"Oh, right, that day happens to be my girlfriend's birthday."
"Understood!"
Li Haochen paid a ten thousand yuan deposit and left the advertising company. Upon returning home, he called all his friends and family one by one. This process required everyone's blessings and witness. Of course, at the end of each call, he issued a strict 'command' of secrecy. He wanted to give Murong Yanran a surprise of the century and couldn't let it leak.
In the evening, Murong Yanran returned. The moment she saw Li Haochen, she lunged at him. Her hand reached into his pocket several times, wanting to take out the pregnancy test stick, but she suppressed the impulse.
"What's wrong? Feeling mischievous, hehe!"
"Don't be silly."
"You just want my head, hahaha..."
"I can't be bothered with you. By the way, why did you suddenly go to Aunt Lian's place? Is everything okay?"
"What could be wrong? She just missed me and used a little trick to get me to go over. Since I was there, I stayed for a few days."
"Is that so? Okay, you go cook. I'm going up to rest. Cook a little more,嘻嘻!"
Li Haochen scratched his head, looking at the somewhat happy Murong Yanran. Cook a little more? Normally, she'd wish she could eat less. What was going on today?
"Did you not eat lunch today?"
He didn't dwell on it further. Whatever his wife said, he'd do.
The next morning, Li Haochen watched Murong Yanran putting on her shoes with great curiosity, saying, "Strange!"
"What's strange?"
"After all this time, this is the first time I've seen you wear sneakers to work. Isn't that strange?"
"Slow-witted idiot, I'm going back to the hotel. I want to eat fish tonight, go catch some."
"Alright, I'll make you a steamed yellow croaker tonight."
"Yellow croaker, huh? You think this is ordinary stuff?" Murong Yanran shot Li Haochen a glance and ignored him, grabbing her keys and heading out.
Li Haochen grinned. Of course, it wasn't ordinary stuff. But who was he? A man with an ocean in his spatial dimension. Yellow croaker was a small matter. There were still dozens of them being raised in the aquaculture cages.
He wouldn't need it until evening, so there was no hurry. After breakfast, Li Haochen walked to the small store at the village entrance, bought a good brand of cigarettes, and headed to the village chief Huang Haiyuan's house.
"Is Uncle Yuan at home?"
"Haochen? Wait a moment."
In less than a minute, Huang Haiyuan came out. Seeing him wearing an apron, a chef's hat, and with a little flour on his face, Li Haochen curiously asked, "Uncle Yuan, are you making pastries?"
"I'm just simmering something, come in for a drink."
Huang Haiyuan warmly pulled Li Haochen into the house. This was a rare sight. But upon entering and seeing his son and future daughter-in-law, it all became clear. He was happy.
"So it's Brother Hua who's back, no wonder Uncle Yuan is so happy, hehe!"
"Haochen, come over and join us."
Huang Yinghua was very polite when Li Haochen entered. If it weren't for him, he wouldn't be living such a carefree life.
"I just ate. Otherwise, would I be so polite? I just came to chat with Uncle Yuan for a bit."
After exchanging pleasantries with Huang Yinghua for a while, Li Haochen went into the kitchen.
"Uncle Yuan, I need to tell you something."
"Why so formal? Just say what you need to."
"It's like this, the night after tomorrow, I need to use the beach outside our village for an important event. We'll need to do some preparations over the next few days. Is that okay?"
"I thought it was something serious. Of course, it's no problem. Just clean up after the event."
"Thank you! I'll be going now."
As Li Haochen left, he naturally didn't forget to slip a red envelope. Huang Haiyuan, as usual, put up a brief show of refusal before happily tucking it into his pocket.
Having settled this matter, Li Haochen immediately called Luo Yanqin, "Director Luo, the beach is no problem. How's your side?"
"I've just finished surveying the site. The venue is a good spot. I'll go back and finalize it, and it should be ready by tonight. Also, I'll need you to provide some information about your encounter and your relationship up to now, as it will be needed."
"Very good, I'll come over to see you later."
In the evening, Murong Yanran returned home. Seeing the yellow croaker on the dining table, her eyes widened. "Where did you get that from?"
"Your husband has an ocean inside him. What seafood do you want, and I can get it for you. I can even get you the flesh of the Dragon King of the East Sea."
"Oh, then get me two catties of the Dragon King of the East Sea's flesh. I haven't tried it yet."
Uh...
Seeing Li Haochen flustered, Murong Yanran covered her mouth and chuckled. "I'm the Goddess of Nine Heavens then. Hurry up and eat. Help me with a massage later; I'm tired today."
"Your wish is my command! By the way, I didn't see those two tagalongs today?"
"They're back. They said they've eaten and are probably taking a walk in the garden outside."
"Oh, that's great. It saves them from wasting my yellow croaker, hahaha!"
After dinner and a massage, Li Haochen went to change. Murong Yanran thought he was changing into pajamas, but he seemed to be getting ready to go out, which made her a bit confused. "Where are you going so late?"
"Oh, the boss and the others said they invited me out for a bit. It's been a while since we got together. Don't wait up for me tonight. Go to bed early. I'm leaving now."
"Oh... don't drink too much."
Hearing Li Haochen drive away, Murong Yanran became even more curious. "Didn't they say they were going for drinks? Why is he driving?"
After a moment's thought, Murong Yanran made a video call to Li Shanshan. "Shanshan, those few men ran off for drinks and fun. Why don't we have a game?"
"That's right, they left us and ran off for drinks. But we can't have a game tonight. The shop is swamped these days, so I need a few days to rest. I'll call you for a big battle later."
"Then you get some good rest. I'll hang up now." Murong Yanran thought about what just happened and chuckled. "Could it be that pregnancy makes me more suspicious?"
On the other side, Li Haochen, who was driving, received a voice message from Chen He. He realized then how wise it was to message Chen He the moment he left. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to explain.
Soon, Li Haochen arrived at the Century Wedding Company. Luo Yanqin was already waiting.
"Mr. Li, this is the preliminary plan. Please review it. We will make any necessary modifications."
"Okay."
Li Haochen didn't waste any words. He clicked on the video and watched it attentively. The video was short, only a few minutes long, but it presented his requirements quite well. To achieve this effect in one evening was quite commendable.
"Yes, it's quite good. Let's proceed with this. Can we arrange for sky lanterns during the middle part? Preferably, a full sky effect.
Additionally, I hope the entire beach will be illuminated with corresponding lights, and there will be a special light pathway. At the end of the pathway, there will be a holographic projection. I want a film of our journey together to be displayed."
"Understood. I've noted everything Mr. Li mentioned. For the film, Mr. Li will need to describe the story's progression in detail so that we can shoot it perfectly."
"Don't worry, I've already prepared it, hehe!"