You are my wife, don't doubt it!

This time, she only brought with her 50,000 or 60,000 yuan in cash, which was the New Year's money she had saved for a whole - uh, a whole year.

During the time she stayed at Xiao Yao's house, not only did she have to pay for all her food and clothing expenses, she also had to support this little man, buy him clothes, bags, shoes, recharge his Internet cafe membership card, buy him a computer, and provide him with meals... In simple terms, it was like raising an older son.

Shen Jie was used to spending lavishly on a daily basis and had no habit of keeping accounts, and Xiao Yao, as if he had won the lottery, also began to, well, to a certain extent, increase his own consumption level - Shen Jie would occasionally wonder in confusion why this kid could spend so freely.

You eat me, drink me, use me, and sleep with me, and you just give me a house, right?

You have never even said thank you to me, Shen Jie thought.

But to put it bluntly, Shen Jie didn't really care about money with him, but the problem was, if you just live off your savings, you'll eventually run out of money.

When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Shen Jie would occasionally feel anxious. She would estimate her balance and want to check it, but she didn't have the courage (or was too lazy) to do so.

What would I do if I had to run back home and apologize to my dad before the summer vacation was over?

Specifically speaking of the wedding photo shoot, first of all, travel photography is definitely unrealistic in all aspects, so PASS; secondly, I wanted to take underwater photos, and Xiao Yao supported it at first, but then inexplicably turned against it, so PASS; I originally wanted to build a set like "The Tudors", but after Ms. Li's explanation, I realized how unrealistic this was - building a set like the ones used in movies and TV shows is obviously not something she can afford now, and if computer digital post-processing is used, the copycat and cheap feeling is probably something she can't accept.

In other words, in the end, you still have to choose a package, which contains similar contents, except that there are more types of clothes, better brands, and the photographer has more experience (supposedly), but the price... something that can be done for three to five thousand in Paris or Milan costs fifteen thousand five hundred here. Miss Li said that she could give us a discount, and after the discount it would be fourteen thousand seven hundred.

As for the deposit, 50% has to be paid first, which is yuan. To be honest, Shen Jie felt a little painful.

If this continues, I will have to find a way to sell that pair of Jimmy Choo shoes second-hand.

This tragic future made Shen Jie shudder.

And...even if you pay, you still have to queue.

It will be until... Christmas this year.

Are you going to take pictures of the snow? Even in this great city, where heavy snow only occurs once every ten years, it may not be possible to catch up.

"It should still be in time for your wedding, right?" Miss Li was probably just joking, but Shen Jie always felt that it was a malicious mockery.

"Can't you arrange it for us urgently?" Obviously, Xiao Yao couldn't accept this itinerary of "around winter".

Ms. Li hesitated for a moment and said, "Because there are really many customers waiting in line, we are arranging them according to the time sequence."

"Is it not possible?" Xiao Yao said.

"As long as you don't ask for a straight-up promise, like yes or no, we will do our best to provide all the support we can."

"Is it possible or not?" Shen Jie asked in confusion.

Ms. Li took out a large and gorgeous registration book and looked through it. "As for the current situation, if you have a clear time requirement, you can give us an intention. We can look at the overall situation, consider the actual needs of all the customers who have made appointments, analyze and communicate. Generally speaking, although the prospects are delicate, we are willing to show the greatest sincerity and provide you with the best expectations..."

Shen Jie was confused at first, but finally came to her senses. After listening to what Mr. Li said, she realized that it was just three words.

"You have to pay extra."

The cost of expedited arrangement is 2000 yuan, which means that you have to pay more than yuan at one time, and the auction will be completed soon, and you have to pay the full balance.

She wanted to give up, but when she looked at Miss Li's lunch box and thought of the "bad things" she had done to Miss Li today, she couldn't bring herself to say "I won't sign the contract today."

"Xiao Yao, why don't we just celebrate Christmas?" Shen Jie thought for a moment and discussed with Xiao Yao, "What if it snows this year?"

"Ah——" This was Xiao Yao's second "ah", and it was dragged out for quite a while, obviously he was not satisfied: "Photographing your wedding dress in winter, you are really not afraid of the cold!"

Just when Shen Jie was about to grit her teeth and admit it, Yu Luying, who had been silent since then, spoke.

"Sister, I'm afraid this isn't right... We chose Navarra because of their hardware, professionalism, and service quality," Yu Luying said to Shen Jie, but it was obviously not for Shen Jie to hear: "But now it seems that we can't use the hardware here, the photographer can't even figure out who to shoot, and just now a very rude woman was allowed into the dressing room. Should we reconsider it?"

"Hey, wait a minute," Miss Li was a little panicked. She had been serving for a long time, but why was she still being criticized? She quickly explained:

"The photographer for our wedding photos is not the same as the photographer for the formal wedding photos. We will have a professional photography team to follow up when the time comes, and we will not charge for any inappropriate parts of the photos."

"But the experience of taking wedding photos was really terrible." Shen Jie also added.

"If I had known this, I would have not filmed it." Yu Luying continued.

"How about this," Ms. Li picked up the calculator, "Since we are not satisfied with the wedding photos, we will give them to you and give you another 5% discount on the total price, so the total discount will be... 1575 yuan, which is already our maximum discount."

"Oh," Yu Luying took the calculator and said, "It's so hard to calculate with both zeros and integers. Just make it an integer. Here, is this number good?"

Li Na looked at the numbers on the calculator, frowned, and finally nodded: "How about this, pay the deposit first? I'll issue you an invoice."

Listening to Yu Luying and Miss Li bargaining, Shen Jie couldn't help but be stunned.

In her impression, Yu Luying has always been a...even if she can't be said to be an introverted girl who is completely silent, at least she is definitely not a sharp-tongued and eloquent person.

And now listening to Yu Luying bargaining... wow, that guy, talking wittily, it would be a shame if she didn't join the school debate club with this level.

Hmm... Shen Jie suddenly remembered that when she and Xiao Yao's uncle went to the vegetable market to buy side dishes, the uncle had the same taste, but Yu Luying was much better.

Now the project, which was worth less than 20,000 yuan in total, was cut by 2,000 yuan, and Shen Jie's young worldview was severely impacted.

Judging from Ms. Li's expression, she was not comfortable with this order, but she was willing to do it.

Shen Jie felt a little guilty again.

"Are you paying in cash or by card..." Ms. Li asked them.

"Swipe the card." Xiao Yao said.

"The POS machine is at the bar, please follow me." Ms. Li stood up and said.

Xiao Yao looked at Shen Jie and didn't move.

Shen Jie took out Xiao Yao's CCB zodiac card, handed it to Xiao Yao under the table, and then secretly kicked him: "Husband, go."

"Ah? Oh, oh." Xiao Yao reacted in time, took the card, and followed Miss Li to the bar.

Even a girl like Shen Jie needs to maintain the appearance of having a husband who is willing to pay her when she is out?

Xiao Yao understood a little, but didn't quite understand.

It was already half past eight when I walked out of the door of Navarra Bridal.

Shen Jie held Yu Luying and asked her, "How dare you cut it down by 10% or 15%? Aren't you afraid that she will stop doing it, which would be embarrassing for us?"

"Hey Shen Jie, are you stupid? How did you grow up like this?" Since Yu Luying really regarded Shen Jie as a friend, she was not so polite. "Why are you afraid that she will stop doing it? You should understand clearly that they opened the store and they begged us, not us begging them. It's a buyer's market, don't you understand?"

"Oh……"

"Besides, she hasn't reached the bottom yet, but sister, please give me some face, otherwise I can cut another 200 yuan off her bill."

"How do you know her background?" Xiao Yao was also curious.

"Hey, I just saw her registration book. Everything in it was written neatly. It was obviously fake. She showed it to us. I see, their schedule is not that full at all. They charge 2000 yuan for expedited service. It's just a rip-off. Although I was picky about their specific services, I bargained for the extra 2000 yuan for expedited service. Their photo studio is like this. They charge 3 yuan for picking up the photos 5 days after taking them, and they dare to charge you 50 yuan for immediate pick-up. In fact, they can pick up the photos on the same day. I can't say anything else, but I think she has to pay back the 2000 yuan, right?"

"Okay! Now that we've saved 2000, let's treat ourselves!" Xiao Yao said loudly.

Xiao Yao suggested going out for hotpot, but the two girls rolled their eyes at this suggestion.

"If you want to eat, go eat it yourself. Luying and I are going back to the Magic City first - don't you see what time it is?"

"What do you mean by going back to the Demon City? If this isn't the Demon City, then where is it?"

"How can you eat hot pot in the middle of summer? You'll sweat all over." Yu Luying said. She usually takes a shower at church, but today she came back sweating all over. It was uncomfortable to not be able to take a shower so late, and Xiao Yao also... humpho (￣ヘ￣o＃) probably won't take a shower, and just thinking about it makes her hair stand on end.

"You don't understand this. People in Congqing love to eat hot pot in the summer. The hotter the weather, the better it is."

"Then you go to Congqing, Ala Si Mo Du Ning."

Finally, I randomly chose an open-air food stall that looked quite popular, called "Shen Ji Food Stall".

Although the name sounds like returning home, Shen Jie is still not very satisfied with the dining environment. But she is hungry and tired and does not want to make any more trouble. She also does not want Yu Luying to think she is being pretentious - anything is better than instant noodles, so she quickly integrates into the environment.

"It's a bit chilly at night." Xiao Yao said.

The two girls nodded together, but Xiao Yao was frustrated to find that he still couldn't take off the clothes to put on them.

The three of them ordered five dishes, a plate of special spicy pork kidney, a plate of salt and pepper bullfrog (if Yu Luying didn't like spicy food, Xiao Yao would have wanted to order chopped pepper), asparagus and lily, scrambled eggs with leeks, and pickled edamame. Later, Xiao Yao felt that there were not enough meat dishes, so he ordered a salted egg yolk chicken wing, plus local eel paste.

"Eating kidneys?" Shen Jie teased him.

"Ah, things like braised kidneys and pork intestines with candied eggplant, etc. are delicious but usually not made well at home. They are suitable to order when eating out," Xiao Yao explained.

Shen Jie wanted to continue teasing him, "You need to take supplements at such a young age?" Thinking that Yu Luying was beside her, it really didn't fit the image of a lady, so she changed the subject: "Dog - Xiao Yao, we have to save money from now on."

Xiao Yao nodded: "Boss, no more eel paste!"

"Ah? That's not what I meant."

"Okay!" the food stall owner shouted, and threw a bottle of icy Blue Bird Pure Draft and a large bowl of rice on the table.

Xiao Yao first filled two plastic cups, without letting the foam overflow from the rim, and placed them in front of Shen Jie and Yu Luying in turn, before filling his own cup last.

"What are you toasting to?" Xiao Yao raised the plastic cup in his hand.

"...world peace?" Shen Jie said.

"To the health of the Pope," Yu Luying joked.

"How about a toast to youth?" Xiao Yao said.

"Cheers to the two of you for your modern poetry!" Shen Jie said loudly, "Cheers to the three of us who can still sit here, eat at a food stall, and drink Blue Bird Pure Draft in ten years!"

"Cheers!" Xiao Yao and Yu Luying shouted together, and then Xiao Yao drank the cup in front of him: "I'll drink it, you two can do whatever you want, whatever you want."

"Drink slowly!" said Shen Jie.

"Drink less!" said Yu Luying.

In the pleasant night breeze, the three of them ate and drank, chatting, and Xiao Yao's mood became happier and happier.

"Oh oh oh, outside the quiet little village, there is a silly kid, born in the 1960s; he went to the city when he was a teenager, not afraid of the sun, worked hard in the 1970s; he discovered that in the city, the flowers will bloom naturally without the need for friends to water them~" Xiao Yao was in a good mood and started singing.

"Why do you always sing songs that no one has ever heard of?" Shen Jie laughed at him, but heard Yu Luying singing along.

"Oh, oh, oh, time flies by so fast. This stupid kid is back in the 80s. At the end of the day, I am 30 years old. It's not good nor bad. After going through the 90s..."

You’re thirty years old and still a child, Shen Jie thought.

Luying’s singing is really beautiful, it’s not an exaggeration to say that her voice is like a nightingale.

Never mind, you two are really a perfect match, husband and wife, Shen Jie smiled tolerantly.

"The most helpless thing is that he is always a step behind others and has no money in his pocket!" The two of them sang together: "Hey, pat your chest and stand up bravely..."

Xiao Yao really stood up bravely - he patted his chest, and Yu Luying's cell phone rang, and her singing stopped abruptly, signaling Xiao Yao and Shen Jie to be silent: "Hello? Mom..."

As he walked out, he said, "I didn't drink any alcohol, what did I drink?"

Xiao Yao had no choice but to sit down again, and he and Shen Jie looked at each other - but in less than half a minute, Yu Luying came back.

"What's wrong, Luying? Is your aunt urging you to eat? Xiaoyao, eat faster." Shen Jie said.

"No," Yu Luying said with a slightly tipsy tone, "She said she wouldn't be back tonight, and asked me to lock the doors and windows and check the gas before going to bed..."

Shen Jie was a little puzzled. Yu Luying's alcohol tolerance was too small - she only drank half a plastic cup in total, she drank two cups herself, and the rest was all drunk by Xiao Yao. She didn't expect that with only half a cup, Yu Luying's tongue was a little enlarged when she spoke - the fact that she started singing outside just now was probably due to these drinks.

The three of them ate for a while, and then a group of burly men came to the next table. They started playing fist-fighting with each other before the dishes were served, and the noise was deafening.

Shen Jie thought it was too noisy, so she discussed with Yu Luying that she wanted to leave.

Yu Luying calmed herself down and glanced at the hairy bellies of the men who lifted their vests. Some of them were shirtless, and the tattoos on their sweaty and strong backs made her dizzy. She reached out and patted Xiao Yao's arm: "Xiao Yao, let's go."

"What are you doing..." Xiao Yao said drunkenly, "I haven't finished eating yet. I bought it with my own money..."

"Don't you see what time it is?" Shen Jie pulled Yu Luying and stood up to leave: "Don't go home. Yu Luying wants to go home."

"Hey, wait for me." Xiao Yao glanced reluctantly at the few remaining dishes and wine on the table, and hurriedly followed.

"Hey, hey, would you like to buy it individually? Handsome guy?" The bald boss rushed over and grabbed Xiao Yao's arm tightly.

Chapter 107 The First Night with Yu Luying

2023-02-12

"Shen Jie, Yu Luying, Qingpu is so nice here, you can see the stars." Xiao Yao was carrying Shen Jie's LV bag, Yu Luying's small shoulder bag, and another miscellaneous bag, and he was stumbling along the dark national highway.

"Yeah—" Shen Jie and Yu Luying walked three meters in front of Xiao Yao with empty hands, hand in hand: "Hold the shoes, don't lose them, they cost tens of thousands."

"What the hell, a pair of shoes costs tens of thousands..." Xiao Yao was shocked and sobered up a little. He couldn't help but pay more attention to the high heels that were hooked on his left index and middle fingers.

"You know what, these shoes are really nice-looking. They're so shiny." Xiao Yao said.

"Really?" Shen Jie said.

"I actually don't like high heels," Xiao Yao said, "Firstly, they don't conform to the 'Secondary School Student Code' and the 'Daily Behavior Norms for Secondary School Students'..."

When Shen Jie heard that these two people always thought and spoke in the same way, she frowned and felt like getting angry.

It's okay for Yu Luying, but you, a bad student who failed the exam, skipped classes, played games in the Internet cafe, drank alcohol, and permed your hair, but you keep mentioning your "Code of Conduct for Middle School Students" all day long. How many dishes did you have to drink like this?

Okay, were there five or six dishes just now?