After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

Lan Yujuan was certain he would agree, so she immediately stopped being polite.

She pointed to several pieces of gold jewelry in the display case and smiled at the saleswoman:

"Could you please take these out and take a look? Thank you!"

When the saleswoman saw that the ring, earrings, and necklace Lan Yujuan had chosen were all made of solid gold and weighed a large amount, her eyes lit up instantly.

"Madam, you have excellent taste!"

"These are all classic styles you've chosen, perfect for everyday wear, and you can even pass them down to your daughter!"

Liu Zhiyuan wasn't stupid. After seeing the weight, his brows furrowed. He immediately nudged Lan Yujuan and whispered:

"What classic style? Don't listen to their hype!"

"Honey, the ones you picked are too old-fashioned; the styles are all outdated."

"How heavy is a ring weighing a dozen grams for everyday wear? How outrageous is a necklace weighing thirty grams for everyday wear? And those earrings weighing twenty grams, they'll deform your ear piercings."

As he spoke, he tried to pull Lan Yujuan toward the display case next to him.

"In my opinion, the styles here are quite nice!"

"Honey, look closely, isn't it a novel design? It looks stylish and lightweight! It suits your temperament perfectly!"

"Unlike the jewelry over there, which looks old-fashioned and makes you look like a nouveau riche!"

Lan Yujuan withdrew her hand without making a sound and calmly walked back to her original position.

"I don't want the light one, I want the heavy one!"

"Go around the village, and you'll see who wears gold jewelry to flaunt the style. The first thing they ask is the weight!"

"If you like lightweight and stylish items, you could buy a few for our daughter."

"I'll save it for her now; gold won't expire, and I'll leave it to her as her dowry in the future!"

Liu Zhiyuan was somewhat annoyed, and his tone became noticeably sharp.

"Fine, fine, pick whatever you want, I don't care! Hurry up!"

After saying that, he impatiently walked over and sat down on the sofa.

He took out his phone and started chatting with someone. His daughter peeled a candy and fed it to him, but he frowned and turned away, finding it in the way.

Lan Yujuan glanced at it, completely ignoring it, and then turned her head and took a fancy to a 49.9-gram antique gold bracelet.

"This one looks good, let's take a look!"

The saleswoman watched her nervously, smiling and whispering a reminder as she took the item:

"Madam, the price of gold jewelry has risen to over 1500 yuan per gram today. This antique gold bracelet alone costs nearly 80,000 yuan."

"Are you sure you want this one?"

"We also have the same thick-walled hollow style in our store. It looks just as elegant when worn, and it weighs about 20 to 30 grams."

Huang Wanqing looked up, smiled, and said confirmingly, "Thank you!"

"But it's okay, I'll take this one."

"Could you please pack this bracelet, along with the necklace, earrings, and ring you just chose, and issue a receipt for them all?"

After receiving confirmation, the saleswoman grinned from ear to ear.

"Okay! Please follow me! I'll take you to reweigh the items and get the invoice issued right now!"

The hardware that Lan Yujuan selected weighed just over 130 grams in total.

The store manager came over in person to oversee the invoicing process, offered a small discount, and rounded down the amount to exactly 200,000.

"Ma'am, how do I pay?"

Lan Yujuan looked up at the sofa area and saw her "husband chatting happily," looking completely oblivious to everything else.

He even ignored his own daughter, who sat obediently beside him and whom he only saw once a year.

Lan Yujuan walked straight over and snatched the phone away.

"Who are you talking to? You're like a lost soul; I've been calling you for ages and you haven't responded. Let me see!"

Liu Zhiyuan was startled and instinctively snatched his phone back, his panic evident in his eyes.

Lan Yujuan only glanced at it before recognizing the profile picture; it was indeed "almost certainly the same one."

"I was just replying to a message in the company group chat!"

"Your sudden appearance startled me!"

After giving a few evasive answers, Liu Zhiyuan quickly changed the subject, "Have you bought it yet?"

"If we've bought everything, let's go straight to the bank!"

Lan Yujuan nodded, looking like she had been fooled by his lies.

"Oh, you're replying to a company message! I thought you were chatting so happily, I thought the other person was a woman."

Liu Zhiyuan touched his nose guiltily and said perfunctorily, "Tsk, you women are so boring, always making wild guesses!"

After listening, Lan Yujuan seemed thoughtful. Could it be that the one who was "almost certainly right" was also kept in the dark?

"The invoice has already been issued. You can go and pay it," Lan Yujuan said softly.

Liu Zhiyuan was taken aback, a suspicious and wary look on his face. "What do you mean? Are you asking me to pay again?"

"Don't you have 80 in your card? Just swipe it!"

Lan Yujuan frowned and said angrily, "Don't I know how to swipe a card? I want to swipe my card too!"

"We've been married for four years, and I've stayed home taking care of my baby and the housework; I haven't worked at all!"

"Your mother manages all the wages you send home; she only gives me 500 yuan a month for groceries!"

"Don't forget, before I married you and graduated from university, I earned 25,000 yuan a month!"

"Now, my bank card has a limit, and I can't even transfer 1,000 yuan!"

"Liu Zhiyuan, I've chosen the items. Buy them or don't, it's up to you! If you don't want to buy them, let's go home!"

After Lan Yujuan finished speaking firmly, she picked up the child and was about to leave.

Liu Zhiyuan had his weakness exploited, fearing that she would keep the 80 yuan and never return it, so he had no choice but to compromise quickly.

"Honey, don't be angry!"

Liu Zhiyuan chased after her and stopped her, half-hugging and half-coaxing her towards the checkout counter.

"Buy it! I have to buy it today!"

Liu Zhiyuan was flustered and didn't look closely before swiping his card and signing.

After paying the bill, she forced a smile, took her daughter in her arms, and didn't even notice the deduction information on her phone.

Lan Yujuan took the "heavy" hardware, and her expression finally softened a bit.

"Let's go to the bank!"

When the family of three arrived at the bank, Liu Zhiyuan was dumbfounded: the bank in his hometown, a small county, was closed on holidays.

Liu Zhiyuan was furious and immediately flew into a rage! After dropping the child, he grabbed Lan Yujuan's wrist tightly.

"Lan Yujuan! Did you do this on purpose?"

"You knew perfectly well that the banks in the county are closed during the Spring Festival, yet you still tricked me into coming to the county town to buy a mobile phone and gold!"

Lan Yujuan scoffed inwardly. Of course she did it on purpose, but only a fool would admit it!

She immediately retorted rationally, not to be outdone: "Liu Zhiyuan, stop accusing me!"

"If you, a native of this area, haven't noticed this, how could I, someone who married into this family from out of town, possibly know?"

Believe it or not, she really knew!

Lan Yujuan's online novel, written last year, became a minor hit, earning her a decent monthly royalty.

So every month on the day she receives her royalties, she brings her daughter to the county town.

First, go to the bank, withdraw the royalties, count them, and then happily deposit them into a fixed deposit.

Then take your daughter to the amusement park for a ride and have a nice meal!

Liu Zhiyuan stared intently at her, his eyes shifting between light and shadow, as if weighing whether what she said was true or false.

The two remained locked in a stalemate for several minutes before Liu Zhiyuan coldly said:

"Since we can't transfer the 80 today, let's return the phone and the gold!"