"Is the owner here? I'd like to buy some fruit."
The fruit shop owner lived in this courtyard and had heard a little about what had happened to Tong Xinyue.
Seeing her suddenly come to buy fruit, although he was a little suspicious, he still greeted her as usual:
"Okay, look at these grapes, pears, and this juicy watermelon. They were just delivered this morning. They're fresh, cheap, and delicious."
Tong Xinyue looked around and wasn't quite satisfied with any of them.
Do you have any apples?
"Yes, yes, yes, our shop has a wide variety of fruits, whatever you want, we have it."
Upon hearing her instructions, the boss quickly led her to a box of apples and began to give her a long and detailed introduction.
"Don't let the appearance of these apples fool you, they taste crisp and sweet, and most importantly, they only cost a few cents a pound."
Tong Xinyue interrupted her with a frown.
"These apples are terrible. I want the best-looking apples from your store, preferably imported."
Fearing the boss would continue rambling, Tong Xinyue pulled out a thick wad of banknotes from her pocket and stuffed them into his hand.
"Price is not a problem, just sell it."
Since it wasn't her own money anyway, she naturally didn't hesitate to spend it.
This display of wealth startled the fruit shop owner, whose small shop rarely saw such a generous customer throughout the year.
Tong Xinyue even bought a huge bag, almost buying up all the imported apples in their store.
After she left, the shop owner couldn't help but peek out from the store to peek at her a few times, wanting to see what she was going to do with the apple.
Unexpectedly, the first thing Tong Xinyue did after returning to the tenement was to start harassing everyone she met with apples.
"These apples are freshly bought. We'll be neighbors from now on, so consider this a small gift from me. Please take them home and enjoy them."
The boss looked shocked: "Could it be that Gu Yuchuan's cousin found gold on the road and struck it rich?"
She wasn't the only one puzzled. When Grandma Qian, Grandma Lü, and Grandma Sun saw Tong Xinyue's behavior, they couldn't help but exchange glances, wondering what she was up to.
The next second, several large, round red apples were stuffed directly into the hands of the three people.
Tong Xinyue smiled sweetly.
"These apples are for you. Please accept this small token of my appreciation, ladies."
Goodness, she gave us the best and most expensive apples, the kind that ordinary people wouldn't even dare to buy. Who would complain about that?
The three middle-aged women immediately clutched the apples in their arms tightly, as if afraid that Tong Xinyue would take them back.
After all, they were being too kind to accept gifts, and since the other party was being so eager to please them, they felt embarrassed to say anything sarcastic. After hesitating for a long time, they could only manage an awkward yet polite smile.
"Now that you've moved into this tenement, we're family now, so there's no need to be so formal."
“Xinyue, if you ever have any worries in the future, just come and tell us. I promise to comfort you.”
These women are notorious gossips. She's not stupid; if she confides in them, wouldn't she just be asking to be laughed at?
Tong Xinyue thought to herself, but kept smiling on her face.
Those who saw this assumed that the women were having a pleasant conversation.
This scene greatly shocked Wang Yulian and Shen Ling.
They finally managed to chase this little vixen away, but Tong Xinyue not only didn't keep a low profile, she actually dared to appear in front of them like a persistent ghost!
Seeing that Shen Ling's face visibly darkened, Wang Yulian quickly grabbed her hand and led her back.
“We’ve been out for long enough today, Ling’er, you must be tired too. Let’s go home and rest.”
Just as they were about to step into the house, Tong Xinyue suddenly ran over and stopped them.
"Aunt, sister-in-law, please don't leave yet. I have something I want to talk to you about."
She put on an exceptionally sincere expression and, regardless of Shen Ling and Wang Yulian's reactions, launched into a long, rapid-fire speech.
“I already know I was wrong about what happened before. I shouldn’t have made a mistake and confused my feelings for my cousin. He is my brother and will always be my brother.”
“Sister-in-law, Aunt, I swear to you, I will never have any relationship with my cousin that goes beyond kinship again.”
"Please forgive me, considering that I have severed ties with my parents and genuinely want to turn over a new leaf."
The scuffle between the group attracted a lot of attention.
Wang Yulian was afraid that if they made another scene today, her family would never be able to hold their heads up in the tenement again, so she quickly pulled Tong Xinyue into the yard and slammed the gate shut.
She did this to avoid being laughed at by the neighbors, but Shen Ling mistakenly thought that her mother-in-law still had feelings for Tong Xinyue, and she was furious.
Just as they were about to hurl insults, Tong Xinyue pulled out a large box of jewelry and presented it to the two of them.
"I know I went a bit too far before, so I'll give these little things to my aunt and sister-in-law as a token of my apology."
It's just some jewelry, why are you acting like you don't have any?
Shen Ling snorted disdainfully, her mouth full of sarcastic remarks, but when she saw the necklace in the box, she was instantly silenced.
"What beautiful pearls."
Her eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but click her tongue in admiration:
"Look at the luster and the smoothness, this necklace must be very expensive."
"It wasn't expensive, it only cost a few thousand yuan."
Tong Xinyue deliberately spoke in a light and casual tone:
"I originally thought I could buy it to please my sister-in-law, but it seems she doesn't like it very much."
"In that case, I'll just take it and give it to the other neighbors."
Goodness, just one necklace cost several thousand yuan.
This huge box of jewelry must be worth tens of thousands of dollars.
Shen Ling and Wang Yulian were both extremely greedy, and upon hearing this, they quickly snatched the box and hugged it tightly to their arms.
"Fine, since you seem fairly sincere, we'll reluctantly accept these little trinkets."
After saying a few words in a pretentious manner, the two of them turned around and happily moved closer to the mirror.
"These pieces of jewelry look expensive, and they actually look quite nice on."
Shen Ling admired the pearl necklace around her neck for a long time before realizing she couldn't let Tong Xinyue be too smug.
Just as she was about to give this vixen another hard time, she saw Tong Xinyue turn around and leave on her own.
That back view looked incredibly obedient.
Shen Ling suddenly became arrogant. Anyway, the baby in her belly was now safe, and Tong Xinyue was firmly in her grasp, unable to resist.
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