Over the next few days, Jianshu cooked various ways to eat plums. On the first day, Gu Mingjing liked them quite a bit, and he enjoyed them just as much on the second day. But on the third day, he couldn't stand them any more.

During dinner that day, he asked indirectly, "Wife, is our family short of money?"

Jian Shu, who was peeling shrimp, looked up in confusion. "Huh? No."

Short of money? She wasn't exaggerating. No one in the compound was short of money, and they were the first to be short of money. They had tens of thousands of yuan in savings, not to mention the remaining gold bars, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and jewelry.

Seeing that she didn't look embarrassed, Gu Mingjing knew he was wrong. Why did they eat plums every day at home? They hadn't changed the way they ate for a few days, and his teeth were falling out from eating them.

If this isn't the reason, then could it be...

"Did I do something wrong these days and offend you?" So you punished him on purpose?

I thought carefully about what had happened these past few days. Did I borrow five dollars from Lao Wu the other day? Or was I caught drinking secretly? Or maybe...

The more Gu Mingjing thought about it, the more guilty he felt. Meeting Jian Shu's penetrating eyes that seemed to understand everything, his heart skipped a beat. He gritted his teeth and decided to confess. "I'm sorry, wife, I was wrong."

Just when I was thinking about how delicious these shrimp were, I wondered what I should make tonight: steam them, braise them, or even make them spicy. I was so caught up in the dilemma that I couldn't help but stare blankly at Jianshu: Huh? What? What's wrong?

He immediately came back to his senses from his thoughts and met Gu Mingjing's slightly evasive gaze, his eyes narrowed slightly, thinking something was wrong.

His expression remained calm as he continued to peel the shrimps slowly and methodically, as if everything was under control. "Oh? You know you can't hide it anymore? Are you going to confess now?"

This behavior successfully fooled Gu Mingjing. In fact, under normal circumstances, he would have noticed something was wrong long ago, but he felt guilty and was in a familiar environment, so he was not so vigilant.

Seeing Jianshu like this, he immediately started to reflect, "I'm sorry, wife, I shouldn't have introduced her to Lao Zhou, but he said it was just a temporary favor and he would return it to me soon."

Gu Mingjing, you're so good, you're secretly borrowing money from me, right? And you're lending it to someone named Zhou. I'm telling you, you're done!

Jian Shu's calm expression almost broke. He gritted his teeth and suppressed the urge to curse. He said in a cold voice, "Really? That's all?"

One look at the look on her face revealed that there was more to it than meets the eye. Humph, she wanted to see what else he had been hiding from her.

"I, I drank a little wine..." Gu Mingjing's eyes were vague. He looked left and right but didn't dare to look across.

Jianshu clenched his chopsticks. "How much did you drink?"

Gu Mingjing quietly raised two fingers, lowered his head tightly, and did not dare to raise it at all.

With a "bang", Jianshu slammed the chopsticks on the table. If possible, she would rather slam them on the head of the bastard opposite her.

He took two deep breaths, trying to suppress the anger in his heart, but the more he suppressed it, the angrier he got, and he couldn't bear it any longer.

The next second...

"Gu Mingjing, you're just ignoring my words. Two kilograms of liquor, do you think you're still a young man? What? You want to get drunk? What did I tell you to do? Drink less, drink less, and if you're really hungry, have a couple of glasses to satisfy your craving? Who told you to drink so much? Don't you know that drinking alcohol damages your liver?"

"What? You want to die early and be reborn soon? Okay, hurry up, the sooner you die, the sooner I'll find another one. I'll go back to Beijing tomorrow. The blind date manual that Uncle Zhao prepared for me will come in handy. If I date three people a day, I can find my next love right away!" Jian Shu, who couldn't bear it any longer, started to talk without thinking.

It's no wonder she's angry. She's always hated harmful things like alcohol and cigarettes. She wouldn't touch a cigarette and would avoid the smell of cigarettes. As for alcohol, it's a little better. Occasionally, when she gets together with friends, having a few drinks to liven things up is fine. But if someone drinks like a drunk, she absolutely cannot accept that.

"Wife, I was wrong. You can punish me in any way you want, but just don't say those words you just said." Although he knew that Jianshu's words were probably spoken in anger, Gu Mingjing was still panicked when he heard it. He quickly stood up, walked around the table and hugged the man, as if he was afraid that the man would disappear if he lost consciousness.

"Let me go!" Jian Shu was very angry at the moment and didn't want to be hugged by him. He struggled repeatedly, "What? Do you think what I said was unpleasant? No wonder you ignored what I said. You secretly drank and borrowed money behind my back. You are quite capable." There was an indescribable sarcasm in his tone.

Having been misunderstood, Gu Mingjing quickly explained, "That's not what I meant. Listen to me..."

Jian Shu interrupted directly, "What do you mean by 'not that'? Just tell me, did I tell you that drinking is bad for your health? A few drinks are fine, but you can't get drunk? And about borrowing money, did I tell you that the Zhou family is not a good family and asked you to have less contact with them?"

"...Yes." Gu Mingjing had no confidence at all.

Taking a deep breath, Jian Shu tried hard to suppress the urge to continue cursing. She pushed him away, crossed her arms, sat down on a nearby chair, and raised her chin. "I'll give you a chance. Don't accuse me of being indiscriminate. Explain!"

Life has to go on. It is not appropriate to keep throwing tantrums and making trouble. When sentencing, the judge must give the defendant a chance to prosecute himself. She cannot just kill someone with one blow.

Gu Mingjing looked up at her face and found that it was much better than before. He quietly moved closer to her, and seeing that she didn't react, he took two more steps.

"Stop!" Seeing him getting more and more aggressive, Jian Shu stretched out his legs and stopped him one step away. He couldn't help but twitch his forehead. "Just stand there and don't move!"

"Okay, I'll just stand here." Gu Mingjing was already very satisfied with this distance, and then began to explain, "Just a few days ago, didn't I go to Lao Wang's wedding? At dinner that night, those guys kept getting people drunk. I thought it was a wedding day after all, and I couldn't let the groom get drunk. That would be so embarrassing, so I went up to help Lao Wang block a few glasses."

Jianshu knew about this. Lao Wang was a deputy battalion commander in Gu Mingjing's regiment, and he had some interactions with him. He was quite picky and had been on several blind dates before finally falling for a female soldier in the art troupe in his thirties. The two families weren't close, and Jianshu didn't know the bride, so he didn't go that day. Gu Mingjing went alone.

Because she knew it would be late that night, she didn't pay attention to when Gu Mingjing came back. When she woke up the next day, he had already gone to work. Now that she thought about it, she was probably afraid that she would find out, so she deliberately came back late and left early. After all, with two kilograms of white wine, she would be able to detect the smell of alcohol.

but……