"Are you going to talk, or are you going to tell me honestly whatās really going on?"
She still believed that the set of jewelry was worth fourteen thousand taels, because after counting the silver Ye Ziāan had, she figured that was all he could afford. Thirty thousand taels was absolutely impossible.
Then there must be some other reason.
"Wife, the seven-colored butterfly set really did cost fourteen thousand taels," Ye Ziāan immediately assured her.
"I know itās fourteen thousand taels. Iām asking why others paid thirty thousand while you only paid fourteen." As she spoke, her little hand started to reach for Ye Ziāanās ear again, "Hmph, donāt think you can fool me. I always know exactly how much silver you have."
Ye Ziāan typically didnāt carry silver on him at home, only taking a purse prepared by Yang Chuxia when he left the house. The silver in the purse was placed there by her, and she also managed the family finances. How could she not know how much silver Ye Ziāan had?
"If I tell you, you promise not to get angry?" Ye Ziāan looked at her cautiously.
Yang Chuxia waved her hand magnanimously, "Speak. As long as you havenāt sold your charm, I wonāt be angry."
"..." Ye Ziāan fell silent, then hesitated before saying, "I didnāt really do much, just made a deal with the Glass Pavilion where I drew a few jewelry designs for them. Itās the same designs I had custom made for you before."
"Just a few designs, whatās so hard to say about that?" Look at how nervous he still was.
"Wife, those were based on your unique jewelry designs, which were supposed to be one of a kind. Now they arenāt unique anymore."
Ye Ziāan became even more regretful as he spoke. He should have thought of another way at that time. Itās just that he truly felt the seven-colored butterfly set suited his wife, but since he was short of silver, he thought of the unique pieces in his wifeās jewelry box and made a deal with the owner of the Glass Pavilion; those pieces were also made gradually upon his request.
The main shopkeeper of the Glass Pavilion liked the designs he provided and gave him a discount, and told him to come back with more good designs in the future for discounts on the Pavilionās jewelry.
This man really made her feel like a lifetime of love wouldnāt be enough for him. He always tried to give her the best. According to Mu Shaofengās words, that seven-colored butterfly set was something everyone in the Capital City wanted, and only the imperial princesses were able to buy it. Yet he had quietly prepared a set for her too, carrying something similar to the princess was considered a privilege and a symbol of wealth and honor in everyoneās eyes.
"Wife, Iāll draw even better designs for you next time, and have the craftsman make even better jewelry for you."
"So silly!" Yang Chuxia couldnāt help but rub his face, "But as your wife, I quite like this silliness of yours."
Instantly, Ye Ziāan smiled.
"So, my wife, considering how silly I am, can you give me a little more pocket money?"
Yang Chuxia, "..."
She couldnāt help but ponder whether she really had been giving too little pocket money or what? Why was he so fixated on his pocket money?
"People say that men tend to turn bad when they have money. The more pocket money they have, the more opportunities they have to do bad things. So, you wanting more pocket money now, does it mean youāre planning to do something naughty?"
Squinting her eyes at Ye Ziāan, he suddenly felt he had said too much about pocket money.
"No, absolutely not." Ye Ziāan quickly waved his hands knowingly, "You give whatever pocket money you see fit, just as you see fit, hehe, Iām going to see our son."
Seeing Ye Ziāan scurry out to play with their son, there seemed to be an air of fleeing about him.