bedtime short love story: Grass ring engagement
After graduating from college, I applied for many jobs and filled out numerous resumes, but they all ended in failure. Eventually, I lost all confidence in finding a job and spent my days at home on the internet, watching movies to pass the long hours. I became even more introverted. Later, I got a job at a logistics company.
I met my boyfriend, Pu Yuan, on the second day of my new job. I was a junior manager, mainly responsible for distributing goods. Pu Yuan was the business department manager, and naturally, he took me to the warehouse to inventory the piled-up goods.
When we entered the warehouse and saw those stacks of boxes taller than me, I felt nervous. During the inventory, he was very talkative, constantly telling me what each item was and how much it cost. I just responded with “oh” each time. Finally, he asked if I remembered all those complicated prices and varieties. I replied with a simple “mm-hmm.” He smiled and said, “You don’t talk much, do you?” I lowered my head and answered, “You talk a lot.” Then I looked up at him and apologized, saying, “Just kidding, don’t take it personally.” This time, he didn’t say anything, just shook his head.
After a tiring afternoon, I insisted on treating Pu Yuan to dinner as a token of my appreciation. Surprisingly, he agreed readily, but he chose the restaurant. Since I had only been in this city for a few days after graduating, I let him decide. To my surprise, when it was time to pay, the cashier said that President Pu had already signed the bill. I looked at Pu Yuan, who had a mischievous smile on his face, and blushed.
From then on, I worked diligently. Three months later, I passed the probation period without making a single mistake. I was extremely grateful to Pu Yuan.
One Sunday, he organized a group of friends to visit the countryside to see some special grass. We arrived at a basin surrounded by mountains with a grassy plain in the middle. We sat under a locust tree. I looked at the swaying grass in the breeze, with an occasional elegant lily flower among them.
The sight was refreshing, giving my eyes a sense of clarity. He and his friends enthusiastically talked about the amazing vitality of the grass. I lay under the tree, smelling the flowers and listening to the birds, and eventually drifted off to sleep.
When I woke up, I saw Pu Yuan putting a grass-woven ring on my right hand. The ring was made from the stems of the special grass, with its plump spikelets adorning it, accompanied by a small lily petal. Blushing, I asked him what it was. He smiled serenely and said, “An engagement ring!” Then, Pu Yuan took my hand, and we walked through the grass in the morning dew, under the first rays of sunlight.
A group of friends stood under a tree nearby, clapping for Pu Yuan and shouting, “Go, President Pu! Cross the final prophecy with Xiao Nan in your arms!” So, Pu Yuan lifted me and started running through the grass, with the scent of lilies wafting by.
When we reached the foot of a mountain, I leaned into his ear and asked what the final prophecy was. He put me down, facing away from our colleagues far behind, and stared at me intensely, saying, “It’s when we grow old, and as long as you wear this grass ring symbolizing our love, our romance can turn back time!” My heart was completely captivated, lost in Pu Yuan’s fiery passion, in the scent of wild lilies, and in the final prophecy of the grass.
Many years ago, I had heard of the prophecy, which said that if someone encountered both the special grass and blooming wild lilies at the same time, they would find lifelong happiness. Today, Pu Yuan and I saw both the grass and the wild lilies together, so we are destined to be happy for the rest of our lives.
Just as I was lost in thought, he held me in his arms, and before I could say anything, his large, firm lips pressed against my small cherry mouth.
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