Chapter 84: There is a long way to go
"Shu Qing, this will be our new home from now on."
Three-year-old Lan Shuqing was brought to the front of the villa by Lan Zhaoting and Li Liyue, followed by eight-year-old Lan Qi. Little Lan Shuqing glanced at his father, then at his mother, and finally his eyes fixed on the small, black keyhole on the villa's gate.
When Lan Shuqing was a child, he was like a little adult. He would arrange his toys in a row. When he wanted to play, he would sit on the mat in the middle of the living room to play, and when he didn't want to play, he would put them away.
When the pig and the rabbit are having fun, they are a family. When they are unhappy, the pig and the rabbit start fighting.
Lan Shuqing is very smart, so smart that she started getting full marks in exams as soon as she started elementary school. She is like a little recorder, observing the people and things around her every day. She smiles when she is happy and doesn't smile when she is unhappy, but she won't cry either.
Li Liyue felt relieved that her good daughter didn't cry, but she was also worried that Lan Shuqing was suppressing her emotions. So she chatted with little Lan Shuqing and found out that her daughter felt that crying was useless, so she didn't cry.
Li Liyue was a little shocked. The little Lan Shuqing's ideas were too mature. Li Liyue spent a long time trying to teach Lan Shuqing some things, but found that she gradually developed her own set of logic. Apart from being too rational, there was no other problem, so Li Liyue just let her go.
But no one expected that the always rational Lan Shuqing would fall in love with Jiang Bai.
In fact, Lan Shuqing never thought that she would like Jiang Bai. She hadn't even thought about what kind of person she would like. She was attracted purely by Jiang Bai's eyes. When her mother asked her, she answered the same way.
Every time she was with Jiang Bai, every time Jiang Bai secretly looked at her, that serious and focused look made Lan Shuqing's heart tremble slightly. The feeling was too subtle, so subtle that it made Lan Shuqing relax all of a sudden, becoming soft and stable, like a tired bird returning to the forest or a fish returning to the sea.
Many times, Lan Shuqing wanted to have that kind of look for himself.
In order to achieve his goal, Lan Shuqing doesn't mind taking a little more time.
Not long after the graduation ceremony, it was Lan Shuqing’s birthday. This time she celebrated it in Beijing, just with Jiang Bai.
Lan Shuqing knew what Jiang Bai was preparing, but she didn't try to find out, because when the time came, Jiang Bai would present it to her one by one and tell her what had happened.
But there is still expectation.
On her birthday, Lan Shuqing left home early to attend classes at Peking University. Jiang Bai also left home early to go to work, then left work early to drive to pick up Lan Shuqing. She leaned against the car, waiting at the gate of Peking University, watching when Lan Shuqing would come out.
It was six o'clock when Jiang Bai saw Lan Shuqing from afar. She straightened up and waved at Lan Shuqing.
Lan Shuqing saw her, his steps still steady.
As soon as Lan Shuqing walked out of the school gate, Jiang Bai couldn't wait to run towards her. When he pounced in front of Lan Shuqing, Lan Shuqing subconsciously hugged Jiang Bai's waist. Jiang Bai also grabbed Lan Shuqing's coat and smiled at her.
Lan Shuqing hugged her helplessly and said, "Be careful."
Jiang Bai nodded.
Two people walked towards the car, Jiang Bai was driving and Lan Shuqing was sitting in the passenger seat. There was a bouquet of flowers on the passenger seat.
Lan Shu raised an eyebrow slightly. She picked up the flowers and sat down. "Why aren't there sunflowers today?"
Jiang Bai likes to give her sunflowers. Well, she also likes sunflowers.
Hearing her ask this, Jiang Bai smiled, "It's your birthday today, so of course I should give you red roses~"
Lan Shu sniffed the scent of roses. Hmm, not bad.
Jiang Bai drove Lan Shuqing directly home, but when he entered the house, Jiang Bai threw her down, pressed her against the cabinet, and hugged her first.
Lan Shuqing was holding flowers in one hand and a cell phone in the other, almost squeezing her. Lan Shuqing glared at her. Jiang Bai chuckled, then reached out to take the flowers and the cell phone and put them aside. She continued to hug Lan Shuqing, her pretty face slightly flushed. "Lan Shuqing, do you want to eat first or look at the gifts first?"
Hmm, Lan Shu thought for a moment, "Is there any difference?"
Jiang Bai hugged her and said, "You have to blindfold yourself if you want to see the gift first."
Lan Shuqing glanced towards the living room, but was then pushed back by Jiang Bai. The woman pretended to be angry and said, "No peeking."
The real murderer, Lan Shu chuckled, she also hugged Jiang Bai, "Let's eat first."
Jiang Bai took her hand, said "Aiya", and said coquettishly: "Why don't you look at the gift first?"
Lan Shu hummed softly and looked at her, "I don't want to cover my eyes."
"Okay."
Jiang Bai pulled Lan Shuqing to the living room. The living room remained unchanged. Looking to the left, under the soft light, there were two big white balloons on the dining table, one in front and one behind. There were two Q-version figures on the balloons. Lan Shuqing carefully identified them and found that they were her and Jiang Bai.
I guess it was Sister Yueyue who drew it, the style is very familiar.
Lan Shu chuckled. She walked over, stood in front of one of the balloons, and poked the face on it.
The dining table was covered with a blue checkered tablecloth. Dinner plates were already placed on both sides. The plates were covered with lids, and there were purple candles next to the plates. Hmm, Lan Shuqing looked at Jiang Bai with a smile in his eyes, "Candlelight dinner?"
Jiang Bai touched his nose, walked over, put his right hand around Lan Shuqing's waist, looked up at her, "Yes, how is it?"
Lan Shuqing poked the face on the balloon again. She pretended to be reserved and said, "We'll know what it tastes like after we see what it eats."
Jiang Bai shook it for a moment, "Then take a look."
Lan Shuqing opened the plate and saw a smiling face. She couldn't help laughing. A heart-shaped steak and a smiling face with ketchup. She looked at Jiang Bai and said, "How old-fashioned~"
Jiang Bai hugged her waist and chuckled. Then she turned and walked to the refrigerator, opened it, and took out a cake box. She walked around, turned off the lights first, and then came back with the cake box.
The candles were burning. Jiang Bai placed the cake box on the table. She glanced at Lan Shuqing, then opened the cake box, inserted the candles, lit them, and then looked at Lan Shuqing with a burning gaze. "Lan Shuqing, happy birthday~"
Under the dim candlelight, the woman looked at her, with a faint light in her eyes, as if burning Lan Shuqing's heart. She smiled and glanced at the two Q-version figurines on the cake, then looked at Jiang Bai. She felt the sweetness of the cake before she even ate it.
Jiang Bai blinked, she took Lan Shuqing's hand, and then pulled her forward to stand in front of the cake, "Lan Shuqing, make a wish~"
Lan Shuqing looked at her and suddenly asked, "What wish do you want me to make?"
Jiang Bai smiled, "It would be even better if you could make a wish related to me~"
Lan Shu tapped her nose lightly, "Greedy."
Jiang Bai leaned against her and said, "Is it not okay if I'm just greedy?"
Lan Shu hugged her gently, his eyes slightly deep, "Of course."
Jiang Bai chuckled, "Lan Shuqing, make a wish~"
Lan Shu glanced at her lightly, then stood in front of the cake and closed his eyes. Jiang Bai sang the birthday song softly, "Happy birthday to you~"
After singing three lines, Lan Shuqing opened his eyes and blew out the candle.
Jiang Bai put his arm around her waist and leaned over to give Lan Shuqing a kiss on the cheek.
After so long, Lan Shuqing had gotten used to Jiang Bai kissing her from time to time. She turned to look at Jiang Bai, and Jiang Bai smiled at her. "So, how about dinner?"
Lan Shu raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at the steak on the table again, "Only steak?"
Jiang Bai smiled and ran to the kitchen again. She brought out two dishes, one of which was Lan Shuqing's favorite sweet and sour pork ribs, and the other was Lan Shuqing's second favorite, braised prawns. After placing them on the dining table, she went to bring out a plate of baked potatoes and a bowl of beef bone soup.
She just knew it.
Lan Shu leaned against the dining table and smiled even more happily.
After dinner, Jiang Bai told Lan Shuqing not to go upstairs, then he simply cleaned up the table before pulling Lan Shuqing, who was sitting obediently on the sofa, upstairs.
Jiang Bai led the others into the study, and then had Lan Shuqing block the door. She turned around and looked at Lan Shuqing, "Lan Shuqing, close your eyes first."
Lan Shu raised his eyebrows slightly, then closed his eyes obediently.
Jiang Bai confirmed that Lan Shuqing had really closed her eyes before he let go of Lan Shuqing's hand and started fiddling with something.
After a while, Jiang Bai came back and held Lan Shuqing's hand again, "Okay, open your eyes."
Lan Shuqing slowly opened his eyes.
Jiang Bai secretly pressed the play button on his phone.
The light from the projector in the study shone on the canvas, soft and bright. The jumping music sounded, and two little people appeared on the white canvas, like a light and shadow slide, acting out the whole scene of the two little people from their acquaintance to their being together.
There are many more photos, some that Lan Shuqing has seen, some that he has not seen, and some taken during his senior year of high school. Jiang Bai always says that his photography skills are not good, but slowly his photos are getting better and better.
The film is about five minutes long, and ends with a freeze frame on a photo of Lan Shuqing. It was Jiang Bai's favorite photo, taken at the beach during a previous trip. The waves and the night were surging in the darkness, blowing Lan Shuqing's long hair. Lan Shuqing leaned slightly to the side, stroking her long hair while looking at her sideways, with a smile in her eyes and at the corners of her lips, which tightly gripped Jiang Bai's heart.
Lan Shuqing was a little stunned.
Jiang Bai held Lan Shuqing's hand and stuffed something into her palm.
Lan Shuqing looked at her, and Jiang Bai also looked up at Lan Shuqing, "Lan Shuqing, from the moment I met you, I never thought that one day you would like me, and I never thought that we could be together."
“Everything I have now is a gift from God.”
"I'm so grateful that you exist in this world."
"I also hope that you can always be happy, and I hope even more that your happiness and joy are as good as mine."
"I also know that I can only give you a little, so..."
Jiang Bai stared at Lan Shuqing closely, his eyes shining, "I'll give you the rest of my life."
"Will you stay with me forever?"
Next to the photo on the canvas, there are two lines of words: Spring, summer, autumn and winter, night and white light, may you have no worries, may you be well, and may the rest of your life be spent.
It took Lan Shuqing a while to react. Jiang Bai's words echoed in her ears. The other party's gaze was like a chisel, carving the words into Lan Shuqing's mind, as if the sky suddenly brightened. She held the thing Jiang Bai gave her. Jiang Bai always liked to secretly give her things. He had given her his bank card and ID card in the same way before.
In the more than half a year that they have been together, Jiang Bai sometimes secretly slipped her food, which she would not discover until she went to class or worked with her tutor. Sometimes he also secretly slipped her flowers, and several times he slipped her small cards. Sometimes the cards had smiley faces on them asking if he could go on a date with her, and sometimes they said "I love you". That was Jiang Bai's unique romance.
And her restraint.
Lan Shuqing raised her hand, and there were two rings in her palm. Lan Shuqing's eyes were shocked, and she looked at Jiang Bai. Jiang Bai looked at her with some uneasiness in his eyes.
Lan Shuqing, who had always been very restrained, suddenly became unrestrained. She was still a little uncomfortable with this. When she smiled, there was a faint light in her eyes.
Lan Shuqing liked Jiang Bai's straightforward expression, expressing that she loved her, that she was important, and his desire for her.
At a certain moment, the love in Lan Shuqing's heart reached its peak. She stretched out her arms to hold Jiang Bai in her arms and said softly, "Jiang Bai, thank you. I am very happy."
Jiang Bai hugged her back and buried his head in her shoulder, "You're welcome~"
Lan Shu hugged her tightly, his eyes darkening slightly. "Jiang Bai, once you say something, you have to do it, understand?"
Jiang Bai also hugged her tightly, "I know."
Lan Shu sniffed the scent of laundry detergent on Jiang Bai's body, his voice soft and firm, "Then I do."
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