"Besides the little red book that you might value more, I think I can provide her with everything else, can’t I?"
Zhou Wang thought for a moment and said, "The spiritual side is hard to measure, but if we’re talking material-wise, I think I could offer her a wealthy life."
"Does having money definitely lead to happiness?"
Mentioning this topic, Su Man chuckled.
"I wasn’t a stranger to big money when I was young, but can you guess why now I’m happy to just settle here, find an ordinary man, and run a small inn, living a simple life?"
"Because... you ran out of money later?"
Su Man opened her mouth, then grumbled angrily, "Zhou Wang, I’m not here to perform a comedy."
"Sorry, Aunt, maybe I lack experience and can’t think of another answer right now."
Looking at Zhou Wang’s innocent expression, Su Man just realized that he really was just a guy in his early twenties. What else could she do...
Of course, she had to forgive him.
Su Man was about to say something more when Su Yajing, appearing suddenly, came running over with a self-made "dun-dun-dun-dun" soundtrack carrying a plate of freshly washed fruits.
"Aunt, brother, hurry up and eat the fruit! I washed them really clean!"
"What are you doing here?"
Su Man frowned, "We’re not finished talking yet..."
"Oh come on, Aunt, even if you don’t feel like eating, brother must be thirsty. He did just drink some alcohol."
Before Su Man could finish, Su Yajing hugged her neck from behind and acted playfully.
"You’re really thoughtful."
Su Man was a bit exasperated but opened her mouth to eat the strawberry that Su Yajing gave her anyway.
The strawberry was a bit large, puffing up her cheeks, and Su Man initially felt a bit uncomfortable. But after chewing it a few times, she looked pleasantly surprised.
"It’s... quite tasty."
After swallowing the strawberry, Su Man, a bit surprised, picked up another one from the plate.
This strawberry, besides being plump and full, had a color that wasn’t that attractive, a purplish dark red, very different from the traditional bright red.
"Where did you buy these strawberries? They’re so sweet."
Su Man asked in confusion, "I didn’t know anyone sold such good fruits in the ancient city."
"I didn’t buy them, brother brought them."
Su Yajing winked at Zhou Wang and then smiled at Su Man, "I just checked the packaging, they’re imported from Japan, but the price is a bit steep, each one is 198 yuan..."
Upon hearing the price, Su Man, who was about to put the strawberry in her mouth, almost dropped it.
"How much did you say each one costs?" Su Man exclaimed, "Wait... Strawberries aren’t normally sold individually like that!"
"198 yuan, seriously, the box is still in the house. A full box is 5,940 yuan with only thirty strawberries, so it’s 198 each!"
As she said this, Su Yajing confirmed with Zhou Wang, "Brother, that’s the price, right?"
"I think so, someone else bought them for me."
Zhou Wang smiled and nodded.
The box of strawberries Su Yajing mentioned wasn’t purchased at the supermarket in Li City, they were in his car originally.
Jiang Qingkui bought two boxes of this type of strawberries when buying fruits for Zhou Wang’s parents, one of which was kept for Zhou Wang himself.
But since Zhou Wang had made a detour to Li City, he conveniently put the box of strawberries into the gift bag as well.
Not just because women generally like to eat fruits, but also because this box of strawberries was about to expire...
Although vacuum-sealed, the total shelf life was only about seven days, and factoring in the transportation time to the domestic market, they were nearing expiration, and if not eaten, would really go to waste.
Zhou Wang had previously mentioned this to Su Yajing during dinner, so she prioritized opening and washing this box first.
Su Man’s mouth was slightly open, obviously quite shocked by the price.
She didn’t really know how wealthy Zhou Wang was, and after suspecting the irregular relationship between the two, she was even less interested in hearing more about Zhou Wang from Su Yajing, but strawberries at 198 yuan each...
Wasn’t this a classic case of being taken advantage of?
With such a price, for regular strawberries, one of them could buy about ten pounds!
"Aunt, expensive things usually have their reasons. I just searched, and this ’Black Beauty’ strawberry is grown vertically. I don’t really understand it..."
Looking at Su Yajing’s enthusiastic demeanor, her eyes seemed to shine when mentioning these things, Su Man didn’t know what came to her mind. She was about to say something but finally stayed silent.
"If you like them, just eat more..."
Saying that, Su Man was about to put down the strawberry in her hand.
At 198 yuan each, eating them made her uneasy... It felt like accepting something good from Zhou Wang without giving anything, somewhat discomforting.
"Oh come on, Aunt, I can’t finish so many myself, and if you don’t eat them, they’ll expire by tomorrow."
"Hm? They’ll expire tomorrow?"
Hearing that, Su Man paused in action and subconsciously said, "Well, we can’t let them go to waste..."
They were expensive, but... really delicious!
Listening to the elder and the younger woman talk so elaborately, Zhou Wang also picked one up to taste.
Zhou Wang, who seldom ate fruits, couldn’t describe it, but his direct impression was that it was almost not sour at all, very sweet, and very juicy...
After quietly eating another strawberry, Su Man indeed felt too embarrassed to say anything more. Perhaps noticing that Su Yajing’s smile carried a bit of a naughty look while watching her, Su Man couldn’t help but pinch her face.