Ye Qingwan poked Liu Liu in the side and reached out for the microphone.
She felt that what Liu Liu had said was too practical.
Although they were genuine merits, this was the time to brag.
So she took the microphone.
“Since everyone knows that Gou Yu was doing Wild Survival during that time, and that’s also how he got to know Little Bird.”
Ye Qingwan paused.
“What I want to say is, under these circumstances, our Little Bird’s conditions weren’t the best, but her appearance stats were maxed out. With this appearance configuration, our Little Bird didn’t choose anyone else; she chose Gou Yu, who at the time was arguably one of the worst in terms of conditions around her. Everyone should understand the value of that choice.”
“Afterwards, they supported each other and lived together. Having known each other for several years, no one else could reach the depth of their relationship. In my eyes, today’s engagement banquet is actually an inevitable outcome.”
“I believe their relationship is solid and unbreakable, because these two have weathered everything together. Little Bird is strong enough, and Gou Yu cherishes Little Bird enough.”
Then, Liu Liu suddenly remembered something and added, “But all of us standing by Little Bird’s side—if Gou Yu bullies her even a little, he’ll have to taste our wrath.”
Then she passed the microphone back to Liu Liu.
Liu Liu also knew that once she came up, she should really hype up Little Bird.
“Little Bird? She loves fish, is thrifty and manages the household well. Although this might seem insignificant to most people here, she’s not the type to disdain poverty and chase wealth. Plus, with this quality, I believe everyone understands that this kind of person is the most suitable to be a lifelong partner.”
“To put it bluntly, Gou Yu hit the jackpot meeting our Little Bird.”
…
Liu Liu kept going on stage. With more speakers contributing, this speech was obviously taking longer than Mai Che Xiaozi’s earlier one.
“Read.”
Mai Che Xiaozi waved at Gou Yu, who was moving around backstage.
But it seemed Gou Yu didn’t hear him; he was looking for something.
“Oi!” Mai Che Xiaozi said, raising his voice a bit.
Gou Yu seemed to have found something and stuffed it into his pocket.
He walked over to Mai Che Xiaozi and his sister.
“What do you want from your dad?” Gou Yu’s tone carried a hint of nervousness, like when you can’t hide your report card in time and your parents catch you, and you have to pretend to be calm.
“This is probably the time for a thorough investigation, but neither Mai Che Xiaozi nor Store Manager Lady had the leisure to care about this.”
Calling out to Gou Yu, Mai Che Xiaozi took out two small boxes from his pocket.
“The next part is exchanging engagement rings. This time, consider it a loan from me. Remember to pay me back more later.” As he spoke, he took out two small boxes containing two sparkling diamond rings.
Beside him, Store Manager Lady was silent for a moment, then took out two small boxes from her handbag.
Obviously, they also contained two diamond rings.
“Pick one.” Mai Che Xiaozi glanced at Store Manager Lady beside him. “Take it up and exchange engagement rings. Consider it our engagement gift to make up for it.”
Clearly, both of them had considerable doubts about Gou Yu’s financial situation and self-sufficiency.
At this moment, both had prepared a set of engagement rings.
That is, they had taken into account that Gou Yu wouldn’t prepare such things.
And they believed that given Gou Yu’s financial situation, he wouldn’t have the money to buy engagement rings.
But this time, things seemed different from what they had imagined.
Gou Yu looked at the two of them and chuckled twice.
“Are you thinking of me as such an unreliable guy?”
Gou Yu retorted, crossing his arms with unparalleled arrogance.
As if the penniless person from a moment ago wasn’t him.
Neither Mai Che Xiaozi nor Store Manager Lady understood Gou Yu’s behavior.
They only wondered why Gou Yu was so confident despite having no money.
“Stop messing around. Do you want it or not?”
Mai Che Xiaozi frowned. “If you’re going to be abstract, at least read the room. We’re about to exchange engagement rings soon. If you don’t have a ring, it’ll be the most embarrassing thing. Then your fiancée will be unhappy, and I won’t plead for you. I’ll even help criticize you.”
“No, no, no need.”
Gou Yu glanced at Zhu Qiu’s roommate who was still speaking, seemingly touching on some history about Zhu Qiu, whose face turned a bit red under the stage.
Cursing, he turned back to the two, chin raised, flicking his finger. “How much did this pair of rings cost?”
“One hundred thousand.” Mai Che Xiaozi replied.
“Eighty thousand plus.” Store Manager Lady answered honestly, although she didn’t understand what Gou Yu was up to.
“Not cheap.” Gou Yu wiggled his finger.
“Wait, you don’t have a ring and you’re still picking and choosing?” Store Manager Lady said, seeming a bit irritated.
“Don’t rush.” Mai Che Xiaozi stopped the red-haired young lady. “He must have a reason for saying that. Maybe he’s waiting for us to argue with him, and then he’ll slap both of us in the face.”
“I finally get to show off once.” Gou Yu curled his lip.
Then he put on a smile. “Of course, it would be embarrassing not to be able to produce an engagement ring at an engagement banquet, and it would hurt the girl’s heart. That much I know.”
“But,” Gou Yu’s tone changed, “making a girl sad is something I can’t do.”
Mai Che Xiaozi listened to Gou Yu’s words and showed an “I knew it” expression.
Then the two of them watched as Gou Yu took out two boxes.
“In my opinion, even if your rings cost a million, they can’t compare to the one in my hand.”
Ah, of course, Mai Che Xiaozi and Store Manager Lady had intentionally not chosen overly expensive rings when buying them, worried that the wearer might feel burdened.
Then, Gou Yu displayed the engagement ring he had bought like a family heirloom to Mai Che Xiaozi and his good sister.
A gold-wrapped silver ring, with both their names engraved on the inner circle.
Of course, it was their English initials.
“Did you…”
“This is my entire fortune,” Gou Yu said. “I haven’t eaten breakfast for months for these two little things.”
“Although I think that’s just a problem with your daily routine, but…” Mai Che Xiaozi put away the engagement ring he bought. “The value of this one is indeed higher than both of ours combined.”
Gou Yu turned around, facing the light, leaving them a silhouette.
“Bro, I’m awesome, right?”
“Absolutely awesome, bro.”
He must be very proud