newbobooks Chapter 237 Reciprocity
Chapter 237 Reciprocity
At night, after working with Li Nuanyang to deal with the business incident of the company being snatched away by Ouyang Shi again, Li Hanchuan returned home feeling quite depressed.
He was unhappy, not because of the loss of business, but because of his wife.
Ordinarily, Su Xiaoxiao is his wife, and he has not received any gifts from his wife since they got married.
No, to be precise, he had received it once, but he had ruined it himself.
He still remembered the money tree, which Su Xiaoxiao knitted all night before driving it out.
In my impression, although the money tree is not the best in craftsmanship, it is still pleasing to the eye as long as you don't look carefully.
He originally thought that if the tree was gone, it would be gone.
Until Su Xiaoxiao gave Li Nuanyang a ceramic cup made by herself today, compared with him as a husband, he was always at a disadvantage.
In the past two days, although Su Xiaoxiao was a little tired from the busy work, she was in a good mood.
Today, she saw Li Hanchuan waiting for her at the dining table as usual, and she happily greeted him.
Then he said, "Mr. Li actually doesn't have to wait for me to come back to have dinner every day. If I am busy at work one day and don't have time to go home, Mr. Li can eat first and ask Aunt Fang to leave some food for me."
It was just a kind word, but it was particularly harsh to Li Hanchuan's ears.
He asked her to work because he wanted to make her happy, not to make her forget about food and sleep because of work!
His already gloomy face suddenly became a little more gloomy.
He twitched the corner of his mouth and said: "The meal will be delicious only when Madam comes back to eat together. No matter how late it is, I can wait!"
Su Xiaoxiao couldn't resist, wasn't she afraid that he would get stomach trouble if he was hungry?
She has been doing planning work since she graduated, and she also knows that working overtime is commonplace.
Since this man is willing to wait, let him wait.
"Since Mr. Li is willing to wait, if I come back later, I will send a message to Mr. Li, so that Mr. Li will not wait aimlessly."
Su Xiaoxiao replied very understandingly.
Although such a short conversation is still a bit unfamiliar and polite, as time goes by, they will gradually get used to each other.
The couple each ate the food in front of them and had no further interactions.
Li Hanchuan raised his head and secretly looked at the woman in front of him, and finally his eyes fell on her empty neck.
"Didn't I say that I liked the necklace I gave you last time? Why haven't I seen you wearing it?" the man asked seemingly unintentionally.
Su Xiaoxiao touched her neck subconsciously. She had already put away the gift Li Hanchuan gave her.
She always felt that during the three years of their agreed marriage, any gift given by the man, whether expensive or cheap, would be returned to the original owner on the day of their divorce.
"I... collected the gifts and put them in the drawer of the closet in the room." Su Xiaoxiao answered truthfully, "I don't want to owe you..."
"Aunt Fang, give me Madam's necklace."
Before Su Xiaoxiao could finish speaking, Li Hanchuan had already given the order.
When Mo Fang walked up the stairs, Su Xiaoxiao said frankly, "Li Hanchuan, I just don't want to owe you anything. I'm afraid that I won't be able to pay back any gifts your wife receives when I leave!"
Only then did Li Hanchuan understand that in her heart, she, Su Xiaoxiao, was Su Xiaoxiao, and the wife of the president of the Li Group was just his wife, Li Hanchuan. These two roles could not be confused.
The more Su Xiaoxiao behaves like this, the happier the man feels, and the more this proves that she is really different from other women.
The corners of his mouth raised slightly, and Li Hanchuan's face finally lit up with a hint of joy, "If you don't like this identity in you, then I will only treat you as Su Xiaoxiao! What's more, the things I, Li Hanchuan, sent out, There’s never any reason to recycle it!”
As soon as these words came out, Li Hanchuan's meaning was very clear.
The gift he gave was meant for her, so she had the final say on how to deal with it.
Even if he gets divorced in the future, he will not take back what he gave away.
Su Xiaoxiao was obviously a little surprised. He raised his eyebrows and wanted to refute something, but couldn't find a suitable reason.
At this time, Mo Fang took the gift box back.
Li Hanchuan reached out and took it, took out the necklace and walked straight behind the woman.
Su Xiaoxiao felt as if her heartbeat was speeding up twice as fast, beating non-stop, especially the moment the man's fingertips fiddled with her hair and touched her neck. This feeling is particularly strong.
She could even clearly feel that her cheeks were getting hot, and her whole body was standing straight, not daring to move at all.
"Thank you."
It wasn't until the man put the necklace on her and she touched it belatedly that it took a while before she uttered these two words.
Li Hanchuan turned back to his stool and looked at the necklace around Su Xiaoxiao's neck, which instantly seemed to add a lot of points to her previous image.
He picked up the chopsticks on the table and took a few bites absent-mindedly. Several times he felt a little embarrassed and wanted to mention the money tree to Su Xiaoxiao, but he swallowed it again and again.
Su Xiaoxiao looked at him with a strange expression, as if he had something on his mind.
But Li Hanchuan's temper, his temper, she wouldn't tell him if she asked him.
She reached out and touched the pendant around her neck. She still understood the principle of reciprocity.
Seeing Mo Fang enter the kitchen, she pursed her lips and said with some embarrassment, "Mr. Li, since you gave me a necklace, I should give you something. But I know that Mr. Li knows everything. There is no shortage, and I can't afford expensive gifts. I wonder if Mr. Li needs anything that is within my ability?"
Li Hanchuan went around in circles without saying anything, but Su Xiaoxiao took the lead and asked.
Those things that are readily available outside are of little significance and value to Li Hanchuan.
What he wants now is a gift made by Su Xiaoxiao.
But he would not say it clearly, he just pretended to think about it and said: "If you are willing to do something with your own hands, I think I can do it."
These words instantly reminded Su Xiaoxiao of the ceramic cup she gave to Li Nuanyang, and the money tree she once made for him by wearing off its skin.
She secretly stared at the man in front of her. She always felt that Li Hanchuan was acting strange today. She couldn't tell what was strange.
Having to deal with him first, Su Xiaoxiao nodded, "No problem, as long as Mr. Li doesn't dislike my things as being worthless."
Putting her head down, she racked her brains and thought, she couldn't give the same thing as Li Nuanyang, right? How careless would that look?
But it had to be meaningful, it had to be practical, and it had to be something made by her own hands. She really couldn't figure it out at the moment.