Chapter 19: Striking It Rich

Li Mancang’s question made Wu Zhiqiu doubt herself again! But she couldn’t miss this opportunity.

“Find a way to check. I think it’s gold.”

Li Mancang hugged the iron rod and ran to the office. He filled the furnace with a shovel of coal, the fire was burning fiercely. Li Mancang carefully placed one end of the iron rod into the furnace.

Both of them didn’t dare to blink, they stared intently at the other end of the iron rod.

After a while, the black coating on one end of the iron rod faded, and a golden light flashed.

“My God!” They both exclaimed at the same time, then they simultaneously covered each other’s mouths.

Their excited eyes were filled with tears. It was gold, it was really gold!

Li Mancang quickly took out the iron rod. One end of the iron rod was as long as a thumb, it had already turned golden yellow, shining with a mesmerizing light!

The couple was so excited.

“Don’t go to work this afternoon, go to Fenglan’s house and melt the gold. Tomorrow, we’ll go out separately and exchange the gold for money.” Wu Zhiqiu came to her senses first. This place wasn’t safe, it was crowded, if someone saw it, it would be over.

Li Mancang suppressed his excitement, knowing the seriousness of the situation. He quickly wrapped the iron rod with a piece of cloth.

“I know, you go there directly after work.”

“Be careful, don’t let anyone see it.”

“I know! I’ll just say I’m going to help my daughter tidy up the house.”

After discussing it, Li Mancang rode his bicycle away quickly.

Wu Zhiqiu covered her heart, she couldn’t calm down at all!

They had become rich just like that? It felt like a dream. No, she wouldn’t even dare to dream like this!

All afternoon, Wu Zhiqiu was absent-minded. She registered all of Dazhuang’s scrap iron and put it into the warehouse.

As for the missing iron rod, no one would know. Even Dazhuang didn’t know what he had collected.

In her previous life, someone bought that iron rod to burn, and they discovered it was gold, causing quite a stir!

Many people came to their scrap metal station to watch the fun. At that time, she had already sold her job, and she had also lamented that she didn’t have that kind of luck.

But in this life, fate was really on her side. This incredible fortune had really come to her!

She was in a daze, but she finally made it to the end of her shift.

The first thing she did was rush to Fenglan’s new courtyard.

Only Li Mancang was in the courtyard. Fenglan and Manman had gone to their new home, they wouldn’t move in for a few days.

The couple looked at each other, their eyes filled with joy.

Li Mancang pulled his wife into the kitchen. The gold had been divided into twenty pieces by Li Mancang, each piece was the length of a palm, neatly arranged.

Wu Zhiqiu looked at the gold, her mouth almost split into a smile.

This color was her favorite color in this life.

“How much is this?”

“Three and a half jin.” Li Mancang suppressed the excitement in his voice and whispered.

“Holy crap!” Wu Zhiqiu swore. They were really rich, three and a half jin, how much money would that be?

“How much is gold per gram now?”

“Eighty-five.”

Wu Zhiqiu remembered that the price of gold would be four or five hundred per gram later, but the price level would also be dozens of times higher.

“Three and a half jin, how many grams is that?”

“One thousand seven hundred and fifty grams!”

“How much money is that?”

“148750.” This number had been echoing in Li Mancang’s head all afternoon. When he said it out loud, his voice trembled with excitement.

Wu Zhiqiu covered her heart again. One hundred and forty-eight thousand? She had heard that number when they were relocated in her previous life, but she had never seen real gold and silver in front of her.

Now, over one hundred thousand yuan worth of gold was in front of her, and it was when she was about to eat the wind. If she wasn’t so young, she would have been so excited that she would have passed out!

“How should we arrange for so much money, old woman?” Li Mancang asked excitedly.

Wu Zhiqiu instantly sobered up, “What do you think?” She wanted to see what the old geezer would think when he had money.

“Let’s buy a few more courtyards like this and rent them out.” Li Mancang really liked these courtyards, he dreamed of having a detached house.

Wu Zhiqiu raised an eyebrow, “Don’t you want to give some to your sons?” She asked tentatively.

Li Mancang’s face immediately darkened, “I’m telling you, old woman, don’t put all your thoughts on the children. None of them are reliable! As long as we have money, they’ll all have to curry favor with us. If we don’t have money, heh, life will be very difficult.”

Wu Zhiqiu was silent when she heard this. Did the old geezer see things so clearly in her previous life? She didn’t remember!

She only remembered that she kept urging Li Mancang to go out and earn more money, to earn money for the eldest son to go abroad, to earn money for the youngest son’s dowry, and to earn money for the youngest daughter’s college tuition.

Li Mancang worked like an old ox every day, he never had a moment to spare! They rarely sat down and chatted as husband and wife, it was always about money, money, money!

It turned out that the old geezer had seen through his children long ago, but she hadn’t. She had been giving everything she had, and she had even pressured the old geezer to do the things she thought were great.

The old geezer died early in her previous life, he was tired physically and mentally! There was no warmth in the family, he must have been desperate!

Li Mancang saw that his wife was serious and didn’t say anything. He thought she was angry because he said he wouldn’t give any money to their children.

“Then you decide how to divide it! I’m fine with whatever.”

“What do you mean you’re fine with whatever? Can’t you stick to your own opinion?” Wu Zhiqiu suddenly glared at Li Mancang angrily. It was the same in her previous life, as long as she was unhappy, Li Mancang would immediately compromise. If he had been a little more assertive, would she have been so oppressive towards him? He died without enjoying a single good day!

Wu Zhiqiu’s tears flowed freely, for the man in her previous life who had always obeyed her. For the foolish self in her previous life.

Li Mancang quickly wiped his wife’s tears in a panic.

“What’s wrong? If you’re unhappy, just scold me! Don’t cry! You can decide how to divide the gold, just don’t cry.”

Wu Zhiqiu cried for a while. After being reborn, she had all kinds of emotions, happiness, sadness, regret, anger, she wanted to kill the eldest son, the youngest son, and the youngest daughter.

But she had always suppressed the grief and despair she felt before she died. Today, she finally let it out.

Li Mancang didn’t know how he had upset his wife, he kept apologizing.

“Old geezer, you’re right, money should always be in our own hands, we won’t give it to anyone! Whoever is filial in the future, we’ll give them a little bit from our pockets. If they’re not filial, they can get lost. We’ll donate the property, we won’t give it to those ungrateful wolves!”

“I’ll listen to you.” His wife finally stopped crying, Li Mancang didn’t dare to say anything wrong!

That night, Wu Zhiqiu didn’t cook. She was a woman with over one hundred thousand yuan in assets, she had to go out and celebrate!

They went to a restaurant to eat roast duck. The old couple had never eaten a meal in a restaurant in their two lifetimes.

Today, for the first time in their two lifetimes, they ordered a whole roast duck, braised duck head, water-boiled tripe, and stir-fried pig intestines!

They ordered a bottle of Wuliangye for Li Mancang!

Li Mancang was so happy that his wrinkles deepened.

Li Mancang kept picking food for his wife. She had been working hard with him for so many years, she had never been to a restaurant, she had only suffered with him!

Li Mancang felt that this was what life was all about, living a fulfilling life, eating whatever they wanted, without having to worry about anything. They didn’t have to worry about money!

Wu Zhiqiu ate with satisfaction. Her body was still strong, her appetite was good, and her husband was by her side, taking care of her. How could she have been so foolish in her previous life?