"Looking for a part-time job?" Jiang Jingwen didn't understand. "Why would you need to look for a part-time job? Is buying Lu Yuzhou a cup of coffee and a cake going to empty your savings?"

"No." Zhu Jinzhao took out his phone and downloaded a job search app. "I'm looking for part-time work just to save some money for myself."

While she wasn't looking, Jiang Jingwen stole a piece of beef from the bottom of her bowl: "You already have enough money, why are you still saving? Are you planning to buy Imperial University?"

Zhu Jinzhao ignored her joke and said seriously, "I have a lot of money? Where would I get any money? All my money belongs to the Zhu family, and they can take it all back if they're unhappy."

"I look for part-time jobs because I want to save some money that belongs only to me, the kind that no one has the right to take away."

"No, what do you mean?" This sentence contained a lot of information, and Jiang Jingwen couldn't digest it. "What do you mean 'the Zhu family can take it all back if they're unhappy'? What do you mean 'money that belongs only to you'? What, once Zhu Mingyue returns home, your brothers don't plan to take you anymore? Are you really going to be kicked out of the Zhu family?"

Zhu Jinzhao: "This was bound to happen sooner or later."

"Huh?!" Jiang Jingwen was startled, throwing aside her half-applied lipstick. "Zhu Jinzhao, what do you mean by this? Didn't your older brother say he wouldn't kick you out?"

Zhu Jinzhao picked up the lipstick that had rolled onto the table, carefully put it away, and placed it in front of Jiang Jingwen: "People change, and so do the things they say. He promised today that he wouldn't kick me out, but that might not be the case tomorrow."

"I'm not the real daughter of the Zhu family after all. How long can I stay in the Zhu family based on this little bit of affection I've developed over time? Zhu Mingyue has already returned. The Zhu family doesn't need a second daughter, and those brothers don't need a second sister either. As an imposter, I have to be aware of my own limitations."

"You, you shouldn't say that..." Jiang Jingwen reached out and grasped Zhu Jinzhao's hand, her eyes full of heartache.

Zhu Jinzhao smiled nonchalantly: "It's the truth, there's nothing to hide. I have so much life ahead of me, I have to plan ahead for myself. So Jiang Jiang, I have to start saving money for myself now."

“No need to save money.” Jiang Jingwen withdrew her hand, took out her phone and opened WeChat. She first transferred 20,000 yuan to Zhu Jinzhao, and then sent several strings of inexplicable numbers.

"You still have me, why do you need to save money? If the Zhu family doesn't want you anymore, just come to me, I'll take care of you!"

"These strings of numbers are my payment password, bank card password, door lock password, and safe password. Keep them safe. If the Zhu family ever kicks you out, just come to me. My family is rich; we can easily support you. We'll raise you in luxury!"

"You..." Zhu Jinzhao held the phone, looking at the heavy 20,000 yuan and several strings of passwords, and was instantly speechless.

These things are so valuable, yet Jiang Jingwen gave them away so easily, as if Zhu Jinzhao were someone very important to her.

Zhu Jinzhao had never been treated like this before. She'd always been slow-witted, had low emotional intelligence, and was boring; her parents disliked her, and her peers didn't want to play with her. Before meeting Jiang Jingwen, she didn't have a single friend.

"Take it!" Seeing that she looked a little dazed, Jiang Jingwen was afraid that she wouldn't accept her money, so she snatched her phone and received the transfer directly.

"Keep your password safe, and keep your money safe too. Don't let anyone know it. If you dare give it back, I'll cut ties with you! I mean it!"

Jiang Jingwen completely blocked Zhu Jinzhao's path, leaving Zhu Jinzhao with absolutely no room to refuse.

She gained her first friend by using the identity of a fake heiress, and she doesn't want to lose her friend.

"Okay." She listened to Jiang Jingwen's advice and carefully kept the password and money safe. But she still had to go to work.

Although she was a little slow-witted, she knew that a person couldn't live entirely on the support of another person; she had to have the ability to earn money.

Jiang Jingwen couldn't persuade her otherwise, so she agreed to her idea of ​​doing part-time work.

"Zhu Mingyue has transferred to Dijing University now. If you don't want her to find out you're doing part-time work, you'd better find a job off-campus. There are several shopping malls near our school, and they're always looking for part-time jobs all year round, so you won't have to worry about finding work."

Zhu Jinzhao stared at her with his bright, clear eyes: "I don't have class this afternoon, so I'll go to the mall for a bit."

Jiang Jingwen: "I'll go with you. If those part-time jobs aren't suitable or too tiring, we'll find something else. My aunt is looking for a tutor for her son recently. If it's possible, I'll recommend you for it. It's an easy job with good pay, and it's faster to make money than doing odd jobs outside."

"Tutor... forget it." Zhu Jinzhao's actual educational level was only a second-tier university degree, which was completely insufficient to qualify her as a tutor in Beijing. She was very aware of her own abilities and decided it was better not to mislead others.

"Why did you let it go?" Jiang Jingwen didn't understand.

Zhu Jinzhao made up a lie to appease her: "Because I have no patience for children and easily get into conflicts with parents."

"Oh..." The reason wasn't too far-fetched, and Jiang Jingwen believed it.

Teikyo University has an excellent location, with several famous shopping malls nearby. Zhu Jinzhao and Jiang Jingwen chose the nearest one and took a taxi there, browsing job postings on a recruitment app as they went.

After spending the afternoon browsing and adding five or six people on WeChat, Zhu Jinzhao is quite satisfied.

"I'm hungry, I want to eat hot pot." Jiang Jingwen rubbed her flat stomach, her eyes fixed on a Chongqing hot pot restaurant not far away.

Zhu Jinzhao understood what she meant, and immediately took her arm and led her into the hot pot restaurant.

Halfway there, he suddenly received a call from Zhu Xingye.

"!!!!" Zhu Jinzhao's breath hitched, and it took him a while to mentally prepare himself before he dared to answer the phone.

"Hey? Big brother."

"Where are you?" Zhu Xingye's voice came lightly from the phone receiver. His cool and slightly husky, sexy male voice made Zhu Jinzhao feel inexplicably pressured.

"You don't have class this afternoon, why aren't you home yet?"

"I...I'm out having fun with my friends." Zhu Jinzhao held her phone in one hand, nervously gripping the frame with the other. "What's wrong? Is something the matter?"

Instead of answering, Zhu Xingye asked, "Playing with friends? Your little boyfriend?"

"No, no!" Zhu Jinzhao immediately denied. "It wasn't him, it was Jiang Jiang. I was shopping with Jiang Jiang."

"Haven't you had enough after shopping all afternoon? Mingyue has already gone home." Zhu Xingye's voice was unreadable, but Zhu Jinzhao could tell he was a little angry.

"It's almost dinner time, you should go home now."

"I..." Zhu Jinzhao glanced at Jiang Jingwen, who was standing beside her waiting for her. After hesitating for a few seconds, she decided to muster up the courage to rebel this time.

"Big brother, I'm not going home for dinner tonight. I'm going to have hot pot with Jiang Jiang!"