Chapter 102 Chapter 102 A Good Cause to Kill Relatives
On the twenty-eighth day of the lunar year, many shopping malls held Spring Festival sales promotion activities.
Taking advantage of the great discounts during the Chinese New Year, Shen Miao and her family also went to the Yasia Mall to make some purchases, thinking of buying a few more sets of brand new fabrics, waiting to decorate the clinic when it opens next year.
I don’t know if it’s because the Chengbian Village was demolished a few months ago, and everyone moved to the same district, but when shopping in the mall, Shen Wanshan saw a lot of acquaintances.
Holding the children and holding the grandchildren, when we are tired of shopping, we sit down and talk about our life in the past few months, as if we are back to the days when we lived in the village.
The adults were shopping for adults, and after Shen Miao met a few sisters from the village, she went to the second floor where women's accessories were sold with them. They hadn't seen each other for several months, and everyone had a lot of gossip in their stomachs that they were eager to share with each other.
Shen Miao had only focused on studying for the past six months, unlike them, each of whom had a big melon in their arms.
Whose son was so unpromising that he started a business right after receiving the demolition compensation. As a result, he lost all his money in just a few months and even owed two resettlement houses to others. His father was so angry that he fainted on the spot and was sent to the hospital.
Someone's daughter was not good at judging people and thought she was marrying a respectable man in the city. However, after getting the marriage certificate, she found out that the other party was a marriage fraud. When they divorced, she took half of his property. The whole family regretted it so much that they were heartbroken.
And the elder brother of someone's family, thinking that his younger brother was working in the south, he secretly changed the names of two properties during the demolition, thinking that he could occupy more than ten square meters. As a result, the property and the land were changed together, and the half acre of land in the family was given to the younger brother for nothing...
Shen Miao was enjoying herself while eating melons, she only regretted that she didn’t have two more ears so that she couldn’t listen to all their gossips in one breath.
"Miaomiao?"
As they were chatting, she suddenly heard someone calling her name. She turned around and saw Yao Heng standing not far away, holding two bulging shopping bags and greeting her.
There are more women's accessories sold on the second floor of the mall, and it is rare to see men on this floor. I glanced at the open shopping bag on his left, and on the top were two pairs of stockings and a pair of dark leggings.
"Brother Heng? Why are you still buying stockings? Are you going to..."
Shen Miao pointed at the fishnet stockings and a meaningful smile appeared on her face.
"What are you thinking, you silly girl!" Yao Heng poked her, "Who said you buy stockings for yourself? I bought them for Manru."
"Oh~"
"I bought it for another woman~"
Now it was the turn of the sisters beside Shen Miao to have wild thoughts.
Yao Heng sighed tiredly again and explained, "Manru is always forgetful. The New Year is coming soon, so I have to prepare something for her."
Yao Heng is now really almost like her agent, not only having to arrange her work, but also taking care of her private life.
In addition to stockings, headbands, leggings and other things, Yao Heng also bought many other things, such as white base shirts and tube tops, all of which He Manru wore and used on a daily basis.
He Manru has to change into her performance clothes before going on stage every time, but the clothes are not hers after all, and she doesn’t know how many people have worn them before her, so she will bring a few of her own underwear to wear.
Just throw it away after wearing it so you don’t have to worry about it getting contaminated with dirty bacteria.
Yao Heng spent the longest time with her, so he knew the sizes of these underwear better than anyone else in the company. He Manru had no time to go shopping in the mall, so the burden of purchasing naturally fell on Yao Heng's shoulders.
Glancing at Shen Miao's open pocket, Yao Heng gently touched it with the shopping bag and said sarcastically, "Still putting money in a shallow pocket like this? It's New Year's Day, are you really not afraid of being targeted by thieves?"
Shen Miao subconsciously touched her pocket. She was so engrossed in the conversation just now that a few stacked bills indeed protruded a little from her pocket.
Seeing that the others also touched their money, Yao Heng kindly reminded them, "You have to be especially careful when you go out recently. Thieves are rampant nowadays. Manru just lost a watch worth tens of thousands of yuan a few days ago. You should also be careful."
Shen Miao: ???
"What's going on?"
Yao Heng was not clear about the specific situation. At that time, everyone in the company was busy rehearsing the evening party program. Manru remembered taking off her watch and putting it in the pocket of her leggings. However, after changing her clothes, she found that neither her leggings nor her watch were available.
It didn’t matter if the leggings were lost, as she would throw them away after wearing them anyway, but her watch was a birthday gift from Wei Benxia last year, and it cost 30,000 yuan.
The company is full of insiders, and things can disappear right under everyone's noses, not to mention in such a mixed bag of shopping malls.
Every family wants to have a festive time during the Chinese New Year, so you should pay more attention to your pocket.
"By the way, our city TV station will hold a gala on the second day of the New Year. Do you want to come and watch it?" Yao Heng said again.
“Okay!” Shen Miao stretched out her hand hurriedly, “Is it the front row? Are there any peanuts and melon seeds to eat this time? Will there be any gifts?”
Yao Heng raised his hand and slapped her on the forehead. "You're quite greedy. The internal tickets we give out are all at the back. You have to pay for the front tickets. It's good enough to be able to get in and watch. You still want to give out things? Do you want me to give you two slaps?"
Shen Miao curled her lips in disappointment.
Alas, it turns out that the starting point for the first time attending a party should not be too high. Once you have been to the front area of the inner field, you don’t want to sit in the back row anymore.
But as a human being, we should know how to be content. We already have a free ticket, so why do we need a bicycle?
“Okay, the back row is fine, as long as I can see it.” Shen Miao stretched out her hand again, “Where’s the ticket?”
Yao Heng: "Wait a moment, I'll give it to you when Wanwan brings the ticket."
Shen Miao was stunned for a moment: “She gave it to me?”
There were many people in the mall today. Gao Zhiwan was in charge of the fourth floor. After inspecting all the businesses, he found time to come to the agreed place on the second floor to find Yao Heng.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."
Running quickly towards Yao Heng, Gao Zhiwan took out two tickets and a wad of money from his pocket and handed them to him: "Thank you for making such a special trip."
Yao Heng took the bill and money she handed over, took out the money and accepted it, then handed the two bills to Shen Miao, and at the same time took out a new bill from his chest and handed it back to her, "It's not a bother, I have to come to the mall to help Man Ru buy things anyway, it's just a matter of convenience."
Yao Heng had given Gao Zhiwan a ticket a few days ago. Although the ticket was at the back, because the evening party was held in a studio that could accommodate 800 people, even if he sat in the last row, he could still see the people on the stage.
But Gao Huifen was not happy about it and insisted on buying a front row ticket to support He Manru.
Gao Zhiwan didn't want her to buy expensive scalper tickets, so he could only contact Yao Heng to find a way to get cheaper tickets.
Although each ticket Yao Heng bought cost 500 yuan, it was still cheaper than what Gao Huifen bought from scalpers.
The two free tickets turned into a high-priced ticket of 500 yuan. Seeing Gao Zhiwan's satisfied expression when he took the ticket, Shen Miao asked in confusion: "It's not difficult for Aunt Gao to see Man Ru. After all, your two families have known each other for so many years. Why do you have to buy a high-priced ticket to see it?"
Gao Zhiwan didn't know what his mother was thinking, so he could only rely on his own understanding to explain: "Well... maybe she feels that her status is different."
When I meet He Manru normally, we are elder and junior; when we meet on stage, we are idol and fan.
Perhaps only the latter can make Gao Huifen feel more on the way to her dream and realize it bit by bit.
“But the price is too high.” Shen Miao still couldn’t quite understand.
Gao Zhiwan smiled slightly, "It's okay, as long as my mother is happy. We just distributed the year-end bonus a few days ago. This ticket can be regarded as a New Year's gift for my mother."
Speaking of New Year gifts, Yao Heng added, "By the way, I've asked my dad to find someone to buy the DVD you mentioned, and it will be delivered to your home before the New Year."
"Thank you! I must treat you to a good meal after troubling you so much."
Yao Heng waved his hand: "You're welcome. We're all classmates. There's no need to thank me."
This is also the gift that Gao Zhiwan wants to give to Gao Huifen.
Gao Huifen had recorded a lot of CDs before, all of which were clips of He Manru's performances.
Buy her a DVD so she can watch it at home often.
This year's year-end bonus was 1,300 yuan: 500 yuan to buy tickets for Gao Huifen, 600 yuan to buy the most fashionable DVD in the south, and the remaining 200 yuan was just enough to give her a big red envelope on New Year's Eve...
One thousand three hundred yuan, every penny was spent just right, every penny was spent on Gao Huifen.
She did all this just to make Gao Huifen happy.
Thinking about her, and then looking at herself… Shen Miao also decided to buy some decent New Year gifts for Wang Dongmei.
Lipstick? Skin care products? Shen Miao didn't know much about these, so she had to ask Gao Zhiwan to take her upstairs to have a look and ask her to help pick out a few items, preferably something that could be put together into a large gift box.
While she was choosing at a cosmetics counter, she saw several people wearing the same uniform as her walking towards her quickly, followed by several serious-looking policemen.
"Wanwan, the police are looking for you."
"Hello, we are police officers from the Qingfeng Road Police Station," the police officer continued after showing his ID, "We received a report that you were suspected of a theft case at Hesheng Entertainment Company a few days ago. We are here to find out more about the situation."
There were quite a few people around, and when they heard the word "theft", they subconsciously took a few steps back and looked at her with a little more disgust.
"Theft? What theft?"
Gao Zhiwan looked at Yao Heng beside him.
He Manru is an artist of He Sheng Entertainment, and Yao Heng is also an employee of He Sheng Entertainment. He Manru's watch was lost in the company, so the company attached great importance to it and reported the case in the name of the company.
Yao Heng was also puzzled: "Comrade police, did you find the wrong person? Gao Zhiwan can't be a thief. She and He Manru have known each other for more than 20 years, and Gao Zhiwan hasn't been to our company recently."
The two policemen looked at each other and explained, "We received a tip from the public that there was a clue about a theft, so we came to inquire about the situation."
"Excuse me, what is your relationship with Gao Huifen?"
When Gao Zhiwan heard the name "Gao Huifen", his throat was inexplicably blocked: "Yes, was it she who called the police?"
The police didn't answer, but their reaction told Gao Zhiwan the truth. Thief? Her own mother actually thought she was a thief?
Not only Kochiwan, but the police officers were also a little surprised when they received the report.
The mother sued her daughter for being a thief. This act of "sacrificing one's own family for the sake of justice" did not seem like a joke, so the police made a special trip to investigate the situation.
There were quite a lot of people in the mall, and in order to avoid misunderstanding, Gao Zhiwan took the police to the office to assist in the investigation.
On the way back to the office, many people looked at her sideways, and she almost couldn't hold back her tears several times, but after taking a deep breath, she managed to suppress the moisture in her eyes.
"Your mother said you bought a new cell phone recently? But you hand over your salary every month. Where did you get the money to buy the cell phone?"
"I didn't buy the phone. Manru gave it to me as a New Year's gift."
"Are all the new clothes in the closet given by He Manru?"
"Yes, if you don't believe me, you can call Manru to confirm."
"Since it was given by a good friend, why didn't you tell your mother directly?"
"Before I could tell her, she..."
Gao Huifen taught Gao Zhiwan since she was a child that one should have backbone and not always extend her hand to accept gifts from He Manru. In the past ten years or so, the He family has taken care of them a lot, and it would be shameless to take anything else.
A few days ago, He Manru finally got a half-day break, and it happened that Gao Zhiwan was on vacation. Thinking that she hadn't gone shopping for a long time, He Manru took Gao Zhiwan out for a good trip.
Gao Zhiwan gave all the money he earned every month to Gao Huifen. Usually, she only had a few dozen yuan in her pocket for emergencies. Let alone buying new clothes, she had to think carefully even before eating a meal.
Seeing that she was still wearing last year's old clothes and her shoes were also old, He Manru took her to the store to buy her several sets of clothes. She also bought her a new mobile phone, saying that it would be convenient for them to contact each other in the future.
Gao Zhiwan declined at that time and she insisted on not accepting these things.
But He Manru's attitude was equally tough. She said that if Gao Zhiwan refused to accept it, they would no longer be sisters and would never contact her again. Gao Zhiwan had no choice but to accept it.
Thinking that the New Year was approaching, Gao Zhiwan temporarily put away his new clothes and mobile phone, so that on New Year's Day he could say that they were New Year's gifts from He Manru.
Unexpectedly, she was hiding at the bottom of the closet, but Gao Huifen still found her...
Gao Huifen also heard about He Manru's lost watch. Looking at the clothes, which cost hundreds or thousands of dollars on average, and the fashionable flip phone, she was sure that Gao Zhiwan had stolen them.
Since Gao Zhiwan's salary was all in her own hands, she couldn't afford to buy these clothes and mobile phones.
She is a thief, she must be!
After figuring out it was a misunderstanding, the police were all speechless.
Before coming, they thought they had met an upright mother who was willing to sacrifice her own family for the sake of justice, but now they just find Gao Huifen's behavior incomprehensible.
It is indeed not normal for a mother to sue her own daughter without first understanding the situation.
Closing the pen in his hand, the policeman said to her: "Don't blame your mother. Maybe she was too anxious and worried that you would go astray and do something illegal. Her starting point was good, but her behavior was inappropriate."
Gao Zhiwan didn't say anything, but just nodded silently.
Only a policeman would say this. People like Yao Heng, who know their family situation well, would not think so.
Is the starting point good?
Oh, with Gao Huifen’s personality, she would wish that the person who stole the things was her own daughter, so that she could really get justice for He Manru.
"Call your mother and we'll help you explain the situation to her," suggested another policeman.
Gao Zhiwan: “Okay.”
Beep...beep...Sorry, the number you dialed cannot be connected at the moment. Please try again later...
Beep...beep...Sorry, the number you dialed cannot be connected at the moment. Please try again later...
I made several calls in a row, but no one answered.
Gao Zhiwan suddenly thought of something, so he went outside the office and called Gao Huifen again using someone else's landline phone.
Beep...beep...
"Hello?"
This time, Gao Huifen answered the call.
"Mom, why did you tell the police that I stole Manru's things? You think I'm a thief, right?"
Gao Zhiwan really couldn't stand it anymore. She was so aggrieved that she couldn't calm down.
Originally, she was thinking about giving her mother a surprise during the Chinese New Year and preparing a New Year gift for her, but before she could even give the gift, she couldn't wait to give herself a pair of silver bracelets.
"Mom, if you are not happy with me, you can tell me directly. I will change, but why are you talking nonsense to the police? We have lived together for so many years. If you ask me anything, would I not tell you what I have to say?"
At that moment, Gao Zhiwan poured out all the grievances that he had been holding in his heart for all these years.
However, Gao Huifen didn't seem to want to listen any further and hung up the phone before she finished speaking.
Beep...beep...
Gao Huifen's eagerness to escape made Gao Zhiwan completely collapse. The tears that he had been holding back for so long could no longer be controlled and burst out from his eyes.
She no longer cared about the looks of the people around her and just wanted to vent her pent-up emotions.
Why is there a mother like her in the world?
Is she really her mother?!
*
At the evening party on the second day of the Lunar New Year, Shen Miao saw Gao Huifen again in the studio.
Unlike last time, Gao Huifen did not bring any light sticks or cheering boards this time, but only a bouquet of flowers. Because this evening party is more formal, the control of the audience will be stricter.
But for Gao Huifen, she was already satisfied just to be able to come to the scene and listen to He Manru singing up close.
"Auntie, Happy New Year~"
When the show was over, Shen Miao took the initiative to say hello to Gao Huifen who was leaving with her.
Gao Huifen’s expression was somewhat awkward, she didn’t seem to want to talk to Shen Miao, after nodding in response, she left in a hurry.
Her attitude made Shen Miao a little confused.
It's strange. He was fine the last time we met and was very enthusiastic towards me. How come he suddenly became so cold?
After coming to the backstage with the work permit given by Yao Heng, Shen Miao saw Yao Heng who was packing his things, and He Manru was still changing clothes in the dressing room and would have to wait for a while before coming out.
Shen Miao came to the backstage to ask for an autograph from Yao Heng.
Shen Miao was not a fan of stars, but she heard that she came to the city’s TV station to watch the evening party, and many people around her asked her to help get the stars’ autographs, so she came to Yao Heng to see if she could get one or two.
Shen Miao told Yao Heng what happened just now: “Brother Heng, I saw Aunt Gao just now, I greeted her, but she ignored me.”
Yao Heng curled his lips and replied with two words: "Normal."
Gao Huifen already knew about the relationship between Shen Miao and Yao Heng, and Yao Heng was Gao Zhiwan's college classmate. Yao Heng had always looked down on Gao Huifen's behavior, so he naturally thought that Shen Miao was of the same kind as him and was biased towards Gao Zhiwan.
I glanced at the accessories on the table, and the diamond-studded watch stood out among them.
"Is this the piece that Manru lost before? When did you find it back?" Shen Miao asked casually.
Speaking of this watch, Yao Heng also had some gossip to tell her.
"To be precise, it can't be considered recovered, but it should be returned."
The person who stole the watch was not an outsider, but the agent who was previously responsible for managing He Manru.
The agent's initial target was not He Manru's watch, but the undershirt she had been wearing that she had originally planned to throw away.
It was just because he took it in such a hurry that he didn't realize there was a watch inside. By the time he discovered it later, the company had already reported it to the police.
The tens of thousands of dollars worth of stuff was enough to send him to jail for several years. His agent didn't dare to dispose of it casually, so he thought of finding an opportunity to put it in some inconspicuous corner and pretend that it had been accidentally dropped on the ground.
As a result, right after he put it back in the locker room, it was discovered by someone who went in later. It happened that there were only two of them who went in that day, so the person who stole the watch was naturally identified as the agent.
"He didn't steal watches, but clothes? Hmm... he's not a pervert, is he?" Shen Miao guessed.
Yao Heng thought for a moment and replied, "It should be considered a pervert."
The agent steals clothes to sell them.
There is a special kind of people who like clothes and stockings that have been worn by others, and use the smell on them to satisfy their own bad taste.
The agent had several female artists under him, so he took advantage of the convenience of his job and often took away some of their worn clothes and stockings, and then sold them to those perverts at high prices to make huge profits.
Not only clothes, sometimes he would also take some lipsticks and lip glosses used by artists. Any small items related to the artists could become a gimmick for him to sell at a high price.
If he hadn't accidentally taken the watch from his clothes this time, no one would have known about his "perverted" behavior.
Although the clothes he stole were not valuable and he returned He Manru's watch, his behavior was bad and the company still fired him and replaced him with Yao Hengsheng as the agent.
Things finally had a happy ending.
"How is Wanwan then? Did Aunt Gao apologize to her?" Shen Miao asked again.
"Apologize?" Yao Heng snorted. "She doesn't think she did anything wrong at all. She even said that it was Wanwan who didn't explain to her and that it was Wanwan's fault that led to her misunderstanding. Everything is someone else's fault and she has no problem at all."
"As for an apology...don't dream. Do you think someone like her would bow her head and apologize to Wanwan?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
