Liang Mei stared at Lin Chaosheng in shock, as if she were meeting him for the first time.
"Chao, Chaosheng, where did you get all this money from?"
"You didn't take out all your savings today, did you? If Mom finds out, she'll definitely scold you to death."
"How could that be? Don't worry, I've kept all our money safe and sound. Besides, you have the key to the money box, right? I can't open it."
Lin Chaosheng smiled as he put the watch on Liang Mei's wrist, praising her as he said, "My wife is beautiful from head to toe. This watch wouldn't look half as good on anyone else."
Liang Mei's face flushed red as Lin Chaosheng praised her. The sales clerk, listening to the young couple's conversation, also thought they were the sweetest couple he had ever seen.
"Here is your receipt. Please keep it safe. We offer after-sales service. If there are any problems with the watch, you can bring it back and we will repair it for you."
"OK, thanks."
Lin Chaosheng carefully took the receipt for the watch and handed it to Liang Mei. Liang Mei looked up at him, puzzled.
"What are you going to do for me?"
“You’re the head of our household, who else would I give these receipts to if not you? Keep them safe, they represent your husband’s deep love for you.”
"You're so glib; I was tricked into going home by your smooth talk."
Although Liang Mei was cursing, she was secretly overjoyed and took the receipts away safely.
"Alright, we've bought the watch, let's go home."
“Hey, just buying a watch isn’t enough.” Lin Chaosheng grabbed Liang Mei and looked at her mysteriously, asking, “Think about it, have you forgotten if there’s any important date coming up?”
Liang Mei frowned and thought about it, and then she actually came up with an idea.
"I remember now, Xiao Fu's birthday is in a few days. After Xiao Fu's birthday, Shan Sheng's birthday is in half a month, right?"
"My wife finally remembered?" Lin Chaosheng affectionately ruffled Liang Mei's hair, his words carrying no hint of blame, but rather finding Liang Mei quite adorable.
Liang Mei lowered her head shyly, placing her hand on her slightly protruding belly.
"Since I became four months pregnant, my memory has been getting worse and worse. I've always heard older people say that pregnancy makes you stupid for three years. Am I really going to be stupid for three years?"
Liang Mei was a little worried, but Lin Linchao said after hearing this, "No, my wife is so smart, she definitely won't become stupid after pregnancy. After this one comes out of your belly, I'll give him a good spanking for daring to mess with my wife like this."
"Alright, let's go, let's go. If the baby in our belly hears you say that, the first thing it will hate is you when it's born."
Liang Mei took Lin Chaosheng's hand, and the two continued shopping inside the department store.
"Let's not buy clothes for them. I already have some designs in mind for them. I'll even make the clothes myself. What do you think?"
As soon as Liang Mei finished speaking, her brows furrowed again, contradicting what she had just said.
"That doesn't seem quite right, since it's their birthday. I don't know if they'll mind the clothes I made as their sister-in-law or older sister. Don't let your pride prevent you from refusing me, that would be bad. Maybe I should just buy them new clothes?"
Lin Chaosheng looked at her with amusement and comforted her, "Don't worry about it. They might dislike one of them, but they won't dislike what you made yourself. Besides, the clothes you made are really beautiful."
"Didn't you see the clothes you made for our family? When they wear them out, people always ask them where they bought them and how much they cost?"
Liang Mei was easy to coax; after hearing Lin Chaosheng's words, her confidence immediately returned.
"Hehe, that's good."
“I think Xiaofu is 18 now, and she might meet her Mr. Right and get married someday. As her brother-in-law, I don’t have anything nice to give her. How about we go and look at some gold jewelry for her?”
"I didn't give you anything when we got married, so I'll buy it for you today."
As he spoke, Lin Chaosheng pulled Liang Mei toward the area where gold jewelry was sold.
"Gold jewelry? Wait, wait a minute."
Liang Mei couldn't hold back any longer. He quickly grabbed Lin Chaosheng, who was about to leave, looked at him seriously, and spoke in a very stern tone.
“Lin Chaosheng, tell me the truth, where did all this money come from? Otherwise, I won’t feel at ease spending this money. Even if you buy me the most expensive and best things, I won’t be happy.”
"Okay, then I'll tell you the truth."
Lin Chaosheng gripped Liang Mei's hand tightly and pulled her to a secluded spot.
"When we were laying the foundation for our house, I accidentally found a few boxes."
"When no one was looking, I secretly hid the whole box. I went to check on it in the middle of the night and found a lot of gold and silver treasures, and even two boxes of little goldfish inside."
"I just took a little goldfish to the pawn shop next door and asked about it. I didn't expect that little goldfish would actually weigh 10 taels. The shopkeeper gave me 2,000 yuan to pawn it right away."
“I still have 5 little goldfish in my hand right now. I plan to use these 5 little goldfish to make some gold jewelry for you, Liang Fu and our mother.”
"As for other gold and silver treasures, such as jade necklaces and pearl necklaces, we don't know if these things were left behind by some ancestor or a corrupt official."
"I didn't dare to take them out rashly, so I just sold them all to the pawn shop owner. We've already signed a contract, and I'll come to deliver the items to him next week."
Lin Chaosheng spoke lightly, but his words struck Liang Mei like a thunderclap from a clear sky.
"You...you're telling the truth?"
Liang Mei's voice trembled as she asked the question.
"Of course it's true, would your husband lie to you?"
Liang Mei's eyes were red with emotion, and she clasped her hands together.
"This is truly a blessing from heaven for our Lin family. When I get home, I'll go to the yard, light three incense sticks, and offer my prayers properly."
"Why worship him? If I hadn't suggested renovating this house, we wouldn't have discovered so much gold and silver. So you should thank your husband instead."
After thinking about it carefully, Liang Mei realized that Lin Chaosheng's words made sense.
"Yes, yes, my husband is the one who can make the decisions."
"But you can't tell anyone else this. I haven't even told Mom and Dad yet, so you should try to keep it from them too. It's not the right time to tell them yet."
"I understand, I understand, I understand, I know all of that."
"Now I can finally go shopping for gold jewelry with my husband without worry, right?"
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