SAG -Chapter 113 Four Symbols Gold

He Yong carefully looked at Zhang Ran. Right now, he was afraid that Zhang Ran would suddenly lose his temper and beat all these people up.

But clearly, he had worried too much. Although Zhang Ran was not exactly broad-minded, and although what he heard truly made him uncomfortable, there was still no need to hit anyone.

“Do you think they spent all their savings from this year on putting on appearances? Don’t tell me they came back without even bringing gifts. That would really be a joke.”

“Now that you mention it, that really is possible.”

…

Zhang Ran truly could not listen anymore. He stood up and left.

Seeing Zhang Ran leave, someone even called out a greeting, making He Yong feel uneasy just watching it.

Zhang Ran had never expected that because Liu Lu had married Zhang Sicheng, she had actually become the joke of the entire village.

And now, with these people’s subjective assumptions today, Liu Lu had become a joke among jokes.

Moreover, Zhang Ran believed that even if Liu Lu said the cars belonged to their family, no one would believe her now.

One could imagine what kind of mood Liu Lu had been in every time she returned home over the years. Zhang Ran suddenly felt that the old Zhang family had somewhat wronged Liu Lu.

…

On the way back, Zhang Ran saw Zhang Siyan playing with the two little ones, while the two children were playing wildly with a group of little friends.

Of course, it was Taotao who was playing wildly. This little fellow was naturally cheerful and easily made friends. Although Susu was also playing along, overall, she was still relatively quiet.

But even so, Zhang Siyan watched with a face full of smiles. She discovered that ever since Susu started staying with Zhang Ran, her personality had become more and more cheerful.

Originally, she had still been somewhat worried, but now there was no need at all.

“Siyan, are you staying here tonight, or going to the city?” Zhang Ran asked.

Zhang Siyan said, “Aren’t you planning to stay here for one night?”

“Not today. I’m going to the city to handle something. I’ll come back early tomorrow morning,” Zhang Ran said.

Before this, he truly had not known about these matters between Liu Lu and Zhang Sicheng. Now that he knew, it was impossible for him to remain indifferent.

“I’ll go with you,” Zhang Siyan said after thinking for a moment.

She did not know what Zhang Ran was going to do, but having one more person would mean one more pair of hands.

…

“Dayong, go find someone nearby who’s familiar with betrothal gift customs. Bring them directly to the city,” Zhang Ran said to He Yong.

As soon as He Yong heard Zhang Ran say this, he somewhat understood what Zhang Ran wanted to do. However, he did not waste words and directly agreed.

Then he drove Liu Lu’s MINI away. Zhang Sicheng’s car was left for Zhang Ran. After all, it was a good car, and in terms of protection, it was still much stronger than the MINI.

…

Zhang Sicheng did not go out. Every time he came to his father-in-law’s house, he was used to only staying inside and not going out. In any case, it was only for one day.

Liu Kai did not go out today either. He stayed home to accompany his brother-in-law, afraid that Zhang Sicheng would feel bored.

Actually, Liu Kai wanted to mention the matter of the cars, but he was afraid of hurting Zhang Sicheng’s pride, so he kept holding back and did not say anything. He only casually chatted about ordinary things.

Liu Lu and Zhang Sicheng had not planned to hide things from her family. However, at noon, because Zhang Ran and Liu Mao had been drinking happily, they had not had time to say anything.

In the afternoon, Xiao Chunhua inexplicably gave Liu Lu a cold face again, so they had no chance to talk. Therefore, they planned to explain the situation to the family in the evening.

But unfortunately, at four o’clock, Zhang Ran told Xiao Chunhua that he had something to do in the city that evening and left first.

Actually, if Liu Mao had not been drunk, Zhang Ran would not have been in such a hurry to leave. At the very least, he would have waited until after dinner.

However, Xiao Chunhua thought Zhang Ran was impatient to go return the cars. After all, spending so much money every day must have been painful.

So she only nodded very coldly and did not say anything to ask him to stay.

At first, Xiao Chunhua had still had a bit of a favorable impression of Zhang Ran, this in-law. After all, he spoke pleasantly and observed proper etiquette.

But when she thought of how Zhang Ran’s family had added another disgraceful matter to their family today, she no longer had any good impression of Zhang Ran.

Zhang Ran and Zhang Siyan left. The two little ones stayed behind. Liu Mao was drunk, and Xiao Chunhua was also in a bad mood, so for dinner, she directly had Liu Kai heat up the leftovers from lunch.

…

At a little past five, Zhang Ran arrived in the city. Although Liu Lu’s hometown was in the countryside, it was closer to the city than to the county seat.

While driving, he had already contacted the bank. Right now, he was a major client of the bank. With one phone call, many things could be arranged.

After arriving at the bank, Zhang Ran stated his identity. Very quickly, the bank president personally came out to welcome him, his face full of bright smiles.

He could not afford to offend such a major client. Otherwise, it was very possible that even his position would not be safe.

The bank president brought them into the VIP room, his face full of smiles as he said, “Mr. Zhang, the 888,888 yuan you requested has already been prepared for you. Please take a look.”

As he spoke, he had two bank supervisors carry over a tray. On it was a stack of brand-new cash, still carrying the smell of fresh ink.

Zhang Ran did not count it. He believed these people would not dare deceive him with this.

However, Zhang Ran looked at it and always felt like something was missing.

“Let me ask, when giving betrothal gifts around here, what else is needed?”

As soon as Zhang Ran said this, the two supervisors’ attention was immediately drawn over. Originally, Zhang Ran withdrawing this much cash at once was already eye-catching. On top of that, their bank president was being so enthusiastic, making it obvious that he was a major client.

And Zhang Ran looked so young, so it was only natural that they would regard him differently. Most importantly, both of them had daughters who had already reached marriageable age.

When the bank president heard Zhang Ran’s question, he thought for a moment and said, “The usual process in our area is generally matchmaking, exchanging birth information, choosing an auspicious date, engagement, presenting betrothal gifts…”

Before he could finish, Zhang Ran interrupted him.

“Just tell me the process for presenting betrothal gifts.”

The bank president was not angry at being interrupted by Zhang Ran. He knew that major clients like this naturally had some temper. Moreover, this person clearly seemed to be in a bad mood.

“Presenting betrothal gifts is also called passing gifts. On the day of the gift presentation, the groom’s family carries ‘gift boxes’ and shoulder poles, lighting firecrackers and playing music along the way as they deliver betrothal gifts to the bride’s family. Your cash gift is already more than enough, but if you add some gold, it may be even better.”

“Gold?” Zhang Ran’s eyes lit up, and he immediately asked, “Do you have any recommendations?”

“You came at just the right time. Our bank has just launched a set of Four Symbols Gold, representing the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise. The meaning is extremely auspicious, symbolizing the protection of marriage,” the bank president said, his eyes lighting up as he spoke rapidly.

“When the time comes, you can have the cash carried on trays, with the Four Symbols Gold placed in the four corners. It represents suppressing evil from all four directions…”

“And each of these four gold pieces weighs exactly 888.88 grams.”

Although Zhang Ran knew that the bank president had probably made much of this up on the spot, he did indeed feel quite pleased listening to it.

“Fine, this one then. Bring it over for me,” Zhang Ran decided on the spot.

“Good. Please wait a moment. Supervisor Li, come with me to get the items. Supervisor Pei, chat with Boss Zhang for a while,” the bank president said happily at once.

Pei Mingmei immediately agreed with delight. She wanted to take the opportunity to get closer to Zhang Ran and see whether she could get his contact information. Later, she could talk to her daughter and see if there was any hope. She did not like the boyfriend her daughter had found on her own at all.

As for the fact that Zhang Ran was clearly preparing to present betrothal gifts, she did not care much. As long as he was not married, everything was still negotiable. And even if he was married, divorce was always possible.

But very quickly, she discovered that the person in front of her had no intention of chatting with her at all. He directly started making phone calls.

This immediately left Pei Mingmei disappointed, though the smile on her face did not weaken in the slightest.

Inwardly, Pei Mingmei secretly felt it was a pity. Setting aside the cash, just those four pieces of gold alone would be worth around 1.1 million yuan according to the current market price.

Added together, it was nearly two million yuan. This made her extremely envious. If she could find such a son-in-law, that would truly be wonderful.

At this moment, Zhang Siyan also understood what Zhang Ran wanted to do. However, she did not feel the slightest bit of jealousy. Instead, she felt very happy.

In the past, because of her marriage, she had not interacted much with Liu Lu.

But the more she interacted with Liu Lu now, the more she liked this sister-in-law!