“Looks like my wife isn’t so foolish after all,” Tianyi chuckled, pinching her nose.
In fact, it wasn’t just adding points to the Xie Corporation; those people already leaned towards the Xie Corporation, believing it was the group most capable of undertaking the city construction project.
“Don’t be silly, who are you calling foolish?” Susu pushed him away, her heart also filled with worry for him.
It seemed Xie Zhendong had truly gone all out this time, using a non-profit public welfare project to boost his image. It would be hard for those with decision-making power over the city construction project not to favor the Xie Corporation.
Tianyi pulled her into his embrace again and said, “Let’s not talk about unpleasant things. I’ll handle the competition between Aoxiang and the Xie Corporation. You don’t have to worry. Let’s go to sleep.”
…
In the following days, they were both busy with their respective work.
Busy during the day, returning home after work to be with the children was warm and happy, allowing them to temporarily forget the outside disputes and troubles.
Susu still felt a bit worried about Tianyi’s bid against Xie Zhendong, but since she couldn’t help him, she could only ensure he relaxed and felt cheerful when he returned home.
One day, after dinner, Susu and Tianyi were playing games with the children in the playroom. They jumped and played so much that both were soon tired and sat down on the floor mat.
Susu panted, smiling, “Look at them, they’re getting more energetic. I can’t keep up with their stamina.”
Tianyi sat beside her, still waving a toy at Tiantian, and said, “My stamina isn’t what it used to be either. I remember I could have done it seven or eight times a night with you.”
Susu almost spat blood. She got up to cover his mouth, “The children are here, what are you talking about?”
“They don’t understand,” Tianyi said, taking her hand and pulling her closer. He pressed, “Isn’t that right?”
“Get lost. It was never seven or eight times,” Susu denied, her face red.
Tianyi insisted, “It definitely happened. I remember it was a few days after our wedding…”
“Say it again! Say it again and I’m leaving. You can play with them yourself,” Susu said, trying to pull away.
Tianyi held on, laughing, “Alright, alright, enough of that. Let’s talk about something serious.”
Susu turned away, not looking at him. “You’re getting naughtier. What serious matter could you possibly have to discuss?”
“Hey, it really is serious,” Tianyi asked, “Can you take tomorrow off? Let’s go out just the two of us.”
Susu looked at him. “Go out for what? I still have a design draft that’s not finished. I can’t take tomorrow off.”
“Work is never-ending,” Tianyi smiled. “I plan to take tomorrow off. It’s almost the end of the year, we need to buy some things for Christmas and New Year’s.”
“We can order online. Whatever you want to decorate the house with, I’ll find it online later…”
“How long has it been since we went shopping and dining together? It’s better to go to a physical store where we can see the actual items,” Tianyi said, looking at her with a stubborn expression, clearly wanting her to agree.
Seeing them like this, Tiantian pointed at them with her little finger and said in a childish voice, “Daddy, Mommy, come play with me.”
Seeing Tiantian’s adorable face, Tianyi’s heart melted. He didn’t forget to ask Susu again, “Going out together tomorrow?”
Susu finally nodded and said, “Okay, look at you. As soon as our daughter calls, your heart flies away. We’ll go play with her.”
…
The next day, they enjoyed a leisurely and relaxing morning, only leaving close to noon.
Tianyi parked the car in the underground parking lot of a high-end department store and wandered around aimlessly, holding her hand.
It wasn’t the weekend, so there were fewer cars on the street and fewer people in the mall, making shopping quite pleasant.
No matter which store they passed, the staff at the entrance would be very enthusiastic.
“What exactly do you want to buy for the holidays?” Susu asked as they strolled, “Actually, we don’t need to buy more Christmas trees or decorations. Last year’s can be used directly. Let’s pick out a Christmas gift for Xiao Xingxing, and also gifts for Xiao Mei and Xiao Lin.”
After she finished speaking, Tianyi didn’t respond for a long time. Seeing him browsing, Susu wondered what was on his mind.
“Are you resting?” Susu shook his arm. “Are you still thinking about the corporation’s matters? If so, you should go to the corporation. Why are you dragging me around shopping?”
“Oh, oh, I’m sorry,” Tianyi snapped back to reality. “I’m listening. You’re absolutely right, and your arrangements are excellent. Let’s choose gifts for them according to your plan.”
Susu smiled and pulled him into a toy store. “Since you want to take a day off, don’t think about corporate business anymore, or I’ll get angry.”
“Okay, my dear wife.”
They chose a blue dinosaur that required self-assembly for Xiao Xingxing. Susu looked at the packaged toy box and said, “Ever since Xiao Xingxing went to the dinosaur park at the amusement center last time, he’s been wanting to bring a dinosaur home. He’ll definitely love this gift.”
Tianyi joked, “He likes dinosaurs so much, why don’t I take one of the simulated dinosaurs from the amusement park and put it by our front door like a guardian. It can roar at him when he comes home.”
Susu giggled and linked her arm through his. “Let’s forget it. Don’t scare our two little ones at home.”
As they came out of the toy store, they passed an international brand jewelry store. Tianyi insisted on pulling her in, saying, “It’s been a while since I bought you a gift. Pick whatever you like.”
Susu pouted. “Who gives gifts like this? You should have bought it secretly and given me a surprise.”
“Do we still need to do these superficial things? Isn’t it better for you to pick out what you like?”
As they were talking, a sales associate enthusiastically introduced, “What can I help you with? We’ve just received a batch of gold jewelry with cloisonné enamel craftsmanship. Would you like to take a look?”
“Show us,” Tianyi said with interest.
Susu and he walked to a counter filled with colorful gold jewelry, making her eyes dazzle.
“I didn’t expect gold could be made into so many colors now. It’s so novel and special.”
The sales associate smiled and said, “This is actually a traditional ancient craft. This technique was almost lost, and even the labor costs are extremely expensive. Now that we’ve overcome the technical difficulties of this craft, it’s being widely used in gold jewelry.”
Tianyi didn’t understand much about jewelry. He just asked her, “Do you like it? If you do, pick the most expensive set.”
Upon hearing this, the sales associate immediately took out several tightly sealed brocade boxes from under the counter, intending to push the most expensive sets onto them.
Susu secretly pinched Tianyi’s hand, but it was too late. The sales associate put on gloves and opened one of the brocade boxes. It was a complete set of necklace, earrings, and bracelet, shaped like flowers, looking vibrant and opulent.
The sales associate spoke eloquently, saying it could be passed down as an heirloom. However, Susu clearly wasn’t very interested.
The sales associate, sensing she didn’t like this type of style, rummaged under the counter and pulled out another set of brocade boxes, the ones they kept hidden away.
When the brocade box was opened, Susu’s eyes clearly lit up. This set of gold enamel jewelry amazed her.