The next day was Cheng Chen's birthday. After breakfast, Wang Yu was busy in the kitchen preparing the ingredients for lunch. Cheng Chen was also helping. The two of them were busy washing and cutting in the kitchen for more than half an hour.
Chen's mother didn't go into the kitchen and let the two of them tinker with it themselves. In the morning, Wang Yu said that his classmates were coming and they needed to make some new food, so she didn't get involved.
After all the ingredients are ready, we wait for Chen Yanwen and the others to arrive.
Chen Yanwen arrived earlier. After all, Cheng Chen was his brother, and as a stranger, he could not buy him gifts alone, so he only brought some New Year gifts. After waiting for Song Boyan to arrive, Wang Yu went to the kitchen and brought back a small charcoal stove and a pot. There was boiling red soup in the pot. The fragrance could be smelled from a distance, and it was a fragrant aroma in the winter.
Cheng Chen also brought various dishes, including pork, beef, potato chips, bamboo shoots, cabbage, tofu, etc. There were also pre-stewed pork ribs in the pot.
Chen Yanwen's appetite was aroused just by the aroma. He said, "It smells so good! It's worth it that I skipped breakfast today and came here to eat the delicious food you mentioned. What is this?"
Wang Yu: "This thing is called hot pot, and the dishes are eaten while they are being boiled."
Chen Yanwen had eaten hotpot before, but this was different. Smelling the aroma, Chen Yanwen couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks and said, "I won't be polite."
Wang Yu smiled and said, "I prepared this for you. Eat it. It's a little hot and spicy."
Everyone couldn't put down their chopsticks during the hot pot meal. Chen Yanwen ate while chowing down and drank a lot of tea. On the other hand, Song Boyan was much more polite, but he ate just as fast.
"This hot pot is spicy, fresh and fragrant, and it really whets my appetite!" Chen Yanwen said as he picked up another bamboo shoot and took a sip of water. "Brother Wang, can you give me this secret hot pot recipe?"
Wang Yu looked up at him with a somewhat amused expression, but he also agreed, "Okay, I'll write it to you later and ask your chef to study it when I get home."
In fact, he took this hot pot base from the space, and he could only copy it according to the ingredient list. He was asked to take it back and study it himself. As for how far he could study it, it depended on the ability of their chef.
"Thank you very much. Let me drink first to show my respect!" He took a glass of water and drank it.
The few of them ate happily. After having eaten and drunk their fill, Chen Yanwen leaned back in his chair and touched his stomach. "This is indeed a good thing."
After dinner and seeing Chen Yanwen and the others off, Wang Yu took Cheng Chen back to the room, took out a box from his arms and said, "Achen, this is a birthday present for you."
Cheng Chen took the box. He thought today's hotpot was for his birthday, but he didn't expect there would be a gift. He was very happy. When he opened it, he saw two jade rings, one big and one small. Cheng Chen was a little puzzled.
He found a master craftsman in town and rushed to make these jade rings for a little extra money. The two plain rings are simple and elegant, and the craftsman's craftsmanship is quite good.
Wang Yu took out a small ring and put it on Cheng Chen's hand. He said, "I heard that in a certain place, if a couple put a ring on each other, it represents a kind of restraint and loyalty. It represents loyalty to each other, loyalty to this marriage, and also represents a commitment to being together for life!"
After saying this, Wang Yu kissed his hand again.
Cheng Chen was at a loss when Wang Yu held his hand. He didn't expect his husband to say that and promised him that they would be together for life. His eyes were slightly red and he couldn't help but shed tears. Here, except for farmers, no one could afford to take concubines. Every wealthy family had several concubines, not to mention that he was a boy.
Wang Yu made her husband cry without realizing it. She quickly wiped his tears, but his eyes kept tearing up. She could only hug him and soothe him, saying, "My dear Achen, if you keep crying, the house will flood."
Cheng Chen was held by Wang Yu, and slowly calmed down and stopped crying. Wang Yu waited until her husband stopped crying and said, "Okay, your husband hasn't put on his ring yet. Don't you want to put it on your husband?"
Cheng Chen raised his hand to wipe away his tears, then quickly picked up the ring in the box and put it on his hand. Wang Yu happily held his hand, and the two identical jade rings overlapped each other, just like the two of them.
"You're not going to cry anymore?"
Cheng Chen quickly shook his head and said, "Don't cry, I'm very happy today!"
"Well, if Achen is happy, I am happy too!" Wang Yu originally thought that after exchanging rings, they should have a kiss, but her husband started crying and the atmosphere was not suitable, so he had to give up with regret.
After coaxing her husband, Wang Yu took Cheng Chen's hand and asked, "Do you like it?"
Cheng Chen nodded and said he liked it, but he preferred the word "husband" because that was the meaning of the ring.
"If you like it, keep wearing it and don't take it off."
"Yeah." Cheng Chen looked at the ring on his hand and nodded, wondering why he would take it off. This one is different.
Wang Yu took Cheng Chen to the desk and said, "Let's read for a while and go out later. Otherwise, Mom will think I bullied you if she sees us."
Cheng Chen's cheeks also turned red. He didn't want to be like this, but he really couldn't help it. Thinking about the words her husband said, her heart was still trembling slightly, and a faint joy flowed to every part of her body.
Cheng Chen was reading the vernacular novel that Wang Yu had bought for him. Now that he knew the basic characters, reading this kind of book was not difficult for him. He could ask Wang Yu if he encountered something he didn't know or understand. But at this moment, he didn't read a single word. His mind was full of what his husband had just said, which made him feel both sad and happy.
In fact, Wang Yu was absent-minded while reading at this moment. After all, this was the first time in so many years that he had made such a solemn confession and promise. The excitement in his heart was probably no less than Cheng Chen. As long as he thought that such a well-behaved person was his, his heart felt as soft as if it were soaked in honey.
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