"Mmm, I really like it, your cooking is really good!" Xu Yue couldn't help but praise Zhou Lin.
Zhou Lin smiled and said, "If you like it, then try opening it and see."
When Nan Su saw that his master and mistress were talking, they only had eyes for each other. He felt a little superfluous being there, so he quietly went upstairs and eavesdropped at the bottom of the stairs.
He never knew that his master had such a gentle side when dealing with young women; he had never spoken to Aunt Zhou Tao so gently.
Hehe, so Master only treats his wife like this!
Xu Yue tried once but couldn't find where to open it. Zhou Lin smiled and demonstrated it to her.
This time, Xu Yue imitated what he had done before, pressing and pushing, pressing and pushing again, until it opened.
"Both sides can be opened." Zhou Lin pointed to the lid, then opened it and pointed inside, "This hidden compartment opens like this."
"Thank you, you're very clever. How did you come up with this idea?" Xu Yue asked Zhou Lin with sparkling eyes.
"These are just simple little mechanisms, suitable for young ladies to store personal items like jewelry and banknotes," Zhou Lin said with a light cough.
Xu Yue happened to open the box that he hadn't put the jewelry in.
Xu Yue played with this one for a bit, then pushed it away and pulled over another one to try.
Zhou Lin's fingers unconsciously curled back, and he quietly rubbed his fingers together. This was a subconscious action he took when he was nervous, but Xu Yue, who was looking down to open the jewelry box, did not notice.
The two boxes had the same mechanism for opening, and Xu Yue opened them quickly. Inside, she saw a light pink jewelry box with the words "Jin Yu Ge" (Golden Jade Pavilion) on it.
Xu Yue was surprised for a moment, then looked up at Zhou Lin.
Zhou Lin coughed lightly and said, "Let's see if you like it. I didn't know what kind you liked, so I just picked one randomly."
As he said this, he felt his ears burning.
Xu Yue stared at him blankly for a few moments, then smiled happily. "Is this the jewelry you gave me?"
"Hmm," Zhou Lin simply hummed in response.
"Thank you, I'll like whatever you give me." Xu Yue's voice trembled slightly.
She was very happy. She knew that Zhou Lin was satisfied with her and that he might like her too. This thought made her want to cry and laugh at the same time. She felt that all her persistence for him over the past month since the day she met him had been worthwhile.
Zhou Lin silently watched her lower her head to look at the jewelry on the top of her head, and he heard the tremor in her voice.
Xu Yue opened the jewelry box and saw three pieces of jewelry inside. The flowers were osmanthus, and since it was the Mid-Autumn Festival, the season when osmanthus flowers bloom, it was very fitting for the occasion, and she liked it very much.
She loves all flowers and plants. Was it a coincidence that he chose osmanthus jewelry for her, or did he know that she liked flowers and plants?
"You know I like floral jewelry?" Xu Yue looked at it for a while, then looked up and asked Zhou Lin.
Zhou Lin nodded and glanced at the top of her head.
Xu Yue understood instantly, and she couldn't help but smile. He was very thoughtful and attentive.
"Thank you. Is this our engagement token?" Xu Yue asked again.
"Yes!" Zhou Lin nodded.
Xu Yue put the items back into the jewelry box, closed it, stood up, and called out towards the door, "Chunyi, Xianuan, come in."
The door opened, and two little girls walked in, each carrying something in their arms.
Xu Yue took a long wooden box from Chunyi's hand, opened it, and took out a black belt embroidered with cloud patterns. She then presented it to Zhou Lin, saying, "This is a belt I embroidered for you myself over the past few days. It's also my engagement gift to you. Try it on to see if the length is suitable."
Zhou Lin's clothes are mostly dark colors and black, so she embroidered a black belt for him to match his clothes.
Zhou Lin was taken aback. A belt as a gift?
Then, he looked up at the girl, smiled, hummed in agreement, took the girl, untied the belt from his waist, and was about to try it on when he thought for a moment and handed it to Xu Yue.
Xu Yue's hand trembled slightly, and her heart skipped a beat, but she still accepted it, gently approached him, and personally tied his belt.
Although she had imagined the day when she embroidered the belt that she could tie it for him herself after they got married, she never expected that she would be able to tie it for him herself when she gave him the belt.
Chunyi and Xia Nuan exchanged a glance, then quietly lowered their heads, not daring to look at the two of them getting closer.
Zhou Lin looked down at her as she tied his belt, and at the same time, he smelled a faint fragrance emanating from her, like the scent of chrysanthemums.
After tying it up, Xu Yue stepped back to take a look, then nodded to Zhou Lin, "Yes, it's fine, the length is just right."
"Thank you!" Zhou Lin gently touched the embroidery on the belt with his fingers, feeling a warmth in his heart. It was embroidered by her own hands.
"This is a new tea from my family's tea shop. I heard you like flower tea, so I'm giving it to you as a thank you gift for the jewelry box you gave me!" Xu Yue took the tea canister from Xia Nuan and placed it in front of Zhou Lin.
"Thank you!" Zhou Lin accepted it without hesitation. Of course, he had to accept the tea his fiancée had given him!
Having completed the task of keeping things warm in spring and summer, he quickly went outside to stand as a lookout for them, allowing his young mistress and son-in-law to exchange a few more words.
Zhou Lin glanced at the time. "It's getting late. Let's go eat. If we go too late, we'll have to wait for a table to be available."
"good!"
Zhou Lin asked, "Are you going straight home after dinner?"
“Yes,” Xu Yue nodded. From now on, she would embroider her own dowry by hand.
Zhou Lin, holding two wooden boxes, said, "Then just take them with you. I'll take you back after you finish eating."
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