Spring River Chasing the Moon

Finally, it was Xu Zhiye’s birthday.

Nan Qiuyue originally had a class in the afternoon, so she took a special leave today.

She started busying herself in the kitchen early in the morning. She wanted to make a cake for Xu Zhiye herself.

"Qiuyue, why are you so early today?"

Chen Lili came down from upstairs and was about to go into the kitchen to make breakfast when she found that her daughter was already in the kitchen. There was white rice porridge and steamed buns she had prepared on the dining table.

"Have you made breakfast?"

"Are you making a cake?"

Chen Lili was confused. Was it someone's birthday in the family today? Why didn't she remember?

"Mom, please ask Dad to come down for breakfast. I just have something to tell you."

After writing the words "Happy Birthday" on the cake, Nan Qiuyue turned to look at Chen Lili and said seriously.

"Your father is already washing up."

Chen Lili watched Nan Qiuyue pack up the cake, obviously intending to take it out.

"Whose birthday is today?"

Chen Lili asked.

"I'll talk to you after dad comes downstairs."

Nan Qiuyue was ready to make public her relationship with Xu Zhiye, and of course she had to tell her parents about it.

"What's going on? You're so mysterious."

Chen Lili was full of doubts and was pushed by Nan Qiuyue to sit on the chair.

"You'll know right away."

Nan Qiuyue didn't feel any pressure to make her relationship public, but since her partner was Xu Zhiye, she didn't know how her parents would react...

After a while, Nan Youzhao came downstairs. Chen Lili quickly waved to him and asked him to sit next to her.

"Your daughter is a little strange today."

Chen Lili whispered to her husband.

"what happened?"

Nan Youzhao was puzzled.

"Not only did she make breakfast early in the morning, she also prepared a cake and said mysteriously that she had something to tell us."

Hearing this, Nan Youzhao looked at Nan Qiuyue in the kitchen and seemed to have thought of something.

Nan Qiuyue put the cake away and walked out of the kitchen. She sat opposite Nan Youzhao and Chen Lili, drank her porridge, and thought about how to start the conversation.

Nan Youzhao looked at her absent-minded look and knew what was going on.

He reminded himself that when he really heard what happened later, he must not act surprised, and not let Nan Qiuyue feel that he was dissatisfied in the slightest.

Nan Youzhao felt that the child had grown up and as long as she was happy, that was enough.

Moreover, he always thought that Nan Qiuyue's boyfriend was Hu Yang. Although he had only met that boy once, he had a good character and personality, and he was not afraid that Nan Qiuyue would be bullied.

Nan Qiuyue didn't know Nan Youzhao's mental state. After slowly finishing a bowl of porridge, she put down her spoon and looked up at her parents opposite her seriously.

"Mom and Dad, I have something I want to tell you."

Chen Lili was already extremely curious, and immediately looked at Nan Qiuyue, looking at her expectantly.

"I recently... found... someone to fall in love with."

Nan Qiuyue hesitated and finally said the complete sentence.

Nan Youzhao was fine, as he had already guessed it, but Chen Lili was very surprised.

Blinking, Chen Lili was a little bit unconvinced of what she heard.

Just as she was about to say something, Nan Youzhao suddenly grabbed her hand under the table and shook his head to signal Chen Lili not to get too excited.

Chen Lili finally came to her senses. It was true that their Qiyue was already an adult and at the age of falling in love, so it was normal for her to have a relationship.

No one expected that Nan Qiuyue would say something else right after that.

"I'm with Brother Tomoya."

This time, even Nan Youzhao couldn't hold it back.

"Who are you talking about?"

Nan Youzhao and Chen Lili asked almost in unison.

Nan Qiuyue also expected that they would have this reaction, so she could only say it again.

"Xu Zhiye."

Even when they heard Xu Zhiye's name again, Nan Youzhao and the others did not think of the familiar Xu family.

"Are you talking about Xu Zhiye from the Xu family? Xu Qingyan's son, Xu Zhiye?"

Nan Youzhao asked again in disbelief.

What he got was Nan Qiuyue's nod of affirmation.

Now Nan Youzhao and his wife didn't know what to say.

If someone's daughter is with Xu Zhiye, probably no parents in their circle would be unhappy.

The child of the Xu family has excellent family background, character, personality, ability, and even appearance.

But when did these two children become so close that their family members never noticed.

"When did you... start?"

Nan Youzhao thought about how Nan Qiuyue and Xu Zhiye had met when they were children. Could it be that it was from that time...

"After he came back from abroad."

Nan Qiuyue knew what Nan Youzhao was thinking and quickly explained.

"And...I was the one who liked him first."

Nan Qiuyue blushed slightly when she said this. It was the first time she admitted her feelings in front of her parents. So this was what it felt like.

Seeing their daughter like this, what else could Nan Youzhao and Chen Lili say?

"So... today is that kid Tomoya's birthday?"

Chen Lili thought of the cake in the kitchen and suddenly understood something.

"Uh-huh."

Nan Qiuyue nodded.

"Mom and Dad, he and I are serious. I like him very much and he likes me very much too. He has always wanted to come to our house for an official visit, so there is something I want to get your consent for first."

Thinking of what she was going to say next, Nan Qiuyue clenched her hands.

"I want to get engaged first."

Nan Qiuyue's voice clearly reached the ears of Nan Youzhao and Chen Lili, and the two of them were stunned by what she said.

"You really think about it?"

Nan Youzhao and Chen Lili quickly came to their senses. They knew their daughter too well. From childhood to adulthood, no one could persuade her to do anything she wanted to do.

Besides, they really had nothing to say about Xu Zhiye. They were extremely satisfied to have such an outstanding child as their son-in-law.

Nan Qiuyue did not hesitate this time and nodded firmly.

"Yes, I have thought about it."

Nan Qiuyue's action was not a spur-of-the-moment one; she had been thinking about this matter for several days.

The reason she had this idea was because she saw the ring at Xu Zhiye's place that he had not returned.

The ring was the size of her ring finger, and the inner band was engraved with their initials.

Nan Qiuyue secretly asked Zhou An, who was in charge of the "invitation". After her repeated requests, Zhou An told her that this ring was for Xu Zhi to use in proposing to her.

Nan Qiuyue also knew that Xu Zhi had prepared this ring from the very beginning. The moment he started dating her, he had already thought about their future.

That was the first time that Nan Qiuyue imagined the scene of her and Xu Zhiye’s wedding, as well as their married life.

She began to look forward to a life with Xu Zhiye.

Since their ending is already determined, why not enter into each other's life earlier.

So, today, Nan Qiuyue wanted to take the initiative while it was Xu Zhiye’s birthday.