With my woman's intuition, I flipped to the last page of the book, only to see a graceful written name of Lou Anqi and Little Yu written in red ink at the bottom right corner. The names of the two people had a heart drawn between them, and beside the name of Little Yu, there was a pink coloured lip print.
I raised my head and looked at Lou Anqi's lips. Lou Anqi immediately raised her hand to cover her mouth and a thin layer of blush appeared on her beautiful face.
In the days that followed, we visited Normandy, one of the world's three great Catholic shrines, Mount St. Michel, the most famous of the castles, the Loire Valley, and Bordeaux, the famous wine producer.
"What is it?" Little Yu turned his head and faced us.
Lou Shaotang turned his head to look at me, the golden sunlight shone onto his handsome face, his beautiful lips curled up into a gentle smile, "My wife."
I looked at him quizzically.
Lou Shaotang responded softly as he lifted his hand to catch a few strands of hair that were blown away by the wind to fall behind my ears, "My wife is a person who is unable to see deep into the sea, a person who is unable to see into the starry sky. "Therefore, I will spend my life exploring her, understanding her and reading her."
I didn't expect Lou Shaotang and I to have the same understanding of each other, so I unconsciously stopped in my tracks, and looked into his deep emotional eyes, my heart rippling with ripples.
Little Yu was suddenly choked by Lou Shaotang's words, he coughed out and immediately clenched his fists to the side of his mouth.
"Ehh ~ Brother Shao Tang, why are you so numb now! "I feel goosebumps all over my body ~ ~" Lou Anqi laughed mockingly, acting as if he was hugging his arms and rubbing them.
Lou Shaotang ignored her mockery, took me into his embrace and kissed me on the lips.
I smiled sweetly. All of a sudden, he felt a prickle on his back. He stopped and turned around.
But there was no one there except for the lavender rustling in the wind and a farmhouse in the distance.
"What's wrong?" Lou Shaotang asked me, his gaze also moving behind me.
I turned and smiled at him.
"Sister Xiao Ying, come here quickly!" In front of me, Lou Anqi stood in front of a shop with a row of tents and waved excitedly at me.
Lou Shaotang and I walked over and saw that the shop was filled with various products such as essential oil s, handmade soap, perfume, candles, herbal tea, biscuits, and other derived gifts such as postcards, bookmarks, and lavender dolls.
Lou Anqi picked up a bottle of essential oil s and asked me: "Sister Xiao Ying, what do you think of this essential oil?"
To be honest, I don't have a very deep understanding of essential oil, I only know how to use the skin. On the other hand, after Lou Shaotang found out that I have the habit of using essential oil, he did a detailed and in-depth study on it. I remember that the healer he specially invited for me once joked with me that she was worried that Lou Shaotang would snatch a job with her one day.
"Very good." Lou Shaotang held onto a bottle of essential oil s, and read the introduction of the French products, "This one is made from narrow leafed lavender, the content of the acetic acid agaric acid ester is as high as 50%." He put down the essential oil and said to Lou Anqi: "However, it is a one-sided essential oil and its purity is very high, so you must dilute it before using it. Otherwise, it will cause your body to become unwell."
Lou Anqi nodded, sweeping away all the essential oil in the shop.
I asked in surprise, "Why did you buy so much? A bottle of essential oil can be used for a long time, and it will not be kept for long. "
"I want to send off my friends. They all like to use essential oil s."
Hearing her words, I suddenly had a flash of inspiration, I patted Lou Shaotang's arm, "Hubby, do you think 'Ya Yan' can be used to develop essential oil too?"
Lou Shaotang didn't seem to be surprised at all. With a wise smile, he took out his phone from his pocket, slipped a few times, and handed it over to me. I was a little doubtful, but when I received it, it turned out to be a plan for the development of essential oil products.
I opened my eyes in surprise and pulled the page down. The plan was very detailed, from market background analysis, consumer research to product specific development plans and cost budgets.
"Actually, I wanted to tell you about this a long time ago." Lou Shaotang said: "Currently, the masses are advocating for the concept of being organic, liking to use products that are naturally healthy, and essential oil is one of them." He put his finger on his phone and pulled the page to the "Product Development Project", "Not only can 'Ya Yan' be used as a standalone product and a compound product, the 'Ya Yan' can also be added to the existing skin care products to upgrade the products, increase the selling point, repackage the product concept, and even double the selling price."
When it came to business, he immediately turned into the decisive man in the shopping mall. He spoke endlessly and clearly. Besides the essential oil s, they could also make healthy food in the future. But don't worry, take your time. "
I looked up at him. He was so tactful and confident that it made me feel warm and touched. For "Tianyue", he has already spent a great deal of time and effort every day, yet he is still taking into consideration the development of our "Ya Yan".
"Hubby, aren't you tired?" I put my hand on his cheek and caressed it.
He knew what I meant by that, so he put his hand on my hand and smiled even wider. "I am willing to work for my wife, how can I be tired?!" He lightly pulled my hand and lightly pressed a kiss on the back of my hand.
Achoo, Achoo, Achoo —
A burst of sneezing sounds came from the side.
I replied and looked over to see Lou Anqi spraying a bottle of perfume on Little Yu, who covered his nose and sneezed.
I hurriedly pulled Little Yu to the side. "Don't spray! He's allergic to perfume. " He waved the air around him.
"Huh?" Lou Anqi, who was originally smiling from ear to ear, became nervous when she heard this, "Oh really, then I don't want it anymore." She immediately put down the perfume on the ground, and even took out the bottles of perfume that were already in the shopping basket and placed them back on the shop floor. She helped me remove the perfume in the air, and apologetically said to Little Yu: "I'm sorry Little Yu, I didn't know."
Little Yu did not speak, he only waved his hand, and his expression did not look too good.
Seeing that, Lou Anqi immediately looked around, and then took out his handkerchief from her pocket and rushed to the right hand basin, after wetting his handkerchief, she ran back to Little Yu, "Here you go." She passed the handkerchief to Little Yu, and indicated with her nose, "It should be fine after covering him for a while."
Little Yu took it and covered his nose.
After buying our things, we continued our journey. In the evening we reached the Lake of Holy Cross in the Grand Canyon of Verdun. Lou Shaotang told us that it was called this name because it was discovered during the Crusade. It was a resort not only for the French but also for the Europeans, and every year at this time of the year many people would come here to climb rocks, swim and play kayak.
Just as Lou Shaotang had said, the scenery here was breathtakingly beautiful. The sky was blue, the lake was blue, the sun was high in the sky, the trees were lush and verdant, the old castle was filled with trees, and at this moment, it was as if I was not in the human world, but in a fairyland.
As night fell, we set up a barbecue on the beach and placed the lamb chops, chicken wings, sausages, and some seafood and vegetables we had prepared earlier. Lou Shaotang and Little Yu were in charge of roasting the meat, while Lou Anqi and I sat beside them and were in charge of cooking.
"Little Yu, I want a chicken wing too." Before Lou Anqi could finish chewing on the chicken wings, he put the plate in front of Little Yu.
Little Yu glanced at her, and said disdainfully: "How can you eat that much?!"
Lou Anqi pouted and laughed: "You sure are delicious!"
Little Yu shook his head helplessly, picked up a chicken wing and placed it on her plate, "This is the last one, you can eat all the chicken wings yourself, leave some for others."
Lou Anqi shrugged her shoulders, "Alright, then roast the scallops for me."
Little Yu stared at her speechlessly for a few seconds before he sighed and took a few scallops from his plate and placed it on the grill.
Seeing the two of them being enemies, I smirked and said to Lou Shaotang and Little Yu: "Don't be too busy cooking, eat a bit, that's enough." After picking up the sausage and bringing it to Lou Shaotang's mouth, Lou Shaotang took a bite.
"Where is it enough?" Our roasting speed is not as fast as yours. "
Little Yu said resentfully, and looked towards Lou Anqi. Lou Anqi was eating the chicken wings with gusto with her head down, not realizing that Little Yu was talking about her.
I smiled, no matter what, I would just focus on feeding Lou Shaotang.
After a while, Lou Anqi picked up a tissue and wiped her oily and shiny mouth, "Let's sing."
"If you don't want to sing, then sing." Little Yu did not know how to sing, so he was the first to oppose Lou Anqi's suggestion.
"I'll sing, I'll sing!" Lou Anqi snorted, he put down the plate, stood up and started singing.
The arrival of early summer also overflowed with the aura of mischievousness
In the hot season you are crystal clear and cool
A gentle yearning in the season of unrequited love
Remember how I met you by the lake
The Ambiguity of Sweet Honey in the Season of Love
I remember your smile was so sweet
While she was singing, her body started to move in a cheerful rhythm. The quiet atmosphere suddenly became lively. I was infected by her singing and started to sing along with her.
Lou Shaotang put down the grill, smiled, and stared at me without blinking. The light in his eyes was even brighter than the stars in the sky. Little Yu who said that he could not sing also unconsciously started to hum along with the tune.
While we were still singing, Lou Anqi suddenly ran towards the lakeside, opened both of his hands to his mouth, and shouted towards the calm and pitch black lake: "Tu Siyu, you are the most handsome man in the world, I like you so much!"
The joyous singing came to an abrupt end, and the atmosphere immediately turned quiet. After Lou Shaotang and I looked at each other, I turned and looked at Little Yu.
"What should we do? "You've become a second brother." I turned and looked at Lou Shaotang, smiling playfully.
"What number two?"
For a moment, he didn't understand what I meant. He wrapped his arm around my waist from behind and bent his head close to my face. The warm breath, mingled with the moisture in the air, brushed my cheek like a feather.
I nestled into his embrace, "Now that Little Yu is the most handsome man in the world, wouldn't you be number two?"
Lou Shaotang suddenly realised and raised his eyebrow, "Is that so? In your heart, am I not the most handsome person in the world?"
Seeing me laughing and not saying a word, Lou Shaotang lightly bit down on my lips as if he was punishing me, "Speak, who is the most handsome in the world?" His fingers gently twirled around my sensitive waist.
I was tickled by him. I twisted my body and jostled him coquettishly. "So itchy."
I immediately understood what he meant. I grabbed his hand and jokingly scolded, "Hooligan."
"Hooligan?" He chuckled and held my hand back. He placed his finger between my fingers, stroked my ear, and licked it lightly with the tip of his tongue. "You are right, I am a hooligan."
His voice was affectionate, his breath was hot, and every word seemed to mesmerize my mind. My whole body felt soft and itchy from the provocation, my breathing became heavier, but my mind was still clear. "Stop messing around ~" I nudged his flat and firm abdomen lightly with my elbow, and nudged Little Yu who was beside me with my chin.
Little Yu had already recovered from his shock, as if nothing had happened just now. He lowered his head and continued to roast, and did not notice us.
I looked towards the lake and saw Lou Anqi walking towards us. I shrunk back and reminded him, "An Qi is back."
Lou Shaotang stopped looking at me and let me go, "Let's go."
He took my hand, turned, and started back toward the woods.
"Hey, where are you going?" I asked him in a low voice.
"Lecherous hooligan!"