Seeing this outfit, Jiang Shuya remained silent for a long time. After a moment, she said calmly:
"If you like it, I'll give it to you."
The movement of adjusting the clothes didn't stop:
"How's work at Zheng Jia's shop? Are you settling in well?"
Li Xiaoru also helped tidy up the clothes:
"It's great. We greet customers, help them try on clothes, and sell clothes. Everyone gets along very well."
Jiang Shuya smiled:
"Didn't your uncle give you money when you came to Nanjing?"
Li Xiaoru nodded: "Given it, 500."
Jiang Shuya frowned:
"That's too little, not enough for food. Did my mom give you a thousand?"
I heard about Li Dalan giving Li Xiaoru a thousand yuan from Jiang Shuhuai.
Li Xiaoru nodded, and Jiang Shuya asked again:
"We have enough for food, but we're not sure about buying daily necessities, especially since you've just arrived. Please tell me if you need anything, and when you get paid!"
Number 15.
Jiang Shuya nodded:
"There are still about ten days left. Do you have enough money?"
Li Xiaoru shook her head, then nodded, her eyes flickering.
Jiang Shuya took out a thousand yuan from her canvas bag and handed it to her:
"That should be enough; we should be able to make it until payday."
Li Xiaoru happily accepted the money and quickly put it in her pocket, thinking that her older cousin was so generous, giving her beautiful clothes and money to spend. So, she mustered her courage and asked:
"Cousin, why don't you and your husband share a room? I see his things are all in the next room. Why don't you two sleep together? Aren't you husband and wife?"
Jiang Shuya glanced at her, her face expressionless, and said:
"Sometimes I bring Tangtang to sleep, but we can't all fit in one bed. He snores, and I don't sleep well either."
He dismissed Li Xiaoru with a casual remark, and then Jiang Shuhuai stormed upstairs in a huff.
"Sister, I really can't find my two thousand yuan. I really didn't put it anywhere else."
Jiang Shuya frowned slightly upon hearing this:
"No way, a thief couldn't have broken into the house!"
Thinking that her in-laws weren't very reliable, it was possible that they were the ones who took it:
"Don't worry, when Huang Minghao gets back, I'll have him ask his parents not to put money in drawers carelessly anymore. It's hard to guard against a thief within the family."
The next day, Huang Minghao was washing clothes in the backyard when Li Xiaoru walked over, quite surprised.
"Brother-in-law, why are you washing your clothes yourself? Doesn't your cousin help you?"
Huang Minghao didn't look at her, but instead rubbed the clothes in his hands.
"Your cousin is very busy and doesn't have time. This leather jacket isn't suitable for washing in the washing machine, so I did it myself."
"Then let me help you wash." Li Xiaoru was about to reach out her hand when Huang Minghao politely declined.
"No need, I can do it myself."
Li Xiaoru stood aside, silently watching Huang Minghao's profile. Her face was flushed. No matter how she looked at him, she thought he was handsome. He had sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and his facial features were well-defined. His melancholy eyes exuded a sense of mystery.
Such a handsome man, and he belongs to my cousin! The Wang Ziliang my cousin introduced him to is nowhere near as good. It seems the best is always kept for oneself. Li Xiaoru felt resentful.
"Brother-in-law, you and my cousin are so young, why are you sleeping in separate beds? Are you very afraid of her?"
Huang Minghao's eyes darkened, and the next second, he turned to look at her:
This is not your concern.
Li Xiaoru pouted:
"I was just showing concern, nothing more. Brother-in-law, don't overthink it. A woman as beautiful as my cousin would be attractive to any man. I really envy her."
Huang Minghao stopped what he was doing, and his eyes sharpened.
"I didn't think much about it; having your cousin is enough."
Li Xiaoru suddenly felt bored, so she praised Huang Minghao again:
"Brother-in-law, you're the most handsome man I've ever seen. Besides my cousin, there must be other people who like you too!"
Huang Minghao replied indifferently, "No."
Li Xiaoru didn't believe her and deliberately moved closer:
"It's not that it doesn't exist, you just don't know it."
Huang Minghao stepped back, his face grim, and said coldly:
"Get away from me, don't make me angry."
Huang Minghao's cold face made Li Xiaoru extremely embarrassed. She cursed under her breath, then angrily went back to her room, stared at herself in the mirror for a long time, put on a beautiful makeup, picked up her newly bought bag, and went to work.
That evening, Huang Minghao went to Jiang Shuya's room and saw her sitting in front of the computer carefully checking the data, taking notes as she went. She was very focused. After hesitating for a moment, he finally spoke up:
"Xiaoya, I asked around, and my parents didn't take Shuhuai's money."
Jiang Shuya paused, looking puzzled.
"Are you sure? Your mother went through my room before, but she really didn't go into Shuhuai's room?"
Huang Minghao remained calm and shrugged.
"I know my parents. I've confirmed it. They may be flawed, but they wouldn't lie to me."
Jiang Shuya hesitated for a moment, quite disbelieving:
"They are, after all, your parents. You know their character, but they won't show any mercy to me and Shuhuai. It's not surprising that someone with a long-term gambling addiction would resort to such desperate measures."
Huang Minghao looked a little embarrassed:
"Are you saying I'm lying to you? I've searched all over my dad's place, and he hasn't been out playing cards lately."
My mom takes Tangtang with her every day and has never gone to a mahjong parlor. Why don't you believe me at all? If they really took it, they wouldn't lie to me.
Seeing him get angry, Jiang Shuya also retorted sharply;
"Don't I know what your parents are like? Didn't you investigate your father's gambling debts?"
Huang Minghao retorted with a cold face;
"Of course I know my dad's character. Even if he had gambling debts or borrowed money, he did it openly. I've never seen him steal money from anyone from childhood to adulthood."
Jiang Shuya stood up, crossed her arms, and sneered;
"Would someone who's been a gambler for years care about so much?"
Seeing that she didn't believe him, Huang Minghao didn't want to continue arguing.
"Okay, if you insist that my parents took the money, I'll give it to you."
After saying that, he took out a wad of cash from his pocket, counted out twenty bills, handed them to Jiang Shuya, and held her hand tightly, stuffing them into her palm.
Jiang Shuya held the money in her hand, somewhat at a loss:
Did she misunderstand? Where did Shu Huai's money go?
Without time to think, she went downstairs and stood at the door of Li Xiaoru's room for a while. Looking through the window, she saw a large bag of sanitary napkins on the table. Suddenly, she felt a pang of anxiety; it seemed that her period had not come this month.
Thinking back to the scene more than a month ago, that night, with that person, I clearly remember that he did not take any measures, and more than once, he went in with emotions, without any scruples.
Jiang Shuya started to panic, completely lost her composure, her legs began to go weak, her hands unconsciously rested on her lower abdomen, she was terrified, and even her steps felt unsteady.
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