Chapter 362: I've Been Ready for a Long Time (1st Update)
It was the first birthday of the two little ones, and this time Lin Zitan and Emma did not celebrate with great fanfare, but took the two little babies and their family of four to a new popular restaurant called La Chine in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
The restaurant is an upscale Chinese restaurant that was converted from a very traditional Oscar bistro in November 2015, highlighting the change of ownership and the growth of China's tourism market, specializing in exquisite and aesthetic Chinese cuisine.
"How do you feel?" asked Lin Zitan as soon as he sat down.
"I didn't expect that I hadn't been here for more than half a year, and there was a new restaurant like this here, so special~" Emma said happily.
"The main dish here is Chinese food, but it's so popular that it took months to position it. "Lin Zitan is proud to be authentic.
"I like Chinese food, let's see if they make it better than yours, hehe~" Emma laughed and whispered.
"Uh...... I'm afraid you won't want to eat what I made after you eat it~"
Lin Zitan touched his nose embarrassedly, the restaurant is said to have been designed by the internationally renowned Chinese chef/restaurateur Jereme Leung Liang Zigeng, how could he compare.
The restaurant's redesigned rooms themselves feature hand-painted cherry blossom motifs on the walls, and some tables are set in hidden alcoves, separated by spiderweb-like lattices reminiscent of Chinese-style carved screens.
The central chandelier resembles a giant upside-down wedding cake, illuminating the vase of the orchids, whose pink flowers stand out in this pastel cream and gold room.
"Wow, this dish is so beautiful!" Exclaimed Emma when she saw the first dish come up.
It is a fresh, thinly sliced herring that is spread out in a fan shape and placed on top of Sichuan chili oil like a windmill.
They were also impressed by a dish: transparent halibut with black rice vinegar, which turned black and then poured a little hot peony seed oil on it, hissed and turned the flesh of the fatty fish white.
There are also golden roast duck slices with tender green peeled cucumbers, melon black sesame pancakes, kumquat-glazed pork ribs and dry pot Xinjiang cumin, and roasted lamb loin with green onions.
Although Lin Zitan and Emma had to interact with the two little ones sitting on the high stool from time to time, comforting and wrestling, the meal was indeed pleasing to the eye and very satisfying.
Just before the last dessert was served, all lights were suddenly turned off, and the only glimmer was the faint sconces on the walls decorated in golden brown.
Soon there was a faint candlelight from the direction of the kitchen, and a waiter with a richly decorated ice cream cake walked towards their table singing a birthday song, and in an instant, the guests in the whole restaurant sang the birthday song.
When the waiter walked to their table, the lights in the whole restaurant were turned on again, and Emma looked at Lin Zitan with a touched face, smiled and said thank you, and leaned over to give him a kiss.
"No, I have to thank you, thank you for being willing to be my life, willing to be my girlfriend, willing to have a baby for me, now, I want to confirm again, are you willing to be my wife?"
As he spoke, Lin Zitan took out a beautiful box from his trouser pocket, which contained a specially customized sapphire ring by Van Cleef & Arpels. The surrounding guests immediately exclaimed,
Even Emma herself covered her mouth in surprise, she is also a jewelry and accessories designer, although she has never seen this ring, but from the brand of Van Cleef & Arpels, this ring costs hundreds of thousands of dollars.
“Say Yes!“
“Say Yes!“ The people around him coaxed.
"Yes, I am ready!" Emma said with tears in her eyes, and there was a round of applause.
The reason for proposing again is because Lin Zitan has always felt that the last proposal by the pool was too hasty and not formal enough, and this time he wanted to give Emma a romantic proposal on the birthdays of his two children.
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Louis's wedding was a weekend in late spring, and instead of having it in a stately church, the two young Jews had their wedding in New York's Central Park.
Some say that New York's Central Park is the most unusual place in New York, as well as the most bizarre. It is by no means like our Chinese gardens, which are layered, colorful, delicate and elegant.
In fact, Central Park is rough and wild, as if it had grown there in the first place, and the high-rise buildings around Manhattan seem to have been built around it.
The designer of Central Park and the father of American landscape design, Olmsted, his design concept is to blur the boundaries between man-made and nature, and the park must be accessible to the public, regardless of whether it is high or low.
Central Park has no formal gates, but it has a total of 110 entrances and exits, including several artificial lakes, a wildlife sanctuary, 93.34 kilometers of pedestrian walks, 9.66 kilometers of motorized paths,
There are nearly 8.05 kilometers of horseback riding trails, 30 tennis courts, 1 swimming pool, 2 small zoos, 9,000 benches, 125 drinking fountains, coffee shops throughout the park, and a large number of leisure and entertainment public facilities such as art galleries and theaters.
There are landscapes in their natural state, dense forests, winding roads leading to the shores of the lake, wide soft lawns, raised rocky hills, four million trees, fifteen hundred species of trees and flowers, birds, squirrels, wild ducks......
Louis and Julia's wedding took place at Central Park's most famous fountain mecca, the Bista Fountain, where B and C got married in the Gossip Girl season 6 finale.
It's also one of the most popular wedding venues for couples from all over the world to come to New York.
When Lin Zitan and Emma arrived, they found that there were quite a few people attending the wedding, on one side was Julia's super bridesmaid group wearing a short wedding dress, and on the other hand, Louis was wearing a super best man group in a black suit.
The spectacle was spectacular and luxurious, but it did not lose the enthusiasm and liveliness of the youth, and the parents and relatives of both sides stood on the stairs on both sides, looking solemn, and a witness in the appearance of a Jewish priest testified to them.
When Luis and Julia read the oath to each other, Emma suddenly cried with emotion, covered her face and buried herself in Lin Zitan's arms, unwilling to come out for a long time.
"What's wrong, so touched?" asked Lin Zi as he hugged her and whispered.
"Hmm~" Emma's voice was a little stuffy, but her head nodded sharply in Lin Zitan's arms.
"Don't worry, our wedding will definitely be grander and warmer. ”
Lin Zitan lowered his head and kissed the top of her hair, rubbing her ear and whispering.
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To Lin Zitan's surprise, before going to bed that night, Emma suddenly told him a decision, that is, she wanted to finish what she was doing as soon as possible and go home to take care of the child.
"Why did you suddenly make such a decision? Didn't I say you can do what you want to do?"
Lin Zi said in surprise.
"In the past, my mother always felt that there was a lot of time, and she said that when she succeeded, she would stay at home with me, and I just waited and waited, watching her career become more and more successful.
I watched her get busier and busier, and busier and busier, but in the end, I didn't wait for anything! Time is sometimes cruel, and the speed at which the child grows is amazing.
Even though I can see them every day now, I still think they are growing so fast, and I'm really afraid that before I have time to spend time with them, they will suddenly grow up and don't need me at all!
I don't want to miss too much because I don't want to leave any regrets~"
In the silence of the night, Lin Zitan couldn't see Emma's expression, but he could understand her feelings, he didn't say anything, just hugged his little woman tightly in his arms.
He is very glad that the lonely growth of her youth did not make Emma become a withdrawn and dark character, but made her more optimistic and strong like a tough grass!