Chapter 1395 Broken Engagement 44
Chapter 1395 Breaking off the Engagement 44
Huo Min also liked his honest brother-in-law. The day before Shen Yuandong went to work, he asked Wang Hongwei to go to the black market and bring back two watches.
I gave one piece to my brother-in-law as a gift for him to go to work.
He gave one piece to Yuanchun. When his brother-in-law secretly went out to date Taohua, he sent Wang Hongwei away, limped to the west room, and took the opportunity to confess his feelings to his sweetheart.
Yuanchun smiled and said, "If you want to marry me, it's not impossible. It depends on your sincerity."
So, the next day, Wang Hongwei and Shen Yuandong took a boat to the county town together.
In the evening, Wang Hongwei brought back a big bag.
There was a pile of food and a large wooden box inside.
In the evening, after dinner, Huo Min sent Wang Hongwei away and limped to the west room carrying a wooden box. He put the box on the kang and said to Yuanchun, who was about to wash her feet, "Here are all the belongings I have earned over the years. Now I give them to you as a betrothal gift. You can spend them as you like."
He opened the box and took out a stack of passbooks, which was thick and numbered about twenty or thirty.
"These past few days, Xiaowei has been bringing things back from outside frequently. You should have guessed where those things came from. I won't hide it from you. I'm in the black market. The black market in the county is mine. These passbooks contain all the money I've earned in the past ten years."
The amount of money was too huge, and Huo Min felt unsafe no matter where he kept it, so he created more than a dozen fake identities, and every time he went to a place, he would deposit some money in the bank.
Gradually, more and more were saved.
Only then did Yuanchun know that Huo Min actually had another job. He was a driver for the supply and marketing cooperative's transport team and had to travel frequently all over the country.
For his black market business, he often bought defective products from foreign factories and sold them on the black market, making a 50-50 profit.
When he went out, the black market was guarded by Wang Hongwei.
One was in charge of internal affairs, the other was in charge of external affairs. The two of them worked together and actually dominated the black market in the entire county and made a lot of money.
Yuanchun opened the passbooks, and there was five thousand yuan in each of them.
In this special era, Huo Min didn't dare to save too much. Even the 5,000 yuan, he deposited it in many installments and didn't dare to deposit it all at once.
A deposit of five dollars is already eye-catching, and any more will arouse suspicion.
After all, there is no one with a monthly income of 10,000 yuan in the entire county.
Maybe there is, but in this era where the poorer the more glorious, some money cannot be shown.
Yuanchun said, "This betrothal gift is too much."
In addition to the passbook, there was also a pile of jewelry in the box, all made of gold, jade, and diamonds, all of which were fine products selected by Huo Min.
Yuanchun was almost blinded by the light.
Huo Min smiled and said, "This is what I prepared for my wife. It's not much. From now on, all the money I earn will belong to my wife."
Yuanchun joked, "Aren't you afraid that I'll take this box of stuff and leave?"
"You won't." Huo Min said affirmatively, "I won't make a mistake. You are not a vain person."
After a pause, he continued, "Even if you leave, I will go to the ends of the earth to find you. In this life, I have chosen you and I will marry you."
"It seems that if I don't agree, you will be a bachelor for the rest of your life."
"So, promise me, Xiaochun, I will call you Xiaochun from now on. Be my wife, and I promise to spoil you for the rest of your life. I will also protect your brother-in-law."
Well, Yuanchun was moved by his sweet words.