A foreign city, dear you

This is a five-star hotel with a revolving buffet restaurant on the top floor and a glass curtain wall that is so transparent that it seems non-existent.

Ye Lian and Cao Xueqin stood in front of the glass curtain wall of the hotel, looking at the bustling central area.

Cao Xueqin put his arm around Ye Lian's shoulders and pointed out the towering representative buildings in the central area.

Standing in such a high-end place, spinning and looking at such a prosperous cityscape, Ye Lian was a little dazed.

Given Ye Lian's frugal and miserly character, she felt that eating here was too wasteful and extravagant. But when she stood in this five-star hotel, she indeed had a different experience. She felt that she had become distinguished and extraordinary, and even her standing and walking postures became elegant and dignified.

Ye Lian sighed that after so many years in Yancheng, she could now stand comfortably in a five-star hotel which she had never dared to imagine before.

Ye Lian was brought here by Cao Xueqin because today is their 20th wedding anniversary.

*

Every wedding anniversary, Ye Lian would take Cao Xueqin outside to take photos to record the most important moments in the long years they had spent together.

This wedding anniversary is no exception.

Just last night, Ye Lian and Cao Xueqin agreed to go out to take photos in the morning, and told Cao Lanshan that tomorrow is Mom and Dad's wedding anniversary, and Mom and Dad will go out for a romantic half day, and you will have lunch at school at noon.

Cao Lanshan replied with a smile, "Okay, you guys go ahead and be romantic, don't worry about me, I can be romantic too."

Ye Lian was so shocked that she asked Cao Lanshan, "Who are you romantically dating? Are you in love?"

Cao Lanshan said mischievously, I am romantic with my pile of mock test papers.

This brat.

Ye Lian scolded Cao Lanshan, and Cao Lanshan made a face and slipped into his room with a grin.

……

So, early this morning, Ye Lian and Cao Xueqian went to Anbao Park to take photos. The two of them even wore denim couple clothes with floral patterns.

Anbao Park is a great park for taking photos, with lakes, grass, and flower beds...

Ye Lian and Cao Xueqian posed in various poses: holding hands, leaning on each other, back to back, or making a heart shape...

Of course, Cao Xueqian also took many photos of Ye Lian, changing her poses and taking photos at different scenic spots...

Walking and taking photos, I had walked around Anbao Park without realizing it.

Ye Lian felt that she had taken enough photos and didn't want to take any more, so Cao Xueqin put away the camera and suggested going to the top of the mountain to take a look.

Because it was a weekday, many people who were doing morning exercises had already left Anbao Park. When Ye Lian and Cao Xueqin climbed to the top of the mountain, there was no one else there.

The two stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the buildings and roads in the distance, and the small lake and pine waves nearby... Ye Lian was suddenly excited, clenched his hands into a microphone, put it to his mouth, used the energy in his Dantian, and shouted to the distance: "Oh——————"

Cao Xueqin looked at Ye Lian with a smile and joined in. Then, his deep and powerful male voice mixed with Ye Lian's high and clear female voice, forming a duet of male and female voices.

The two men shouted at random, and then burst into laughter.

The lush trees, silent hilltops and birds on the branches of Anbao Park seem to feel the happiness of the two people.

Ye Lian went crazy for a while, then stared into the distance in a daze.

Suddenly, the sound of a harmonica came from behind. It was a song that was so familiar to me:

"Alian, can you hear me singing my thoughts on this lonely day...

Ye Lian turned around and smiled in surprise.

Cao Xueqin played the harmonica with a smile in the corner of his eyes.

Ye Lian didn't expect that Cao Xueqin also brought a harmonica. She hadn't heard him play the harmonica for a long time.

Needless to say, he had already planned for this day in his mind.

The same music, the same composer and listener, but different places and different ages, it brings different feelings.

The passion and love of youth are gone, replaced by a love and companionship that has been baptized by twenty years of time...

Ye Lian watched and listened, and she liked it very much and was very moved.

Thanks to Qian, he always knows what she needs and likes.

This was just what she liked, the best and most romantic way she wanted to celebrate her 20th wedding anniversary, so quiet and undisturbed, yet romantic and beautiful.

……

After coming down from the mountain and leaving Anbao Park, Cao Xueqin drove to this five-star hotel and forcibly dragged her to this five-star hotel.

*

"How is it? Do you like it here?" Cao Xueqin asked Ye Lian.

"I like it, but it's too expensive." Ye Lian looked at such a high-end and luxurious place in front of her, but she still felt bad about the money.

"Silly, money is meant to be spent. We only come here once in a while. If we don't come to experience this important day, then when will we come? Besides, how much can the two of us spend?"

Ye Lian smiled, knowing that she was too miserly.

"Let's go," Cao Xueqian hugged Ye Lian and walked forward: "This is the buffet restaurant, let's go pick out some food and see what's delicious."

A five-star hotel is a five-star hotel, with all kinds of delicious food.

Ye Lian and Cao Xueqin picked some of the food they liked, then sat down at a dining table by the window.

The restaurant rotated silently, and the two people ate while enjoying the city scenery along the way.

In a corner of the restaurant, a foreign friend was playing the saxophone with his eyes narrowed, very devotedly. The music was beautiful and tender, and it was the classic song "Only Love" that Ye Lian was familiar with.

What a romantic atmosphere, very suitable for Ye Lian and Cao Xueqin’s wedding anniversary.

Ye Lian ate delicious food, admired the beautiful scenery, and felt the affectionate and gentle music. Her heart was filled with happiness...

Ye Lian smiled and looked at Cao Xueqin in front of her.

Thanks to Qian for providing her with a peaceful sky for so many years.

More than ten years ago, she lost all the documents she relied on to find a job. At that time, she was so confused and worried, afraid that she would be left with nothing and that her future and family would be in crisis. She was so worried and insecure.

Shi Qian always said, "I'm here, I'm here", which made her feel at ease and worry-free...

Qian said so and did so.

The past fourteen years that have passed in a flash are the best testimony.

*

Ye Lian was filled with emotion and moved.

"What are you thinking about?" Cao Xueqin peeled a shrimp and put it in Ye Lian's bowl.

"I was thinking, I didn't expect that we have been married for twenty years; I was also thinking, I don't even have a diploma, but I have been hanging around in this big city for more than ten years, it feels a little unbelievable; I was also thinking, in these ten years when I was unemployed, you never looked down on me, it's so good to have you." Ye Lian spoke sincerely with emotion.

"Really? You say I'm good now? Am I that good? Then do you love your husband?" Cao Xueqin took the opportunity to ask for love with a playful smile.

"Love, I love it so much." Ye Lian also giggled softly and answered very readily.

Cao Xueqin was satisfied and smiled happily, saying, "Why do you say you haven't worked for more than ten years? You later opened a bakery and worked as a cashier at Tongxin Factory. You can't take away your own contributions."

"That doesn't count. The bakery isn't making any money. It's all in vain. I've caused you so much trouble. I've only been a cashier for two or three years, and you arranged it, so it doesn't count."

"You are still discriminating? Isn't the job I arranged for you good?" Cao Xueqin laughed.