The news that Mo Ru had found a wealthy boyfriend quickly spread throughout the department, mainly thanks to her own boasting. However, the scene she had imagined—Wei Deng regretting his actions and pursuing her again—did not materialize. He still treated her like air, and her popularity continued to decline.
Some students admired her abilities, but most looked down on her behavior. The main reason is that college students these days are not stupid, and the social class is mismatched. If a rich person is willing to support you, they must want something from you. If you break up with them after just taking a small amount of money, they can praise you for being clear-headed. But if you want more, it depends on whether you have the intelligence to back it up.
Based on their usual interactions, Mo Ru most likely doesn't have the intelligence for this. She probably wouldn't even be good at swindling money. She's showing off now, but who knows how bad things will be in the future? It all depends on the conscience of that rich man.
Mo Ru was unaware that the reason everyone was gradually distancing themselves from her was because they looked down on her behavior; they thought everyone was just jealous of her.
She wanted to show everyone that she could find someone even better after leaving Weiden!
In fact, Weiden had already let go of her. Now he has many suitors, but he hasn't started dating again because he feels he doesn't have the time, energy, or money right now, so he might as well focus on improving himself.
Besides his summer job, Wei Deng also took on part-time jobs on weekends, keeping him very busy every day and leaving him no time to pay attention to anything else.
"My little brother hasn't come back this week?" Wei Zhu and Zhuang Bo returned from their trip to take wedding photos, bringing back a lot of local specialties for everyone. However, they didn't see Wei Deng by the afternoon, so they asked her mother.
Song Xia shrugged: "Yeah, they said it's a part-time job at a barbecue restaurant outside the school."
"A part-time job at a barbecue restaurant?" Wei Zhu asked in surprise. "Why are you working so hard?"
Two years ago, Wei Zhu would never have imagined that her younger brother would be so ambitious and hardworking. This change left her somewhat dazed; he was even more diligent than her.
Now that she has a formal job, it's a leisurely government office, so there isn't much to do. When she gets home, Zhuang Bo takes care of all the housework. She really feels like she's being spoiled, and she's even gained weight around her waist. On the other hand, her younger brother, besides working during winter and summer vacations, actually works part-time on weekends.
"Is he short of money?" Wei Zhu wondered if she should secretly give him some money.
Song Xia smiled meaningfully: "He is quite short of funds. It seems he has a plan he wants to realize, but he probably won't accept your funding, and he won't even let me help him."
"So mysterious." Wei Zhu decided not to pursue the matter further, knowing she would find out eventually. "Since we're free tonight, Zhuang Bo and I will deliver the things we bought for him to school. Mom, is there anything you want me to bring?"
"Take these two jars of pickled vegetables and these two boxes of meat with you."
"Um."
Upon arriving at the university town, following the address sent by Wei Deng, the two found the barbecue restaurant. Wei Zhu almost burst into tears when she saw her younger brother bowing and smiling as he served tea and water to people.
She tugged at Zhuang Bo's sleeve, took a deep breath, and said, "Back home, he would never even serve me a meal."
Zhuang Bo patted her hand to comfort her: "Children always have to grow up. If he were still like before, you would be even more worried."
Wei Zhu sniffed: "You're right, it just hurts to see you like that."
"Sis!" Wei Deng ran over excitedly when he saw the two of them. "You really brought me vegetables! Did you have fun traveling?"
“Your brother-in-law did a lot of research, so it was definitely fun. Mom said you didn’t go back last week and was worried you wouldn’t eat well, so she brought you some.”
"We've always done it this way; there's no issue with not eating well."
"This bag contains the dishes Mom cooked, these are local specialties that your brother-in-law and I brought back from our trip, and the shoes and clothes we bought for you."
“You’re getting married soon, there are so many things to spend money on, why are you buying me clothes and shoes? I have plenty, these are too many and I can’t wear them all.”
“Young people these days always complain about not having enough, unlike you who complain about having too much. I have a salary now, so buying these things is nothing, they're not luxury items. I won't keep you busy, don't tire yourself out.”
Wei Zhu choked up again as she spoke. There are so many people in the university town, especially on weekends. The hall is packed with students who come to shop, and it probably won't stop all night. The wages for student workers aren't high, so why bother? Besides, young people these days care about their image. Wouldn't they feel uncomfortable if their classmates saw them?
Soon, she found out why her brother had done this. On the morning of her wedding, when she saw the 50,000 yuan that her brother had stuffed into the alley, her eyes immediately welled up with tears.
"Wei Deng, what are you doing?" Her hands were trembling slightly, and she wouldn't let him put it in.
But Wei Deng's grip was stronger than hers, and he zipped up the zipper directly: "Sis, I was ignorant before and did a lot of things that hurt you. Now I understand. I don't have a job yet, and this is all I can do. Most of the money was borrowed from Mom. Please accept it."
"You've been working all this time to earn money for me?"
"Hmm." Wei Deng grinned. "Sis, don't cry. It's a joyous occasion today. Don't ruin your makeup with tears."
Song Xia laughed as well, "Just accept your brother's kindness. I guess he'll only be tired this year, and he won't do this again in the future."
"Mom is right, I won't make myself suffer."
The makeup artist came over to touch up her eye makeup, and Wei Zhu finally calmed down. She felt the box was incredibly heavy. Yue Ting took it from her, and her arm swayed as well. It was indeed heavy! Besides the 50,000 yuan Wei Deng had given her, there was also 400,000 yuan from Aunt Song! Wei Zhu had become a little rich woman overnight after getting married!
Outside, there were relatives of the farmer and neighbors from the village, making it very lively.
Because the couple disliked extravagance, and Mr. and Mrs. Zhuang didn't want to make Wei Zhu feel uncomfortable, they started planting flowers around the house from the moment the couple announced their marriage. They specially selected the varieties according to the solar terms, so the whole house is now surrounded by flowers.
The east and west roads were decorated with colorful ribbons and balloons. These items were inexpensive, but they created a wonderful atmosphere. However, they required a lot of effort, so Mr. Zhuang gave away a lot of cigarettes and alcohol and asked the neighbors for help.
Seeing how much the Zhuang family cared, Song Xia, Wei Deng, and Yue Ting were truly relieved!
Even so, Mr. and Mrs. Zhuang felt that they had been slighted, especially when they saw so much money in the box. They resented their poor family conditions and felt grateful that Mrs. Wei was so understanding. Not only did she give such a large dowry, but she also didn't ask for a house, a car, or a bride price. This made the other relatives and neighbors extremely envious.
Many people still wanted to make a move on Yue Ting, but they were all scolded back by Aunt Zhuang.
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