You're my wife, don't doubt it!

“Xiao Yao isn’t that kind of person. He’s naturally inclined to… to… to live off women,” Grandma explained. “The reason he doesn’t spend money on you is because he doesn’t have any. He doesn’t have any money because I don’t give him any. I don’t give him any money because he used to squander it at internet cafes whenever he got it. Daughter, I feel at ease having the money with you for safekeeping.”

Shen Jie blushed slightly as she thought about how she had accompanied Xiao Yao to the internet cafe. She wondered what her grandmother would think if she found out.

"This old woman just wants you to know that although our family isn't as wealthy as yours, our attitude is still very respectable," Grandma said. "Besides, you're all alone now, and you'll need money for many things..."

Shen Jie interrupted her grandmother's incessant chatter: "Grandma, what you're saying isn't right."

"Huh?" Grandma said.

"Who said I was staying outside?" Shen Jie said with a smile, "I'm just living in my own home."

"Jie Jie..." Grandma was stunned.

“Grandma, it wasn’t easy for you to save up this retirement money, so please buy some good food,” Shen Jie said. “I still have money here—I brought a lot of money with me. I promise you, if I ever run out of money, I will ask you for it right away, without hesitation.”

"you promise?"

"I promise." Shen Jie raised her right palm towards the ceiling.

After a difficult round of bargaining, the matter finally ended with Shen Jie putting away the jewelry box and Grandma taking back the red bills.

……

"Grandma, why are you crying?" Shen Jie was at a loss. "I didn't accept the money, you don't have to do this."

"No, silly girl." Grandma shook her head and said, "Grandma is happy."

“Grandma…” Shen Jie reached out and hugged the old lady’s shoulder.

"I know I don't have many years left," Grandma sobbed. "My biggest worry is my eldest grandson."

"Grandma, what nonsense are you talking about?" Shen Jie said reproachfully. "You will definitely live to be a hundred years old."

The old lady shook her head: "No, Yunyun told me everything."

"This child!" Shen Jie exclaimed angrily, "Why can't you keep your mouth shut? You just blurt out all sorts of nonsense!"

“She didn’t say anything specific,” Grandma explained, shaking her head. “I had to ask her to find out—she’s never seen me, and neither have you.”

Shen Jie fell silent for a moment, looking around for tissues.

“Logically speaking, I shouldn’t say this,” the old lady wiped away her tears. “What I worry about most is my eldest grandson.”

"Oh dear, what's there to worry about?" Shen Jie said, feeling indignant on Xiao Yaoming's behalf.

“My other grandson, his cousin, and his other cousins, all have good parents and are quite promising themselves,” the old lady said. “You know about his parents’ situation. He doesn’t study hard, he’s unbalanced in his subjects, and he’s always thinking about playing. He doesn’t seem to be very popular at school…”

“Grandma, that’s all in the past,” Shen Jie told her grandmother. “He’s making great progress in his studies now and has made a lot of good friends.”

"Is it true? You're just trying to fool this old woman," Grandma said. "I've been worried about what will happen if my grandson can't get married... I'll tell you a secret, I've even written my will. After I die, this house will be left to him alone, in case it gets demolished and redeveloped..."

Shen Jie: "..."

"Oh dear!" Grandma suddenly realized the problem too: "This house has never been demolished, right?!"

"Hmm..." Shen Jie said, "Didn't you just go in there a moment ago?"

"As for me, I've always thought that I, this old woman, should try to live a few more years, so that I can see my grandson get married and have children, and then I can leave in peace..."

"..." Shen Jie suddenly felt a lump in her throat: "Grandma, I will definitely take good care of him for you."

"Darling, with your words, I can finally rest easy." The old lady's face was full of relief: "When Yunyun first told me that I still hadn't been able to see Xiao Yao's wife and child, I was so sad."

“Grandma, you can see us right now, can’t you?” Shen Jie quickly said.

“Yes, yes,” Grandma said, “and then I quickly realized—it’s the Bodhisattva’s blessing, the Bodhisattva has appeared to us…”

"grandmother……"

Xiao Yao craned his neck, waiting and waiting, before Shen Jie finally returned. The girl's eyes were red, as if she had just been crying.

"What's wrong?!" Xiao Yao exclaimed in surprise. "You've been crying?"

"Doggy," Shen Jie put down the jewelry box in her hand and reached out to hug Xiao Yao, "I miss my grandma."

“Ah…ah,” Xiao Yao said.

“Let’s take a day to go see her,” Shen Jie said.

Xiao Yao hesitated for a moment and then remained silent.

“Gouzi, you really need to be nicer to your grandma,” Shen Jie said.

“I know,” Xiao Yao replied, “What did you and my grandma talk about for so long? What’s in this box?”

Shen Jie opened the jewelry box in front of Xiao Yao. Inside were a pair of gold earrings, a gold necklace, a set of gold rings, and a pair of unusually large jade bracelets.

“Oh, this,” Xiao Yao said eagerly, “it suits you perfectly.”

"Suitable my foot, the style is so outdated." Shen Jie said this, but the gesture of reaching out to touch it revealed her deep affection for it.

These jade bracelets, a gift from my grandmother, are quite eye-catching. The jade is a deep emerald green, with a lustrous sheen and intricate patterns, exuding a profound sense of history and culture. Unlike the smooth, rounded jade bracelets of the past, these bracelets feature intricate carvings and designs, showcasing exquisite craftsmanship and a unique design—clearly not ordinary objects.

As Shen Jie tried on the bracelet, she said to Xiao Yao, "Your grandma gave me a lot of money, but I didn't take a single penny."

"?" Xiao Yao: "Why not take the money if it's offered?"

"What are you saying?" Shen Jie said reproachfully, "Is your grandmother's pension very high?"

"Not high, is it?"

"How can you take the money that the old lady worked so hard to save?" Shen Jie said.

"By the way, when you go to sell jewelry tomorrow, don't sell the ones my grandma gave me too," Xiao Yao said.

"What did you say?" Shen Jie was stunned: "How could I possibly do that? —(｀Д) Ouch!"

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Xiao Yao was startled and quickly went forward to support him. "What's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing," Shen Jie waved her hand and said, "I really did arrive a little early—"

"Damn, are you serious?" Xiao Yao said.

"Doggy, could you go out and buy me some extra-long overnight ones?" Shen Jie said, rubbing her tummy. "The same brand as last time."

"Okay." Without saying another word, Xiao Yao walked outside.

"Dog," Shen Jie called out to him from behind again.

"Hmm?" Xiao Yao stopped and turned around.

"Wait, wait until it's gone this time," Shen Jie said, looking at the ceiling. "My relative."

"What do you mean?" As soon as Xiao Yao asked those three words, he immediately understood what the girl meant: "Okay!"

He left happily.

Under her grandmother's supervision, Xiao Yao slept in his own small bed that night, while Shen Jie squeezed into a bed with Shen Tianyun in 2034.

The next day, Xiao Yao slept until dawn, only to find that Shen Jie, Shen Tianyun, and his grandmother were all gone, leaving him alone in both homes.

There was a message from Shen Jie in my phone's inbox, saying that she had gone shopping with Grandma Xiao Yao.

Xiao Yao wandered around the photo booth twice, too lazy to heat up the leftovers in the refrigerator on the gas stove, so he decided to go out for a walk and find something to eat.

Xiao Yao called Yu Luying twice but no one answered, which puzzled him, so he decided to go to her house to check.

Halfway there, he saw a familiar yet unfamiliar figure.

“Bear! Ji!” Xiao Yao shouted loudly.

"Yao'er!" Little Bear saw Xiao Yao and happily walked towards him: "What a coincidence!"

Chapter 336 Marital Property

2023-09-26

“Bear! Ji!” Xiao Yao shouted loudly.

"Yao'er!" Little Bear saw Xiao Yao and happily walked towards him: "What a coincidence!"

The two of them went to the "Jinsha Hotel" for lunch, arm in arm, and ordered dishes such as sizzling beef, dry pot chicken, and scrambled eggs with shrimp.

“I’ve completely forgotten when I last saw you,” Xiao Yao said. “Was it…was it…that…that…”

"Hey, I'm busy," said the little bear.

"What have you all been busy with?" Xiao Yao asked Xiao Xiong. "The whole summer vacation has been almost over, and school is about to start."

"I've been so busy, who knows what I've been busy with?" Little Bear said casually, waving his hand.

Xiao Yao: "?"

“Tutoring, summer camp,” Little Bear carefully counted on his fingers for Xiao Yao, “part-time jobs, travel…”

"Still working?" Xiao Yao said, "Are you short of money? Do you have a girlfriend?"

"Girlfriend my foot!" Little Bear said indignantly. "My dad just can't stand idle people. He gets itchy all over if he doesn't give me something to do."

“Sigh, all parents are like that,” Xiao Yao casually agreed.

"I really envy you..." said the little bear.

"Isn't there summer camp? Where did you go?" Xiao Yao didn't want to hear anything that implied "I really envy you for not having parents," so he quickly changed the subject.

"What do you think of the summer camp for math tutoring? -- Didn't you go to summer camp too? How was it?" Little Bear leaned in with great interest.