Chapter 87

During the New Year's Eve dinner, the old lady talked about her marriage to Mr. Fu.

When the old lady was young, she was a rich girl and studied abroad with her brother for two years. Not long after she returned to China, her family arranged for her to meet Mr. Fu, who was seven years older than her.

When the old lady heard that her parents were going to arrange a marriage for her, and the other party was an old man, she was annoyed.

She went directly to the Fu family, wanting to discuss this feudal marriage with Mr. Fu, and then...

I was conquered by his looks.

Although Mr. Fu had a dull personality when he was young, he had a very handsome face.

After getting married, I realized that life is not just about appearance. Their personalities are very different. The old lady likes to be lively, while Mr. Fu is just the opposite. When he is not working, he likes to stay in the study.

The old lady sighed, "When I was young, I was also stupid. How long can an old man maintain his dignity? I still need to find someone who can care for me."

Mr. Fu was somewhat helpless, "...Let's eat first."

The old lady's sharp tongue remained unchanged. "Although my face can't last long, it can complement my youth, right, Tingzhou?"

Shen Tingzhou, who was named, quickly complimented, "You look really young."

This was not flattery. When he first met the old lady, he thought she was less than fifty years old.

The old lady's face immediately lit up with smiles. "There are a lot of sawn-off gourds at home. It turns out that this is what nice people say."

Shen Tingzhou: ...

The gourds that have been sawed: …

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The New Year's Eve dinner was finally finished amid the old lady's humorous and sharp words.

Half an hour later, Sang Yan brought the medicine for Fu Huaifei to drink.

Because he had been teased by Old Lady Fu before, Fu Huaifei couldn't just refuse to take the medicine. After hesitating for a while, he swallowed all the medicine with determination.

After eating the candy that Sang Yan handed to him, Fu Huaifei leaned weakly on the sofa.

Watching Fu Huaifei taking the medicine, Shen Tingzhou thought of Xu Xun and the corners of his mouth curled up a little.

After seeing this, Xu Xun manually straightened the corners of Shen Tingzhou's mouth.

Mrs. Fu said with relief: "As expected, this world is tolerant of people with good looks. She can find a partner even after doing this. It's worth it that I sacrificed myself to marry a handsome old man to change the genes of my offspring."

Mr. Fu, who was called "old man", seemed to be used to it and said nothing.

On the way back, Shen Tingzhou asked curiously, "Does the old lady have a bad relationship with Mr. Fu?"

Xu Xun said, "In the first year of their marriage, my grandfather forgot their wedding anniversary. My grandmother was so angry that she went back to her parents' home for half a month. Since then, my grandfather has never forgotten a special holiday, and the holiday gifts he gave are never the same."

Not only are the performances different, but each time they are given a love poem as a gift, as requested by the old lady.

Although the old lady complained that the love poems were too subtle and did not convey any love at all, as if they were written by roommate A to roommate B, she still kept every letter carefully.

It seems that the old lady and Su Yu have a lot in common, and both of them speak very rumor-like things.

Shen Tingzhou laughed, "Does this count as marriage before love?"

The old lady is fashionable and talkative, while Mr. Fu is just the opposite. He is a bit serious and conservative. These two have similar personalities.

Xu Xun frowned and said, "Forget it. Anyway, my grandmother was eager to marry me after only meeting me twice."

Shen Tingzhou sighed in his heart: This is very consistent with the old lady's impetuous personality.

From a certain perspective, Fu Huaifei is a bit like the old lady, both of them are dramatic people.

Today is New Year's Eve, and the housekeeper has gone back home to celebrate the New Year, so the lights in the house are not left on for the two of them no matter how late it is like in the past.

Shen Tingzhou pressed the switch in the entrance hall, but the light did not come on.

Shen Tingzhou pressed it again, but there was still no response. He asked in confusion, "What's going on? Is it broken?"

Xu Xun behind him said, "Maybe there is no electricity at home."

Shen Tingzhou didn't think much about it. He took out his cell phone, turned on the flashlight, and went upstairs with Xu Xun.

Pushing open the bedroom door, there were candles everywhere inside, at least fifty or sixty of them, like stars in the dark night. Shen Tingzhou stood there in a daze.

Xu Xun's facial features were softened by the orange candlelight. He stood in the candle pile, huge fireworks were set off outside the window, and his eyes reflected a brilliant scene.

No wonder Xu Xun was absent-minded along the way, it turned out to be such a romantic surprise.

It's romantic, but...

Shen Tingzhou couldn't help but look at the candles next to the curtains.

Don't start any more fires for a while; this has been reported in the news before.

Xu Xun took out a box that looked like a ring, and Shen Tingzhou's attention was drawn back.

As Xu Xun opened the box, he saw a simple and plain ring inside.

Shen Tingzhou's heart rate instantly accelerated. When Xu Xun took out the ring and was about to propose, Shen Tingzhou unconsciously stretched out his left hand.

The next second, his pupils constricted, and then he pushed Xu Xun away.

Xu Xun was pushed aside unexpectedly. The smile froze on his lips and he was stunned for two seconds before turning around.

A small flame was set on the curtain by the candle. Before it could grow bigger, Shen Tingzhou immediately put it out, and then blew out all the candles on the windowsill in one breath.

The wind blew too fast and too quickly, causing Shen Tingzhou to suffer from a little lack of oxygen. He held on to the wall for seven or eight seconds. After the dizziness symptoms disappeared, he walked slowly to Xu Xun.

Shen Tingzhou stretched out his left hand again and looked at Xu Xun with a smile.

The flickering candlelight shone on Xu Xun's body, roasting all the romantic cells in his body into bacteria.

Under Shen Tingzhou's gentle and tolerant gaze, Xu Xun silently put the ring on his ring finger.

Shen Tingzhou raised his hand and carefully examined the ring. "Was this designed by Mr. Fu?"

Xu Xun whispered, "No."

The last time he asked Fu Huaifei to design a ring was just a casual suggestion. He had already asked someone to make it custom-made long before this.

Shen Tingzhou didn't notice Xu Xun's disappointment, and worried about causing another fire, he started blowing candles again.

Xu Xun watched for a few seconds, and finally joined Shen Tingzhou's camp.

Only one candle was left on, and its dim light filled the room.

Xu Xun wanted to kiss Shen Tingzhou, but he was already lying on the bed exhausted. He asked him, "I haven't exercised for a long time. My lung capacity is gone."

Xu Xun opened his mouth, then finally lay down next to Shen Tingzhou and held the hand with the ring on it.

The two rings were pressed together, and the originally cool metal rings began to heat up at this moment.

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Xu Xun is a perfectionist, and this proposal did not achieve the effect he wanted.

So on the second day of the Chinese New Year, a drone landed in front of Shen Tingzhou who was looking for a cat all over the house.

There was a flower basket tied to the drone. Shen Tingzhou looked at it curiously for a while and found a letter inside. He took it out curiously.

After seeing the content of the letter, Shen Tingzhou hesitated for a moment, then walked out of the villa.

There was a cat-shaped sign at the entrance of the villa, with its paw pointing in a direction. Shen Tingzhou followed that direction and found the second cat-shaped sign.

Shen Tingzhou put away the sign and continued walking forward, finally walking into the green forest built in the villa area.

There was a large flower archway amidst the green grass. Xu Xun was standing under the arch in a formal suit, with three cats tied beside him.

Yes, it is tied with a rope!

Each cat had a red bow tie around its neck, black boots on its feet, and a bamboo basket full of rose petals in front of it. They kicked their hands with a serious look on their faces.

Shen Tingzhou couldn't help laughing, and he said how come there was no cat to be seen when he woke up, it turned out that he was forced to go out to work.

When Xu Xun, who had been frozen in the cold wind for more than half an hour, saw Shen Tingzhou, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Shen Tingzhou smiled and walked towards the handsome Xiao Xu, teasing: "Propose on New Year's Eve, and marry me on the second day of the New Year?"

Xu Xun said nothing and took out the ring box from the flower basket of the drone beside him.

Shen Tingzhou looked at his empty ring finger. He did not take it off before going to bed last night. Although the ring was missing when he woke up, he did not notice it because he was not in the habit of wearing it.

Xu Xun opened the ring box and was about to propose for the second time, but an angry cry broke the beautiful atmosphere.

"Don't touch me, I'm dirty!"

Xu Xun frowned. Shen Tingzhou beside him had already attracted the attention of this melodramatic remark.

The man chasing after the girl said urgently: "Xiao Ai, listen to my explanation. There is really nothing between her and me. I only love you."

"Your hands were on her waist, and that's nothing? In your eyes, is it a big deal to have sex with her, is that cheating?"

The girl's voice was filled with pain. "She is my best friend. How could you have the heart to do that to her?"

The man frantically explained, "She was the one who initiated it. I drank too much yesterday and I was still drunk and didn't react for a while..."

A crisp slap interrupted his next words.

The man turned his head in shock, and his eyes flashed when he saw the girl with short hair.

"I seduced you?" The short-haired girl sneered, "Do you want to let Xiao Ai see what message you sent me on the day of your engagement?"

The man's face suddenly turned ugly, "You added me first, and sent me some irrelevant and ambiguous messages every day!"

The short-haired girl sneered, "If you don't like me, you can delete me. If you don't delete me, doesn't that mean you agree?"

The man was speechless and glared at her angrily.

The short-haired girl raised her lips sarcastically, and then said to her best friend, "See, I told you he's unreliable. His true nature was exposed when I just tested him."

The man seemed to have caught something, "Xiao Ai, did you hear me? She deliberately plotted against me. I really didn't do anything. She was the one who pulled my hand and put it on her waist."

The short-haired girl taunted, "That's why I asked you to say on the day of the engagement that you didn't want to get married so soon, but Xiao Ai kept urging you to do so. Did you agree to get married out of responsibility?"

The man glared at the short-haired girl. "You tricked me into saying that."

The short-haired girl snorted, "You're a three-year-old kid? You're so easily fooled!"

"You!" The man gritted his teeth and said, "I know, you must have some shameful thoughts about Xiao Ai, so you are so anxious to destroy us."

The short-haired girl sneered, "Is your thought even more shameful?"

The man wanted to say something, but the girl named Xiao Ai interrupted him with a trembling voice, "Get lost."

The man's eyes were full of affection, "Xiao Ai, I really..."

Short-haired girl: "I told you that this man can't be trusted. There is not a single man in the world who can be trusted."

"I don't want to see you!" The girl was hysterical. She pushed the two people, "Get out, get out!"

The frightened little silver fading cat cried out.

The girl noticed there were people here and ran away in embarrassment.

After the three people left, Shen Tingzhou walked over to comfort Xiaoyin.

After successfully calming the cat down, Shen Tingzhou looked up and saw Xu Zhenzi with a paralyzed face.

Shen Tingzhou felt something was wrong, so he stood up and said, "I am willing, I am very willing."

As he spoke, he took Xu Xun's hand and put the ring on his ring finger.

Xiao Xu took the trouble to prepare so much and even persuaded the cat at home to work. However, due to Shen Tingzhou's weak constitution, everything was not perfect, which made Shen Tingzhou feel guilty.

But Xiao Xu is Xiao Xu. He is always considerate and understanding. He forced a smile to show that he was fine.

If Xu Xun hadn't secretly taken the ring off his ring finger while he was sleeping at night, Shen Tingzhou would have been even happier that he had found such a caring partner.

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Xu Xun's third proposal was on the sunny fifth day of the first lunar month.

This time the proposal took place indoors, with a more luxurious setting. The cat at home may have been bribed by Xu Xun Canned Food and once again served as a mascot for the proposal.

Shen Tingzhou put on his best performance, as if he was being proposed to for the first time. After Xu Xun brought him to the venue, he perfectly expressed his emotion and surprise.

This time Xu Xun put on prince's clothes, took out the ring box, and was about to kneel down on one knee when Shen Tingzhou's cell phone rang.

Su Yu's water broke and she's about to give birth!