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Chapter 90:

Extra 6: A Blissful Life | The Days Are Still Long

Besides Qingming Festival, whenever there was a holiday, Li Ge would send Chen Shuo a bouquet of fiery red roses representing his overflowing love. Whenever Li Ge felt a day was memorable, he would set that day as his and Chen Shuo’s anniversary, and flowers were a must, occasionally changing the variety.

It was precisely because Li Ge sent flowers so frequently that Chen Shuo became a gardener who loved planting, and began to study flower cultivation, the varieties including but not limited to roses.

From then on, Chen Shuo had a new hobby—growing flowers.

His wife liked growing flowers, and Li Ge thought it was good, wishing Chen Shuo would change his hobby so he wouldn’t be so addicted to TV series and wouldn’t neglect him at night.

But when Chen Shuo changed, he plunged into it and couldn’t get out.

Before, the two of them could snuggle on the sofa and watch dramas together. No matter how engrossed Chen Shuo was, he would at least hold him while watching, and when he was happy after watching, he would take the initiative to kiss him and directly express his needs.

Now, ever since Chen Shuo resigned, he either watched dramas or went to the courtyard to accompany the flowers and plants. He even built a sunny glass flower house, and from then on, he went there more frequently, rain or shine, observing the growth of the plants every day, carefully taking notes, which made Li Ge so angry that he wanted to pull them all out.

But one day, when Chen Shuo presented Li Ge with the red roses he had personally grown for him, Li Ge was so moved that he was in a mess, both excited and impressed. This big quiet one in his family was really good at holding it in!

“So you’ve been fiddling with this for the past few months just to send me flowers?” The fragrance of the flowers filled his nose. Li Ge lowered his head and sniffed, then quickly took out his phone and took crazy pictures, impatient to show off his love on his Moments.

“Yes.” Chen Shuo nodded.

“Fuck…” Li Ge was so moved again. After taking pictures of the flowers, he hugged Chen Shuo and kissed him, then turned to take pictures of the large patch of delicate and beautiful red roses in the flower house.

He was in high spirits and joked with Chen Shuo, “Wife, you’re so awesome! With such good skills, and the flowers are so beautiful, I think you can open a flower shop.”

Chen Shuo was stunned for a moment, looking at Li Ge and the sea of flowers, as if seriously considering Li Ge’s suggestion.

After resigning, Chen Shuo had been a homebody for a long time.

Besides picking up and dropping off Li Ge and going out to buy groceries, he basically stayed at home.

In the morning, he would go to the gym to keep fit, and in the afternoon, he would go to the home theater to watch dramas, and then brew a cup of life-saving Da Hong Pao, looking just like a retired old cadre, living a happy and comfortable “old age” life in advance.

Although he was in a daze and hadn’t decided what to do in the future, Chen Shuo was actually quite satisfied with this life, willing to take care of Li Ge’s daily life at home.

However, as time went on, and as the scale of Gewu Media continued to expand, Li Ge became busier than before, and he began to feel unaccustomed to it, waiting for Li Ge to get off work every day like a waiting wife.

When Li Ge worked overtime or had unavoidable business dinners, Chen Shuo would sit alone in the car and wait, countless times thinking about what he could do. He had to find a job as soon as possible, at least to distract himself.

He needed a job with relatively flexible hours. It wasn’t that he hadn’t considered starting his own business, but every time he thought about it, his thoughts would get stuck.

“Wife, come here, let’s take a photo with these roses!” Seeing Chen Shuo in a daze, Li Ge went over and held his hand, “What are you daydreaming about?”

As if he had a goal, Chen Shuo suddenly said, “Xiao Bao’er, I want to open a flower shop.”

“Ah?” Li Ge was briefly stunned, “I was just kidding with you, do you really want to open one?”

Chen Shuo: “Yes, I want to try.”

Li Ge originally wanted to persuade Chen Shuo that running a flower shop was not that easy. The flowers in the courtyard were not enough, he would have to order from a specialized flower planting base, and there would be a series of subsequent processes, which was even more tiring than being an assistant.

But on second thought, whatever his wife wanted to do, as a husband, he should fully support her. Making his wife happy was the most important thing, and he could just hire people to manage it later.

And so, Li Ge decisively started to arrange things for Chen Shuo, from the selection of the shop to the decoration design, participating in the whole process. In short, his wife’s business was the most important thing in the world.

Before the flower shop opened, Li Ge specifically made a three-chapter agreement with Chen Shuo and forced him to sign a guarantee. The shop had to hire people, the business hours were from Monday to Friday, from 10 am to 5 pm, and it had to be closed on weekends.

Chen Shuo didn’t hesitate and decisively signed his name.

He didn’t tell Li Ge that actually, Li Ge was the most important main business in his life. He himself was a bit awkward, he both wanted to be with Li Ge every moment and didn’t want to be his assistant.

Fortunately, the flower shop was very close to Gewu Media, so he could be closer to Li Ge.

Knowing that his wife was a serious person, Li Ge never expected that a small flower shop he had opened for Chen Shuo to play with would be so well-managed by Chen Shuo that it would become famous, and he would be a small boss for many years.

Time flew by in a flash.

The cute little Rhodeus fish in the house were all gone, and He Yan and Yuan Feng’s second child was even born, but Chen Shuo was still selling his flowers and even had plans to open a branch.

Hearing this news, Li Ge was the first to disagree. He stopped eating, immediately “slapped” down his chopsticks, and then slammed the table, “I disagree!”

Chen Shuo casually asked, guessing that Li Ge would not agree, so he ended the topic, saying, “I won’t open a branch. Let’s eat, and then we’ll take a bath together.”

But Li Ge couldn’t get over it, his face sullen, “You’ve earned money, and now you don’t have me, your husband, in your eyes, right? I really shouldn’t have spoiled you back then, I’ll go and smash the flower shop’s sign tomorrow.”

“…”

Having been a couple for many years, Chen Shuo was already very good at coaxing people. Li Ge’s occasional childish temper was something he knew very well. He immediately put down his chopsticks and said seriously to Li Ge, “Smash it then, nothing is more important than you.”

“…” Li Ge was stunned for a moment, his face changing again, and he immediately started to settle the score with Chen Shuo, “I find your skin is getting thicker and thicker, you’re just spouting nonsense with me, right? When the fish died, you were busy at the flower shop, I was the one who buried them. And last time, you took on a big order and were too busy to come back and cook, and you didn’t have time to accompany me. Are the people I hired for you just for show? You like to work so hard, I’ll give you the company to manage, what do you think?”

Chen Shuo promptly admitted his mistake, stretched out his strong arms, and forcefully pulled his thirty-seven-year-old big treasure onto his lap, first kissing him twice, then saying a few sweet nothings to coax him.

Whatever Li Ge liked to hear, he would say it. Li Ge liked to hear him say “love” the most, so he clearly and directly told Li Ge that he loved him.

Very, very much.

Unable to resist his wife’s sweet words, Li Ge’s ears were even softer than before. As long as Chen Shuo coaxed him a little, his temper would also quickly soften.

Looking at the spoonful of rice brought to his mouth, he opened his mouth and ate it, chewing and sighing, “Wife, why don’t we get some more fish? The fish tank is empty, it looks deserted.”

It was rare to hear Li Ge use the word “deserted.” Chen Shuo belatedly realized that he had been putting too much effort into his career and had neglected Li Ge.

He actually spent about the same amount of time with Li Ge as before. When Li Ge was busy, he was also busy. When Li Ge got off work, he also got off work. He left all his spare time for Li Ge, but his mind was not 100% there, he was often thinking about the business of the flower shop, which was very wrong.

In that instant, Chen Shuo had the idea of retiring early.

Although he was only thirty-seven, still in a man’s golden age. But time really flew by, and in a flash, he and Li Ge had reached this age, heading towards forty.

“Xiao Bao’er, I’m sorry.”

“What are you apologizing for?” Li Ge remembered the important matter, “By the way, I haven’t discussed it with you. Next month is Xiao Xuan and Xiao Jin’s second birthday, we have to think carefully about what to give them. We can’t neglect Yuanbao either, you give yours, I’ll give mine, both will get double.”

Ever since Yuan Feng gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix twins, the He family had been bustling with activity and had never been quiet. Chen Shuo was sometimes afraid to visit, the two little ones were really too naughty, and very good at making a mess, not as obedient as their older sister Yuanbao when she was a child.

There was no need to worry about Yuanbao’s side, Chen Shuo had already considered what to give. The main thing was that the two little ones’ birthday gifts needed careful consideration. It was hard for He Yan to handle it, if he had three children, he thought he might go crazy.

He was pondering, when he suddenly heard Li Ge ask him, “Wife, do you like children?”

No wonder Li Ge wanted to get fish again. He had said he wouldn’t get any more, and even if he did, he would get some that lived longer.

Chen Shuo was even more determined to retire early and asked Li Ge, “Xiao Bao’er, do you like dogs? Let’s go to the flower and bird market on the weekend, cats are not bad either.”

However, these words, when they reached Li Ge’s ears, had a different meaning.

Chen Shuo didn’t know yet that on the night of the two little babies’ second birthday party at his cousin’s house, Li Ge, who was still joining in the fun, got drunk and started talking nonsense.

It was getting late, and Chen Shuo had tried several times to drag him away, but Li Ge was like a boneless person, clinging to him and refusing to let go, acting coquettishly in front of everyone, wanting to kiss him.

“Wife, kiss…”

“…” Chen Shuo pushed Li Ge away, stood up, and greeted Yuan Feng, “Xiao Feng, I’ll go and play with the children for a while.”

Yuan Feng was just about to take the two naughty children to take a shower, so he also stood up, “Alright, I’ll go and see if they’re fighting, they’re so noisy every day, it’s driving me crazy.”

Who knew that before the two of them could leave, Li Ge suddenly started making a fuss, sitting next to He Yan and starting to talk nonsense again.

“Brother, you see, you have three children, why don’t you give one to me? Chen Shuo and I don’t have a child, who will send us off when we’re old…”

He Yan & Yuan Feng & Chen Shuo: “…”

“Chen Shuo likes children, but I can’t fucking have any.” Li Ge touched his flat stomach, “Why can’t I have children? I even dreamed of having a daughter last time…”

He Yan & Yuan Feng: “…”

Chen Shuo didn’t even know that Li Ge had had such a dream, he only blamed himself for his negligence. He immediately went forward and forcefully pulled Li Ge up. Li Ge was drunk and was still making a fuss about wanting a child, a bit difficult to handle. He had to ask He Yan for help to pull Li Ge onto his back.

No one doted on their three little treasures more than He Yan. He stood up without a word to help. Yuan Feng was both amused and helpless, helping out on the side, asking Chen Shuo if he could handle it.

Worried that Li Ge would say some more unpresentable dirty words, Chen Shuo hurriedly greeted them and carried Li Ge on his back and left. Just as he reached the door, Li Ge shouted, “It’s really a case of some having too much, and some having too little…”

He couldn’t bear it anymore and turned his head to warn, “If you say another word, you’ll sleep alone tonight.”

The person on his back immediately became obedient and didn’t make a sound until they got into the car. Chen Shuo settled Li Ge down and was about to fasten his seatbelt for him when his neck was suddenly hugged, and a kiss reeking of alcohol was planted on him.

“…” He paused slightly, and then forcefully pressed the person against the back of the seat, kissing him until sparks almost flew, then timely pulled back, “Be good, I’ll drive first.”

Li Ge didn’t make a fuss anymore and quieted down for a while. Chen Shuo thought he was better, but as soon as he got into the car, Li Ge suddenly blurted out another piece of nonsense.

“Wife, don’t worry! In the future, I’ll definitely die after you, I won’t leave you all alone.”

“…”

“When you’re gone, I’ll go find you right away!”

Life was too happy and beautiful, and Chen Shuo didn’t dare to think about the matter of “death.” It was too deep and too far away, making him a little scared. Hearing Li Ge say this, he briefly thought, if he left first, Xiao Bao’er would definitely be very sad.

But if Li Ge left first…

“Quick!”

What was he quick about? Chen Shuo turned his head and saw Li Ge impatiently pulling at his seatbelt, then freeing his hands to unbuckle his belt, as if he wanted to take off his pants.

“While we’re young and still have the energy, let’s hurry up and do it, a few more rounds!”

“…”

“Wife, come and fuck me.”

Seeing Li Ge’s childish drunken fit, just like his despicable behavior back then, a clear smile appeared on Chen Shuo’s long-expressionless face, his eyes and brows curving with a smile.

Yes.

He and Li Ge were still young, and their days were still long.

—End of Epilogue—