Chapter 921: You Haven't Kissed Me in So Long!

In October, during the National Day holiday, Du Xi flew to Shaan Province.

Walking to the arrival gate, she saw Tang Ye standing not far away from a distance, smiling and waving at her.

Du Xi quickened her pace and arrived in front of Tang Ye.

Tang Ye pulled Du Xi into his embrace and only let go after a long while.

"Wife, you've had a hard journey."

"Seeing you makes everything worth it." Du Xi held Tang Ye's face and observed him for a moment, "Why do you feel thinner and darker?"

Tang Ye replied truthfully, "There have been a few projects I've had to keep an eye on lately, so I've been outdoors often."

Du Xi smiled, "You look even more spirited!"

Tang Ye took the suitcase from Du Xi's hand, lifted it slightly, and said in surprise, "Why is it so heavy?"

Du Xi explained, "Mom specifically brought meat sauce for you; it was all made by hand at home. You can mix it with noodles or rice when you eat; it's so fragrant."

Tang Ye sighed, "Mom is too good to me. Don't go to such trouble next time. Sun Hai recently invested in a company in Dayu County, and he travels back and forth often. In the future, if there's anything, just let him bring it over."

Du Xi asked softly, "I heard the investment he made in Dayu County is a mine?"

Tang Ye nodded in response, "Yes, they've only just started setting up the relevant facilities. Once it officially goes into production, there won't be any need to go back and forth like this. By the way, we'll be visiting Department Head Fang's home in Yanzhou later."

Du Xi said with a smile, "Sister-in-law Li Xiulian already told me about this, and I've prepared a gift."

Tang Ye praised, "You are truly thoughtful."

The two first took a taxi to the train station, then transferred to a train to head to Yanzhou.

Fang Chengxin arranged for a pickup at the station.

The sedan stopped at the entrance of the residential compound.

Li Xiulian had been waiting for a long time; she walked straight toward Du Xi, took her hand, and sighed with emotion, "I've finally waited for you."

Du Xi hurriedly said to Li Xiulian, "Sister-in-law, I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

Tang Ye took out a cigarette and handed one to Fang Chengxin, and the two began to smoke outside the door.

Fang Chengxin asked casually, "I heard a copper mine was discovered in Dayu County?"

Tang Ye nodded to confirm, "That's right, it's a medium-sized copper mine, and we are currently doing the preparatory work for mining."

Fang Chengxin nodded slightly and praised, "There has been constant good news from Dayu County lately, and all the tasks for this year were completed ahead of schedule. You have made a great contribution to this!"

Tang Ye smiled modestly, "This is the result of everyone's joint efforts; it couldn't have been done without the concern and support of the City Leaders."

On the other side, Du Xi walked into the house, opened the suitcase, and took out the local specialties brought from Hanzhou.

Inside were Hanzhou's salted water goose, crystal pork terrine, and other specialty delicacies.

Seeing this, Li Xiulian was deeply moved, "You've traveled such a long way and still brought so many things; you must be exhausted."

Du Xi responded with a smile, "Not tired, I was just afraid you wouldn't like them."

"How could I not like them? Old Fang and I both love to eat them."

At this moment, Tang Ye and Fang Chengxin also walked into the house.

Du Xi and Li Xiulian sat on the sofa, chatting very happily.

Tang Ye secretly admired in his heart that Du Xi was quite good at handling social situations.

In front of him, Du Xi would occasionally reveal a "love-struck" side, but in the eyes of outsiders, Du Xi was not only pretty but also very easygoing, with outstanding speech and temperament.

Of course, the reason the two were so close was mainly because they had been in contact all along.

When it was time to eat, Fang Chengxin's daughter, Fang Lin, walked down from upstairs.

Fang Lin was attending university in Yanjing, and this was also Tang Ye's first time meeting her.

Fang Lin took the initiative to greet Tang Ye and Du Xi.

"Are you Auntie Du? You're so young!"

Du Xi said with a smile, "What a sweet mouth, you really know how to talk."

Fang Lin said very earnestly, "You are really young, and also very beautiful."

Du Xi smiled and took a beautifully packaged box from her bag. After opening it, a piece of cyan-green jade pendant was wrapped in golden silk cloth.

She handed the jade pendant to Fang Lin, "This is a gift from Auntie for our first meeting; please accept it."

Li Xiulian hurriedly declined, "We cannot accept something so valuable."

"This piece of jade was custom-made by someone I found; it's not as expensive as you might think, but the master who carved it is a friend of Tang Ye's, and his craftsmanship is superb."

Du Xi feigned anger and said, "I brought it from so far away; if you don't accept it, I'll be sad."

Fang Lin smiled and reached out to take the jade pendant, "Alright, Mom, I'll accept this jade, so stop pushing it back and forth with Auntie Du."

Li Xiulian gave Fang Lin a stern look, "You child, you really don't understand the rules."

Du Xi smiled to smooth things over, "I think Fang Lin's personality is especially good—lively, cheerful, and poised; she's very likable."

The food was served on the table.

Li Xiulian brought out a bottle of Moutai.

Fang Chengxin teased, "You're really generous today."

Li Xiulian gave Fang Chengxin a stern look, "Even such good wine can't plug your mouth."

Tang Ye and Du Xi looked at each other and smiled.

This couple was very sincere toward them.

This was also the reason why they could go from being ordinary colleagues to good friends.

"Do you have any plans to look around while you're in Shaan Province this time?" Fang Chengxin asked.

"I plan to take Du Xi to see the tourist attractions in Xijing tomorrow; I haven't been sightseeing since I came to Shaan Province!" Tang Ye said with a smile.

Fang Lin volunteered, "How about I be your guide?"

Tang Ye laughed, "Wouldn't that waste your precious holiday?"

Fang Lin said, "Idle is idle. Rather than having my mom nag me endlessly at home every day, I'd rather have some peace and quiet!"

Li Xiulian was between laughter and tears, "You child, don't go causing trouble for Uncle Tang and the others."

Fang Chengxin said with a smile, "I think Fang Lin's suggestion is good. It will be a bother for Fang Lin to act as their guide for these few days."

Fang Lin clapped happily, "Tomorrow I'll take you to see the City Wall, in the afternoon we'll go to the Muslim Quarter to eat good food, and the day after tomorrow we'll go see the Terracotta Army..."

Fang Lin had arranged the entire itinerary for Tang Ye and Du Xi in one go.

Tang Ye and Du Xi finished their meal and took their leave.

After the two of them left, Li Xiulian sighed, "I didn't expect Du Xi to be so beautiful; standing together with little Tang, they are such a perfect match."

Fang Chengxin put his arm around Li Xiulian's shoulder, "You are beautiful too, and we are a perfect match as well."

Li Xiulian said softly, "The jade that Du Xi gave Fang Lin today is worth a fortune; we must find an opportunity to return this favor."

Fang Chengxin nodded slightly, "That's simple enough; when the two of them have children, we'll just make up for it then!"

Li Xiulian sighed, "This young couple has it quite hard too. So young, yet living in two different places."

Fang Chengxin laughed, "Although they are in different places, their feelings for each other are quite good."

It was already late at night when Tang Ye and Du Xi returned to their lodging.

After entering the room, Tang Ye just turned on the light.

Du Xi couldn't wait to hug Tang Ye.

"Hubby, you haven't kissed me in such a long time!"

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