Chapter 17 Listen to your wife and you will be rich

"Do you have money now?" she asked, her eyes sparkling.

"...Why are you asking this?"

"Nothing. We are husband and wife. Can't I just ask?" She was a little angry and glared at him.

Gu Xiyue: . . .

It was rare to hear her say that they were husband and wife. Except for that night, he thought they were strangers.

"have."

"How many?"

“Enough.”

Zhou Nuan was so angry that she clenched her fists: This man! If he wasn’t on guard against her, what was he?

After thinking about it, she calmed down a little. Forget it, the original owner spared no effort to subsidize her mother's family. If she were Gu Xiyue, she would not give a single cent to the original owner.

"Gu Xiyue, I'm not asking you for money." She looked serious, "It's just that you can't spend the money you have indiscriminately. Now that we can run our own business, why don't we start a small business? The children will have many places to spend money in the future." She is also quite picky.

Gu Xiyue stared at Zhou Nuan with a strange tone, "You want to be a 'ghost'? Aren't you afraid of being embarrassed?"

"Zougui" is the name given by people in Jiangzhou city to those who set up stalls to do small business. At that time, they were not allowed to set up stalls openly, so they did it secretly. When they sensed any disturbance, they would pick up the goods and run away, so they were called "Zougui". It was not an honorable name.

People nowadays are very disdainful of speculative business and believe that hard work and solidity are what are worthy of honor.

So although individual business is now open, people still believe that only those who are not doing their jobs properly will do this. Most people will not do it because they are afraid of being embarrassed.

"Shame on you?" Zhou Nuan frowned. "How could it be shameful? I earn money honestly without stealing or robbing, so who should I be embarrassed about?"

The expression on Gu Xiyue's face changed, as if he was meeting her for the first time.

He didn't say anything, his eyes were strange, Zhou Nuan couldn't help but touch his face, "What's wrong? Is there money on my face?"

She talked about money all the time and it was obvious that she was obsessed with money, but Gu Xiyue somehow felt that she was inexplicably cute and not offensive at all.

Zhou Nuan didn't get the money out of her face, and she withdrew her hand with regret. "So, there's no need to hold a big banquet for the 100th day, especially for entertaining the Zhou family. Just give them a few steamed buns. Of course, the tables for your former leaders and friends should be more sumptuous. Maybe they can give us a little in the future."

She counted on her fingers, bit by bit, as if she was planning for their future.

Gu Xiyue watched quietly without saying a word, but his eyes became more and more fiery.

At the end of the conversation, Zhou Nuan's mouth was dry. "So, for our future, we have to think carefully. By the way, what do you do?"

Gu Xiyue came back to his senses and raised his eyebrows.

Zhou Nuan explained, "I heard from mom that you didn't report after demobilization and went to another place by yourself. You didn't really hang around like a gangster all day, did you?"

How can a gangster send money home on time every month? The money he sends back is more than a worker's salary. I don't know what he is doing now. Is he carrying sandbags at the dock?

Who knows, it's this body of tendon meat.

"No," he denied.

"That's good." Zhou Nuan breathed a sigh of relief. Neither hanging around in society nor doing hard labor was the right path. Only by following the development of the times could one get rich.

"Gu Xiyue, can you say more?" He spoke too little, and he wished he could say only one or two words, but all he heard was her chattering voice.

Gu Xiyue's tone was a little lower, "Didn't you think I talked too much before?"

In the past? Zhou Nuan quickly searched her memory, feeling a little embarrassed.

It wasn't her who disliked his talking too much, it was the original owner. In the first two days after they got married, the original owner didn't allow him to get close to her. She even disliked Gu Xiyue's concern for her and told him not to talk to her. It seemed that Gu Xiyue was hurt.

Gu Xiyue is also quite pitiful. He has been married to his wife for five years but has only been close to her once. She also dislikes him and resists him, and she even took all the money in the family. No wonder he would rather stay outside than come back.

But that was all done by the original owner and has nothing to do with her.

"No, no, I like boys who can talk." She gave him a bright smile.

“Gu Xiyue, why don’t you stay in Jiangzhou and do some small business together. Our lives will definitely get better and better.” Although she didn’t know how Gu Xiyue made his fortune in the original book, she could feel between the lines that he must have suffered a lot before he became successful.

Some hardships can actually be avoided. For example, if you just listen to her, earn more money and buy a house, your future will definitely not be too bad.

Gu Xiyue's eyes turned dark, "Are you trying to keep me here?"

"That's really weird. We are husband and wife. Which couple would live apart all the time? Affecting our relationship will also affect the growth of our two children."

Zhou Nuan said this sincerely from the bottom of her heart. No matter what the ending between her and Gu Xiyue was, she didn't want him to miss the growth of their two children.

Now that she is already a mother, she also has to think about these two children who have shared hardships with her.

Gu Xiyue lowered his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

Zhou Nuan couldn't wait for his response and felt a little embarrassed. She had said so much and this man didn't even express his opinion!

She turned around and said, "I'm not saying that you have to stay. I'm just doing this for the sake of the child. Anyway, that's all I have to say. You can do whatever you want."

She lay down angrily, pulled the quilt to cover her face, and ignored everyone. Her two white feet kicked, showing that she was very unhappy.

A rare trace of helplessness flashed across Gu Xiyue's face: He had the guts to lose his temper with him now, which was really different from before.

The reason why he did not respond was because he was weighing the pros and cons. His business in other places had just started to pick up. It was not impossible to move the business back to Jiangzhou, but it would be very troublesome.

Although he did not fall to the point of being a gangster and hanging around all day long over the years, it was still not easy. It was really difficult at the beginning, and it can be said that every step he took was a bloody one.

But... what she said made sense. For the sake of the children, it was impossible to stay away from home for a long time.

"I'll think about it. Please give me some more time."

The low voice came into her ears through the quilt, and Zhou Nuan couldn't help but smile.

She not only likes men who can talk, but also likes men who are obedient.

She opened the quilt, her face was red from the heat, she glared at the man in reproach, and said, "Why didn't you agree earlier? I'm dying of heat..."

Gu Xiyue pursed his lips slightly.

She suddenly spoke again, and her face seemed to be glowing under the dim light.

"Gu Xiyue, have you ever heard of this saying? If you listen to your wife, you will become rich."