Xia Zhi's heart is like a string of beads with broken threads, ticking and beating, jumping, cheerful, and light and heavy.

"What's that?" She asked deliberately.

"Guess?"

"I don't guess."

"Then you can take a look."

She pulled out the small square cardboard box, the pink lid decorated with a powder blue ribbon. It's a cardboard box...... She was disappointed and relieved, and couldn't figure out what she was thinking.

"It's silver. I'll give you a diamond ring when you propose. When she opened the box, Pan Rui explained.

In the middle of the smooth rayon lies a small silver ring, the overall shape is very simple, and the ring surface is twisted into a heart shape with a gentle curve.

"Did I ask you for a diamond ring? Flatter yourself. Xia Zhi was disgusted and handed him the box.

"What? Don't want it? Pan Rui didn't know why.

"Put it on me, fool."

Pan Rui breathed a sigh of relief and picked up the ring from the box: "How do I wear it?" Wear that finger? Need to say some oaths? ”

"You like it." Summer Solstice smiled. Despite being a silver ring that isn't worth much, the gift itself has more meaning than it is worth.

"Men on the left and women on the right, right?" He held her right hand in the palm of his hand and held her ring finger with his index finger, "Is this it?" ”

"What does that mean?" Summer Solstice asked mischievously.

"I don't know, just choose it, it seems that this finger can be worn. Do you want to try it? ”

"What if I can't put it on?"

Pan Rui said confidently: "If you wear it, you will not be allowed to take it off for the rest of your life." ”

He lifted the ring and slipped it over the tip of her right ring finger, gliding smoothly over the first two knuckles, only to get stuck on the second phalange.

Xia Zhi couldn't help but smile and said, "It's embarrassing now." ”

Pan Rui frowned and said, "Impossible, I have clearly measured ......."

"When did you measure it?"

"When you're asleep!"

Pan Rui tried to press the ring down, Xia Zhi's skin was pinched and slightly painful, but it was not serious, she didn't say anything, he finally pushed the ring in.

"Ha, if you see it, I said I could wear it in!" Pan Rui said triumphantly.

Xia Zhi dialed the ring up and down, there is still a little space to move, just now it is probably because his phalanges are larger so it is stuck, but when he takes it off, he may have to apply some soap and spend some time.

She didn't want to spoil his mood and didn't say it. He hugged her: "Can I kiss the bride now?" ”

She also hugged his waist and gently hit his chin with her forehead: "Is there such a cheeky person as you?" ”

"I'm not thick-skinned, and I'm not worthy of you!" He pressed his lips to her forehead, and then she heard a sigh from him, and after a while, he said, "Summer solstice, I have thought about it, buy a house, buy a house." I'm really going to be honest this time. ”

She looked up at him, a little unbelieving her ears: "Aren't you afraid that your parents will be unhappy?" ”

"They won't be happy if you move out now! Will you move back then? Pan Rui's words were full of helplessness, "You came to Taicheng for me, I can't let you be wronged." ”

"And how do you explain to them?" Xia Zhi felt faintly uneasy, she didn't want Pan's father and Pan's mother to think that she was an ungrateful person, she came, they warmly welcomed her, but she abducted their son.

"I'll tell them slowly. I think they'll understand, too. Young people, I always want to live a two-person world. ”

She leaned against him, listening to the vibration of the skin in her chest and neck as he spoke, and her voice became a little slurred.

"Thank you......" She didn't know if it was the right thing to say, but there didn't seem to be a better way to say it. Isn't what she longs for them to stand together and face the future together?

For the next two weeks, the two of them remained silent, and did not mention renting to Pan's father and Pan's mother at home, but only went to the first weekend to rent a little and pack up a little and buy some necessities.

It wasn't until the next Friday that Pan Rui finally mustered up the courage to say it. Originally, they planned to go to work on the summer solstice, and Pan Rui said it at dinner, but Pan's mother kept chattering about trivial matters in the village, and Pan Rui didn't interject several times.

When Xia Zhi returned to the station after work at almost ten o'clock, Pan Rui went to pick her up, and when he heard that he hadn't said anything about it, Xia Zhi was anxious and urged him again. After returning home, he stayed on the second floor to find Pan's mother, and Xia went to the third floor.

Xia Zhi didn't know what Pan Rui said, she sat in the living room on the third floor and pricked up her ears to listen to the movement downstairs.

On weekdays, she can often hear Pan's mother's gong-like voice coming from the second floor, but this night she can't hear anything, and the downstairs is so quiet that it seems that no one is there.

She tiptoed close to the entrance of the building, looked up the stairs, and suddenly the sound of footsteps sounded, she flashed into the room like a thief and sat down, and saw that it was Pan Rui who came in, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

The expression on his face was very calm, not like he had quarreled, but Xia Zhi had never seen Pan Rui and Pan's mother quarrel, and in general, their family got along quite well.

"How?" Xia Zhi asked in suspense, "Auntie agreed?" ”

"Of course I agree! What do you want? Pan Rui said as a matter of course.

"Aren't you upset?"

"How so?"

Pan Rui said it very easily, but Xia Zhi was not sure, she thought, should she also go and talk to the second elder of the Pan family about this? At the very least, let them know that she was well taken care of by them at the Pan family, and that she was grateful to them.

She asked Pan Rui: "Do you want to ...... Shall I go down and say thank you to my uncle and aunt? ”

"Thank you?" After listening to Xia Zhi's thoughts, Pan Rui said: "No, don't toss, they are not so careful, it will be fine in a few days." ”

Pan Rui's statement caught the attention of Xia Zhi. "In a few days"? So, they do get angry about it? A feeling of guilt rose in her heart, and she unconsciously wrung her fingers as if she had hung a heavy object.

"What did you tell them? Say why should I move out? Xia Zhi regretted that he didn't go with him just now, and he missed even a chance to explain in person.

"I'll just say it's inconvenient for you to go to work! On this big night, a girl rushed back from the last train, which was too dangerous. I also said that you may have to increase the number of hours in class later, so it is tiring to run back and forth. That's it. ”

Well, that's the rhetoric they've been negotiating before.

"And what do they say?"

"What else can I say? That is to say, renting a house is a waste of money, and food and accommodation are not as comfortable as at home, so that's it. You don't have to worry. Pan Rui paused for a moment, and then said, "But what they said is also right, if you want to buy a house, you still have to save a little." So...... Do you think about it again? ”

Xia Zhi held her cheeks, of course she decided to do this after thinking about this, money is indeed very important, but for her, it is also important to feel comfortable.

Because she understood that the Pan family was really good to her, she endured all the discomfort, but she was really worried that one day she would not be able to suppress her outburst.

Once a contradiction arises, it can only be postponed, and it is impossible to always rely on the concession of one side to dissolve.