An Lan held his hand suddenly and said seriously, âBaohan, I realized that I was wrong, this is definitely not some simple meal, this is a delicacy.â
Xu Baohan took a sip of water, cleared his throat, and reminded her, âIâm sorry, Ms An, this is the 50 dollars per kilo ordinary beef that I bought from the supermarket, itâs not the imported beef that you usually eat.â
An Lan was speechless.
âEat some more, youâll find that the local beef is sweeter,â Xu Baohan said gently. âMs An, we need to be patriotic, now that the trade war is so intense, donât increase the GDP of other countries when it comes to food, our country is so big, we can be self-sufficient in food.â
â... what you said makes sense. Iâm deeply ashamed.â An Lan nodded with a serious look, âSo itâs our countryâs beef, no wonder it smells so good even before I eat it, I think I can take two big bowls of rice with it.â
âIt smells good because Iâm a good cook,â Xu Bohan reminded her kindly.
An Lan raised her eyebrows and looked at him. not long after, they laughed at the same time, all the unhappiness from before had completely gone with the wind.
After dinner, An Lan went to take a shower, she had been on the road in the afternoon and was worn out, all she wanted to do now was to change into her pajamas and lie down comfortably.
Xu Baohan helped her unpack her luggage, she had bought quite a lot of things in Hong Kong this time. there were a few bags, cosmetics, a few necklaces, a few menâs wallets, neckties, and a pair of Chopard watches for couples.
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An Lan came out of the shower, in the bedroom, Xu Baohan had already placed a few things neatly on the bedside table, the two couple watches, a wallet, and three neckties.
âThese are all for me, right?â Xu Baohan looked at her with a gaze that said, âIf they werenât for me, youâd be finished.â.
An Lan pursed her lips speechlessly, she walked over and said, âThese couple watches are for the two of us, this wallet is yours, and the neckties are for my male colleagues in the law firm.â
Xu Baohan frowned in displeasure, âCouldnât those menâs wallets be given to your colleagues?â
âOne of them is for Li Yuchen, and the other one is for Ms Maâs hubby but I donât intend to collect money from her, so is a gift,â An Lan explained word by word, âAre you satisfied, Chief Judge Xu?ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âIâm not satisfied,â Xu Baohan shook his head and said directly. âWhy did you give your colleagues such personal items like a tie? The tie is tied around the neck, isnât that means to tie someone else? You should be giving them to me.â
An Lan rolled her eyes silently, she had asked him what he wanted, and he said anything, and now when she was back, he wanted everything, âYouâre right, Iâm just tying up my colleagues, trapping them like cows, exploiting them, squeeze them dry and they have no complaints until I used up all their remaining value, this is the ultimate mystery of the ties.â
Xu Baohan was speechless.
He was completely convinced by her explanation. âFrom now on... donât give me a tie, I donât want to be your livestock.â
Her ultimate mystery was too terrifying.
âSo, Iâll give you a watch.â An Lan smiled as she took out the manâs watch and put it on him. âIâll make every second of your life belong to me.â
Xu Baohanâs breathing stopped slightly as he stared at the new watch on his wrist, it was his first time realizing that the meaning behind gifting a watch could be so profound, he took a deep breath to calm himself, âAn Lan, I canât belong to you every second, half of my time belongs to the court.â