Chapter 14

Update Time: March 21, 2013

Zhang Yang came back from taking a shower and changed into new clothes.

Looking at Zhang Yang in his old-fashioned, earthy clothes, Wang Yue opened her mouth in surprise: "You're wearing these?"

Zhang Yang looked puzzled and said, "What's wrong? They're all new, and the quality is quite good."

Wang Yue patted her head and said, "I give up on you. How long have you been out here?"

Zhang Yang replied, "Almost two months."

"Almost two months, and you're still wearing these? Don't you know that in a big city, you need to dress well to find a good job?" Wang Yue said.

After asking more, Wang Yue found out that Zhang Yang had just lost his job and was now unemployed.

Wang Yue asked Zhang Yang to open his wardrobe. Looking inside, all the clothes were old-fashioned. It wasn't that the clothes were cheap, but Zhang Yang's clothes were too old-fashioned. An 18-19-year-old guy wearing clothes that looked like they belonged to a 30-year-old, and even a camouflage outfit, made her want to go crazy.

"Come on, let's go shopping and buy you some new clothes!" Wang Yue said without hesitation.

Zhang Yang had no choice but to follow Wang Yue with a sad face.

Wang Yue took Zhang Yang directly to a Li Ning specialty store. Inside, she picked out a set of black sportswear for him and said to the salesperson, "Get an XXL set."

Soon, Zhang Yang came out in the new clothes. Indeed, clothes make the man. Wearing the black sportswear, his image changed dramatically. Standing at over 180 cm tall with a muscular build, he transformed from a migrant worker to an athlete.

Wang Yue looked him over, nodded, and picked out a pair of sports shoes. "Go try them on."

Zhang Yang pleaded, "Sis Wang!"

Wang Yue glared at him. "What, am I not in charge here?"

Zhang Yang didn't dare to say anything more and hurriedly went to change his shoes.

The salesperson smiled and said, "Your boyfriend is so obedient!"

Wang Yue huffed, "Men need to be disciplined!"

When Zhang Yang came out this time, Wang Yue nodded. "Not bad, you finally look like a man! Let's go pay!"

Zhang Yang wanted to take the old clothes with him, but Wang Yue said unhappily, "Leave those clothes. They're too old-fashioned."

Zhang Yang said reluctantly, "But they're all new."

Wang Yue dragged Zhang Yang to the cash register without hesitation.

The cashier said, "The total is 1,320 yuan."

Zhang Yang opened his mouth in surprise. "So expensive? Sis Wang, let's not buy them!"

Wang Yue said, "Stop talking nonsense, pay up!"

Zhang Yang finally realized he had to pay for it himself. He had thought Wang Yue was buying them for him.

Wang Yue said, "What are you looking at me for? I told you I have no money."

Zhang Yang said with a sad face, "I only have 500 yuan in cash, not enough!"

Wang Yue said, "Don't you have a bank card? You paid six months' rent in one go yesterday. Don't tell me you're broke?"

Zhang Yang reluctantly took out his bank card and handed it to the cashier.

The cashier looked at the couple with amusement and said, "Enter the password!"

Zhang Yang entered the password without any hesitation. Wang Yue leaned over. "Let me see how much you have left."

Seeing the number, Wang Yue blinked in disbelief. She couldn't believe it—over 300,000 yuan. Oh my God, this kid actually had so much money.

After the two left, the salesperson said to the cashier, "That kid must be a gold digger, look at those old, earthy clothes he was wearing!"

The cashier shook her head. "You're wrong. He paid for it himself. He has over 300,000 yuan in his bank account. Maybe he's just pretending to be poor to pick up girls."

Ignoring the gossiping girls, after leaving the Li Ning store, Wang Yue still couldn't accept that this young man who had just started working had so much money.

After a few steps, Wang Yue couldn't suppress her curiosity and pulled Zhang Yang aside. "Tell me, where did you get all that money?"

Zhang Yang's heart tightened. He had anticipated this question and said, "I won 400,000 yuan from scratch-off tickets!"

Wang Yue exclaimed, "Really?"

Zhang Yang nodded. "Yes, the certificate is still in my bag. If you don't believe me, I can show it to you."

Zhang Yang felt a bit guilty looking at Wang Yue. They had already developed a close relationship, and he shouldn't have kept secrets from her. But both his X-ray vision and the gold bars were his biggest secrets, and he couldn't reveal them. So he had to deceive Wang Yue. However, it wasn't a complete lie; he had indeed won, but the prize money had been given to his parents.

Wang Yue accepted Zhang Yang's explanation and gave him a playful punch. "I see, you little rascal, how dare you rent such an expensive place without a job, you had the money all along!"

Zhang Yang laughed foolishly. "I just got lucky, I always win when I buy scratch-off tickets."

He wanted to prepare Wang Yue in advance because he still planned to buy more scratch-off tickets, so she wouldn't be surprised.

Wang Yue said, "Really?"

Zhang Yang said, "If you don't believe me, let's go to a lottery station and try. I feel lucky today."

Wang Yue said happily, "What are we waiting for? Let's go!"

The two found a lottery station and went inside. Wang Yue shouted as soon as they entered, "Boss, give me ten scratch-off tickets."

The boss asked, "What denomination?"

Wang Yue said, "Twenty yuan."

Zhang Yang grabbed Wang Yue's arm. "I usually buy ten yuan tickets, never twenty."

Wang Yue whispered, "You won 400,000 yuan with a ten yuan ticket. If you buy a twenty yuan ticket, you might win a million. Trust me."

Zhang Yang had no choice but to follow Wang Yue. He took out 200 yuan and handed it to the boss. "I'll pick them myself."

The boss handed him a stack. "Pick away."

Zhang Yang read the rules, lowered his head, and was about to close one eye. Suddenly, he remembered that he could see with both eyes last night. He felt a surge of excitement and decided to try it out to see if both eyes worked.

Sure enough, a miraculous scene unfolded. Both eyes lit up, and the numbers on the scratch-off tickets were revealed.

Stunned by the miraculous scene, Zhang Yang was almost about to shout in excitement. Finally, he didn't have to close one eye to see.

Wang Yue pushed Zhang Yang. "What are you staring at? Hurry up and pick!"

Zhang Yang came to his senses. "Okay, I'll pick them."

With Wang Yue around, Zhang Yang didn't dare to pick all the winning tickets. Out of ten tickets, four were winners. Zhang Yang was excited because one of them was worth 5,000 yuan. This was why he didn't take the smaller prizes; this one was enough. After picking, he gave half to Wang Yue, including the 5,000 yuan ticket.

He knew the joy of winning and wanted Wang Yue to experience it too.

Sure enough, less than a minute later, Wang Yue screamed in excitement, hugged Zhang Yang, and kissed him on the cheek. "I won, I won, ha-ha, I won 5,000 yuan!"

The other people in the lottery station looked at the young couple with envy.

One person said enviously, "Congratulations! You two are so lucky!"

Zhang Yang smiled foolishly.

After leaving the lottery station, Wang Yue still had a happy smile on her face, naturally holding Zhang Yang's arm.