Chapter 59: Chapter 59: Mrs. Fu’s Unreasonable Trouble
At least with the poverty subsidy, she didn’t have to worry about living expenses and tuition fees.
Jiang Wan turned to Zhou Kuangyu, flashed a flattering smile, then turned back to the counter to pick out earrings.
The shop assistant had been watching the two of them the entire time.
After all, the store was so small, and Zhou Kuangyu and Jiang Wan’s conversation was exceptionally clear to the shop assistant, not missing a single word.
After listening to Jiang Wan’s sob story, the shop assistant couldn’t help but roll her eyes.
Utterly speechless!
No one understands women better than other women.
Jiang Wan’s tale of woe might have made Zhou Kuangyu feel sorry for her.
But to the shop assistant, it meant something entirely different.
She just felt Jiang Wan’s words oozed with an act of victimhood.
Simply put, wasn’t it just to gain sympathy and make someone feel sorry for her?
That way, when a man softens up, he’ll spend more money on her.
This is usually a case where the person involved is confused, while the bystander sees things clearly.
The shop assistant saw Zhou Kuangyu’s change in expression clearly from beginning to end without missing a thing.
So, naturally, she could understand the shift in Zhou Kuangyu’s emotions.
Judging by his expression, he had clearly fallen into Jiang Wan’s trap.
From initial reluctance to eventually offering for her to pick out gold jewelry,
the shop assistant smirked inwardly, thinking this man looked quite shrewd, but in the end, wasn’t he just played by a young girl like Jiang Wan?
When Jiang Wan walked over, the shop assistant immediately changed her demeanor, swapping her previous look of disdain for a warm service attitude.
After all, everyone has their own little agenda in this business.
No matter what kind of inappropriate relationship Jiang Wan and Zhou Kuangyu have today,
as long as they shop in the store, her commission is real.
Moreover, from Zhou Kuangyu’s attire, the shop assistant could tell he was someone with money.
And Jiang Wan, the greed in her eyes was hardly concealed, especially as she stared at the counter, practically drooling.
The shop assistant’s eyes flickered; naturally, she couldn’t miss this opportunity to make a good deal of money.
So she eagerly recommended some heavier pieces of jewelry to Jiang Wan for purchase.
This happened to align perfectly with Jiang Wan’s intentions.
She didn’t even notice how the shop assistant was intentionally recommending heavier items, only feeling the assistant read her mind perfectly.
Since Jiang Wan wanted heavier items, and the shop assistant was fully focused on recommending them, there was no way Jiang Wan could resist.
Of course, she had to buy them all.
In the end, after a long time of picking, Jiang Wan chose two pairs of earrings and a gold ring. Though not as heavy as a large gold bracelet, the price still exceeded a thousand.
Jiang Wan looked shyly at Zhou Kuangyu, waiting for him to pay.
Zhou Kuangyu glanced lightly at the counter, at the two pairs of earrings and ring, calmly instructed the shop assistant to issue an invoice, and went to the cash register to pay.
Jiang Wan was overjoyed, feeling this trip was truly worth it.
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Meanwhile, Jiang Xin slowly made her way back to the village.
With her new clothes in hand, she walked along the path and passed the small river where she saved Lin Ye last night.
Jiang Xin couldn’t help but take a few more glances.
At first glance today, Jiang Xin realized the river wasn’t deep at all; in any case, it wasn’t deeper than Lin Ye’s height.
Even if someone who couldn’t swim went in, they probably wouldn’t drown.
But, the problem was that Lin Ye was genuinely set on dying yesterday; if she hadn’t pulled him out, there might have been big news in the village this morning.
Now like this, she not only saved a life but also hired a satisfactory employee, so why not?
It was simply a doubly beneficial situation.
Jiang Xin hummed a little tune as she walked towards the Fu family’s direction.
Upon entering the yard, Fu Yu’s parents were as usual, doing some chores inside.
The old couple saw Jiang Xin return; while Mr. Fu didn’t react, Mrs. Fu glared at Jiang Xin with anger.
Mrs. Fu glanced at the quartz clock hanging on the wall inside the house and noticed it was already past two in the afternoon.
Jiang Xin had been out for so long, who knows what she had been up to.
Initially, Mrs. Fu didn’t want to bother with Jiang Xin, but then she thought, this little hussy really was unreliable.
Capable of trying to seduce her son and ruining her distant cousin’s marriage.
Jiang Xin might as well have been out flirting with other men.
If that were the case, wouldn’t that mean putting a green hat on her son, and how could she tolerate that?
With these thoughts, Mrs. Fu became increasingly angry, and seeing Jiang Xin almost walk into the house,
Mrs. Fu quickly stopped her:
"Wait, stop right there!"
The sudden shout startled Mr. Fu, making him jerk, utterly confused as to why Mrs. Fu suddenly stopped Jiang Xin.
Mr. Fu was somewhat worried, knowing very well the tense mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship in their home.
Just last night, Mrs. Fu and Jiang Xin had a quarrel, and now, after just one night, why were they going to start arguing again?
Mr. Fu’s face was full of worry, instantly aging ten years.
Seeing the anger on Mrs. Fu’s face, Mr. Fu realized this wasn’t a good sign.
He immediately set down his current tasks and tugged at his wife’s arm.
However, for so many years, the Fu family was always ruled by Mrs. Fu, and Mr. Fu practically had no say in the family matters, almost like being invisible.
When it came to significant decisions, Mrs. Fu was the one making them.
So at that moment, even if he wanted to persuade her, Mr. Fu was utterly lacking in confidence:
"Why, old lady?"
Under the piercing gaze of Mrs. Fu, Mr. Fu hesitated for a while and eventually asked such an ineffective question.
Mr. Fu felt incredibly aggrieved.
In truth, he wanted to say, old lady, the kids haven’t provoked you, why treat them this way? Isn’t it blatantly looking for trouble?
Moreover, Mr. Fu was very concerned; if a conflict broke out again, they both together over a hundred years old wouldn’t stand a chance against Jiang Xin!