Chapter 101 I'm Destined to Love You Until Death
In the afternoon, they went to a craft workshop next to the university town.
The shopkeeper prepared the ingredients for them and laid them out one by one on the table, explaining them to them.
"You two are planning to have rings made, right?"
Lu Jinyuan: "That's right."
The shopkeeper brought over some samples, saying, "Here are some samples you can refer to."
Jiang Qingying flipped through the selection and finally settled on the Möbius design, then asked the shop assistant, "Can it be engraved?"
The shopkeeper nodded: "Of course, you can choose whether you want it engraved on the outside or inside of the ring."
"Let's go inside." Jiang Qingying answered without much thought. She was usually quite reserved about intimate things, and in her memory, Lu Jinyuan was the same way.
After she finished answering, a dark and ambiguous gaze fell upon her from the side, and she turned her head to meet it.
"What's wrong?"
Lu Jinyuan said with feigned seriousness, "Is it something you can't show to others?"
Jiang Qingying was speechless.
You're using reverse psychology, aren't you!
"Outside!" Jiang Qingying said, her cheeks clenched and her syllables emphasizing each word.
Lu Jinyuan gave a subtle smile and asked, "So, what do you want to carve first?"
“Just capitalize the pinyin of our names,” Jiang Qingying replied.
The shop assistant gave them a piece of paper and said, "Write down the words you want to be engraved first, and then I will design and process them for you. We will then print out the template so you can engrave them yourself."
Lu Jinyuan snatched the paper and pen away from Jiang Qingying before she could, and wrote "LJY∞JQY" on them.
Jiang Qingying frowned slightly when she saw what he had written and asked, "What does that infinity symbol in the middle mean?"
“Boundless love.” Lu Jinyuan thought for a moment, then extended the sentence a little, saying, “My love for you is timeless.”
Jiang Qingying looked at him, remaining silent for a long time. She was somewhat moved, but...
Seeing her hesitant expression, Lu Jinyuan smiled and asked, "What's wrong?"
"How cheesy!" Jiang Qingying hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "Can I take it back?"
Lu Jinyuan's lips twitched. "Go back on your word?"
"I still want the words engraved on the ring."
"...No, then carve it on the outside."
"......."
After a brief discussion, we prepared to DIY the ring.
First, measure their hand circumference. Although they don't plan to wear the ring on their hands, they still used the ring finger where they wear their wedding ring to measure.
The second step is to engrave the designed words on the ring, which involves hammering it for a long time with a small hammer. Then, the wire needs to be shaped into a circle, which requires another round of hammering.
Jiang Qingying's ears were practically ringing from the constant clinking sounds. She had no choice but to talk to Lu Jinyuan to distract herself, "How about we make a bracelet for Qingqing together later?"
Lu Jinyuan glanced at her. The ring on his hand was almost finished, so he took the one from Jiang Qingying's hand and worked on it. "Aren't you tired?"
"You hit me, I'll supervise." Jiang Qingying said this without a trace of apology.
Lu Jinyuan looked at her, raised an eyebrow, and said nothing.
Jiang Qingying pointed to the ring she had snatched from his hand, which she hadn't finished making yet, and said matter-of-factly, "You're strong."
Lu Jinyuan glanced at her disdainfully, "You really will stop at nothing."
Jiang Qingying gave a soft hum, then got up and ran to the other side to choose a style. "I'll go choose a bracelet style first, you take your time."
Lu Jinyuan was left in his place to forge the ring. When he got serious, his face was expressionless. To outsiders, he looked like a henpecked husband who had been abandoned by his wife and was constantly doing hard labor.
The shopkeeper glanced at Lu Jinyuan, then looked at Jiang Qingying, and asked worriedly, "Are you really okay leaving him like this?"
Jiang Qingying chuckled to herself, then turned to look at the serious-looking man and said in a relaxed tone, "It's okay, he just always has that poker face, don't worry about him."
"Alright." The shopkeeper smiled helplessly. "These are the styles of bracelets. Take a look and see which one you like."
Jiang Qingying finally chose the simplest plain round ring. "I'd like to have some patterns engraved inside."
Shop owner: "Sure."
She then asked, "Could we add a small silver medal?"
Shop owner: "Yes, that's possible. We usually have the character '福' (fortune/blessing). If you want a special character, you'll have to wait a while."
"Hmm..." Jiang Qingying thought for a moment, "Just the character 'Qing'. I'll leave you an address. When it's done, please send it to me."
Shop owner: "Okay, no trouble at all."
Jiang Qingying had a background in painting. She spent a long time drawing and revising on the draft paper before giving it to the shop to be processed into a template.
Lu Jinyuan had just finished making the two rings and handed them over to the polisher and the rest of the workers when Jiang Qingying brought over the template for the bracelet.
"Come on, keep it up!"
Lu Jinyuan took it, glanced at the pattern on the template, and raised an eyebrow in surprise, "Your drawing skills are quite good."
"Of course!" Jiang Qingying said proudly. "Did you figure out what it was?"
"choose your love and then love your choice."
This passage was artistically rendered, featuring roses and leaves connecting letters. Lu Jinyuan spent some time deciphering it and then translated it: "Choose your love, and then love your choice."
"Hmm." Jiang Qingying's beautiful eyes revealed affection.
It's like a mother's life advice to her child, and it's also like their love. When they were unsure of each other's love, they both tacitly chose each other; one tried every means, and the other willingly entered the game.
By the time Lu Jinyuan finished making the bracelet, they had already spent the entire afternoon wearing it in the workshop.
The rings were finished, and the shopkeeper handed them over, asking, "Are you two satisfied? Is there anything that needs to be altered?"
Lu Jinyuan and Jiang Qingying took a look and both thought it was very good, with no complaints.
Lu Jinyuan: "Do you have a chain? We're planning to string them together and wear them as a necklace."
Shopkeeper: "Yes, just a moment, I'll find it for you right away."
Jiang Qingying was still admiring the ring in her hand, and sighed, "Indeed, things made by your own hands have a different meaning."
"Hmm, do you like it?" Lu Jinyuan asked, putting his arm around her shoulder.
"I like it." Jiang Qingying strung the chain the shopkeeper brought over and said to him, "Lower your head, I'll put it on for you."
Lu Jinyuan did as she said, placing his hands on her waist and bending down to embrace her as she put the necklace on him. "Qingying."
Jiang Qingying was carefully buttoning his necklace when she absentmindedly responded with a sound.
"choose my love and then love my choice."
She met his eyes and was caught off guard by his deep affection. Her brow twitched slightly, as if she were asking him what would happen next.
Lu Jinyuan whispered softly through his nose, extremely light and gentle. His gaze fell on her moist, luscious red lips, and his heart fluttered. He leaned over and kissed her before continuing.
"You are not only my choice, but also my destiny"
You are not only my choice, but also my destiny.
A summer breeze rustled through the mulberry branches, creating a soft, whispering sound. His clear, melodious voice, like a mountain stream, was especially pleasing to the ear. Their breaths mingled, their eyes met, and love flowed freely between them.
Much later, Lu Jinyuan heard her say that.
"I am destined to love you until death"
I am destined to love you until I die.
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