Chapter 360 I Can't Give You the Phone Number
"What's the meaning?"
Su Laosan acted as if he hadn't heard clearly, his voice suddenly becoming sharp as he pressed on, "How could there not be such a person? Her sister-in-law said she went south to find her cousin from the Hu family when she left, how could there not be..."
"Third brother, don't panic."
Jiang Zhanyou glanced at the microphone with a puzzled look, then reassured Su Laosan, who seemed a bit off, "I'll go ask Hu Erya. What if Erniu told her not to tell me? If she didn't tell me, then I wouldn't know either."
"Yes, yes, Uncle Jiang, go ask him quickly. I'll hang up now and wait for your call." Su Laosan hurriedly hung up the phone and sat to the side, staring blankly at it.
Jiang Zhanyou turned the phone and called Xiao Zhanyou, asking him, "What happened to Lao San?"
"Everything's fine..."
Xiao Zhanyou asked, puzzled, "Why do you ask that?"
Jiang Zhanyou recounted the strange things Su Laosan said on the phone. Xiao Zhanyou frowned and picked out the messy things that happened after his failed marriage with Fang Erniu.
"...I reckon the shock was too much. When they broke up, they didn't tell anyone, it was all so quiet. He was in a daze for a while afterward. You mustn't upset him anymore. The last thing that kid can mention is Fang Erniu..."
"Can I not mention it? That kid sent people to my place!"
Jiang Zhanyou sighed and said, "I'll go ask that girl from the Hu family first, and see if she's hiding it from me. If she really is with me, things will be easier."
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Zhanyou pressed the internal line and asked someone to call Hu Erya over.
Hu Erya was confused. She still had several batches of goods to process, and she had to carefully plan her meals, drinks, bathroom breaks, and sleep. Upon receiving the notification, she rushed in and knocked on the door. "President Jiang, is there something you need?"
"Is your cousin Fang Erniu with you?" Jiang Zhanyou asked directly, getting straight to the point.
Hu Erya paused for a moment, then shook her head. "I called my cousin around Chinese New Year. In March after the holiday, she told me she was getting married to her fiancé soon and would send me congratulatory messages..."
Before the word 'sugar' even landed, her eyes had already changed.
"My cousin is missing?"
"Didn't they come looking for you?"
"No, I didn't even answer the phone... No, I think I did receive a call from my cousin's wife..."
Hu Erya suddenly remembered that around April or May, Sister-in-law Fang called her and said that her cousin had come to see her, but she hadn't seen her and thought she was still on her way, so she asked her to wait a couple more days.
Later, after waiting for several days without seeing anyone, she called back to inquire. Her cousin's nephew answered and said that his mother had already found her aunt, so she stopped worrying about it.
Hu Erya quickly explained the situation and asked, "President Jiang, what about my cousin-in-law...?"
"He's the one who called looking for Fang Erniu."
"...Did she have a fight with her cousin-in-law? Is she throwing a tantrum?" Hu Erya felt uneasy, but dared not think too deeply about it.
Jiang Zhanyou looked at her and shook his head, "You go ahead and get busy. We'll talk about it after we've investigated the matter thoroughly."
Hu Erya nodded.
Seeing her leave, Jiang Zhanyou felt a bit of a headache. He pondered his words for a while before calling back.
"Uncle Jiang!"
Su Laosan seemed to be in a better mood. Jiang Zhanyou coughed lightly and said, "Laosan, I asked Hu Erya. Fang Erniu isn't with her. Don't rush, let me finish. She received a call from Fang's eldest sister-in-law earlier, saying that Erniu went to see her, but she hasn't come. Hu Erya called back to ask, and Fang's eldest sister-in-law's son told her that his aunt had already reported home that she was safe. Ask her again to see if she came to the south but didn't look for Hu Erya?"
"Didn't you look for your cousin from the Hu family?" Old Su repeated.
Jiang Zhanyou replied, "Don't worry, as long as the person is confirmed to be here, I'll definitely find them for you."
Old Su thanked him repeatedly, hung up the phone, and started looking for Sister-in-law Fang.
When Sister-in-law Fang heard that Su Laosan's side had not been able to find anyone, she repeatedly said it was impossible.
“...Erniu sends money back every two months. The address is the post office in Guangdong. I remember the address and sender's name on the withdrawal slip very clearly, there's no mistake.”
"Where are you? I'll come find you. I want to see that withdrawal slip in person," said Su Laosan.
Sister-in-law Fang hesitated for a moment, and her youngest son tugged at her sleeve. Sister-in-law Fang pursed her lips and gave him the address. Su Laosan said he would come right away.
After hanging up the phone, her youngest son asked her, "Mom, can Auntie still be with Uncle Su?"
"have no idea."
Sister-in-law Fang shook her head. Actually, she had her own reasons for leaving her phone number at the village's general store.
She wanted Erniu and Su Laosan to be together.
She was uneducated, but she knew the importance of family background.
If my sister-in-law can get together with Su Laosan, she won't have to worry about money at all. They live so far apart, and there are department stores owned by Su Laosan all around here.
The owner told me that there are dozens of such stores in the city alone, with a constant stream of people coming and going every day. Some people even order things over the phone and have them delivered directly to their homes. They also have delivery companies they work with.
The daily turnover is so high that I don't even know how much money he makes. If my sister-in-law marries him, she'll definitely not have to suffer any hardship and will only earn a meager living each month.
On the other hand, if the younger sister-in-law is doing well, the mother and her children can also benefit from it.
She sighed, feeling that her own thoughts were just as disgusting as Fang Jianhua's.
She patted her youngest son's head and took him back to get the withdrawal notice. This notice had arrived a few days ago, but she hadn't been willing to withdraw it yet. She always felt that no matter how hard it was to earn money, she could still make enough to support herself and her child.
But everything in the city costs money: rent, utilities, food, transportation—everything is built with money.
Therefore, her idea of saving all of her sister-in-law's money for her child was completely unrealistic. Without the money slips her sister-in-law sent back every two months to help her out, she simply couldn't have survived.
After waiting for an unknown amount of time, Su Laosan arrived in a taxi.
Sister-in-law Fang didn't move, but gestured to her youngest son to take the withdrawal slip over. As soon as Su Laosan got the withdrawal slip, he couldn't wait to look at the address on it. He found that it was indeed in the south, but it was not in the same place as his cousin Hu's factory.
Do you know her exact address?
Sister-in-law Fang shook her head and said, "I don't know. I always thought she was with her cousin Hu. The address she sent was in the south... She told me before she left that she was going to find her cousin Hu."
"...How about I ask Erniu when she calls back next time?"
Su Laosan wanted to make the call himself, but Sister-in-law Fang refused, saying, "I can't give you this number without Erniu's permission. If Erniu agrees, I'll tell you immediately."
"sister in law……"
Sister-in-law Fang insisted that Erniu had told her not to contact the Su family. She hadn't, but Su Laosan had come to her door himself, yet she was still somehow involved with the Su family...
Having no other choice, Su Laosan could only nod and agree.
Before leaving, I took the toys out of the car and gave them to her.
Sister-in-law Fang refused, saying, "I can't accept this. You should take it back for your little nephew to play with. My child doesn't need this..."
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