"Huh? First time seeing you so indifferent to money?" The uncle knew Qian’s personality; she was never stingy when she needed to spend. When she had him buy jade previously, she had stashed quite a bit herself. Even now, the uncle still had a few pieces of her high-quality imperial green jade that were carved but not yet sculpted. It was said that those were among the heirlooms she was leaving for her child.

"Hmm, some things money can’t buy."

Happiness was already in hand; why bother with unnecessary troubles.

"Alright, I’ll just buy it myself then."

"Wait a minute!" Qian called out to her uncle.

"What’s up?"

"Leave me enough of the best wood for a room full of furniture."

"Hasn’t your house already been renovated?"

"It’s for my daughter’s dowry."

Her little Xiaowei would be the happiest child, with a mother already preparing so much wealth for her before she was even born. From real estate to jade, from antiques to timber, these might not make them one of the wealthiest families, but they would ensure Xiaowei a life of worry-free joy.

"...Why are you all so certain it’s going to be a daughter?" The uncle felt unconvinced!

"We just know." Qian happily hung up the phone.

She opened the fridge and found microwavable containers of dishes and cooked dumplings, huh, was Xiaoqiang living so decadently? Even making dumplings at home?

Wow, there’s boiled fish too!

Qian was beyond annoyed. While she missed him back at her parents’ house, this guy was at home feasting?

To express her rage, Qian took out all the food and microwaved it for herself to eat, not just eating it herself, but she opened a bottle of chilled beer too!

Let him secretly feast behind his wife’s back. To deal with such a rascal, one must decisively punish him! Eat all his food, let him come back to soak bread in the soup, yeah, that’s the plan.

...

"Yu, is it alright to wander over without notifying your wife first?"

"No problem, my wife will definitely be back today. I couldn’t reach her on the phone; she’s either on the way or already waiting for us at home."

Xiaoqiang confidently said, not missing an opportunity to boast about his wife.

"My wife is such a family-oriented and considerate woman, with a great temper. She has long instructed me to bring you guys over for a meal, without a shadow of hesitation."

Yesterday, when he called his mother-in-law, Qian happened to be out shopping with Dalong, and Qian’s mom revealed that Qian was likely coming back today.

Xiaoqiang’s friends from his old job had been wanting to come over for a meal, so Xiaoqiang, knowing his wife was coming back, specially cooked the day before and put everything in the fridge.

Knowing she couldn’t cook, he didn’t want her to worry upon returning. He got home at 11 PM, fortunate that he had people buy the ingredients earlier and hang them on the door. He finished everything by midnight.

Everything was sealed in plastic containers, ready to be heated and eaten when Qian came back, sparing her any hostess embarrassment.

However, plans rarely keep up with changes.

When Xiaoqiang brought his friends inside, he saw his long-missed, as-beautiful-as-a-flower wife sitting cross-legged at the small wooden table he had just put together, drinking a small beer, dishes spread out all over the table...

Pfft!

Qian almost spat out a mouthful of beer, choking.

Looking at Yu Minglang and his three friends behind him, her mind went blank.

The man soaking bread in the soup...how come he brought accomplices to soak the soup too?

Her peripheral vision caught sight of the partially devoured boiled fish and vegetables on the table... this was awkward!

Xiaoqiang was stunned for a second too, as were the three friends behind him.

The woman reputedly with no temper at all...was drinking beer?

And straight from the bottle?

In the next second, Qian swiftly shoved the beer bottle under the table, trying to hide her act of stealthily eating and drinking at home, gracefully wiping the corners of her mouth with a napkin while pretending to be very virtuous.

"You’re all here, welcome. I was just testing if the dishes were too salty or not. Hurry, wash your hands and let’s eat!"

No wonder they’re a high-IQ couple, Qian reacted fast, and Xiaoqiang wasn’t slow either. He walked over quickly, seemingly affectionately patting her head but actually blocking the bones left by his wife’s meal. "You, why didn’t you serve the food on plates? Serving guests with microwave containers looks bad. Go, get some plates!"

By the way, take away the bones and fish spines you’ve left!

"Yes, everything you say is right, hubby, are you tired? Want me to give you a shoulder rub?" While rubbing, secretly stuff fish bones down your back!

Nasty guy! Why didn’t you mention in advance that you were having guests for dinner? So embarrassing!

Sneaking food and even drinking beer straight from the bottle, and being seen by his friends, ahhhh!

Xiaoqiang felt wronged too. I called you; who told you to switch off your phone?

"Anyway, welcome! I’ll go make some cucumber salad for you!" Qian quickly took the dishes to the kitchen, not caring about the color of her face, probably as red as a tomato.

"You wash up and set the table, don’t make yourselves at home too much! I’ll help her with the cucumber salad!" Worried Qian might hurt her hand while chopping cucumbers, Xiaoqiang quickly followed her in.

Once the couple was in the kitchen, the three who came started laughing.

"Haha, what an entertaining couple they are."

"Indeed, making cucumber salad requires them to go in pairs, haha!"

Heard the teasing outside, Qian put down the lunchbox, grabbed a kitchen knife, and Xiaoqiang immediately raised his hands in surrender.

"I called you, and you were the one who had your phone off!"

"If the phone’s off, couldn’t you have sent someone to inform me?!"

"..."

Xiaoqiang learned a truth, never reason with a woman, because either way, she’ll always be right!

He hadn’t expected that the wife who usually only cared about her looks and never about food would eat alone! She wasn’t usually like this!

But Xiaoqiang wisely kept silent; if he dared to speak, the conflict would escalate.

"Oh, come on! Quickly, help with the cucumber salad! Seriously, where are the plates?"

Qian’s playful scolding made Yu Minglang breathe a sigh of relief, phew, looks like this page has turned, the wife isn’t angry anymore!

"The first layer of the cabinet, wife, how did you become so lazy, eating without knowing to plate the food, are you saving dishwashing by not using plates? I think if I hadn’t come back early, you might have left me a lunchbox of soup."

"Am I that kind of person?" Qian smiled with a knife in hand.

"Definitely not!" Xiaoqiang spoke against his conscience, never provoke a woman with a knife!

Luckily, he had cooked enough the night before, despite Qian’s evil intention of making him soak up the soup, her appetite was limited, there was still enough to eat. A cucumber salad was tossed, a small dish was made, and his considerate friends pretended not to notice what they saw when they entered, acting as if it wasn’t Qian’s leftovers, and both hosts and guests were pleased.

Qian sat next to Yu Minglang smiling, pretending to look very gracious.

Hmm, the woman drinking from the bottle just now, wasn’t her, it must be an illusion.