Chapter 1000: Valentine's Day Gift

"No matter how busy he is, if he sees your call, he would definitely call back, right?"

Cai Xiaotang's brows furrowed tighter upon hearing this, and she said with some unease, "Otherwise... let's wait a bit longer and see if there's a chance to ask Sister Xin'ai out and inquire about it?"

"Hmm... let's try if there's a chance."

Jiang Baobao nodded, unable to help but sigh in her heart.

Immediately after, she heard Cai Xiaotang suddenly ask, "By the way, Baobao, are you going back to the Jiang Family on the second day of the Lunar New Year? Then... are you going to tell your uncle about seeing Sister Xin'ai today?"

"I don't know either..."

Jiang Baobao also felt a bit conflicted when bringing up this matter.

The two of them fell into silence at the same time.

Soon after, they heard two girls passing by whispering, "The day after tomorrow is Valentine's Day! You actually haven't prepared a gift yet..."

Cai Xiaotang was stunned upon hearing this, subconsciously looking back, her expression also looking a bit blank.

"Valentine's Day?"

She muttered in a low voice, still not quite having come to her senses.

Jiang Baobao, however, reacted, glancing at Li Xiao and Li Beijue, who were talking to the three little ones behind her, and the corners of her lips curled up.

"Xiao Tang, you didn't forget about Valentine's Day, did you? This year's Valentine's Day coincides with the Lunar New Year; it's the day after tomorrow, the second day of the Lunar New Year."

"I..."

Cai Xiaotang's expression went blank. After stammering for a long time, she finally said with a face full of annoyance, "I completely forgot... who knew Valentine's Day would overlap with the Lunar New Year..."

While complaining, her brain was already spinning rapidly, thinking about what kind of gift would be appropriate to prepare.

But...

It is currently the Lunar New Year period, and the things available to buy are too limited!

If she went out to buy something, she would definitely be discovered by that guy Li Xiao!

If she bought it online, there was only one day left, and it would be too late!

Cai Xiaotang almost had the words "in a dilemma" written on her face.

Seeing this, Jiang Baobao couldn't help but find it a bit funny and hurriedly comforted her.

"Xiao Tang, don't be anxious yet. Gifts don't necessarily have to be expensive. If it's really too late to prepare, you can actually make a big meal yourself, or prepare some other things, which can also serve as a gift! As long as it's something you prepared, Li Xiao will definitely accept it happily! And taking a step back, what if... he also didn't realize it was a holiday and didn't prepare a gift for you either? Then you'd be even, right?"

"How could that work!"

Cai Xiaotang retorted instantly, her voice unable to help but get louder.

Immediately after, she saw the gazes of Li Xiao and the others behind her look over. She hurriedly smiled at them, then turned her head and whispered into Jiang Baobao's ear, "If he forgot to prepare, then I can mock him to my heart's content and get the upper hand over him!"

Jiang Baobao: "..."

She really hadn't thought that there would be such an answer.

"The way you two get along is really..."

Jiang Baobao shook her head with amusement, then hurriedly continued along her line of thought: "Then just prepare something within your capabilities in the limited time. After all, the most important thing about a holiday is the atmosphere, not how expensive the gift itself is. As long as you put your heart into it, it's fine!"

"Have you already prepared what to give Li Beijue?"

Cai Xiaotang suddenly narrowed her eyes and asked.

Jiang Baobao nodded immediately: "Of course, I already prepared it last week."

"Then you..."

Cai Xiaotang subconsciously wanted to say that for such an important day, she actually didn't give a reminder.

Then, realizing what she was doing during that time, she hurriedly swallowed her words back.

Last week...

She was still determined to divorce Li Xiao.

Who could have imagined that she would be brought back now!

And be able to spend the Lunar New Year and Valentine's Day together!

"Cough..."

Cai Xiaotang coughed lightly in embarrassment and hurriedly changed the subject: "Then hurry up and help me think about what would be appropriate to give..."

The two of them immediately began whispering to each other.

It was just a pity that after discussing for the whole way, they still didn't come up with any effective results in the end.

Until they returned to the Old Residence.

The old master had already gone to sleep.

Several people lightened their footsteps and walked upstairs together.

When turning a corner, Jiang Baobao accidentally missed a step!

"Careful!!!"

Li Beijue was so scared that his soul almost left his body for a moment, and he hurriedly caught her with quick eyes and fast hands.

Cai Xiaotang and Li Xiao also subconsciously stepped forward.

"I'm fine."

Jiang Baobao stood steady quickly. While speaking, she frowned and shook her hand slightly.

"What's wrong?"

Li Beijue immediately grabbed her hand and examined it carefully.

Immediately after, he saw a red mark pressed into the spot where she wore her ring, and there was also some slight skin abrasion around it, which should have been caused by grabbing the handrail just now.

"It's nothing, just a bit of skin scraped off."

Jiang Baobao retracted her hand with amusement. Turning her head, she saw Cai Xiaotang staring blankly at her fingers.

"Xiao Tang?"

Jiang Baobao hurriedly reached out and waved her hand in front of her eyes.

"Hmm?"

Cai Xiaotang instantly snapped back to reality and hurriedly said, "It's nothing, I was just a bit distracted. You should go back and rest quickly; that moment just now really scared us to death..."

"Yeah! It scared us to death! Mommy, hurry back and go to sleep!"

The three little ones also spoke up in unison.

The group continued walking upstairs and parted ways at the top of the stairs; Cai Xiaotang gave a few more worried instructions before returning to the room with Li Xiao.

However, not knowing what she had thought of, her eyes were sparkling, and the corners of her lips curled into an irrepressible smile.

Immediately upon entering the door, she dived into the bathroom to wash up and urged Li Xiao to go wash up as well.

Watching him enter the room and hearing the sound of water start in the bathroom, Cai Xiaotang hurriedly took out her phone and quickly dialed a call to Laoqi.

But the person who usually answered the phone in a second every time did not pick up for a long time today.

Cai Xiaotang waited until the call hung up automatically and helplessly turned off her phone.

Could it be that Laoqi and the others were drinking, so they didn't notice?

Or should she wait until tomorrow?

Just as she was thinking this, she felt her phone vibrate violently!

Cai Xiaotang looked down and saw that Laoqi had called back, so she excitedly picked it up immediately.

As soon as it connected, she heard—"Apologies, Madam, I didn't hear the phone ring just now. Is there something you need me for?"

"It's alright, I do have something I'd like your help with."

Cai Xiaotang hurriedly replied.

Upon hearing this, Laoqi immediately agreed, "Whatever it is, Madam, please feel free to say it."

"It's not a big deal."

As Cai Xiaotang spoke, she vigilantly glanced back toward the direction of the bathroom and lowered her voice a little more before speaking in a whisper.

"It's just... in the drawer of my room, there is a black velvet box. It's very easy to find, you can see it as soon as you open it. Could I trouble you to deliver it to the Old Residence the day after tomorrow morning? Don't tell Li Xiao."

"A black box?"

Laoqi was taken aback upon hearing this. He suddenly thought of something, and this time, being much smarter, he kept his guard up and asked directly, "Madam, is this box a surprise you prepared for Shura?"