Chapter 50: Move out of the Gu family!
Su Mengxue didn't expect him to say this. She looked at him in surprise, her eyes slightly raised. "Are you telling the truth?"
Seeing that Su Mengxue didn't believe him, Chen Sheng immediately pulled Yun Shu in front of him and said anxiously, "If you don't believe what I say, you can ask Xiao Shu. She knows that I am a man of my words and I never lie."
Seeing his eagerness to explain, Su Mengxue didn't wait for Yun Shu to speak and said, "Okay, I'll believe you this time."
Chen Sheng's Adam's apple rolled, and he pressed on, "Then how am I going to give you the money then?"
Su Mengxue thought for a moment, then turned to look at Lu Yuanzhou. "Aren't you going to take the child to the hospital to see Lu Yuanzhou for a checkup? You can just give him the money when the time comes."
She added: "There's a set of men's clothes in the bag. Don't sell it. Just give it to Lu Yuanzhou."
Lu Yuanzhou knew that Su Mengxue urgently needed money to buy the jade pendant. Seeing that she was about to give him the money, he quickly said, "Mengxue, there's no rush for you to pay me back. You can buy the jade pendant first."
Su Mengxue smiled at him and said, "I know you came in a hurry today and forgot to take the shirt that needed mending. You can leave it at the hospital. I will come to the hospital to get the money and clothes from you in a few days."
Seeing that she had made an appointment with him for the next meeting, Lu Yuanzhou couldn't help but let out a cheerful laugh: "Okay, I'll wait for you at the hospital."
Su Mengxue didn't have time to talk to them. Seeing the car door about to close, she jumped in swiftly. After the car started and merged into the traffic, she grabbed the handrail to steady herself and began to count the money in her pocket.
The money left in her pocket, plus the 50 yuan given to her by the master, and the 100 yuan labor fee given to her by Lu Yuanzhou, was about 190 yuan.
If what was said about the floral shirt was true, the clothes that were confiscated from her could still be sold for 450 yuan, which would mean she would have more than 600 yuan in total.
Thinking of this, her eyes lit up. She decided to use the money to buy the jade pendant first, and then slowly save money to return it to Gu Yunting and Lu Yuanzhou.
She then thought of the flowered shirt and couldn't help biting her lip. Although he was quite fierce and mean, the tenderness in his eyes towards the child could not be deceived, so she simply believed him this time.
On the way back, she was thinking about it. She thought that after she got her first salary from the master, she would pay back the 300 yuan she owed Gu Yunting and completely cut off all ties with him.
By the time she arrived at Gu's house and walked back to the yard where she lived, it was already completely dark. She was not hungry, and she thought of not eating at night as a way to lose weight. After a simple wash, she began to pack her things. Fortunately, there were not many things, so it didn't take long for her to finish.
She thought that she had been staying here for a few days after all, so out of courtesy, she decided to clean the whole house thoroughly before leaving. She got down to work right away, picked up a rag, rinsed it in the bathroom, and then started cleaning.
She was busy until 11 o'clock at night before she finished cleaning up. She looked at her wet back, took another shower, took off her clothes, washed them, and hung them on the rope in the yard, then changed back into the braid.
Before going to bed, she thought about it and decided to put the money given to her by the old man of the Gu family into the unfinished military operations book on Gu Yunting's desk. She also left him a note asking him to help return it to the old man.
After doing all this, she turned off the lights, lay down on the bed, and fell into a deep sleep from exhaustion.
After Su Mengxue came back, Gu Yunting stood quietly outside the door. The moonlight shone on his resolute face, but it could not hide the loneliness in his eyes.
He knew that Su Mengxue was about to leave the Gu family. His heart was in turmoil. He felt very uncomfortable but knew clearly that he should not try to keep her.
Until the lights in the house went out, he stared at the door in the darkness for a long time before turning around and leaving. His steps were heavy, but with a hint of determination.
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The next morning, Su Mengxue washed and changed into the repaired cheongsam. Today was her first day working at the tailor shop, so she wanted to dress more energetically and even put on some light makeup.
After getting dressed, she went to the front hall restaurant. When she arrived, she saw Gu Changhe sitting in the main seat. She glanced elsewhere and did not see any trace of Gu Yunting. She breathed a sigh of relief without leaving a trace. It was better if he was not there. Out of sight, out of mind.
After dinner, Su Mengxue stood up and walked to Gu Changhe, saying respectfully, "Grandpa Gu, I arranged my work yesterday before I left. The master asked me to start work today, so I am ready to leave the Gu family now."
Gu Changhe put down his chopsticks, his eyes filled with worry at first, and then he said solemnly: "Child, why are you leaving in such a hurry? Did someone in the Gu family bully you? Or is there something else I don't know? You must not hide it from me, I will definitely take care of it for you."
Su Mengxue repeatedly shook her head and said, "Grandpa Gu, you misunderstood. I agreed to this job a long time ago. There's no rush."
Seeing her resolute attitude, Gu Changhe knew he couldn't persuade her. He looked at Su Mengxue and said reluctantly, "Child, if you encounter any difficulties in the future, come back to me."
He paused, then added, "Even if you have nothing to do, remember to come back and see me often."
Su Mengxue saw the redness in the corners of Gu Changhe's eyes, and she felt very uncomfortable. She lowered her head, pursed her lips, and nodded in response: "Grandpa Gu, don't worry, I will, then I will leave."
Gu Changhe hurriedly stood up to stop her: "Child, I'll ask Chen Hai to take you to your job. By the way, let me know where you will live in the future, so that I can feel at ease."
Although Su Mengxue didn't want to trouble the Gu family, she also didn't want to make the old man of the Gu family sad. She hesitated for a moment and nodded in agreement.
Not long after, Chen Hai sent her from Gu's house to Zhou Ji's tailor shop. After thanking Chen Hai and stepping into the door with her luggage, she heard a noise in the house.
A middle-aged woman scolded the apprentice, "You're so careless! You stained my newly made skirt with oil. My wife has an important event tomorrow. What should we do now?"
The female apprentice hung her head, her hands helplessly pinching the corner of her clothes, and she kept begging for mercy and apologizing: "You guys needed this dress urgently. I just finished eating and forgot to wash my hands, so it got dirty. Can I help you wash it? The oil stain should be able to be removed."
"So, it's our fault?" the middle-aged woman scoffed. "Wash it? Putting aside the question of whether the oil stain can be washed off, how could our wife wear clothes that have been soiled by someone else?"
"Can I compensate you for the clothes according to the price?" The female apprentice's voice was choked with sobs.
The middle-aged woman frowned and said stubbornly, "Why are you crying, girl? If someone doesn't know, they'd think we're bullying you. Besides, what our wife needs is money, right? Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. Where is your boss? Ask him to come out and talk to me."
Su Mengxue saw that the master was not there, so she thought he must have gone to eat at this time. She noticed that there was a woman wearing jewels standing next to the middle-aged woman, who should be the owner of the cheongsam.
She glanced at the stained cheongsam, put her luggage on the bench in the corner, and quickly walked over to the woman. She smiled and said, "Hello, I'm the tailor here. If you can wait, I can make you a cheongsam that suits your temperament better in just half an hour."
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