Sir, How About A Marriage
Items left behind
The second box contained a red Chinese dress gown. Its embroidery was even more complicated and exquisite. The Chinese-style clothing complemented the embroidery so it looked as exquisite as a work of art.
Mu Chen looked at Song Ning for an explanation.
Song Ning gently traced the embroidery with her finger as she explained, "This is a traditional wedding dress. My mother is best at embroidery. I have no idea when she started preparing this." When she spoke about her mother, her voice would hitch.
Seeing this, Mu Chen patted her shoulder and comforted her. "Your mother loved you very much. It's obvious she wished very much for you to be happy."
Song Ning nodded slightly in response. Mom, I'll definitely be happy.'
When Mu Chen saw tears begin to streak down Song Ning's face like a broken string of pearls, he picked up a piece of tissue from the table and handed it to her. He reminded her in a soft voice, "Don't let the tears fall on the wedding gown..."
She nodded gently and closed the box.
The third box was full of embroideries.
who did not know much about embroidery, could tell they were top-notch embroideries and were of high
against the blue silk. She picked it up gingerly and stroked it lightly before she showed it to Mu Chen. "This is the first pouch I made. My mother said that the first gift a girl should give her sweetheart is a pouch sewn by herself. At that time, when I was only eight years old, she forced me to make a pouch. I
bird on the other. The stitches were not delicate at all. Still, it was simple and lovely. As he held the purse in his hand, he asked teasingly, "So this is
to grab it, but Mu Chen
ugly."
very much." Mu Chen
blushed when she
and prompted her, "Go
put the purse away. He was really lucky today. How could
Her studio wasn't doing well back then, and she was struggling to run her business. I don't know why she didn't sell these embroideries back then. My mother probably has her reasons. I will
Chen helped her open the
of them were dumbfounded when the box was opened. The inside of the box that was lined with white silk was empty; there was nothing in there. In the end, they could