Chapter 59: This guy's pretty good

Lu Yuan then looked inside his bag.

It really was just three hundred silver dollars.

Damn it, the imperial court is too stingy!

I personally restored the Snow Dragon Sunlight Armor, and the reward was only three hundred silver dollars?

Lu Yuan thought it over again, then shrugged—actually, it's normal.

If you take this to the imperial court and then receive the award, wouldn't the higher-up first take half?

After the higher-up takes his half, when it reaches the Forging Bureau, the bureau takes another half.

After the Forging Bureau takes its half, when it goes down to the Bing Jia Chang workshop, another half is taken.

Maybe the workshop foreman will even squeeze two more bits out of me.

By the time it reaches my hands, only three hundred silver dollars remain.

Damn it, I used to be the one squeezing others, but now I've become the fat sheep.

As for the Fifth-Rank Forging Worker post, Lu Yuan never even considered going back to work.

Even if they offered him an Eighth-Rank post, he wouldn't go back!

But three hundred silver dollars is three hundred silver dollars—it's not too little.

Immediately, Lu Yuan looked at the adoring Su Liyan before him and said:

"I'll buy you a sewing machine tomorrow, big brother."

If other men's wives have one, then my wife should have one too.

Gao Tingyu, standing nearby, snapped to attention upon hearing those words.

Lu Yuan also wants to buy a sewing machine?!

That's absolutely not allowed!!

To restore the glory of the sewing machine, I, of the Gao family, cannot shirk my duty!

This is the glory of the old Gao family, after all—Gao Tingyu wants to be the first in this household to own a sewing machine.

Su Liyan blinked; though she also yearned for a sewing machine, it's expensive—one unit costs over two hundred silver dollars.

Immediately, Su Liyan hurriedly said:

"Brother, how about we buy it later? For now there are just the two of us at home, and we can just mend things with needle and thread."

As for that sewing machine, Lu Yuan actually thinks it's not useful.

Or rather, it's not useful for our household.

Why would making new clothes be faster than just buying them straight from the department store?

Moreover, the styles there are all trendy.

As for using a sewing machine to patch clothes?

Isn't that like driving a Ferrari to plow a field?

Who can afford a sewing machine and still wear patched clothes?

In our household, a sewing machine would just be for making a child's outfit or maybe some underwear.

However, in this material‑poor society, that thing is a symbol of status.

It's also something women compare over when chatting.

Lu Yuan pulled Su Liyan into his arms and said:

"No way—if other women have it, I, as your big brother, must give it to you. You married me to live well; how could I let you suffer?"

Hearing Lu Yuan's words, Su Liyan felt both moved and happy, and she clung to him, cooing:

"Brother~ you're so good~"

Su Liyan thought that if they bought the sewing machine, it wouldn't be a loss.

Just think—one piece of clothing costs over ten silver dollars these days, and my husband has already spent a lot on his own clothes.

Once we have a sewing machine, we won't need to buy clothes outside.

We can make any clothing—winter wear, summer wear, whatever.

Moreover, when we have children in the future, I can make clothes for them, and even diapers and such.

Buying a sewing machine is definitely not a loss.

Afterwards, Lu Yuan pondered:

"Besides, we also need to buy a bed."

"Buy a bed?"

"Why?"

Su Liyan, in Lu Yuan's arms, looked curiously at her man.

Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow and said:

"Our rickety wooden bed isn't usable anymore—it creaks nonstop."

"We must buy a bed."

"These days our rickety wooden bed is about to give out."

"My wife is shy; when she puts a little force into rocking the bed, it makes a loud noise, so she dares not move strongly."

"Buy a better one—something quiet."

And Su Liyan also understood what Lu Yuan meant; she blushed and nodded lightly.

"Mm~ I'll listen to big brother~"

Lu Yuan then had one arm around Su Liyan and the other holding the horse's reins as they walked toward the siheyuan.

"Just now when I came back, I saw the department store had a spring mattress out—what's it called… dream something?"

This person, once lying down, feels just like being in cotton.

The bed plus mattress costs only over a hundred bucks; tomorrow I'll buy the bed first.

One... over a hundred bucks?

Not only Su Liyan is dazed, but Gao Tingyu and Chen Taohua behind her are also dazed.

Is this bed made of gold?!!

Su Liyan said with a heartbroken expression:

"Brother, is it too expensive?"

If that's the case, the three-hundred-dollar bonus would be gone in an instant.

But Lu Yuan shook his head with a serious expression:

"Although it's expensive, it's worth it; your brother has a bad stomach, so he needs to sleep on a comfortable bed."

My wife is unwilling to spend money, but as soon as it's about my health, she's very willing.

As expected, after Lu Yuan finished speaking, Su Liyan nodded very seriously:

"Then we definitely need to buy it."

Gao Tingyu beside them couldn't help but curl his lips: "What does a bad stomach have to do with what bed you sleep on?!!"

"It's clearly just you indulging yourself!"

"You spend twelve hours a day in bed out of twenty-four!"

And Lu Yuan also said seriously:

"Moreover, with such a good bed, you can even sway all night with confidence."

As soon as Lu Yuan's words finished, Su Liyan's beautiful face instantly blushed, and she said coquettishly:

"Brother~~ you're annoying~~ we're outside~~"

Lu Yuan was stunned, then burst out laughing:

"Forgot, forgot."

Lu Yuan left with Su Liyan, talking and laughing.

Gao Tingyu and Chen Taohua were in the front courtyard, watching the two's backs, neither wanting to go inside first.

Gao Tingyu watched Su Liyan's delicate, dependent manner, her gentle expression, occasionally looking up at Lu Yuan with eyes full of affection, feeling quite uneasy inside.

Although Gao Tingyu now also has a wife.

But compared to Su Liyan, my wife... really doesn't even qualify for comparison.

Especially, if it weren't for my mother being greedy for those two bucks, Su Liyan would definitely have been my wife......

Just now, when Lu Yuan mentioned swaying the bed, Gao Tingyu, just thinking about tonight Su Liyan being bullied by that scoundrel Lu Yuan, almost vomited blood.

And Chen Taohua also watched the backs of Lu Yuan and Su Liyan, a bit dazed.

This Lu Yuan... doesn't seem to be like what my husband said......

This man is quite good......

He also dotes on his wife, even buying her a sewing machine.

Moreover, Chen Taohua, having traveled far and wide, could tell at a glance that Su Liyan's clothing was expensive.

It's not something ordinary families can wear.

If the Lu Yuan family eats coarse corn noodles every day, then Lu Yuan is also saving money to buy beautiful clothes for his woman.

That makes him an even better man......

Even with a stomach ailment, he eats one less bite to save money for his wife's beautiful clothes.

Hmm......

Of course, what intrigues Chen Taohua the most is......

Can these two really sway all night?

Lu Yuan can really toss around, huh?

Is he lying?

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