This scene happened to be seen by Fu Hongxing, who had come down from the roof, fetched water from the well to wipe himself, and then looked up at the new house.
Several men washing their hands nearby suddenly felt a drop in temperature around their bodies for some reason.
"The 'autumn tiger' is over, and it looks like the weather is about to cool down."
One of the men, rubbing the goosebumps on his arm, said to Fu Hongxing.
Fu Hongxing didn't reply to him and walked straight towards the new house.
"Monkey, what are you saying? You seem so happy!"
Ning Jing was listening to the thin man tell some jokes, which made her smile.
Then Fu Hongxing approached, looking solemnly at the thin man who had been called "monkey."
The monkey shuddered, quickly straightened his grinning face, and replied seriously, "Brother Hongxing, my wife and I are looking at some of the trendy box styles right now."
"Nothing else, I'll be going now."
After saying that, he turned and tried to slip away.
"Wait a minute, you guys wait for me at the door."
Fu Hongxing's slightly deep voice sounded from behind.
The monkey quickly responded, only to feel a cold gaze fixed on him from behind.
Fu Hongxing stared at the monkey's back for a while before turning around and looking at Ning Jing with a furrowed brow.
Ning Jing was completely bewildered by his gaze, her face full of confusion.
"What's wrong?"
Fu Hongxing opened his mouth, but what came out was: "Give me 20 yuan."
peaceful:……
"Okay, wait a minute."
She turned around, left the new house, went inside, counted the money in the stack, took out 20 yuan, and handed it directly to Fu Hongxing.
When Fu Hongxing took the 20 yuan from her hand, his fingertips touched Ning Jing's palm.
The soft touch brought out a tingling sensation.
He abruptly pulled his hand back, a move that startled Ning Jing.
"What's wrong?"
Fu Hongxing opened his hand and then closed it again, repeating this several times, before finally saying in a deep voice, "It's nothing, don't wait for me to come back at noon."
After speaking, he glanced at Ning Jing again, afraid that she might see disappointment in her eyes.
Unexpectedly, Ning Jing didn't care at all and nodded directly, replying, "I know! You'll be back for dinner, right? If it's too late, I'll have Xiuhua cook it for you."
This answer left Fu Hongxing feeling extremely discouraged and powerless.
Just as he slowly turned around, preparing to leave, he heard Ning Jing suddenly call out to him and ask.
"Oh, by the way, when will you pay for those materials? Why don't you take them with you now, so that it won't be good if someone asks you for them later?"
Fu Hongxing felt as if his emotions were on a rollercoaster, going up and down.
He replied in a muffled voice, "I have things to do today, I'll deliver it to them tomorrow."
Upon hearing Fu Hongxing's words, Ning Jing immediately nodded, indicating that she understood.
Fu Hongxing left home feeling dejected. He saw Monkey and the others waiting at the door. For some reason, he hadn't felt anything wrong with Monkey before.
This time, however, he found fault with everything about him; his frivolous grin and glib talk were not at all what one would expect from a good man.
He treated Ning Jing like a younger sister, and Monkey was not his ideal brother-in-law at all.
The thought of his brother-in-law made Fu Hongxing feel even more suffocated and agitated.
"Brother Hongxing, my wife says she's fine with anyone, but that won't do. Why don't you go and take a look?"
The monkey was unaware that it had annoyed Fu Hongxing, who had mentally marked it wrong, yet it still approached and said with a grin.
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