Seeing that she was serious, Qin Zhicheng fell silent for two seconds before agreeing.
"Okay!"
He really didn’t understand what she was thinking.
’If she wants a job, why not just wait for me to arrange one for her?’
’She just arrived and doesn’t know anyone or anything. How could she possibly find a job?’
’Oh, well. I’ll just arrange something for her after she runs into some dead ends.’
"From now on, you’re in charge of this house. You can do whatever you want. And this money, you can spend it however you like. I’ll keep ten yuan a month and give you the rest."
He then glanced sideways at her. "You’re not so silly that you won’t even use my money, are you?"
Su Yun: ...?
She rolled her eyes at him, then said through gritted teeth, "Why wouldn’t I use it? In your dreams."
With that, she hid the money and the passbook under her pillow.
Just then, Aunt Luo knocked on the door.
She called from outside, "Mr. Qin, someone’s here for you."
Qin Zhicheng immediately said to Su Yun, "I’ll go see who it is."
He walked out of the house and saw Squad Leader Xiao from his regiment in the yard.
"What is it?"
"Mr. Qin, there’s an emergency mission. We have to leave right now."
Qin Zhicheng’s expression changed slightly.
In the past, he would have left without a moment’s hesitation upon hearing about a mission.
But now—
"You go on ahead. I’ll be right there."
"Yes, sir." Squad Leader Xiao quickly turned and left.
Qin Zhicheng turned to look at Aunt Luo, who was busy with her chores.
"Aunt Luo, I might be gone for a while, so I’ll have to ask you to take care of my wife. Please make sure she gets through her confinement period properly. Be sure to buy a chicken every three days, and also buy more fish, meat, and eggs. Make something delicious for my wife every day to replenish her nutrients—"
Aunt Luo had just heard that Mr. Qin was leaving for a mission.
She knew he was worried about his wife, who was in her postpartum confinement.
She patted her chest and promised, "Mr. Qin, don’t you worry one bit. I guarantee I’ll take good care of your wife during her confinement."
"Mm, thanks, I’m counting on you!" Qin Zhicheng said before quickly heading back inside.
He looked at Su Yun apologetically. "Su Yun, I’m sorry. I have a sudden mission and have to leave right away—"
Su Yun said at once, "Then you should hurry and go. Don’t worry about me."
"I’ll have someone deliver groceries every day. Of course, if you want to eat anything else, just tell Aunt Luo to buy it for you. Don’t try to save money, otherwise my son won’t have anything to drink."
Su Yun had been quite touched by his earlier words.
But after hearing that last part, she suddenly had no desire to speak to him any further.
’Some people should just be pretty faces. They really don’t need to open their mouths.’
"Fine, fine, fine. I’ll eat and drink well. I won’t let our son starve."
She emphasized the last two words.
Qin Zhicheng gave her a deep look, then left without another word.
As Su Yun watched his retreating figure, a sudden thought struck her. ’He’s not going to get himself killed on this mission because of some butterfly effect from my rebirth, is he?’
She immediately shook the thought away. ’Impossible!’
’He wouldn’t die that easily.’
* * *
"What? We swapped babies? Impossible! Who’s framing us?" Mr. Su demanded, his face livid.
He stared in disbelief at the two police officers who had come to investigate.
Su’s mother was so furious her face twisted in a snarl.
She shrieked, "Was it that little bitch Su Yun who slandered us? She ran off and cleaned out the house! We haven’t even settled the score with her, and now she has the nerve to call the police and frame us! She’s worse than an animal!"
One of the officers spoke up. "We’ll know whether it’s true or not once we’ve investigated."
"Investigate? What right do you have to investigate?" Su’s mother seethed.