Looking at the stack of red bills on the coffee table, Chu's mother was somewhat surprised. She liked Wenzhen very much, but always felt that although Wenzhen was gentle, there was a sharpness and decisiveness hidden beneath that gentleness. Yesterday, when her husband told her about his chance encounter with Wenzhen, she still found it hard to believe.
"Do you really want to stay for a while?"
Qiao Zhen shook her head, "I'm sorry, Auntie, I have to go shopping tonight, so I can't stay any longer."
Mother Chu put down the carved porcelain cup in her hand. "It's alright. I also need to buy some things. We can go on the same way."
"On the way" = "hitch a ride" = "no money required".
Qiao Zhen asked without any politeness, "Auntie, could you come to my house first?"
"Of course." Mother Chu stood up. "Zhenzhen, please sit down for a while."
Chu's mother went upstairs to put on a coat and took her bag. "Let's go."
Chu's mother was driving. If Qiao Zhen wanted to control Chu Zhao, she would have to please Chu's mother so that the two could eventually develop a relationship that was better than mother and daughter, even though they weren't.
Qiao Zhen hugged Chu Chu when she got home, and also took the original owner's card with her. It was said that the original owner's card was her cheapskate father's supplementary card, and in three words—lots of money! She got into the car, "Auntie, let's go, is it okay to go to Jin Ding Shopping Mall?"
"Okay." Chu's mother turned the steering wheel. It wasn't rush hour yet, so the traffic wasn't too bad.
Qiao Zhen was very puzzled. Both Chu's mother and father were extremely good-looking, so why was Chu Zhao's aesthetic sense so unconventional?
Noticing Qiao Zhen's gaze, Chu's mother turned her head to look at her and then asked, "What's wrong?"
Qiao Zhen didn't intend to hide her doubts. "Auntie, you and Uncle are both very good-looking, but why is Chu Zhao's aesthetic sense so unconventional?"
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