Gu Yueji was taken aback.
She had mentioned to Ren Jin that she was called home because Gu Jiahui was getting married, but she hadn't mentioned asking for money. Unexpectedly, he agreed to give Gu Jiahui money without asking any further questions.
Ren Jin is not a spendthrift who doesn't care about money. A project requires a lot of working capital, and it needs to be kept sufficient. He has worked his way up to where he is today on his own, and he understands even more how hard it is to make money. However, since he entrusted her with managing the family's money, he has never asked her how she spends it.
Gu Yueji felt increasingly guilty; she shouldn't have given away his money so easily.
Gu Jiahui understood what Ren Jin meant and, without waiting for Gu Yueji to speak, refused first, saying, "You don't need to worry about my marriage. I'm grown up now, I'm a man, and I will marry Xiaohui with my own abilities."
Upon hearing this, Ren Jin turned his gaze to Gu Jiahui and smiled at him more warmly, "Thank you, brother-in-law."
Ren Jin discovered that Gu Jiahui was really different from what he had imagined. He had no objection if Gu Yueji thought it would be better to give Gu Jiahui the money to get married first, but it is better to teach someone how to fish than to give them a fish. A better idea popped into his mind.
"Are there many food delivery orders in town?" Ren Jin suddenly asked Gu Jiahui.
Gu Jiahui was taken aback, not expecting Ren Jin, who had been sitting quietly and not saying much, to take the initiative to chat with him.
He immediately replied enthusiastically, "There aren't as many orders as in big cities, but there are fewer riders in the town, so I can still get quite a few orders. Sometimes I earn more than I do at my regular job."
"Can you earn over 10,000 yuan a month by doing two jobs like this?" Ren Jin asked bluntly.
Gu Jiahui was taken aback, then shook his head honestly and bitterly.
His advertising company's salary was a base salary plus commission. There were very few people in town who worked in advertising, and sometimes he could only earn the base salary a month. Let alone ten thousand, he didn't even get half of what he earned from two jobs.
Ren Jincai didn't know either. How much salary could a small town have? He said he wanted to earn his own money for his wedding. If he had to rely on this salary, when would he ever earn 200,000?
Puzzled, I asked him, "Why don't you go to a big city to find a job?"
As soon as he finished asking the question, Gu Jiahui and Gu Yueji exchanged a glance and simultaneously recalled the uproar at home when Gu Jiahui decided to work in another province.
“My parents don’t agree to Jia Hui working in another city,” Gu Yueji said first.
Ren Jin frowned upon hearing this, looking at the siblings with disapproval and disbelief. "Your parents don't agree? Is that all they're saying?" He stared at Gu Jiahui and asked, "So you're willing to listen to your parents and stay in this small town for the rest of your life?"
Gu Jiahui lowered his head and remained silent, recalling his parents' crying and the endless phone calls from relatives back then. His parents even threatened to commit suicide by drinking pesticide.
Seeing that Gu Jiahui remained silent, Gu Yueji understood his helplessness and powerlessness, and explained to Ren Jin, "My parents won't reason with you. They're capable of anything when they make a scene."
Ren Jin found the reason both laughable and speechless. "Why are you afraid of them causing trouble? Is it scarier for them to cause trouble or for you to live your whole life under their control? Getting married, having children, raising children—all of these cost money. Aren't you afraid of staying in this tiny town and living a predictable life? You've all studied so much; shouldn't you know better than them what's better to do?"
Gu Yueji was speechless after being rebuked, and Gu Jiahui also lowered his head and began to think.
He has regretted returning to his hometown more than once. This choice did make his parents happy, but there is no future prospect for him. He is now confused and doesn't know what to do.
Seeing that the siblings had fallen silent after he spoke, Ren Jin put away his unconscious domineering attitude. He didn't mean to force anyone and said to Gu Jiahui in a low voice, "Think about it yourself. If you're willing to go out, I can introduce you to a job that will definitely earn you more than you do now."
Gu Jiahui looked up and smiled sincerely at Ren Jin, "Thank you, brother-in-law, I will think about it carefully."
Although his tone was forceful, he could tell that Ren Jin was putting himself in Ren Jin's shoes and considering his feelings.
The dishes arrived just as they finished speaking, easing the slightly tense atmosphere. The three of them ate while chatting idly.
Ren Jin looked at Gu Jiahui's delivery uniform and couldn't help but recall his own days as a deliveryman. He said to Gu Jiahui, "I used to deliver food too."
Gu Jiahui's eyes lit up. "Really?"
“Your sister and I met when we were delivering takeout to her,” Ren Jin said, glancing meaningfully at Yue Ji. “You can ask her if you don’t believe me.”
Gu Jiahui immediately asked Gu Yueji for confirmation, "Really, sis?"
Gu Yueji felt embarrassed by Gu Jiahui's excited expression and gave a soft "hmm".
Gu Jiahui turned to Ren Jin and asked, "And then? How did you two get together? Did you fall in love with my sister at first sight? My sister has been beautiful since she was little. There used to be a lot of boys secretly looking at her on their way to school."
"Oh? Quite a few boys are secretly watching her?"
Ren Jin turned to look at Gu Yueji. Gu Yueji subconsciously wanted to say no, but seeing his teasing expression, she deliberately raised her eyebrows at him smugly, meaning that was exactly right.
Ren Jin was amused by her antics and couldn't help but tease her, "The first time I met your sister, she was arguing with someone over a 5 yuan delivery fee. I just thought she was both shrewish and petty."
Gu Jiahui asked in surprise, "Huh? How did you two get together?"
Gu Yueji pinched Ren Jin's leg under the table.
Ren Jin knew what she was nervous about, so he grabbed her hand and tried to touch her somewhere, but Gu Yueji glared at him and warned him.
Her angry but speechless expression made Ren Jin laugh. After laughing enough, he said to Gu Jiahui, "I just found your sister's sassy attitude really interesting, so I asked for her WeChat. As we chatted, she took the bait."
Gu Yueji scratched his palm, and Ren Jin held her handbag and kneaded it in his palm.
Gu Jiahui had never seen Gu Yueji like this before. She was so lively, laughing and glaring at him. A faint smile always played on her lips. She leaned on Ren Jin like a little woman, looking up at him with complete dependence.
Ren Jin, with his thick eyebrows and handsome, imposing figure, though sometimes teasing, could not hide the tenderness and doting in his gaze toward Gu Yueji.
As a man who also has a lover, he understands what kind of feelings a man has for a woman.
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