Chapter13

"Honey, this place is expensive. Let's just eat something simple."

After sitting down at the seafood restaurant, Yao Nan quietly said, feeling uneasy about the upscale decor and the prices on the menu.

"No, yesterday we were so tired, we should treat ourselves well."

Xu Bin opened the menu.

Upon hearing this, Yao Nan blushed and whispered, "Then I'll pay with my credit card, don't tell my mom."

"Don't worry, wife, I'm not as poor as you think."

Xu Bin called the waiter over and ordered, "Hello, we'll have a plate of iron plate snowflake beef, a plate of cheese lobster, and a plate of stir-fried creamy crab."

Snowflake beef for 168, cheese Australian lobster for 668, stir-fried creamy crab for 398…

These prices made Yao Nan feel heartbroken, almost suffocating. The waiter noted down the order and asked, "Sir, would you like any drinks or soups?"

Not a single drink was priced below 30, and more than half of the soups were over 100.

Yao Nan immediately said, "No need, just tea is fine."

Xu Bin immediately stopped her and said to the waiter, "Bring my wife a fish gelatin stew and I'll have a pigeon stew with morel mushrooms, that's it!"

As the waiter left, Yao Nan leaned in and whispered, "Honey, are you crazy? This meal will cost over a thousand, almost two thousand."

"You love seafood the most, I know that."

Xu Bin held her hand affectionately.

"But we can't spend like this!"

Yao Nan was a thrifty and frugal woman, and she immediately started calculating, saying, "If you're craving it, I can buy it and make it at home, which would save a lot."

She deliberately lowered her voice because she knew she had to save face for her husband outside. It was a good lesson she learned from her mother-in-law, although it was ineffective with Yao Xin.

"We have to pay the bill next month, if my mom finds out, she'll tear me apart!"

Yao Nan was very anxious.

She gave 3,000 out of her 5,000 monthly salary to her mother, with the excuse of letting Shen Ruyu help her save it in the bank. So Yao Nan didn't have much disposable income each month.

"Don't worry, wife, I'm not really living off you!"

Xu Bin handed her his phone and Yao Nan, who had never checked her husband's phone, was stunned when she saw the withdrawal records.

"100,000? Where did you get this money?"

Yao Nan was very nervous, as this was a huge sum for her.

"Take another look!"

Seeing the stock trading records, Yao Nan was even more stunned. Xu Bin smiled and said, "Wife, I'm not a lazy person. I've been working and saving money. Keeping it in the bank with that paltry interest it. Actually, I have some scattered investments."

"I, I didn't know."

"You didn't ask, I thought you weren't interested!"

When it came to lying, men were naturally talented. "Last time, when the stock market was booming, this stock of mine was almost worth 200,000. But I got greedy and didn't sell, so I lost 70% of it. This time, I made some profit and sold it quickly, using the profits to invest in other things."

Yao Nan finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Xu Bin with admiration and a hint of reproach, "Honey, you scared me. I thought you were up to something bad."

"If I were, I would be a billionaire by now."

Xu Bin laughed happily and boasted without any psychological pressure.

Yao Nan relaxed and felt very happy. She hugged her husband's arm and suddenly asked softly, "Honey, since you're so capable, why don't you tell my mom and them?"

Xu Bin understood her thoughts. Although Yao Nan had always been submissive and used to being mistreated at home, she couldn't help but speak up when Xu Bin was being mistreated.

Being labeled as a freeloader and a poor guy… In fact, she was under a lot of pressure and had her own worries. She also hoped that her husband could have some status at home, at least her mother wouldn't constantly criticize and find fault.

In other words, all women have vanity, and wife Yao Nan is no exception, but she is too self-conscious to dare to show it.