A foreign city, dear you

"That's not what I meant," Ye Lian smiled. "What I meant is that if it's not earned through my own ability, then it doesn't count."

“Very proud.”

"There's nothing to be proud of. If I have to be proud of something, there is one thing I am proud of."

"Oh? What?"

"I am plain-looking and have no special talents, but you are always loyal to me, never leave me, respect me and love me. This is something that many women who are more capable than me cannot have. This is what makes me most proud. I have the best husband, and I am the happiest woman in the world."

"You said that, aren't you afraid that I'll drift away?"

"Just float, float around, it's still floating by my side anyway, haha."

"As I'm floating, I'll pick a big snail for you and dip it in some delicious mustard." Cao Xueqin picked up a snail and was about to put it into Ye Lian's mouth.

Ye Lian pushed Cao Xueqin's hand away and said, "I don't dare to eat mustard. It's too spicy and strong."

"It's okay, try it, it's delicious." Cao Xueqin handed over the snails again.

Seeing Cao Xueqian's insistence, Ye Lian opened her mouth.

As a result, as soon as Ye Lian put the snail in her mouth, she started to cry and snot, and kept saying that she didn't want to eat it anymore because she couldn't stand the mustard.

Cao Xueqin laughed and quickly handed Ye Lian some water. He no longer dared to give Ye Lian snails and instead peeled crabs for her.

The two of them ate to their heart's content today. They didn't want to make ends meet, but they also wanted to avoid wasting money.

The two of them finished the food on their plates, ordered some other dishes, and then continued to chat while eating.

"Is your company recruiting now?" Ye Lian asked.

Cao Xueqian and Cheng Yufei have registered a new company called "Meini Technology Co., Ltd."

This time, Cao Xueqin and Cheng Yufei agreed that they would no longer do OEM but develop their own products.

"It's not the beginning yet," Cao Xueqian said, "For the time being, we'll hire a few people to prepare and position the product before development. Once the product is finalized and ready for production, we'll have to hire more people."

"How do you and Cheng Yufei divide the work?"

"I am responsible for the product and he is responsible for sales."

"You have a talent for products. I'm optimistic about you."

"Yeah, my wife's approval is my biggest motivation."

"You have a natural talent for this. You are very good at product development and design."

"You must be talented and good at it, otherwise how can you afford to marry such a good wife?"

"Again." Ye Lian couldn't help but laugh again and asked, "What's your first product going to be?"

"There is a huge demand for brackets. A customer asked us to develop a mobile phone bracket for him," said Cao Xueqin.

"So good? So a customer is looking for you to develop a product?" Ye Lian asked happily.

"Yes," Cao Xueqian nodded, "It was a friend I knew before. He was in e-commerce and said that the sales of mobile phone holders were very good. When he saw that Cheng Yufei and I had set up a company and wanted to develop products, he found us."

Ye Lian said "oh" and was very happy.

Indeed, with the rise of Tik Tok and the live streaming industry, many bloggers need stands, so the sales of mobile phone stands are naturally very good.

If Cao Xueqin and his team can get this mobile phone holder project, it will be a good start for Meni Technology Co., Ltd.

Ye Lian picked up a glass of red wine on the table, clinked glasses with Cao Xueqian, and said, "I wish my husband a prosperous business."

"Thank you, Madam boss." Cao Xueqin clinked his glasses and said with a smile.

Haha.

This time, the surface shareholders of Meni Company are still Ye Lian and Han Yumo, and Cao Xueqin and Cheng Yufei are still working for these two boss ladies.

"When the company becomes bigger in the future, will you still want to work as a cashier in the company?" Cao Xueqin asked.

"Being a cashier again?" Ye Lian was stunned for a moment, then said, "It depends on the situation. If you need me to go, I will go, but I really want to finish my novel."

Cao Xueqian listened and smiled: "Then you can write your novel at home."

"You support me so much? You won't say that I'm not doing my job properly?" Ye Lian asked with a smile.

"You have to support me. How can it be considered as not doing your job properly? This is your dream. It cannot be compared to an ordinary job."

"But I may be doing this purely for the love of it, so I may not be able to sign a contract, and I may not make any money."

"Your love is more important than anything else. Why should you worry about making money? Leave the money-making to your husband. I'll be responsible for vulgarity, and you'll be responsible for elegance."

"Haha, thank you, husband. My novel is almost 100,000 words long, and I want to try to sign a contract."

Upon hearing this, Cao Xueqian raised his glass and said, "Come on, I wish my wife a successful contract."

Ye Lian also raised her glass: "Thank you, husband."

Cao Xueqin peeled another crab for Ye Lian and asked her, "Do you know when I first ate crab?"

"When?" Ye Lian asked.

"It was when I was at the Shunda factory that I first saw crabs on the table. At that time, I thought, it would be great if you were there too."

After hearing this, Ye Lian couldn't help but feel moved. She believed that what Cao Xueqin said was true. Whenever he saw something good, delicious or fun, he would hope that she could be there.

……

She ate slowly, drank slowly, and before she knew it, Ye Lian felt her stomach could not hold any more.

"I can't eat anymore." Ye Lian said while rubbing her stomach.

Cao Xueqian smiled and said, "Eat more. The more you eat, the better the deal."

"Forget it," Ye Lian shook her head. "With my stomach like this, it's definitely not worth it to come to a buffet. I won't come next time. This meal costs nearly a thousand yuan. It's such a waste."

Cao Xueqian disagrees: "Don't waste. What's important here is not the food, but the experience and the feeling."

"Okay, use money to buy the feeling." Ye Lian also agreed.

"The next one will be our 30th wedding anniversary," said Cao Xueqin.

"Then we are really old men and old women." Ye Lian sighed.

"So what if they are old men and women? They will still be romantic when necessary." Cao Xueqin is more optimistic.

"How is it romantic?" Ye Lian asked.

"You don't have to worry about this. Your husband has plenty of romantic ways." Cao Xueqin had many ideas and spoke with confidence.

"Haha." Ye Lian laughed. She believed what Cao Xueqin said.

……

After returning home, Cao Xueqian sorted out the photos he took that day and posted them on WeChat Moments with the caption:

I use my surname and your name, and we have been through thick and thin together for twenty years. I am grateful to have you!

I am gentle and you are romantic. Let us grow old together. Will you please?