Planned Love

Indeed, I hadn't seen Tai Ziqian for three months. It was because I was really busy, and it was also because I purposely avoided being in contact with him too often. The more I understood his feelings for me, the less I wanted to give him any hope.    

    

I didn't expect him to be here today.    

    

"Ziqian, long time no see." I smiled at him.    

    

"Yes, long time no see. I went with my mother to Northern Europe for a holiday. I just came back a few days ago. "I heard from my father that you're in the investment world testing a knife out for a big fight. Are you ready to start a big fight?" "He came and sat down in the chair beside me.    

    

Tai Feng smiled and looked at his grown up son with great satisfaction. Then he said, "Shubei's perception is very high, and she's suitable for investing. However, investment was most abhorrent to short-sighted, small success would lead to complacency, or even a slight failure would lead to failure, and one had to keep their eyes open for the long term. If we want to accomplish big things, we have to first set up a structure. "    

    

"Dad's words are getting more and more profound. We finally got together, can't we talk about something else?" Tai Ziqian suddenly laughed and interrupted when he heard Tai Feng's words.    

    

"You are more than smart, you are not patient enough. But as a father, as long as you are happy, that's fine. I have no other requests for you. " Tai Feng said with a smile.    

    

I noticed that only with Tai Ziqian present, Tai Feng's face would have a knowing smile. He must have put a lot of effort into treating his only son.    

    

If my father were still alive, perhaps I wouldn't have to be so desperate to understand the laws of life; if my father were still alive, he would be just like Tai Feng, a man who could teach me so much with a few words. I looked at their fatherly and filial image and felt a little sad.    

    

Tai Feng had been used to eating vegetarian food for many years. Despite being vegetarian, his dining table was still elegantly decorated. There was a slim and slim aunt dressed in coarse linen clothes who was responsible for taking care of the dishes. Whenever there was no wind, he would eat at the open-air table.    

    

Auntie's culinary skills were very good, and her cutlery was also very particular. Every dish used a different dish, including pottery, wood, and fine porcelain. The dishes were exquisite, exquisite, and elegant.    

    

Only by reaching a certain height of life, with adequate material conditions, open knowledge and rich background, can ordinary life be so poetic.    

    

In such an environment, the restlessness in one's heart gradually became tranquil. It felt as if the days had suddenly slowed down. Life was like a profound chapter, every word of it revealed the philosophy and wisdom of life.    

    

"Taste it and see. This is a new recipe that I've developed recently. It was specifically made by my aunt. Please come and try it." Tai Feng said with a smile. As he looked at the dishes on the table, his face was full of smiles.    

    

"Dad, if you continue living like this, you're really going to become an immortal." Tai Ziqian said with a smile. He picked up a bamboo shoot and placed it in my bowl. He smiled and said, "Try it."    

    

I nodded and picked up the piece of dried bamboo shoot and placed it in my mouth. I immediately felt the tip of my tongue become empty. I immediately praised, "It's fresh and delicious. It's sweet and tasty. The taste is really beautiful. I have never tasted such delicious dried bamboo shoot before."    

    

"This is also a secret ingredient made by me. There are many types of spices mixed in it. Dip it in and it will taste even better." Tai Feng said with a smile, and then placed a small square plate of dark green ceramic material in front of me.    

    

I picked up another piece of dried bamboo shoot and dipped it in the saucer. I tasted it, and for a moment the tip of my tongue was numb and spicy, but it was so soothing that it made me feel like I was in heaven.    

    

I did not expect that the whole vegetarian feast, as long as you put enough effort into it, could be prepared with the finest delicacies.    

    

This meal was naturally very enjoyable. Tai Feng's life was so exquisite that even the rice was especially fragrant. From the selection of rice to the cooking process, everything was very particular. Every grain of rice exuded an indescribable sweet taste.    

    

We even had a drink. We drank from the wine he brewed, of course. He gave this jug of wine a name, Peach Blossom Thousand Drunk.    

    

This jug of wine was personally brewed and buried by him when he was pregnant with Tai Ziqian. Originally, he was full of hope to have a daughter, but he never expected to have a child in the end. Therefore, this jug of wine has been buried underground for a long time. He specially took it out today and called Tai Ziqian and me over.    

    

The wine was very refreshing and had a unique fragrance to it. When it entered his mouth, it was as if he had truly walked into a peach forest of ten miles, and his eyes were filled with peach blossoms.    

    

Tai Feng said the wine was very strong, and told me and Tai Ziqian to drink less, but we drank to get interested, and then coveted a cup.    

    

Later, the sky gradually darkened. Tai Feng was a self-disciplined person, so he would do whatever he wanted whenever the time came. When it was time to practice calligraphy, he got up and left us in the yard.    

    

Auntie lit lanterns for us. The courtyard was filled with candlelight, making me feel as if I was living in a trance from ancient times.    

    

Tai Ziqian had obviously drunk too much. His face was slightly flushed. He held his wine cup and shook his head as he read Li Bai's poem. His silly and charming look made me laugh out loud. That night we drank to our heart's content.    

    

We didn't get up to say goodbye until we'd finished the entire jug of wine. At this moment, Tai Feng had already laid down to rest. Tai Ziqian smiled helplessly and said, "My dad is probably a scholar reincarnated from ancient times. Let's go, I'll send you home."    

    

"If you drink, how do you send it? I'll go back myself. " I said, smiling.    

    

"There's a moon tonight. Let's go back. It's not far." Tai Ziqian said, then suddenly took off his jacket and draped it over me, "You are too weak, so don't wear it all the time. "Now the temperature difference between day and night is huge, so put on more clothes and go out, do you understand?    

    

When he draped the clothes over me, I hurriedly pushed him away. "Ziqian, it's already so late. You can just rest at your dad's place. I'll just take a taxi back."    

    

"You can reject my love for you, but please don't... Reject my concern for you, will you? " Tai Ziqian became serious as he saw me become so cold. "I know what you think. I also know why you purposely avoided me and didn't contact me. I don't blame you, I only blame myself for not returning home earlier, and for meeting you so late. "    

    

"Ziqian, you drank too much." His words shocked me, and I said it quickly.    

    

"I didn't drink too much, Shubei." He shook his head and smiled helplessly. In the dark night, his eyes were cold and lonely. The same love at first sight, the same... "I can only beg."    

    

Of course I knew the friendship Tai Feng had with my mother, Su Wan, so I knew what Tai Ziqian meant. I couldn't help looking up, and though I was shocked, I said calmly, "Ziqian, some feelings are good here. I think the reason why my mother has had such a beautiful place in your father's heart all these years is because of the distance. Some emotions are only suitable for love. If you still want to get in touch with me, I hope I won't hear anything like that again. "    

    

"Shubei, if you really knew me, then you wouldn't think of my feelings as a monster," I added, making Tai Ziqian feel even more helpless. He reached out his hand to rub my head and said, "It's because I know how to grasp the distance that I haven't even thought of turning you into my woman."    

    

He draped the coat over me again, leaned in slowly, kissed me lightly on the forehead as I trembled, and said: "Don't you understand that my father called us in this evening to open the pot of wine? He said that this was originally prepared for his daughter. "    

    

"I know, I'm afraid you don't. "Ziqian, I don't want to let down anyone …" Before I could finish, he put his hand to my lips, shook his head, and said, "I've said from the beginning that you don't have to worry about that. Maybe Samsara has already been decided long ago, it is time for me to protect you in this life. "    

    

I was startled.    

    

He looked at me with a smile. His eyebrows were like a painting, and his eyes were shining like stars in the light of the lanterns. Perhaps he had been influenced by both Chinese and Western cultures since he was a child, but his mental state had long ago surpassed that of ordinary people.    

    

My worries are unnecessary.    

    

I smiled happily. I knew that if I tried to shirk it again, I would be the one to completely betray my feelings.    

    

"Then I have no choice but to obey." I cupped my hands at him mischievously, then smiled and said, "Then send me home! "I'm scared when I go back alone. What if I don't have a car, if I get robbed or something …"    

    

As soon as I said it, we both laughed, and he took me by the shoulders and walked out the door with me in the dark.    

    

The streets were empty at midnight. The Hangcheng of the buildings made us look like a drop in the ocean as we walked.    

    

Tai Ziqian drank and became especially emotional. He said: "Shubei, rather than hate, I prefer to love this world, from the bottom of my heart, to love everyone who appears in my life, to do what I can to give them love. I would rather be an angel than a demon. "    

    

"Children who have been bathed in happiness since they were young should be like you, right?" I looked at him and laughed.    

    

He shook his head and smiled. "Do you think so? My parents had been separated since I was a child, my mother had yearned for the playworld, and the man beside me was never my father; my father liked to be quiet, never leaving the house, except for the reasons for his work. I sometimes felt like a cookie, carefully adjusting to the appropriate sweetness as I moved … Shubei, there are many people suffering in this world. There are many forms of pain. I have also experienced pain and confusion. But I think it's better to love than to hate. "    

    

At that moment, I couldn't help but stop my steps and look at him. I didn't expect that he, who was usually optimistic and cheerful, would have such profound insights into life.    

    

A fallen leaf quietly landed on my hair. Under the illumination of the street lamp, Tai Ziqian stretched out his slender white hand and gently plucked the fallen leaf for me. We could not help but smile inside.    

    

I inadvertently raised my eyes and saw two familiar figures walking over from the other end of the road … Hangcheng, so small.