"Hello sister, it's my birthday next week, what gift will you give me?"

I was in class when my younger brother's girlfriend, Zhenzhen, sent me this message on WeChat.

I frowned, feeling a little unhappy.

Zhenzhen is young and doesn't have a proper job. She spends her days dancing on short videos and relies on tips to get by.

Now she's asking me for a gift, which makes me even less fond of her. But since my brother likes her, I don't want to cause any trouble.

So I replied: "What gift do you want?"

She quickly responded: "The four-leaf clover necklace from Z's family. I've liked it for a long time. Can you give it to me, sister?"

This necklace is popular on the internet and costs thirty thousand.

The average monthly salary in our small county town is less than three thousand. Is she taking me for a fool?

I replied to her: "This might not satisfy you."

"Hehe, sister, don't joke. I'm Song Xiaobei's girlfriend. We're family now. Sister won't hesitate to give it to me."

I couldn't be bothered to reply and ignored her.

After work, I went to the mall and picked out a necklace that cost over three thousand - it wasn't too expensive but still presentable. I thought it was enough to give to my future sister-in-law who hadn't even married into the family yet.

Two days later, Zhenzhen sent me another WeChat message: "Sister, did you buy the gift for me? Xiao Bei and I are at the sales office. We want to see you."

I work as a real estate salesperson at the sales office of a new development.

What does she mean by wanting to see me? She's probably just anxious to get the necklace.

Since I had to give it to her sooner or later, I arranged to meet her at the restaurant downstairs and give her the necklace.

When she opened the package, her face immediately fell.

"Sister, didn't I say I wanted the four-leaf clover one?" Zhenzhen said dissatisfied.

Song Xiaobei also looked at me coldly: "Sister, how can you be so cheap? Only three thousand? You're really embarrassing our Song family."

I chuckled in anger, "You're quite audacious. Let me ask you, as a security guard, how much do you earn in a month?"

Song Xiaobei's face turned red. "Can I be like you? Our mom..."

He glanced at me, slammed on the brakes, and continued, "How about this? It's Zhenzhen's birthday, we can't let her down. You can transfer thirty thousand to her through WeChat, and that will settle this matter."

Zhenzhen's eyes lit up and she nodded eagerly, saying, "Yes, that's a good idea."

I didn't say anything. I took the necklace back from Zhenzhen, put the receipt and packaging back together, and then put it in my purse before getting up.

"Well, I'll be leaving now. If I'm late, don't blame me if I refuse to give a refund."

Zhenzhen was stunned. "I think Xiao Bei's idea is good, we don't need to exchange it."

I turned around and smiled, "Didn't you hear clearly? I said 'refund'. Who said anything about an exchange? Since you find it cheap, then don't take anything at all."

After speaking, I didn't even look back. I left and hailed a taxi straight to the mall to return the necklace.

Looking at the three thousand yuan returned to my account, I thought, isn't this better than feeding ungrateful wolves?

As a result, the next day, I met the parents of the son who favored sons over daughters in the small rented house I lived in.