80s Marriage of Convenience, My Archenemy Became a Henpecked Husband

Upon waking up, Lin Xiangyi realized she had transmigrated into a period novel written by her stepsister. Her stepsister was the protagonist, and she was the villainous female supporting character....

Chapter 144 Xie Qingxiao is weird

Also, was the reason he gave yesterday for not being intimate really true?

"My business has been going well recently and my family is harmonious. What could I have to worry about?" Xie Qingxiao asked.

Lin Xiangyi looked at Xie Qingxiao's face and found that he looked calm and did not seem to be lying. Besides, he was right. Everything was going well for him recently, so how could he have any worries?

Lin Xiangyi had to think that she was overthinking it. Just then, Zhang Pengfei's voice came from outside, and the couple got up.

Zhang Pengfei came back with his fifth uncle this morning when he transported the goods. After delivering the goods to the workshop, he came to the Xie family to talk about the house.

Lin Xiangyi teased, "Didn't you say you had an appointment with a client this morning to discuss something? Why are you back? Have you finalized the meeting?"

Zhang Pengfei recalled the reason he had given last night to refuse Mr. and Mrs. Xie's request to let him stay overnight. When he heard Lin Xiangyi say this, he knew that she must have guessed who the "client" he was talking about was. He grinned and said, "Sister-in-law, please stop making fun of me."

Lin Xiangyi: "How was the discussion with the client? What kind of house do you plan to buy?"

"Hey, I've already made up my mind. I'm going to buy that old house."

"Are you really planning to buy it?" Xie's mother was very happy when she heard that, and asked Zhang Pengfei how much money he still needed.

Zhang Pengfei did not hide it from them: "I currently have about 2,000 yuan in my hand. Yesterday, the owner of the house said that if I am sure I want his house, he can give it to me at a discount of 200 yuan... In other words, I am currently short of about 800 yuan."

"There's still a shortfall of 800 yuan." Xie's mother was a little embarrassed when she heard this: "Your godfather and I don't have much money saved. We only have the wages from helping your brother and sister-in-law work for the past few months, which is about 200 yuan..."