Chapter 161 Generous Girlfriend VS Impoverished Boyfriend 17
They argued there for a long time.
"Then tell me, how many more days will it take you to save enough money? How can you be so useless?"
Gu Xingyuan put his arm around her and said, "Let's talk about this when we get home. Shall we go inside first?"
Jiang Zhiyi didn't want to pay attention to him, and she didn't want to go in anymore, so she just replied, "Tell Auntie I have to go first."
"I'll call you a car to go back." Gu Xingyuan had no choice but to comply.
After seeing her off, Gu Xingyuan returned to his hospital room.
"Mom, she had something come up and left early." Gu Xingyuan was peeling an apple.
Wang Hongling looked at him. After all, he was her son, and she could tell at a glance that he was in a low mood.
When Wang Hongling first met Jiang Zhiyi, she was very satisfied.
However, after spending so much time together, Wang Hongling has also discovered that there are many areas where Gu Xingyuan and Jiang Zhiyi need to work out together.
Unlike compatibility, she doesn't think "adjustment" is a good word. It means that one or both parties have to compromise and back down. If the adjustment is not done well, it may result in bloodshed.
Jiang Zhiyi is usually sensible and polite, but it's clear that she's rather spoiled and willful, and has a bad temper. However, personality isn't a big deal, and since the two of them get along well, there's no problem.
However, there's another very real issue: the economic disparity between them. Jiang Zhiyi comes from a well-off family. A pampered daughter like hers would never agree to a family wanting her to suffer with a poor boy.
Now it seems that this problem is becoming increasingly apparent, and is even affecting their relationship.
Wang Hongling asked seemingly casually, "Has Gu Conghui contacted you many times these past few days?"
Gu Xingyuan: "Mom, why are you bringing him up?"
Wang Hongling: "Actually, I'm not surprised by his attitude now. I should have expected it. It's just that I acted too impulsively back then..."
Gu Xingyuan looked somewhat puzzled.
“When he first became successful, he was having affairs outside. You were only two or three years old then, crying and begging for your father every day, but he never came home. His mistresses even came to our house... I originally wanted to take drastic measures against him, but then I thought about you, and I didn’t want to get myself involved. It wasn’t worth it.”
"Later, I found an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor and bought a prescription, which slowly ruined his health..."
"So you are his only child now. He has always been very old-fashioned and feudal. Now he must be trying to find a way to bring you back to his ancestral home and make you acknowledge your ancestors."
"You make the decision yourself. Whether you acknowledge him or not, it won't change the fact that I am your mother. Don't think about any other nonsense. If he wants to give you anything, then take it all. He already owes you something."
Gu Xingyuan listened silently without saying a word.
A while later.
"Mom, did you... hear everything just now?" he asked.
Wang Hongling waved her hand and said, "What do you mean by 'heard' or 'not heard'? Okay, I want to rest for a while now. You should go home early. Also, I'm being discharged in a couple of days. Staying in the hospital every day is getting annoying."
Gu Xingyuan: "Okay. I'll go ask the doctor about the situation. If it's okay, we can be discharged as soon as possible."
...
Gu Xingyuan went home.
Jiang Zhiyi was still angry and refused to talk to him.
No matter what he said or did, she treated him as if he were invisible.
By evening, she would usually have finished washing up and was probably watching TV while wearing a face mask, but today she hadn't removed her makeup or changed her clothes.
She answered a phone call. The voice on the other end was very loud, probably from many people, both men and women.
"Okay, save me a spot, I'll be right there." She sat down at the vanity to touch up her makeup.
Gu Xingyuan stood up and asked, "Where are you going?"
Jiang Zhiyi did not answer him.
He walked over and stood in front of her, then asked, "Where are you going so late?"
Jiang Zhiyi glanced at him indifferently, "Where I go is none of your business. You should focus on your work and earn more money for your future wife."
Gu Xingyuan's brows were furrowed tightly.
Jiang Zhiyi: "I also need to plan for myself as soon as possible and find a new job."
For a moment, Gu Xingyuan's mind flashed back to the news headlines he had seen online before.
A woman in love will abandon everything she has now once she finds someone else.
Your girlfriend only loves new lovers; her ruthlessness will leave you in tears late at night.
Don't bother her anymore; she's too cruel.
"Please don't go out, okay?" Gu Xingyuan's voice softened as he took her hand.
"Leave me alone!" Jiang Zhiyi shook him off.
"And your stupid ledger, you can calculate how much money I spent on you later, and I'll transfer it all to you then. I think it's best if we don't get too entangled in finances, so it won't be inconvenient to handle when we break up later."
Gu Xingyuan stood aside without making a move for a while. After a while, he placed a card on the table and said, "Take it. I've thought it through now, so we'll accept it."
"Don't go to another place, and don't break up with me." He hugged her from behind. "It's too late today, so let's not go out, okay?"
Jiang Zhiyi didn't answer for the time being. She was still thinking about what kind of excuse she could use to save face and then stay.
It must be really tough for her to do all those tasks every day; I wonder how many brain cells she has to kill.
Gu Xingyuan thought she was still sulking, so he coaxed her, "You're just like a little squeaky pig."
Jiang Zhiyi was furious. Who talks like that?! "You're not allowed to say I'm..."
Gu Xingyuan was beaten again, which he didn't understand.
He picked her up and carried her to the bed, then reached out and turned off the light. "Sweetie, stop making a fuss."
"Don't bite me!" she cursed.
"Where did I bite you?" he replied gently, finding her rather spoiled.
Gu Xingyuan stroked her hair and couldn't help but ask, "What if there wasn't such a thing?"
Jiang Zhiyi: "What is it?"
"If I never have any money, will you eventually lose patience and break up with me?"
“But you do have them, there are no ‘what ifs’ in life.” Jiang Zhiyi didn’t care about his words at all. “Besides, I found out today that he owns many companies, and the card he gave me isn’t actually that much, so…”
She paused for a moment.
Gu Xingyuan turned his head to look at her, but the room was pitch black, and he couldn't see her face at all.
"Could you go and get some more money? I feel like this little bit isn't enough to cover my expenses."
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