Transmigrating as a Supporting Female in the Republic of China: I Start My Legendary Life

In the 21st century, Huang Wanzhen, due to a car accident, transmigrated into the supporting female character in a novel.

The original host was a woman with bound feet, who, relying on the ma...

Chapter 58 Huang Wanzhen Wants to Buy a Watch

Mrs. Huang disagreed and said, "I won't go. I know banks. When I was a child, they were called money houses. They were not safe places. My grandfather separated his money and deposited it in several money houses. He had about 10,000 taels of silver. In the end, all the owners ran away with the money."

Huang Wanzhen patiently explained to her, "I'll help you find two large foreign banks that are strong and unlikely to go bankrupt."

"Don't worry, I'll pick a bank that's also in other big cities. Even if the one in Beijing goes bankrupt, you can still withdraw money in Shanghai, Guangzhou, or even Hong Kong."

Huang Dongshi simply felt that her money wasn't safe without her. She wanted to keep it close to her and didn't want to put it in the bank. "Why bother? I can just lock it in my room and use it whenever I want."

Huang Wanzhen reminded her, "Have you forgotten about the title deed? Besides, this house is now owned by someone else. You are just a tenant. If the owner doesn't want to rent to you, he can kick you out."

"By the way, how much is your rent?"

Huang Dongshi said with a pained look on her face, "It's one hundred and twenty yuan a month, but I'm doing it for your second uncle's sake. He said this price is the cheapest."

Huang Wanzhen rolled her eyes and said, "If you keep the money in your hands, every penny you spend will be a penny less. But if you deposit it in the bank, it's different. It earns interest."

Seeing Mrs. Huang's hesitation, Huang Wanzhen continued, "I know you don't need the interest. What's more important is the principal. If you leave it here, what if your grandfather and the Huang family find out and they team up to rob it? It's different if you put it in a foreign bank. Not even the government has the right to take your money away."

In the end, Huang Dongshi was persuaded by Huang Wanzhen. In order to reassure her, Huang Wanzhen opened an account for herself at Citibank and deposited the dowry money that Huang Dongshi gave her into the account.

"You must keep this deposit certificate safe and don't give it to anyone." Huang Wanzhen said worriedly before leaving.

Mrs. Huang nodded heavily. "Yes, I know. I'll sew a pocket inside my clothes and put this deposit slip close to my body."

Huang Wanzhen paused, leaned over and asked in a low voice, "When will my father's matter be handled?"

The smile on Mrs. Huang Dong's face disappeared in an instant. "Let him stay in this house for a few more days. When your grandfather passes away, we can do it together. We can talk about it then."

After returning to the Zheng Mansion, Huang Wanzhen asked Yingtao to go to the front yard to ask for a piece of cloth under the pretext of making clothes for Zheng Yusang.

Cherry went happily, and when she came back, she was holding two horses in her arms, one navy blue and one blue.

"Madam, the madam asked me to give it to you. She said that since the young master likes the clothes you make, you should make a few more for him. We have plenty of fabric in the Zheng family. If it's not enough, you can ask her for more." Yingtao said with a smile. If you didn't know, you would think she was making clothes for her.

Huang Wanzhen didn't argue and said with a smile, "Okay."

Huang Wanzhen has now started making suits for her classmate Zheng Yusang. She doesn't want to fall behind in her novel writing and study, so she can only shorten her sleep time.

Zheng Yusang often woke up from a nap to find the lights in the room still on.

This went on for a few days straight, and Zheng Yusang couldn't stand it any longer. "Can't I sleep anymore? It's so late every day."

Huang Wanzhen looked at the sky outside and didn't know what time it was. "I didn't stop you from sleeping. Just sleep. Why do you care about me?"

Zheng Yusang's face was filled with embarrassment and annoyance. She said unhappily, "How can I sleep when it's so bright?!"

Huang Wanzhen tore off a piece of cloth and folded it together. After a while, she sewed an eye mask. She quickly tore two thin strips of cloth to sew it on. She stood up and walked to the front of the couch and handed it to Zheng Yusang. "Sorry to disturb your sleep. Try this eye mask on."

Zheng Yusang was filled with anger. Without even looking at her, he raised his hand and knocked the blindfold off Huang Wanzhen's hand. "I don't want it. I want to sleep. Turn off the lights quickly. No wonder my mother always says bad things about you."

Huang Wanzhen squatted down expressionlessly, picked up the eye mask, held it in her hand, walked slowly to the light cord, turned off the light, and lay down on the bed with her clothes on.

The days of sharing a house with the eldest young master are so depressing. Now that the weather is getting warmer, it’s time to find time to clean up the west room.

"Miss, although Cherry doesn't serve you often, if you sleep in a separate room from your brother-in-law, she will definitely find out and tell the lady..." Xiulan looked at Huang Wanzhen and hesitated to speak.

Huang Wanzhen sighed helplessly, "Alright, I won't clean up anymore, go back to your room."

After thinking for a while alone in the room, Huang Wanzhen picked up her handbag and counted the dollars inside. Feeling that it was not enough, she took out the key she was carrying, opened the bedside table, took out her purse, counted out fifty dollars, and put it into her handbag.

After locking the bedside table, Huang Wanzhen picked up her handbag and slowly walked out of the yard.

"Why are you late today? Did you get up late?" Shen Junru opened her gold pocket watch and took a look.

Huang Wanzhen smiled and shook her head, "How is that possible? Without a watch, I dare not sleep any longer. I got up as soon as the sun rose."

"To be honest, it's very inconvenient not having a watch to look at. I want to buy one."

"Teacher Shen, where did you buy this watch?"

Shen Junru took out a pocket watch and put it in her hand. "Look, my mother took me to Wangfujing to buy it when I just came back from the south. If you like it, I will go with you to pick one."

Huang Wanzhen took it in her hand and looked at it carefully. She found that it was inlaid with diamonds, which must be very expensive.

"Isn't this watch cheap? I want to choose a cheap one that looks good."

Shen Junru nodded. "Sure. Henry De in Wangfujing not only has gold watches, but also silver and ceramic ones. Do you want to go and have a look?"

Huang Wanzhen returned the gold watch to her, stood up and nodded, "Okay, how about we go today?"

Shen Junru nodded generously and stood up, "Let me go change my clothes."

The two of them went there in a rickshaw, and there was a bit of an argument when they were paying for the fare. Huang Wanzhen felt that since Shen Junru had accompanied her, she should pay. However, Shen Junru felt that since the teacher was taking the students out for a ride, the teacher should pay.

Huang Wanzhen saw Shen Junru's insistence and didn't argue with her any further. She let go and let her pay the fare. She had decided to treat Shen Junru to a meal today.

"This is the one. Let's go in." Shen Junru pointed to the shop where she bought the watch to Huang Wanzhen.

Huang Wanzhen saw that it was a two-room shop with glass doors and glass windows, and thought that Henry was really generous.

As soon as the two entered, they saw two types of waiters inside, one wearing a suit and the other wearing a robe. They were all tall and had smiling faces.

Huang Wanzhen raised her eyebrows. Before she could decide which waiter to ask, a young man in a long gown came forward and asked, "What would you two ladies like to see?"

Shen Junru smiled, holding her handbag in one hand and pulling Huang Wanzhen over with the other, "We want to see the silver pocket watch."