Lu Yu was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled bitterly, understanding in his heart.
Wherever there are people, there will be class distinctions, and where there are classes, there will be exploitation. This kind of thing is normal.
If you want to continue working here, you have to endure it.
"Okay, are the wages correct? Come here at this time tomorrow and I will arrange work for you."
Foreman Mao Guangfei paid the wages and left here with his bag under his arm.
Lu Yu also said hello to several workers and quickly left the construction site.
It was now five o'clock in the afternoon. He had to buy something quickly and then return to his residence.
…
A women's clothing store.
As soon as Lu Yu walked in, he was stopped by two shopping guides.
"Hey, hey, don't go in, what are you doing?" a girl asked with a frown.
Lu Yu's body was now covered with cement dust, and there was even a lot of it on his face. This image was really shocking.
"I'm going to buy some thicker clothes." Lu Yu paused and stood at the door of the store.
"Hey, isn't this, isn't this a fool...?" Suddenly, a cleaning woman in the store came over.
"Sister Zhang, do you know him?" A shopping guide was stunned when he saw this.
"Ah, it's from our compound." Sister Zhang glanced at Lu Yu and knew that Lu Yu had recovered.
Lu Yu glanced at the aunt and said, "I want to buy a dress."
"A piece of clothing here costs hundreds of dollars, you..." The aunt didn't finish her sentence, but her meaning was obvious.
Who in the compound doesn’t know about Ji Ningxue and Lu Yu’s conditions!
"How much is the most expensive one?" Lu Yu asked with a frown.
"Five hundred and sixty-eight!" the shopping guide replied without hesitation.
In this remote place, clothes worth more than 500 yuan are already very high-end.
After all, Ji Ningxue worked as a waiter in a hotel, and her monthly salary was only 1,800 yuan.
"Okay, then I want the best."
Lu Yu only had so much money in his body, but he still had no hesitation.
The two shopping guides were stunned when they heard this, and Aunt Zhang also looked at Lu Yu with some confusion.
A piece of clothing costing more than 500 yuan, just buy it?
Lu Yu's current behavior is that he is a real fool, right?
After all, the consumption level in this place is really not high.
However, when Lu Yu took out the money, several people fell silent for an instant.
According to the size Lu Yu said, the shopping guide quickly wrapped the clothes for Lu Yu, issued a receipt, and handed it to Lu Yu.
Although Lu Yu's clothes were worn out, he was still a customer who spent money, so his attitude immediately changed.
"Where does this kid get the money? Renting a house only costs 200 yuan a month. How dare he buy such expensive clothes?"
Seeing Lu Yu carrying the clothes and leaving, Aunt Zhang muttered in confusion.
…
Lu Yu Road found a public restroom, washed his face, and patted the cement dust off his body.
After it didn't look so dirty, I hurried home.
Ji Ningxue, on the other hand, had already prepared the meal and was waiting for Lu Yu at home.
"Xiaoyu, why is there so much cement on you?"
Seeing Lu Yu coming back, Ji Ningxue was a little confused, but she still hugged Lu Yu without hesitation.
"I went to the construction site for a walk, and there was a lot of dust there."
Lu Yu explained with a smile, then raised the things in his hands and said, "Look what I bought you?"
However, Ji Ningxue didn't even look at it. She looked at Lu Yu's red hands, her eyes filled with distress.
"I checked on my phone today. There are a lot of jobs I can do around here," Ji Ningxue said in a low voice.
"No, you must listen to me on this matter."
"I'll save some money, and then we'll change places to live. If we contact Mr. Liu after a while, we can go back to Jiangnan City."
Lu Yu reached out and scratched Ji Ningxue's nose, and said in a tone that left no room for doubt.
"All right……"
Ji Ningxue lowered her head slightly, her tone a little disappointed.
"Look, this." Lu Yu patted Ji Ningxue's head and opened the packaging bag in his hand.
Lu Yu took out a beige velvet jacket from the packaging bag.
"Wow, where did it come from?"
Ji Ningxue's eyes lit up and she asked in surprise.
"I said I stole it, do you believe it?" Lu Yu said pretending to be mysterious.
"Hey, you know how to lie! But does it cost a lot of money?" Ji Ningxue touched the fabric of the coat and asked worriedly.
"No, the discount at the clothing store is less than a hundred yuan." Lu Yu waved his hand nonchalantly.
"Really?" Ji Ningxue didn't believe it.
Although the consumption level here is not high, you can't buy such clothes for one hundred yuan.
"Really, I won't lie to you." Lu Yu said seriously.
Ji Ningxue nodded, but she still kept complaining that Lu Yu spent too much money.
"I have clothes, you should buy them for yourself first."
"You still have to go to work. What if you don't wear enough clothes and get cold?"
Lu Yu listened to Ji Ningxue's constant chatter, touched the tip of her nose and smiled without saying anything.
Although Ji Ningxue kept nagging, the happiness in her eyes could not be concealed at all.
A warm atmosphere unique to the two slowly filled the small room.
“I found a job, the salary is decent, and I’m not tired!”
"It's just that the working environment is a bit unclean, so you can't dislike me." Lu Yu rubbed his palms and sat in front of the dining table.
"No, why would I dislike you?" Ji Ningxue looked at Lu Yu angrily, and then folded the clothes carefully.
"It's getting cold, so I need to put it on tomorrow." Lu Yu said.
"I know, I know, let's eat first!"
Ji Ningxue came back, and the two of them had a simple dinner together.
In the next few days, Lu Yu went to work at the construction site every day and gave all the money he earned back to Ji Ningxue.
Ji Ningxue is like a parent, more like a real big sister, calculating the expenses of the two of them and putting away the remaining money.
When they save enough money, they can move to another place to live.
In the past few days, Lu Yu has been contacting Liu Wanguan, but he has been unable to contact him at all.
In Jiangnan City, the information blockade is also very strict, and it is impossible to find any information at all.
However, what made Ji Ningxue feel a little lucky was that Hou Yuanhang did not come to cause trouble again.
Ji Ningxue knew that it wasn't that Lu Yu didn't want to avenge herself, but that she didn't dare.
Although Lu Yu had the courage to kill Hou Yuanhang, he did not have the confidence to kill him.
After all, in order to help Lu Yu and Ji Ningxue hide their names, countless Lu family soldiers sacrificed their lives, and Lu Yu could not let those people's sacrifices go in vain.
Therefore, Ji Ningxue knew that Lu Yu could not act willfully.
Hou Yuanhang no longer brings trouble, which is what Ji Ningxue wants most.
But Ji Ningxue never knew that Hou Yuanhang, who bullied him, was no longer in this world.
"Ningxue, when I come back from work today, our money should be enough to exchange for a house."
That day, before leaving for work, Lu Yu thought about it and said.