"Thank you very much for your recommendation, Editor-in-Chief Lin. If you have time, would you please let me treat you to a meal?"

Editor-in-Chief Lin is Jiang Cong's mentor. He took a fancy to his book and helped him to publish it, giving him a chance to realize his dream. It was only natural for him to treat him to a meal.

"Then I won't be polite. Don't say I'm killing you then!"

Editor-in-Chief Lin accepted his invitation. You know, he never goes out to eat with others easily, which shows how much he values ​​Jiang Cong.

***, in his eyes, Jiang Cong is that golden scale with unlimited potential.

"Don't be polite, you choose the place and time, I will always cooperate with you!"

Editor-in-Chief Lin is a very busy man, so he naturally works according to his own schedule.

"Okay, then it's settled. Have some tea first. I have to go to a meeting. I won't see you off. Take the royalties and buy your wife a nice gift to make her happy!"

Editor-in-Chief Lin smiled brightly, took his notebook and pen, and stood up to go to the meeting.

After walking a few steps, he seemed to remember something, turned back, opened the glass cabinet door, took out a box of tea and placed it on the table in front of Jiang Cong.

"Tieguanyin, come back to me for more when you're done. It's free!"

The tea box was very delicately made. Jiang Cong did not stay any longer. He put the money in the briefcase and left with the Tieguanyin.

He did not go home directly, but went to a place. He did not even tell Qin Man about the payment of his manuscript fee today.

The seventh day of the seventh month is Chinese Valentine's Day, which is also Qin Man's birthday, and there are still two days left.

Jiang Cong came to a gold shop and was greeted by a female salesperson as soon as he walked in.

"Hello sir, welcome. Would you like to buy gold?"

"Yes, I want to pick out a gold ring for my wife!"

He walked to the counter and saw a glass cabinet filled with various styles of gold rings, both for men and women.

I still remember that he asked Teacher Nie two months ago what would be the best gift for his wife.

Teacher Nie’s answer was that giving a gold ring is not only beautiful to wear, but also gives face, and gold is something that appreciates in value, so it can better represent his feelings.

Think about it, Qin Man has been with him for several years, gave birth to children for him, and worked and suffered with him. It is only right for him to buy her a gold ring.

So, he was waiting for the royalties today, and as soon as he got them, he went straight to the gold shop.

In this era, gold is considered a hard currency. It is an appreciating product in both wartime and peacetime, and is something that can bring steady profits.

Many people who have extra money will invest in gold, buying gold and waiting for it to appreciate in value.

"How many grams would you like?"

Jiang Cong actually doesn't know much about gold, and he doesn't understand the market situation.

At that time, people's aesthetic tastes were relatively simple, and there were no variety in the styles of rings. Most were plain rings, and some had patterns, some in diamond shapes, and some in round shapes.

"Can I take a look myself first?" Jiang Cong said to the female clerk.

"Of course you can. Take your time to look around. If you like any of them, I can show them to you!"

Jiang Cong nodded and began to carefully choose. Qin Man probably wouldn't like something too big, he himself thought it looked tacky, but something too small would be too delicate and petty, so he would choose a compromise, not too big or too small!

Jiang Cong chose a plain ring, but there was a circle of patterns on the outer ring, which should be some kind of vine-like pattern, with circles after circles, which looked neither too simple nor too exaggerated.

"Pick this up and show it to me!"

Jiang Cong pointed, and the clerk immediately put on gloves, opened the glass door and took it out.

"You have a good eye. This style is very popular in our store. It's the style that young people like!"

Jiang Cong took it in his hand and looked at it. It was indeed very exquisite. The inner ring of the ring had the year and engraved words, which read 1985.

Jiang Cong took out the jewelry ring he bought last time at night from his pocket and handed it to the clerk.

"I want this style. Find me a size like this one!"

This style is not adjustable, it is just a circle, so it comes in various sizes.

"Okay, I'll help you fit it, but it may not be completely accurate. It may end up being a little tighter than this. Is that okay?"

"Yes, a little tighter is fine, but not too tight!"

A tighter one can also keep it more secure and you won’t have to worry about losing it.

After a while, the clerk went back and forth between several counters and finally found one of similar size.

Qin Man has delicate hands and long, slender fingers, so the ring opening is relatively small.

"Sir, I found it, please take a look!"

Jiang Cong took it in his hand and compared it, making sure there was no mistake before nodding.

"How much is this ring?"

"This year's gold price is NT$54.4 per gram. This ring is made of pure gold, weighing 6.5 grams. The total cost is NT$353.6!"

"Well, wrap it up for me!" Jiang Cong has already decided to take the ring.

The 886 yuan in royalties, minus the 353.6 yuan for the ring, left a total of 532.4 yuan.