Chapter 15 – Addressing the Issue of Finances After Marriage Part 2
It was almost evening when she came out from Ji Desheng’s office.
Xia Tong ordered a boxed meal for her and put it on the coffee table in the office.
As soon as Zu Jin sat down and picked up her chopsticks, she suddenly thought of Yan Lin and called him on her cell phone.
“Hey, what are you doing?”
“I’m taking a break. I found someone this afternoon to clean up the things in your house. I will be finalizing the decoration plans tomorrow. I was able to get people to come decorate it the day after tomorrow, so come and stay with me for two days.”
Zu Jin said oh and wanted to flirt, but Xia Tong was eating next to her. She had to put up with it.
“Okay, then send me the address, but I may get off work late.”
“Do you have to work overtime again? Well, I stayed up late anyway. We’ll talk about it when you get back.”
After Zu Jin hung up, she still couldn’t control the smile on her face. Even though she didn’t have a mirror to look into, she felt a little silly.
Fortunately, Xia Tong didn’t look up and pay attention to her, otherwise she would definitely make a big fuss about it.
After dinner, Zu Jin dealt with some official documents, and then called Xia Tong into the office.
“Take a look at when I will have free time and arrange for me to be out all day.”
Xia Tong asked, “It can be arranged for tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. President Jin, what can I do for you?”
“A date.” Zu Jin gave an arrogant answer.
“Really? It turns out that you also have a love brain. Even the work you love so much can be put aside for the time being when you fall in love!”
“I’m joking, it’s more important than a date, but… I won’t tell you until it’s done.”
Xia Tong pouted and said, “Keeping it a secret again! Ah, you’re not going to register for marriage, are you? What exactly does that man do? Should I contact a lawyer to help you prepare a prenuptial agreement, or…”
Zu Jin happily listened to her. “Don’t worry, but you can help me think about it!”
Xia Tong was speechless and shook her head. “Sure enough, you have a love brain! You’ve changed now to not worry about anything.”
Yan Lin liked to keep a low profile and didn’t want outsiders to know too much. That’s why Zu Jin drove to his place by herself after work.
Yan Lin’s house looked slightly larger than her villa. After entering the gate, there were many green bonsais on both sides of the cobblestone pavement. Moreover, there was a large grapevine on one side and stone tables and stools underneath.
It looked like an old person’s residence no matter how she looked at it.
“I’ve brought some of your clothes. Go upstairs and take a shower first. The snacks will be ready soon.”
“Huh? There’s snacks?”
Yan Lin’s eyes glanced at her waist and joked, “You’re so skinny, it’s okay to eat a bit more.”
“I won’t eat it. At my age, I’ll gain weight if I eat more.”
“Eat, I won’t dislike you.”
Zu Jin thought Yan Lin’s voice sounded like a scoundrel with bad intentions at this moment.
So the best way to deal with scoundrels was to suppress them by force.
Zu Jin pushed him to the sofa and pounced on him. However, no matter how good Yan Lin’s temper was, he was still a masculine man.
She was really trying to make trouble. She was a thin person that only had two meals today, how could she be his opponent?
As a result, it was naturally Zu Jin that…
After Zu Jin took a shower, she had a bathrobe on and half of her hair was dried. She went outside with Yan Lin and sat under the grapevine.
“It’s really great here, but isn’t it the season for growing grapes? Why haven’t I seen a single grape?”
“If it grows too much, it will break the rattan frame and I will trim the buds.”
“What about the grapes?”
“I couldn’t finish the grapes. I asked some friends to drive over and take them away a while ago.”
He saw Zu Jin smile at him and did not say any more.Yan Lin warmly said, “You will be able to eat the grapes here next year. They’re very sweet.”
Zu Jin couldn’t help it. She flirted with dry humor and asked, “Will they be as sweet as you?”
“…”
After being lovey-dovey for a while, they finally got down to business.
“I prepared some tonic tea and a pair of jade bracelets for your mother. Do you think that’s fine?”
“Jade bracelets? It’s fine. How much was it?”
They were not short of money, but Zu Jin felt that if Yan Lin bought expensive jewelry for her mother, then Zu Jin could no longer leave it to Yan Lin to buy things for his parents.
Even if she was thoughtless, it was still an extremely important matter, and she had to take it seriously.
Otherwise, Yan Lin would be unhappy.
But Yan Lin saw through her thoughts with one glance and said with a smile, “It did not cost a lot. Don’t worry, you don’t have to worry about these things.”
Zu Jin looked at him and couldn’t help but ask him, “You treat me so well so aren’t you afraid of spoiling me?”
“Afraid of what? How can we be together if we are only serious with each other?”
“What?! Say that again!”
After they went at it again for a while, they inadvertently talked about their finances after marriage.
Zu Jin asked, “What do you think about this?”
“Considering my parents’ failed marriage for profit and face, I think it would be better for our finances to be independent and not be joined together.”
Zu Jin immediately nodded strongly. “I agree with you so much. Every year after we get married, we can individually set aside a sum of money for family expenses. As for our child’s expenses, it should be the same. You have more wealth than I do. I won’t be happy if I use it and you’ll be uncomfortable if you use mine.”
Who would have thought that Yan Lin would say with a smile, “I’m not a chauvinist. Why should I be uncomfortable using my wife’s money? What I meant was our finances are independent, but who can guarantee a clear division of how we spend the money after marriage? So just let nature take its course. Besides, my investment and financial management skills are better than yours, right? Maybe one day you will take the initiative to give me your assets and let me take care of it for you!”
Zu Jin pinched his arm in annoyance. “I don’t like to hear that. Even pigs can take off standing at a windy spot1. I’m just not as lucky as you. If there are good investment opportunities, maybe I’ll earn more than you!”
“Yes, yes, yes, you are amazing!”
Footnotes
猪站在风口都能起飞 (zhū zhàn zài fēngkǒu dōu néng qǐfēi) – means people can succeed as long as they take advantage of the right opportunity and if the circumstances are right
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