In the blink of an eye, it was Lunar New Year’s Eve.
Fei Congjun’s condition had completely stabilized, and he had completed his acupuncture treatment.
As a result, he and his uncle had already returned to the capital ahead of time.
Mr Hou’s son sent someone to pick him up a few days ago.
The New Year’s Eve dinner was very sumptuous under Shi Qingluo’s suggestion.
The family of five talked as they ate dinner.
After the dinner, they stayed up to wait for the new year to arrive.
When it was almost half past midnight, Xiao Hanzheng said with a smile, “I’ve prepared a gift for you all.”
Shi Qingluo tilted her head and asked with a smile, “What gift?”
“You’ll know when you get out.”
Xiao Hanzheng pulled her up, and Mother Xiao and the other two followed him out.
Then, Xiao Hanzheng took out a few things that looked like firecrackers from the side room.
He lit them with a fuse.
Then, the fireworks sparked above their heads.
Although they were only fiery red, they looked very beautiful to Shi Qingluo.
“Thank you for the gift, Brother Zheng!”
Her young husband was very romantic.
“Thank you, big brother!”
It was the first time Xiao Baili and Xiao Erlang had seen fireworks, and their faces were filled with excitement and happiness.
Mother Xiao also had a satisfied smile on her face. “We all like Zheng’er’s gift very much.”
Their days at home were like these red fireworks, getting more and more exciting.
After watching the fireworks, everyone went back to their rooms to play cards and waited for the new year to arrive.
After daybreak, Shi Qingluo and Xiao Hanzheng returned to their rooms.
Shi Qingluo yawned and climbed onto the bed. “Hanzheng, happy new year!”
“My wife, happy new year!”
Xiao Hanzheng held Shi Qingluo’s hand.
Then, he took out an exquisite jade-inlaid gold ring and wore it on her ring finger.
Shi Qing Luo was stunned. “What are you doing?”
Her young husband had actually secretly gone to make a ring.
When they had gone to the capital previously, he had accompanied her to the jewelry shop.
When she saw a big gold ring, he asked her if she wanted it.
She saw that the ring was too big, and she could put it on her thumb.
So she told him that she didn’t want it.
If he wanted to trap her, he had to use a ring that was suitable for her.
At that time, she had just said it casually, but she didn’t expect that her little husband would actually take it to heart.
Xiao Hanzheng had a smile on his face. “I’ll trap you!”
Shi Qingluo looked at her little husband’s increasingly handsome face, which was full of love and tenderness, and realized that he was too good at flirting.
She also had a smile on her face.
She hugged him and kissed him. “Brother Zheng, you really know how to flirt too well!”
Although she was trapped, she was willing to do it. Who asked this guy to know how to flirt too well?
The smile in Xiao Hanzheng’s eyes deepened. “As long as my wife is happy.”
It was not that he knew how to flirt too well, but that he had fallen in love with her a long time ago.
He remembered everything she said.
“Of course I’m happy!” Shi Qingluo raised her hand to look at the ring.
It was obvious that this ring had been specially designed, and it was very unique.
It was very in line with her aesthetic standards.
Xiao Hanzheng said with a smile, “Take it off and have a look.”
Shi Qingluo took the ring off, and at a glance, she found that there was actually the word “luo” carved on the inside of the ring.
Xiao Hanzheng continued, “I wanted to carve my beloved wife Shi Qingluo, but the ring was too small and I couldn’t carve it.”
Shi Qingluo was stunned. “You made this ring and carved the characters inside?”
Xiao Hanzheng nodded. “Of course. How can I let someone else do it if I want to use it to trap you?”
He had learned carving in his previous life, so it wasn’t difficult.
Some time ago, after he had found a suitable jade, he had spent money to find someone to learn how to use jade inlaid with gold to make a ring.
He practiced until he was confident before making the ring.
Shi Qingluo was touched and there was sweetness in her heart at the same time.
She had always thought that she would not be tempted by a man, but she did not expect that she would fall for him in the ancient times.
Her young husband was an ancient man, but he was even more romantic than a modern man. How could she not like him?
She put the ring back on her ring finger. “Zhengzheng, you’ve trapped me. You can’t let go of me in the future.”
Xiao Hanzheng’s eyes were filled with her. “Of course I won’t let go, and you’ll be my only one.”
Then, he lowered his head and kissed her pink and sweet lips. “In this life, my wife is my true love!”
Shi Qingluo hugged him and replied, “My husband is also my true love!”
The two of them cuddled for a while before Shi Qingluo grabbed Xiao Hanzheng’s hand. “It’s such a pity that you don’t wear a ring on your finger.”
The little hubby’s hand was fair and slender.
In modern times, it could totally be used as a hand model.
It could definitely become one that the controllers loved the most.
She also wanted to give him a ring, which was equivalent to their wedding ring.
However, she really didn’t know how to do this.
She thought to herself, why not wait until the end of the year to go to the county town to learn how to sculpt one?
It was also difficult to learn sculpting.
She didn’t know how long it would take for her to learn it.
However, her young husband was so thoughtful and she wanted to repay him wholeheartedly.
No matter how long she learned, she would still go for it.
Xiao Hanzheng smiled and reached out his hand. He took out a ring of the same design from his pocket. “Then, please come and entrap me.”
Shi Qingluo’s eyes widened. “You even prepared this.”
Xiao Hanzheng’s eyes were filled with gentleness. “I can’t bear to let my wife make one with so much hardship, so I helped you to do it.”
His little wife had previously said that wearing the ring on the ring finger could trap the other party, so it was best for both husband and wife to wear it, which he took to heart.
He knew that his little wife looked strong, but her heart was the softest.
He had given her a ring, so she would probably learn how to make one to give him.
Although he would like what the little wife made, he really couldn’t bear for her to suffer that hardship.
It was the same that he did it on behalf of her.
It was good enough that the symbolism of her trapping him was there.
Shi Qing’s eyes turned red. “Zhengzheng, how can you be so good?”
She took the ring and put it on his ring finger. “You’ve been trapped by me for the rest of your life.”
Then, with red eyes, she raised her hand to show him her heart. “I love you!”
Xiao Hanzheng did not understand her hand gestures, but when he heard her words, his heart felt numb, and he felt a sense of happiness that he had never felt before.
He really did not expect that he would fall in love like a young girl in his second life.
However, he was willing to do so.
He lowered his head and kissed Shi Qingluo’s lips again.
He only wanted to express his love with his actions.
During dinner, the two of them got up and went to eat.
Of course, they still did not cross that final step.
Xiao Hanzheng had been restraining himself.
Next, Shi Qingluo was busy with the knitting workshop and paint workshop.
Xiao Hanzheng studied even harder.
It was only half a month after the new year that the enke was held.
Xiao Hanzheng had to rush to the prefecture capital to take the exam.
Shi Qingluo naturally would go along with him.
She also suggested bringing her mother-in-law, brother-in-law and sister-in-law along so that they could go out and see the outside world more.
It would be beneficial to broaden their horizons.
Xiao Hanzheng naturally would not object.
Thus, he handed the workshop to a few carefully selected supervisors and asked the clan leader and elders to help take care of it.
Their family then rode a carriage to the prefecture capital.
Mr Hou had a property in the prefecture capital, so he let Xiao Hanzheng’s family stay in his courtyard.
He could also assist his disciple with pre-exam tutoring.
Once the enke started, many elementary scholars rushed to the prefecture capital for the exam, so the inn was full and many houses were rented out.
Thinking that it was impossible to settle down in the prefecture capital in the future, although Shi Qingluo had money, she did not think of buying a courtyard.
Xiao Hanzheng also did not argue and brought his family into his teacher’s courtyard.