Uncovering My Wife's Secrets

Chapter 146

Chapter 146 Work Hard To Stay Worthy

With Lu Caiwei in charge of Moonlight Group, Julian Parks wanted to go to the countryside with Annalise Barton to meet her mentors. He vaguely knew that Annalise had a few mentors, just not sure exactly how many.

One night when they were about to sleep, he hugged her from behind and kissed her ear. “Annie, how many mentors do you have?” Annalise Barton smiled and rebuked, “I’m not telling you. I want to remain mysterious.” “Tell me.” He kissed her earlobe. She refused. “No.” He tickled her armpit to tease her. “Are you going to tell me?”

She laughed and wriggled in his arms. Such teasing was the most dangerous. He almost turned into a vicious wolf again. After thinking about how it would affect her sleep, he decided to hold back. After all, it was already early in the morning. Now, he couldn’t help but ask again, “Annie, how many mentors do you have?”

Annalise Barton tilted her head and smiled at Julian Parks. “I’m not telling you.” Julian Parks looked at her delicate appearance and his heart skipped a beat. Unknowingly, the corners of his lips turned up into a smile. It felt so good to like someone. No matter what she said or did, as long as he was looking at her, he felt happy. The sweetness he felt coursing through his entire body was as if he was always eating candy.

He smiled and reached out to stroke her head lovingly. Annalise Barton immediately squatted down and covered her head with her hands. “No, I did my hair today. It’ll end up messy.” She had a meeting today, so she tied her hair into a bun and even set it.

“Haha!” Julian Parks could not help but laugh happily. Seeing how adorable it was when she held her head in her hands, made his heart melt. Initially, he thought that it would take a long time for him to

develop feelings for her. Unexpectedly, it took no time for him to fall deeply in love with her. He smiled gently at her and took her hand. “Let’s go get some gifts.”

“As compared to gifts, my mentors very much prefer food.” Annalise Barton felt that it was more practical to go to the market, as she knew her mentors were complete foodies.

“Let’s buy both food and gifts,” Julian Parks said. How could he show up empty-handed for his first visit? Last night, he had quietly browsed the Internet for two hours to see what netizens had prepared for their first visit to their in-laws’ house.

Many of them on the Internet first shared their financial situation, followed by the types of gifts they bought, and finally their in-laws’ reactions. In summary, most of them gave cigarettes and wine to their father-in-law. For their mother-in-law, they gave coats, milk, cosmetics, and such.

Under normal circumstances, everyone would choose to visit their in-laws before the Chinese New Year because they would be in a happier mood from the festivity of the approaching New Year. The in- laws would also be more accepting if their prospective son-in-law dressed up and gave them gifts.

Several sons-in-law also summarized some taboos. Gifts should be given in pairs, but not in singles. Festive red colors should be used as the gifts’ packaging instead of black or white. Gifts should be respectfully given

out with both hands. Avoid giving gifts late at night, give them out early. Of course, this was with the exception of a long journey. The two of them went to the mall to get some gifts. Since they’ve decided to get gifts for Annalise Barton’s mentors, she wondered what they liked.

Throughout their lives, the mentors made many outstanding achievements and had both fame and fortune. They did not lack money at all. They didn’t need any extravagant gifts, intentions mattered most to them. Since it was almost winter, buying them quilted clothes would be ideal. Hence, Annalise

Barton dragged Julian Parks to pick out clothes. “Annie, how many mentors do you have?” Julian Parks asked again curiously.

Since they’re buying gifts for her mentors, he should at least know how many of them are there. It would be best if he knew their age, gender, and hobbies! Annalise Barton smiled. “Three of them live in the village now.”

She had five mentors. Mr. Joseph Quigley is a medical expert. Mr. Dariel Randall is the founder of the Randalls’ Martial Arts. Mr. Cash Cappell is a master of pottery. Mr. James Brown is a hacker of the Honker Union. Ms. Madeline Tuffin is a world-renowned painter. Mr. James Brown and Ms. Madeline Tuffin are relatively young and do not live in the village.

Occasionally, Ms. Madeline Tuffin would return to the village to recuperate with Mr. Joseph Quigley’s help. She would also learn pottery from Mr. Cash Cappell. Mr. James Brown always remained mysterious in his traces and hardly returned to the village. These were her official five mentors. The rest of them were considered good teachers and friends of hers.

“In that case, should we buy five or three gifts?” Julian Parks asked for Annalise Barton’s opinion. After all, he had no idea if the other mentors would return to the village. In actual fact, he couldn’t wait to find out who the three mentors in the village were. He had a strong intuition that the other two mentors were not simple either. “Just buy three gifts,” Annalise Barton said. “Let’s go buy clothes first.”

Annalise Barton picked three quilted clothes seriously. They were of the same style, bright red, and looked especially festive. She looked at Julian Parks with a smile and said, “When your company starts releasing clothes for the older folks, we’ll buy them together.”

“Okay.” Julian Parks’s grinned from ear to ear. When she said, “we’ll buy them together”, it made him so happy. The fact that she naturally said “we” was beyond satisfying for him.

After choosing three sets of quilted clothes, Julian Parks dragged Annalise Barton to buy something else. He asked Annalise, “Other than Mr. Joseph Quigley, are the other two mentors about the same age?” Seeing the clothes that Annalise bought, he guessed that they would be a lot older. Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

“Yeah, a few years apart,” Annalise Barton said. “Let’s go buy a pot. There’s Mr. Cappell’s pottery store over there.” Julian Parks’ sharp eyes spotted the store when they entered the mall.

Older people loved to drink tea, and they would want to have a good tea set too. Across Chanaea, Mr. Cappell’s tea sets were of the highest standards and no one could surpass him.

“No need, my mentors have a lot of teapots,” Annalise Barton said. Julian Parks insisted. “Mr. Cappell’s tea sets are the best. The mentors will like it.” “No need. They have too many teapots.” “Let’s just buy one more set,” Julian Parks said.

Annalise Barton stood on tiptoe and whispered into Julian Parks’ ear, “When we return to the village, you will discover a secret.” “What secret?” Julian Parks asked curiously.

“The secret to never having to buy a pot,” Annalise Barton whispered into Julian Parks’ ear. Julian Parks’ eyes lit up suddenly. “Mr. Cappell?” “Yeah, he’s one of my mentors,” Annalise Barton said.

Julian Parks was filled with emotions. No wonder Annalise could not only appraise paintings but also pots. Painting and pottery were inseparable. With a mentor like Mr. Cappell, she was naturally talented in art. Somehow, he felt that he would need to work hard to be worthy of her.

“Let’s buy cigarettes, wine, and other gifts.” He pulled her to look for other gifts. After picking gifts for more than two hours, they finally returned fully loaded and filled the entire trunk. Annalise Barton suggested going to the market.

As he was about to leave, Julian Parks received a call. His men reported that Abigail Barton and Alexander Parks had arrived at Horington last afternoon. They seemed to have sent spies to secretly keep an eye on their movements.