What? You're a notorious bandit? What a coincidence, me too!

Twenty thousand yuan is not a small amount in this day and age.

Fang Qingzhu worked as a sales assistant selling clothes, and the most she ever earned in a month was 800 yuan.

"Chang'an, what is this...?"

Lin Chang'an hung up the wedding photos, jumped down from the ladder, and seeing the other person's astonished expression, rubbed Fang Qingzhu's face: "Don't worry, it wasn't stolen or robbed."

He didn't mention what happened today, but only told her about delivering his briefcase to Tingyunxuan Teahouse last night.

He also told Fang Qingzhu about paying back 3 yuan to his third uncle.

"You have to pay back your third uncle's money; he's helped you a lot in every way."

Fang Qingzhu felt relieved and thought to herself, "With this money, we won't have to be so stingy with our wedding. We can even save a lot of money later."

Looking at his wife's virtuous appearance before they were even married, Lin Chang'an felt a warm current rise in his heart.

"By the way, after we get married, I'm planning to open a mobile phone store. Mobile phones are becoming more and more common now, and the future trend is very good..." Lin Chang'an sat on the sofa with Fang Qingzhu in his arms and told her his idea.

"Opening a mobile phone store...wouldn't it be very difficult?"

Fang Qingzhu was a little worried, "We don't understand these things, what if we lose money?"

Lin Chang'an gently pinched Fang Qingzhu's nose. "Don't worry, your husband won't do anything he's not sure about now."

Fang Qingzhu nestled in his arms, then suddenly looked up at the man seriously. After a while, she said, "Chang'an, I feel like you've changed a lot lately."

Lin Chang'an smiled and pinched the other woman's firm, soft breasts, saying, "I told you I would give you and your son a good life in the future."

Fang Qingzhu struggled for a moment, then snorted, "How do you know it's a son? Maybe it's a daughter."

Lin Chang'an bit the other person's earlobe and said, "How about we make a bet? If it really is a son, you'll give it to me..."

"You're so mean, Lin Chang'an! What are you thinking about all day long!" Fang Qingzhu blushed instantly.

"Why don't you dare to make a bet?" Lin Chang'an teased.

"Hmph, a bet is a bet, who's afraid of who!" Fang Qingzhu pouted.

Lin Chang'an chuckled and massaged her for a while longer, only making a mess of the woman and getting himself aroused as well.

Fang Qingzhu had no choice but to close the door and become a craftswoman again.

After half an hour.

Lin Chang'an stretched and said, "Alright, the wedding photos are up and ready. Let's go buy the hardware now and try to get this done today."

He took Fang Qingzhu out and rode his motorcycle to an old Huangxiang Gold Shop in the city.

The gold shop window displays all kinds of gold necklaces, gold rings, and gold earrings. When the warm light shines on them, they glitter and shine brightly.

However, each counter was surrounded by a barrier, and customers could only select items outside the barrier, with the staff handing the items out for inspection.

As soon as I entered, a staff member in a uniform greeted me warmly: "Welcome!"

Fang Qingzhu pointed to the isolation strip, looking somewhat curious.

The shop assistant explained in a low voice, "A jewelry store was robbed a couple of days ago, and we have no other choice but to do this..."

Lin Chang'an stood calmly to the side, as if the robbery of the jewelry store had nothing to do with him.

"...But thankfully, the police these days are really capable; they caught the thief in half a day and recovered the stolen jewelry."

The sales clerk led Fang Qingzhu outside the counter: "You're looking at hardware for your wedding, right? Let's see if there's anything you like..."

Lin Chang'an nodded and pointed to a gold bracelet, saying, "Try this one."

Fang Qingzhu glanced at the weight and quietly tugged at Lin Chang'an's sleeve, whispering, "Chang'an, let's not buy something so expensive. Let's keep it simple."

Lin Chang'an knew what she was thinking, smiled, patted her hand, and turned to ask the shop assistant, "How much is gold per gram now?"

"Sir, our pure gold is 128 yuan per gram, and 24K gold is 138 yuan per gram," the shop assistant replied with a smile.

Lin Chang'an calculated in his mind that the price of gold in this era was indeed not expensive. At 138 yuan per gram, a set of five pieces of gold would cost less than 10,000 yuan.

In his past life, he was poor and always made do with what Fang Qingzhu had.

Now, he wants to make up for this regret and let her marry him in a grand and glorious way.

"Let my wife try it out," Lin Chang'an said.

The shop assistant's eyes lit up. "Okay, sir, please wait a moment."

Fang Qingzhu grew anxious and tugged at Lin Chang'an's arm, whispering, "Chang'an, this is too expensive, too wasteful of money. Didn't you say you were going to open a mobile phone shop? You'll need money everywhere..."

Lin Chang'an held her hand, looking at her earnestly, "Xiaozhu, marriage is a major life event. I can't let you settle for less. It has to be a grand and glorious occasion, so that everyone knows that you, Fang Qingzhu, have married the right person."

His voice wasn't loud, but it was exceptionally sincere. A warm feeling welled up in Fang Qingzhu's heart, her eyes reddened slightly, and she said softly:

"Then...then let's not buy anything too extravagant, just something suitable will do."

After spending about half an hour choosing, Fang Qingzhu finally selected all the metal jewelry.

The shop assistant took the jewelry to be weighed and the bill calculated, while Lin Chang'an waited with Fang Qingzhu on the side.

Just then, Fang Qingzhu's phone suddenly rang. She took out her phone and saw that it was her mother, Wang Xiulan.

She answered, "Hello, Mom."

"Your mother is Wang Xiulan, isn't she!"

A gruff male voice came from the other end of the phone, tinged with impatience: "She owes us five thousand yuan from gambling, and she won't give it to us. You'd better bring the money over right now!"

Fang Qingzhu's heart skipped a beat. Before she could ask any more questions, she heard her mother, Wang Xiulan, shouting in a panic over the receiver.

"Mom! What's wrong? Where are you?"

Fang Qingzhu's face turned deathly pale instantly, her fingers gripping the phone trembled, and she tightly clung to Lin Chang'an's arm with her other hand.

Lin Chang'an sensed something was wrong and asked, "What's wrong?"

Before Fang Qingzhu could respond, the man on the other end of the phone gave her an address and then slammed the phone down.

"Chang'an, something happened to my mother!" Fang Qingzhu was so anxious that tears were about to come out.

"Don't rush, tell me what's wrong." Lin Chang'an pressed her shoulder to calm her down.

When Fang Qingzhu explained the matter, Lin Chang'an frowned.

My mother-in-law usually likes to play cards and often spends the whole day at the card table.

Fang Qingzhu looked anxious and lost all interest in buying hardware. She pulled Lin Chang'an and headed outside.

"Don't worry, let's go check on her. I'm here, I won't let anything happen to your mother," Lin Chang'an comforted her.

The shop assistant had just finished calculating the bill and was walking over. Seeing the two about to leave, she quickly called out, "Sir, Madam, you haven't paid for your jewelry yet!"

"Leave it for now, we have something to do, we'll come back for it later," Lin Chang'an called out as he turned around.

The shop assistant watched the two people hurry away, her face full of displeasure: "Poor bastards, what are you pretending for? You made me happy for nothing!"