Take her as my wife

As soon as Jiang Ni stepped out of the office building, she saw Tan Wen. He was tall, and even in the crowd, he stood out from the crowd and was very eye-catching.

He had one hand in his pocket and the other holding his phone, looking at something. Even though Jiang Ni thought he was quite focused, as soon as she approached, he looked up and said, "Sister, how about we go out for hot pot tonight?"

Jiang Ni quite likes spicy food, but she's a bit of a craving for spicy food.

"Okay, which restaurant should we eat at?"

Tan moved his phone in front of her: "After we finish eating hot pot here, we can go for a walk along the river to digest our food."

Jiang Ni was looking at the hot pot restaurant introduction on his phone when a message popped up on his phone—a short message.

[Song Ruixi]: Senior, are you free to have dinner together tomorrow night?

Tan Wen also saw the message. In front of Jiang Ni, he replied with "[Time, Location.]"

Jiang Ni looked up at him: "It seems you two had a good chat later on. Does this mean you're planning to continue contact?"

Tan's answer was ambiguous: "We'll see—where did you park the car, sister? I'll drive it."

They picked up their car and headed to the hot pot restaurant. They arrived at the perfect time, and after queuing for a short while, it was their turn to go in. Luckily, they got seats on the second floor by the window, where they could enjoy the river view while they ate.

The two-seater seats here are mostly occupied by couples. Jiang Ni belatedly realized that tomorrow is Qixi Festival (Chinese Valentine's Day), and many shops are already holding Valentine's Day promotions today.

In other words, Tan Wen is going to spend Valentine's Day with Song Ruixi tomorrow—what a coincidence, could this be fate?

"What are you thinking about, sister? You seem distracted," Tan asked, placing two slices of beef on her plate. "Sister, I'm thinking of going shopping later to buy some autumn clothes to have in mind. Could you give me some suggestions?"

Jiang Ni readily agreed: "Okay."

After eating hot pot for about twenty minutes, a microphone suddenly came on in the restaurant. Someone tapped the microphone, cleared their throat, and said, "Our Valentine's Day promotion lasts for a week, and today is the second day. We have two grand prizes for customers who dine at our restaurant today! The first prize is a brand-new X-brand mobile phone, and the second prize is a limited-edition D-brand necklace! Every table here has a chance to win!"

Both prizes are indeed very attractive.

Strictly speaking, the necklace was more expensive, but the cell phone was also very useful. The atmosphere in the store became even more lively. The waiters brought out a raffle box and let each table of customers choose one person to draw a prize. Whether they won or not, everyone was quite happy and excited.

At most of the couples' tables, the women would draw the prizes. When it was Jiang Ni and Tan Wen's turn, Tan Wen naturally let Jiang Ni draw as well. He even took out his phone to take pictures and videos of her, cheering her on: "Go, sister!"

This handsome man and beautiful woman attracted a lot of attention.

The atmosphere made Jiang Ni quite nervous. She reached into the box and randomly grabbed a piece of paper.

Jiang Ni saw the picture on the slip of paper and her eyes widened slightly—she really won?!

Tan urged her, "Sister, quickly see what you drew!"

Jiang Ni unfolded the paper—it was a necklace.

The waiter smiled and said, "Miss, you're so lucky! I'll bring you your prize right away!"

People around her were still applauding and congratulating her. Jiang Ni pursed her lips and sat back down, whispering to Tan Wen, "I've never had any luck winning the lottery since I was a child. Today is so magical."

She remembers an ice cream promotion during high school where the winner could get a free second one.

Liu Jiaren could win any ice cream she picked up at random, and wanting to experience this feeling of "luck," she spent money to buy all the ice cream the boss had stocked that day.

Even after opening the last one, they still didn't win.

The next day, Liu Jiaren went to buy ice cream again and randomly grabbed one—and won again.

After hearing her finish speaking, Tan Wen smiled slightly and said, "It was just a coincidence. The ice cream I won that day had just been taken by someone else."

"Really...?" Jiang Ni was still a little dazed.

"Of course," Tan asked. "There were roughly two hundred customers in this store today, and you were one of only two people to win a prize. Did you buy two hundred ice creams that time?"

Jiang Ni shook her head: "No."

Tan asked with certainty, "So, my sister must be someone blessed by the lucky star."

As soon as he finished speaking, the waiter brought them an exquisite jewelry box.

"Miss, your boyfriend can put the necklace on you. We also offer flowers and a free photo service."

Jiang Ni wanted to say, "We're not a couple," but the people delivering flowers and taking photos arrived. Jiang Ni could only look to Tan Wen for help. Tan Wen stood up, took the jewelry box from her hand, took off the sparkling diamond necklace, and walked behind her.

The cool, delicate chain and diamond pendant pressed against her skin.

Tan Wen bent down, his deep, cold voice ringing in her ear with a fawning tone: "I haven't taken a proper photo with you yet, sister. Please give me a chance, okay?"

Jiang Ni could no longer refuse.

"……good."

The waiter handed a bouquet of pink roses to Jiang Ni. Tan Wen straightened his back, one hand in his pocket and the other on the back of her chair. Behind them was the night view with its colorful neon lights.

"Handsome men and beautiful women looking at the camera—perfect!"

"Sir/Madam, the photos are ready. Two copies have been printed. Please take them."

It was almost 10:30 when they got home. Aunt Zhou heard the door open and went to greet them. Chen Siyao also came out.

"Eating hot pot like this..."

With the word "late" stuck in her throat, Aunt Zhou was taken aback when she saw Jiang Ni holding a bouquet of roses.

Chen Siyao, a little girl at the age where she loves flowers, exclaimed without thinking, "Wow, pink roses! Sister Jiang, pink roses symbolize 'first love,' right? Did Brother Tan give them to you?!"

Tan Wen didn't speak, so Jiang Ni explained, "These flowers were given away as part of a Valentine's Day promotion at the hot pot restaurant."

"Oh..." Aunt Zhou said, "Business is tough these days. We have to do some promotions for every holiday to attract customers."

"Okay," Jiang Ni handed her the flowers, "help me find a vase to put them in, they can still last a few more days."

"Okay."

Chen Siyao, being observant, noticed the necklace around Jiang Ni's neck as soon as the flowers were taken away: "Sister, is this necklace new? It wasn't here this morning."

Jiang Ni added, "It was a gift from the hot pot restaurant."

Aunt Zhou came over to look at the unusual gift: "Giving away such an expensive brand? Is the hot pot restaurant owner just trying to get a piece of the action...?"

Jiang Ni wasn't familiar with these things: "Is it very expensive?"

Aunt Zhou, who loves buying jewelry, nodded repeatedly: "It's expensive! I bought this brand for my daughter once before—the one with diamonds cost at least 80,000 yuan."

Jiang Ni frowned, touching the rather large diamond on her chest as she fell into deep thought.