Chapter 422 Buying a Ring
The engagement date was quickly agreed upon and was scheduled for Saturday, May 21st.
I asked someone to check and found out that day was an auspicious day and He Shu and Xia Miao didn't have classes that day.
He Shu was frightened by Qi Zhijun and really completed the projects he asked him to do. For the next two days, he moved like a patient undergoing rehabilitation training and felt pain all over his body.
After setting a date, Xia Miao's parents stayed in Dadu, and her aunt and uncle acted as tour guides, taking them to travel around the mountains and rivers every day.
He Shu also quickly prepared the props for proposing before the engagement day.
He confessed this to his roommate. Feng Haoxiang asked He Shu, "Brother Shu, have you bought the engagement ring?"
He Shu was surprised: "Don't you buy rings only for marriage? Or for engagement?"
"Of course. You don't need to buy a diamond ring for an engagement. Just an ordinary one will do."
He Shu scratched his head: "I'm not ready yet."
"Then go now, come on, we'll go with you."
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The four boys in the boys' dormitory left the school together. It was obvious that He Shu was going to get engaged, but the three of them were more excited than He Shu.
I went to several jewelry stores and finally chose a big brand.
Four big boys gathered at the counter, one was tall and strong, one had a trendy hairstyle, one was handsome and clean, and the other wore glasses but looked very smart.
They all stared at the pair of platinum rings.
It's a very simple ring, very bright and plain, with no patterns, and looks simple.
But plainness to the extreme is trendy. Compared with it, the ones with patterns or inlaid with diamonds look tacky.
The saleswoman had enough time to see them before she started to introduce them: "This is a platinum couple's ring. You can engrave your names inside it."
When He Shu heard that he could engrave his name, his eyes lit up.
Feng Haoxiang pulled him aside and whispered, "Brother Shu, this one is expensive. The previous one was about the same size, is it cheaper than this one?"
He Shihao pulled He Shu to the other side and said, "This is a big brand. The purity of big brands is guaranteed. Just because of this brand, it must be more expensive."
Wang Shun blocked the three of them from behind, listened with his head tilted, and then turned back to the counter: "Sister, can you give me a discount?"
The saleswoman covered her mouth and laughed: "Sorry, we don't bargain here."
"What do you mean you don't want to bargain? Let me tell you, my buddy is buying an engagement ring. If you give him a lower price, he will come back to buy a wedding ring in a few days and buy the most expensive one in your store. That's not a problem!"
"Besides, the three of us have made our sister faint. From now on, we will buy rings from your house!"
Wang Shun's Northeastern accent made the salesperson laugh, but she was just a clerk. These brand stores had clearly marked prices, so she had no say in the decision.
He Shu didn't want to make things difficult for the customer and just accepted the pair of rings for 5,999 yuan.
As for the names engraved inside the ring, the clerk said that usually the initials of both parties' surnames are engraved inside.
But He Shu thought about it and asked for Chinese characters to be engraved: "Sapling, two identical ones."
The clerk wrote out a receipt, took out the ring to show He Shu, and then took it to the workshop in the back to have it engraved.
At this time, Wang Shun suddenly shouted again: "It really can't be any cheaper, right?"
The shop assistant was helpless. She had already collected the money and was still bargaining?
"Okay, then get me a pair too."
This time it was He Shu's turn. He Shihao and Feng Haoxiang were surprised: "You're proposing too? To whom?"
Wang Shun, who usually looked carefree, was now as shy as a sparrow, but he still didn't say anything.
"Don't worry about it. I don't know if it will work, but I'll just give it a try. If it succeeds, I'll tell you. If it doesn't, you won't know who it is, and you won't be able to laugh at me in the future!"
He Shihao pouted in disdain: "You are like a bear, which girl dares to follow you?"
Feng Haoxiang also laughed: "Shun Ge speaks without an accent now, love is indeed great."
Wang Shun ignored them and paid the bill with a painful look on his face. Then he whispered to the salesperson, "Please engrave two letters on my ring, WJ."
WJ? Feng Haoxiang, He Shu and the others couldn't guess who the woman was. Jiang, Jiang, Jin, Jia...? There were too many names, how could they guess?
Nowadays, engraving is done by computer, so it’s very fast and you can get it after just a short wait .
There was a small handbag with two very delicate boxes inside. He Shu had an indescribable feeling when he was carrying it.
Wang Shun also carried it, very carefully, as if there was a cake inside that would be easily broken if not handled carefully.
He Shu and the other three asked a lot of questions, but they still couldn't find out who the girl Wang Shun was going to propose to was. No one had noticed that he had a girl he liked before. This guy did a great job of keeping secrets.
Moreover, Wang Shun said that he would help He Shu with the proposal first, and it was obvious that he was not ready to take action anytime soon.
In order to repay his brothers for accompanying him to buy rings, He Shu treated everyone to a meal at the food court in the mall.
The proposal was scheduled for the evening. They offered to help and gave a lot of ideas.
After eating and drinking, a few people went to the trade market to buy a lot of things, and did not return to school until it was almost dark.
Xia Miao was planning to ask He Shu out for dinner in the evening, but He Shu said he had something to do, so Xia Miao could only go out with Zhou Xiaoduo and Li Qiutong.
While eating, He Shu kept sending her messages, sometimes asking her what she had eaten, sometimes asking her if she had finished eating.
Xia Miao called directly and heard He Shu seemed to be panting a little on the phone: "Is there something wrong with you?"
"Nothing." He Shu wiped the sweat off his face and said, "I was running. I was just bored and wanted to chat with you."
Xia Miao smiled sweetly: "We will finish eating soon and then go back to the dormitory. Do you want me to accompany you?"
"No, no, I'll be back to the dormitory later."
After they hung up the phone, Zhou Xiaoduo looked at Xia Miao and said with a click of the tongue: "You two are so annoying. You've been together for so long, aren't you tired of each other at all?"
Xia Miao was surprised and said, "The more you spend time together , the deeper your feelings become. How can you get tired of each other?"
Li Qiutong shook her head: "There are few people who are not tired of it. Haven't you heard of the three-year pain and seven-year itch?"
Three years of pain, seven years of itch? Xia Miao had heard of it.
She thought about it and realized that she had liked He Shu for more than seven years, and they had been officially a couple for three years.
But Xia Miao never felt what they said.
She has always been consistent towards He Shu and has never backed down. The reason their relationship is getting better and better is that He Shu is now very proactive.
Then they will only get closer and closer and be attracted to each other, so how can they get bored?
Zhu Yi listened to their conversation without saying a word, because she didn't understand and had never experienced it.
After dinner, it was already dark outside, and several girls left the cafeteria together.
It was clearly dinner time, but strangely, there was no one on the way back to their dormitory.
They didn't think much about it, but when they were almost near the dormitory building, a shining road suddenly appeared in the grove with a bench where Xia Miao used to kiss He Shu secretly.
It was like a galaxy, gradually spreading until it reached Xia Miao and the others' feet...
