Searching for Treasures in the Clouds

Yun Jixing stood there and stared at Yu Ru's figure quietly. After thinking for a while, he took the bags of things he had bought and walked quickly towards her.

With Yu Ru's help, the tricycle went up the slope smoothly. The old man turned around, put his hands together, smiled and bowed to her, and thanked her again in Huacheng dialect, "Thank you, thank you..."

Yu Ru smiled and waved her hand to indicate that you’re welcome.

The old woman smiled and nodded, then turned to leave. Yun Jixing, who hadn't climbed up the hill yet, called out in Huacheng dialect, "Grandma, wait a minute."

Yu Ru and the old man looked back at the same time.

At this time, Yu Ru realized that Yun Jixing had also followed her. Seeing him walking with difficulty while carrying and dragging so many things, she immediately ran to him to help him share those things.

The two returned to the old man. The old man asked, "What are you doing, young man?"

"Grandma, it's so cold, why are you wearing so little? Let me give you my clothes."

Without waiting for the old man to answer, Yun Jixing took off his coat and put it on her. The old man immediately reached out to push his coat away, "No, no, I don't want it. Thank you, you wear it, don't get cold."

"Grandma, please put it on. I just ran a bit and I'm hot all over. Don't be afraid." Yun Jixing forced the coat on the old woman.

Yu Ru stood aside and looked at him, feeling a strange feeling in her heart.

After some tug of war, the old lady finally accepted Yun Jixing's clothes. She smiled happily and kept thanking him.

Her smile made Yu Ru feel a little bitter. She touched her pockets but found nothing useful to give to the old man. Fortunately, she had a pair of velvet gloves in each pocket. She took out the gloves, shook them in front of the old man, and then stuffed them into the pocket of the clothes Yun Jixing gave her.

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Yunjixing had originally not allowed Yu Ru to take anything. But after saying goodbye to the old man, Yu Ru refused to let him take everything, and was determined to take some herself.

The two of them shared some of the things, so they walked faster. Yu Ru was worried that Yun Jixing would be cold without his coat, so she was a little anxious, and she led the way faster and faster.

After walking for a while, she felt that Yun Jixing was no longer by her side. When she looked back, it was true. He had left her for some distance, so she ran back to help him get some more things.

Yun Jixing hid the things behind him and said, "Aru, don't take them. Don't take them. I can take the rest. They are not heavy. It's just that this bike is a little short and hard to control."

Yu Ru stood up, put everything in his right hand into his left hand, and anxiously pointed at his clothes in the air, gesturing, "You are wearing too little, you are cold."

This is clear concern. Yun Jixing grinned, "Aru, it's not cold. With you here, everywhere is warm."

Yu Ru: “…”

The next day,

Since I bought so many vegetables yesterday, I won’t have to go out for a while, so Yu Ru stayed at home and made clothes and bags.

A few days ago, she had a fever, and Chi Qinghuai brought his aunt to her place, cooked for her three meals a day, and also called a family doctor to check her out, which was a great favor.

When Chi Qinghuai left, she had nothing to give to him and could not give him anything, but she always remembered that today, the gift she was going to give her was finally finished.

More than a month ago, she was making a dress with a large skirt imitating the style of a cheongsam. The buttons were fixed with natural freshwater pearls as buckles, and the bishop sleeves were also sewn with a pair of buttons. The fabric was turquoise green silk implanted with traditional Chinese gold-passing craftsmanship, and the material was full of large-scale patterns of Baoxiang patterns on some porcelain of Tang Dynasty tri-color glazed pottery. The skirt also comes with an embroidered cloud shoulder made of silk with pearl tassels.

This dress was designed by herself, not for anyone. She didn't even think about wearing it. She just made it to practice her dressmaking skills. The raw materials for the whole dress cost a lot of money, and the specifications were still relatively high. It should be suitable to give it to Chi Qinghuai.

She has already finished making Chi Qinghuai's gift, and all that's left is to wrap it.

In addition to preparing gifts for her, she also prepared gifts for the auntie who came here to cook for Chi Qinghuai. She is now making a handle for a bag, which is for the auntie who comes here to cook and clean. The bag is also designed by her. It is a top-grain cowhide handbag and messenger bag.

At the same time, Yun Jixing downstairs was also fiddling with things related to clothes.

The bouquet he brought back from Xi Yizai's wedding was frozen in the refrigerator. He took special care of it, so after a few days, the bouquet was still fresh and beautiful. However, no matter how fresh it was, it was not a good idea to keep it frozen all the time. He planned to propose to Yu Ru today and give the flowers to her.

Although it was just a proposal, he couldn't be careless. He got up early this morning to pick out clothes to dress himself. He took out all the clothes in the closet and held them in front of him to measure them. There were a total of seven suits, but he didn't think any of them were suitable for proposing.

Time passed by choosing the clothes, and finally he had no choice but to choose the best man suit that Xi Yizai had customized for him.

After tidying himself up, he started to pick out a dress for Yu Ru.

He prepared three sets of dresses for Yu Ru to wear when proposed to. In his opinion, all of them would be suitable for Yu Ru, but there was only one Yu Ru, so he had to choose from them.

Choosing a dress for Yu Ru is more difficult than choosing clothes for himself. No woman, or no one, would not want to look their most beautiful when being proposed to. Now that it is cold and Yu Ru is too thin, he has to choose a dress that is both warm and can cover up Yu Ru's thin figure.

This made him feel conflicted for a long time again. After he chose the dress for Yu Ru, another half an hour had passed. If he delayed any further, it would be time for lunch.

Yun Jixing didn't dare to delay any longer. He asked Yu Ru's opinion on the phone. After getting her permission to visit him, he went to Yu Ru's home with a bouquet of flowers, a prepared dress and a camera.

When he arrived at her door, he set up the camera in advance, adjusted the shooting angle and various parameters, and then rang the doorbell.

Soon, the door opened.

"Aru, I have something important to tell you today."

Yu Ru took a quick look at Yun Jixing and felt something was wrong seeing him dressed so formally.

Sure enough, I heard him say, "Aru, my childhood friend is getting married, and I brought back the bride's bouquet. I want to use it to propose to you."

He raised the bouquet higher, and then handed forward a huge gift bag in one hand, "Aru, this is for you. It contains the dress I picked for you. I hope you will dress beautifully and look your best so that I can propose to you. You can refuse me, but..."

He glanced at the camera at the side and said, "Every moment with you is precious. Even if you reject me, I still think it is wonderful and worth recording. If you can accept me, that would be the best. Today will definitely be one of the happiest days of my life."