mesbooks Chapter 9: Changing Wives?
Chapter 9: Changing Wives?
After watching Wang Guanxi leave, Zhang Yanfen's fake smile vanished by three-tenths, and the remaining seven-tenths turned into excitement.
She walked quickly to the coffee table, picked up the Apple phone box, and examined it several times.
"Wang Defa, come quick and take a look, is this really the latest model?"
Wang Defa walked over, glanced at it, and said nothing.
Zhang Yanfen opened the box, held the phone in her hand; it was heavy, and the screen was shiny.
She then disassembled the tablet and earphones, checking them one by one to confirm that they were all brand new and genuine.
"It really is the latest iPhone 17 Pro Max!"
"It's a 1TB unit! That seems to cost around 14,000 yuan!"
Zhang Yanfen's eyes shone like light bulbs.
She held her phone in her hands, turning it over and over, her eyes shining.
Then I saw the words "5000 yuan" written on the shopping card on the table, and I got even more excited!
"Wang Defa, what does your childhood friend do in Shanghai? He's so generous! Giving away over 20,000 yuan worth of stuff just like that?"
Wang Defa leaned back on the sofa, arms crossed, staring blankly at his wife.
She didn't have this attitude when she called Wang Guanxi a "poor bastard".
"He works for an internet company."
Wang Defa gave a casual reply.
"An internet company? The salaries must be very high, right? He's so generous; he couldn't have been fired, could he?"
Wang Defa did not respond.
He's been thinking about this too.
A person who has been laid off cannot afford to stay at the Jia Hua Hotel, nor can they afford to give gifts worth more than 20,000 yuan.
So what exactly happened to him?
"Looks like I really need to find some time to go see him tomorrow."
Wang Defa made a decision in his heart.
. . . . . .
Meanwhile, after delivering the last package, the tattooed fat man Xiao Jiandong packed up his things and rode his delivery bike home.
As soon as he walked in, he yelled at the top of his lungs, "Honey, let me tell you, I delivered an incredibly awesome package today."
In the living room, his wife, Lin Yanya, was curled up on the sofa scrolling through Douyin (TikTok), her eyes glued to the phone screen, giving a perfunctory "hmm."
Xiao Jiandong didn't seem to care and continued, "You know Huawei's tri-fold phone, right? It's the one that can be folded back and forth, and unfolds like a small tablet."
Lin Yanya paused for a moment, but did not look up.
"It cost over 20,000 yuan! When I opened the package and put the phone in my hand, wow, the quality and weight of it, it's something only rich people can afford."
"The guy who bought the phone was a young man, didn't look very old, probably a rich kid like me back then!"
Lin Yanya finally put down her phone, glancing at him sideways: "What do you mean by that?"
"It's nothing, I just wanted to share some interesting things that happened to me today."
"Share? You're probably implying something. Are you missing the days when you were rich? Or do you want to buy me a new phone?"
Lin Yanya raised her eyebrows.
Xiao Jiandong was taken aback for a moment, then quickly added, "I didn't."
"I've been using this iPhone 15 for almost two years now, it's time to replace it."
Lin Yanya picked up her phone and flipped through it. There were two thin scratches on the screen.
Seeing this, Xiao Jiandong knew his wife was up to her old tricks again.
He chuckled, trying to change the subject with a joke:
"Look at what you're saying. I've had this wife for almost ten years, isn't it time to replace her?"
As soon as he said it, he knew he was in trouble.
Lin Yanya's expression changed instantly.
She slammed her phone onto the sofa, grabbed a nearby cushion, and threw it at Xiao Jiandong.
"Well, you've got it, Xiao Jiandong!"
The pillow hit Xiao Jiandong's face. It didn't hurt, but he still shrank his neck.
"You're so poor you have to deliver packages, and I haven't complained! Now you're thinking of changing wives?"
Xiao Jiandong opened his mouth to explain, "That's not what I meant..."
"That's not what you meant! You said it yourself, 'It's time to change my wife,' I'm not deaf!"
Lin Yanya became increasingly angry as she spoke, her face turning bright red.
"Fine, go ahead and change if you dare! You're not getting a room to sleep tonight!"
After saying that, she stood up, strode into the bedroom, and slammed the door shut with a loud bang, making the walls tremble.
Xiao Jiandong shrank back as he was hit, looked at the tightly closed door, and sighed helplessly.
Since her family's restaurant went bankrupt and she was left with a mountain of debt, Lin Yanya's temper has gotten worse and worse, and she gets angry at the slightest thing.
He silently picked up the pillow from the floor, dusted it off, could only give a wry smile, curled up on the sofa, and prepared to make do for the night.
He couldn't help but think to himself: If it were before, I wouldn't have had to put up with my wife's attitude, let alone deliver packages in the wind and sun every day.
. . . . . .
Lin Yanya returned to bed, leaned against the headboard, and picked up her phone.
She opened her WeChat Moments and scrolled through it aimlessly.
Since her husband's family restaurant went bankrupt, Lin Yanya had to work as a women's clothing saleswoman to make a living, and her temper has become increasingly worse. After all, she had to serve customers well at work, but when she got home, she didn't want to give in to anyone.
That's how she convinced herself.
Suddenly, Lin Yanya saw a post on her WeChat Moments and stopped scrolling.
It was posted by Zhang Yanfen.
"It was a gift from my husband's childhood friend. It was so kind of him that I felt embarrassed to accept it."
The accompanying picture shows an Apple three-piece set: a phone, a tablet, and earphones, neatly arranged on a coffee table. The brand-new packaging reflects the light, and next to it is a Tmall shopping card printed with "5000 yuan".
Lin Yanya frowned.
Zhang Yanfen was a mahjong buddy she met when she went out to play mahjong before. She heard that her husband was just a deliveryman.
Lin Yanya zoomed in on the accompanying image several times, confirming that the total cost of this item was at least 20,000 yuan.
What does my childhood friend who delivers packages do for a living? He's so generous; he must be rich!
In Jiangcheng, a small town, Lin Yanya knew almost everyone with a bit of wealth, or at least had heard of them. The only thing she didn't know was who Zhang Yanfen's husband's childhood friend was.
Next time I run into Zhang Yanfen, I'll have to sound her out.
Ah, no wonder people back home say that men fear choosing the wrong career and women fear marrying the wrong man.
It's all my fault for making a bad choice when I was young and marrying that good-for-nothing Xiao Jiandong. Now I'm living such a miserable life.
. . . . . .
The next day, in the evening.
Wang Defa arrived at the Jia Hua Hotel early after delivering the packages.
However, because he didn't have the necessary permissions, he couldn't go up in the elevator, so Wang Defa had to call Wang Guanxi to come down.
He used to think this was normal when he was delivering packages, as it ensured the safety of the guests.
But now his childhood friend lives up there, and he can't access it because he doesn't have the necessary permissions, which suddenly makes him feel a little uneasy.
Without the other party's permission, I couldn't even get up there.
For the first time, Wang Defa deeply realized the gap between the rich and the ordinary.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Guanxi's first words after coming down startled Wang Defa:
"What? You say you want to start a company?"