Chapter 150 Wife holds up the sign, husband pays – we divide the work.
"Grandma, why did you suddenly ask that?"
Grandma Jin winked at her, "That was the first time this rascal had ever offered to take a girl home."
Upon hearing this, Sang Qian's heart trembled.
The first time... he offered to walk a girl home?
"When you first came to the Jin family, he was the one who picked you up, right?"
Sang Qian came to her senses and nodded gently.
When the two had finalized their marriage, Madam Jin invited her to her home. Jin Changyu personally drove to pick her up. When she arrived at the Jin family home, before she even got out of the car, she nervously took deep breaths to calm herself down. Jin Changyu, who was beside her, said gently, "Don't be nervous. This will be your home from now on."
"Zhou Yunshuang, do you still remember her?"
Sang Qian, who was lost in her memories, was pulled back to reality by Old Madam Jin's words. Her eyelashes trembled, and she heard Old Madam Jin continue:
“Zhou Yunshuang was Changyu’s previous marriage partner. When they first met, Changyu only sat for about ten minutes as a formality before saying he was busy and leaving. Later, I asked him if he was satisfied with Zhou Yunshuang, and guess what he said?”
Sang Qian's heart was racing. "...What did he say?"
“He said.”
Madam Jin cleared her throat deliberately, mimicking Jin Changyu's businesslike manner, "It's just a business marriage. You can make the decision; I'll cooperate."
Sang Qian, "..."
Did he treat his marriage to Zhou Yunshuang as a business deal?
"So, in the end, it was my decision to arrange the marriage with the Zhou family."
Madam Jin said, "His second meeting with Zhou Yunshuang was when the two families sat down together to finalize the marriage. At that time, Zhou Yunshuang asked him to take her home. Guess whether he did or not?"
Sang Qian's fingertips curled slightly as she whispered, "...I should have sent it by now."
After all, even if Jin Changyu didn't like Zhou Yunshuang, he still had the most basic gentlemanly manners.
“He did send it,” said Madam Jin, “but he only had the driver deliver it on his behalf.”
Upon hearing this, Sang Qian paused slightly, her heart skipping a beat as if something had gently plucked it.
Seeing her staring blankly, seemingly lost in thought, Old Madam Jin said, "Qianqian, in Changyu's eyes, you have never been a potential partner for a business marriage."
"His feelings for you are not influenced by business considerations."
"He truly loves you, that's why he married you."
The old lady's words struck Sang Qian's heart like a powerful force, repeatedly impacting the high wall of defense she had built around her heart, making her feel as if she could no longer hold on.
Madam Jin observed the changes in her expression without revealing her feelings, and stopped there without saying anything more.
"If we don't eat the cake soon, it'll melt."
She picked up Sang Qian's cake and handed it to her.
Sang Qian quickly accepted the cake, thanked the patron, and took the opportunity to end the conversation while eating the cake.
She just couldn't quite enjoy the cake anymore.
When the intermission ended, a distracted Sang Qian accompanied Madam Jin back to the auction venue. Before entering, she said to Madam Jin, "Grandma, I need to go to the restroom."
Madam Jin said, "Alright, go ahead."
After using the toilet, Sang Qian stood in front of the sink and looked at herself in the mirror.
The words that Old Madam Jin had just said to her kept flashing through her mind, and as she recalled the various events from when she first met Jin Changyu, her heart became increasingly chaotic.
Not wanting Madam Jin to notice anything amiss, she carefully composed herself before leaving the restroom.
As she stepped out of the women's restroom, she looked up and a familiar face came into view.
Sang Qian stared in astonishment at Jin Changyu, who had suddenly appeared before her. "...What are you doing here?"
Jin Changyu walked towards her, "Come keep me company."
Meeting the man's gentle, smiling dark eyes, Sang Qian looked away. "I'm with Grandma, you don't need to come with me."
Grandma has passed away.
"What?"
Sang Qian suddenly looked at him, her face full of astonishment, "Grandma is gone?"
Jin Changyu nodded. "Yes, she said something came up and she had to leave."
Sang Qian, "..."
She only went to the restroom for a short while, and then Grandma suddenly had to leave.
Jin Changyu said with a serious expression, "It's okay, I'll stay with you."
Sang Qian pursed her lips. "No need. I came here to keep Grandma company. Now that she's leaving, I can go too."
After she finished speaking, she turned around and prepared to leave. Jin Changyu stood there calmly, without any intention of stopping her.
She took two steps away, then her phone rang, and she stopped to answer it.
Sang Qian held the phone to her ear, "Hello, Grandma."
"Qianqian, I just got a call from home saying that an old friend of mine is coming to visit. I have to rush back to greet the guest and didn't have time to tell you in person. But Changyu is here, so I asked him to tell you."
Madam Jin asked, "Have you seen him?"
Sang Qian raised her eyes and glanced at the man who had silently walked up to her, and said softly, "I saw him."
"That's good." The old lady said with a smile, "I'm relieved to have him with you in the second half."
Sang Qian was about to say that she was also planning to leave when she heard Old Madam Jin say again:
"Oh, there's an emerald ring in the second half that I really like. Can you bid for it for me later? The brat can pay for it."
Upon hearing this, Sang Qian swallowed back her words of leaving.
“...Okay, Grandma.”
Seeing her hang up the phone and look up, Jin Changyu silently wiped the smile off his lips, stepped forward and took her hand, "Let's go in then."
Lost in thought, Sang Qian was led into the auction by the man.
She was still sitting in the same spot, but the person next to her had changed from Old Madam Jin to Jin Changyu.
Sang Qian went from attentively listening to the introductions and looking at each item in the first half of the auction to being absent-minded now. She didn't even know what the two items were when the host sold them on stage.
The hand being held was gently squeezed at the fingertips, and a man's magnetic whisper came from his ear, "The next item is the thumb ring that Grandma specifically requested."
The warm breath brushed against her ear, making her feel a ticklish sensation. Sang Qian came back to her senses and realized that Jin Changyu had been holding her hand the whole time since she entered the room.
"Then, you can take a picture for Grandma."
Sang Qian pulled her hand back. "Anyway, you're the one paying."
"Wife holds up the sign, husband pays the bill, we divide the work."
"Don't shout, your wife isn't here," Sang Qian said in a low voice.
He is no longer her husband.
"Oh." Jin Changyu nodded obediently and corrected, "Then please have Grandma's granddaughter-in-law hold up the sign."
Sang Qian looked at him speechlessly, "..."
How is that any different from saying she's his wife?
Also, when did he become so glib?
"Jin Changyu, you..."
"Ladies and gentlemen, the starting bid for lot T28 is 8 million."
At the same time, the host's voice could be heard from the stage.
"here we go."
Jin Changyu shoved the sign into her hand. "Don't feel pressured. Your job is to win the bid. Don't worry about anything else."
The implication is: You don't need to worry about money, I can afford it.
After all, Mr. Jin has no shortage of money.
Sang Qianye didn't refuse again and was the first to raise her sign.
After she raised her paddle for the third time, no one raised the price. The host called out the bids three times to confirm that no one else was bidding, and then announced that she had won the item.
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