BXBX NOVEL Chapter 2044: Stop Acting Tough
Aside from the value of the house itself, the interior decorations alone were worth enough to buy a top-tier luxury house in Zhonghai.
“Yan Yan, is this really your boyfriend’s house?” Tang Li asked in disbelief.
“Of course it is. If it weren’t, then us being here would be trespassing.”
“But isn’t he too wealthy? Is this really okay?”
Although Tang Li always saw Yan Ci as an outstanding person, the qualities Lin Yi was displaying made her feel that Yan Ci might not be good enough for him.
Their statuses seemed mismatched, and she feared this could lead to problems in their future life together.
“Don’t worry, we won’t have those kinds of issues.”
“If you say so, then I won’t worry anymore,” Tang Li said. “But still, you should be cautious.”
“I know,” Yan Ci replied with a smile.
“Auntie, why don’t you sit down for a bit while Lin Yi and I go prepare dinner?”
“Alright, you go ahead. Tell your boyfriend not to make too much. We just need something simple.”
“You don’t need to worry about that—I’ve got it under control.”
After settling Tang Li in, Yan Ci and Lin Yi headed to the kitchen to start preparing dinner, not paying much attention to Zhou Xinyu and Chen Teng.
At this moment, the two of them felt like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. Everything in the villa amazed and shocked them.
“Teng, look at this wine cabinet. The wine here seems pretty expensive.”
“I’m not an expert on wine, but it does look pricey,” Chen Teng commented.
“I find it hard to believe they’d keep such expensive wine in the living room. It might just be for show,” Zhou Xinyu said dismissively.
“That could be. After all, wines like these are usually kept as collectibles, not displayed openly.”
“That’s what I thought too,” Zhou Xinyu said, rolling her eyes, before putting the bottle back into the cabinet.
“Ah!”
Crash!
As she put the bottle back, Zhou Xinyu didn’t place it properly, and it fell to the ground, shattering into pieces with wine spilling everywhere.
Hearing the noise, Yan Ci and Lin Yi quickly came out from the kitchen.
Yan Ci’s brow furrowed, and her face showed displeasure, but she held back, mindful of Tang Li’s presence.
“How could you be so careless?” Tang Li scolded.
“Didn’t I tell you not to touch anything in your brother1-in-law’s house? Why didn’t you listen?”
After reprimanding her, Tang Li quickly grabbed some tissues to clean up the mess.
“Mom, it was just a decoration. It’s probably worth a few dozen yuan. I’ll just buy a new bottle.”
“Who said it was just a decoration?” Yan Ci replied, a bit more sharply.
“That was a 1978 Château Latour that your brother-in-law bought at auction for 280,000 yuan.”
“280,000 yuan!”
Gasp!
“What did you say? That bottle was worth 280,000 yuan?!”
Zhou Xinyu was dumbfounded, her brain short-circuiting for a few seconds.
A bottle of wine worth 280,000 yuan was beyond her wildest dreams.
“Most of the wines in the cabinet are around that price.”
“If that wine is really so expensive, why keep it here? What if someone accidentally broke it? It would be such a loss.”
“Because most people wouldn’t touch it.”
“Alright, it’s just a bottle of wine. No big deal,” Lin Yi said.
“You go clean it up. I’ll check on the kitchen.”
“Okay.”
Yan Ci didn’t know what else to say, but she felt guilty and sorry for Lin Yi.
Zhou Xinyu and Chen Teng stood off to the side, feeling embarrassed and not daring to say a word.
Yan Ci and Tang Li cleaned up the broken glass and wiped up the spilled wine, which took them about twenty minutes to finish.
“Teng, do you think that bottle of wine was really that expensive?” Zhou Xinyu asked.
“Could he really afford such an expensive bottle?”
“I can’t say for sure, but I have a feeling he shouldn’t be that wealthy,” Chen Teng said.
“If he were at that level, he’d be a well-known rich second-generation heir, not mingling with ordinary people. Besides, who with that much money would work as a police officer?”
“Then what’s the deal with this house?”
“I’m not sure either. We’ll just have to keep observing.”
Lin Yi cooked quickly, preparing six dishes in under an hour, each with an appealing look, smell, taste, and presentation.
Seeing what Lin Yi had prepared, Tang Li was pleasantly surprised.
“Did your boyfriend really cook all of this? It looks even better than what you get in restaurants.”
Hearing Tang Li praise Lin Yi, Yan Ci felt a warm sense of pride.
“Lin Yi is indeed very versatile. He can do pretty much anything you can think of.”
“I used to worry that since you don’t know how to cook, you’d be eating unhealthy takeout every day. But now, with a boyfriend who’s such a good cook, you don’t need to worry about meals anymore.”
“Absolutely! Haven’t you noticed I’ve gained weight lately? It’s all because he’s been feeding me.”
“You cheeky girl.”
Yan Ci giggled, her face beaming with happiness.
“Auntie, you should try this beef dish. It’s one of Lin Yi’s specialties.”
“Alright, alright.”
Tang Li took a piece and tasted it, her eyes lighting up.
“This beef is so tender. It’s completely different from what I usually buy.”
“Mom, that’s because you’re eating imported Australian beef. The quality is naturally better, and so is the price,” Zhou Xinyu said.
“Teng never buys anything cheap.”
“This dish wasn’t made with the beef you bought,” Yan Ci said.
“Your brother-in-law found a piece of Wagyu in the fridge and used that.”
“Wagyu!”
“Yes, it’s about 4 yuan per gram.”
“4 yuan per gram!” Zhou Xinyu exclaimed. “That means a kilo costs 2,000 yuan!”
“More or less,” Yan Ci replied.
“This dish contains about two kilos of beef. If you don’t believe me, you can check online. As for the Australian beef you bought, it’s still in the fridge, practically untouched.”
Yan Ci’s tone wasn’t very polite.
She wanted to remind the two of them not to try showing off in front of Lin Yi—it would only embarrass them.
Looking at the plate of stir-fried beef with green peppers in front of them, everyone felt a sense of indescribable luxury.
A simple dish, yet the ingredients alone cost over 4,000 yuan!
It was unbelievably extravagant.
Since it was a family dinner, they finished eating in a little over an hour.
Yan Ci didn’t let them stay longer and arranged for them to return to her own home.
Lin Yi originally wanted to drop Yan Ci off, but she declined.
She felt she had troubled Lin Yi enough and didn’t want to inconvenience him further.
Later that night, around ten o’clock, Yan Ci video-called Lin Yi, her face covered with a mask.
She was wearing a black lace nightgown, her figure teasingly revealed beneath the fabric.
“Dressed like this for a video call with me, are you trying to be provocative?”