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Chapter 24: A Night of Spring is Worth a Thousand Gold

Wen Ci looked at the passbook on the table, wondering how much Huo Jingyuan's salary had been over the past twelve years. She reached out, picked up the passbook, and flipped to the bottom. The balance was a full five figures.

Definitely a millionaire.

"Five, five figures?" Wen Ci's eyes widened suddenly, her red lips slightly raised, and she looked at Huo Jingyuan with astonishment: "Your salary is that high?"

Huo Jingyuan looked down at her and shook his head: "I served in the Northwest for twelve years. For the first five years, my monthly salary was twenty-five yuan. In the middle five years, it increased to thirty-five yuan, and in the last two years, it has increased to fifty-five yuan."

The remaining ten thousand yuan was my parents' savings for my future wife.

The man paused deliberately, then slowly said in a lazy voice, "Now, I'll hand over my wife's dowry."

Looking at the composed man, Wen Ci's heart suddenly raced, and a blush rose to her face, quickly spreading to her ears.

"you……"

Wen Ci didn't know what to say, so she lowered her head shyly and ate her food in silence.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the outer door. After several knocks, Huo Jingyuan lowered his eyelids slightly and said in a calm voice, "You continue eating, I'll go open the door."

He made a point of closing the gate to the yard when he came back, hoping not to be disturbed, but...

Huo Jingyuan exuded a chill. With his long legs, he walked to the door in two or three steps, opened it to be greeted by several shameless people, and blocked the doorway with his entire body.
"What are you doing here?"

When Xue Li heard that Brother Huo had installed a television at home, he invited a few of his buddies and the regimental political commissar to come over to Brother Huo's house to watch a color TV.

"watch TV."

Huo Jingyuan's gaze swept over the Youth League Committee: "You're here to join in the fun too, aren't you?"

"I've never seen a color television either."

Seeing that no one had come in yet, Wen Ci walked to the door and saw Huo Jingyuan half-blocking the doorway. Xue Li greeted Wen Ci through the half-open door: "Sister-in-law!"

Wen Ci nodded. Huo Jingyuan smirked, his voice slow and deliberate, carrying a chilling undertone, as he uttered, "Get lost."

Xue Li realized that Brother Huo was angry, so he shrank his neck and said in a muffled voice, "Brother Huo, don't be so petty. We're just curious about color television."

The others hadn't quite grasped the situation yet, but the married member of the Youth League Committee understood and said with a smile, "Let's go, we'll come back another day."

"why?"

The Youth League Committee member smirked: "A moment of bliss on a spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold."

Upon hearing this, Huo Jingyuan composed himself and said calmly, "In a few days, I will naturally invite you to my home to watch TV. What's the rush?"

After the brief incident, Xue Li and the others left.

Wen Ci stood at the doorway of the inner room, not having heard what they were saying. Seeing Huo Jingyuan close the door again and walk towards her, she couldn't help but ask:
Why aren't they coming in?

"They're just making trouble for no reason. Let's go back and continue eating."

"Oh."
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After finishing her meal, Wen Ci rubbed her stomach. She had enjoyed the meal immensely and leaned back in her chair, saying, "I'll rest for a bit and then wash the dishes."

"I'll wash it."

Seeing Huo Jingyuan clearing the table of dishes, Wen Ci quickly stood up, her voice carrying a hint of seriousness: "We agreed that whoever cooks will wash the dishes."

"I'll listen to you," Huo Jingyuan replied.

Based on his understanding of Wen Ci over the past few days, he knew that she was always a woman of her word, sometimes very bold and sometimes very serious.

Wen Ci sat back down, nodded in satisfaction, and said, "Working together makes the work easier. We can't let you do all the work yourself."

(End of this chapter)