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Chapter 973: Chapter 976: A Cup, A Lifetime
In the afternoon, Qiao Duo’er still wanted to help, but she would get a sore back from standing too long and her calves would swell, so she could only retreat to her room to rest.
Lying on the bed, she habitually lifted her clothes to glance at her stomach.
The smooth belly was the only thing she felt fortunate about.
Because from the fourth month, she had started using the anti-stretch mark fragrance paste twice a day, morning and evening, and now, she had no stretch marks.
Otherwise, she might have cried herself to death.
According to Granny Su, once you get stretch marks, they can itch on cloudy days, which is very uncomfortable.
Outside, the Wang Clan looked into the room with concern.
"Ah Hong, why don’t you go back and take care of your wife? I’ll take care of the fire," she said.
Tan Zhenghong also wanted to leave the task, but it was a delicate job; one careless moment and a pot of mooncakes could be ruined.
Before Fourth Boss could respond, the Wang Clan pushed Tan Zhenghong into the house: "Hurry back and take care of your wife. This little matter won’t stump me!"
She might not handle delicate tasks well, but she had learned a thing or two from watching Tan Zhenghong make the fire.
And she knew that in this house, everything was decided by Qiao Duo, so keeping her happy was certainly the right move.
Tan Zhenghong gave some uneasy instructions, "Use medium heat for the fire, try to keep it consistently strong."
"At my age, making fire is the one skill I can show off, I’ll definitely do it well," the Wang Clan reassured him repeatedly.
Only then did Tan Zhenghong feel at ease enough to enter the house, and what pleased him even more was the Wang Clan’s attitude. If it could always be like this, the household would remain stable.
In the evening, Granny Su specially prepared a table of delicious dishes for Qiao Duo’er and Tan Zhenghong.
The couple needed some privacy to exchange intimate words during dinner, so they needed to give them some space.
The rest of the people could have a separate table in the kitchen. That would be lively enough.
Tan Zhenghong added a piece of fish to her plate, carefully picking out the bones: "Eat quickly, afterwards I’ll take you to the rooftop to watch the moon," he said.
"Great idea!"
Qiao Duo’er gave a thumbs up. Admiring the moon from the rooftop offered a great view and they wouldn’t be disturbed—it couldn’t be more perfect.
Tan Zhenghong’s eyes crinkled with a smile, feeling happy to satisfy his wife.
What was most important was that he had other arrangements.
After dinner, the two of them climbed up to the rooftop together.
It was evident that Tan Zhenghong had put in a lot of effort into organizing the setting.
On a small tea table there was a plate of mooncakes and a tea set, as well as a bunch of flowers for decoration. Together with the favorable weather and beautiful view, it was very romantic.
Tan Zhenghong raised his eyebrow, "Moved already? Just wait and see, I have more prepared!"
As he spoke, he took out a specially prepared gift from under the table.
"Do you like it?" Tan Zhenghong looked at Qiao Duo’er expectantly.
This was a pair of ceramic cups, one red and one blue, decorated respectively with his and Duo’er’s portraits, and joined together by a red string.
A set of cups symbolizing a lifetime.
As he handed over his lifetime to Duo’er, he also took hers.
Qiao Duo’er nodded vigorously, "So cute!"
"There’s another cup for our child, but since we don’t know what they’ll look like, we’ll have to wait until they’re born to draw them on," he said. 𝑛𝘰𝑣𝑝𝑢𝑏.𝘤𝑜𝘮
With pursed lips, Qiao Duo’er hadn’t expected her man to become more and more thoughtful.
But well... she really liked these little romantic gestures.
Tan Zhenghong felt awkward under Qiao Duo’er’s gaze and hurriedly said, "Sit down, I’ll pour you some tea."
Qiao Duo’er obediently sat down, but her eyes kept stealing glances at the matching cups.
