Inside the bedroom, Zhang Haiyang lit a cigarette, a confident smile on his face.
He knew that Li Jinhua could not escape his grasp.
That vain woman will eventually choose a better life.
Sure enough, more than ten minutes later, the bedroom door slowly opened.
Li Jinhua walked in.
"Hurry up, the child could wake up at any moment, and... he'll be back around six o'clock tomorrow."
Li Jinhua sat somewhat awkwardly on the edge of the bed and spoke to Zhang Haiyang, who was lying on the bed.
"Okay!"
Zhang Haiyang gave a perfunctory reply and pulled Li Jinhua directly onto the bed.
Meanwhile, Su Mingqiang was working hard in the vegetable greenhouse, sweating profusely, thinking about earning more money to buy supplements for his wife and milk powder for his child.
He never dreamed that the family he was desperately trying to protect was being torn apart little by little.
...
Let's turn our attention back to Su Jianguo.
Back home, Su Jianguo began collecting evidence of Li Hongmei secretly selling vegetables from the store.
As for the shortfall of 60,000 yuan, if all else fails, we will have to use our bank deposits.
Three days later.
Su Jianguo stood at the corner of the back alley of the vegetable market, using the shadow of the wall to hide his figure.
He wore a worn-out straw hat and ordinary blue overalls.
This was his third consecutive day of surveillance, all in an effort to uncover evidence of Li Hongmei's embezzlement.
"They've arrived."
Su Jianguo muttered to himself, his eyes fixed on the alley entrance.
Sure enough, Li Hongmei's cousin arrived on time in his old tricycle.
The young man was in his early twenties, tall and thin, with a noticeable scar on his left cheek.
He glanced around furtively, then parked the car deep in the alley.
Su Jianguo took out his notebook and wrote down the time.
4:20 PM.
This is completely consistent with Zhang Meili's description.
A short while later, Li Hongmei also appeared.
Today she was wearing the store's uniform and carrying two bulging woven bags.
Su Jianguo squinted. The bag contained the vegetables that the store had reported as damaged that day.
How many are there today?
My cousin eagerly went to greet him and asked in a low voice.
Li Hongmei looked around warily.
"Keep your voice down! Today we have thirty pounds of cucumbers, twenty pounds of tomatoes, and some wilted greens."
"So little?"
My cousin was clearly unhappy.
"Last time there were fifty jin."
"What do you know!"
Li Hongmei glared at him.
"Boss Su is back, I need to be careful. These vegetables are worth at least eighty yuan at market price, enough for you to make a profit."
Su Jianguo frowned.
Eighty dollars!
That's equivalent to a month's salary for two employees in the store.
He suppressed his anger and continued to record their conversation.
My cousin took the bag and pulled out a wad of banknotes from his pocket.
"Here you go, sixty yuan. Same as always, I'll take twenty."
Li Hongmei quickly stuffed the money into her pocket.
"Don't come tomorrow. It seems like Boss Su is checking the accounts lately."
"What are you afraid of? Didn't you say the accounts were flawless?"
"Better safe than sorry."
Li Jinhua gave a few more instructions and then hurriedly left the alley.
Su Jianguo and the other man walked away before emerging from the shadows.
He opened the notebook, which was already filled with dates, times, and amounts.
If we start counting from when he went to Baoding, Li Hongmei embezzled at least nearly a thousand yuan during that period.
This amount of money is nothing to Su Jianguo now.
But such betrayal is absolutely intolerable.
"Li Hongmei, you have truly betrayed my trust."
Su Jianguo muttered to himself, a cold glint in his eyes.
He decided to observe for two more days, gather more conclusive evidence, and then resolve the issue once and for all.
Meanwhile, in Sujiatun.
Su Mingqiang wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and loaded the last basket of cucumbers onto the transport vehicle.
Today he was promoted to team leader, responsible for supervising the harvesting work of twenty workers.
Although his salary only increased by five yuan, it represented his second uncle's approval of him.
"Mingqiang, well done!"
Su Jianjun walked over and patted him on the shoulder.
"This batch of cucumbers was picked very promptly and is very fresh."
Su Mingqiang smiled shyly.
"Of course, Second Uncle."
"Don't call me Second Uncle anymore. You're the team leader now, just call me Manager Su."
Su Jianjun said with a smile.
"By the way, go home early today. It's not easy for your wife to take care of the child alone."
Su Mingqiang nodded, a warm feeling welling up in his heart.
Since he told his father that he would work hard, he has indeed been working like crazy.
He arrives earliest and leaves latest every day, and even the workers admire his diligence.
After packing up his tools, Su Mingqiang set off on his way home.
On the way back, he pondered what to buy for Jinhua with the extra five yuan he received today.
"Just buy her a box of face cream. She always complains that her skin got worse after having a baby."
Su Mingqiang muttered to himself, his eyes full of anticipation.
Upon returning to Beijing, Su Mingqiang went to the supply and marketing cooperative immediately, fortunately it was still open.
Su Mingqiang stood in front of the glass counter of the supply and marketing cooperative, nervously rubbing the hem of his work clothes with both hands.
His gaze fell on the row of exquisite little tin boxes on the top shelf of the counter.
The "Friendship" brand face cream has gold foil patterns printed on each box, which shimmer under the light.
"Comrade, how much is that... face cream?"
Su Mingqiang asked, his voice tinged with nervousness.
The saleswoman was a middle-aged woman in her forties, who continued knitting without looking up.
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