Traveling back to the Northern Song Dynasty: Picking up a princess as my wife

Not counting the two boxes of jewelry and calligraphy, the gold alone fetched a whopping 30 million. You have to understand that even if Li Zhen worked his whole life, he wouldn't earn that much money.

Not only Li Zhen himself, but Cao Hua's gaze towards Li Zhen also changed at this moment. Fortunately, Cao Hua was a man; if he were a woman, he would definitely have relentlessly pursued Li Zhen.

After seeing Cao Hua off, Li Zhen sat alone on the sofa, lost in thought, wondering what he should do with the money.

A short while later, Zhao Yingluo came out carrying two steaming bowls of noodles.

"Husband, hurry up and eat while it's hot. Look how well I've learned to cook. I've been learning from Sister Wang all this time, but I don't know if it's any good."

Li Zhen glanced at Zhao Yingluo, as if he had thought of something: "Yingluo, it's been so long, how about I take you to meet my parents?"

Li Zhen's parents don't live in this county, but in a small town near the sea. Li Zhen was able to work here entirely through jobs found by his classmates after graduation.

Zhao Yingluo blinked her big, bright eyes and nodded in agreement. She was already married to her husband; meeting her in-laws was just a matter of time. As the saying goes, even an ugly daughter-in-law has to meet her in-laws eventually. Let alone such a beautiful daughter-in-law.

Li Zhen took out his phone and called his mother, only to hear a dial tone on the other end.

"Hey, is this Xiao Zhen? You brat, it's been so long since you called. They say once you get married, you forget your mother. You haven't even gotten married yet, and you've already forgotten me?"

After his mother finished venting her frustrations, Li Zhen said, "Mom, I was thinking of going back home since I don't have much to do lately."

"You're back? That's great! Your aunt just introduced you to someone. You're back to see her. I've seen her picture; she's alright."

Li Zhen wanted to say something, but his mother on the other end of the phone didn't give him a chance to speak. Helpless, Li Zhen had no choice but to take Zhao Yingluo back first.

Another very thorny issue is Zhao Yingluo's identity. She traveled from the Song Dynasty and doesn't even have a household registration, let alone an ID card.

After dinner, Li Zhen drove his BMW and took Zhao Yingluo to Fang Zhen's place first.

Upon seeing Fang Zhen, Li Zhen pulled out a procurement list: "Old classmate, please purchase according to this list. There are a few items that are quite troublesome, so please try to figure out a solution. Also, I'll transfer one million to you first. I have to go back to my hometown for some business, so I'll leave this to you."

Fang Zhen looked at the list with some worry, because there were several very sensitive items on it, and if he wasn't careful, his uncle would take notice.

"I still have some money you gave me last time. If it's not enough, I have some more on hand. If it's not enough, I'll ask you for more."

Li Zhen smiled and said, "We'll be buying a lot more things in the future, so just take these for now. There's another thing I'd like to ask you for help with."

As he spoke, Li Zhen leaned close to Fang Zhen's ear and told him about the process of obtaining an ID card and household registration. Fang Zhen had been in the workforce for a long time, so how could he not know the tricks involved?

Fang Zhen looked at Zhao Yingluo sitting in the car and asked in a low voice, "Li Zhen, tell me the truth, you didn't bring this girl here from the south, did you?"

Li Zhen still shook his head with a smile, but Fang Zhen had no choice but to nod and agree first. This matter was not something that could be done just like that.

After leaving Fang Zhen's place, Li Zhen drove onto the highway. Even on the highway, the journey of three or four hundred miles would take nearly four hours.

It was Zhao Yingluo's first time riding on the highway. Looking at the speeding cars and the scenery rushing past, she excitedly shouted. The two chatted and laughed as they drove, and before they knew it, they had exited the highway.

Having been away from home for so long, Li Zhen bought his mother's favorite pastries and his father's favorite liquor at a supermarket. Because of Li Zhen's purchase of a house, he had invested almost all of the family's savings. Even that wasn't enough; he borrowed a considerable amount of money from relatives, forcing his father to return to his old profession to ease Li Zhen's financial burden.

The BMW quickly entered the familiar town. Looking at the town, which hadn't changed much, Li Zhen felt a strange feeling. Perhaps this was what it felt like to return home after leaving.

The car soon stopped in front of the house. The metal gate was half open, and an electric four-wheeled vehicle was parked in front of the gate, indicating that guests had arrived.

Li Zhen led Zhao Yingluo in with one hand and carried something in the other.

"Mom, I'm home. Who came to visit?"

Upon hearing the noise, the door to the main room creaked open, and Li Zhen's mother walked out with a joyful expression.

When she saw Zhao Yingluo next to Li Zhen, she was taken aback for a moment, but then she smiled again.

"Xiao Zhen, this is..."

Li Zhen: "Mom, her name is Zhao Yingluo, she's my girlfriend. I came back this time to let you meet her."

"Who is it? Is Li Zhen back?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than another person came out of the house—Li Zhen's aunt.

"Oh, it really is that rascal Li Zhen back. Come on in, I've brought the girl here, you can take a look at her."

Li Zhen's mother pulled her aunt aside and whispered something to her. The aunt's expression was rather unpleasant, and her gaze toward Zhao Yingluo was somewhat hostile.

Seeing this, Zhao Yingluo nervously grabbed Li Zhen's hand: "Husband, did I come at the wrong time?"

Li Zhen gently patted Zhao Yingluo's hand and said softly, "Don't be afraid. Don't say anything for a while. I'll take care of everything."

Finally, Li Zhen's mother pulled his aunt inside, and Li Zhen also pulled Zhao Yingluo into the house.

Inside the room sat a slightly plump girl. Her expression changed slightly when she saw Li Zhen and Zhao Yingluo enter. She had seen Li Zhen's photo before coming, and seeing him lead a girl prettier than herself into the room, even a fool would understand what was going on.

Just as everyone was awkwardly wondering how to introduce themselves, the chubby girl got up, came to Li Zhen's side, and extended her hand to him.

"You must be Li Zhen. Hello, my name is Feng Qianqian. I was introduced by your aunt."

Out of politeness, Li Zhen gently shook her hand, then said somewhat awkwardly, "I just got back and didn't know you were here."

Then Li Zhen pointed to Zhao Yingluo beside him and said to Feng Qianqian, "This is Zhao Yingluo, my girlfriend. It's probably because I haven't been back for a long time and my family doesn't know about my situation outside, which has caused today's misunderstanding."

My aunt said angrily, "That's right, you have a girlfriend and you didn't even tell us. You made Qianqian and me come all this way for nothing. Li Zhen, you didn't do this right."

Li Zhen's mother could only keep apologizing, which made Li Zhen feel a little embarrassed.

Unexpectedly, Feng Qianqian wasn't angry. She even took out her phone and said to Li Zhen, "It's okay. Even if we can't be your girlfriend, we can still be ordinary friends. Come on, Li Zhen, let's add each other on WeChat."

She then showed him a QR code, and Li Zhen had no choice but to add her as a friend. It seemed she wasn't someone to be trifled with; he'd better be careful when he saw her in the future.