Chapter 733 - 408: Travel Proposal

Traveling holds significant meaning for couples.

On a journey together, they can not only deepen their trust and understanding of each other, experiencing the happiness and sweetness of the trip, but also create many warm memories; most importantly, it serves as the touchstone for testing their relationship, and its purpose extends beyond mere diversion and entertainment.

As for the reason, the famous writer Qian Zhongshu explained in his work "Siege": Traveling is the most exhausting, the most troublesome, and it reveals people’s true selves. After enduring a long and arduous trip without getting annoyed with each other, only then can you become friends.

And this principle equally applies to married couples. A honeymoon trip after marriage is the wrong order; couples should travel together for a month before getting married. After a month of tiring travel, if they still don’t resent each other and haven’t had quarrels or fallen out, and still want to maintain the original marriage contract, then surely their relationship will last longer.

Because long-distance travel means two people together venturing into unfamiliar environments, encountering unfamiliar people and events, and facing unknown challenges and difficulties.

If the engaged couple can work together to overcome these challenges, their future life will naturally be smooth sailing.

However, if during the trip they can’t agree on what to eat every day, where to go, where to stay, who pays, how much to spend, leading to arguments and conflicts, then their relationship might not be able to withstand the tests of future married life.

But Li Peifeng believed that his relationship with Zhao Qingge was completely fine, as solid as gold that can withstand the fire, because they had already shared life and death experiences many times in their dreams, no need for travel to test it. Hence, the planned trip to Western Sichuan Province was more of a leisurely nature.

The problem was that when only the two of them were going, the remaining three would surely test Li Peifeng!

The trip to Western Sichuan Province was a long journey, taking no less than a week. While he and Zhao Qingge were away for such a long time, the other three wouldn’t be able to eat his cooking at home. Even the most magnanimous Huang Tianxuan might feel some resentment, not to mention the more jealous Wu Wenyue and Xu Manning.

So when Li Peifeng agreed to Old Zhao’s suggestion of traveling to Western Sichuan Province, he had already thought of keeping a balance and decided to take the three of them along. Having all five of them go through a trip together, further adjusting and blending their relationships, might make their five-way bond more harmonious.

For this, recently he had tried to subtly suggest to Zhao Qingge that traveling as a couple was boring and that with more people it would be livelier... But Old Zhao didn’t take the hint, clearly wanting to enjoy the time as a couple, so Li Peifeng didn’t dare to reveal this to others.

And when Wu Wenyue felt upset, Li Peifeng coaxed her by mentioning their plan, which led to the travel topic becoming the main subject during dinner at home that day, and Zhao Duoduo’s face was as gloomy as a dishcloth used for three years and not yet thrown away.

Dark, very dark. But besides Li Peifeng, who paid more attention, the others were engaged in discussing the travel topic...

"The scenery in Western Sichuan Province is certainly beautiful, but it’s just too far, and it will take a long time, work might be delayed."

This was Xu Manning’s statement, filled with both anticipation and concern, to which Wu Wenyue persuaded her: "So what if work is delayed? Don’t forget why you work, isn’t it for better enjoyment?"

It made perfect sense, enough to convince Xu Manning as soon as it was spoken. Huang Tianxuan hesitated because she said it might be difficult to get leave, especially for more than a week, but after some thought, she joyfully realized her professor would surely agree if she used research as an excuse, so she stopped worrying and started planning the route;

"Let’s fly to the Celestial City first, then rent a car to start a self-driving tour. We can definitely reach Sunshine City in a week, and then we’ll fly back."

"What kind of car can seat five people? Too cramped, right?"

"We could rent two cars."

"How about renting an RV? Yes, an RV sounds good, what do you think?"

"Sure!"

"And we can rest in the car, stopping and going as we please... Let’s rent an RV."

Xu Manning agreed, fiddling with her phone, enthusiastically saying she would research the route.

Zhao Qingge remained silent throughout, because she was having a conversation with Li Peifeng in her mind...

It was like cursing from the Hundred Grass Garden to Sanwei Bookstore, then questioning whether Li Peifeng intended to keep his promise.

[You promised to propose to me.]

[I will definitely propose, but isn’t having them there a form of testimony as well, wouldn’t you say...]

Zhao Qingge was initially fuming, but hearing these words, she paused slightly, immediately imagining the scene where they witness Li Peifeng proposing to her, him kneeling down and putting a ring on her finger, wondering what kind of expressions they would have on their faces...

"Book the flights, we leave next Monday."

Zhao Qingge promptly made the decision; she didn’t want to stay in this house any longer!!!

Although the other three were puzzled by her sudden change in attitude, they didn’t dwell on it, as they were eager to set off as well.

The weekend flew by, during which they bought some clothes, prepared their itineraries, and arranged their work handovers and leaves. On Monday morning, they boarded a flight to Celestial City...

Xu Manning looked out at the white clouds in the sky, exclaiming excitedly, "We can consider this a spontaneous trip, right?"

"You find it quite romantic?"

Wu Wenyue had a little humph-ha, glancing around, thinking of her first experience in first-class as just that, with fewer people, more quietness, and more spacious seats.