Chapter 318 I want to give him a chance
"Ever since that day, I've always felt that every girl in the shop was suspicious, but I never found any clues..."
Luo Jinsu sighed softly.
Yun Qingqing pinched her fingers, looked at her and said:
"You are wrong. The people in your shop have no dealings with your fiancé."
"Really?" Luo Jinsu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly looked relieved. "That means he didn't actually betray me?"
"Master, do you think I'm overthinking and misunderstanding Ah Chun? Should I have a frank talk with him and ask him about the jewelry he didn't give to his family?"
"The jewelry matter is simple." Yun Qingqing said calmly.
Luo Jinsu was stunned again:
"Hmm? What do you mean, Master?"
"You know that your fiancé's family is poor, but he has always been very respectful to you and never wanted you to support him financially, right?"
"That's right, this is exactly what I admire about him." Luo Jinsu raised the corners of his lips, and a faint blush appeared on his cheeks.
But Yun Qingqing's words were like a bucket of cold water poured down on her head:
"On the surface, he refused to accept your money, but he took advantage of your good impression of him and bought jewelry worth dozens of taels of silver from your store for a few coins, and then sold it at a 50% discount. In one go, he could get 20 to 30 taels of silver out of thin air. Do you still think he is not greedy for money?"
"What..." Luo Jinsu looked at her in a daze, "How could it be... Master, what you said... is not just a guess?"
"I never speak without solid evidence."
Yun Qingqing stood up:
"If you don't believe me, come with me and you'll understand."
Luo Jinsu went out with her, feeling very confused.
Yun Qingqing calculated the direction with her fingers, looked at the sky, took out a talisman and slapped it on Luo Jinsu, saying:
"Follow me closely. Don't pay attention to any strange phenomena along the way. Just follow me."
Luo Jinsu didn't understand, but still followed her obediently.
She was thinking about Yu Chunzheng and didn't pay much attention to her surroundings at first, but gradually she realized something was wrong.
At this moment, her feet were so strong that the scenery on both sides of the road quickly receded. Less than half a quarter of an hour after leaving the house, she had already walked out of the familiar southern city district.
You have to know that even if you take a horse carriage on weekdays, it takes more than an incense stick of time to walk out of the south of the city.
Luo Jinsu looked down at the talisman stuck on her body. Although she couldn't see anything special with her eyes, she always felt that the talisman seemed to be glowing.
She couldn't help but feel more in awe of Master Qingyun, who was famous throughout the capital.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, Yun Qingqing stopped.
Luo Jinsu didn't feel tired at all. He looked at the street that he was totally unfamiliar with and asked curiously:
"Master, where is this?"
"Qinghe Street in the north of the city." Yun Qingqing's face was calm.
"North of the city???" Luo Jinsu took a breath. She didn't expect that the actual walking speed just now was much faster than she had guessed.
But she was more curious about another thing:
"...Master, what are we doing here?"
Yun Qingqing pointed to a store and said:
"Go in and take a look, and you'll understand."
When Luo Jinsu saw that it was a jewelry store, he suddenly had a bad guess in his mind.
She clenched her hands slightly under her sleeves and followed Yun Qingqing in.
Yun Qingqing walked in, looked around, and went straight to a jewelry rack. She pointed at an agate bracelet inlaid with silver and said to the shopkeeper:
"Please take that down and show it to this girl."
The shopkeeper took the bracelet with a smile, handed it to Luo Jinsu as he said, and said enthusiastically:
"Young lady, you have a good eye. This style is a new product that just arrived a few days ago. It sells very well. Now there is only this last one left. If you like it, I can sell it to you at a lower price. It only costs 70 taels of silver!"
Luo Jinsu held the bracelet, appearing calm on the surface, but feeling a tightness in her heart.
Because this bracelet was undoubtedly the one that Yu Chunzheng "bought" from her store last month!
The shop owner's statement that "it's selling so well that only this one is left" is obviously nonsense. It is just to make customers think that this bracelet is in great demand, because she knows very well that this bracelet is specially designed and made for her shop, and no other store has this style!
Not to mention, the silver-inlaid part on the inside of the bracelet is engraved with her family’s exclusive mark!
Luo Jinsu gritted his teeth and recalled the day when he handed the bracelet to Yu Chunzheng.
At that time, he said that his mother had not bought a decent piece of jewelry for many years, and he wanted to choose an affordable and beautiful piece to honor her.
After hearing what he said, Luo Jinsu wanted to give it to her aunt directly, but she was afraid of hurting his self-esteem, so she casually said that although the bracelet was beautiful, it was not made of valuable material. She had originally planned to give the bracelet as a gift to customers who bought expensive jewelry. Since he liked it, he could just pay any amount and take it.
Finally, watching Yu Chunzheng empty his wallet and take out seven cents of silver, and solemnly taking the bracelet from her hand and putting it away, she was secretly happy that this man was both filial and kind, and not at all greedy for petty gains, and was worthy of being the husband she had chosen.
However, just a few days later, she happened to meet her aunt, her future mother-in-law, on the street. During the greeting, she casually mentioned the bracelet he bought for her aunt, but found that her aunt was confused.
At the time, she realized something was wrong and quickly changed the subject to cover it up, but she has been feeling uneasy ever since...
"Girl, what have you thought about?"
Luo Jinsu came back to his senses, took a deep breath, forced a smile, and returned the bracelet to the store owner:
"I suddenly remembered that I have some unfinished business at home. I'll check it out next time."
She turned and walked quickly out the door.
Yun Qingqing followed her without disturbing her, letting her walk until they reached a secluded alley, where she stopped.
After a while, Luo Jinsu whispered:
"Master, you just said that the jewelry he bought from me will be sold at 50% off the market price. Is that true?"
Yun Qingqing nodded: "It's absolutely true."
“…”
Luo Jinsu was silent for a while, and when he spoke again his voice was a little hoarse:
"That bracelet was worth eighty taels of silver, but I only charged him seven cents... so he actually sold it to this store for forty taels..."
"That's right." Yun Qingqing nodded again, "If you still have doubts, I can take you to find the whereabouts of other jewelry."
"No need." Luo Jinsu interrupted in a depressed tone, looking gloomy, "Is it possible... that he had some unavoidable hardship that led him to deceive me?"
"He has such a strong sense of self-esteem. Maybe he is really short of money, so he would do such a thing... If he is willing to tell me, I will definitely not stand idly by."
Yun Qingqing narrowed her eyes:
"From what you said, you still want to forgive his deception and continue the engagement?"
Luo Jinsu bit her lip:
"I...want to give him a chance to see his attitude. If he is willing to confess to me..."
The cloud is clear and the voice is gentle:
"Don't worry, your fiancé will never confess. It's almost impossible for him to make up another lie to fool you."
"...Master, how can we know if we don't try?" Luo Jinsu looked at Yun Qingqing with a glimmer of hope, "Maybe he is really willing to repent and reform for me."
Yun Qingqing looked at her steadily for a moment, then sighed and said:
"Come with me to another place. If you still insist on being with him after seeing the truth, I will never say another word."
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