Chapter 224 Thank you for using your entire youth to move me for a lifetime
There have been people coming to the Shen family these days.
Madam Shen and the head of the Shen family were busy dealing with those people.
However, they also took the time to ask Xu Jialan when Mr. and Mrs. Liang would be free to visit and pay New Year's greetings.
Xu Jialan called Mrs. Liang.
Mrs. Liang smiled and said that it was okay anytime.
Mrs. Shen arranged for people to prepare a lot of New Year gifts according to her list on the fifth day of the New Year.
In addition, Xu Jialan also saw that she had a list in her hand.
When closed, it looks like a notebook.
It’s red and looks very festive.
She didn't know what it was, so she casually asked Shen Xichuan.
The man answered casually, "Oh, it should be a list of betrothal gifts."
Xu Jialan paused.
She turned around and looked at him, "What did you just say?"
Shen Xichuan leaned against the head of the bed, a book on his legs, flipping through it casually.
Seeing her looking at him, he also looked up, thinking that she didn't hear clearly, so he repeated it.
"The betrothal gift list."
Xu Jialan remembered how long the notebook she had seen was.
She took a breath. "Dowry? All of it?"
Shen Xichuan closed the book and thought for a few seconds, “Probably not.”
Xu Jialan still breathed a sigh of relief.
The man said the next second, "That's just what they prepared, it doesn't count as mine."
Xu Jialan: “?”
Shen Xichuan looked at her expression, smiled, leaned over, and opened the drawer of the bedside table.
Inside was a very exquisite brocade box.
Xu Jialan had seen it before.
She thought it contained some expensive jewelry, so she didn't dare touch it.
Just close the drawer quietly.
Shen Xichuan casually opened the box, revealing the true face inside.
There is also a notebook inside.
The style is familiar.
There are also three words written in flamboyant calligraphy on the cover.
"Dowry list."
Xu Jialan's eyes widened slightly.
Shen Xichuan put the box down casually and handed the notebook to her.
"This is what I prepared for you."
Xu Jialan felt a little dizzy.
The notebook is obviously very light, but it feels very heavy.
She accidentally opened a page.
You can already see how expensive the stuff is.
Her breath hitched, she quickly closed it and returned it, "No, it's too expensive."
Shen Xichuan didn't answer, but raised his hand to smooth her messy hair, "What's so expensive?"
Xu Jialan was silent for a moment, "I don't have that much dowry."
Her previous family was considered to be of middle class status.
He was raised in the palm of his hands by Xu's father and mother.
I never lacked money.
But compared with Shen Xichuan's situation, they can't be compared at all.
Apart from giving Mr. and Mrs. Liang household expenses and buying gifts, she rarely spends the rest of the money and keeps it all in the card.
It's also a considerable amount.
Without parents around, I have to prepare the dowry myself.
She was ready for this as well.
But no matter how much she prepared, it could not compare to what was on the betrothal gift list.
When Shen Xichuan heard this, he was quiet for a few seconds.
He reached out and pulled her into his arms, holding her, resting his chin on her forehead.
"What your parents prepared for you is the betrothal gift, and what I prepared for you is the dowry."
Xu Jialan frowned and retorted, "How can that be possible?"
Shen Xichuan chuckled, “Why not? We can do it.”
Xu Jialan didn't say anything.
Shen Xichuan held her hand, squeezed his fingertips into her fingers, and clasped her fingers together.
"I married you without my parents' consent. I should have treated you better in return for their kindness."
Xu Jialan listened quietly.
"Are mom and dad good to you?" he asked softly.
When Xu Jialan heard his words, he lowered his head and hummed, "Very good."
"They were really good to me. I was their only child growing up, so they spoiled me a lot. When I was little, I got sick easily, so they would always worry about whether I was cold or hot."
Shen Xichuan listened and smiled, “Well, our Lanlan is the little princess who grew up in the palm of her parents’ hands.”
Xu Jialan's face turned red, but he didn't refute.
That's true.
Shen Xichuan rubbed the top of her head with his chin, “If my parents were here, they would definitely give you everything they have to prepare a dowry.”
Xu Jialan paused, did not deny it, and nodded softly.
Shen Xichuan squeezed her hand, “So, me too.”
Xu Jialan was slightly stunned.
"I'm here to treat you well for the rest of my life, on behalf of my parents. So naturally, I have to treat you well with all I have. Don't you always say that men's words can't be trusted?"
Shen Xichuan held her hand holding the betrothal gift list, “What’s in here is my promise.”
"I believe in the relationship between us, and I will be loyal to our marriage and to you, but at the same time, these things are the guarantees I give you based on our relationship and marriage."
Xu Jialan opened his eyes and wanted to say something.
Shen Xichuan continued, "With these things, if you feel that I have made you dissatisfied in the future, you can always ask me to leave the house."
Xu Jialan whispered, "I won't be dissatisfied."
The man smiled and said, "Really?"
She hummed, "Yes."
"Then you have to accept it for me." Shen Xichuan didn't let her refuse, "I prepared this on behalf of my parents. Only if you accept it will it mean that they are satisfied with me as their son-in-law."
"If you reject me again, doesn't it mean that my parents are not satisfied with me as a son-in-law?"
Xu Jialan was left speechless by his naughty words.
"How can there be someone like you?"
The man lowered his head and chuckled, "So, will you accept it? Hmm?"
Xu Jialan looked at the exquisite list in his hand that smelled of ink.
She paused and slowly opened the list.
The words that come into view are very familiar.
It's his handwriting.
Everything in it was written by him stroke by stroke.
It's all his.
Xu Jialan flipped through the pages carefully.
The words above are written very carefully.
Each object represents his true heart.
Xu Jialan turned to the last page and was silent for a few seconds.
Shen Xichuan put his face close to hers, quiet and silent.
After a long while, she finally spoke.
"good."
A very light sentence.
Shen Xichuan smiled and squeezed her hand, “Thank you, Mrs. Shen.”
Thank you for giving me this opportunity to treat you well for the rest of my life on behalf of your parents.
Thank you for coming into my life and helping me find the love of my life.
Thank you for using your entire youth to give me a lifetime of inspiration.
Mrs. Shen’s youth is precious.
He will spend the rest of his life making her happy.
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