Chapter 41: Sending Him a Good Person Card

Lin Yuyao: …

Just then, someone knocked on the door.

Lin Yuyao looked puzzled.

She didn’t have any friends, and the only person who knew she lived here was Zhou Jing, who was at work.

Who could be knocking?

While she was wondering, Fu Huayi had already opened the door.

A few strangers stood outside with some items.

“Comrade, the things you ordered have arrived.”

“Great, could you please bring them in?”

“Sure, please check them and see if everything is okay.”

Fu Huayi did a quick check.

The wardrobe was fine.

The table was fine.

The desk lamp was fine.

The fan was also fine.

Lin Yuyao stared in amazement.

After Fu Huayi checked everything, he paid, and the group left. Only she and Fu Huayi remained in the room, and she felt so flustered she didn’t know where to put her hands.

So many things, even if she sold them, she couldn’t afford to buy them.

“I… I don’t have much money,” she said awkwardly, pulling out all her savings.

She had three hundred yuan that her parents had somehow found to give her for moving expenses.

She guessed they might have borrowed it.

Adding her forty yuan salary, she had a total of three hundred and forty yuan.

These days, she had spent on food, daily necessities, and even a broken bicycle that cost fifty yuan.

She only had a little over a hundred yuan on her, not even two hundred.

A handful of coins, all held tightly in her grasp.

Fu Huayi looked down and sighed, “I won’t take your money; I’ll pay for it.”

Lin Yuyao shook her head, “You’ve already helped me with my medical expenses, covered the landlord’s door, and paid the hush money for Li Hong and the others. I can’t take any more of your money.”

Fu Huayi wrapped her hand around the money, tightening her grip.

“You need to spend money right now; keep it. You can pay me back when you make money in the future.”

Huh?

Is that okay?

Seeing her hesitation, he added, “If you give it to me now, I have no place to spend it; just consider it a loan from me.”

This…

“Alright.”

She silently vowed that when she earned enough money, she would repay him with interest.

Fu Huayi turned to adjust the fan.

Lin Yuyao said, “Brother Fu, you’re really a good person.”

Fu Huayi’s back stiffened.

Though the words were not wrong, for some reason, he felt uncomfortable inside.

Once you become a good person, does that mean you can’t be anything else?

The fan was set up, and as the breeze blew, the heat in the room dissipated.

He helped her arrange the wardrobe and table, making sure everything was in order before leaving.

Lin Yuyao couldn’t pretend she wasn’t moved; it felt rare to find someone as upright as him these days. But she couldn’t just accept his help without feeling guilty. Not to mention, she would have to pay him back, with interest.

Living on her monthly salary wouldn’t make her rich.

She still needed to write.

Lin Yuyao filled a basin with water, soaked a towel, and wiped down the chairs and cabinets.

Summer made cleaning quick.

With the temperature stable and the fan blowing, everything dried in no time.

As she was about to fold her clothes and put them in the wardrobe, she realized she didn’t have many clothes at all.

The wardrobe was purely a waste; she only had two sets of clothes, one of which was torn by Lu Jiangting.

The other set was what she was wearing.

Oh, right, Fu Huayi had bought her a set.

Lin Yuyao hurriedly took the clothes out of the bag.

When she saw the price tag, she was stunned.

This outfit was almost as much as her monthly salary.

This… this…

Forget it, forget it; too many debts don’t burden the body; many lice don’t fear bites.

It was expensive, but it looked really good.

A white short-sleeved shirt with ruffled edges, paired with blue high-waisted straight-leg pants, it was the latest style.

After organizing everything in the house, she sat at the desk and turned on the lamp. It was bright, far better than the kerosene lamp. Writing here would surely spark her creativity.

Everything was just right; it felt great.

…

The next day, she went to work as usual.

Fu Huayi had said that Lu Jiangting didn’t know where she was, so she didn’t need to worry about him bothering her.

Just a few more days, and he would take her to find Old Zhou.

It would be best if her marriage certificate with Lu Jiangting could be deemed invalid; if not, they would find another way.

He would definitely find a way to get her divorced from Lu Jiangting.

She knew it would be difficult, but since Fu Huayi said it was possible, she believed it could be done.

“Yuyao.” With no customers around, Zhou Jing called her over.

“Sister Zhou, I still haven’t thanked you for yesterday; thank you so much.”

Zhou Jing was taken aback for a moment, then smiled, “Don’t mention it; it’s only right for us to help each other while working together.”

Though she said that, it was mostly Zhou Jing helping her now.

She really had a lot on her plate.

“Yesterday… you were okay, right?”

Lin Yuyao shook her head, “I’m fine.”

“Then how did your luggage get brought here by the boss’s younger brother?”

Uh…

Fu Huayi didn’t tell her that.

So, she didn’t know how to respond.

“I had a little issue at the last minute, so… I asked him for help.”

“Oh, I see…” Zhou Jing looked at her meaningfully.

When she last asked her, how did she explain?

She said it was a friend of her fellow townsfolk, that seemed to be how she put it.

What kind of friend from the countryside could help like this?

Finding a job, helping her move, even renting a place and only charging her half the rent.

Looking at the silly girl’s expression, it seemed she hadn’t figured out the other person’s intentions.

 Country girls are really naïve.

“Do you have any sisters?”

Lin Yuyao: “Huh?” She looked bewildered.

Zhou Jing smiled, “I was thinking of introducing a wife for my younger brother; I think someone like you would be great.”

Lin Yuyao: “…”

She felt a mix of amusement and exasperation.

“Don’t think I’m just working here, but my family is quite well-off. We have a big house in the city. My parents run a qipao shop with a stable customer base; the business is decent.” She paused.

“As for me, I married into Chenshan Town. If you have a younger sister, she wouldn’t suffer marrying into my family.” She Continued.

Lin Yuyao smiled and said, “I don’t have a younger sister; I have older brothers, and I’m the only daughter in my family.”

Zhou Jing looked a bit embarrassed, “Oh, I see. Hehe, I was just asking; if you don’t have one, it’s fine.”

Alright then.

“By the way, do you have any cousins?”

Lin Yuyao: “…”

Was she serious?

This was a bit ridiculous.

“Well, there are some, but they don’t plan to marry out.” After thinking for a moment, she added, “I don’t want to marry out either; I don’t want to be too far from my parents.”

Hoo—

Zhou Jing let out a long sigh.

In her mind: It’s over.

Fu Huayi still wants to pursue her, but she doesn’t want to marry out.

…

Lu Jiangting, unable to find Lin Yuyao, stood dazedly in front of the door.

Next door, Li Hong and Zhang Qianqian were about to head to their night shift. Seeing him standing there for a long time without leaving, they felt a pang of sympathy.

They kindly offered a few words of advice.

“She really moved out; she returned the keys and won’t be coming back.”

Lu Jiangting remained silent, just staring at the half-hanging door. The door had been kicked in by Fu Huayi, but he had compensated the landlord for it.