Young Marshal: Many children bring more blessings, marry a wife who is as powerful as the world

Chapter 28 Spent 60,000 on Wife, Now I Have to Ask My Father for Reimbursement!

In this day and age, imported luxury goods are incredibly expensive!

Unaware of her spending, Yu Fengzhi realized that she had spent 2,000 silver dollars without even noticing. This discovery left her shocked. The notion of a wife managing the household is a centuries-old concept in the country.

But 2,000 silver dollars! The concubines of the Old Marshal’s mansion only dared to gamble a couple of coins, and here she was, spending 2,000 silver dollars in one day! If her father found out, he’d probably break her legs!

“Husband, I’ve spent too much, please punish me!” Yu Fengzhi said with a worried look on her face.

But Zhang Xueming only smiled.

Punish you? Your mouth can’t eat, and your legs can’t move!

Could it be…

Zhang Xueming glanced at Yu Fengzhi’s shapely behind and then shook his head. Yu Fengzhi was already four months pregnant, and her belly was getting bigger, so he didn’t dare be reckless. However, his wife was truly too virtuous.

“You’ve been working so hard lately. I think it’s fine if you buy a little more,” Zhang Xueming said with encouragement.

Yu Fengzhi was given 2 million silver dollars every month. Today, she was finally out shopping, and he spent a mere 2,000 on her. That was nothing!

A virtuous wife means fewer troubles for the husband. Just the fact that she made ginseng soup for him every night while he was busy was enough for him to want to buy her something nice. Otherwise, he’d feel guilty.

Zhang Xueming took Yu Fengzhi to a Russian jewelry store. The moment they entered, Yu Fengzhi was dazzled by the sparkling jewels. If it was about aesthetics, the Russian taste was undoubtedly world-class.

The store had rings made from Afghan rubies, necklaces from Russian emeralds, and Crimean agate bracelets. Just a glance was enough to know these items weren’t cheap.

Among these treasures, the most eye-catching was a “Czar’s Fabergé Egg” placed in the center of the store. This was a unique Russian jewelry box that looked like an ostrich egg but was embedded with precious gems, gold filigree, and silver wires. According to the store owner, it was a relic from the royal Russian palace.

However, Zhang Xueming scoffed. It was like the stories from the glassware street in the capital, where sellers always claimed their goods came from the Qing palace.

Zhang Xueming, who had boundless wealth, didn’t care too much about these stories as long as the items were authentic. He spent a whopping 60,000 silver dollars, essentially buying up nearly every valuable piece of jewelry in the store.

Zhang Xueming had his reasons. He had so many concubines, and rather than buying each one a gift individually, he figured he might as well buy in bulk. Over a hundred pieces of jewelry. Even if he gave one to each person, they’d be good for years!

But this made the Russian store owner very nervous. He repeatedly checked the silver dollars, and at one point, even considered something malicious. However, when he saw the team of bodyguards behind Zhang Xueming, dressed in woolen coats with holstered pistols at their waists, the store manager immediately became much more polite. In the end, he even gave Zhang Xueming a 15% discount.

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“Husband, you’ve spent too much! 60,000 silver dollars in half an hour! Be careful, Old Marshal will call you a spendthrift.”

After leaving the jewelry store, Yu Fengzhi was already wearing a massive ruby necklace, the size of a pigeon egg. This necklace would easily be worth tens of thousands of silver dollars in the capital. Such an expensive item made her walk with a certain grace.

Zhang Xueming suddenly had a thought.

“Old Marshal!”

“Yes! How could I forget about my old father in the northeast!”

“My father-in-law gave me 500,000 jin of grain. As I’m building my career, how can the Old Marshal not chip in a little?”

He had to milk his father-in-law for some money!

“Let’s go! I remember there’s a telephone office in Harbin. I’ll call my dad!”

…

Half an hour later.

Fengtian Mansion.

“Master! Master! Come quickly! It’s Master Xueming on the phone!”

“Damn it, this brat finally remembers he has a father!”

Zhang Zuolin cursed while hurrying over to the phone.

“Hello! What the hell do you want calling me?” Zhang Zuolin’s tone was harsh.

Hearing his father’s angry tone, Zhang Xueming couldn’t help but smile.

“Father! I’ve missed you!”

“Miss your grandmother! Damn it, you went to visit Fengzhi’s family and you’ve been gone for over a month! Looks like you’re not planning to come back, huh?”

“Also! I asked you to lead the armed parade, but you actually went to fight bandits! I hear you’re using hundreds of cannons just to take down a bandit hideout! Are you trying to ruin the family fortune?”

Zhang Zuolin’s words came like a barrage of fire. Zhang Xueming had already planned his response.

“Father, it wasn’t my idea. It was Ma Maoxun! You don’t know, his cavalry regiment acts like they’re wild when they leave the city, and I can’t control them!”

Before Zhang Xueming could finish, Ma Maoxun’s face turned green.

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“Young Marshal, why are you blaming me for your own mistakes?” Ma Maoxun asked.

Upon hearing Ma Maoxun’s name, Zhang Zuolin became even angrier!

Before the expedition, he had specifically instructed Ma Maoxun to keep an eye on Zhang Xueming and report back every day. But as soon as they left the city, Ma Maoxun didn’t contact him even once.

“Damn it! Let that damn Ma Maoxun pick up the phone!”

“General… It’s me!”

Ma Maoxun took the phone, and immediately, Zhang Zuolin started scolding him.

After two full minutes of scolding, Zhang Zuolin finally asked, “Did you really act on your own?”

Ma Maoxun almost cried.

He looked at the phone, then at Zhang Xueming, and nearly spoke in a tearful voice.

“General… it’s my fault… Yes, it was my decision!”