"Gambling? You boys are up to no good!" Jian Shuyue had caught snatches of the three men's conversation. She frowned and spoke into Zhou Yi's ear.
"A little fooling... gambling is harmless fun! Just kidding. I haven't placed any bets!" Zhou Yi explained with a smile.
"We haven't gambled either! We bought perfectly legitimate football lottery tickets. We only called it betting out of habit!" Bai Haoxuan and Xu Heng protested in unison.
Why hadn't they bought domestic lottery tickets? Because even if they predicted every result correctly, the amount they would actually win remained unknown. It depended on how many other people had guessed correctly too.
Foreign lotteries were different. The payout followed the odds, so exactly how much they would get was clear from the outset.
"So I've falsely accused you, have I? Would you like me to apologize?" Jian Shuyue asked with a teasing smile.
Zhou Yi hurriedly shook his head and said solemnly, "Not at all. The real problem was how we phrased it!"
Bai Haoxuan and Xu Heng gave Zhou Yi surprised looks, then silently nodded their approval. With their future brother-in-law showing such a strong survival instinct, their little sister certainly wouldn't be mistreated at home.
Director Zhou was perfectly at ease. There was nothing embarrassing about a man being afraid of his wife. Besides, he wasn't afraid-he simply didn't want to quibble!
For instance, when it came to trivial household matters, such as income and expenses, you had to let the woman have the final say.
Other matters of national importance, such as flood control at the Three Gorges or the president's visit to America-those were what a man ought to concern himself with.
That was called domestic wisdom!
"At least you know what to say!"
Jian Shuyue's beautiful eyes curved into smiling