With so many people outside, Qin Jiao decided to save face for Shen Yi and didn’t immediately pull her hand away. She followed him into a room, and as soon as they were alone, she couldn’t resist reminding him, "Shen Yi, have you forgotten? Our marriage is fake."

"I know. The marriage is fake, but the money is real. These are the gifts and red envelopes we received today. We need to sort through them."

When they got married in their previous life, they had also received many gifts. But back then, Shen Yi didn’t involve Qin Jiao in the process. He had no concept of money himself and just left everything for Du Liya to handle.

Du Liya, in turn, was careless, and as a result, many of the best items were later taken by Old Mrs. Shen and Shen Zhengfeng.

This time, however, Shen Zhengfeng and Old Mrs. Shen were completely out of the picture. Du Liya had directly handed all the gift money and presents over to the young couple to manage themselves.

This was the first time Qin Jiao truly felt like she was a part of things, counting the money from her own wedding gifts.

Looking at so much money and so many gifts, Qin Jiao said, "The people who came for the Du family today... they didn’t all give two sets of gift money, did they?"

"Most of them, I suppose. It’s all recorded here, anyway. Jiao Jiao, how about I count the money while you take notes?"

"Deal."

And just like that, the young couple spread the gifts and cash all over the bed and began to tally everything up.

When they got to the gift from the Shen Family and saw that only Shen Zhengfeng had given a red envelope with one thousand yuan, Shen Yi sneered, "Such a huge group of them came, and they only gave one red envelope. So cheap!"

"It’s fine. He’s not your dad anymore, anyway. Just think of it as charity for some poor, distant relatives."

"Mm, that’s true."

"Besides, not many of my relatives came, and they didn’t give much. So you’ll just have to be magnanimous, Young Master Shen!"

"Jiao Jiao, are you treating me like a stranger again?"

The two of them were getting along quite harmoniously as they counted the money. However, just as it got dark, the young couple went into their room and closed the door, which made Su Yun feel a little uneasy.

’It would be fine if they were truly married, but this is all still fake...’

Xiao Shi and Xiao Cheng were squatting nearby. The two children exchanged a glance, then quietly slipped outside. A moment later, they arrived beneath the windowsill of Qin Jiao and Shen Yi’s bridal chamber.

The two boys crouched there, watching the couple inside count money. After watching for a long while and seeing they still weren’t done, the children returned to the kitchen.

Xiao Shi said to Su Yun, "Mom, I know what my sister and my brother-in-law are doing!"

Su Yun was mincing meat with a cleaver, and she was so shocked by his words that she almost threw it.

Completely exasperated, she said, "Xiao Shi, you’re just a boy! No eavesdropping!"

’No matter what, Xiao Jiao is a grown woman now, regardless of whether this marriage is real or fake. But Xiao Shi is still just a child!’

When Su Yun heard that Xiao Shi had dragged Xiao Cheng along, she grew even more exasperated. One was ten, the other six or seven—what on earth were they doing?

Su Yun was so exasperated she felt like spanking them, but Qin Na held her back. "Sister-in-law, calm down. It’s broad daylight; maybe they weren’t doing anything. Xiao Shi, tell your auntie, they didn’t have the curtains drawn, did they?"

"No. They were both on the bed counting money. One was counting, and the other was writing things down. Xiao Cheng and I watched for ages, and they still weren’t finished."

Su Yun was at a loss for words.

Qin Na covered her mouth and giggled.

’See? You got the wrong idea.’

In fact, they weren’t the only ones with the wrong idea. Elsewhere, when Du Liya heard from Beidou that the young couple had gone back to their room, she smiled in deep satisfaction.

"Sigh, my Xiao Yi has finally grown up. Maybe it won’t be long before I’m a grandmother?"