Chapter 16 The Ungrateful Man Who Sold His Sisters to Escape the Mountains

Jiang Fulin chuckled, his previous bitter expression completely gone: "I still slept a little every day, but not much. With so much money, I feel like sleeping would be a waste of time."

Ji Huaizhi raised his hand and patted his shoulder.

The soreness made him grimace: "Be gentle, bro..."

“Our work is quite demanding, so we need to get enough sleep. Otherwise, if you suddenly die one day, we won’t have a chance to spend this money.”

"I know, I will next time."

Ji Huaizhi: "The hardware accessories should arrive soon, as well as some small appliances, so we're still missing a shop. Keep an eye out for any shops that are up for sale or rent."

"OK!"

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When Ji Xiang came back from class, she heard from Brother Fulin that her second brother had returned. She was happy and went out to buy groceries, cook a meal for her brother, and bring it to him.

When Zhang Xiaoxiao returned, she saw that Ji Xiang had just finished cooking.

"Xiangxiang, you knew I was back and specially made this delicious food, right?" Upon opening the insulated box, there was still golden chicken soup inside: "Wow."

How did you know I was craving this?

Ji Xiang quickly covered it up and said with an embarrassed smile, "Xiaoxiao, you can't touch these. I made them for my brother."

"Just make yourself something, I'm going to check on my brother. He must be exhausted after these past two weeks."

Zhang Xiaoxiao: "Your brother is back? Let's go see him together."

Ji Xiang was a little reluctant.

During this time, she kept asking about her second brother, and would occasionally ask him what kind of girl he liked, and sometimes she even referred to herself as his sister-in-law.

This made her feel uncomfortable.

"My brother just got back and needs to rest..."

Zhang Xiaoxiao tilted her head: "So what?"

“Your brother is my brother, why don’t we go see what’s wrong? Wait for me to change my clothes and we’ll go together.”

After saying that, he went into the room.

When Ji Xiang heard her say that her brother was her brother, the uncomfortable feeling in her heart became even more unbearable.

Zhang Xiaoxiao had worked in the clothing industry for a few days but found she couldn't keep up. In the end, she was asked to work in the seafood wholesale market. Although she could do the work, she didn't want to spend all her time in the market.

And the fishy smell made her stink.

She hoped that she could study accounting like Ji Xiang, and then she could work in an office.

Most importantly, she has now taken a liking to Brother Ji Xiang.

She used to dislike him because of his debts, but now she's heard how well his shops are doing.

Besides, the seafood and dried goods store has a daily turnover of five or six thousand, so the small amount of money owed is not a big deal.

"Ji Xiang, let's go see your brother."

Ji Xiang looked at her wearing a light pink dress and asked in confusion, "Why are you wearing my dress?"

Jiang Fulin gave her a lot of clothes, saying they were all leftover items from wholesale and could be sold to employees at a discount. He said these stores belonged to her brother and told her to take them and wear them.

Zhang Xiaoxiao: "So what? Aren't we best friends? There's nothing wrong with exchanging clothes."

“But I’m definitely going to fire that guy surnamed Jiang later. I asked him to get me some clothes before, but he said employees get a discount and I should choose them myself.”

"Brother Fulin did say that, and he gave it to me because of me..."

"He gave it to you because he wanted to curry favor with your brother!" Zhang Xiaoxiao felt she had guessed correctly:

"Because you are Ji Huaizhi's sister, he thinks that if he can get close to you, he will become Ji Huaizhi's brother-in-law, and then he can do whatever he wants in the shop." Zhang Xiaoxiao brainwashed Ji Xiang.

"So you have to be careful, don't let him fool you!"

Ji Xiang's lips twitched: "You're overthinking it..."

"Trust me, you won't go wrong. Hurry up, or your brother will go hungry." With that, he picked up the lunchbox and the thermos and left.

Ji Xiang watched from behind, completely stunned.

"Xiaoxiao..."

Zhang Xiaoxiao turned around, a smile playing on her bright red lips: "What's wrong?"

Ji Xiang then noticed that she was wearing lipstick: "This is the food I made for my brother, and why did you dress up?"

Zhang Xiaoxiao smiled shyly: "You're annoying, go away."

On the way, Ji Xiang felt something was off, and the feeling became even more pronounced when she heard her humming the recently popular song "Sweet Honey".

"Ji Xiang, you're so gentle, what will you do if your brother finds a girlfriend?"

Zhang Xiaoxiao's sudden remark left Ji Xiang somewhat confused: "It would be a good thing if my brother had a girlfriend."

"Silly boy, aren't you afraid your sister-in-law will bully you? Let me tell you, one of my childhood friends in the neighborhood, after her brother got married, her sister-in-law has never been able to tolerate her as her sister-in-law."

"She has to wash her brother's, her sister-in-law's, and her nephew's clothes all by herself, and also cook for them!"

Ji Xiang tilted her head: "So what? I'll do it for my sister-in-law too. I can also help her with laundry and cooking."

This is not unusual in the village.

"Aren't you afraid she'll make you go back to the countryside?" Zhang Xiaoxiao was surprised that she couldn't scare her.

Ji Xiang doesn't want to go back, but if her brother gets a girlfriend who doesn't like her anymore, she will still go back.

As Ji Xiang approached the door, she saw her tidy her hair and gently knock on the door, which only intensified the strange feeling.

She seems to be...

Ji Huaizhi, wearing an old man's vest, opened the door without noticing Zhang Xiaoxiao say "Come in" before turning around.

"Brother..." Ji Xiang had barely called out when Zhang Xiaoxiao pushed her aside.

"Brother Ji, long time no see. You've been working so hard lately." Zhang Xiaoxiao followed behind, looking at Ji Huaizhi's broad shoulders and narrow back. Even after just waking up, he was still so handsome.

"What are you doing here?" Ji Huaizhi frowned, only then noticing that she had also arrived.

"I brought you food because I was thinking you've been working hard lately."

Ji Xiang was fuming. She clearly made this, so how did it become the food she brought?

"Get out!" Ji Huaizhi didn't want to pay attention to her.

Now that there are female employees, Ji Xiang can move in right now.