Chapter 268 Raising a Cubs in a Simple Life
"If Boss Liu can't afford it, then I can only change to another store." Shen Zhichu looked at the decoration of the jewelry store carefully when he came in. It was impossible that he couldn't even come up with one million.
"I believe there are stores that can afford this nearly four million necklace, like the Fortune Jewelry store around the corner."
Fuyun Jewelry is Boss Liu's rival. When Boss Liu heard that, he was in great trouble. Just as he was about to say something, the woman in front of him suddenly stood up.
"Let's not even mention that this four million necklace, as the store's treasure, will attract a lot of customers. Even if you sell it in the city for four or five million, you'll still make a net profit of three million. Three million is enough to renovate your store, right?"
Shen Zhichu walked out slowly while talking. The more nonchalant she acted, the more anxious Boss Liu became, and sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Miss Shen, wait a minute..."
Shen Zhichu paused, moved her eyes, glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, and suppressed her smile.
"I'll buy it for one million."
"Deal." She curled the corners of her lips, and her cold features became a little softer.
One million was transferred, and a contract agreement needed to be signed. Shen Zhichu held the pen tightly and wrote his name crookedly.
Boss Liu looked at her hands and his gaze shifted to a bracelet on her left wrist.
"Your bracelet should be worth quite a bit of money, right?" The workmanship seemed to be much finer than that of the jade and diamond necklace.
After signing, Shen Zhichu put down his pen and stretched out his wrist so that Boss Liu could see it.
Li Jingshen gave her the locked bracelet on her birthday, and he never took it off after that.
How much I liked it before, how much I hate it now. A bracelet has now become a shackle.
The cheapest thing Li Jingshen gave her was worth five figures, let alone this meaningful birthday gift.
"Can you help me take it off?" Shen Zhichu asked
"You can't take it off?"
"I've tried everything to get it off but can't."
Boss Liu became curious: "Then I'll try it. Xiao Wu, go get the toolbox."
The bracelet was quite tight, and using a saw could easily hurt Shen Zhichu's hand, so at first he tried the method of removing the jade bracelet, using lubricant.
In the end, his hands were rubbed red but he still couldn't take it off, so he used tweezers to cut it. Boss Liu used all his strength, but the chain didn't even have a scratch on it.
"What material is this made of?"
Shen Zhichu said softly: “I don’t know either.”
"Then how did you put it on in the first place?"
Shen Zhichu touched the small lock on it: “Open the lock on top and the chain will come loose.”
Boss Liu took a closer look and originally thought that the lock was just for decoration, but he didn't expect it to be used to tie the wrist.
"It seems that it can only be unlocked with a key."
"The key is lost, is there any other way?"
"Yes." Boss Liu said seriously, "Go and amputate."
Shen Zhichu glared at him coldly.
"I'm just kidding." Boss Liu laughed awkwardly. "I've tried so many methods and you've seen they're useless. The only way to unlock it is with a key. If you lose your key, go get a replacement and contact the manufacturer."
Forget it, if she dared to look for it, she would have done it long ago.
Just wear it. Apart from feeling a little cramped, there is no other discomfort. Fortunately, Li Jingshen did not install a locator inside, otherwise she would not be able to escape.
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Shen Zhichu didn't have a bank card, so she borrowed the landlord's. After receiving one million, she took the card to the bank, withdrew 50,000 and put it in her bag.
Shen Zhichu went to the bus station and took the bus back to town. Not long after he got home, he heard a knock on the door.
Shen Zhichu thought to himself that this point should be the owner of the house.
When I opened the door, I saw that it was indeed the case. The owner asked directly, "Did you sell the necklace when you went to the county town today?"
"Um."
The homeowner had a look of understanding: "I was wondering, when I lent you that bank card and suddenly received a text message notifying you of a deposit of one million, I was shocked."
"It's my fault for not telling you in advance."
"There's nothing wrong with it, but you'd better get your own card. I don't think it's too much trouble. My card is useless anyway. You can use it as long as you want, but it will be much more convenient if you get your own card."
"Yeah, I understand."
Seeing her nodding obediently, the homeowner couldn't help but laugh out loud: "I don't know whether to say you are stupid or too generous. That's one million. If you leave it with me, aren't you afraid that I will take it away?"
Shen Zhichu said: "Don't be afraid, don't trust those who doubt you, don't doubt those who trust you, you are my sister, who else can I trust if I don't trust you?"
After listening to Shen Zhichu's words, she felt relieved and decided to be nicer to Shen Zhichu in the future.
"Have you eaten yet? Come to my place for dinner tonight."
"No, I've already eaten in the county town."
"Oh, I see." The landlord showed some disappointment.
"Sister Fang, thank you for always helping me."
"What have I done for you? I only sent you a few photos of your jewelry sale. If I were you, I'd say you lost money on this necklace. You only sold it for 1 million out of 3.5 million."
"It's good enough, it's the price I want." After all, it's in the county town, and one million yuan can build three houses in the countryside.
At the jewelry store she visited, one million was already the highest price they had in mind, and they probably wouldn't buy it if it was any higher.
The two chatted for a few more words in the room until the landlord's son came downstairs and asked her to go upstairs for dinner. Then the landlord slowly turned around and left.
Chen Zhichu went into the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, and steamed a bowl of egg custard. She hadn't eaten yet, so she lied to the landlord and said she had eaten in the county town but didn't want to trouble her.
She is actually not that easy to get along with. She has a cold personality and doesn't like to please others. She likes to avoid trouble as much as possible.
The landlord was very nice to her and she was grateful, but she was mostly taking advantage of people's hearts.
After eating the egg custard, Shen Zhichu rested for half an hour and then went to wash up. She hadn't walked such a long distance for a long time, and her legs were sore. She felt better after soaking in hot water for a while. Shen Zhichu's physical condition was not good to begin with, and now she was pregnant, her physical condition was even worse, and she was lacking in calcium and nutrition.
She didn't think anything of it before, but now she realized its seriousness when she suddenly got a cramp in the middle of the night.
At night, Shen Zhichu couldn't fall asleep. Not only were his legs cramping, but his eyelids were also twitching. His left eye twitched for good luck and his right eye twitched for bad luck. Now his right eye was twitching non-stop, and he felt panicky.
Selling the necklace was undoubtedly a dangerous step. The jewelry Li Jingshen gave her were all limited editions. If he followed this clue, he would most likely find her.
In the end, she was just too nervous. Thinking about her belly getting bigger, she was afraid that she wouldn't have time to deal with these things after the baby was born.
Ever since selling the necklace, Shen Zhichu has been on edge every day, with a string always taut in his head.
It cannot be picked out, nor can it be severed.
The baby in her belly is growing day by day. If she is always tense, the baby will not be able to bear it.
Her life had already been shattered and changed beyond recognition. Now that she had just adapted to her new life, she could not let herself fall into inexplicable tension because of these trivial things. She had to work hard to live.
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Her stomach problems have become more and more serious recently. Shen Zhichu didn't dare to go to a big hospital for a check-up. Seeing that the medicine was getting less and less, she went to the pharmacy to buy some stomach medicine, but it was of no use at all. She didn't dare to eat anything while she was pregnant, so she just endured the pain.
But not all pain can be endured. For example, in the middle of the night, she had stomach pain so severe that she vomited blood. She was in so much pain that she couldn't get up and could only curl up in bed. Blood flowed from the corners of her mouth, and the sticky, pungent smell of blood flowed down her face.
The baby didn't move yet, and Shen Zhichu could only feel a slight abdominal pain. Shen Zhichu held her stomach anxiously, sobbing and comforting: "Baby...be good, just bear it a little longer...it won't hurt if you bear it a little longer..."
It was unclear whether these words were meant to comfort the fetus in her belly or to comfort herself.
But the baby is indeed healthy, and she has no signs of miscarriage, but that is only for now. She doesn't know what will be waiting for her after she finishes taking all the medicine.
She didn't even dare to think about it.
In the dark night, fear was everywhere, and Shen Zhichu's tears flowed again. Pregnant women are very sensitive, her stomach hurt so much, and the baby in her belly was so small. In an instant, panic took over her whole mood.
She was really afraid that something would happen to her and the baby would disappear.
Her only hope now is on her child. If the baby encounters an accident, Shen Zhichu doesn't know how she will survive.
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In a blink of an eye, she had been here for 75 days. She had a lot of savings and took various tonics every day, but no matter how much she ate, her body became very thin, as if she would disappear if the wind blew.
Her body became thinner day by day, and the only thing that got bigger was her belly. She would gasp for breath after walking a few steps. She was afraid of being exposed to the wind and the sun, and she was afraid of running around like she did here, for fear that she would suddenly faint on the street and no one would save her.
The landlord was worried when he saw how thin she was and asked her to go to the hospital for a check-up.
Shen Zhichu didn't have the energy to go, nor did she dare to go for a check-up. She just said it was a pregnancy reaction and changed the subject.
"You're almost four months along this month, right?"
Shen Zhichu nodded and calculated the time: "In about two weeks, it will be four months."
"A four-month-old baby is already well-formed. You can go to the hospital for a color Doppler ultrasound to check."
"Can it be done in town?"
"Yes, I can, but I don't think their machines are very good. I think we should go to the county center. We can't be careless when doing prenatal examinations."
Shen Zhichu was very nervous, fearing that the pregnancy test would show an unhealthy baby.
The homeowner noticed her worry and pinched the back of her hand: "Don't worry, everything will be fine."
"Yeah." To her, receiving someone's genuine concern in such a strange place was a great gift from God.
Chen Zhichu also reminded herself not to think too much, to relax and take care of the baby peacefully and live an ordinary life.
She thought life would go on smoothly until she received a message on WeChat.
The other party’s name is—Lu Tingchuan!
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