Regardless of the likelihood of this happening, Zhu Qianying felt that perhaps she should encourage her mother to find her second spring.
"Then I'll check the almanac with Sister Huai another day and pick a date?"
"Yes, Xiaoyu and I have no objections."
The mother and daughter only stayed in front of the shop for about ten minutes, and didn't get home until a little after ten o'clock.
Chen Jing busied herself putting the food she had just bought at the supermarket into the refrigerator, while Zhu Qianying sent Yan Shao a message to let him know she was safe.
Just seconds after the message was sent, Zhu Qianying's phone rang. The caller was none other than Yan Shao.
Originally, Zhu Qianying chose to send a message because she was afraid of disturbing Yan Shao at work. Now, she hesitated for a while before answering the phone.
"Ying'er, are you home?"
Actually, although Zhu Qianying's message was simple, it clearly stated that she had returned home. Yan Shao's question seemed somewhat like he was just making conversation.
"Hmm, did I disturb you?"
Zhu Qianying felt that his call was completely unnecessary, but she didn't want to say it directly.
"No, I just finished a meeting and was just about to call you to ask when I received your message."
The sound of paper turning over came from the phone.
Zhu Qianying guessed that he must be very busy recently.
Although he only mentioned Yi Wang Real Estate briefly, Zhu Qianying heard some rumors from Xing Bailun and others, and knew that Yi Wang Real Estate was up to no good. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was targeting Yanhuang Group.
"Okay, then you keep going. I'll hang up now. The house hasn't been lived in for a while, so I need to tidy it up." Zhu Qianying didn't want to delay his work, so she said and was about to hang up the phone.
Before she could hang up, Yan Shao said, "I took Zizai to school this morning. He said he wanted to come back to have dinner with you guys tonight. I'll pick him up and take him home. Please tell Mom to prepare dinner for me and Zizai together."
Zhu Qianying then realized that the real purpose of Yan Shao's phone call was not to inquire about her safety, but to make a dinner reservation.
"Also, your hand injury hasn't fully healed yet, so don't do any housework for now. I've asked Qin Xiu to book a part-time cleaner who will come over at 10:30 every day to clean up. She should be arriving soon. Her surname is Lan."
Just as Yan Shao finished speaking on the phone, Zhu Qianying heard the doorbell ring.
"I understand. That person should be here by now. You can go about your business. I'll hang up now."
Zhu Qianying opened the door, and the person standing outside the iron gate was indeed the Aunt Lan that Yan Shao had mentioned.
With a cleaning lady helping with the cleaning, Zhu Qianying had a much easier time. She only had to tidy up her clothes, have lunch, and then take a good nap.
Around 6 p.m., the doorbell rang. Zhu Qianying opened the door, but what came into view was neither Yan Shao's nor her son's face, but a large bouquet of bright red roses.
"Mommy, Daddy and I brought you these flowers together. Do you like them?"
Zhu Qianying's gaze finally shifted from the fiery red roses to her son's face, which was beaming brighter than the flowers.
"Of course I like it, thank you, darling!"
Zhu Qianying squatted down and kissed Zizai's chubby cheek with a smile.
She stood up and met Yan Shao's smiling face.
Seeing Zhu Qian's gaze fall upon him, Yan Shao blinked, then pointed to his own face, "And me!"
Zhu Qianying didn't want to pay attention to him at first, but then she put her finger to her lips and pursed it. Then she stretched out her finger and pressed it against his cheek.
"Alright, come inside to wash your face and eat."
As Zhu Qianying spoke, she took the large bouquet of roses from Yan Shao's arms, said thank you, and turned to go inside.
"Ying'er, get a matching key for Zizai!"
Yan Shao curled his lips, touched the face that had been indirectly kissed, and led his son into the house behind Zhu Qianying.
"Let's talk about it later..."
Zhu Qianying was well aware of Yan Shao's thoughts.
He said that making a key for Zai Zai is the same as making a lock for him, isn't it?
But she hadn't decided whether to trust him or give it another try!
How could I possibly give him that key?
Zhu Qianying placed the flowers on the table, found a vase in the storage cabinet, arranged the flowers, and placed them on the coffee table.
"Zizai said you like roses, is that right?"
Yan Shao, who had just washed his face and walked back to the living room from the terrace, happened to see Zhu Qianying bringing her nose close to the flowers.
"Yes!"
Zhu Qianying thought that Young Master Yan still remembered.
Once, on their wedding day, he had asked her about roses, and her answer was the same as it is now.
It turns out that he no longer remembered; he had only found out her preferences from Zizai.
Zhu Qianying stared at the dew-covered petals, lost in memories, while Yan Shao stood beside her, silently watching her.
After a long pause, Young Master Yan finally spoke slowly.
"Actually, I thought you were lying to me!"
"Huh?" Zhu Qianying didn't understand what he meant by "deceive".
Yan Shao first looked at the beautiful roses in the vase before turning his gaze back to her face.
"Do you remember? On our wedding day, the second-floor corridor was filled with roses. At that time, I asked you if you were very beautiful, and you said you were."
Zhu Qianying stared at him with wide eyes!
"I thought you didn't like roses back then. You said you liked pretty flowers, you liked lively atmospheres, and you liked all the mundane, ordinary, and common things in the world."
"At that time, I just thought you were just being perfunctory!"
"So it turns out that's not the case?"
Yan Shao's eyes were focused and deep, staring intently at Zhu Qianying as if trying to see through her heart.
After hearing his words, Zhu Qianying didn't know whether to nod or shake her head.
So, he really did remember!
"I'm not just saying that to appease you; I genuinely love roses."
It was only at this moment that she realized that she had indeed often been perfunctory with him in many things in the past.
It turned out that he had known all along that she was just giving him the runaround.
She thought he didn't care at all, so he wouldn't even know she was just being perfunctory.
“Basically, I like all beautiful flowers, or rather, I like all beautiful things with strong vitality,” Zhu Qianying said to Yan Shao with an extremely serious expression.
Yan Shao nodded very seriously.
"Okay, I understand."
After saying that, the two looked at each other and smiled simultaneously.
All those past actions, whether perfunctory or deceptive, are in the past and no longer important.
The important thing is that, starting today, they will try to be as open and honest with each other as they were just now.
"Daddy, Mommy, dinner's ready! Grandma made my favorite baked lobster with cheese today, it's so delicious!"
As soon as the little glutton washed his hands, he rushed into the kitchen. Upon learning that his favorite delicious food was ready, he began to clamor for dinner to be served immediately.
Zhu Qianying quickly turned around to help, but Yan Shao grabbed her arm.
"I'll do it, you go and sit down."
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