Chapter 350 Engagement (5000)
"Okay, okay, I got it. Let's talk about it when I get back." Chen Qingrong said a few more words to Tang Xiaoru before hanging up the phone.
Wang Xiu'e asked him, "What did Xiaoru say when she called you? Did she run into any trouble?"
Chen Qingrong smiled casually, "It's about work, don't worry about it, Xiaoru and I will take care of it."
"That's it."
"By the way, Dad, have you packed everything?" Chen Qingrong looked at Old Chen again.
Lao Chen threw the cigarette butt on the ground and stomped it out, then said, "It's all ready, you can go now."
"Okay, okay, let's go."
Just like that, the family successfully arrived in the Magic City around seven o'clock in the evening.
After arriving in the Magic City, Chen Qingrong settled them in his own separate home.
Chen Qingrong also said, "Xiaoru is not convenient to come over tonight. We will go directly to Xiaoru's house tomorrow morning and then have lunch at the hotel at noon."
"Okay." Wang Xiu'e nodded, and then said to Lao Chen, "Lao Chen, you stay at home with mom, Qingrong and I will go take care of that thing."
Lao Chen nodded immediately, "Okay, go ahead."
Chen Qingrong was confused. "What are you talking about? Mom, what do you want to do with me?"
"You'll know soon. Let's go first. You drive Mom."
"Ah good."
Chen Qingrong had no choice but to go downstairs with his mother first.
After getting in the car, he told his mother to fasten her seat belt, and then asked, "Mom, can you tell me where we're going now? I can't just drive blindly without knowing the destination, can I?"
Wang Xiu'e hesitated for a moment and said, "Mom is not very familiar with Shanghai, so you can choose. Just take me to a more reliable gold shop."
"Jewelry shop?" Chen Qingrong was stunned. "You want to make jewelry?"
Wang Xiu'e rolled her eyes at him and said, "You idiot, I don't want to make jewelry, I want to buy three golds for Xiaoru, aren't you stupid?"
"Three golds?" Chen Qingrong was stunned again, then reacted and said quickly, "Aren't three golds used only when getting married? Isn't it too early to buy them now?"
"Engagement is as important as marriage." Wang Xiu'e frowned, "Xiao Ru is an only child, our family must pay attention to her. Although our family is not as rich as your uncle Tang's family, we must not skimp on the money that should be spent."
"Is that so?" Chen Qingrong thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go to Lao Feng Xiang, it's considered an old brand."
"Ah."
Chen Qingrong stepped on the accelerator and drove the car out.
Wang Xiu'e remembered something and asked him, "Have you bought a ring for Xiaoru?"
Chen Qingrong nodded, "Well, I bought Xiaoru a gold ring. I was thinking of buying her a diamond ring when we get married."
"That's okay. Although the gold ring is a bit rustic, it looks pretty good." Wang Xiu'e smiled.
Chen Qingrong pouted, "Personally, I think gold is much more beautiful than diamonds. Diamonds are hyped up, and gold is the most valuable."
"You can't say that. You are buying it for Xiaoru, so you should think about the problem from Xiaoru's perspective. Is it enough that you like gold? What about Xiaoru? Does Xiaoru like gold or diamonds?" Wang Xiu'e educated her son.
Chen Qingrong said without hesitation, "Xiaoru said she also prefers gold because it looks better when it's shiny."
Wang Xiu'e smiled dotingly, "Xiao Ru has a good eye. In fact, I like gold more too."
Chen Qingrong, "..."
That's not what you meant just now.
They arrived at Lao Feng Xiang soon, and Chen Qingrong took his mother in and started to choose items for Tang Xiaoru.
Because Chen Qingrong had already bought a gold ring for Tang Xiaoru, my mother mainly bought a gold bracelet and a gold necklace for Xiaoru this time.
After some selection, we finally decided on the item.
When it was time to pay the bill, my mother refused to let Chen Qingrong pay.
Chen Qingrong was still very depressed, "Mom, I have money."
"Don't I have money?" Wang Xiu'e rolled her eyes at him. "This is a gift that we, the parents-in-law, bought for Xiaoru. How can you spend money on it? No, I'll pay for it myself."
"Uh, okay."
Seeing this, Chen Qingrong stopped arguing with his mother.
After paying the bill, the clerk carefully packed up the food, and then the mother and son left.
"Do you know where the public toilet is?" Wang Xiu'e suddenly asked.
Chen Qingrong looked left and right, and finally found it. "Mom, it's right there, next to the small green sign."
He pointed a finger.
Wang Xiu'e put the gift box in his hand and said, "I'm going to the bathroom. Please wait for me here."
"Okay, please cross the road slowly."
"I know."
Wang Xiu'e left first.
drop.
At this time, Chen Qingrong's WeChat rang. He took out his mobile phone and found that it was a photo sent by Tang Xiaoru.
This is a photo of her little feet. Her feet are painted with pink nail polish and decorated with what are said to be broken diamonds but are actually broken glass.
"Does it look good?"
Tang Xiaoru sent him a voice message.
Chen Qingrong replied with a voice message, "It looks good, but the glass on top is easy to scratch your teeth."
Tang Xiaoru, "Roll your eyes, roll your eyes. If you think it hurts your teeth, don't eat it."
Chen Qingrong, "Laugh, laugh, that won't do. I have to eat it even if it hurts my teeth. I just like this one."
Tang Xiaoru, "Bai Yan, where are you now? Home?"
Chen Qingrong took a photo of the gift box and sent it over.
Click.
Chen Qingrong, “Picture.”
Tang Xiaoru: "Question, the box from Lao Feng Xiang? Are you and your aunt buying jewelry?"
Chen Qingrong, "Yes, my mother bought you a gold bracelet and a gold necklace. She and I chose the styles together. I'm sure you will like them."
Tang Xiaoru was anxious, "Why did you let Auntie spend so much money? The things in Lao Feng Xiang are so expensive!"
Chen Qingrong, "He covered his mouth and laughed secretly. It's okay, it's not expensive. My mother said that this is the three golds she bought for your engagement. But because I have already bought you a gold ring, the three golds have been shortened to two golds. Do you mind?"
Tang Xiaoru, "I definitely don't mind if you roll your eyes! Please help me thank Auntie!"
"That's for sure."
Chen Qingrong replied, then he looked up and saw his mother came back, so he stopped chatting with Tang Xiaoru.
"Let's go, Qingrong." Wang Xiu'e smiled and grabbed his arm, "Let's go home."
"it is good."
After driving back home, the family had dinner at home.
Chen Qingrong ordered a hot pot, and the family of four sat around the dining table. The atmosphere was quite good.
Grandma was still sighing, "Tomorrow is a good day for Qingrong, but it's a pity that your grandfather won't be able to see it, alas."
Chen Qingrong felt sad all of a sudden. He forced a smile and said, "Grandma, Grandpa might be watching us from heaven, but we just can't see him."
"Maybe." Grandma laughed, "Eat, keep eating, and go to bed early after eating. You have to go out early tomorrow morning."
"it is good."
The night passed like this.
The next morning, Chen Qingrong and his family went to Tang's house at around six o'clock.
On the way, Chen Qingrong told Tang Xiaoru about it in advance, so when they arrived, the entire Tang family was waiting to greet them at the door.
When the two families met, they greeted each other and talked about family matters.
Tang Xiaoru's grandparents and grandmother also came, and they entertained Chen Qingrong's grandmother. As for the old Chen couple, they were entertained by the old Tang couple.
"Brother Chen, long time no see. Sister, come in." Lin Yue smiled from ear to ear.
"Hello, sister." Wang Xiu'e still seemed a little reserved.
Lin Yue was a little surprised. "So you are younger than me, mother-in-law. Look at what I did. I even called you older. Sorry, sorry."
"It's okay, it's okay." Wang Xiu'e smiled awkwardly, "You look too young, sister."
"Haha, all my skin is made of cosmetics, how can it compare to your natural skin? Let's not chat outside, come in and sit down."
"it is good."
Wang Xiu'e originally felt very uncomfortable, but when she saw how welcoming the Tang family members were, especially Lin Yue, who called her "sister" all the time, she gradually relaxed.
The hotel's main dinner is at noon. The reason we come here now is to allow the two families to get acquainted with each other first.
You can't have the two families act like strangers at the engagement party, right?
After staying at the Tang family until half past ten, the two families went to Mingyue Restaurant.
Tang Chengshan was quite grand and booked the entire place, about twenty tables.
However, most of them were relatives and friends of the Tang family here, and no relatives from the Chen family came.
After all, it's just an engagement, not a wedding, so there's no need for so many people to come.
Sun Cheng and his parents also came, as well as Gao Qiang, Xiao Yuan, Yang Bingbing, and several of Tang Xiaoru's female friends.
The engagement party was very lively and a host was invited to preside over it.
Under the gaze of the crowd, Chen Qingrong and Tang Xiaoru embraced and kissed face to face, and they even exchanged engagement rings. Yang Bingbing, who was sitting below, was moved to tears as she watched.
At this time, she felt someone poking her arm. She turned around and found that it was Gao Qiang who was weakly handing her a napkin.
"Hmph." Yang Bingbing snorted lightly, and when she took the napkin, her little hand rubbed Gao Qiang's wrist hard.
Gao Qiang suddenly felt like he was electrocuted and sat up straight in an instant.
After the engagement ceremony, Tang Chengshan and Lao Chen, the two heads of the family, walked to the front of the stage, each with a microphone.
Tang Chengshan smiled at everyone and said, "Welcome all relatives and friends to my daughter's engagement party today. The person next to me is my relative, Brother Chen. Brother Chen, please say a few words to everyone."
Old Chen was a little nervous, and his hands holding the microphone were shaking.
He glanced at his son, then tried to remain calm and said, "Well, everyone, enjoy your meals and drinks. Please forgive me if we haven't treated you well enough."
clap clap.
applause.
Crackling.
Someone outside the restaurant also set off firecrackers, and the engagement party officially began.
……
The day passed like this.
As the two protagonists of an engagement, the young couple can be said to be exhausted.
Especially Tang Xiaoru, she really felt that her face was about to become stiff from smiling.
At night, Old Chen and his family rested at Tang's house.
This evening's dinner was a pure family dinner. Apart from the two families, there were no other guests.
After dinner and a shower, Chen Qingrong returned to Tang Xiaoru's bedroom and found her sitting on a chair, crossing her legs and eating Dove chocolate.
Chen Qingrong closed the door first, then walked over and hugged her from behind, "Baby, aren't you afraid of getting fat by eating chocolate at night?"
Tang Xiaoru smiled bitterly and said, "I'm almost dead tired, it doesn't matter whether I'm fat or not."
Chen Qingrong was happy and kissed her neck. "Thank you for your hard work, my dear. I should be able to call you my wife openly now, right? After all, we are engaged."
Tang Xiaoru turned around and rolled her eyes at him. "Engagement is just an engagement. We haven't gotten married yet. I can regret it at any time."
"Change your mind?" Chen Qingrong sneered, "Haha, if you are not afraid of corpus luteum rupture, then change your mind."
"Dead hooligan!"
Tang Xiaoru glared at him angrily.
Every time this bastard threatened her, he threatened her with that kind of thing.
But then again, she really didn't think that Chen Qingrong was bragging, because Chen Qingrong's fighting ability was very strong, and he might really be able to blanch her corpus luteum until it ruptured.
If that were the case, we would be in big trouble.
"Oh, by the way, husband." Tang Xiaoru suddenly thought of something, "Did we buy the high-speed rail tickets? Why can't I remember it?"
Chen Qingrong smiled and said, "I bought it a long time ago. It's hard to buy tickets during the National Day holiday. You reminded me to buy tickets about two weeks ago."
After a pause, he continued, "I just checked 12306 when I was in the toilet, and now there are no tickets to Yunnan. If we don't buy them in advance, we really can't go."
"Fortunately, I'm smart." Tang Xiaoru pouted proudly, then said, "Open your mouth."
Chen Qingrong opened his mouth obediently.
Tang Xiaoru stuffed the remaining half of the chocolate into his mouth and said, "You eat it. I don't want to eat it anymore."
"Oh." Chen Qingrong chewed his mouthful of food and asked, "Is Miss Yang really not going with us this time? If she regrets it, she can drive there by herself, but it will be slower than us, after all, we are taking the high-speed train."
Tang Xiaoru shook her head. "I asked her seriously today, and she really didn't want to go. She originally wanted to have a four-person date, but now she has to give up."
"OK then."
drop.
Tang Xiaoru's cell phone, which was placed aside, rang.
Chen Qingrong reached out to help her take the phone and took a look at it, a little surprised, "It's a WeChat red envelope that Ni Shengnan sent you."
"Huh?" Tang Xiaoru was stunned. She took the phone and opened WeChat. Then she suddenly realized, "Oh, she said she wished me a happy engagement. This red envelope is an engagement red envelope."
Chen Qingrong then recalled, "Her aunt came today, but she herself didn't come, right? I remember I didn't see her."
"She didn't come. She must feel a little embarrassed." Tang Xiaoru said as she typed.
"Thank you for your blessing, but you don't need the red envelope~"
send!
Chen Qingrong smacked his lips, "Why don't you click on it and see how big her red envelope is?"
Tang Xiaoru pinched his face speechlessly, "Greedy bastard, how big a red envelope do you want her to give you?"
"I was just talking casually, haha." Chen Qingrong smiled awkwardly.
However, Sun Cheng was so determined to win over Ni Shengnan that when he saw him today, he forgot to ask him about the progress.
It probably didn't work, right?
"Go to bed." Chen Qingrong shook his head and stopped thinking about anything else. He reached out and picked up Tang Xiaoru like a princess.
Tang Xiaoru was startled, "Let me take a shower first."
Chen Qingrong winked at her and said, "It's okay. It's best to wash after exercise. Today is our engagement day. Shouldn't we celebrate it properly?"
"Well."
Fight, crazy fight!
As the battle was in full swing, Tang Xiaoru's cell phone rang.
She stretched out her arm with difficulty to pick up the phone, and then said to Chen Qingrong aggrievedly, "Yes, it's Bingbing's call, please don't move, I'll answer it."
Chen Qingrong immediately stopped his attacking posture, "Okay, you take yours."
Tang Xiaoru breathed a sigh of relief and answered the phone. "Hello, Bingbing, um, we're leaving the day after tomorrow. Ah! No, no, I, I don't have a fever. I, I accidentally kicked my toe. I, I, I'm not out of breath. Don't think too much. I, I, I just, um."
……
October 3rd.
Today is the day when Chen Qingrong and Tang Xiaoru go traveling.
They will go out and play until the 8th, and the company will officially open on the 10th.
As for Chen Qingrong's parents, they stayed in Shanghai and were hosted by Tang Chengshan and his wife.
Originally Chen Qingrong was a little worried, but after observing the day of the engagement and yesterday, he found that the parents of both sides got along very harmoniously, which made him feel a little relieved.
There are still quite a lot of people going out to play during the National Day holiday, and the passenger flow at the high-speed rail station has increased several times compared to before.
Check your ticket, enter the station and find a seat.
Chen Qingrong asked Tang Xiaoru to sit down first, while he pushed the suitcase to the back and put it away.
After sitting down again, he reminded Tang Xiaoru, "Remember to remind me to take my luggage when you get off the bus. My memory is not very good now."
Tang Xiaoru said quietly, "It's said on the Internet that when a man's memory begins to deteriorate, it means that he is weak."
Chen Qingrong's mouth twitched, and he gritted his teeth, "You don't need to remind me, I won't forget to take my luggage, I'll take my luggage with me."
"whispering sound."
Tang Xiaoru's lips curved up.
Chen Qingrong asked her again, "I haven't asked you about the detailed plan this time, but you insisted on making your own strategy. How is your strategy going?"
Tang Xiaoru became excited when she mentioned this. She said enthusiastically, "I have already read the travel guide on Xiaohongshu. We will go to Dali first, then take the bus to Caicun to watch the sunrise and Erhai Lake, and then go to Lijiang Ancient Town, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, and then..."
She seemed to have memorized all the strategies by heart, and she could talk about them fluently and incessantly.
She talked for about three minutes before she stopped.
Chen Qingrong tactfully took out a bottle of mineral water from the black bag on the ground, unscrewed it and handed it to her.
Gululu.
Tang Xiaoru took a sip, still excited, and asked, "How is it, is the itinerary ok?"
Chen Qingrong smiled and said, "Ok, it's ok, but I just think that the schedule is a bit too full. It will be more tiring for us. No, it's you who will be more tired. I am still physically fit."
Tang Xiaoru smiled helplessly, "Alas, we don't have that much time. When we get married and go on our honeymoon, we can have more time to play."
"alright."
Chen Qingrong had no objection either.
Anyway, the guide was made by Tang Xiaoru, so he just had to follow it.
Whoever makes the strategy is the boss.
Just like being the head of a household, whoever holds the financial power is the boss.
"Honey, I, I feel like vomiting." Tang Xiaoru suddenly turned pale, covered her mouth with one hand, and pinched Chen Qingrong's thigh with the other hand.
This is called pain transfer.
Every time Tang Xiaoru felt pain from being blanched, she liked to grab Chen Qingrong's back or pinch him. By doing this, she really didn't feel much pain anymore.
"Why do you want to vomit? You can't be carsick. Besides, who would get carsick on a high-speed train?" Chen Qingrong patted her on the back and asked with concern.
Tang Xiaoru shook her head and suddenly thought of a possibility, "Am I pregnant?"
"No way?" Chen Qingrong was shocked.
Tang Xiaoru blushed and whispered, "It's possible. After all, you don't like to use that sometimes. Although you are always outside, there must be some leakage inside, right?"
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(End of this chapter)
