you make me a bowl?
Tang Tiantian: Ahhh, you are such abomination to me, I also want to eat the longevity noodles made by my cousin's wife!
Ji Ruoxing: ...I'm increasingly feeling that my cousin is a bad boy! I need to learn from him.
Tang Fei: Bring them home early.
Ding Hu, Li Hua, Li Xia and others just liked the post and didn't say anything.
Xiao Nanxing put down his phone and continued calmly, "I won't eat lumps of noodles anymore."
Pei Zhengping smiled when he looked at her, and the big dimple on his left cheek was revealed. It was obvious that he was really very happy.
He picked up his chopsticks and finished the longevity noodles in two or three bites. "Xiao Nanxing, thank you."
Xiao Nanxing coughed, not meeting his gentle and scorching gaze. She pretended to be nonchalant and pushed the box of cufflinks over to him. "Here, I just picked whatever I wanted. I hope you're satisfied."
Pei Zhengping opened the box with a smile in his eyes, "I like it very much. You chose it very well."
However, silver cufflinks are easy to discolor, so he has to learn how to maintain them. After all, he plans to wear them every day and can't waste Dr. Xiao's kindness.
Xiao Nanxing asked him to eat quickly, but Pei Zhengping couldn't sit still and made sincere comments on every dish he tasted.
Xiao Nanxing even thought that he had become a great chef instead of a doctor.
"Pei Zhengping, the food is cold!"
There was no one else in the room, but she was still so happy just from the praise that her ears were burning with joy.
Secretary Pei praised her personally, and she had to use a lot of effort to avoid having a pouty mouth.
Humph, sweet talk.
After dinner, Pei Zhengping put the cake on the table and said, "Ms. Xiao Nanxing, please put a candle on it for me."
Xiao Nanxing slowly inserted the candles and Pei Zhengping lit them.
He looked at her with a smile, made a quick wish, and blew out the candles in one breath. "Doctor Xiao?"
Xiao Nanxing subconsciously knew what he meant, "Happy birthday!"
Pei Zhengping smiled dimples again and couldn't help but pinch her earlobe, "You're so good."
Oh.
Xiao Nanxing looked at him coldly. If today wasn't his birthday, she would have said something to him.
They took two bites of the cake, and Pei Zhengping asked her to go to the balcony to drink red wine and enjoy the scenery of the capital.
Xiao Nanxing told herself again that the birthday boy was the most important person today, and she was definitely not obeying him for any other reason.
"Here, this is a thank you gift to Dr. Xiao for his hard work in celebrating my birthday."
The two of them were enjoying a glass of wine while overlooking the lights of the capital. He took out a small box, also from Gujinyuan, opened it and handed it to her.
Xiao Nanxing lowered her head. This... is this the phoenix ring that she fell in love with when she went to Gujinyuan in Magic City last time?
She immediately knew what he meant and didn't respond for a moment.
Pei Zhengping didn't seem anxious. "Don't think too much about it. It's just a normal gift. Doctor Xiao, you are not allowed to despise it."
Xiao Nanxing suddenly felt an impulse, but her reason was pulling her back. She followed his words and said, "Is it really just a gift?"
Pei Zhengping's eyes seemed to be filled with stars. "Yes, it's a pure gift. Come, let me put it on you."
Xiao Nanxing snatched the box and said, "I'll wear it myself."
Pei Zhengping curled his lips, feeling a little regretful.
But sooner or later he would put the new ring on her finger himself.
Under his expectant gaze, Xiao Nanxing quickly put on the ring, which was the perfect size for her left ring finger. "Is it okay?"
Pei Zhengping smiled gently, "Very good."
Suddenly, a drone show started in the distant sky, and roses bloomed in the night sky, finally turning into a pair of hands wearing rings on each other.
Xiao Nanxing turned his head and Pei Zhengping opened his hands.
On the ring finger of his right hand was the couple's dragon-patterned ring.
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