After dinner, when Yuan Xudong helped Zhu Suosuo clear away the dishes, Mother Jiang stood up and said goodbye:
"Xiao Yuan, Suo Suo, it's getting late. I'm going back first. You should rest early. Nan Sun, please take more care of him."
Hearing Mother Jiang's farewell, Yuan Xudong looked up at her and said:
"Auntie, Suosuo and I will take good care of Nansun, don't worry!"
After that, he glanced out the window and saw that the night was dark, and then suggested to Mother Jiang:
"Auntie, it's already so late. You can stay here for one night and go back tomorrow morning."
Zhu Suosuo on the side said helpfully:
"Auntie, Yuan Xudong is right. It's so late and it's not safe for you to go back alone. You'd better stay here for one night and go back tomorrow morning!"
Before Mother Jiang could refuse, Jiang Nansun also held her arm and persuaded:
"Mom, it's so late, don't go back, stay here with me!"
Glancing at Jiang Nansun, Jiang’s mother shook her head slightly and said:
"It's okay. I play mahjong and dance every day. I often go home at this time. It's safe outside. You don't have to worry about me. If I don't go back, your grandma will make irresponsible remarks again. What's more, something happened at home.
It's such a big deal, I won't worry if I don't go back."
After saying that, she looked at Yuan Xudong and Zhu Suosuo and said:
"Xiao Yuan, Suo Suo, I'm leaving first. Please stay and let Nan Sun take me out."
Seeing that Mother Jiang insisted on leaving, Yuan Xudong stopped trying to persuade her. He glanced at the time, which was nine thirty-five in the evening, and then smiled and said:
"Aunt, let me take you back. It's not far from Jiang's house. It's just a matter of stepping on the accelerator."
Hearing this, Mother Jiang shook her head slightly and refused:
"No, just help Suosuo clean up the dishes. I drank a little in the evening and it's inconvenient to drive. I'll just go out and take a taxi."
After saying that, she glanced at Jiang Nansun, then continued to look at Yuan Xudong and explained:
"I want to talk to Nansun alone and ask her to take me out. You and Suosuo stay at home to clean up the dishes and go to bed early. You have to go to work tomorrow."
Seeing what Jiang's mother said, Yuan Xudong and Zhu Suosuo couldn't say anything more. He nodded slightly and said:
"Aunt, let Nansun see you off. Please be safe on the road. See you next time!"
"see you later!"
After bidding farewell to Yuan Xudong and Zhu Suosuo, and leaving the rental house, Jiang Nansun walked with his mother on the side of the road, looking at her and saying:
"Mom, can you lend me 20,000 yuan?"
It was the first time that Jiang Nansun, her daughter, asked her to borrow money, and Jiang’s mother worriedly said:
"Nan Sun, what do you want 20,000 yuan for?"
Seeing his mother's anxious expression, Jiang Nansun quickly explained:
"I don't want to spend Zhang Anren's money anymore. Now that I've moved out alone, I'd like to borrow some money from you for basic living expenses and transportation expenses this semester."
Hearing what Jiang Nansun said, Jiang’s mother frowned slightly and said:
"Did you and Zhang Anren quarrel?"
"No!"
Jiang Nansun shook his head slightly and said:
"I simply don't want to spend his money anymore. He only gets a small amount of salary every month, which is just enough for him to live on. If I were added to the job, he would be very tired."
"He is your boyfriend, and you are not married yet. You really shouldn't expect him to support you!"
Mother Jiang nodded slightly, then took off the jade bracelet from her wrist and handed it to Jiang Nansun and said:
"This is the jade bracelet that Xiao Yuan gave me when we first met. It's of good quality. You can sell it. It should make a lot of money."
Looking at the jade bracelet handed over by his mother, Jiang Nansun looked shocked and said:
"Mom, what are you doing?"
Putting the bracelet in Jiang Nansun's hand, Jiang's mother rolled her eyes at her and said:
"Don't you need 20,000 yuan for living expenses?"
Hearing his mother say this, Jiang Nansun said in disbelief:
"Mom, you have no money, not even 20,000 yuan?"
"Gone!"
Mother Jiang nodded slightly and said in a calm voice:
"My money has been used up to buy insurance and rent a house for you. I only have some basic living expenses left for daily expenses. The Jiang family has no money."
Hearing that his mother had spent most of her savings to buy insurance for herself, Jiang Nansun choked up and said:
"Mom, why did you buy so much insurance for me?"
Looking at Jiang Nansun who was in tears, Jiang’s mother comforted her:
"Over the years, your father has been losing more and more when trading stocks. I was worried that the Jiang family would be ruined by him sooner or later, so I bought some insurance for you, just in case. It comes in handy now."
After saying that, without waiting for Jiang Nansun to respond, she continued:
"This afternoon, when I went home to pack my things, I found that your father had gone through my jewelry box. There was a diamond necklace missing from it. It was fake. He didn't know that the jewelry in the jewelry box was fake. I was the only one wearing it.
is true."
Hearing this, Jiang Nansun looked slightly stunned and said in a hesitant voice:
"So really?"
"I sold them all, and the money was used to buy insurance for you."
"If he takes out the necklace and sells it, he will know that it is fake. What will happen then?"
"Even though he knew the necklace was fake, he didn't have the nerve to come back and ask me."
"Dad owes so much money to others. What should you do if someone comes to collect your debt?"
"They can take whatever they want, but they can't take our lives. Besides, even if they take our lives, they won't be able to repay them so much money.
I don't want the Jiang family to drag you down. Just move out and have all the insurance around you. You can find a stable job in the future and live your life well.
As for your father, he is not a bad person, he is just a gambler, a gambler who is desperate to lose. The current situation was caused by him. He cannot blame anyone else!"
"Does Dad know about buying insurance?"
"It was he who suggested that I buy you some insurance, but he didn't know that I bought you so much. At that time, he also said that he would leave a sum of money for you. He loves you, but
His shortcomings in stock trading cannot be corrected no matter what, he is too gambling!"
"Mom, are you scared?"
"What's the use of being afraid? You have to face what you have to face. Before I got married, I couldn't afford anything. After I could afford it, I didn't feel very happy. Now I'm not afraid of being beaten back to my original shape."
"Mom, this is the bracelet that Yuan Xudong gave you. If I sell it and exchange it for living expenses, if he finds out, I will be unable to hold my head up for the rest of my life. If you take it back, I will find a way to solve the living expenses issue myself.
."
"But, you."
"Mom, don't worry. I'm a top student at the Shanghai School of Architecture. It won't be a problem for me to make money to support myself. If there's nothing I can do, I can still eat and drink at Suosuo."
Mother Jiang put the bracelet back and said hesitantly:
"Nansun, I know Xiao Yuan likes you very much. Is it possible for you to be with him?"
"mom!"
Before his mother could finish speaking, Jiang Nansun immediately interrupted her and said:
"I know what you want to say, but that's impossible. Let's not mention that my boyfriend is Zhang Anren. Even without Zhang Anren, I would not choose Yuan Xudong.
He is Suo Suo's boyfriend. Regardless of whether he likes me or not, I will never fall in love with him. I promised Suo Suo that I would not compete with her for her boyfriend.
Besides, Yuan Xudong is not my type at all. He just works around all day long and is not at all practical and steady. He also wants to be in two boats. I hate him when I see him. If it weren’t for Suo Suo’s sake, I wouldn’t do it.
Take care of him."
Seeing her daughter's sharp words, Jiang's mother stopped and said:
"This is your life-long event. You should think it over yourself. Although Zhang Anren seems to be a down-to-earth person who knows how to live a life, that was when our family was not bankrupt.
I just don’t know if he will be as obedient to you as he was before after knowing that our family is bankrupt. Don’t be in a hurry to get married. You might as well test him again. Men are afraid of entering the wrong profession, and women are afraid of marrying the wrong man.
You have to see it clearly, do you understand?"
"I understand, mom, don't worry!"
"As long as you know!"
Mother Jiang stretched out her hand to stop a taxi, and while getting into the car, she looked at Jiang Nansun and said:
"I'm leaving, you should go back and get some rest early!"
"Mom, goodbye!"
After waving goodbye, Jiang Nansun walked towards the rental house until the taxi disappeared from sight, wiping his tears and putting a smile on his face again, just like before.
Walking into the house, he saw Yuan Xudong and Zhu Suosuo washing dishes together in the kitchen. Jiang Nansun laughed loudly and said:
"Susuo, I'm back, I'm here to help you wash the dishes!"
After that, she drove Yuan Xudong who was standing next to him out of the kitchen, and started washing the dishes happily with Zhu Suosuo. Looking at the hard-working and capable Zhu Suosuo, Jiang Nansun said with a complex expression:
"Zhao Suo, I feel so useless, I can't do anything!"
Zhu Suosuo thought Jiang Nansun was talking about household chores such as cooking and washing dishes. She smiled and comforted:
"No one is born to be good at everything. Don't look at me as if I am very hardworking and capable, but there is nothing I can do about it. I lived in my uncle's house since I was a child. In order to please my uncle and aunt, I did all the housework.
In fact, I also want to lie on the sofa and watch TV like Jiaming, not caring about any housework, but there is nothing I can do. After all, I am not my biological parents. If I want to live a stable and safe life, I must first not annoy others and please quietly.
To please, this has been my philosophy of survival since childhood."
Hearing this, Jiang Nansun looked slightly stunned, then looked at Zhu Suosuo and joked:
"Then you are cooking and washing dishes now. Are you trying to please Yuan Xudong?"
"Of course!"
Seeing Jiang Nansun making fun of him, Zhu Suosuo rolled his eyes at her and said confidently:
"I like him and he likes me. We are both willing to please and please each other. Is there any problem with this?"
"No problem at all!"
Jiang Nansun glared at her and said strangely:
"I wish you will have a son soon, marry Yuan Xudong, marry your son, successfully marry into a wealthy family, and realize your dream of becoming a rich man since you were a child!"
Hearing this, Zhu Suosuo touched his belly and said in a tight tone:
"Don't worry, when I become Mrs. Yuan and become a boy and a half girl, the debts of your Jiang family will be on me!"