Fu Yunzhu immediately nodded. “Of course it’s true. I only casually mentioned Yanyan’s job at the town vegetable market stall, and he arranged it right away.”
After saying that, afraid she still wouldn’t believe her, Fu Yunzhu quickly walked over to the wardrobe, opened it, and took out a pair of black kidskin leather shoes.
“I saw this pair on He Yanyan’s feet and complimented them once. I didn’t think much of it, but the very next day he bought me an identical pair from the department store. They cost over fifty yuan.”
Although Gu Yu wasn’t particularly warm toward the original owner of this body his fiancée whenever it came to material things, as long as she asked, he would satisfy her without hesitation.
That was exactly why the original owner could give everything to her younger sister except this marriage she absolutely refused to let it go.
Fu Yufen stared at the black leather shoes, her eyes lighting up. Then she glanced at the patched coarse cloth shoes on Fu Yunzhu’s feet and asked, “Why don’t you wear them?”
Fu Yunzhu smiled honestly. “I do housework every day. They wouldn’t be suitable.”
In truth, the original owner couldn’t bear to wear them and was also afraid Fu Yufen and her mother would notice and take them, so she had hidden them in the wardrobe all along.
Fu Yufen grabbed her hand, her face full of sympathy and emotion. “You’ve worked hard, Yunzhu. After I graduate and settle down in the city, I’ll definitely bring you there to enjoy a good life.”
As she spoke, her gaze fell once more on the shoes.
After a long while, seeing that Fu Yunzhu showed no intention of offering them, she said again, “Yunzhu, tomorrow I’ll go with you to the post office to withdraw the money.”
Tomorrow was the day Fu Yunzhu went to the county post office every month to collect her support payment.
Fu Yunzhu raised her eyebrows slightly and replied just as considerately, “You finally get a break stay home and rest. I’ll go quickly and come back quickly.”
Fu Yufen pretended to hesitate, then said, “Yunzhu, the school is organizing a cultural performance soon. I was thinking of going to see if I can pick out a suitable pair of shoes.”
She didn’t really want to go she was just hinting more blatantly.
Fu Yunzhu understood. She had her eye on those shoes.
But she didn’t want to give them up. Because the two sisters wore the same shoe size and nearly the same clothing size, she had always ended up wearing the clothes and shoes Fu Yufen no longer wanted.
As for withdrawing the money, she absolutely wouldn’t take her along either. She had no intention of bringing that money back to support this family of bloodsuckers.
But on the surface, she smiled and said, “Okay.”
Seeing that Fu Yunzhu still hadn’t grasped the meaning behind her words, Fu Yufen felt annoyed. But given how valuable Yunzhu was to the family right now, it seemed unlikely she would voluntarily give up the shoes.
And since she had just managed to placate this girl, it wouldn’t be wise to openly provoke her again after all, the household chores depended on her, and the twenty yuan monthly support payment also required her to collect it.
So Fu Yufen suppressed her displeasure and said, “If you have other things to do, I’ll leave first.”
When she reached the main hall, Fu Weidong saw his younger daughter come out of the elder daughter’s room and called gently, “Yufen, what’s your sister’s attitude like right now?”
Fu Yufen glanced at him, her face full of grievance, and said softly, “Dad, my sister secretly hid a very expensive pair of leather shoes.”
Fu Weidong’s expression immediately turned serious. “Where did she get the money to buy leather shoes?”
“Gu Yu bought them for her. A pair of kidskin shoes costing over fifty yuan. I’ve never worn shoes that nice in my whole life.”
“What an inconsiderate girl,” Fu Weidong muttered, then said to his younger daughter, “I’ll bring it up at dinner.”
After thinking for a moment, Fu Yufen added, “Dad, don’t say anything at dinner yet. Wait until Yunzhu comes back from withdrawing the money tomorrow.”
Fu Weidong understood. “Alright.”
He then reached out and patted her head, smiling. “Then endure it for now. Your sister really has been a bit temperamental these past few days.”
Gu Yu was already so generous before marriage once she married into that family, wouldn’t she be living in luxury every day? No wonder she hid it and refused to let go even if it killed her. This girl really had some scheming in her.
Thinking of this, he suddenly felt that the two hundred yuan had been money well spent.
Thankfully, his younger daughter was smart.
Once Gu Yu became his future son-in-law, buying a pair of shoes why, even buying a television wouldn’t be a problem.
Meanwhile, Gu Yu was sitting at his desk, his long fingers toying with five other cards.
The cards recorded every change in Fu Yunzhu, along with the dates of those changes.
His finger landed on the last card, tapping it lightly. His long lashes lowered, and his pale pink lips murmured softly, “Why didn’t she come? Or did she come and just not remember?”
He rubbed his brow, feeling a headache coming on.
…No, that couldn’t be. Even if he turned to ashes, she would recognize him.
Just then, there was a knock on the door. It was Grandpa Gu.
“Gu Yu, how do you feel about the second daughter of the Fu family?”
Gu Yu’s thoughts were interrupted. He looked up at the old man and quickly gathered the cards on the desk, putting them into a drawer. “Not interested. Other than Fu Yunzhu, I won’t accept any girl. If you’re not afraid of offending people or embarrassing them, then go ahead and introduce them.”
Grandpa Gu was stunned. “You like Yunzhu?”
This kid treated her with such indifference every day he thought Gu Yu disliked her.
Gu Yu didn’t really care about liking or not liking. He was waiting for his wife’s consciousness to awaken in Fu Yunzhu.
“Yes.”
Grandpa Gu frowned. “You’re being foolish. Yunzhu is pretty, but Yufen has such a promising future. When you marry, you should marry someone virtuous do you understand? I shouldn’t be the one teaching you this, but your mother died young, and your uncle and aunt don’t feel comfortable saying it.”
Gu Yu’s mother had passed away after returning to her natal home and giving birth to him.
Gu Yu glanced at his grandfather. “I’m still young. There’s no rush.”
The old man looked at his clever, capable grandson. “No one’s forcing you to marry Yufen right now. We just want you to spend more time with her in advance.”
Gu Yu didn’t lower his gaze or argue but he also had no intention of doing so.
After the door closed, he took out the last card again. Her past expressions and habits were etched vividly in his mind.
It seemed she truly hadn’t come…
Early the next morning, Fu Yunzhu went to the county seat, withdrew the money from the post office, and worried it might be stolen took her ID to the bank to open an account and deposit it.
Withdrawing money from the post office required a guardian with an ID or the person’s own ID. Fu Weidong, convinced this daughter was obedient, couldn’t be bothered to accompany her every month, so as soon as she turned eighteen, he had her get an ID card.
Now it came in handy.
After finishing her business, Fu Yunzhu ate her fill on the street and didn’t return home until the afternoon, calculating that Fu Yufen would soon be heading back to school.
But when she arrived, she discovered that not only had Fu Yufen not left, even Grandma Huang Xiuxiang was there. It seemed the whole family was waiting for her.
Seeing Fu Yunzhu, Fu Weidong immediately went up to her. “Yunzhu, did you get the money?”
Fu Yunzhu lowered her head and said softly, “No. The people at the post office checked for a long time but couldn’t find it.”
Huang Xiuxiang’s face instantly darkened. She relied on five yuan from that monthly payment for her living expenses it was essentially her son’s pension money so she had come especially for it today.