You get married, I hijack the marriage

Chapter 371: Good Years, Grow Old with You

Shen Youran felt embarrassed to eat and drink other people's food, so she went to collect firewood with Qiu Shaoze and the others.

Shen Youran and Qiu Shaoze were in one group, and Xiao Liu and another colleague were in another group. They went to different places to pick up dead branches.

As soon as Shen Youran picked up a piece of dead wood, Qiu Shaoze threw away what she was holding. She looked at him in confusion: "What are you doing?"

Qiu Shaoze said: "There is a temple in the back mountain. There is a wishing tree in front of the main entrance of the temple. This path leads to the back mountain. Let's go and take a look."

"Didn't we say that we would go together after we had our fill?"

"You are so stupid. Are you embarrassed to write down your wish in front of so many people? If they see it, they will make fun of you for a long time."

"But..." Everyone is waiting. It would be a bad idea for them to sneak away to the back mountain first, right?

Qiu Shaoze knew what she was going to say: "Don't we still have Xiao Liu and the others? Stop dawdling."

She spread her hands and said, "Give me your phone, I'll make a call."

She should call Ji Jinchuan to avoid him worrying if she doesn't come back for a while.

Her cell phone and bag were at Ji Jinchuan's place, so she could only borrow Qiu Shaoze's.

While muttering that women are so troublesome, Qiu Shaoze took out his cell phone and put it in her hand. The phone had no password, so Shen Youran swiped it and entered Ji Jinchuan's number. Before the call was made, the lit screen suddenly went black.

She pressed the right side button but there was no response: "What's going on?"

Qiu Shaoze took it and pressed the power button, then held it for about a minute, but the screen was still black. He spread his hands and shrugged, saying, "I forgot to charge it last night." This vacation was a two-day trip, and he had so much fun yesterday that he forgot to charge it before going to bed at night. Although he brought a power bank, it was in his backpack and not with him at the moment.

"We'll be back soon." Seeing her hesitation, Qiu Shaoze pulled her towards the fork in the road to the south. "You're reporting your whereabouts before you even get married. After you get married, you won't have any freedom in your life."

It takes less than 20 minutes to walk along the path to the temple on the back mountain. Outside the main entrance of the temple is a staircase. On the left side grows a thick wishing tree with lush branches and leaves, and a red wishing strip tied on it.

The two first went to the temple to burn incense, worship the Buddha statue, donate money, and then went to the fortune-telling place next to it to get the wish slips.

When writing her wish, Shen Youran thought for a long time. Her previous wish was very simple, which was to marry Gu Jinchen after graduation. Now her wish is that her child will be healthy and safe, and that she and Ji Jinchuan will live a stable and worry-free life for the rest of their lives.

After thinking for a long time, she picked up the pen and wrote down eight words: May the years be peaceful and I will grow old with you.

When Qiu Shaoze looked over, she turned her head and glared at him. He chuckled and said, "I didn't see anything."

The two of them left the temple with the wishing strips, climbed up the green bamboo steps placed under the tree, and tied the red strips to the branches.

Shen Youran tilted his head slightly and looked at Qiu Shaoze on the bamboo steps. He carefully tied the red strip to the branch, looking solemn, with no trace of his usual playful smile.

She teased, "It's just to seek peace of mind. It may not work. You seem to have pinned all your hopes on this."

Qiu Shaoze came down from the bamboo steps: "Sincerity is the key to success."

Shen Youran just smiled and said nothing. She never believed in these things. She just came here with Qiu Shaoze, so she made a wish: "Is your wish to eat all the delicacies in the world and become a great photographer?"

(End of this chapter)