The weekend passed quickly as Jiang Xiaoli lazed around at home. On Monday night, she packed her bags at home.
Li Guizhi wanted to bring her everything, saying, "Oh, just listen to me, these things will definitely be useful!"
She picked up a power strip in her left hand and a kettle in her right. "Mom, it really isn't that bad..."
Li Guizhi said, "I went to a hotel in Birmingham last time, and they didn't have any hot water! In this cold weather, we Chinese people should drink hot water for our health!"
She was speechless. Zong Jiayu smiled and said, "Mom, foreigners don't have the habit of drinking hot water, but Xiaolizi and the others are staying in high-end hotels. If they want hot water, they can just ask room service."
"Is that so?" She hadn't stayed in hotels much and didn't really know these things.
Jiang Xiaoli laughed and said, "Mom, have you forgotten? When we came to Kyoto to buy a house, didn't we just call the hotel front desk from our room to tell them what we needed?"
Li Guizhi thought for a while before she remembered, "It really is, haha, I had forgotten about it after so long."
She suddenly felt a little guilty. In the past few years, she had been busy with various things and had only traveled twice, including the time she spent the Spring Festival in Lucheng and the summer after she finished her first year of high school when she came to Kyoto to buy a house.
She stood up and put her arm around the shoulder she was holding. "Mom, why don't you look through some maps at home and search for tourist attractions online? I'll take you out for a stroll when I get back!"
To be honest, Li Guizhi was a little tempted.
But she asked worriedly, "You have so much work at your company, can you really get away?"
She smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of it."
Zong Jia also spoke up, "I'll go with you."
Jiang Xiaoli laughed first, "Are you able to get away from here?"
"I'll do my best, it should be fine."
Li Guizhi held their hands and said, "Alright! I know you're both good kids, but your work is more important. I'll ask your Aunt Xu to let us go out and have some fun together."
Jiang Xiaoli was a little worried. She was about to speak when Li Guizhi interrupted her, "Why don't you just find two girls from your Uncle Yang's place to come with us?"
She chuckled softly, "Alright then, you must be getting bored keeping me at home all the time."
After saying that, she quickly added, "But let's make it clear beforehand that we're just going out for a stroll and to see the scenery. We absolutely can't go to any tiring places, like hiking or anything like that. I'll have someone keep an eye on you!"
Li Guizhi laughed and patted her arm. "You even hired someone to spy on us?"
Zong Jiayu advised from the side, "Mom, going out to change your environment is good for your health and helps you relax, but you must not overwork yourself, otherwise it will be a loss."
Li Guizhi smiled and nodded, "I know, I was just teasing Xiaoli."
She changed the subject, "Have you packed everything?"
Jiang Xiaoli glanced at it and said, "It's basically all done. We just need to pack a few more clothes in a box."
This time, she was going to meet with the heads of various top brands, so she was no longer as casual about her clothes as usual, carefully matching outfits and packing them into her suitcase.
She also went back to her room, opened the safe, and took out two sets of versatile jewelry.
Zong Jiayu looked at it and said with a smile, "These jewels have been gathering dust at home for a long time, and now they can finally see the light of day again."
Jiang Xiaoli glanced at him and said nitpickingly, "Are you saying I'm too sloppy?"
Zong Jia walked to her side, took off the wedding ring she was using as a necklace pendant, and put it on her hand.
"Nothing else matters. Just make sure you have this with you when you're out and about."
She couldn't help but laugh out loud, "So eager to assert sovereignty?"
"Yeah, foreigners are so open-minded, what if Little Pear brings back two rivals for my affections?"
Jiang Xiaoli wrapped her arms around his neck and said with a smile, "I haven't even left the house yet, and someone's already getting jealous?"
Zong Jiayu held her back and said, "I really don't want to be separated from my wife at all."
She snuggled against his chest. "It won't be long, absence makes the heart grow fonder, see you in New York."
The large hand supporting her back gradually moved down a little, and Zong Jiayu lowered his head and whispered a few words in her ear, "Wife, I'm hungry."
Jiang Xiaoli felt like her ears were being burned. She suggested in a low voice, "If you're hungry, go see what's in the fridge and heat it up."
"Hehe." Zong Jia chuckled softly, like a seductive enchantress. "I just want to eat pears."
She was lifted into the air and placed on a dressing table, where bottles and jars clattered and spilled all over the table.
But she didn't care at the moment, as Zong Jiayu leaned over and left a deep hickey on her neck.
"Little Pear, leave a mark."
Jiang Xiaoli turned around and looked at herself in the mirror behind her. "What a big, bright red patch! Oh dear, I need to change all the clothes I brought into turtlenecks!"
Zong Jia pressed his hand against the mirror, lowered his head and took her earlobe into his mouth. She looked at the image in the mirror and blushed so deeply it seemed like her face was about to bleed.
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The next morning, Jiang Xiaoli opened her eyes and struggled to get up.
Zong Jia held her tightly, saying, "It's still early, you can sleep a little longer."
She pushed his hand away, "I need to get some more clothes, my neck is really unpresentable!"
Zong Jiayu not only didn't let go, but also pulled her closer to his arms, saying, "I've already changed you, so don't worry about it."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaoli fell asleep instantly; she was simply too exhausted.
Around 10 a.m., Zong Jia woke her up, and after having brunch, they carried their luggage downstairs to Xiao Jincheng's house.
When Li Guizhi saw them, she smiled and said, "We were just saying that if you two didn't come down by 10:30, we would have gone upstairs and pulled off the covers!"
Jiang Xiaoli chuckled, "How could that be? I'm such a self-disciplined person. It's all Ayu's fault for holding me back."
Even Xu Feng didn't believe that. She laughed and said, "Don't you dare bully A-Yu!"
Jiang Xiaoli felt like she was swallowing a bitter pill, unable to express her suffering!
Xiao Jincheng put down the newspaper in his hand. "Alright, let's go then."
Seeing that he had four suitcases, she exclaimed, "Uncle Xiao, you've brought a lot of things for Xiaoyu!"
“Yes.” Xiao Jincheng nodded. “Last night, your aunt and I were packing things, and it felt like we could never pack enough.”
Xu Feng sighed, "It's so much better to have you all here. Xiaoyu is too far away, and we can't even check on her if we want to. There's a seven-hour time difference!"
Li Guizhi put her arm around her and suggested, "The child is going to school, why don't you go with Xiaoli and the others?"
Xu Feng sighed, "I want to too, but my dad hasn't been feeling well lately. I'm just going back to Kyoto to pack some things. I'm going back to Xijing for a while."
Jiang Xiaoli said, "Auntie, why don't you bring Grandpa Xu to Kyoto to recuperate? The medical conditions here are better."
Xu Feng waved her hand, "No, my brother and sister-in-law won't allow it. Every family has its own problems. I'll go back to Xijing to help take care of things."
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