Back in the office, Shen Mingzhu called Pei Yang, "Did you buy those twenty microcomputers?"
"My brilliant wife guessed it all at once," he said.
Hearing the man's admission, Shen Mingzhu felt an expected sense of relief, "Why didn't you discuss it with me beforehand?"
"This is supposed to be a surprise for you! Just like with our son, I wanted to give you an early birthday present. Do you like it?"
"I like it. Hanging up now."
After finishing the call with Shen Mingzhu, Pei Yang took out a small notebook from the locked bottom drawer of his desk.
He opened it and neatly wrote down: April 6, 1995, owe son two hundred and sixty thousand yuan.
After writing, he gazed at the notebook's few but astonishing debt records, sighing deeply.
In other families, it's the son who owes the father money, but in their family, it's the other way around—the father owes the son, which is unheard of.
However, thinking of his wife's happiness upon receiving the "gift," his mood lifted again.