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Chapter 45

Chapter 45



 

  By the time Xia Wei and Tian Tian returned from their shopping expedition, an hour had already passed. Humming softly to herself, she walked back into the apartment building, called Jiang Zhi Zhou, and asked him to bring Sunshine down for a walk.

  She waited downstairs for a while until he brought Sunshine down. Xia Wei bent over to tease the dog, and Sunshine's cheerful barking provoked her laughter.

  "You seem to be in a good mood," Jiang Zhi Zhou said aloud.

  "I am!" Xia Wei raised the paper bag in her hand proudly. "While shopping with Tian Tian just now, ​​I found the dress I've always wanted to buy! I've always held off on buying it because it was a little expensive, but it's the end of the season and there's discounts on everything. This one was the only one left, and it's just my size! Lucky~"

  "Oh, then while you're in a good mood, I've something to tell you."

  "What is it?"

  "My family wants to meet you."

  Xia Wei: "........."

  The biggest ups and downs of life are surely the most exciting.

  "They... Why do they want to meet me?"

  Jiang Zhi Zhou replied, "On my return from S City, they heard about my girlfriend. My aunt just called and asked about it, and I admitted it."

  "Right... but does admitting it mean meeting the parents parents right away?" Xia Wei took a deep breath. She needed to calm down.

  Jiang Zhi Zhou said: "I just wanted to discuss it with you for now, but you'd have to meet them sooner or lateranyway."

  "..." Xia Wei swallowed. "I understand. Let me think about it."

  "Okay."

  After walking the dog, Xia Wei ran to her girlfriends for help. "It's all over! Mr. Jiang's family knows about us and they want to meet me!"

  Eight Treasures Congee Female Hero: ... see you around then.

  Asking For Suicide At Eighteen This Year: I'm scared!

  Eight Treasures Congee Female Hero: You're brave enough to proclaim that you're eighteen, how can you be scared of a mere parent?

  Asking For Suicide At Eighteen This Year: ...

  Not Losing 5kg Not Changing Name: Don't worry, meeting the parents is just a formality. But if Mr. Jiang is taking you back to see his parents, are you ready to get married?

  Asking For Suicide At Eighteen This Year: ... It's still early. Ah, you don't understand! I've seen two of Jiang Zhi Zhou's blind dates before. They're all gorgeous and of good family, especially Miss Sun, the daughter of the Prime Minister's Office!! She's a master of the qin, chess, and calligraphy!

  Not Losing 5kg Not Changing Name: Didn't you learn calligraphy too?

  Asking For Suicide At Eighteen This Year: ...Not enough to speak up in front of her.

  Not Losing 5kg Not Changing Name: Don't be afraid, at least you can do manicures.

  Asking For Suicide At Eighteen This Year: ... Are you serious?

  Eight Treasures Congee Female Hero: So should I expect them to dump you?

  Asking For Suicide At Eighteen This Year: The point is, if you take a look at Mr. Jiang's blind dates you can figure out how very high his family's requirements are.

  Invincible Little Sweetie: I ​​hardly think so. You're freely in love, not a blind date, so the conditions shouldn't matter as much

  Asking For Suicide At Eighteen This Year: ......_(:3"∠)_ so scared

  Invincible Little Sweetie: Why don't you talk it over with Jiang Zhi Zhou? His family will certainly value his opinion and he'll be there when you meet. Don't be afraid~

  Asking For Suicide At Eighteen This Year: ... I am QAQ

  Eight Treasures Congee Female Hero: ...

  Eight Treasures Congee Female Hero: Dress up and blind them!

  Invincible Little Sweetie: You can do it (^ω^)

  "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Xia Wei rolled around on the sofa, holding her mobile phone. She wanted to do something, but had no idea what. Wait, why not take out her calligraphy set and practice?

  She hurried up from the sofa and ran to her room to rummage around for a while, but not even a hair from a writing brush or a piece of rice paper could be found. How long had it been?

  On her way home the next day, she bought a brush, a bottle of ink, and a large stack of rice paper, ready to practice calligraphy again.



  Although really, she didn't even know what was the point.

  "Well, what should I write?" Holding her brush upright, she thought about it for a moment before solemnly making a dot on the paper.

  The first stroke of "Jiang (江)" in Jiang Zhi Zhou.

  Writing those three words exhausted all her life skills. She was even more serious now than when she was practicing with Tao Yu's name, but the result was... regrettable.

  Absolutely hideous.

  - This was Xia Wei's evaluation of the three words she wrote.

  "As expected, it's just been too long without practicing." Xia Wei was scratching at her hair irritably, when the phone rang.

  It was from Jiang Zhi Zhou. Xia Wei put down her brush and picked up the call. "What's up?"


  "Don't you want to walk Sunshine this evening?" asked Jiang Zhi Zhou.

  "Oh, that's right." She glanced at Sunshine, who was kneeling beside her leg, and decided to give up on calligraphy for the time being. "I'll bring him down right now. Wait for me downstairs."

  "Sounds good."

  Xia Wei led Sunshine downstairs, where Jiang Zhi Zhou had just arrived. The two walked silently around the neighbourhood for awhile, until Jiang Zhi Zhou asked, "What did you think of what I said yesterday?"

  "I..." Xia Wei stopped, grabbed his arm, and whispered, "I'm scared. QAQ."

  Jiang Zhi Zhou: "..."

  He raised his hand to her hair, petting her comfortingly. "Don't be afraid, it's just a meal at Tian Xia Restaurant. I'll be there with you."

  Even so, Xia Wei was still afraid. "Who from your family will be there?"

  "My parents, maybe my aunt and uncle."

  "So many people, what if they don't like me?"

  Jiang Zhi Zhou looked down at her, his eyes a little obscured in the darkness. Xia Wei stopped waiting for his answer, and instead waited for a kiss. "I can only guarantee that I will like you and love you very much."



 

  For a a brief instant, Xia Wei felt that his eyes seemed to glow with starlight. Her own eyes and heart heated.

  "Woof woof!" Sunshine barked in discontent. Didn't he come down for a walk? Why weren't they going anywhere?!

  He tugged hard at the leash in an attempt to drag Xia Wei away. She blinked, and was promptly dragged along. Jiang Zhi Zhou followed along the path beside her.

  "Then set a time." Xia Wei said to him. "What do your parents like? What kind of gift should I prepare?"

  Jiang Zhi Zhou thought for a moment before answering, "My mother likes Chi Qing Xuan's pastries. A box should do."

  Xia Wei frowned. "Isn't that a little too shabby?"

  Jiang Zhi Zhou smiled and said: "Chi Qing Xuan's cakes aren't easy to buy. There's a huge line for them every day. It's the thought that counts, not the money."

  Xia Wei nodded. "That makes sense."

  "Then I'll buy a box of cakes tomorrow and bring them back tomorrow evening."

  "Huh?" Xia Wei looked at him, a brow raised. "Didn't you just say it was the thought that counts? Why are you buying them?"

  Jiang Zhi Zhou said, very eloquently, "Whatever your thoughts are, so are mine. Since there'll be a long queue, I'll buy them."

  Xia Wei's heart skipped a beat. Mr. Jiang must feel distressed about her waiting in line, yet also want to please his mother. How bitter it must be for poor Mr. Jiang. "Then I'll come home early tomorrow and bring Sunshine down for a walk. That way you won't have to work so hard at night!"

  Jiang Zhi Zhou chuckled. "I almost thought you were going to say that you'd come back to cook."

  "...I'd do it, if you'd eat it." How would a man who even criticized the way she cut vegetables eat the dishes she made? "Why don't you teach me how to cook? You wouldn't have to work so hard then!"

  "Teach you how to cook? Tuition's very expensive," Jiang Zhi Zhou looked at her with an eyebrow raised, "and I'd never pass on my secrets to an outsider."

  "...haha, doesn't that only apply when passing down one's skills to a man?"

  "Absolutely not. If you want to learn, I'll teach you - so long as your name appears in my household registration book." Jiang Zhi Zhou looked at her and smiled.

  His smile was as if there were two crescent moons in his eyes.

  "..." Xia Wei's heart accelerated. "Are you trying to fool me?! It's not so easy!"

  She quickly made an excuse about Sunshine and fled, walking at a brisk pace.

  After getting back from walking the dog, Xia Wei looked at the brushes and papers still on the table and sighed. She had better take a bath first.

  The next evening, Jiang Zhi Zhou bought a total of three boxes of cake from Chi Qing Xuan, his mother's favorites. Xia Wei, on the other hand, wasn't very fond of cake. Although she had often heard of Chi Qing Xuan, she had never before bought anything from there. "What a fancy box, was it expensive?"

  "It wasn't terrible," Jiang Zhi Zhou said, handing her another bag. Inside was another box of Chi Qing Xuan pastries. "This box is for you to try."

  "Wow, I didn't expect to get a share too!" Xia Wei happily took the cakes. Her box was very ordinary looking, but the taste was the same. She opened it and looked inside. The pastries were very delicate, and the moment she lifted the lid, their fragrance wafted out.

  "It's delicious." Although she didn't really like pastries, it felt good to have one every once in awhile. She put down the half-eaten cake in her hand, stood on her tiptoes, and slid her hand around Jiang Zhi Zhou's neck, pulling him down to kiss him on the cheek. "Thank you~"

  Jiang Zhi Zhou was stunned silent. He immediately embraced her and kissed her in return. "No need for thanks."

  Xia Wei blushed to look at him from such a close angle. Jiang Zhi Zhou couldn't help but kiss her again and asked: "Is it natural to kiss me now?"

  Xia Wei: "..."

  It's just your skin being too thick.

  "Sure enough, practicing more was the right id--..." Jiang Zhi Zhou began, before his eyes inadvertently fell upon Xia Wei's collar. She had a light shirt with a low neckline on, and from his position, he could see the edge of her bra. Um. It was pink lace.

  Xia Wei looked at him strangely, before quickly following his line of sight. "Don't look! Pervert!"

  She shot back two steps and bunched up her neckline.

  Jiang Zhi Zhou coughed awkwardly. "Then don't wear a shirt with such a low neckline... now I've seen this bra twice."

  Thinking back on her lingerie falling onto his balcony, Xia Wei got even more riled up. That's right, it was exactly the one she was wearing right now! Wait...

  "Twice? So you did see my underwear the second time?!"

  Jiang Zhi Zhou: "..."

  Ah. The words had just slipped out.

  Xia Wei was about to cry from fury. "Jiang Zhi Zhou, you shameless bastard! I don't want to meet your parents!"

  Jiang Zhi Zhou: "..."





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