Chapter 22 Can You Let Me Go?
Others may not understand Shen Xiuting's stingy nature, but I know it very well. After all, we have lived together for more than ten years.
When we lived together before, whenever she cooked a dish, she would secretly stir-fry a plate of fried vegetables and put it in Tian Rong's room. She would then stir-fry a few vegetarian dishes with the little bit of minced meat left and wait for my dad to come back from the construction site. She even pretended to be very considerate, so my dad's salary was managed by Shen Xiuting.
Although Shen Xiuting didn't beat me, she treated me and Tian Rong very differently. When my father was not at home, she would buy all the food and clothes for Tian Rong. Only when my father was about to come back would she immediately take me to buy some clothes.
But I also understand that Tian Rong is her biological daughter, so it is reasonable for her to love her especially well. But my father is very fair to Tian Rong and me. Every time he comes back, he buys the same things.
"Xiaowan, are you living well in the Jiang family?" My father interrupted my thoughts.
I quickly came to my senses and said that it was fine.
"That's good. Just forget about Chen Xi."
When I heard this name again, my heart still ached so much that I couldn't breathe.
Just as I was about to say something, Shen Xiuting interrupted me unexpectedly.
"Since you have such a good relationship, and today is your father's birthday, then why didn't I see your husband come?"
"Oh, he is extremely busy with work and asked me to apologize to you." This is what I had thought of before I came.
There was a hint of sarcasm in Shen Xiuting's eyes. Seeing this, Tian Rong hurriedly pulled her sleeve and told her to order the dishes quickly, but she had no intention of stopping.
"Old Yu, this son-in-law and Xiaowan have been married for so long, and we haven't even seen a hair of him..."
I looked at Shen Xiuting coldly, and my father hurriedly asked me if Jiang Ruohe was not good to me.
"Dad, it's nothing. Look, he asked me to buy a gift."
I hurriedly took out my father's gift, turned to look at Shen Xiuting, and said that I bought a gift for her as well, trying to change the topic about Jiang Ruohe.
"Yeah?"
Shen Xiuting took it with a smile, opened the gift box, and immediately looked disgusted.
"I think you bought it yourself." She muttered softly.
Seeing this, Tian Rong hurriedly pulled her to find the waiter to order food. My father looked very happy when he saw the watch I bought from him. He didn't care about the value of the watch and quickly put it on.
Seeing my father's happy look, I felt even more guilty. I thought about waiting for another two months, until I paid back the 100,000 yuan to Jiang Ruohe and got my salary again, and then I would give my father an expensive gift.
After all the dishes were served, I took out the birthday cake and placed it in the middle of the table. Tian Rong lit candles on the cake.
"Happy birthday, Uncle Yu, may you live as long as the Southern Mountains."
"Thank you." My dad looked happy.
Just as we were about to start eating, the door creaked open. Thinking it was the waiter, I didn't pay much attention to it. But when that slender hand rested on my shoulder, my whole body started shaking.
I raised my head in panic and met Jiang Ruohe's gentle face. I thought I was seeing things, until he started calling me dad and Shen Xiuting mom, then I realized he was really here.
Why is he here? We haven't had any contact in the past few days. I was horrified by his uninvited visit and felt that he was here to embarrass me.
"It's Ruohe, come and sit down." Shen Xiuting greeted him warmly.
After Jiang Ruohe sat down, he took out a shopping card from his pocket and handed it to me, Shen Xiuting.
"Sorry, I just got off work and was in a hurry. I didn't have time to pick out a gift. This is a shopping card for Qinghua Department Store, which is under our Jiang Group. It has a credit limit of 100,000. You and Dad can buy whatever you want."
Shen Xiuting smiled from ear to ear and told him not to be so polite and to eat more.
While eating, my entire body was on edge. Jiang Ruohe's sudden show of goodwill was probably like his mother Wang Yingzhi, and there was some conspiracy waiting for me. I glanced at my father worriedly. He was already weak, and if...
I stood up and looked at Jiang Ruohe beside me, asking him to come out for a moment because I had something to say in private.
Jiang Ruohe nodded and said okay, politely put down his chopsticks, said goodbye to my dad, and followed me out.
When I reached the end of the corridor, I turned and looked at Jiang Ruohe pleadingly.
"Jiang Ruohe, if you want to punish me, can you not choose today? Today is my father's birthday, and my father is not in good health. Can you let me go?"
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