Chapter 61: Crazy Shopping Spree

After seeing Wang Guoguo off, Li Yi and Li Na breathed a simultaneous sigh of relief.

The identity of this old man Wang was simply too extraordinary. Not only was he a person of considerable standing in his own right, but his son was also a towering figure whom neither of them could afford to provoke. He was certainly not someone to be neglected.

"Sister Na, who is this old man..."

Before Li Na could reply, Li Yi interjected, "He is the old man we saved on the night of our engagement. However, his background is somewhat unique. I'll explain the details to you later; let's buy our things first!"

"Mm!"

With that, Li Yi led Tang Xue and Li Na over to the counter.

Because of the commotion that had just taken place, every sales clerk in the entire supply and marketing agency knew that the group before them was not to be trifled with. A clerk with proficient skills immediately stepped forward to receive them.

Moreover, several veteran employees recognized Li Yi, knowing him as the wealthy man who had been coming to their agency every single day lately to frantically purchase goods.

At the same time, everyone inwardly mocked that foolish Zhou Fengmei, who spent all day scheming to seduce leaders and paid almost no attention to anything else.

Had she paid even a little attention to wealthy and capable customers, or even just listened to a few words from ordinary clerks like them, she would never have mistaken Li Yi for some common bumpkin.

"Comrade, what do you need?"

Li Yi looked at the red quilt cover that had sparked the earlier conflict and asked, "How many of these quilt covers do you have here?"

He knew that high-end goods like these were not stocked in large quantities, even at the county supply and marketing agency.

The female clerk carefully counted and said, "There are four in total!"

"I'll take them all!" Li Yi declared boldly and lavishly.

"A... all of them?"

"Mm, all of them. I don't like to repeat myself," Li Yi said indifferently.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was dumbfounded!

Was this the bumpkin that the foolish woman claimed couldn't afford anything?

What kind of vision did she have?

Not only did he buy them, but he bought out the entire stock in one go. How astonishing and unexpected was that!

It was a pity that the foolish woman had been taken away by the public security bureau. If she had been here, he really would have liked to see the expression on her face.

Tang Xue was also wearing an expression of utter astonishment, her mouth opening and closing as if she wanted to say something, but Li Na pulled her back just in time.

Then Li Yi spoke again, "Give me some more plain-colored fabric, the kind used for making mattresses!"

"How much do you need?"

"Enough for four mattresses will do!"

Li Yi continued, "Oh right, and cotton as well—two thick quilts, two light quilts, plus four mattresses. How many catties do you reckon that will take?"

The clerk seemed quite experienced in this area and, after a brief calculation, said, "About twenty-eight catties should be enough!"

"Then make it thirty catties!"

"Alright!"

"Do you have red wedding attire here for the ceremony?"

"We truly don't have that, but we do have the fabric to make wedding clothes. Most people just buy the fabric and find someone to make them!"

"Alright then, give me a set of fabric for red wedding attire, plus two sets of plain cotton cloth, and shoes as well..."

...

Today, Li Yi gave everyone present a lesson in what it meant to be lavish, what it meant to spend money with reckless abandon!

Anything that could be used for a wedding, or anything he thought his bride-to-be would like, came down to a single word—buy!

In less than half an hour, Li Yi spent over two hundred yuan, genuinely shocking everyone present.

If Tang Xue hadn't felt that Li Yi's display was getting a bit too sensational and forcefully stepped in to stop him, she truly would have worried whether Li Yi was going to blow through all the nearly seven hundred yuan in his pocket.

Even so, Tang Xue gained a brand-new understanding of Li Yi's spending capacity!

Naturally, she also gained a much clearer understanding of her own standing in Li Yi's heart.

Although Li Yi had indeed spent a lot of money today, aside from a small amount of ordinary cotton cloth, the vast majority of the money had been spent entirely on her.

And Tang Xue could clearly see that Li Yi hadn't even blinked an eye when buying things for her!

She carefully calculated: from the betrothal gifts given at their engagement and the items purchased then, to the bicycle later on, various small gifts, and today's haul—

Even without counting the new house currently under construction, the money Li Yi had spent on her already exceeded five hundred yuan.

This was five hundred yuan!

At the income level of ordinary commune members in the village, even if a family of four all earned work points, they couldn't save up this much money in three years.

Yet Li Yi had spent it all on her just like that, seemingly without the slightest heartache!

If Li Yi didn't like her, Tang Xue felt she wouldn't believe it herself; after all, no man would be willing to spend money on a woman he didn't like, let alone such a vast sum.

Unless his brain was broken!

But clearly, Li Yi was a clever man!

There was only one possibility for him to act this way: he liked her, genuinely and from the bottom of his heart.

With this realization, Tang Xue felt she should indeed give more serious consideration to their relationship.

Previously, she had felt it was fine to give Li Yi a chance to pursue her, but now, she felt she might perhaps try taking the initiative herself.

Therefore, upon stepping out of the supply and marketing agency, Tang Xue took the initiative to sit on the front right of the mule cart, separated from Li Yi by only a single space.

Thinking she had something to ask him, Li Yi bid farewell to Liu San and then asked, "Are you blaming me for spending money recklessly?"

Tang Xue originally wanted to shake her head, as after all, this was money he had earned, and she had no right to control how much he spent.

However, thinking that the two of them would be living life together in the future, it wouldn't be good if he continued spending money so unrestrainedly, so she nodded instead.

"Some things really didn't need to be bought!"

Li Na chimed in, "Exactly. Take the bedding, for instance. Which family prepares four mattresses and four quilts for a wedding? Two new quilts is already the absolute limit!"

Li Yi smiled and said, "They're just a few new quilts. I don't think it's a waste. Xiao Xue and I are only getting married once in our lives, we can't just make do!"

Li Na rolled her eyes at him and complained with resignation, "And you call this 'making do'? Never mind the betrothal gifts, just these wedding supplies alone are enough to make countless girls green with envy!"

"Third Sister, are you envious too?"

"Of course I am! There's a bicycle, a new house, and so many good things. My eyes are turning red with envy!"

"Hahaha, then hurry up and find me a brother-in-law. When you get married, I'll prepare an identical dowry for you!" Li Yi said with a smile.

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. When First Sister and Second Sister got married, I was too young and didn't have the ability, but when you get married, I'll definitely earn you enough face!"

"Well, it's a deal then, no taking it back!" Li Na said with a smile.

"No taking it back!"

With Li Na's lighthearted banter, Tang Xue forgot what else she wanted to say to Li Yi. By the time she remembered, she realized they had already arrived at the entrance of the sugar factory!