This story begins nine days ago.
That day, Ye Zhaodi, as usual, prepared water and steamed buns for her brother for the day, and also stuffed a bamboo dragonfly into his hand so that Ye Xiaoman could play with it when he was bored.
Then she walked through the house and out.
Since Ye Zhaodi had to pass through Ye Zhigang's house to go in and out, Ding Yuqin would often stare at her with vicious eyes and knock on the bowl to remind her when Ye Zhigang's family was having breakfast.
"It's almost the end of the month, so hurry up and hand over the five dollars for next month. If you don't, don't even think about getting out. You'll have to wait to marry a lame old man!"
Ye Zhaodi lowered her head and said, "I understand."
Ye Fugui was eating a meat bun and spitting on Ye Zhaodi, "Beggar, pay up quickly, or I'll kick you out! Kick you out and make you sleep on the street."
Ye Zhaodi has become numb to this. She just wants to save some more money. As long as she saves a little more, she can take her brother away from here.
Although the house was named after his parents, it was not her home.
It's so suffocating that I just want to leave.
On this day, Ye Zhaodi was still on her menstrual period, so she walked slower than usual, and would stop from time to time due to discomfort in her lower body.
Just then, Ye Zhaodi discovered that someone was following her.
When she walked fast, the person also walked fast; when she walked slowly, the person also walked slowly.
She stopped suddenly and the man bumped into someone on the road, uttering curses.
When Ye Zhaodi heard the voice, she immediately recognized it as Ding Yuqin.
Ding Yuqin was following her. Was she trying to find out where she worked?
Ye Zhaodi recalled the back figure she vaguely saw yesterday. Could that person really be Ding Yuqin?
If Ding Yuqin knew that she worked at Chuyue's grocery store and that she only earned 20 yuan a month, she would definitely take all her money and force her to steal things in the store.
Because Ding Yuqin and Ye Zhigang were sneaky in the cannery.
Chu Yue was so good to her, she couldn't do anything to let Chu Yue down, let alone bring trouble to Chu Yue.
When Ye Zhaodi reached the intersection, she should have walked to the right, but suddenly turned to the left. Regardless of the stomach discomfort due to her menstrual period, she kept walking forward quickly, constantly speeding up until she left Ding Yuqin behind.
Ding Yuqin chased all the way, panting and almost vomiting the breakfast she had eaten.
"You little bitch, why are you running so fast? If I find out you're lying, you'll be in trouble!"
That day, Ding Yuqin couldn't find Ye Zhaodi, so she could only turn around and go back cursing.
Ye Zhaodi hid in the corner of the street. She came out only after she saw Ding Yuqin return. Then she ran all the way to open the grocery store in no time.
On this day, Ye Zhaodi was always worried while greeting customers, fearing that Ding Yuqin would not be able to track her down and would come directly to the store to cause trouble.
Fortunately, Ding Yuqin did not show up at closing time, so it was just a false alarm.
Ye Zhaodi counted the inventory and settled the day's accounts. After finishing everything, she closed the door and left the grocery store.
In order to make Ding Yuqin believe that she was still an apprentice in the tailor shop, she deliberately stuck some thread ends on her body when she went home, and brought back an old piece of clothing that needed to be mended, saying that it was work she could not finish.
That night Ding Yuqin stared at her for a long time, but because she could not find any evidence, she had to let Ye Zhaodi go.
In the following days, Ye Zhaodi would pay special attention when going out to observe whether Ding Yuqin was following her. Every day, she would follow the wrong route she took on the first day and deliberately take a big detour.
Even though she didn't see Ding Yuqin, she still insisted on walking a little further just in case.
In order to reassure Ding Yuqin, Ye Zhaodi took the initiative to hand over the money she was supposed to pay next month.
She was cautious and afraid that Ding Yuqin would become suspicious, so she did not give five yuan at once. Instead, she gave two yuan first, saying that it was wages from the master, and the other three yuan would be paid at the end of the month.
After Ding Yuqin received the money, her attitude became obviously better and she no longer called her "stupid girl" all the time.
Ye Zhaodi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Ding Yuqin had finally given up her suspicions and stopped following her. She felt that life had returned to normal.
However, five days ago at noon, things suddenly changed.
"You're lying to me, you little bitch!"
There were still customers in the grocery store. Ye Zhaodi was busy giving change to the customers and taking out goods. At this moment, Ding Yuqin rushed in and accused her in an arrogant manner.
"Is this the tailor shop you mentioned? Don't you do needlework every day? You also have to help the master's house clean, wash clothes and cook. What did you tell me before? Ye Zhaodi, you have grown up and become independent, right? You even dare to lie to me!"
"I've asked around. You eat and drink well here, wear shirts, and eat cream cakes? How is it? Does the cream cake taste good? Why do you think you can eat something I haven't even eaten? How can you eat it!"
"You eat my food and live my house. I raised you, but you turned around and lied to me! I really raised an ungrateful person!"
Ding Yuqin's sudden yelling made Ye Zhaodi anxious and panicked. She had no time to talk to Ding Yuqin because the customer who was shopping originally snatched her money when he saw Ding Yuqin scolding like a shrew.
“I’m not buying it. I’m not buying it.”
“What the hell is this…”
"Let's go, let's go... let's go quickly..."
Customers left the grocery store one after another. Ye Zhaodi wanted to calm them down, but she had no chance because Ding Yuqin grabbed her arm tightly, squeezing it so hard that her flesh turned purple.
Ding Yuqin asked angrily, "Ye Zhaodi, tell me the truth, how much do you make a month?"
"There is no money, really no money! Aunt, I beg you, please stop making trouble. The store still needs to be open for business, and I can't ruin the boss's business." Ye Zhaodi knew that she could not ask for money. Asking for money would only make Ding Yuqin more greedy.
But before Ding Yuqin came, she did find out a lot.
Ding Yuqin snorted and laughed, "Haha, you still want to lie to me now! Ye Zhaodi, you are so brave! Do you still think I don't know? They said that this store has a female boss, and she treats you as well as her own sister. She gave you a five-dollar shirt as a gift, so how could she not pay you? How long have you worked here, one month? Two months? Three months? Not only have you learned to lie, but you have also learned to hide money! Ye Zhaodi, I advise you to be obedient and hand over the money! Otherwise, this matter will never end!"
"Aunt, we have no money, really no money." Ye Zhaodi's wrist was grabbed and it hurt, and her shoulder was numb.
Ding Yuqin said fiercely, "No money? How can you buy white flour buns for your brother if you have no money!"
When Ye Xiaoman was mentioned, Ye Zhaodi, who had always been compromising, suddenly widened her eyes and asked loudly, "What did you do to Xiaoman?"
"Haha, he's just a cripple who can't stand up. What can I do to him? Why should a cripple eat white flour buns? It's a waste of money!" Ding Yuqin smiled complacently, not feeling that she had done anything wrong.
She is not afraid of retribution for treating Ye Zhaodi and her sister so harshly!
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