Chapter 234: Chapter 234: Just for Your Eyes Only!

Early in the morning, after visiting the sales office, the two of them went to see the newly acquired courtyard house.

It was indeed a very fine courtyard house, not knowing which prince or noble from the previous dynasty had left it, and it was very well preserved. On the left and right, there were also two sets of four-entry courtyards, also empty, whose owner was unknown.

Jiang Xingye opened the door and led Xu Qinghuan inside, holding her hand. The grand front gate, with six rooms in the inverted house, a glazed shadow wall, the third entry being a large reception hall, with three side rooms on each of the east and west sides.

The fourth entry had three main rooms, with the west being an annex room and the east a corridor, and behind a row of inverted rooms totaling seven.

Behind the inverted rooms was a small garden, not very large, with a ginkgo tree in the back, its branches and leaves sprawling like the wild grass in the garden, growing very lush.

The house was fully furnished, but if they were to move in, renovations would definitely be needed. Other aspects were fine, but the flush toilet and bathroom would certainly need to be rebuilt according to modern habits.

The main room was very spacious, with the bedroom in the west secondary room, and a rare exquisite canopy bed that was beyond luxurious.

Xu Qinghuan circled the bed, feeling that sleeping on such a bed would certainly prevent insomnia, and she immediately wanted to roll on it.

“Xingye, let’s bring the things we bought and place them here. In the future, we’ll live in this house, and you can modify the annex room next door into a bathroom, waterproof it, make a flush toilet, and install a bathtub.”

Jiang Xingye only noticed the word “future,” realizing that he was part of her life plans.

“Okay!”

Xu Qinghuan was hanging close to Jiang Xingye’s chest, unaware of how intimate their posture was at the moment, captivated by the house, and thus filled with many fantasies.

“Xingye, in the future, we’ll live in this house. There are so many rooms here that even when we’re old, when our sons, grandsons, daughters, and granddaughters come to visit, this house will still be spacious enough.”

It wasn’t that she was shortsighted, getting excited over a house. In her previous life, she had taken over the Xu Group from her grandfather, who had many luxurious residences, not lacking in fine courtyard houses.

But she had never gone to inspect them.

Primarily because she wasn’t interested.

An empty house, with only her and the butlers and servants, didn’t feel like home, lacking the warmth of human life, failing to ignite her dreams for the future.

“Okay!” Jiang Xingye embraced her, his heart sweet as honey, his hand holding the back of her head, pressing her against his chest. He watched the mottled sunlight streaming in through the window, casting a light and shadow on the floor in front of the window.

In the sunlight, he saw dust dancing.

It seemed like he saw the end of time, when he and her both grew old, supporting each other, sitting by the window enjoying the sun, feeling that every day hence was worth looking forward to.

At noon, Xu Qinghuan took Jiang Xingye to dine at Lao Mo’s Restaurant. Located in West District alongside Houhai, it wasn’t far, and since they wanted to familiarize themselves with the surroundings, they opted to walk to enjoy the views of old Yan City and soak up the atmosphere.

Walking side by side, Xu Qinghuan said with a smile, “The restaurant I mentioned was opened in 1954, a Soviet-style restaurant that serves Western food. I might not be used to it, but I just want to experience it.”

“Okay!” Jiang Xingye followed the belief that whatever his fiancée said was right.

Xu Qinghuan knew his taciturn nature, but thinking of last night, she didn’t know why he suddenly had a change of heart, insisting she make a choice.

Jiang Xingye might have thought his somber nature wasn’t good, so after a while, he added, “I also want to experience it.”

Xu Qinghuan burst out laughing, turning her head to look at him, “Xingye, whether you talk or not, I like it. If you say it’s good, I like it. If you say a string of words, I also like it. I like it all.”

Jiang Xingye just looked at her suddenly, halting his steps.

Xu Qinghuan lightly tugged his sleeve, “What’s wrong, why did you suddenly get lost in thought?”

“I like it too.” Jiang Xingye gently squeezed her hand before quickly releasing it, “Whatever you are, I also like.”

Caught off guard, Xu Qinghuan lowered her head to hide her flushed cheeks and pounding heart, glanced around, and said, “I know, I always knew.”

“Okay!”

Jiang Xingye didn’t notice his fiancée’s shyness. When two inspectors passed by, he quickly took two steps to the side, distancing himself from Xu Qinghuan.

The two went to Lao Mo’s Restaurant one after the other. The restaurant’s exotic architecture featured high steps and an old-fashioned revolving door, with a ceiling seven meters high adorned with luxurious golden decorations, gold-plated chandeliers, and four bronze pillars supporting the grand hall.

The server, wearing a Bulaji, led them to a window seat. Her attitude wasn’t overly welcoming, but compared to unknown state-run restaurant servers, she was quite a bit better.

Jiang Xingye glanced at the menu. He recognized most of the words, but together, he couldn’t make sense of them.

Xu Qinghuan held the menu and introduced each dish to him, describing the ingredients of the cream-baked fish and how it was prepared, what spices were added to the cream mushroom soup, how the foie gras was made, and whether it was delicious.

“You order for me.” Jiang Xingye said softly.

“Okay!” Xu Qinghuan’s eyes sparkled at him, without any hint of disdain or belittlement, as if his unfamiliarity with these things was no big deal.

She clearly had experienced them before and experienced them many times, familiar with each dish as if she had cooked it herself.

Yet her upbringing shouldn’t have included these non-ordinary things.

Xu Qinghuan called the server and proficiently ordered meals for the two, adding, “Serve the borscht last, and add two servings of dessert, the tree root cake,” without looking at the menu, signaling she was a regular. The server dared not underestimate her, serving attentively.

Xu Qinghuan quietly said to Jiang Xingye, “Eating Western food is similar to our banquet customs, there are certain etiquettes. They don’t use chopsticks but knives and forks, generally holding the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right. When not using the knife, just use the right hand for the fork.

But it’s okay if you’re not particular. We’ll come more often, and you’ll get used to it.”

“Okay.” Jiang Xingye wasn’t afraid of others’ opinions, smiling as he looked at his fiancée, “I’ll watch how you eat, and follow your lead.”

“Okay!” Xu Qinghuan laughed.

Jiang Xingye was handsome, his stern and fierce look turned gentle and refined when he smiled, his features like a crafted artwork, catching the attention of the young ladies in the restaurant, their eyes frequently glancing over.

Two of them whispered secretly, seemingly saying something that excited them, their faces flushed.

Xu Qinghuan suddenly felt uncomfortable, as if her treasure was being ogled and coveted by others.

With a bit of punishment and a hint of claiming ownership, when the two young ladies looked over, she deliberately pinched Jiang Xingye’s cheek, gently tugging it. Jiang Xingye didn’t know why she was upset, only sensing her displeasure.

“What’s wrong?” He grasped her soft hand, his thumb soothingly rubbing her palm.

“Nothing!” She caught a glimpse of those two young ladies seemingly getting more excited and could picture their inner selves screaming like marmots, saying with a touch of irritation, “I want to hide your face!”

Jiang Xingye seemingly understood, glanced around and immediately grasped her little thought, lowering his head, “Sure, just for you to see!”

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