Their room was still the same, with a large balcony and a bird-nest-shaped rattan chair in the corner. There were spider plants hanging down from the window, and they could see the bluestone path and the river outside. Occasionally, there would be a black-awning boat swaying past.
Yi Xiangnuan had taken a fancy to the balcony of this room when he first came here.
She didn't say a word. She held Su Chen's hand and entered the room silently. The room was clean and tidy, and her luggage had been placed by the side. " What's wrong?" Su Chen asked, concerned. Are you tired?"
Yi Xiangnuan pursed his lips and looked at him deeply for a few moments before suddenly hugging him. He buried his head into his chest, and his nose was filled with his refreshing and pleasant scent.
Su Chen frowned slightly. No, Yi Xiangnuan was acting too abnormal today. He moved his hands, wanting to see what was wrong with her, but she suddenly stopped him.
Her voice was muffled." Don't move. I'll just hug you."”
Su Chen really didn't dare to move. He hesitated for a moment, then reached out to hug her.
Yi Xiangnuan sniffed and said," Su Chen, can you give me a little more time? When I figure out these things, I'll tell you everything that happened in the past five years."”
When she heard the innkeeper's words, she felt very uncomfortable. It was as if there was a needle in her heart, stabbing her in pain. She wasn't stupid. Ever since she married Su Chen, how could she not see his attitude? He said that he hated her, but in his heart, he protected her more than anyone else. Just like her, she had liked Su Chen since she was young. The love for him seemed to have been deeply integrated into her bones and blood, becoming an instinct. She really wanted to follow her heart, but she knew better than anyone else that if she couldn't find out the truth and be honest with him, she wouldn't be able to be with him for the rest of her life.
She couldn't be with him as equals.
Su Chen didn't know what the innkeeper and Yi Xiangnuan had said to make her like this. He suddenly felt a tinge of joy. If he had known that coming to Jiangnan would change her so much, he would have brought her here earlier…
A smile appeared on his face as he reached out to stroke her furry head and whispered,""I've already waited for five years. So what if I wait a little longer?”
The person in his arms seemed to shrink back a little, but in the end, she did not say anything.
The two of them came to Jiangnan on a business trip to learn about other people's landscape architecture. Most of these traditional historical sites were still preserved in Jiangnan. After all, they were building imitations, so they still had to figure out the layout, building materials, decorations, and so on. This kind of work was actually not too tedious. After waking up every day, he would go out to the garden and take photos to keep. He would write down the special things he encountered and write a summary of the information when he came back.
Although it was immoral, Yi Xiangnuan felt that this was no different from traveling.
They had been to Jiangnan many times, and the things they saw were actually similar. Yi Xiangnuan had long remembered the stone streets, white walls, gray tiles, black bricks, and vermilion verandas. However, for the sake of her work, she was very honest and did not dare to slack off at all.
This small town was actually not big, and there were only a few real garden buildings. Therefore, after strolling around these days, they soon arrived at the courtyard that they had visited for the first time when they came to Jiangnan.
There were many tourists, and there were many rocks and flowing water here. As soon as she entered the door, it was just like what she remembered. She first crossed an open stone bridge, and behind it was a towering tower. Turning in again, he saw the Embroidery Building on the right and a lake on the left. There was a pavilion in the center of the lake with a light gauze curtain hanging. Someone was sitting in it and playing the guzheng for the tourists. Around them were pale pink lotus flowers and golden carp in the lake. Further inside, there were layers of rockery and a veranda. Green wisteria hung from the eaves, blocking the shade. These were the courtyards of wealthy families in ancient times. There were also private schools and ancestral halls for children.
But now, they couldn't go back to that time. In order to make money, developers would do anything. Someone had set up one in the ancestral hall. Usually, an old man would sit there. Some people would pray for peace and pray to the statue inside. Of course, they had to pay for it.
What was more eye-catching than kowtowing was that most people liked to write wishing signs. The red ones with tassels hung on the walls on the left and right sides. Everyone wrote their wishes on them as if they could come true.
Of course, he had to pay for it.
When Yi Xiangnuan and Su Chenchu were dating, they were like little girls. Naturally, they wanted to follow the trend and write something like " forever " or " hold your hand ", but she was too embarrassed to say it, afraid that she would be laughed at. She didn't want to lose face. So the first time she came, her eyes were fixed on the sea of red. Su Chen stared at her for a while and asked her tentatively,""Do you want to write it?"
Yi Xiangnuan shook his head like a rattle-drum and pulled his hand to leave." I won't write, I won't write. Only a child would write such things.”
Su Chen didn't think much of it and followed her.
After leaving the ancestral hall, Yi Xiangnuan made an excuse that he needed to go to the bathroom and asked Su Chen to wait for her at the door. He then went in again. This time, she did not hesitate to pay the old man and take the wishing sign. After thinking for a long time, she wrote a sentence on it.
I want to marry Su Chen.
After she finished writing, she silently held it in her hand and bowed to the statue beside her like a devout believer. Then, she carefully found a place to hang the wishing sign, as if the person who had just said those words was not her.
Yi Xiangnuan turned around and went to the bathroom after he was done.
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Although so much time had passed, there was still an endless stream of tourists here. Everyone had the mentality of following the trend, so the number of red cards on the two walls was almost always increasing. Yi Xiangnuan couldn't help but walk over to take a closer look, wanting to find the piece in her memory.
After she finished reading it on the surface, she reached out to look for it. The wooden tags collided with each other, making a heavy but pleasant sound. The words written on it were almost the same. Some prayed for the health and safety of their families, some prayed for marriage to be stronger than gold, some prayed for smooth sailing in their studies, and some prayed for their careers to rise step by step. Yi Xiangnuan's eyes swept across them, and it wasn't until he was down that he finally saw his own piece-I want to marry Su Chen.
Her hands were a little open, and she accidentally caught a glimpse of the words and names on a piece beside her.
The words written on it corresponded to hers: I want to marry Yi Xiangnuan.
She glanced at the two wooden tablets again. The dates written on the two wooden tablets were exactly the same.
Yi Xiangnuan felt as if a stone had been thrown into his heart, creating ripples. Seeing that she hadn't moved for a long time, Su Chen also came over to take a look and asked,""Did you see anything good?"
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