Chapter 200
I pressed my lips together and said nothing.
Although it was legal now, I still felt a bit embarrassed to call him "husband" in public.
Two staff members walked out from the store, approaching us with enthusiastic smiles on their faces, "How can we help you two?"
Jason nodded slightly, "We're here to look at wedding rings."
I turned to look at him in surprise, not expecting him to bring me to look at wedding rings first.
Jason met my gaze, his eyes open and honest, "Honey, see if there's anything you like?"
The word "honey" coming from his mouth, low and tender, made my heart flutter.
I looked away somewhat flustered and followed the staff.
We'd already gotten our marriage certificate, but I still wasn't quite used to him calling me that.
There were many diamond rings in the jewelry store, displayed in cases, sparkling brilliantly under the lights, almost dazzling.
I looked down at the prices below.
A long string of zeros trailing behind made me wonder if I was developing a fear of clusters.
I had just looked away when Jason pointed to the most expensive ring, "This one."
The staff member's eyes lit up, the smile on their face practically reaching their ears, "Sir, you have excellent taste. This is our store's treasure, the only one worthy of your wife's noble and elegant temperament!"
Jason was very satisfied with this assessment and nodded, "This one then."
I swallowed the words that had reached my lips.
I carefully counted the zeros after the price tag.
Fifty million dollars—this ring cost a full fifty million dollars!
How could he say it in the same tone as buying groceries?
I felt my heart bleeding, desperately tugging at Jason's sleeve, signaling him not to buy it.
But Jason just patted my hand and gave me a gentle smile, "Honey, this ring will definitely look beautiful on you."
Such an expensive ring would look beautiful on anyone!
Before I could finish speaking, Jason pointed to another pair of rings, "We'll take this pair of wedding bands too."
In just a few sentences, tens of millions of dollars were gone.
He saw the reluctance in my eyes and interrupted me several times, quickly swiping his card to pay.
Until we finished getting our ring sizes and left, he didn't let me say a word.
It wasn't until we got in the car that I looked at him quietly, "Jason."
"What?"
Jason was clearly still immersed in the joy of getting married.
"Do you always spend money this freely?"
Jason's movements stiffened imperceptibly for a moment, then he turned around and pulled my hand ingratiatingly, "Honey, you have to trust me. I'm not usually like this. I'm actually a very frugal person, but this is our wedding, it only happens once in a lifetime. I just want to give you the best."
"I think you deserve the best of everything in this world. Whatever I can give you, I will."
Meeting the sincerity and affection in Jason's eyes, my heart stirred.
Besides, Jason was the current head of the Cooper family.
I didn't know exactly how much his assets were, but given the Cooper family's status, money to Jason was probably just a string of numbers.
Spending tens of millions of dollars probably meant as much to him as spending a few hundred dollars would to an ordinary person.
If I argued over this, would Jason think I was being a killjoy?
I thought to myself that I shouldn't worry unnecessarily.
Seeing me remain silent, Jason grew anxious, "Honey, don't be angry. I'll go return them right now!"
I quickly grabbed him, "Forget it, we already bought them."
Jason looked at me carefully, "So you're not angry?"
"What's there to be angry about? Wearing tens of millions of dollars on my hand, I'm practically thrilled. Why would I be angry?"
Times had changed.
I figured I should try to learn how to be a rich person too.
"Really?"
Jason still wasn't reassured, staring at me intently.
"Of course it's real."
I nodded firmly.
Only then did Jason relax. He lowered his head and kissed the back of my hand, then sat properly in the driver's seat and fastened his seatbelt, "Then let's go back to the Old Mansion now."
"Okay."
As soon as our car stopped, Jessica had already run over impatiently, her eyes bright as she looked at us, "Daddy, Mommy, are you legal husband and wife now?"
Hearing this description, I couldn't help but laugh. Who taught her that?
But I still crouched down, gently stroking Jessica's little face, my voice tender, "Yes, now Daddy and Mommy are legally married. From now on, we're a family."
"That's great!"
Jessica cheered, holding both my hands, looking at me expectantly with her little face flushed, "Can Mommy give me a little brother or sister now?"
Who taught her this too!
Jason chuckled and gently rubbed Jessica's head, "Very soon, we'll have one right away."
Now I knew where Jessica learned all this.
And also...
I stared at him quietly, saying coolly, "When did I ever say I wanted to have another one?"
This jerk, all he thinks about is having more kids.
I looked him up and down and asked, "Do you want a son or a daughter?"
"Another sweet, soft daughter."
Jason answered without hesitation.
He hugged Jessica and me somewhat guiltily, "I missed Jessica's growing up before. This time I don't want to miss it."
"I watched a TV show the other day where the female lead was pregnant with quadruplets, and they were all boys."
Jason's expression changed slightly, but he said nothing.
I continued, "Then they weren't satisfied and kept trying, determined to have a daughter. Their luck was still pretty good—the second time she was pregnant with twins."
Meeting my teasing gaze, Jason's mouth twitched, "Don't tell me it was two more boys?"
I raised an eyebrow, "You're pretty smart. Yes, two more boys. So they had six sons total, constantly surrounding the father."
Jason shuddered.
I smiled and turned to go inside, ignoring him.
Behind me, I heard Jessica's soft, sweet voice with a serious tone, "Daddy, you have to make sure Mommy has a sister, okay? I don't want a brother. I heard brothers are all very naughty."
As soon as I walked into the villa, Tamsin grabbed my hand, so excited that tears welled up in her eyes, "I knew it, Sue. I knew you would be part of our family. I knew it from the first moment I saw you—I liked you so much. You were definitely meant to be a Cooper!"
I looked at Tamsin, also moved, "Grandma, thank you."
It was Tamsin who first gave me warmth from family, from an elder.
All the Coopers came, making the house especially lively.
Lucy's family of four came, and even George specially rushed back from out of town.
The whole big family had a warm, lively meal together.
Thomas took out several property deeds and handed them to me, "Wedding gifts. These properties are all in great locations. I've already had them transferred to your name. Your villa is nice, but it's a bit small. If you'd like, you can choose one of these to live in."
Then he took out ownership documents for several shops and gave them to me, "These are also for you. I've transferred all these shops to you. They all have good annual returns. If you want to do something else, we all support you."
I hadn't expected that after giving me shares, Thomas had prepared so much more.