Chapter 22: The Ten Thousand Yuan Account

“Wow, that’s a lot of money!” Su Yunqi praised with great enthusiasm.

Indeed, there was a considerable amount. Neatly stacked, one pile after another, there were stacks of ten-yuan bills. In addition, there was a savings booklet and two gold bracelets.

Lu Zhao took out the savings booklet. “Go ahead and count the money first to see how much there is. I haven’t had the chance to deposit it yet, so I don’t know how much is there.”

“Alright!” When it came to counting money, Su Yunqi was excited.

She picked up a stack of bills, counted ten notes and set them aside, then counted another ten and placed them aside as well. In the end, she counted a total of 23 small stacks, with three ten-yuan bills remaining.

Altogether, it was over 2,300 yuan!

“Wow! How did you get so much money?”

Su Yunqi was extremely envious.

Before their marriage, Lu Zhao had given her family 3,000 yuan as a betrothal gift, and had bought many things. In total, it must have been at least 7,000 – 8,000!

“Now it’s our money.” Lu Zhao said with a smile, handing her the savings booklet. “There’s more in the savings booklet.”

Su Yunqi opened the savings booklet, and to her surprise, there was actually 8,000 yuan in it!

Just the cash alone added up to just over 10,000 yuan.

“Lu Zhao, you’re a ten-thousand-yuan account holder!!”

Su Yunqi was even more shocked, her little mouth slightly agape.

In the 1980s, being a ten-thousand-yuan account holder was significant! But Lu Zhao had been so quiet about it. If it weren’t for the betrothal gifts, no one would have known that he had earned money, let alone that he had earned so much!

“Mm-hmm, I’m impressive, right? Not that I didn’t want to accompany you to high school, but earning money is important. Look, I earned all this in just two years. Isn’t that worth it?”

Lu Zhao raised an eyebrow, still remembering that Su Yunqi had wanted him to explain himself.

Su Yunqi clung to the money box and shook her head frantically, her eyes sparkling like stars, looking like a little money-obsessed fan. “Totally worth it!”

It truly was worth it!

“But why didn’t you tell me earlier? You disappeared without saying anything. How could I not be angry?” Thinking of this, Su Yunqi pouted again in frustration.

Just yesterday, the two had returned home together, and he had sent her to the village entrance. The next day, she couldn’t find him anywhere. He hadn’t passed the entrance exams for high school, and there was not a single word left behind!

Su Yunqi had even secretly come over here to look for him but didn’t find him. He wasn’t home at the time.

“Do you think you would have agreed if I had told you? Besides, at that time, I didn’t even know if I could make money. What was I supposed to tell you? And you were still young.” Lu Zhao was somewhat helpless.

After earning some money, he had planned to come back and sweet-talk his wife, but when he did, Su Yunqi ignored him completely, refusing to even look at him.

He didn’t want to disturb her studies, so he decided to wait, nearly waiting for something to go wrong.

“Hmph! You just think I don’t understand anything!” Su Yunqi couldn’t take it anymore. She raised her leg and kicked him, upset that he always made decisions on his own!

“I was wrong.” Lu Zhao sincerely admitted his mistake, then grabbed Su Yunqi’s ankle and massaged it, finally putting an end to the matter.

“Why did you even buy gold bracelets? How heavy are they? Are they very expensive?” Su Yunqi was still busy counting the money at home, so she decided not to dwell on it.

“Each one is about twenty grams. They’re worth some money, probably around 1,600 yuan each. But I’m not planning to sell these; I bought them to give to you. Try them on and see if they fit.”

As Lu Zhao spoke, he carefully slid the gold bracelets onto Su Yunqi’s delicate wrist.

They fit perfectly. It seemed like his estimate was right.

“Looks good, but it’s too flashy. I won’t wear it out.” Su Yunqi admired herself for a moment before taking the bracelet off.

She was worried it would attract too much attention and, more importantly, she was afraid of losing it. After all, one bracelet was worth over 1,600 yuan! That was equivalent to the annual wage of an ordinary worker!

“How did you make so much money? Did you rob someone?”

“Your mouth is sweet, but why does it sound so unpleasant? Robbing? Do I look like the kind of person who would do that? This is my hard-earned money! Earning money out there is easy, but farming doesn’t work unless you’re farming hundreds of acres.”

Over the past two years, Lu Zhao had been running around outside, essentially doing business in buying and selling. The more he saw, the more he learned.

If they hadn’t gotten married, he would have continued running around, but since they were married, he didn’t want to leave his wife behind all the time. That’s why opening a shop seemed like a good option. He could still go out occasionally to buy goods, and he could bring Su Yunqi along with him.

Earn money and have fun at the same time.

“You make a lot of money, so I’ll listen to you.” Su Yunqi didn’t take offense at his blunt words. She smiled sweetly and nodded. “How much will it cost to open the shop?”

“Let me think. If I rent a larger shop, I’ll start by renting it for a year. 300 yuan should be enough for the rent. As for the renovation, the cabinets and things, that’s about 500 yuan. We can do it ourselves, no need to hire anyone, so we won’t have to pay wages. I have the channels for sourcing goods, and the cost isn’t high. But the shelves need to be full; people are more likely to buy if they see a lot of options. So, I’ll spend a bit more on that.”

“Anyway, it’s all food. If we can’t sell it, we can just keep it for ourselves or give it away. We won’t lose anything. Let’s count 2,000 yuan for the initial costs, and if it’s not enough later, we can top it up. We’ll keep another 1,000 yuan as working capital. All in all, 4,000 yuan should be enough.”

Lu Zhao carefully went over the costs with Su Yunqi.

If this had been before, Su Yunqi would have thought it was a lot of money. But now, with her pockets full, she felt that 4,000 yuan was nothing. If Lu Zhao wanted to open the shop, then let him!

“After deducting the 4,000 yuan, we still have over 6,000 yuan left. That’s enough to last us a long time. Don’t worry about it, go ahead and do your thing! I support you!” Su Yunqi raised her hand in support, but suddenly, she froze.

“You have so much money! Why did you still take my 300 yuan? I’ve been saving that for years!” Now she was left with nothing, a penniless fool!

“I wanted to teach you a lesson. If you don’t need to eat something, then don’t. But all the money in the house is yours. You’re not a pauper. I am.” Lu Zhao leaned in again and kissed his little wife’s soft, smooth cheek.

As he kissed her, he got more and more addicted to it. He closed the money box and tossed it aside, just wanting to get close to Su Yunqi.

Su Yunqi kept trying to avoid him, pouting and complaining. “You didn’t wash your hands! Don’t touch me! I didn’t wash my hands either!”

The box had been carried out from the dirt, so it was filthy, and the money wasn’t exactly clean either. Su Yunqi couldn’t accept him touching her with those hands, especially after handling such dirty things. It just felt too unclean!

“…You’re so particular!” Lu Zhao bit the tip of Su Yunqi’s ear playfully, then carried her off to wash their hands.

After cleaning up, he didn’t care about her objections and firmly carried her back to the bed.

“It’s still daylight, Lu Zhao, you…”

Su Yunqi pushed him away in embarrassment. He had just said he wasn’t thinking about such things during the day, and now he was blaming her for thinking wrongly!

“What’s there to be afraid of? Our house is far from others, and no one passes by. They won’t hear anything.” Lu Zhao was completely indifferent to such concerns.

“I’m going to be mad!” Su Yunqi softly threatened him.

Lu Zhao’s body stiffened. He sighed and indeed got up. “Alright, fine. If you don’t want to, then I won’t. I knew you’d think I’m uncultured. Forget it.”

He sadly stood up and started to button his clothes, ready to leave.

Su Yunqi grew anxious and, clutching her chest, sat up as well. “I’m not rejecting you! I just meant that it’s still daytime…”

“No need to explain, I understand.” Lu Zhao spoke in a dazed tone, preparing to get off the bed.

A rough man with good looks saying such things with an expression full of grievance and sadness made Su Yunqi unable to bear it. She quickly got up and hugged his strong back.

“Alright, alright, I won’t say anything more about it!”

“Really? You don’t have to force yourself. If you don’t like me, I won’t touch you. I won’t force you.” Lu Zhao didn’t turn around, and his voice still held a sense of melancholy.

“I’m not forcing myself! Really, I’m not!”

“Then does that mean I can touch you during the day too?”

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Lucia: The wolf fooled Yunqi again. lol

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