He held his breath and carefully put the necklace on her finger, as if he were performing some sacred ritual.
Qiao Qinglu let down her hair, held up the necklace in her left hand, and asked him, "Is it beautiful?"
"Beautiful," Xiao Qinyun said. "I left work an hour early this afternoon and bought these from an old craftsman at the foot of the Imperial City. My mother once saved him, so I knew he had some fine jewelry. I wanted to give you the best, so I went to his house. I immediately fell in love with these two pieces there, and they look great on you."
Qiao Qinglu uttered a soft "hmm" in a nasal tone.
She had imagined the scene of herself being proposed to: Western food, roses, diamond rings, a grand wedding...
But the reality is too cruel. Princes and princesses only exist in fairy tales. She can never meet a good man in real life.
After coming to this era, she accepted this body and this identity, thinking that this was just a mother's love, and that they could live an ordinary life together as family members, which was not a bad thing.
She no longer longed for love, but unexpectedly, this man respected her, loved her, and held her in the palm of his hand. This feeling was really good.
Xiao Qinyun took out a passbook from his pocket and handed it to Qiao Qinglu, "Qinglu, from now on I'll call you Qinglu, okay? Water flows, flowers bloom, and Qinglu dries. From now on, all my money will be kept by you, and you'll be the head of our family, okay?"
Qiao Qinglu put down the necklace in her hand and handed over the passbook. She was very happy that Xiao Qinyun was willing to give the money to her for safekeeping and let her be the head of the household.
Good love should be a two-way journey.
So, Qiao Qinglu held the passbook in one hand, held Xiao Qinyun's hand with the other and said, "I have a big secret to tell you. Close your eyes."
As Qiao Qinglu's mind moved, the two of them appeared in the living room of the small bungalow, "You can open your eyes now. This is my biggest secret. Now you know it."
When Xiao Qinyun opened his eyes, the first thing that caught his eye was a simple TV cabinet with a 65-inch LCD color TV hanging on it. In the middle of the living room was a glass coffee table with a glass vase full of red roses and a can of milk powder for pregnant women on it. On the left of the coffee table was a brown double sofa, and on the right was a beige fabric lazy sofa, which was very cozy.
"Is this your home?" Xiao Qinyun seemed to be confirming something.
"No, this is just my home in space. I got the space before I crossed over. I was worried that something bad might happen, so I sold my belongings and exchanged them for supplies and stored them here, and then brought them here." Qiao Qinglu explained.
Then they went to the kitchen, and Xiao Qinyun looked at the range hood, gas stove, double-door refrigerator, dishwasher, electric pressure cooker, microwave oven and air fryer.
Then they went to the bedroom, and Xiao Qinyun saw a desktop computer, a laptop, a digital camera, a mobile phone and a projector.
Then they went to the study, and Xiao Qinyun saw two boxes made of precious wood and a rosewood treasure cabinet.
Finally, he came to the bathroom and saw the hot water pump and washing machine.
Qiao Qinglu was sure that Xiao Qinyun was very excited now. Then she remembered that Xiao Qinyun was an engineer in a machinery factory. No wonder his eyes lit up when he saw these computers. Unfortunately, most of her money was used to stock up on daily necessities. Apart from the freezer, she didn't have any computers.
Qiao Qinglu interrupted Xiao Qinyun's thoughts and said, "Let's go out and take a look."
"Go out?" Xiao Qinyun obediently followed Qiao Qing to reveal the space, so he, who had always been mature and steady, was no longer calm.
He followed Qiao Qinglu's footsteps and walked to the riverside, looking at the various kinds of fish swimming in the stream; walked to the field, looking at the large areas of grain, vegetables, melons, medicinal herbs, and trees; walked to the backyard, looking at the group of pigs, cows, sheep, chickens, ducks, geese and other animals; walked to the warehouse, looking at the various kinds of food and daily necessities inside.
He even saw more than a dozen freezers, several rows of bicycles, and those bunk beds, cabinets, tables and chairs made of precious wood...
Xiao Qinyun was completely numb.
Qiao Qinglu pulled Xiao Qinyun out of the space and returned to the small room. Xiao Qinyun finally breathed a sigh of relief, then held Qiao Qinglu's hand and said, "Wife, I'm sorry for putting you through this. I will work hard to give you a better life."
"Well, I believe you." Qiao Qinglu said.
Xiao Qinyun said, "Wife, there's one more thing. Can you lend me a few of those batteries in your space to dismantle?"
"Xiao! Qin! Yun!" Qiao Qinglu guessed the beginning but not the ending. It only took a few seconds for her to be remembered!
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