The shadows were quite long since it was winter. Zhang Fan and Shao Hua held hands as they walked down the street. The atmosphere between them was gentle and sweet. Zhang Fan had become more introverted due to the pressure he had while in college and the sudden arrival of his System after graduating from college. If it weren"t for Shao Hua"s care and love over the past year, Zhang Fan definitely wouldn"t have been able to maintain a calm att.i.tude like he could now.Shao Hua"s pa.s.sionate love confession suddenly made Zhang Fan feel as if he was a hero who could save the world. Women would forever be one of the greatest motivators for men. As a cla.s.sical saying went, a successful man would always have a woman silently supporting him from behind.
Zhang Fan wore far better clothing after he entered a serious relations.h.i.+p with Shao Hua. She helped him to dress quite sharply. Whenever it was cold, she would make him wear warmer clothes, and if his hair grew too long, she would remind him to cut his hair. Zhang Fan was really busy, and he wasn"t the type who would care about such things by himself.
This was just how men were. Few men would pay much attention to the details. Most would be quite casual. Zhang Fan had long since started giving all of his salary over to Shao Hua, including his income from working at other hospitals. This was because he wasn"t good at managing his own money. In the past, back when he was poorer, he didn"t even have a wallet. He would simply stuff whatever cash he had into his own pants pockets as he would never have much money. This would actually make his pockets really bulge, as if he was quite rich!
Shao Hua specially purchased a black wallet for him. Once a week, she would organize the money in his wallet neatly according to the bills" value. She needed to do this weekly since the bills in Zhang Fan"s wallet would always become a mess after just one week.
Although these were just minor details, they really improved Zhang Fan"s quality of life.
Currently, Zhang Fan was neither skinny nor fat. Due to his daily exercise regimen, he was fairly strong physically. Physical fitness would basically be a requirement to perform surgery as a surgeon wouldn"t last without it. Shao Hua used her own taste as well as Zhang Fan"s preferred style to prepare clothes for him every day. As for his shoes, she also chose very comfortable and fitting shoes for him. Nowadays, Zhang Fan didn"t even know what size clothing he wore, because he didn"t need to worry about any of these things.
What more could Zhang Fan possibly ask for with a girlfriend like this!
This was simply how life was. Two people would support each other while gradually taking the same path. Only a plain life would help take love to the next level. Having love without daily life would be nothing more than hormonal pa.s.sion. Once the hormones faded, nothing but chicken feathers would be left behind.
Zhang Fan faced the wind while holding onto Shao Hua"s soft, small hand. Despite the cold wind on his face, he felt nothing but fire burning in his heart.
"Um…" Zhang Fan felt rather awkward about what he was about to say, which was why he was rather hesitant. "Um, uh, about proposing! Do I need a diamond ring and friends as witnesses!?" Zhang Fan"s face actually became bright red for once after he said this!
"Silly fool, I"ll be satisfied as long as you"ll forever have me in your heart!" Shao Hua really understood Zhang Fan by now. While she didn"t know how much more Zhang Fan could develop his career in the future, she knew quite well that Zhang Fan was a bit of a wooden block regarding love.
He wasn"t the type who had managed to woo her by being romantic to begin with. She felt that there was no need to force him to do things that would please her. This was also something about him that Shao Hua felt quite rea.s.sured about. Humans would always be complex creatures. Many women would want their future man to be really romantic when they didn"t have a boyfriend yet, but once they had a boyfriend, they would want their own man to forever be the dense type.
"Only I can open up your world of love. Please keep it closed at all other times that I"m not around!" This was probably what most women thought.
"Then, do you prefer a gold ring or a platinum ring?" Zhang Fan still kept worrying about this topic. No matter how dense he was about love, even he knew that this was really important to most women.
"Haha! Then you should say it first. Which would you pick for me if you were the one to choose?" Shao Hua started joking around because she loved to tease him. This wasn"t because of Zhang Fan being foolish. He would simply say whatever was on his mind to Shao Hua since he was still young. Zhang Fan would learn after getting married to Shao Hua and being trained for several more years that the way you spoke to your lover was actually really important as well!
"Hmm, I actually don"t think that platinum is very valuable. Isn"t it just a t.i.tanium alloy? There"s plenty of metal plates at our hospital which are made of t.i.tanium alloy. Gold is much different. Just look, all rich bosses will have a large gold chain!"
"Haha! I"m going to laugh to death because of you! My silly!" Shao Hua then grabbed Zhang Fan and kissed him yet again. "Is it that you"ll seem to be quite capable if I wear a large gold ring? Is that it?"
"That"s not it. Look at the streets. So many people are wearing gold."
"Those are middle-aged women! For someone as young and beautiful as myself, I should be wearing a thin platinum necklace, along with a small platinum band diamond ring. People will instantly see that I"m a smart woman who"s also married. Do you understand?" Shao Hua walked backwards while facing Zhang Fan. Zhang Fan held his hand out so that she wouldn"t trip and fall.
"Oh! You"re right. You know so much," Zhang Fan agreed while also trying to kiss Shao Hua. *Smooch!* Shao Hua kissed him.
"Jingshu will be coming over in a few days. Do you have any free time? I want to show her around." Zhang Jingshu and Shao Hua were becoming ever closer to each other. Shao Hua paid lots of attention to Jingshu. She worried about the latter"s food, clothes, studying, love, and so on. Before, Zhang Fan only wired Jingshu 1,000 yuan per month as living expenses, but now that Shao Hua was in charge of money management, she sent Jingshu 1,500 yuan per month instead. Not only that, Shao Hua would constantly mail small things over to Jingshu.
"I don"t think I will. How should I say it? The director of the proctology department went on a vacation, so I have to fill in." Since the atmosphere was so wonderful, Zhang Fan didn"t really want to ruin the atmosphere by bringing up the topic of proctology.
"Oh! Proctology? Isn"t that the department that specializes in treating hemorrhoids?"
"Erm! I suppose you"re right."
"Heavens! Then, you"ll have to wash your hands 10 times right when you get home."
"Oh, um, I wear gloves during work, you know?"
"I"m not listening! I"m not listening! Don"t say anymore! Do you really want to make me vomit again with your descriptions of work? Then, what should we do since you don"t have any free time? It"s rare for Jingshu to have a vacation. It"s not like she should just spend her vacation here at our home."
"Then what can we do?"
"Are your parents certain that they"re not coming to visit the border province this year?" Shao Hua thought about it.
"Sigh! They were scammed by some fortune teller. They really believe those things," Zhang Fan said rather dejectedly.
"It"s no big deal. We should let our elders do as they like. It"s not like this is something major. If they"re not coming, how about I take Jingshu to visit Thailand? Jingshu"s already an adult, but she"s barely gone to have fun anywhere before. Our finances are alright, so we should have her see more of the world."
"What"s wrong with vacationing in China? Going to visit another country? Is Thailand safe for two women like you?" Zhang Fan had never visited any other country before. All he knew about other countries came from television, which always showed either war or violence. This gave him the impression that other countries weren"t very safe.
"Haha! Don"t look down on us women. I"ve already visited Thailand once before. It"s a pity that you don"t have the time. It would have been really nice if we could all go together! It"s so peaceful there. The fruit there tastes wonderful. It"s not like things here. Our bananas taste like carrots!"
"Oh, let"s see then." Zhang Fan really didn"t want to let them go. He was quite worried about letting two women go on vacation in another country.
"I"ve decided. Yep, I"m taking Jingshu to Thailand. Rest a.s.sured, I"ll sign up for one of the largest and safest travel agencies in China! I really like it when you care about me like this! Come! Little brat, let this queen kiss you!"