Gu Feng had stayed a night in Beijing, intending to catch up with old friends, but most of the kids from the courtyard had now been assigned to work all over the country.
The next day, he went to Jiangcheng, having agreed to attend Lin Yue's younger cousin's wedding.
After disembarking, Lin Yue was already waiting for Gu Feng at the airport.
Today, she wore a pure white floral body-hugging dress that accentuated her shapely figure and fair skin, making her glow even more.
Gu Feng sat in the passenger seat, turned his head, and his gaze once again fell on those long, glowing white legs. As netizens would say, "These legs are longer than life itself!"
Lin Yue took Gu Feng first to a mall; besides attending the wedding, she also planned to introduce Gu Feng to her family for the first time, so it was necessary to pay attention to his attire.
The two selected several articles of clothing from a men's boutique.
As they passed by a watch store, Lin Yue had a spontaneous thought, "Let's get a few watches as well. Do you have any preferred brands? Wanguo, Rolex, or Omega?"
Gu Feng wasn't usually interested in these things, "Any is fine, even better if we don't buy any."
Lin Yue thought he was worried about the money and added, "It's on me, it won't come out of your three million."
After shopping around the mall, Gu Feng was carrying bags of various sizes.
They included five sets of clothes, sports and casual shoes, leather shoes, and two wristwatches.
In total, they spent 800,000.
Just the two watches cost 500,000, and every single piece of clothing or shoes cost over 10,000.
Worried that Gu Feng wouldn't understand, Lin Yue explained after getting into the car, "You're supposed to be my husband, if you look shabby, what would others think of me? Plus, you've already left the military, there's no need to maintain a frugal image. Moreover, the Magic Capital is a city of gold and glamour, where everything speaks of capital and power. It will help you expand your social circle in the future."
Speaking of this, Lin Yue remembered Gu Feng's military photo and mentioned, "What's with that photo of yours?"
Surprised, Gu Feng responded from the passenger seat, "Is there a problem with it?"
Lin Yue's smile was tinged with hesitation as she said, "I shared your photo on my social media without understanding military ranks properly, and now it has spread among my circle and relatives. They all say you've become a Lieutenant Colonel at such a young age."
Gu Feng smiled wryly, "I've already left the army, so the rank doesn't really matter anymore."
"But you're missing a crucial point!" Lin Yue hurriedly said, "The amount of information your photo reveals is enormous. An old classmate of mine who works in the institution said that to be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel before the age of 30, apart from having a third-generation background in the Beijing North Big Courtyard, one would have to have earned considerable genuine military merits!"
"This means that, because of that photo, you have been mistaken by my social circle as someone with a powerful background. Do you understand what I mean?"
Gu Feng pondered that his family indeed had some background, but he still didn't understand, "Is that...a problem?"
Lin Yue frowned, "Don't you get it? The background you've set up is kind of over the top, and it's easy to mess up."
"In this power-and-wealth society, no one goes out of their way without a motive. Later on, relatives or business partners, believing that my husband really has a strong background in Beijing, may come to ingratiate themselves for a resource exchange. What am I supposed to do then?"
Gu Feng, "Then just make the exchange if they have the capital!"
"What to exchange with? You're not actually the third generation from Beijing!" Lin Yue gave him a glare, "It's fine to deceive others, just don't fool yourself."
Gu Feng chuckled, understanding why Lin Yue said so.
Because it was supposed to be an ordinary discharged soldier who needed to fake his identity for the match-making cooperation with Lin Yue.