In This Life, I Will Extremely Pamper My Short-Lived Husband-Chapter 34 - Pre-Wedding Routine

Chapter 34: Chapter 34 Pre-Wedding Routine

Chapter 34 -34 Pre-Wedding Routine

“This is for you,” Xie Linchuan said, “there’s a hundred million in it, use it for whatever you want.”

There was a moment of silence in the living room. After all, it shouldn’t be Xie Linchuan’s responsibility to provide the bride price for Xie Yanchuan’s wedding. Now that Linchuan had suddenly brought this up, the family was somewhat taken aback.

In the brief silence, Xie Xingchuan asked his mother in a low voice, “Mom, does this mean I have to contribute too?”

He Shuying turned her head and gave Xie Xingchuan a stern look, “Stop stirring up trouble!”

Xie Xingchuan felt a touch indignant. Everyone else had given, wouldn’t it be improper if he didn’t?

He did have money, too. Though he couldn’t be as generous as his older brother, his financial foundation was certainly more solid than that of his second brother, who couldn’t even get his salary on time. Now that his second brother was getting married and considering they didn’t have any conflicts as brothers, he was also willing to lend a helping hand.

Xie Yanchuan obviously knew he shouldn’t take the money, but before he could refuse, Old Master Xie spoke first, “Yanchuan, take it.”

Yanchuan instinctively looked towards his grandfather, not understanding what his grandfather had in mind.

Old Master Xie explained calmly, “You know what the family had originally planned.”

Yanchuan knew that the person who was originally supposed to marry Xu Jinzhi wasn’t him.

With this thought, Yanchuan felt an unexpected and subtle discomfort.

Old Master Xie continued, “However, the girl Jinzhi didn’t take to your big brother and instead took a fancy to you. Regardless, your marriage to Jinzhi is advantageous for the Xie family’s situation. Your big brother’s money is nothing in comparison.”

“Yes, take it,” Xie Linchuan, worried that Yanchuan would still not accept it, quickly stood up and handed over the card to Yanchuan.

Xie Yanchuan looked at the card in his hand, feeling a mix of emotions.

But soon, the matter was glossed over, and the family continued discussing the bride price until it was finally settled.

That night, Xie Yanchuan stayed and slept in the old house, and Xu Jinzhi, after finishing her work, sent a message to Yanchuan.

Upon learning that Yanchuan had gone back to the old house, Xu Jinzhi, who thought she knew the family well, believed that they wouldn’t ask Yanchuan to return without good reason.

Xu Jinzhi then asked Yanchuan, “Is there something going on?”

Yanchuan honestly replied, “Discussing the bride price.”

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Hearing this, Xu Jinzhi perked up. They had been in contact all this time through WeChat or phone calls, but they had yet to video chat.

Yanchuan, seeing Xu Jinzhi’s incoming video call, suddenly became nervous. Initially lying in bed, he immediately sat up.

First frozen for a few seconds, he quickly straightened his pajamas before finally accepting the video call.

At the moment of connection, Yanchuan saw the excited expression on Jinzhi’s face on his phone as she hastily asked, “How did your discussion go?”

Yanchuan was momentarily lost for a response upon seeing Jinzhi, because he inexplicably remembered the dream he had that morning and, staring at Jinzhi, began to feel guilty for no apparent reason.

“Xie Yanchuan, come on, tell me!” Jinzhi, watching him, didn’t notice the emotions hidden beneath Yanchuan’s calm demeanor and urgently pressed him.

Yanchuan returned to his senses, blinked faintly, and covered up those emotions.

But facing Jinzhi again, Yanchuan found himself struggling to speak.

Just as his grandfather had said during the bride price discussion that day, no matter how much they contributed, it would surely not be as much as Jinzhi’s.

After all, Xu Zhen had only one daughter, Jinzhi. Even if she didn’t receive that much money for her marriage, she would still inherit it in the future.

So in terms of family assets, Jinzhi was definitely wealthier than Yanchuan.

Looking at Jinzhi’s inquisitive baby-like demeanour, Yanchuan found himself unable to speak, once again recognizing the gap between himself and Jinzhi.

But Yanchuan had to speak, because unless something unexpected happened, the financial gap between him and Jinzhi would likely never close in this lifetime.

So Yanchuan spoke truthfully, only to be surprised when Jinzhi reacted with, “That’s quite a lot!”

Jinzhi truly felt it was a lot, even though she had received more in her previous life, but the current situation was different from before.

Yanchuan continued, “I have some on hand too, I’ll let you know once I’ve sorted it.”

Jinzhi’s smile deepened, “Are you going to give it all to me? Isn’t that inappropriate?”

Seeing her smiling so brightly, did she look like she thought it was inappropriate?

After laughing a good while, Jinzhi finally got serious, “Okay, let’s talk business. I’ve made an appointment with the designer, let’s go pick out rings together tomorrow afternoon.”

Yanchuan was just wondering if he would be available the day after tomorrow when Jinzhi added, “I’ve checked, you only have classes in the morning tomorrow, so we can go in the afternoon.”

“Alright,” Yanchuan agreed.

They chatted for a few more exchanges before ending the video call.

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The next day.

Xu Jinzhi busily made her escape, and Xu Zhen, watching her leave, couldn’t help but grumble, “She’s not at all serious about her work!”

Xu Zhen’s secretary silently opted to keep his mouth shut, knowing all too well that his boss was very protective. It was fine for him to scold Mr. Xu, but nobody else could say a bad word against him.

When Jinzhi arrived at the school, Yanchuan’s class had not yet ended. They had planned to meet in the afternoon, but Jinzhi wanted to have lunch with Yanchuan, so she arrived early.

Since she was rather early, Jinzhi had no choice but to wait outside the classroom. Fortunately, it wasn’t long before the class ended and the students began to come out. As soon as Jinzhi spotted Yanchuan packing his lectern on the podium, she was ready to act.

At that moment, Yanchuan hadn’t yet noticed Jinzhi’s arrival. Just as some curious students were about to start jeering, Jinzhi’s shushing stopped them.

The ever-curious university students actually kept quiet, not making a peep.

Jinzhi then went against the tide of students and headed into the classroom. She had intended to surprise Yanchuan, but he was no completely unguarded man. As Jinzhi was about to reach out, Yanchuan turned his head and saw her.

“Hi!” Jinzhi immediately smiled at Yanchuan.

Yanchuan was clearly pleasantly surprised; his initially placid demeanor, calm as a stagnant pool, rippled with emotion upon seeing Jinzhi.

“Why have you come at this hour?” Yanchuan asked.

“I wanted to have lunch with you,” replied Jinzhi, unabashedly articulating her heartfelt wish without any awkward shyness.

She wanted to, so she came.