Volume 1: The Golden Years Chapter 057 Returning the Bank Card
Late at night, Zhu Suosuo was in the bedroom.
Jiang Nansun and Zhu Suosuo lay side by side on the bed, looking at the crystal chandelier on the ceiling and whispering:
"Suosuo, do you still remember our childhood wishes?"
"remember!"
Zhu Suosuo recalled the past and said with a smile:
"You like the elegant scholar like Wang Leehom, who will watch the clouds roll by with you and grow old together. I like the lively and energetic one like Nicholas Tse, who will take me around the world to see the most beautiful scenery in the world."
After that, without waiting for Jiang Nansun's response, she laughed softly again:
"It's a pity that there is neither Wang Leehom nor Nicholas Tse now. By the way, why did you think of asking about our childhood?"
"nothing!"
Jiang Nansun shook her head slightly and said in a complicated voice:
"I only ask Zhang Anren not to speculate in real estate or stocks, to be honest and kind, and not to put money first!"
Hearing Jiang Nansun's request, Zhu Suosuo teased:
"Anyway, you can't be like your father. Your request is neither high nor low. How can there be so many honest and kind people in this world? We are all ordinary people , and we all have our own selfish desires. Who can be truly honest and kind?"
After that, without waiting for Jiang Nansun's response, she rolled over on the bed, hugged Jiang Nansun and said with a smile:
"I don't ask for much, just a home!"
Jiang Nansun rolled his eyes at Zhu Suosuo and said teasingly:
"Luo Jiaming can also provide you with a home, and he is also your childhood sweetheart's cousin, who knows you well. Why don't you choose him instead of choosing Yuan Xudong, who you have only known for a short time, as your boyfriend?"
Hearing this, Zhu Suosuo raised her head and lay on the bed, looking at Jiang Nansun seriously and said:
"I have lived with my uncle and aunt for more than ten years. If I marry Luo Jiaming and become their daughter-in-law, I will never be able to hold my head up in front of them and will be trapped in that small piece of land forever. I don't want to live like this!
Besides, of course I hope my boyfriend is a rich and powerful man. Compared with Yuan Xudong, Luo Jiaming is too ordinary and not my type. It has nothing to do with whether he loves me or not. There is nothing to be embarrassed about admitting.
In this world, if a woman likes a man's integrity, kindness, or talent, everyone will think that this woman is a good woman. On the contrary, if a woman likes a rich and powerful man, everyone will say that this woman is greedy for fame and fortune.
Don't you think this is unfair? Some men attract women by being honest, or talented, while others attract women by being rich and powerful. Is there any difference?
In essence, they all use their strengths to attract the attention of the opposite sex, but no one wants to have anything to do with money. On the one hand, they like money, but on the other hand, they are afraid that others will say they are vulgar. It's just like the emperor's new clothes in Andersen's fairy tale. Isn't it very interesting?"
Although she felt that what Zhu Suosuo said made sense, Jiang Nansun couldn't help but laugh:
"You are so vulgar, so vulgar!"
Seeing that Jiang Nansun was still stubborn, Zhu Suosuo tickled her and teased her:
"Is your Zhang Anren good? He flatters the leaders and colleagues in the department and competes with Wang Yongzheng for the only place to stay in school. Is it for the purpose of becoming a university teacher and educating people?
If he really wants to have this ideal, he should go to teach in poor mountainous areas, where there is a shortage of teachers. Shanghai has no shortage of educational resources. In the final analysis, isn't it for money, better welfare benefits and development opportunities? "
When Jiang Nansun heard Zhu Suosuo mention Zhang Anren, she grabbed her hands that were scratching her body and said hesitantly:
"Suosuo, do you think Zhang Anren is too calculating sometimes?"
Hearing Jiang Nansun's evaluation of Zhang Anren, Zhu Suosuo looked puzzled:
"What's wrong? Didn't you say before that he was thoughtful and considerate, and gave you a sense of solidity and security?"
Jiang Nansun frowned slightly and said:
"He came to the construction site to find me today and told me that he helped me to lobby Lillian and Professor Dong so that my name would appear in the brochure of Songjiang Boutique Hotel.
I have confirmed that it was Wang Yongzheng and Professor Dong who had intended it. The hotel brochure had already been bound before he met Lillian. In other words, he deceived me about this matter and took the credit for Wang Yongzheng and Professor Dong’s care for me.”
After that, she looked at Zhu Suosuo and said hesitantly:
"I know he wants to show me a better and more perfect side of himself, but he shouldn't lie and take credit for other people's achievements. Suosuo, don't you think he is being too calculating?"
After listening to Jiang Nansun's explanation, Zhu Suosuo frowned and said:
"I really didn't realize it. This Zhang Anren is so abominable. If he did that to someone else, I can understand it, but he shouldn't have lied to you.
Nansun, you have to be careful. If he can deceive you once, he can deceive you a second time. Maybe he has been hiding something from you before. Just like Master Ma I met before, he looks honest, but nothing he says is true!"
Hearing Zhu Suosuo say this, she remembered the first bet she made with Yuan Xudong. She looked at Zhu Suosuo uncertainly and said:
"Suosuo, Zhang Anren started dating me when he was studying for his master's degree. He said he had never had a girlfriend and I was his first love. Do you think what he said is true?"
"To be honest, I don't think it's real. He's too caring. He knows everything you're thinking. It doesn't look like this is his first time falling in love. He's like a seasoned veteran in love!"
After that, she looked at Jiang Nansun and suggested:
"Confirm with his college classmates. If he had a relationship during college, it would be impossible for him to hide it from everyone. However, you have to be mentally prepared. If he really had a relationship, and even pursued you before he broke up with his ex-girlfriend, what would you do?"
"I have no idea!"
Jiang Nansun shook her head slightly, her eyes confused. Thinking of the bet between Yuan Xudong and herself, she looked at Zhu Suosuo uncertainly:
"I like the honest and kind Zhang Anren. If he is pretending, should I break up with him?"
Without directly answering Jiang Nansun's question, Zhu Suosuo explained:
"Wolves are fierce and foxes are cunning. These are their ways of protecting themselves from harm. In fact, I can understand Zhang Anren's approach very well. Of course, I don't agree with him deceiving you like this.
If you find that Zhang Anren is not the person you imagined, ask yourself whether you still love him. If you do, then continue to be together. If not, then choose to break up.
In this world, no one is inseparable from anyone, and no one can't leave anyone. In other words, you can break up with Zhang Anren, and Zhang Anren is likely to break up with you if he knows that your family has already gone bankrupt or is even heavily in debt.
I know you will definitely not abandon your family. Zhang Anren may not take on the burden of your Jiang family for you. He can't do it either. You two are the only children in your family, and there are elderly people on both sides who need to be taken care of.
If the two of you get married, even if Zhang Anren doesn't have to pay off the Jiang family's debts, and you rely on your own work to make money to support the Jiang family, you can't have children for five or even ten years, and every penny must be subsidized to your parents' family. Can Zhang Anren accept this, and can his parents accept this?"
After that, seeing Jiang Nansun's painful expression, Zhu Suosuo lay down, stroked her hair and whispered to comfort her:
"Go to sleep. Tomorrow is a new day anyway!"
…
The next day, at eight o'clock in the morning, outside Zhu Suosuo's bedroom.
Yuan Xudong, who was dressed neatly, knocked on the door while listening to the noise in the bedroom and said:
"Suosuo, Nansun, hurry up and get up. You're going to be late for work. How come you're even lazier than me?"
Hearing Yuan Xudong's voice, Zhu Suosuo got up sleepily with her fluffy hair, opened the door, let Yuan Xudong in, and said yawningly:
"I have a flexible work schedule, so it's okay to be late. I didn't sleep well last night, so please let me rest for a while!"
After that, without waiting for Yuan Xudong's response, she hid in the bed again and slept next to Jiang Nansun. Yuan Xudong rolled his eyes, shook the dazed Zhu Suosuo and said:
"Suosuo, I'm going to work. There's nothing to do on the construction site. Wang Yongzheng and I are the only ones there. When Nansun wakes up, tell her that she doesn't need to go over today. I'll give her a day off. I'll put your aunt's bank card under your pillow. You and Nansun can go to the car dealership and buy a car each. Got it?"
"Got it, bye!"
After placing the bank card under Zhu Suosuo's pillow and tidying up the quilts for both of them, Yuan Xudong left the bedroom, closed the door, and started heading towards the Songjiang Hotel construction site.
Hearing the sound of Yuan Xudong leaving the room and closing the door, Jiang Nansun opened her eyes and took out a bank card from under Zhu Suosuo's pillow. It was the one her mother had given to Yuan Xudong, and a napkin with the words:
"I'll live in the house, you and Suosuo can live together, just pay the rent to her. Call me if you have anything. See you in the evening!"
