Shu Qingqing had always felt that Shang Duojin wasn't particularly imposing in front of her because of his height.
But hearing what he said now, I suddenly felt that Shang Duojin's temperament had changed in that instant.
It's like growing from a child into an adult all at once.
"Let's go. We can sort out the rest on the aircraft. We still need to sort out the gift for Sister Qiao's brother tomorrow. We can do it all on the aircraft."
There was indeed a lot of stuff, so Shu Qingqing didn't linger any longer and followed Shang Duojin onto the flying vehicle.
To make the performance more convincing, they're wearing matching outfits today.
After Shu Qingqing finished counting the gifts she wanted to give, she breathed a sigh of relief and then asked him, "When we go downstairs, do we need to hold hands or link arms? If we don't act like we're very familiar with each other, it will definitely give us away."
Shang Duojin had forgotten about it. After thinking for a moment, he said to Shu Qingqing, "Let's hold hands."
"After all, I told my sisters that we are in a relationship that can get engaged, and holding hands is much more intimate than linking arms."
Neither of them had ever actually held hands before.
So after extending my hand, I got stuck on how to hold it.
"Should we just hold hands or interlock our fingers?" Shu Qingqing's current relationship with Shang Duojin is like that of strangers who don't know each other very well.
I twisted and turned my hands, not knowing how to put them together.
Shang Duojin wasn't sure either. He thought about how Qiao Mei and Ao Cang had held hands before, brought his big hand close to Shu Qingqing's, then inserted his fingertips through hers, and then interlocked his fingers with hers, completing the ten-finger interlocking.
"That should be it. I saw Sister Qiao and the others holding hands like that before. And not only do you have to hold hands, you also need to stay close to me, preferably standing right next to me."
The young man's hand was a third larger than Shu Qingqing's. Now that her small hand was wrapped in his, she felt strange, and a tingling sensation rose in her heart.
The air conditioning wasn't on in the aircraft, and the weather was quite hot today.
After holding hands for a while, the two of them felt a sticky sweat on their palms.
Shang Duojin is a bit of a germaphobe and can't stand it.
I wanted to pull my hand back.
But when he looked up, he saw Shu Qingqing looking dazed. He asked her, puzzled, "What's wrong, you silly woman? Did I hold you too tightly?"
Shu Qingqing shook her head, then brought his left hand close to her face with her right hand, her expression complicated.
"It's not that it's too tight, it just feels a bit strange. I never thought that the first time I would actually hold your hand in a proper way would be with you."
Shang Duojin didn't know anything about Shu Qingqing's past, but judging from her previous appearance and profession, he felt that she wasn't the type of person who lacked boyfriends.
He frowned and stared at her for a while, then suddenly seemed to have guessed something and asked her uncertainly, "Don't tell me you've never dated another man before, have you?"
This shouldn't be happening.
Although he kept calling Shu Qingqing a bad woman, she was indeed quite beautiful.
Plus, she has decent taste in clothes, so finding a boyfriend would be a piece of cake for her.
Shu Qingqing rolled her eyes at him, speechless. "You're talking like you've dated other women. Big brother, don't talk about second brother, we're both the same. What kind of tone is that? It's like I'm unwanted. I'm just a bit picky."
"So, you really haven't talked about it?"
For some reason, Shang Duojin wanted to confirm it again. After receiving another eye roll from Shu Qingqing, he couldn't help but smile, making Shu Qingqing think he had some serious illness.
......
The living room on the first floor of the merchant's villa.
Shang Duojin's four older sisters and parents were already waiting.
They were discussing when Shang Duojin and the others would arrive.
“The Wan family’s actions were indeed dishonorable, but breaking off the engagement is not an easy thing. Unless Xiao Jin really can’t live without Shu Qingqing, let’s see. We can use the fact that the Wan family deceived us as leverage to make them give up their engagement with our family.”
After sighing, Mrs. Shang looked back at Shu Qingqing's photo.
He sighed again upon seeing her chestnut hair, a symbol of the citizens of Orchid Star.
"Also, this little girl named Shu Qingqing, her bloodline isn't very good for her to come into our family. If she's not a good person, you four should see how to talk to your brother about it."
No sooner had Mrs. Shang finished speaking than the butler outside announced that Shang Duojin had returned.
"They seem to be very affectionate with the future young mistress. Not only are they holding hands, but they are also very close to each other."
It started raining this afternoon, and it's still drizzling outside.
Shu Qingqing was wearing a rather long dress, which required her to hold it up with both hands to prevent the hem from getting dirty.
So after the two of them got off the aircraft hand in hand and walked along a clean grassy path, Shu Qingqing separated from Shang Duojin and walked into the wet ground with her hands supporting her skirt.
But this meant she couldn't use an umbrella.
Shang Duojin wasn't tall, but he was still half a head taller than Shu Qingqing.
After thinking for a moment, he took out an umbrella and followed closely behind, holding the umbrella over Shu Qingqing.
Shang Duojin's fourth sister is the youngest in age to him, only three years apart.
So I was very interested in his love life, and when I noticed it was raining heavily, I immediately opened an umbrella and went out.
Then, she saw her brother, who was always a germaphobe, ignoring the dirty rain hitting him, but instead holding an umbrella for the girl in the light purple evening dress next to him, his eyes only on her.
"Tsk, it seems Xiao Jin has really grown up." Shang Duojin's third sister turned on her smart bracelet and took photos and recorded videos of the two of them, broadcasting them live to the Shang family group.
When Mrs. Shang saw her son, who had always only cared about himself, become so gentlemanly in the video, she was a little stunned.
After that, she went to see Shu Qingqing, whom she had only seen in photos.
Only at this moment did she begin to re-examine herself.
After all, it's not enough to win her son's heart; the most important thing is that she has the ability to make her son change, and change in a positive direction.
Shu Qingqing was well protected by Shang Duojin's umbrella, and after going up the steps, only a single strand of her hair got wet.
But when she turned to look at Shang Duojin, she realized that almost half of his shoulder was wet.
"Shang Duojin, why don't you take more money? What if you catch a cold?"
Shu Qingqing put down the skirt she was holding, frowned, took out a quick-drying towel from her smartwatch, and covered his hair and shoulders.
The quick-drying towel dried very quickly; Shu Qingqing only needed to wipe him for less than five minutes before she felt that his body was almost dry.
This hairstyle I got before is ruined now.
"No, let me fix it for you again before we go in. It's not presentable for me to be alone. Come closer, I'll help you..."
"Qingqing, Xiaojin, why didn't you say you were coming? You made us wait inside."
The merchant's mother's voice interrupted Shu Qingqing, startling her.
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