The Red Chamber: Starting from Saving Xue Baochai

Chapter 47 What's in the Box

Jiang Qiuer and Shen Yuan were busy in the backyard, preparing to celebrate Baochai's birthday later.

An iron grill has been set up on the grass in the garden, and a large table next to it is covered with ingredients.

There were various fruits, vegetables and meat skewers, and a round box in the middle of the table.

"Is this the special gift that Brother Shen prepared for Sister Bao?" Qiu'er looked at the round box with curiosity.

Shen Yuan nodded and said gently: "If Qiu'er is curious, you can open it and take a look first."

The girl blinked her sparkling eyes and said with a smile, "I'll watch it with Sister Bao and the others later."

Shen Yuan smiled and shook his head, then took out a bracelet from his arms, handed it to Qiu'er and said, "This is for Qiu'er."

The bracelet is made of gold and silver interwoven, and its style is a bit like the one worn by Fairy Zixia in A Chinese Odyssey. It was specially custom-made by a craftsman asked by Shen Yuan.

He and Qiu'er have already engaged, so he might as well give her a token of love. He thought that the bracelet would make the girl look even more charming and lovely on her fair wrist.

When Jiang Qiuer saw it, she was stunned for a moment, her heart seemed to skip a beat, and then she was filled with joy. She could tell that this was something her lover had carefully prepared for her and it was extremely exquisite.

The girl's eyes twinkled under her willow-leaf brows, and she asked softly, "Why did Shen Lang give me this?"

"Giving something to me, Qiu'er, doesn't require a reason." Shen Yuan smiled and asked, "Do you like it?"

The four words "my Qiu'er" made the girl's heart suddenly surge with happiness and sweetness. It couldn't stop beating rapidly. Her beautiful eyes were already full of water waves, revealing cute dimples. She smiled and said, "Well, Qiu'er likes it, very much."

"Shen Lang."

"Ok?"

"Qiu'er feels so happy now."

"I feel happy to have Qiu'er's heart." Shen Yuan looked at the beautiful girl in front of him and couldn't help but stroke the girl's smooth face. He said softly, "I'll let Qiu'er wear this bracelet."

As he spoke, he took the girl's right hand and slowly put the bracelet on her. The white and tender hand, against the luster of gold and silver, made it even more eye-catching.

"It really suits Qiu'er's temperament. Wearing it on her hand, it makes her look even more fairy-like."

"Shen Lang~"

The girl raised her head slightly, met those gentle eyes, and felt the other party's love and care. Her fair face turned red with shame.

"Boom boom boom!"

As the two were looking at each other affectionately, there was a knock on the corner door on the east side of the backyard.

Qiu Er finally regained her composure and said softly, "It must be Sister Bao and the others. I'll go open the door."

After saying that, he trotted over.

Soon, the door was opened, and Baochai and Xiangyun, along with their maids Ying'er and Cuilu, entered through the corner door.

Xiangyun looked at Qiu'er and asked curiously, "Huh? Is it very hot today? Why is Sister Qiu'er's face a little red?"

"Ah?" Qiu Er was slightly stunned, looked at Sister Bao next to her with a guilty look, and said softly: "Maybe I'm wearing too many clothes."

As she spoke, the girl subconsciously retracted her right hand into her sleeve.

Baochai heard this and did not doubt him, she smiled and said, "Sister Qiu'er, let's go in."

The girls entered the garden and saw the gentle and jade-like young man in green. They all greeted him, "Brother Shen."

Shen Yuan nodded and exchanged a few words.

Xiangyun immediately noticed the round box on the table and asked curiously, "What's in this box?"

"This is a birthday present for your sister Bao." Shen Yuan said with a smile, "You little greedy cat, you can share it later."

"Still eating?" The little girl didn't care about the boy's teasing, her bright eyes flashing.

Shen Yuan nodded. Xiangyun stretched out her hand to open it, but after thinking for a moment, she retracted her hand and looked at Baochai and said, "Sister Bao, you open it."

At this time, Baochai was also full of anticipation for the mysterious gift prepared by her lover, and she opened the lid of the round box with her jade hands.

The contents of the box were then revealed, and the girls were all stunned, not knowing what they were.

There is a round cake about ten inches below, covered with a thick layer of cheese.

"This is this?"

"Let's call it a cake," Shen Yuan said, and then made up a sentence: "My mother came up with it when I was a child."

Shen Yuan specially asked a cook to cook this dish according to his instructions. After several days of trying, she finally succeeded in making it.

"It's so big, how can I eat it?" Smelling the crispy fragrance of the cake, Loli couldn't wait any longer.

"Don't worry."

Shen Yuan took out a bag of small candles that he had ordered from a craftsman from the bottom of the round box. Although they were not as slender as those in later generations, they were still usable.

He inserted the candles into the cake and lit them all one by one.

"One, two, three," Xiangyun counted, "exactly sixteen, the same age as Sister Bao!"

Shen Yuan said to Baochai, "Sister Xue, close your eyes, make a wish, and blow out the candles one by one, and your wish will come true."

Baochai was stunned for a moment, then followed Shen Yuan's instructions, closed her eyes and made a wish, then took a deep breath, puffed up her cheeks, and blew out the candles one by one.

Xiangyun asked curiously, "What wish did Sister Bao make?"

Upon hearing this, Baochai could not help but steal a glance at her lover, her face shy, and she did not answer.

"It won't work if I say it out loud." Shen Yuan said with a smile, "Now we can share it. The first piece will be given to Sister Xue first."

Several people shared the cake, and the portions were large enough for Ying'er and the others to eat as well. Girls had no resistance to this kind of sweet food and loved it very much.

Shen Yuan started grilling skewers for them. The aroma of the skewers mixed with the sweet aroma of the cakes conquered the girls' taste buds.
The warm winter sun reflected on the girls' beautiful figures. Everyone was eating and chatting, and the garden seemed particularly warm.

Halfway through the meal, Baochai felt a little thirsty and prepared to go to the side room to get some water to drink.

Shen Yuan said in a clear voice: "I am a little thirsty too, let's go with Sister Xue."

When Baochai heard this, some memories suddenly emerged in her mind. Her beautiful face turned red. She glanced at her lover and nodded softly.

"Brother Shen and Sister Bao always have endless whispers to talk about, don't you think so, Sister Qiu'er?" Xiangyun muttered while biting a thick skewer of meat when she saw Shen Yuan and Baochai leaving hand in hand.

She didn't hear any response, so she turned around and saw Qiu'er was gone. Maybe she had gone to drink some water.

In the east wing of the backyard, Qiu'er was sitting at the table drinking water.

Suddenly, I heard the voices of Shen Yuan and Baochai talking outside the door, and they were about to push the door open.

For some reason, the girl felt inexplicably panicked and subconsciously hid behind the screen.

"Squeak!"

The door was pushed open, and Shen Yuan and Baochai walked in hand in hand.

The two sat down at the table. Shen Yuan poured a cup of tea for Baochai and said, "I just heard from sister Yun that brother Bao from Rong Mansion asked about sister's gold lock today?"

When Baochai heard this, her heart trembled slightly and she nodded softly. She was worried that her lover might misunderstand something and felt a little nervous.

Shen Yuan held the girl's soft hand, stroked it gently, and said in a warm voice: "In fact, there is no need to hide it anymore. You can find a chance to tell your aunt, so as to stop others from thinking about your sister."

After a pause, he said solemnly: "It won't be long before I go and propose marriage."

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