Mom, If You're Going to Fool Me, You Can't Be So Obvious About It

Seeing how reluctant Su Wanqing looked to part with them, Lin Yi comforted her. "Honey, we still have plenty of antiques at home worth over a hundred million. Pick whichever ones you like."

"And you're right, those two pieces of Yuan blue-and-white porcelain are too cheap. Let's just give Father-in-law some of the bronzes from home and let him try a different field."

"No~ My dad still likes porcelain better, so let's forget about the bronzes."

Su Wanqing thought it over. The bronzes were even older. If she told her parents what they were worth, the two of them would be so worried they wouldn't want to leave the house.

Seeing that his wife had come around, Lin Yi was reassured.

Afraid the two large Yuan blue-and-white porcelain jars they had just found might break, Su Wanqing put one at her feet and the other on the back seat.

Yuanyuan, who was in Su Wanqing's arms, noticed a large jar beside him and studied it curiously. Having never seen one before, the little guy thought it was food.

He waved his chubby little hands and reached for the jar, drooling.

Seeing that her darling son was about to touch the antique, Su Wanqing decided to teach him about it. "Son, that's an antique, not food."

"Let me tell you, Yuan blue-and-white porcelain, also called Yuan blue-and-white, is blue-and-white porcelain produced during the Yuan dynasty. Blue-and-white porcelain was first produced during the Tang dynasty and flourished during the Yuan dynasty..."

"We have to protect antiques, so you can't go touching them."

"Yuanyuan, wasn't Mommy's explanation impressive?"

Su Wanqing waited with a grin for Yuanyuan to praise her. Instead, her darling son seemed to have become a little spirit. He pointed at the phone in her hand, seemingly saying, Mom, if you're going to fool me, you can't be so obvious about it.

Seeing that she couldn't fool Yuanyuan, Su Wanqing asked Tangtang, "Tangtang, do you think Mommy is impressive?"

"Mmm~"

"Hoo~"

"Ah~"

Tangtang had no idea what was going on and answered at random, but Su Wanqing was delighted to hear it.

Well, Yuanyuan would definitely get a tiny bit less to eat than Tangtang tonight.

Zhang Meilan, who was beside them, knew nothing about antiques. Only after hearing Su Wanqing's explanation did she realize how expensive the two jars were. It would probably take several generations to save that much money.

Now she finally understood why so many people dreamed of finding an overlooked treasure. It was more money than they could spend in several lifetimes, provided they didn't squander it.

Thirty minutes later, Lin Yi and the others arrived at Pure Love Jewelry.

Pure Love Jewelry was the largest jewelry store in Magic City. It had a wide variety of items, with plenty of new designs and rare treasures.

The moment they stepped inside, several employees at the entrance bowed and greeted them in unison.

The staff's enthusiasm gave Su Wanqing such a fright that, if Lin Yi hadn't been beside her, she would have turned around and left.

After such an enthusiastic welcome, she would have felt bad leaving without buying anything.

Once they were inside, a sales associate in a black uniform came toward them and gave them a warm welcome.

"Sir, ma'am, how may I help you?"

"We're just looking."

Su Wanqing spoke politely. She didn't like having someone follow her around; it felt as though she were being watched all the time.

The sales associate understood at once. Many customers preferred to browse on their own and would call an associate over only when they saw something they liked, so she was used to it.

Lin Yi didn't know much about jewelry. All he knew was that expensive meant good, so he simply followed along beside her.

As they passed a counter, however, a pair of sparkling earrings caught his attention.

Thinking that he hadn't given Su Wanqing a proper gift all this time, Lin Yi said, "Honey, what do you think of these earrings?"

"Do you like them?"

Su Wanqing followed his gaze and was immediately drawn to the earrings' exquisite design.

But when she looked at the price, she shook her head. Such a small pair of earrings actually cost 23,800 yuan. That money could buy dozens of cans of formula.

Lin Yi could tell that Su Wanqing liked them. As for why she didn't want them, perhaps it was because she had struggled to make a living while caring for the babies and couldn't bear to spend so much.

To get his wife to accept them, he acted first and told the sales associate afterward, "Please wrap up these earrings for me."

"Actually, wrap up all the latest earring designs for me."

Lin Yi figured he couldn't give his wife just one pair of earrings, so he waved his hand and bought a hundred million more.

The sales associate, who had hurried over when she saw Lin Yi approach and speak softly, froze upon hearing his final words.

The man in front of her actually wanted to buy every one of the latest earring designs. There were more than three hundred of them.

Still unsure, the sales associate asked again, "Sir, are you sure you want them?"

"Yes."

Lin Yi nodded. He wasn't joking about this.

Delighted by his confirmation, the sales associate went to gather the new designs. All the trainees at the entrance were called over to help pack them, too.

When Lin Yi returned, Su Wanqing pulled him along, ready to leave. "Honey, let's look somewhere else. This place is too expensive."

"Even the cheapest sterling silver necklace costs several thousand."

"Honey, I'm afraid we can't leave."

"Huh? They can't force us to buy something, can they?"

Su Wanqing's anger flared at once. To think there were still such overbearing merchants these days! She was determined to get justice.

Seeing his wife about to go argue with them, Lin Yi hurriedly stopped her, wondering, Is this still the same gentle, frail wife from the beginning? Could her Fengtian blood from Northeast China have awakened?

Little did he know that he was responsible for Su Wanqing's transformation. Free of Jiang Lan's workplace manipulation and with less of the burden of raising the children, she had become much livelier.

Afraid Su Wanqing might act rashly, Lin Yi hurriedly said, "I just bought you some earrings. They're wrapping them up now."

"I've already paid, and you can't return them. Your husband bought them for you."

"If you won't take them, I'll throw them away."

Seeing that a gentle approach didn't work on Su Wanqing, Lin Yi spoke firmly.

Sure enough, Lin Yi's words persuaded Su Wanqing, but when she saw the bags the sales associate brought out, she was stunned.

The bags were huge, and there were seven or eight of them. Just how big were the ear studs he'd bought? Did they need to be assembled?

As Su Wanqing was wondering, the sales associate walked over and said with a smile, "Sir, all 358 pairs of earrings have been packed. Would you like to count them?"

"No need."

Lin Yi trusted that Pure Love Jewelry wouldn't pretend to comply while secretly doing otherwise.

They didn't know that their conversation had struck Su Wanqing and the customers around them like a thunderbolt.

"H-honey, why did you buy so many earrings? I only have two ears. How am I supposed to wear them all?"

"Wear one pair a day. There are 365 days in a year, so you're still a few pairs short. How about I make up the difference?"

"Never mind, never mind. All you do is spend money recklessly."

Su Wanqing chided him coyly, but her heart was thumping like a little deer running wild. She was overjoyed to receive so many earrings.

This was the first time Lin Yi had given her a gift, although it was a little much.

Watching the loving couple beside her, Zhang Meilan felt a little superfluous. She was a big, bright third wheel, but she couldn't help envying their relationship.

Yuanyuan and Tangtang sat in the stroller watching Lin Yi and Su Wanqing as if enjoying a show. The two little ones babbled away, as though they were just short of saying, "Daddy, Mommy, give each other a kiss~"