Marriage (III)
That night, Ruan Qi and Bai Li talked in private for a long time.
The next day was a rest day, and Ruan Qi slept in and didn't get out of bed until around nine in the morning.
After getting up, she first had breakfast at home, then walked to the north side of the courtyard as if she was familiar with it, and pushed open the small door connecting to Xi Jiu's house.
Xi Jiu's courtyard was very quiet, with only the birds in the trees chirping from time to time.
During our date last night, Xi Jiu had mentioned a video conference this morning. Calculating the time, he should be in his study right now.
Ruan Qi did not disturb Xi Jiu from working. She pushed the door open and walked into the house. She first helped Xi Jiu water the flowers and plants in the garden, then went back to the living room and skillfully took out the snacks hidden under the coffee table.
Xi Jiu didn't care much for food, rarely eating anything beyond his three meals a day. But ever since he'd been with Ruan Qi, Xi Jiu had always stocked up on snacks, whether at the Xi family mansion or here, and had been doing so for over five years.
Ruan Qi, under such pampering and indulgence, had developed a habit of browsing the snack cabinet whenever she came here. For example, today, she skillfully picked out a bag of potato chips from the drawer and took out a box of yogurt and a small cake from the small refrigerator next to it.
After all the delicious food was prepared, she turned on the TV and started eating while watching a variety show.
Xi Jiu in the study was still diligently attending a meeting, while Ruan Qi outside the study was already slumped on the sofa, feeling extremely relaxed.
She watched TV for a while, and after she finished a bag of potato chips, she prepared to throw the bag into the trash can.
But just as she stood up, her left hand, which was resting on the sofa, suddenly touched a hard object.
Ruan Qi looked down subconsciously.
There was actually a mobile phone stuck in the gap between two sofa cushions.
Ruan Qi looked at the phone and blinked.
This phone... is Jiujiu's?
But she had seen both of Jiujiu's mobile phones, and they were not this model.
Full of curiosity, Ruan Qi hesitated for a moment, but finally reached out and took the phone out from the crack in the sofa.
She looked down at it.
This phone is brand new. There's no screen protector on the screen, but there's not a single scratch. It looks like it was bought recently.
And who does it belong to... Ruan Qi turned on the screen, and the familiar face on the lock screen wallpaper caught her eye.
Very good, case solved.
This phone belongs to Xi Jiu.
Because the wallpaper on my phone is her photo.
Since it was confirmed that the phone belonged to Xi Jiu, Ruan Qi no longer hesitated and began to try to unlock the password.
She first skillfully entered her birthday according to the passwords of Xi Jiu's other two mobile phones.
Then--
Unlock successful.
Ruan Qi: “…”
Her Jiujiu is really not original at all.
Ruan Qi sighed and flipped through the phone casually.
WeChat, text messages, phone calls... all were clean, so she had no desire to check her boyfriend's phone at all.
Ruan Qi felt increasingly bored the more she read. She yawned and prepared to turn off her phone, but as she was about to press the lock button, she accidentally touched the browser on the screen.
The browser opens instantly.
A smart push topic pops up in the homepage search box - what preparations are needed for getting married.
Ruan Qi: ???
Generally speaking, the topics automatically pushed in the browser search box are recommended based on the user's daily search preferences.
In other words, Xi Jiu had searched for questions related to marriage.
Thinking of this possibility, Ruan Qi immediately opened the browser history.
Xi Jiu's new phone's WeChat text messages and call records were empty, but the browser's history was full of—
It’s a long, densely packed string.
The most recent search history was from an hour ago.
The search topic is——
Is it too early for a 24-year-old girl to get married?
Ruan Qi: ...
She was silent for a moment, continued to look down, and then saw——
How to politely propose marriage to your girlfriend?
I want to get married, but my girlfriend is too young. What should I do?
[If we don't get married, how can I make my girlfriend, who is six years younger than me, stay loyal to me?]
[Will getting married at 24 affect a girl's life? ]
[Will giving birth to a child at the age of 24 have any impact on the body? ]
What's a good name for a child?
【Postpartum Care Encyclopedia】
Ruan Qi: ...
There are countless search records, the most recent one was an hour ago, and the earliest one was... Never mind, I can't even find the earliest one because there are just too many of them.
And all of this browsing history is actually related to marriage.
Ruan Qi looked at these records, feeling both amused and sad.
It turned out that Xi Jiu had been looking forward to getting married for the past few years. However, because she was young, he kept worrying about the impact that getting married too early would have on her.
This fool...always puts her first.
Ruan Qi felt a sour and bloated feeling in her heart, but at the same time, it felt as sweet as if she had eaten candy.
At this time, there was a noise coming from the study. Xi Jiu should have finished the meeting.
Ruan Qi immediately exited the browser, restored the phone to its original state, locked the screen and put it back into the crack of the sofa.
After the meeting, Xi Jiu walked out of the study. When he heard the noise in the living room, he subconsciously raised his head and saw Ruan Qi sitting on the sofa.
His eyes lit up at first, then he suddenly remembered something and looked nervously at the crack of the sofa where the phone was hidden.
The phone that Ruan Qi had stuffed back into the crack of the sofa was intact. Seeing that Ruan Qi hadn't discovered his secret, Xi Jiu breathed a sigh of relief without making a sound.
"Why did you wake up so early, baby?"
He strode over, sat down next to Ruan Qi, and hugged her.
Ruan Qi, still moved, raised her head and kissed him on the cheek: "It's not early. I woke up after nine o'clock and came here after dinner. Jiujiu, have you had breakfast?"
"I had a simple meal." Xi Jiu replied, rubbing his eyebrows with a little fatigue.
Seeing this, Ruan Qi asked with concern: "Are you tired from the meeting? Do you want to get some sleep?"
Xi Jiu was very touched by the girl's concern.
He shook his head and said gently, "I'm not tired. It's just that there were a lot of things to say in the meeting, and I've been sitting in front of the computer for too long, so my eyes are a little tired. I'll just close my eyes for a while and I'll be fine."
When Ruan Qi heard this, she immediately adjusted her sitting position and patted her thighs with her small hands.
"Jiujiu, lie on my lap and I'll massage your eyes."
Xi Jiu did not refuse. He lay on his back on Ruan Qi's legs and closed his eyes.
Ruan Qi stretched out her hand and pressed around his eyes gently but firmly.
While pressing the button, she chatted with Xi Jiu: "Is the company busy lately? It's just after the Chinese New Year this month, so it shouldn't be too busy."
"It's true that I'm not very busy." Xi Jiu closed his eyes and whispered to Ruan Qi, "But I wanted to free up half a month to rest, so I moved up all the work. The meeting just now was to arrange this."
Ruan Qi frowned in confusion when she heard this: "Why do you suddenly want to take a break for half a month? Is there something you need to do?"
"No."
As Xi Jiu spoke, he suddenly opened his eyes and glanced at her, "April is here, and I want to spend some quality time with you."
The meaning of Xi Jiu's words was very obscure.
But how could Ruan Qi not understand?
April 7th was Xi Jiu's birthday. He deliberately finished his work in advance so that he could free up half a month to celebrate her birthday with her.
Ruan Qi understood.
But she didn't respond to Xi Jiu. Instead, she pretended to be deaf and dumb and said, "It's good to take a break. You've been too busy these past few years. You really should take a break."
Ruan Qi looked innocent and naive.
Xi Jiu choked and gently reminded her again: "Not only do I want to rest, I also want to go out and play with you. After all, April is very special."
Upon hearing this, Ruan Qi put on her acting skills like a winner of the Golden Man Award and nodded indifferently, "Yes. April is getting warmer, so it's a good time to go out and have fun. Jiujiu, where do you want to go? Domestic or international? Just the two of us, or bringing family and friends?"
Ruan Qi enthusiastically began to recommend popular tourist attractions in April.
Xi Jiu: "..."
Xi Jiu suddenly felt a headache.
In previous years, when he celebrated his birthday, Ruan Qi was always the one who cared the most.
But what happened this year?
How come his baby didn’t even remember that he had a birthday?
Could it be that she has been too busy with work recently and forgot about it?
Or maybe it was because I caught a cold a while ago and took too much medicine and my memory is not good, so I didn’t think about this?
Xi Jiu found eight hundred excuses for Ruan Qi, and then tried to comfort herself in her heart: It's okay, just forget it. There's still a week until the birthday, the baby will definitely remember it.
With such humble and love-brained expectations, Xi Jiu reminded Ruan Qi every day for the next week that he was going to have a birthday.
For example, yesterday, even though it wasn’t Chinese New Year or any other festival, he suddenly bought a big cake and took it home after get off work in the evening.
For example, today, the Ruan family finally finished eating such a big cake, and Xi Jiu bought three boxes of peaches.
Because the refrigerator was full, and to prevent the peaches from going bad if left outside for too long, Nie Heng showed off six of them that night.
At the end of his meal, he burped and cried to Ruan Qi, "Senior Sister, why don't you just tell your brother-in-law about your birthday plans? Otherwise, if we keep eating like this, our whole family will have to go to the hospital."
Ruan Qi was also eating peaches.
Hearing Nie Heng's words, she shook her head and said, "No. This is a birthday surprise, and no one of you is allowed to tell anyone. If you really can't finish it, make peach jam. When you go to the Daxian store tomorrow, bring a bag and share it with the employees."
Nie Heng nodded with tears in his eyes, and picked up a peach again with resignation.
The peaches Xi Jiu bought tasted delicious and looked beautiful. But even after Nie Heng finished the seventh one, he still didn't understand why Xi Jiu bought them.
"I understand buying a cake. Your brother-in-law is reminding you that his birthday is coming up. But why did you buy peaches? Did your brother-in-law scold you for wanting to eat peaches because you didn't remember his birthday?"
Ruan Qi: ...
Ruan Qi threw a pillow over in annoyance.
"What are you thinking? How could Jiujiu scold me?"
Nie Heng quickly caught the pillow and asked her, "Then why did he buy peaches?"
Ruan Qi: "Of course it's because of the birthday peaches. Many elderly people buy birthday peaches for their birthdays. Jiujiu hopes that when I see peaches, I will think of the birthday peaches, and then think of the birthday peaches."
Nie Heng suddenly understood.
"Oh~~ I see! But why did he buy three boxes? If he wanted to remind you through the peaches, he could have just bought a few. Buying so many at once, is he trying to starve us to death so he can marry you?"
Ruan Qi couldn't stand it any longer and threw a pillow at him again.
"What are you talking about your brother-in-law? Jiujiu bought three boxes to remind me that this is his 30th birthday! And he 'wanted to stuff you to death'. What good would it do to stuff you to death? Feed you like pigs? Even pigs wouldn't eat it!"
Nie Heng: Nonsense! Pigs love it!
pig:? ? ?
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I need to take a leave. I have to go to the hospital for a follow-up check tomorrow. There are many tests that need to be done. I may be back very late and may not be able to update.
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