Chapter 668: Story within story Lantern Festival
One step, two steps. One step, two steps.
Around and around.
Before Lin Yiyi almost died of exhaustion, she finally climbed to the rooftop of the 20th floor with her own legs.
She was half hanging on Ding Li's arm, gasping for breath, but he was smiling and squeezing someone without even breathing heavily.
"I told you I'd carry you, but you refused. Now you must be exhausted."
For some reason, Lin Yiyi heard a sense of gloating in his words. She glared at him and complained unhappily.
"Who told you not to tell me you were going to climb the stairs?" She was wearing a skirt, and it looked like she was carrying it on her back.
Ding Li helped her adjust the moon-shaped hairpin that was not crooked, and then he moved her earlobe affectionately. He restrained his smirk and pretended to be serious to excuse himself, "If you tell me, there will be no surprise."
"You always have so many reasons."
When Lin Yiyi saw the charcoal grill and a box of ingredients on the rooftop, she almost rolled her eyes to the back of her head. Why did that damn long-haired Ding Li take her to the rooftop of the 20th floor in the city to eat barbecue?
Can't it be the beach or the backyard?
Her legs are now weak from climbing the stairs to the 20th floor.
Ding Li sensed her anger, smiled and helped her pull out a chair. After Lin Yiyi sat down, he took out Vitasoy from the box next to her, put a straw in it for her and put it on the table. "How about we have barbecue for lunch?"
Now that she's here, what other choice is there? She didn't want to go any further. Lin Yiyi angrily yelled at him, "If it doesn't taste good, you're done for."
Seeing that he was still laughing and herself like a frog, Lin Yiyi glared at him angrily. Because both hands were rubbing her calves at the same time, she couldn't free her hands to hold the drink, so she just half bent over, put her face against the table, and bit the straw to replenish water.
The posture was indescribably funny, and coupled with her weird expression, Ding Li laughed even harder.
"It should taste good. Just sit there and wait for me to grill you some meat."
The charcoal grill was on the open space next to it. Ding Li used waste newspapers to make a fire and burn charcoal, which was a bit time-consuming.
Lin Yiyi sat and rested for a while, then started to look through the things in the boxes. There were two large boxes. She did not touch the food box, but only took out a roll of old newspaper that was not used for making fire from the storage box next to it.
The newspaper was from 1975 and now it is 1976, a year apart. She had read some of the news in the newspaper and some she had not.
However, when she saw the pictures on one of the pages, her eyes widened instantly.
Who is this? Her facial features are similar to Zhao Sheng’s. She has learned to draw, so her observation of the three parts and five eyes is more detailed.
The biggest difference between the two is their aura and age. The middle-aged man in the newspaper has a more gentle temperament and is much thinner.
Zhao Sheng has dark skin and a strong build.
If he wasn't so dark, and was two or three shades whiter, and looked more bookish and less scary, the two of them could be said to be 70% alike.
After Ding Li lit the charcoal fire, Lin Yiyi handed him the newspaper and asked, "Eli, do you know this person?"
"Why are you asking him?" Ding Li washed his hands with the water in the bucket and did not answer her question immediately.
Lin Yiyi followed him to the table, not saying it was because of Zhao Sheng, "I'm just curious, I always feel like he looks familiar."
"He is the deputy director of the Hong Kong Security Bureau, Mr. Zhong."
"Wow, no wonder he looks so powerful, even a black and white newspaper can't cover it up." Lin Yiyi was curious and asked, "Does he have children?"
Ding Li frowned, stopped taking the food, and looked at him carefully, "I heard that he has a son, but I don't know him."
Is she so concerned about this matter because of Zhao Sheng?
Hearing that she didn't know him, Lin Yiyi didn't ask any more questions. She always felt that she had caught some clues. There are always scenes that are left out in TV dramas, and Zhao Sheng wouldn't be one of them.
She thought about it for a while and admired her own imagination.
But before she could stay in a daze for long, Ding Li pulled her back to her senses, "Today is your birthday, let's not be distracted by other things. I will be busier from tomorrow onwards, and I will have less time to spend with you."
As he spoke, he took the ingredients and Lin Yiyi helped him by carrying two servings.
She didn't ask Ding Li what he was busy with, but just smiled and encouraged him, "Then you have to work hard."
"The same to you."
Ding Li picked up the iron clamp and pinched her twice in the air, deliberately trying to scare her, "Yiyi, if I get busy, your language learning will be delayed.
I have found you a top student from Hong Kong University. Would you like to learn the language from her?"
The various marinated meats were put on the grill and soon they were sizzling with oil. Smelling the aroma of the meat, Lin Yiyi's attention was all on the meat. She was a little slow to react when she suddenly heard Ding Li's arrangement.
"You hired a language tutor for me?"
Ding Li saw her helping him roll up his sleeves, and the smile on his face deepened. "But it depends on your personal wishes. If you are willing, I will arrange for her to come over. If you are not willing, I will try to find time to come back and teach you."
"How much does it cost?" Lin Yiyi's attention was actually on the meat. Climbing the stairs consumed her energy, and now her stomach was empty.
Ding Li turned the meat over and saw that she was sniffing everywhere, so he took a pair of scissors and cut a small piece for her to satisfy her craving, "You don't need to worry about the money.
I promised to teach you, but now I don't have the time to fulfill my promise, and this is my responsibility."
"......" The meat smells so good and is cooked to perfection, though a little hot.
Lin Yiyi knew that he was afraid that she would have a psychological burden. There would definitely be some wealth disparity between them if she dated him, and such things would surely happen more often in the future, so she might as well just accept it calmly.
"The meat just now was too small. Cut another piece for me to taste. Make sure it's bigger."
Ding Li cut two more pieces of beef for her to eat as she asked, and while she was distracted, he secretly used words to change their relationship.
"We are an engaged couple now, so there is no need to be too clear about the division, and the last thing I lack is money."
"I don't mind if you're with me for the money."
Hearing his increasingly outrageous words, Lin Yiyi almost bit her tongue, "hiss~" it was still a little hot on her lips.
Swallowing the meat in her mouth, she was not angry at his previous words, but smiled frankly, "Can't it be because of your appearance?"
Hearing this, Ding Li felt his heart pounding. She liked his looks?
"I think so, and I hope so." At least it proves that he is attractive to her.
"..."
I don’t know why, but at this moment, Lin Yiyi felt that there was something wrong with the way he was dating her.
In the eyes of others, love that pursues material things and looks at appearance is vulgar and impure spiritual love.
But between them, it has become the most practical meaning.
By the time part of the meat was grilled, Lin Yiyi's mouth was already full of grease, and she had one more reason in her mind to be with Ding Li.
Good barbecue skills.
Ding Li helped with grilling in the first half, and Lin Yiyi was responsible for grilling in the second half.
After eating, Lin Yiyi asked Ding Li why he took her to the rooftop in the city to have a barbecue for her birthday.
"You said before that you wanted to have a barbecue at home."
"I said I wanted to have barbecue at home, but why do you want me to go to the city and climb stairs to eat barbecue?"
Seeing that she still didn't understand, Ding Li smiled and explained again, "This is your home. Every floor I take you through will belong to you from now on."
Lin Yiyi was a little confused. What did he mean? What belonged to her? But when she saw the small box that Ding Li took out, her confusion almost turned into a mess.
She had completely stopped being able to think.
"Yiyi, happy birthday to you, and please marry me."
What did he like about her? He wanted to get married after just a few days of dating.
The small box was opened, revealing a dazzling diamond ring that made people want to get married even if they didn't want to.
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