Shan Qihuan recalled a saying: Most afraid of the sudden silence in the air1最怕空氣突然安靜 (zuì pà kōng qì tú rán ān jìng): Internet buzzwords, which comes from the lyrics of Mayday‘s 突然好想你 (tú rán hǎo xiǎng nǐ), Suddenly missing you so bad. It refers to the phenomenon of being in an embarrassing situation, and everyone present suddenly becomes quiet, and there is a cold silence. T/N: The actual song didn’t have any relevance at all though; the song is melancholy, talking about someone who’s about to move on, but suddenly remember their past love..
When he was thinking of finding a crack to slip into, Shen Yuhan, who was used to giving his husband face, had quietly given him a way out.
Shen Yuhan seemed not to see the panic flashing in his husband’s eyes, and said with a pleasant surprise on his face: “Honey, is this Christmas tree alive?”
At this time, Shan Qihuan’s face was expressionless, and he said calmly: “Of course not, those two trees at the door are the real thing.”
“Um.” Shen Yuhan looked up at the giant golden five-pointed star on top of the tree, “So this is Christmas.”
He also saw the Christmas tree in the villa where Wen You and the others had a party just now, but he didn’t take a closer look, only after returning home did he seriously appreciate it, his husband must have hung up these lights and gifts himself, so he naturally observed it carefully.
He stepped forward with a smile and deliberately asked Shan Qihuan: “Honey, didn’t you disliked Western festivals?” He took down the steps he had just built.
Shan Qihuan didn’t know that his wife would tear down his stage so quickly, he turned his face away and looked at the gift box hat had just been set up, and snorted: “Some people go out to play by themselves and leave their husband at home, I can only find things to do by myself.”
Shen Yuhan was about to step forward to hug his husband, but Shan Qihuan blocked him with an index finger: “Don’t hug me.”
“Why don’t you let me hug you?” Shen Yuhan was puzzled, “Honey, don’t be angry, look, I’m back.”
Shan Qihuan pointed to his clothes: “It’s stained with dust, dirty.”
“Oh.” Only then did Shen Yuhan put away the hand that was about to hug his husband, he went back upstairs and changed into home clothes.
At this time, Shan Qihuan, who was downstairs, checked whether the Christmas tree he bought was hung properly, after making sure there was no problem, he moved the □□ to the warehouse, when he came out, he saw his wife leaning on the back of the sofa with his chin in his hands and looking at the Christmas tree he had just decorated.
Shan Qihuan patted the confetti on his body and said: “Why are you back so early, I thought you’d be back at night.”
Shen Yuhan said honestly: “I’m not very familiar with them, I came back because it was boring, I’m coming back to spend Christmas with my husband.”
Shan Qihuan asked him in return: “How did you know I was at home, maybe I also went out to drink with Liu Tan and the others?”
Shen Yuhan scratched the end of his hair, he really hadn’t considered this issue, but he said confidently and proudly: “But I knew you’d be home today.” He relied on his intuition.
Shan Qihuan said: “What if I’m not here?”
“Then I’ll just go through it by myself, it’s a Western festival, I’m also not going to celebrate it.” Shen Yuhan lay down and looked at Shan Qihuan pitifully.
Shan Qihuan couldn’t stand this kind of pitiful little eyes of his, so he directed Shen Yuhan: “Seeing that you are also idle, take the remote control on the table, turn off the lights, and let me show you something.”
Shen Yuhan immediately put away his expression, obediently found the remote control, and after getting it, asked Shan Qihuan: “Turn it off now?”
Shan Qihuan also had a small remote control in his hand: “Um, turn off the light and have a look.”
If Shen Yuhan hadn’t come back early, he would have tested the lights on the Christmas tree by himself, but since he had come back, and this surprise had been given to him, it would be better to verify the results of his busy afternoon together.
It was already dark at five o’clock in winter in Jiangcheng, after Shen Yuhan turned off the lights, the living room became dark, his husband was a little far away, Shen Yuhan still felt a little scared, but when a small light bulb started to light up in the house, it gradually spread to the small white fence next to the Christmas tree, and then continued upward, the house became warm again.
Shen Yuhan’s eyes followed the lights as they shifted from one point to another, and finally landed on the golden five-pointed star at the top of the Christmas tree, which was the tallest and the brightest, the other small light bulbs were shining with colorful light, as if a myriad of stars surrounding the moon2眾星捧月 (zhòng xīng pěng yuè): lit. all the stars cup themselves around the moon (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure; to group around a revered leader; to revolve around sb; a myriad of stars surrounding the moon―enjoy the respect and support of a host of capable men., he didn’t know how to describe it, but this was a different kind of beauty, different from the so-called natural scenery, moreover, all of it was his husband’s heart, it was a thoughtful Christmas gift.
If Shen Yuhan learns more modern vocabulary related to emotions, maybe he will know that all his current feelings can be described by the word ‘romantic’.
He turned his head sharply, and met Shan Qihuan’s focused and intense gaze.
Shan Qihuan walked to Shen Yuhan’s side and stood with him, asking him in a rarely gentle manner: “Does it look good?”
“Um, it looks good, the summer stars don’t shine as brightly as they do.” Shen Yuhan was really amazed, it turned out that today’s lighting can actually form such a beautiful lighting array.
Shan Qihuan was now like a peacock with its tali spread open, and when Shen Yuhan complimented him, he even took the initiative to invite him: “I’ll cook you a Western meal tonight.”
Shen Yuhan had never seen Shan Qihuan cook before, and thought he was not very good at it, besides, he himself already had thenotion that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen, now he was even more surprised.
“You also can cook?”
“Why not? It’s true that the Chinese food I cook is not as delicious as yours, at most I can cook it well enough to be able to be eaten, but I still have the confidence to cook Western food.”
As Shan Qihuan said this, he walked towards the kitchen, Shen Yuhan followed closely behind and asked: “Honey, are you already prepared to cook tonight?”
“Who said that.” Shan Qihuan refused to admit it.
Shen Yuhan asked the same question that Shan Qihuan had asked just now: “If I hadn’t decided to go straight home today, wouldn’t you eat by yourself?”
Shan Qihuan asked him in return: “If you’re not home, why should I make it myself?”
Shen Yuhan looked at him happily: “Then just eat takeout?”
Shan Qihuan took out the steak that was just delivered at noon today: “Shen Yuhan, if you ask one more question, I’ll let you eat takeout later.”
“My husband won’t let me eat takeout.” Shen Yuhan stared at Shan Qihuan’s skillful handling of steaks, fearing that he would miss any scene, he was not afraid of Shan Qihuan’s threat at all, in front of himself, his husband was a paper tiger, and had no deterrent effect.
He thought, he is probably the first ger in Qi Kingdom who could eat steak fried by his husband, and the only one.
As the new good husband, of course, Shan Qihuan didn’t let his wife eat takeout, instead, he ate the steak fried by his own hands, he even prepared the candles, Shen Yuhan wondered if his husband was making up for the wedding night for him.
The night they got married was indeed not a wonderful one, but now there was candlelight, steak, and red wine.
Shan Qihuan poured red wine for the two of them, and he raised his glass: “Toast?”
Shen Yuhan, however, felt that his husband wanted to have a formal exchange of cups of wine3交杯酒 (jiāo bēi jiǔ): Jiaobeijiu, also known as Hejin 合巹 (hé jǐn), lit. to join nuptial wine cup, in ancient times, a traditional Chinese nuptial ceremonial rite, where newlywed couples interlinking and crossing their arms to sip jiu from two separated cups to their future marital happiness, to promise their lifelong love and to make the vows of no separation in the presence of their guests; formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as a traditional wedding ceremony; drinking from the nuptial cup; cross-cup wine. with himself, so he took the initiative to hook his hand around his wrist, tilted his head and asked him: “Like this?”
Shan Qihuan thought to himself, when it comes to having fun, it’s still Shen Yuhan who’re amazing, he has evolved to who knows what level, he can’t catch up even if he tries, he can still feel the formal exchange of cups of wine from this glass of wine, moreover, he could see the significance of this cup of wine in Shen Yuhan’s eyes, Shan Qihuan watched him gently sip the red wine, and he also took a sip of the red wine himself.
After Shen Yuhan and Shan Qihuan drink the formal exchange of cups of wine, his fair face was dyed light pink, and he felt as if he was reliving the wedding festivities4洞房花燭 (dòng fáng huā zhú): bridal room and ornamented candles; wedding festivities (idiom); describe the scene of marriage, and now mostly refers to newlyweds; From the poem 《和詠舞》 by Yu Xin. Same as 洞房花燭夜 (dòng fáng huā zhú yè), lit. spend a candle-lit night in the bridal chamber; the wedding night; In the old style, on the wedding night, flowers and candles were lit in the bridal chamber, often decorated with dragon and phoenix patterns. night again.
Shan Qihuan watched his wife’s face turn pink after drinking, and he deeply understood the deeper meaning of ‘a feast for the eyes5秀色可餐 (xiù sè kě cān): lit. a beautiful countenance that can be eaten; a feast for the eyes (idiom); (of a woman) extremely attractive; breathtakingly beautiful; gorgeous; graceful; be ravishingly beautiful; (of scenery) beautiful; From a line in the poem 《日出東南隅行》 by Lu Ji (陸機), 鮮膚一何潤，秀色若可餐。, Her skin, soft and tender, and her beauty, deliciously desirable.‘, and ‘wine doesn’t make men drunk, men get themselves intoxicated6酒不醉人人自醉 (jiǔ bù zuì rén rén zì zuì): a part of the phrase 酒不醉人人自醉，色不迷人人自迷 (jiǔ bù zuì rén rén zì zuì , sè bù mí rén rén zì mí), wine doesn’t make men drunk: men get themselves intoxicated. Lust does not overpower men: men surrender themselves to lust; From The Besieged City also known as Fortress Besieged by Qian Zhongshu, the full sentences is 酒不醉人人自醉色不迷人人自迷今朝有缘来相会明日你东我向西, wine doesn’t make men drunk: men get themselves intoxicated. Lust does not overpower men: men surrender themselves to lust. Today we are destined to meet each other. Tomorrow you will go east and I will go west.‘, these two sentences.
Shen Yuhan ate all the steak cooked by his husband, and was full of praises the whole time, hearing this, Shan Qihuan’s heart burst with joy, and his eyes were getting deeper and deeper, as if something was going to happen in the next second.
Of course, Shan Qihuan also arranged a little program later, so there was no immediate continuation.
He led Shen Yuhan, who was a little fuzzy from drinking, to the Christmas tree: “Do you see these boxes? They’re all for you.”
Shen Yuhan squatted down and looked at the pile of gifts in the shape of 品 character, he looked up at Shan Qihuan: “Are they all mine?”
“Um, it’s all yours.” Shan Qihuan squatted with him.
“So many.” Shen Yuhan thought that these gifts were definitely not bought in one day, but had been ‘planned for a long time’.
Shen Yuhan felt tired from squatting, so he sat directly on the carpet, and began to open the gifts.
A set of jewelry, a new set of Four Treasures of the Study, a set of Go board, a pair of jade bracelets, a watch, and a number of modern electronic products that he couldn’t name.
Shen Yuhan unwrapped it until his hands were sore, and then he leaned on his husband: “Honey, I’m so tired.”
“Do you still want to unwrap it?”
“No, it’s all mine anyway.”
Perhaps because of the wine, Shen Yuhan’s whole body felt warm, and he was a little dizzy, he played outside for a while during the day, and now his whole body and mind relaxed completely, he leaned against Shan Qihuan, and closed his eyes.
Before falling asleep, Shen Yuhan asked Shan Qihuan: “Honey, do you think I’m similar to the ancient people?”
Shan Qihuan gently brushed away Shen Yuhan’s long hair, and casually said: “Similar.”
Shen Yuhan: “Where does it similar?”
Shan Qihuan nodded at the center of his eyebrows, the tip of his nose, and his lips and said: “It’s similiar everywhere.”
Shen Yuhan bit his fingertip lightly, let go, and then lay down on his husband’s lap to find a comfortable position and fell asleep.
Shan Qihuan looked down at him and sighed.
Unexpectedly, his wife turned out to be the legendary ‘one cup down’, little useless, with this drinking capacity he still drink formal exchange of cups of wine with him?
However, he didn’t feel sorry at all, and then he picked him up and carried him back to his room.
The next part will be up soon~
