In mid-November, Song Shengsheng's birthday was approaching, and Jiang Yiyu was worried about how to celebrate for her. After much thought, he called Song Ming to discuss it together.
At ten o'clock in the evening, Song Shengsheng finished washing up and lay on the bed, ready to read some documents before going to sleep. However, she saw Jiang Yiyu, who was supposed to go to wash up, sneaking into the cloakroom.
She felt strange and asked, "What are you doing?"
Jiang Yiyu poked his head out of the cloakroom and asked hesitantly in a low voice, "My dear, can I go out for a while?"
"It's so late, you want to go out?"
Jiang Yiyu hugged his down jacket, leaning against the wall, his eyes a little evasive: "It's just... well, Song Ming, he was bored alone and wanted to ask me out for a couple of drinks."
"Now? Do you know what time it is?"
"A little after ten, don't worry, dear. I'll be back before half past twelve at the latest!"
"Half past twelve? Jiang Yiyu, you might as well just stay outside and don't have to come back."
"Don't." Jiang Yiyu walked to the bed and sat down. He put down the down jacket in his arms, leaned over and held her hand, and said, "Dear, think about it. Your brother usually has nothing to do, so he doesn't look for me very often, right? We have been married for so long and have never had such a situation where he called me in the middle of the night to ask me to go out. He must have a reason to look for me now, so I have to go and see him, otherwise neither of us will be able to rest assured, right?"
Song Shengsheng frowned, looking at his serious expression, thought for a moment, and lifted the quilt: "You're right, I have to take a look with you, otherwise I won't feel at ease."
Jiang Yiyu hurriedly held her back: "Don't, dear, think about it again. If your brother wanted to see you, he would definitely tell me and let us go together. But now he only said he wanted to see me, which means he has something to hide and doesn't want you to know."
"An unspeakable secret? Did something really happen to him? I have to go check it out!"
"Of course you have to see it, but only I can go, you can't go."
"Why?"
"Song Ming wants to save face. What if this is something embarrassing? He definitely doesn't want you to know, so he can only ask me to go. Honey, you know him best, don't let him lose face."
Song Shengsheng tilted her head, lowered her eyes to glance at Jiang Yiyu's hand that was tightly gripping her wrist, and said, "If you don't want me to go, then don't let me go, but why are you so nervous? Jiang Yiyu, you're not lying to me, are you? I'm warning you, don't try to do anything under my nose. If you let me know that you're using my brother as a shield and lying to me, I'll really ignore you!"
Jiang Yiyu's heart skipped a beat. He smiled guiltily and touched the bridge of his nose. "What can I hide from you? This time I really didn't lie to you. It was Song Ming who came to see me. If you don't believe me, you can call him, or wait until I see him and video chat with you. That way you can rest assured, right?"
Song Shengsheng nodded doubtfully: "Then go ahead, come back early, and don't drink too much."
Jiang Yiyu breathed a sigh of relief. He raised his hand and touched Song Shengsheng's head: "Don't worry, I will go and come back early. You go to bed first and don't have to wait for me."
"Um."
Jiang Yiyu stood up and kissed her forehead, then picked up the down jacket he had just put aside and hurriedly left the bedroom.
After he left, Song Shengsheng hesitated again and again but still resisted the urge to send a message to Song Ming. After all, she had to give Jiang Yiyu some face.
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After Jiang Yiyu went out, he drove directly to the barbecue stall near Song Ming's company.
Although the weather was a bit cold, the wind was a bit strong, and it was indeed late, there were still many people at the barbecue stall.
Jiang Yiyu, wearing a hooded sweatshirt, lowered his head, and wrapped in a down jacket, walked straight to the table where Song Ming was and sat down opposite him.
Song Ming put down his phone, looked up at him, and smiled: "Oh, it's not snowing yet, and you're already wrapped up so tightly. If it snows, will you have to wrap yourself in cotton, carry a green shell on your back, and go out?"
He pushed a bottle of beer to him. Jiang Yiyu took it and took a sip: "Go to hell, you are the turtle. You can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth."
Song Ming smiled and said, "Tell me, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Jiang Yiyu put down the bottle and turned to look at the smoke-filled barbecue grill surrounded by people: "Why are you so stingy? You won't even order two skewers."
"I ordered it. It's already grilling. Why are you so bothered?"
Jiang Yiyu took another sip of wine and said, "I came here today because I want to ask your opinion on an important matter."
"explain."
"My wife's birthday is on the 21st of this month. What gift do you think I should get her?"
Song understood him at a glance: "Your wife's birthday is coming up, and you're asking me?"
"Aren't you her brother?"
"I'm her brother, but have you ever considered that I have to give her a gift on her birthday? Besides, we've known each other for over ten years. Every birthday of Song Shengsheng's I treat her like an offering of tribute, showering her with gifts in all sorts of ways. But how many times has that girl even looked at those gifts?"
As he spoke, he picked up the wine bottle and clinked it with Jiang Yiyu's.
Jiang Yiyu sighed, "I'm really at my wit's end. This was fine in the past, but this year is her first birthday since we got married. It definitely has a different meaning, and we absolutely can't be careless."
Song Ming thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you just ask her directly if there's anything she wants? Don't bother guessing, it'll be a thankless task."
"You think I haven't asked? We talked about this the day before yesterday. Guess what she said to me."
"How do you say that?"
"She said she wanted to go to the Taekwondo gym on her birthday and find a sparring partner."
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