Chapter 149 Generous Girlfriend VS Poor Boyfriend 5

When Gu Xingyuan opened his eyes, Jiang Zhiyi had been awake for a long time. Her whole body was buried in the quilt, with only her head showing.

He checked the time; it was only a little before seven o'clock.

"You woke up so early today?" Gu Xingyuan asked.

She's usually quite lazy and can't get up in the mornings, but luckily her internship company has flexible hours. She used to be the same way when she was in class, almost always late for 8 am, and sometimes she just wouldn't go at all.

"Hmm, I'm not sleepy anymore." Jiang Zhiyi stretched. "But it's so comfortable in bed, I don't want to get up at all. Gu Xingyuan, will you support me from now on? Give me all your salary, and then I won't go to work."

"I will work hard to earn money," he said.

He will pay back the money he owes her as soon as possible.

"If one day you suddenly have a lot of money, what will you do? Will you break up with me and find a new girlfriend? For example, if you have ten million, one hundred million, or even one billion."

Gu Xingyuan thought her words were naive. The smallest of those numbers was ten million, but ten million was an astronomical figure for an ordinary person, something unattainable.

After graduation, if he works hard, he should be able to earn 10,000 to 20,000 yuan a month, and maybe 30,000 yuan if he's on a better paycheck. But that's still too little. Even if he works hard for decades, he could never save up 10 million yuan, let alone the hundreds of millions that follow.

"I never buy lottery tickets, where would I suddenly get so much money?" Gu Xingyuan said.

"I didn't ask you to buy this; that's not my point. I wanted to ask if you're prone to getting bored easily. They say men become bad when they have money. If you become very rich, will you find a prettier and gentler girlfriend and then leave me?"

“No,” he said.

Jiang Zhiyi patted his face and sighed, "If only I were a super rich second-generation heir. Have you seen those news stories online about wealthy families searching for their children? I really envy them. I also want to become rich overnight. Forget it, I'll go back and ask my dad to work harder."

Gu Xingyuan lowered his eyes and remained silent.

Her words reminded him of something... He would never forgive Gu Conghui in his life, nor could he ever acknowledge this father again.

Jiang Zhiyi changed the subject, saying, "Help me get dressed, I don't want to move."

Gu Xingyuan pulled her out of the blankets...

Jiang Zhiyi deliberately kicked him twice.

Gu Xingyuan's lips curled up slightly as he grabbed her ankle and said in a light voice, "Be good."

...

On New Year's Eve, Gu Xingyuan and Jiang Zhiyi planned to make dumplings at home and then cook a few other dishes.

They went to the market to buy ingredients. Today is Lunar New Year's Eve, and they estimated that by the afternoon or noon, the shops and stalls would have already packed up and gone home, so they made a point of getting up early to go out and buy things.

While at the market, an older woman selling vegetables said that the two of them were a perfect match, a handsome man and a beautiful woman, and even asked how long they had been married.

Gu Xingyuan felt a little embarrassed and wanted to say that they were just boyfriend and girlfriend for now.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Zhiyi nodded and admitted it directly, saying that they had been married for several years and their child was already three years old. She even went on to explain that the child had just started kindergarten...

Gu Xingyuan watched as she blatantly lied, then tried to get close to the older woman. When they finally paid the bill, the older woman even gave them a bunch of scallions for free.

"Look how awesome I am!" Jiang Zhiyi's face was full of pride.

"You're such a good liar? You can spout a whole bunch of lies. Anyone who didn't know better would think you were telling the truth, since there's nothing wrong with it at all."

Gu Xingyuan then asked what was really on his mind, "Do you often lie to me too?"

"How could that be? I would never lie to you, how could I bear to lie to you?" Jiang Zhiyi went to hit him.

"That's good. If you're lying to me, I'll definitely teach you a lesson," Gu Xingyuan said with a smile.

The two held hands and went home together.

The kitchen was filled with all sorts of ingredients.

Gu Xingyuan did most of the work, and he knew that Jiang Zhiyi didn't know how to do it, so he only let her help him with some simple tasks.

"I can wash vegetables now, and I won't break the leaves." Jiang Zhiyi reached out to snatch the vegetables from his hand.

"Then you can wash it," Gu Xingyuan agreed.

She grabbed his left hand and wouldn't let go, then deliberately said, "Let go of me! Why are you holding me like that? I need to wash the vegetables."

Hearing her say that, Gu Xingyuan really grabbed her tightly with his other hand, "There's some fresh here, I'll make a pig's trotter soup later."

Jiang Zhiyi was furious. She struggled to break free, and her hand slipped out.

Gu Xingyuan noticed that the back of her hand was red.

His hands had many thick calluses, all from working. Unlike his hands, her hands were like bright green scallions, white and tender, as if they would release juice if pinched.

He suddenly didn't want her to wash the vegetables anymore and said, "You'd better not wash them, I'll do it."

Jiang Zhiyi didn't know why he suddenly changed his mind, so she could only go and do other things.

Jiang Zhiyi: "Today we must also make a dish with fish! This is called 'May you have abundance every year,' which means a prosperous life and extra money every year."

“I think you’re just a money-grubber,” he said.

“I always have been,” Jiang Zhiyi said, shrugging.

Gu Xingyuan rubbed her head.

The two carried several insulated containers to the hospital.

Wang Hongling was very happy to see Jiang Zhiyi, and held her hand tightly, talking to her enthusiastically about all sorts of things.

The group ate their meal there, and it truly felt like a family reunion.

The television in the ward was showing a variety show, and the sounds of singing and dancing filled the air, making the atmosphere even more festive.

Gu Xingyuan felt that this was the happiest New Year he had ever had in recent years.

Jiang Zhiyi kept taking pictures with her phone. In the photos, they were eating or smiling at the camera. She also took many pictures of the sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner and sent them all to Gu Xingyuan.

Gu Xingyuan updated his WeChat Moments for the first time ever, with only a simple "Happy New Year" caption and a photo of the three of them together.

Before long, Gu Xingyuan saw notifications popping up in the message box, indicating that his friends had liked his posts, and that many people had also left comments for him.

He looked up again and stared at Jiang Zhiyi, who was sitting not far away from him. She was holding her phone and looking at the screen intently, her fingers swiping across it.

"What are you doing?" he asked.

Why hasn't she liked his post yet?

He remembered that she was usually the person who loved browsing her WeChat Moments the most, and she would spend a long time looking at it every night while lying in bed.

Sometimes when she sees something interesting, she takes a screenshot and sends it to her close girlfriends, and the group chats until midnight.

"I ordered it for you." Jiang Zhiyi understood immediately and gave his post a like.

Then she walked to his side, smiled and said, "Gu Xingyuan, let's spend every New Year together from now on."

Gu Xingyuan touched her face. "Mmm."