Chapter 502 A Refined Young Lady from the Republican Era Gets the Male and Female Protagonists Killed (4)
She would never do something so foolish.
But it actually happened.
This constant feeling of disconnect between her and her heart's fluttering emotions made Jin Shu feel frustrated.
But Jin Shu is good at regulating her emotions. If she can't figure something out, she won't think about it and will solve the problem at hand first.
At that moment, in the living room, Zhang Jiqing put down his chopsticks and looked at his mother with displeasure.
"Mom, why are you still helping Jin Shu at a time like this?"
I already said I don't like her. I like Sister Hanying. They are a match made in heaven and can help each other.
Why didn't you just go along with Jin Shu's suggestion and let my brother come back and divorce her?
Zhang's mother squinted her eyes, looking deep in thought.
"What do you know? Now is not the time for divorce."
"Why wait for a divorce? Jin Shu has already agreed, so why keep her at home?!"
Zhang Jiqing disliked Jin Shu the most.
He was dull and lifeless all day long, and he was always instilling feudal dogmas in her.
"Mom, let her go. I don't like her! She's always nagging me about feudal dregs! That kind of woman is a remnant of the feudal era! She's not good enough for my brother!"
Do you know what she told me before? She said that women are weak and vulnerable, and it's difficult for them to survive in chaotic times. She warned me to be careful of men outside and not to get close to them casually!
Listen to this! In this open-minded era, men and women can be friends, yet she's still making malicious assumptions about men! She's clinging to that old-fashioned foot-binding mentality!
Sister Hanying is different. She encouraged me to get to know male classmates, to make new friends, and even encouraged me to bravely pursue true love!
Foreign countries have always maintained these free and open relationships, which is why the United States is stronger than us!
Does Jin Shu understand any of this? She doesn't understand anything! She's so annoying! I wish I could kick her out of our house tomorrow!
Zhang's mother listened impatiently to her daughter's complaints.
"Finished? If you're done, then listen to me!"
The reason we're keeping her is because your brother plans to buy a house!
Do you know how expensive a Western-style house is in BH City now? Three thousand yuan can only buy one on the outskirts of the city!
Your brother wants to buy a house, but he's a little short on funds.
If Zhang Jiqing still doesn't understand after all this, her mother will scold her severely for being dull-witted.
"I understand, Mom. You mean you want Jin Shu to come up with money to help my brother buy a house?"
“They are a married couple. What’s wrong with her using money to help her husband buy a house? That way, your brother won’t have to work so hard.”
I'd guess, Jin Shu still has about two thousand yuan left, which would be enough for your brother to buy a decent apartment in the city center.
In BH City, Chinese and foreigners live together, and most of the houses here are occupied by foreigners, so it is quite difficult to buy a new house here.
Zhang Jisheng was also eager to buy a new house and marry the woman he loved.
Left with no other option, Zhang's mother had to resort to this desperate measure.
Jin Shu is now an orphan. If the Zhang family hadn't kept their promise and married her, she would have been all alone in this chaotic world with so much dowry. She might have been swindled out of it all by unscrupulous people, and she might not even have been able to save her life.
If it weren't for the Zhang family protecting her all these years, would she have been able to come to BH City from her hometown in Suzhou so peacefully?
The more Zhang's mother thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed.
Zhang Jiqing also swept away his dissatisfaction and his face was full of smiles.
"Mom, you're so thoughtful! Now that my brother has said those things, do you think Jin Shu would still be willing to give him money to buy a house?"
"They are still husband and wife! If Jin Shu doesn't want a divorce, she'd better behave herself!"
Don't worry, I know her personality; she'll definitely give me the money!
The mother and daughter's abacus beads almost bounced onto Jin Shu's face.
Jin Shu herself found it strange that she couldn't feel a trace of anger or sadness.
It's like being a bystander who's completely detached from the situation.
But they were forced to help.
Since that's the case, let's carefully plan how to spend the rest of our days.
Jin Shu found the original dowry list, and she was shocked by what she saw.
Jin Shu brought a full seven thousand silver dollars from her hometown in Suzhou. After subsidizing the Zhang family in recent years, she only had less than three thousand left.
Two thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.
This is the money Jin Shu has left.
For the first half of her life, she was a sheltered young lady from a prominent family who never showed her face in public.
He was neither good at business nor at politics; all he did every day was read and play the piano, leading an extremely dull life.
Therefore, after so many years, they have essentially squandered their savings.
Fortunately, she wasn't stupid. She held onto her dowry tightly, making sure that any spending went through her own account and never handed the money over to Zhang's mother.
In addition, Jin Shu also supplements her family's income by selling calligraphy and paintings.
She followed her parents' teachings and adhered to the rules of a well-bred lady. Even when selling calligraphy and paintings, she never showed up herself but asked others to help her sell them.
She has excellent handwriting and is an exceptional painter. Her landscape paintings have developed their own unique style, so each of her paintings can fetch a good price.
If it weren't for the calligraphy and painting subsidies, Jin Shu might not even have a thousand silver dollars left.
Ever since Zhang Jiqing started attending an all-girls school, the family's expenses have increased.
The Zhang mother and daughter were completely unaware of all this, since they always asked for three or five dollars at a time and never realized how much they had spent.
That's why Zhang's mother guessed that Jin Shu had two thousand silver dollars.
Of course, none of that matters anymore; what matters is how to plan for the future.
This marriage definitely needs to end, and the sooner the better.
However, there is a very unfavorable situation for her now, that is, her identity document for coming to BH City is in Zhang's mother's hands.
She said she would keep it for Jin Shu, and that they would be family from now on, so she didn't care about these things.
But now, you need proof of identity to get a divorce, and you also need proof of identity to buy a train ticket back to Suzhou.
Jin Shu was pondering how to get the certificate back when she suddenly felt that the noisy voices around her seemed to have disappeared.
For a moment, she seemed to go deaf, unable to hear anything.
Jin Shu paused for a few seconds, then got up, pushed open the door, and went out, only to find that the housekeeper, who had just been sweeping outside, was now frozen in place.
She recalled the words that had previously surfaced in her mind.
Forty-eight-hour system.
She will have 24 hours more than the average person.
She was initially a little confused about the meaning of those twenty hours, but now she understands.
Even when the world stands still, she can continue to move.
What is a static 24 hours for others is equivalent to an extra whole day for her.
Oh right, everything is still?
Jin Shu went directly to the small building in front, then went to Zhang's mother's room. After searching for a while, she quickly found the package containing Zhang's identity documents deep in Zhang's mother's cabinet.
Besides her identification, there were also her parents' belongings.
Zhang's mother said that she was worried that Jin Shu would be reminded of him by seeing the item, so she took the initiative to keep it for her.
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