The restaurant was lit by an old-fashioned orange light bulb, and the warm light poured down from the ceiling, giving the entire restaurant a cozy atmosphere.
Lin Qingping cut the checkered cloth herself, locked the edges, and spread it on the dining table.
In the middle of the dining table, there was a glass bottle of empty malted milk with a few roses in it.
Gu Juncheng poured her red wine using a cheap glass bought from the convenience store. There were festive patterns printed on the glass, which was completely different from the high-heeled glass that Lin Qingping used to drink red wine in her previous life. However, those days of drinking wine and elegant ladies were no warmer than this moment.
Gu Juncheng picked up the cup and gently clinked it with hers.
Lin Qingping held his cup and said, "There is something I need to tell you first, in case you get drunk and then regret what you promised the next day."
He smiled and said, "Do you think I'm the same as you after drinking?"
"What do I look like when I'm drunk?" Lin Qingping couldn't help but retort to him.
He stared at her face, his eyes flickering with a hint of a smile, as if he was looking for an adjective, but in the end, he only said "cute".
Lin Qingping glared at him. Well, she remembered that she was drunk in Gujia Village. Was that cute? That was a complete embarrassment, okay?
He smiled, afraid of exposing her shortcomings and making her angry, and then said, "What is it? Tell me."
"Didn't we originally rent this house for one year? We only paid half a year's rent at the time, and I suddenly decided not to rent anymore. I was very sorry to the landlord and planned to compensate him, but he said today that it was not necessary. He was originally planning to sell the house, but because we have been renting it, he planned to wait until the lease expires. Since we decided not to renew the lease, he plans to sell it now."
Gu Juncheng understood immediately, "So, you plan to buy it?"
Gu Juncheng discovered that his wife was addicted to buying houses, especially houses in the capital. He had heard in his hometown that she wanted to buy a house in her hometown or the provincial capital.
"Yes!" Lin Qingping nodded quickly.
"What's the big deal? Just buy it if you want. If you don't have enough money..."
"Gu Juncheng." Lin Qingping interrupted him.
"Hmm?" Gu Juncheng looked at her.
Lin Qingping thought for a moment and said, "It's true that the money is not enough..."
Gu Juncheng calculated silently in his mind. He knew roughly the price of this house because he knew the process when Lin Qingping bought the house next door. She must have spent all the family savings. She lived in Beijing with Zhiyuan, and her second sister, his sister, and Xiaomai all depended on her. She didn't know how difficult her life was. His salary was probably only enough to cover expenses...
In Gu Juncheng's calculations, he successfully overlooked the fact that Lin Qingping was a money-maker...
"Lin Qingping," he said, "It's okay. I'll find a way. I'll give you the money tomorrow. Just talk to the landlord."
"Didn't you give all your salary to me? Where did the money come from?" Lin Qingping deliberately teased him, but he was also genuinely surprised.
"Don't worry, I can think of a way. Don't worry. Come, cheers. We are going to have a new house!" Gu Juncheng raised his glass.
Lin Qingping still held his cup, "Gu Juncheng, I haven't finished yet..."
"Hmm?" He waited patiently for her to speak.
"What if I say that I want to buy this house for my second sister?" Lin Qingping stared at him, watching his reaction.
He patted his head as if he had realized something. "Look at how foolish I was. How could I have forgotten about my second sister? That's right. In a big city like the capital, my second sister has her own house and a home. No one can bully her in the future. Wherever she goes, no matter who she is with, she will be full of courage!"
After saying that, he also understood, "So this is why you're afraid that I'll regret it?"
"Hmm..." Lin Qingping nodded.
He laughed, "How many houses can the two of us live in? You really are...I am this the kind of person you think I am? Okay, I'll give you the money tomorrow, and you can invite the landlord to come. The formalities must be done the day after tomorrow, right? I won't be working tomorrow, so you and my second sister can do it by yourselves then."
Lin Qingping smiled. Yes, how could she think of him as such a person? In her previous life, she almost emptied the Gu family and gave it to her parents, but he didn't say anything. Didn't all the valuable things he gave her end up in her parents' home? Next time she wanted it, he would still give it to her...
How can there be such a stupid man in the world?
What was so worthy about that unreasonable girl in her previous life?
"Gu Juncheng..." She called him in a small voice.
"Hmm?" He laughed, "You can't drink this wine yet?"
"Yes!" She nodded vigorously, "You haven't asked me how much money I need?"
"How much is the difference?" he asked casually, but in his mind he still wanted to pay the entire house price from him. Even if she had some savings, they should be kept for her to rely on.
"Hmm..." Lin Qingping's eyes rolled, "I'll give up, it's two hundred yuan short..."
Gu Juncheng: …
Seeing Gu Juncheng's dumbfounded look, Lin Qingping couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Do you feel like you're short of the full house payment?"
Gu Juncheng: …
He really thought so, and now he realized that his wife was teasing him. To buy a house, being short of two hundred dollars, can it be called short of money?
"Gu Juncheng, this is where you're wrong!" Lin Qingping looked like she was going to criticize him harshly.
Gu Juncheng had a very innocent expression. It was clearly her who was teasing him, so why was he still wrong?
Lin Qingping woke him up, "You, don't believe in your wife's ability to make money at all!"
Gu Juncheng: …
Gu Juncheng was speechless. It was not that he did not believe in his wife's ability to make money, but he had never thought of relying on his wife when the family spent big money. He was a man, and it was his responsibility to support the family.
Lin Qingping knew what he was thinking, and was just teasing him on purpose. She laughed again after she finished speaking, "Gu Juncheng, I read the newspaper every day, and compared it with the economic development history at home and abroad, and came to a conclusion that the real estate industry will develop rapidly in the future. Our house may be worth a lot of money, so much that we can't even imagine it in our lifetime. By then, this money will belong to my second sister. Don't you regret it?"
Gu Juncheng has never been a petty person, let alone a person who values money. After hearing what she said, he just said, "I only know one thing. If you keep nagging and don't drink this wine, you will regret it later!"
Lin Qingping: …
The light from the cup flickered. Lin Qingping held the cup and stole a glance at his face through the red wine. He held the cup, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp. When he swallowed the wine, his Adam's apple rolled up and down. The wine in Lin Qingping's mouth, after he swallowed it, also burned his heart.
Is it because of the atmosphere?
In her previous life, she could drink a bottle of red wine without any problem. But today, after only two glasses, her vision began to spin. Gu Juncheng in front of her became two images, but no matter which one, there were stars twinkling in the dark eyes...
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