half thorns, half joy

Xiao Zihan sat on the bed, stared at the pair of rings for a moment, then reached in and took them out.

Two years ago, Tang Xuan left quietly, leaving behind this ring that symbolized their love and happiness.

Even though he hated Tang Xuan to the bone at that time, he was still reluctant to dispose of the pair of rings, so he could only pretend not to care and put them in this drawer.

After Tang Xuan came back, they had conflicts and reconciliations for various reasons, and rarely brought up the past.

Therefore, Xiao Zihan also selectively forgot the existence of this pair of rings.

Or now is the best time to face up to the past, pick up those setbacks and ups and downs, and go on hand in hand again.

After staring at the pair of rings for a while, Xiao Zihan squeezed the rings in his palm, got up and walked out of the room.

Then, he went to the flower shop again, spent a bouquet of roses, and then drove home.

It was not yet seven o'clock when he got home.

The villa was very quiet, there was no sound, Tang Xuan was not sitting in her usual seat, and there was almost no one in the living room.

"Tang Xuan?" Xiao Zihan changed his shoes and called out softly.

The nanny who was tidying up the room with her back to Xiao Zihan heard the sound and hurried towards Xiao Zihan, "Master, you are back."

Xiao Zihan asked, "Where's Tang Xuan?"

The nanny pointed in the direction of the kitchen, "Miss Tang is cooking dinner in the kitchen. She said she will cook dinner by herself tonight, so let's not interfere."

"Okay, I'll help him." Xiao Zihan took off his suit jacket, handed it to the nanny, and walked into the kitchen with flowers.

The kitchen door had two transparent glass doors. Before Xiao Zihan got close, he saw Tang Xuan wearing an apron and neatly chopping vegetables through the transparent glass.

He has seen such a scene many times.

Xiao Zihan looked at Tang Xuan who was holding the cut vegetables into the plate, and smiled with curled corners of his mouth. He felt that he had seen the essence of happiness.

As if sensing it, Tang Xuan frowned and glanced outside the glass door.

After seeing Xiao Zihan standing outside the door holding a bouquet of red roses, Tang Xuan almost knocked over the plate in her hand in surprise.

Xiao Zihan was amused by Tang Xuan's behavior, opened the kitchen door and walked into the kitchen.

"What delicious food?" Xiao Zihan looked into the cutting board and the boiling pot, and asked with a happy smile.

Tang Xuan hadn't recovered from the shock, especially after she saw the flowers in Xiao Zihan's hands, countless thoughts flashed through her mind.

"You...why did you come back so early today?" Tang Xuan stammered and asked Xiao Zihan.

Xiao Zihan looked at Tang Xuan with a smile and raised his eyebrows, "What do you think?"

Looking at Xiao Zihan's gentle eyes, Tang Xuan let out a chuckle.It seems that Xiao Zihan already knew about her little thoughts.

Not only did Xiao Zihan know, but he also cooperated so well.

Or rather, she thought the same way.

Tang Xuan has a delicate mind. As an orphan, she has lived alone for many years, so she can endure many things and rarely ask others to do anything.

Although she returned to Xiao Zihan's side again, the scars from the past remained there all the time. She and Xiao Zihan had a tacit agreement not to mention it, but she knew very well that not mentioning it didn't mean it didn't exist, let alone that it could pass like this.

After all, it was their wedding.

Although not finished.

"Happy second wedding anniversary." Xiao Zihan handed the flowers to Tang Xuan.

Tang Xuan's eyes turned red instantly, and tears filled her entire eye sockets.

With tears in her eyes, Tang Xuan took the flowers with a smile and repeated, "Happy [-]nd anniversary of marriage."

Seeing Tang Xuan crying, Xiao Zihan's nose became sore.

He reached out and hugged Tang Xuan into his arms, hugging her tightly.

"It's okay, it's all over. In the future, we will have the third anniversary, the fourth anniversary, the fifth anniversary, the tenth anniversary, the twentieth anniversary, the fiftieth anniversary..."

"Yes." Tang Xuan buried her face in Xiao Zihan's shoulder, crying and laughing.

Tears are tears of emotion and emotion, and smiles are tears of joy from the heart.

In this short half of her life, she now has the happiness and family that she dare not expect, and she still loves her so much, so good.

Although she is not yet 30 years old, she already feels that her life is worth it.

Even if the world is destroyed at this moment, she can leave with a smile and no regrets.

The sizzling sound of the boiling pot awakened the two tightly hugging people from their infinite emotions.

Tang Xuan quickly let go of Xiao Zihan and turned down the fire a little.

She wiped away her tears with her back to Xiao Zihan, and said to Xiao Zihan with a playful smile: "Since all of you have come back, then help me make dinner together. Now I want to go back to the company, but it's too late."

Xiao Zihan immediately rolled up his sleeves, and said very energetically: "What are you talking about, I was thinking that I didn't show my power, and I will be the chef tonight!"

Tang Xuan looked at Xiao Zihan in surprise, and asked suspiciously, "Really?"

"Of course it's fake..." Xiao Zihan only pretended for a few seconds before admitting frankly, "If I were the chef, we wouldn't have anything to eat tonight..."

Tang Xuan was amused by Xiao Zihan's honesty again, and shook her head helplessly.

Next, Tang Xuan assigned Xiao Zihan the completely unskilled work of pounding garlic, peeling shallots, and pinching vegetable leaves, while she cooked meat, stewed soup, and stir-fried vegetables skillfully, all in one go.

An hour later, dinner was all ready.

After Tang Xuan and Xiao Zihan put all the food on the table, Tang Xuan was about to ask Zhao Suizhi to come down to eat, when Xiao Zihan took off her apron and stuffed it into Tang Xuan's hands.

"I'm going to ask Mom to come down and have dinner with me."

The nanny stepped forward and said to Tang Xuan, "Miss Tang, give it to me."

Tang Xuan hummed, took off her apron, and handed it to the nanny.

A few minutes later, Zhao Suizhi and Xiao Zihan came downstairs together.

When she was about to walk to the dining table, Tang Xuan heard Xiao Zihan say to Zhao Suizhi, "Mom, Tang Xuan cooked dinner tonight, you can try it."

Zhao Suizhi glanced at the dishes on the table with a lukewarm expression on his face, walked over and sat down at the main table.

Xiao Zihan pulled Tang Xuan to sit aside, serving Zhao Suizhi attentively.

"Okay, let's eat yours." Zhao Suizhi frowned, rejecting Xiao Zihan's hospitality.

When Zhao Suizhi just walked over, she saw the roses on the shelf beside her. She was not stupid, so after thinking about it for a while, she naturally thought of why this scene happened.

She can also guess why her son is so enthusiastic. It may be one thing to guess, but it is another thing to be willing to respond with a good face.

Xiao Zihan and Tang Xuan, who were rejected, looked at each other, and they both began to eat in silence.

Because Zhao Suizhi didn't speak, Xiao Zihan and Tang Xuan were also afraid that they would be self-defeating if they went too far, so they kept silent.

This meal was eaten very quietly, and the sound of chewing food could be heard quietly.

Xiao Zihan and Tang Xuan had only eaten half of the rice in their bowls when Zhao Suizhi put down his chopsticks and began to wipe his mouth.

"Mom, don't you want to eat?" Xiao Zihan asked hurriedly.

Zhao Suizhi nodded, "I'm full."

Seeing that she was about to stand up, the nanny hurried forward to help pull the chair away.

Seeing the slightly disappointed expression on Xiao Zihan's face, Zhao Suizhi's footsteps paused for a few seconds, but she still didn't hold back and spoke.

"You young people do it if you like it. I'm old and I can't do it anymore. I went up to coax the baby."

Although the tone was still not very friendly, the meaning in the words was an acknowledgment of what Xiao Zihan and Tang Xuan did tonight.

This is very, very important to Xiao Zihan.

After all, Zhao Suizhi is his mother, he can't just walk out of that shadow by himself and ignore his mother.

Xiao Zihan was overjoyed, he turned his head to look at Zhao Suizhi's back, and said something in a low voice, but loudly.

"Mom, you have worked hard."

At that moment, Zhao Suizhi's back trembled slightly, he let out an awkward cry, and hurried upstairs.

Xiao Zihan looked happily at Tang Xuan, his eyes met, and they both laughed happily.

"We have to thank the baby." Now that the words were out of the way, Tang Xuan didn't hold back, and said directly, "It's thanks to our baby that you can soften your mother's heart."

Xiao Zihan agreed, "Yes, thank you baby, tomorrow I will buy a house, a car, and a fund for the baby."

"Pfft..." Tang Xuan almost spit out a mouthful of water. She couldn't laugh or cry at Xiao Zihan's aggressive behavior.

"The child is still young, there is no need for such..."

Xiao Zihan didn't listen to Tang Xuan's rebuttal, and changed the topic to something else.

"Eat quickly, go back to the bedroom after eating, I have something to do with you."

Tang Xuan: "?"

Ok?
What do you mean, I have something to do with you?
These words are too thought-provoking!