Spring night kiss

"Eat some more dumplings later," Zhou Yinghuai touched Jiang Tan's pointed face, "Tan Tan has lost weight recently."

Jiang Tan smiled helplessly, "Where have I lost weight? I weighed myself yesterday and I have gained weight recently."

"Really?" Zhou Yinghuai continued to touch Jiang Tan's face in disbelief, "Why do I feel thinner?"

Although she had lost weight, Zhou Yinghuai was obviously distressed.

He felt sorry for her, so everything he saw was a debt.

Zheng Heng watched from the side, his eyes involuntarily looking towards the kitchen, but only for a moment, as if he had an illusion.

He still looked away calmly, with a careless smile on his lips: "I skipped the Zheng family's New Year's Eve dinner and came to your place. I only have one dumpling?"

"Where do you come from with so many demands? It's good to have dumplings to eat." Su Yue laughed and scolded: "We Zhao Zhao and Jiang Tan are both wealthy people, sitting here making dumplings for you, what else are you not satisfied with?"

Zheng Heng's smile turned sad for a moment.

How can you be dissatisfied?
He was clearly content.

Song Zhaozhao came out of the kitchen holding the dumplings with a beaming smile on his face, "Quick! Everyone eat while they're hot!"

After Song Zhaozhao finished speaking, he placed the dumplings wrapped with coins in front of Jiang Tan, "Tan Tan, eat this first!"

Jiang Tan smiled and picked up the chopsticks, took a bite, and felt the hard texture of the coin between his teeth.

She raised her head and smiled happily: "I got it."

Zhou Yinghuai just looked at Jiang Tan from beginning to end.

Halfway through eating the dumplings, noisy fireworks suddenly sounded outside.

From Jiang Tan's perspective, he could just see the fireworks exploding outside.

It seemed that at this moment, Jiang Tan returned to the night at Yangshan Port.

Zhou Yinghuai hugged her from behind and watched the fireworks with her all night.

What did Zhou Yinghuai say at that time?

He said: "Tantan, can I set off some fireworks for you to apologize?"

But now, he is holding her in his arms, his eyebrows and eyes are gentler than before, and he says: "Ms. Jiang, Happy New Year."

Jiang Tan discovered that Zhou Yinghuai seemed to prefer calling her Miss Jiang rather than calling her Mrs. Zhou.

She looked at him with a smile, and asked quietly amidst the explosion of fireworks, "Why is it Miss Jiang and not Mrs. Zhou?"

Zhou Yinghuai said: "Because Tantan is myself first, and then my wife."

Jiang Tan's eyes suddenly became moist.

Amidst the cheers of the crowd, she hugged Zhou Yinghuai.

"That Zhou Yinghuai was my husband first, and then he became someone else's Mr. Zhou."

"Compared to Mr. Zhou," the man's tone was tender, "I would rather just be your husband."

Everyone watched a gorgeous fireworks display in Mingyuan.

When the fireworks came to an end, they all said their goodbyes.

Zhou Yinghuai accompanied Jiang Tan and watched everyone leave Mingyuan, then took her shoulder and led her back.

Jiang Tan felt an indescribable peace of mind. It seemed that as long as this person was by her side, she could really do it and not be afraid of anything.

Little Zhou Xiaohua was born in the late summer of the following year.

She actually looks more like Jiang Tan, with big eyes, gentleness and naivety.

When Zhou Yinghuai hugged Zhou Xiaohua for the first time, Zhou Xiaohua's child had already lived in the incubator for a week.

That week, Zhou Yinghuai was busy taking care of Jiang Tan, who had just given birth, so he couldn't think of anything else and could only let Ning Hanying take care of Ning Xiaohua.

In the ward, Jiang Tan was lying on the bed, watching Zhou Yinghuai holding Zhou Xiaohua stiffly, and couldn't help but laugh, "Don't be so nervous."

"Don't be nervous." Zhou Yinghuai paused and reached out to poke Zhou Xiaohua's soft face. There was a little more tenderness in his eyes. He said, "It looks like Tan Tan."

This was probably the happiest thing for Zhou Yinghuai after seeing this child.

A child who looks like Jiang Tan is simply not more important to him.

Ning Hanying also smiled and said: "Yes, she looks as good-looking as Tan Tan, like a little princess."

Jiang Tan looked at Zhou Yinghuai tenderly and stretched out her hand: "I want to see her."

Zhou Yinghuai placed the child next to Jiang Tan.

Jiang Tan has been drowsy these days, and giving birth is not an easy task. At this time, when she saw the infant Zhou Xiaohua, her eyes shed tears uncontrollably.

A newborn baby looks very fragile, with a face as delicate as glutinous rice paper, and the outline of a beautiful embryo can already be seen.

Jiang Tan felt so many emotions in her heart that she couldn't help but choke up her voice: "She looks so cute."

Zhou Yinghuai's hand brushed the corners of Jiang Tan's eyes, and his tone was clearly distressed, "You can't cry, it's not good for your health."

Jiang Tan said, I know, but I just couldn't hold it back.

At the end of this summer, Jiang Tan gave birth to a child who was related to her by blood.

She looks like her old self, Jiang Tan thought. If possible, she hopes that this child can grow up safely and not suffer, but just be happy.

A lot of people came to Zhou Xiaohua's full moon banquet. All the political and business celebrities in Ningcheng gathered together. The scene was so lively.

Zhou Yinghuai stood next to Jiang Tan with his child in his arms, while Jiang Tan drank juice and greeted every guest who came over.

Now she can stand alone, stand confidently next to Zhou Yinghuai, and let everyone who sees them say that they are a perfect match from the bottom of their hearts.

Zhou Yinghuai just looked at her and smiled lightly, but the love in his eyes was almost overflowing.

Everyone can see that he really cares.

As for Zhou Xiaohua, she fell asleep carelessly in Zhou Yinghuai's arms, looking as carefree as Jiang Tan expected. In the early autumn of 2024, Zhou Yinghuai returned the Buddha statues from Mingyuan to Pudu Temple.

That day, the maple leaves were red with frost and there was a thin morning mist. Zhou Yinghuai drove to Pudu Temple alone and found the abbot.

When the Buddha statue was taken away, Master Zhou was indifferent and did not even bother to get out of the car. He just asked someone to pick it up.

He has top-notch resources, top-notch wealth and appearance, and a mere Buddha statue. How can he deign to get it in person?

But now, he stood in front of the abbot, clearly showing humility.

The abbot had kind eyebrows and kind eyes. When he saw Zhou Yinghuai, he smiled and said, "What the donor wished at that time has come true now?"

Zhou Yinghuai said: "It's done, so send the Buddha statue back."

His tone was gentle and calm. He used to not believe in gods and Buddhas, but now he knows how to be humble.

Zhou Yinghuai knew that it was because he was thinking about him.

There are many things that you won’t believe until you’re in trouble.

Now that he has Tan Tan and Xiao Hua, he also believes in the so-called gods who are raised three feet above his head.

"If you want to make a wish, it's not enough just to give it to you." The abbot said with a smile: "The donor must also sweep away the maple leaves in the courtyard."

Zhou Yinghuai agreed lightly without saying a word of rejection.

At that time, I was arrogant and cold, thinking that everything in the world was within the palm of my hand, so I was proud and cold, and didn't take anything seriously.

What the abbot said now was somewhat of a lesson.

Buddhism calls this cause and effect, and now it is repayment.

Zhou Yinghuai really took a broom and cleaned Pudu Temple all by himself.

It was the weekend, and there were many pilgrims coming from all directions. Many people couldn't help but look askance at Zhou Yinghuai cleaning there.

After all, the man's clothes really don't look like someone who does this kind of work.

The abbot kept watching from a distance. Only when the sky got dark did Zhou Yinghuai finish cleaning the entire temple.

The abbot walked up to Zhou Yinghuai and gave him a string of sandalwood beads.

"The sandalwood calms the air, although the donor probably won't have any use for it now." The abbot smiled kindly and said, "Just treat it as a good cause and produce good results."

Zhou Yinghuai's expression became more relaxed and he took the beads from the abbot's hand.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome." The abbot paused and said, "Your wife has been waiting for you in the side room for a long time."

Zhou Yinghuai's expression was slightly startled, and then he walked towards the direction pointed by the abbot.

In the side room, Jiang Tan was dressed in professional attire, sitting on a simple table and chair.

She held her chin up, smiled at Zhou Yinghuai, and asked him if he was tired.

"I'm not tired." Zhou Yinghuai walked to Jiang Tan, "How did you know I'm here?"

"I got off work early today and saw that you were not at home, so I asked Zhao Qi where you were." Jiang Tan sighed lightly and said, "I didn't expect Mr. Zhou to fulfill his wish, so I came here."

Zhou Yinghuai smiled warmly and said, "It's so far away, why don't you make the trip."

Jiang Tan said it was not hard, and then said: "When you came to Pudu Temple, I was still abroad, right? Zhou Yinghuai, were you thinking about letting me come back so long ago?"

Zhou Yinghuai's smile deepened, and he admitted frankly enough: "I have been thinking about him for a long time, and I couldn't let go of my face at that time. I didn't want to be the one who bowed his head first."

Jiang Tan thought that Zhou Yinghuai was indeed honest enough.

She nodded thoughtfully and said in a longer tone: "What about now?"

"I just regret it now. I regret that at that time, why did I have to save face so much? I wish I had bowed my head earlier, and I wouldn't have had to beg for so long before you came back to me."

After hearing this, Jiang Tan smiled with satisfaction, "Yes, I should make you regret it."

In the evening at Pudu Temple, all the pilgrims dispersed.

Zhou Yinghuai held Jiang Tan's hand and walked in the quiet temple.

In the center of the main hall of the temple, there is a marriage tree covered with red silk.

Jiang Tan stood still under the tree, raised his head and looked at the tree, his eyes dazed for a moment.

"looking at what?"

Jiang Tan said: "It's nothing, I just think this tree is so big!"

"It seems to have a history of more than three hundred years. It is said to be very effective." Zhou Yinghuai smiled gently and said softly: "Do you want anything?"

Jiang Tan said, what else can I ask for now?
What she didn't tell Zhou Yinghuai was that she had asked for it.

It was snowing heavily in Ningcheng that year, and Jiang Tan came to Pudu Temple alone, smoky and crowded.

She walked against the flow of people, walked to the unnamed marriage tree, and hung it with red silk.

At that time, Jiang Tan's wish was simple. Or maybe she was afraid that greed would be too ineffective, so she didn't even ask for love, she just said she liked her.

She hoped that this person named Zhou Yinghuai could like her a little more every day.

But now, with the wind rustling in the autumn dusk, Jiang Tan raised his face, looked into Zhou Yinghuai's smiling eyes, and called his name, "Zhou Yinghuai."

"Here I am."

"say you Love Me."

"Miss Jiang, I love you very much."

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