On the way home, Zong Jia asked, seemingly casually, "What are Xiao Lizi's plans for Saturday?"
Jiang Xiaoli burst into laughter inwardly, but her expression remained unchanged. "Saturday? I don't have any plans. I'll just rest well; I've been a bit tired lately."
"Alright then." Zong Jiayu's voice sounded a little dejected.
Once they arrived at the apartment complex and entered the elevator, Jiang Xiaoli noticed he remained silent. She ran her little finger across his palm and asked, "What? Did you really think I forgot your birthday?"
Zong Jia held her hand tightly. "It's okay if you forget. I'll make you remember."
She looked up and asked with a smile, "How would you like to celebrate your birthday? With everyone else, or just the two of us?"
Without thinking, Zong Jiayu said, "Just the two of us."
"Okay, let's set off tomorrow afternoon!"
"Tomorrow afternoon? Tomorrow is only Friday."
The elevator reached the 27th floor, and Jiang Xiaoli pushed him out, saying, "Wouldn't it be nice to welcome Number 19 together? See you tomorrow!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the elevator doors closed, and Zong Jiayu stood at her doorstep, grinning like a fool.
Back home, Li Guizhi also brought up Zongjia's birthday on Saturday.
While eating her late-night snack, Jiang Xiaoli said, "I'll take him out to celebrate his birthday tomorrow, and we can have dinner together on Saturday night."
Li Guizhi asked curiously, "Where are you going to celebrate your birthday?"
She thought for a moment and said, "Let's keep it a secret for now!"
"Alright, that's pretty mysterious!"
Li Guizhi watched TV for a while, then suddenly remembered something. She stopped her daughter from clearing the dishes and pulled her to sit down in the living room.
Jiang Xiaoli was a little confused. "What's wrong?"
Li Guizhi hesitated and struggled, "Are you going to stay out tomorrow?"
"yes."
After thinking for a while, Li Guizhi finally spoke up, "Although you and Xiao Zong are already engaged, you still need to be careful!"
Jiang Xiaoli immediately understood what she meant, and she nodded, "I know, don't worry!"
Seeing her agree so readily, Li Guizhi felt a little uneasy. "Do you know what I meant?"
She put her arm around her mother's shoulder and said, "Hehe, you mean we shouldn't cause any deaths, right?"
Li Guizhi slapped the back of her hand, "Ouch! Are you trying to kill me!"
Jiang Xiaoli said with a smile, "Mom, don't worry, your daughter knows what she's doing."
"You'd better have it! I need to tell Xiao Zong this, so you'd better remember it!"
"Mmm, I know."
...
After finishing her class on Friday, Jiang Xiaoli went to the hospital and stayed there for half an hour.
Xiao Muyu found it strange that she kept checking her watch. "If you have something to do, just go ahead and do it. I'm almost better now, so you don't need to come over every day."
She waved her hand, "I'm fine, I'm just checking what time is appropriate to pick up Comrade Xiao Zong."
Xiao Muyu rolled her eyes. "So you came to the hospital because you've finished class and have nothing else to do, right?"
Jiang Xiaoli peeled an orange and nodded honestly, "That's why we're best friends, you can read my mind perfectly."
Xiao Muyu was speechless. "Get out."
She stood up, but showed no intention of leaving. "Are there any more oranges? I haven't had such sweet oranges in a long time. They're not sour at all. They're perfect for someone like me who can't stand fruit acid."
Xiao Muyu picked up an orange from the fruit basket beside the bed and tossed it to her, saying, "It's rare to see a guest come to the hospital and compete with patients for fruit."
She chuckled, then took two more oranges from the fruit basket and stuffed them into her coat pocket. "Your ward is practically overflowing with flowers and fruit baskets. It'll be such a waste if they go bad."
In the past two days, Xiao Jincheng's business partners, medical school teachers and students have been visiting her in the hospital one after another. The flowers in her ward could open a flower shop.
Xiao Muyu looked at all the things in the room and felt a headache coming on. "I really want to be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible."
Jiang Xiaoli nodded. "The doctor said you can be discharged next Monday. Just bear with it a little longer. It's your own fault for reopening your wound once."
She glanced at the time again, then said very quickly, "Comrade Xiao Zong has finished his meeting. I'm leaving now. See you tomorrow... oh no, the day after tomorrow!"
Xiao Muyu couldn't help but chuckle as she watched her disappear in an instant, "What a womanizer!"
Jiang Xiaoli drove to the company building, just as Zong Jia finished explaining other matters after the meeting.
Seeing him shut down his computer and looking like he was about to leave work, Zhong Yuan smiled and said, "Hey, Brother Zong, is that Little Pear here?"
Zong Jia did not deny it, "Yes, she's downstairs."
Zhong Yuan followed him out of the office, and he said in an ambiguous tone, "Brother Zong, I wish you a happy birthday in advance. Have a wonderful evening."
Zong Jia patted his shoulder in a good mood, "See you tomorrow."
After the two met up, Jiang Xiaoli drove away from the city.
Zong Jia raised an eyebrow and asked with a smile, "Is Little Pear going to elope with me?"
"Who would elope so openly?" she commanded him. "There are snacks in the back seat, feed me some. Oh no, I should have eaten something earlier."
Zong Jia obediently fed her, and even thoughtfully suggested, "Why don't we find a small shop by the roadside to eat something first?"
Jiang Xiaoli shook her head. "Forget it, just bear with it. They've prepared some food over there."
After another half hour of driving, we arrived at the Xiaotangshan Hot Spring Villa Complex.
After parking the car, Jiang Xiaoli took out a set of keys from her pocket and handed them to Zong Jiayu, saying, "Open the door and take a look."
The courtyard gate opens to reveal a stone path, with flowers and greenery on one side and a rockery and pond on the other, where several small fish swim around.
Zong Jia nodded and said, "This garden design is really nice; it makes people feel happy just looking at it."
Jiang Xiaoli took his arm. "Come on, let's go inside and take a look."
At the end of the path is the main entrance of the villa, and the first floor has a spacious living room and dining room.
Seeing the sumptuous meal on the table, she pulled Zong Jiayu to sit down, saying, "Are you hungry? Let's eat first."
Zong Jiayu watched as she accurately found bowls and chopsticks in the kitchen to serve rice, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Jiang Xiaoli asked with a smile, "Do you like this little villa? There are two springs in the backyard where you can soak in hot springs."
Zong Jiayu looked at everything she had arranged and nodded with a smile, "Yes, I like it."
She said while eating, "That's good. I really couldn't think of what birthday present to give you."
"You bought me a villa?"
Jiang Xiaoli nodded. "Look at my gift, isn't it practical?"
Zong Jiayu was touched but also a little speechless. "Why waste this money?"
She bit her chopsticks and looked at him with a smile, "Ayu, don't you want to soak in a hot spring with me under the moonlight?"
Her short sentence sparked a flood of thoughts in Zong Jia.
Zong Jia urged, "Little Pear, eat faster, let's go soak in the hot springs."
"You don't mind me spending money recklessly anymore?"
"How could Little Pear spend money recklessly? It's just that I'm too short-sighted."
"Hahaha! Ah Yu, you're so realistic!"
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