My strategy failed, so my bestie introduced me to a tough officer.

Chapter 106 Betrothal Gift

"That's not a coincidence."

"That's called being in tune with each other."

Xie Zhennan bent down and placed the lunch box on the small table, then turned around and handed the file bag in his hand to Yun Jiaojiao.

Yun Jiaojiao took the file bag and looked at it with curiosity.

"What's in it?"

"You'll know what's inside if you open it and take a look."

"Keep it a secret."

Yun Jiaojiao slowly and methodically untied the sealing rope on the file bag.

A wad of cash.

A passbook.

A velvet jewelry box.

They all entered Yun Jiaojiao's sight.

"Xie Zhennan, is this all your belongings?"

Yun Jiaojiao estimated that the stack of cash was about three or four hundred yuan.

"The money in the passbook is what I've saved over the years."

"Four thousand three hundred dollars in total."

The expression on Xie Zhennan's face suddenly became serious and solemn.

"That wad of cash is three hundred and sixty dollars."

"Three hundred and sixty yuan in cash and the Hetian white jade bracelet in the box are my betrothal gifts to you."

"I, Xie Zhennan, adore Comrade Yun Jiaojiao and am willing to marry her, entrust her with my belongings, have children, and spend my life with her."

"From now on, if I, Xie Zhennan, eat one bite, Comrade Yun Jiaojiao will eat three bites. No matter what, I will never let Comrade Yun Jiaojiao go hungry."

Yun Jiaojiao's pretty face turned slightly hot.

Just a few ordinary and simple words made her feel that Xie Zhennan valued her.

"Hasn't the betrothal gift been given?"

Yun Jiaojiao glanced around the room.

All the supplies in this rental house were purchased by Xie Zhennan.

Xie Zhennan spent a lot of money to buy these things at that time.

Yun Jiaojiao thought that these items in the house were the betrothal gifts given to her by Xie Zhennan.

"Who would give two betrothal gifts when marrying a daughter-in-law?"

"Who told you that the two quilts and two enamel basins in the room were betrothal gifts?"

"That's all you can do."

Xie Zhennan reached out and tapped Yun Jiaojiao's forehead, speaking unhappily.

"These things in the house are the daily necessities I bought for us after our marriage."

"What I give you now is the betrothal gift."

Yun Jiaojiao rubbed her forehead where Xie Zhennan had hit her.

"You gave me your belongings, aren't you afraid that I'll squander them?"

Xie Zhennan was not worried at all.

"You work at the Jiangcheng High-Tech Research Institute during the day, work part-time as a translator for the Red Sun Publishing House after work, and help out at your aunt's noodle stall on weekends. Do you have time to waste?"

Yun Jiaojiao: “…”

The feeling of being touched dropped by half instantly.

Why is this man's mouth so depressing!

"But if you want to splurge, you can do so."

Xie Zhennan: "I am your man, you are my wife, you give birth to my children, I protect you from the wind and rain, you wash my clothes and cook for me, I clean the table and wash the dishes for you, I find money, you spend money, these are all natural things."

"I am your man, strong and healthy. If I spend all my money, I will earn more."

"After we get married, I will send twenty yuan back home every month. Of the remaining one hundred yuan, I will keep ten yuan and give you ninety yuan for safekeeping."

Yun Jiaojiao's heart was touched instantly.

The level of emotion kept rising and falling, just like riding a roller coaster.

"Why did you only send twenty dollars to your parents?"

"Didn't you send me 40 yuan a month?"

After riding the roller coaster, Yun Jiaojiao asked Xie Zhennan in confusion.

"Your siblings are all studying. Tuition, living expenses, and stationery all cost money."

"Teenage years are a time of rapid growth. If you grow fast, you need to replace your clothes and shoes every six months. If you grow slowly, you need to replace them once a year."

"You only sent twenty dollars back. Is that enough for them?"

"I don't want your parents and siblings to blame me for not having enough money."

"You think too much."

Xie Zhennan rubbed Yun Jiaojiao's furry head.

"Zhenbei and Jiaxin's tuition for one semester combined is only thirty-six dollars, which works out to seventy-two dollars a year."

"They basically don't spend any money on food at school. They bring rice, vegetables, eggs, and firewood from home, and the school cafeteria cooks them for free. They only buy meat from the school cafeteria when they want it. Throughout the year, they can only spend 50 yuan on living expenses."

"My parents are hardworking and capable. Since the land was transferred to households, our family has had surplus food every year. Every spring, they raise three pigs and a flock of chickens and ducks. At the end of the year, they can make a fortune by selling the pigs, chickens, and ducks."

"My parents don't lack money to spend. They've already told me not to send 40 yuan back home every month."

"We're getting married and having our own little family. From now on, I'll definitely take care of our little family first, and then help our parents if I have the energy."

"My parents have been through this, they can understand."

"Just put your mind at ease and focus on managing the finances of our small family."

Xie Zhennan talked a lot.

Yun Jiaojiao finally felt at ease.

"Then I'll keep this money."

Yun Jiaojiao took out the velvet box, turned around and put the file bag under the pillow.

In the 1980s, Longguo's real estate industry was just beginning to take root.

Jiangcheng, as a major city at the junction of the north and south of Longguo, has a livable climate, convenient transportation, and rich resources. It is about to usher in large-scale infrastructure and industrial construction.

Take some time to study the current development situation of Jiangcheng, and use Xie Zhennan's money to buy some land.

With the current land price, more than 4,000 yuan can buy several large plots of land in Jiangcheng.

When Jiangcheng ushers in large-scale infrastructure and industrial construction, she will sell the land and make at least several times the profit.

If you can negotiate with investors to participate in project investment in the form of land and get dividends, you can earn more.

Just thinking about it made Yun Jiaojiao excited.

She turned around and handed the velvet box to Xie Zhennan with a smile on her face.

"husband."

The sweet call of "husband" made Xie Zhennan's legs go weak immediately.

"Put the bracelet on me."

Not to mention putting a bracelet on Yun Jiaojiao, even if Yun Jiaojiao called him "husband" in a sweet voice, Xie Zhennan would go through fire and water without even frowning.

Xie Zhennan took the velvet box and took out the jade bracelet inside.

The warm white Hetian jade bracelet with a touch of brown sugar color is placed on Yun Jiaojiao's wrist, making her wrist look slender and long.

So lovely.

The bracelet he picked out is beautiful.

My wife's hands are more beautiful.

Xie Zhennan stared at Yun Jiaojiao's hand infatuatedly, without blinking for a long time, and his expression was full of greed.

"Xie Zhennan, which is better, my hands or the braised pig's feet in the military cafeteria?"

Yun Jiaojiao's words immediately broke the pleasant atmosphere and pulled Xie Zhennan back to his senses.

Xie Zhennan frowned and said unhappily: "Yun Jiaojiao, are you a woman?"

Yun Jiaojiao turned around to get the belt she bought at the mall today.

"Didn't you sleep with me in your arms? Can't you feel whether I'm a woman or not?"

Xie Zhennan instantly recalled the feeling of sleeping in Yun Jiaojiao's arms with thin clothes.

soft.

So fucking soft.

His face flushed, and he replied with a dry mouth, "How could a woman compare her hands with a braised pig's trotter?"