Chapter 9

Bai Gaohan and Fu Shiting, one was drinking water and the other was eating, and they both choked.

Bai Ruanruan was startled and quickly helped her mother beside her to calm down.

Bai Gaohan put down his water cup and asked, “Ruanruan, have you decided so quickly? Are you not going to think about it anymore?”

“Dad, I’ve already thought about it, and Mom also met that guy when she went on a blind date two days ago.” Bai Ruanruan didn’t care.

The couple looked at each other and Fu Shiting nodded.

Bai Gaohan’s heart then calmed down a little.

He was just a little worried that his daughter would just marry someone randomly because she didn’t want to go to the countryside. Marriage is a major event in life.

But since he has already met his wife, there is no problem. It’s just that I still feel a little bit jealous.

Bai Gaohan looked at his daughter and suddenly felt like he couldn’t eat. He usually could eat two bowls of rice, but today at noon he only ate one and a half bowls.

I feel a little unhappy when I think that my daughter will get married soon, become someone else’s wife, and won’t be able to live in my house forever.

After finishing the meal, Bai Ruanruan went to help in the kitchen and said, “Mom, are you free tomorrow? I want to go to my aunt’s house. Last time my cousin came over, she was worried that my valuables would be stolen if I took them with me to the countryside, so she asked me to leave all the things suitable for young girls with her. I want to take them back.”

“Yes, if you want to go, I’ll take you there.”

Fu Shiting agreed immediately.

Two days before Bai Ruanruan came here, her cousin came to her house and took away a lot of good things, including the space necklace that was about to be opened.

Now that Bai Runrun doesn’t have to go to the countryside and is about to get married, she must of course take those things back. After all, those things will be her future dowry.

Bai Runrun did the math in her mind and found out that her cousin Gu Zhenxi had taken two pairs of earrings, a bracelet, a pearl necklace, two rings, and most importantly, the space necklace left by her grandmother.

Each of these things is of great value, and they will all be Bai Ruanruan’s future dowry, so how can they be given away for free to others?

Gu Zhenxi was a small-minded person with a narrow vision. He also liked to take advantage of small things. When he saw that Bai Ruanruan was living a good life, he became jealous and hated her. In a rage, he signed her up to go to the countryside.

The original Bai Ruanruan was too well protected because of her weak body. She didn’t understand anything and always thought the best of others. But the current Bai Ruanruan is not that silly girl anymore.

“Okay, go back to your room. There’s no one to help with in the kitchen.”

Fu Shiting pushed her daughter out and turned around to continue cleaning. There was not much work to do in the kitchen.

Bai Runrun had already made up her mind to take her things back and take a “small” revenge on her cousin.

Fu Shiting was supposed to go to work today and tomorrow, but her daughter had something to do, so she switched shifts with a colleague.

Early in the morning, after the mother and daughter finished their meal, they went out to visit Gu Zhenxi’s home.

On the way to the car, Fu Shiting looked at her daughter several times.

Bai Ruanruan knew why.

In the past, Gu Zhenxi relied on Bai Ruanruan’s innocent mind and always deceived her and took many good things from her. This happened so many times that Fu Shiting realized something was wrong.

But Bai Runrun didn’t think there was anything wrong and still trusted her cousin very much, so Fu Shiting didn’t say much.

This is the first time in all these years that Bai Ruanruan is going to get her things back, and Fu Shiting of course supports her.

The two houses were quite far apart, and it took more than ten minutes to get there by tricycle.

Bai Ruanruan’s aunt is called Fu Xiuyun. She was also a beauty when she was young, but after giving birth to a child, she had to deal with a lot of trivial household chores and take care of her husband and daughter. Gradually, her figure became a little out of shape.

Fu Xiujun was cleaning the house when she heard the noise of a tricycle outside. She looked up and saw her sister and her daughter coming towards her.

It’s only half past nine. What are they doing here so early?

Fu Xiujun was a little surprised, but she still put down the broom and walked over to greet her: “Sister, why are you here so early in the morning? Is there something important?”

Fu Shiting sat on the sofa and said with a smile: “Our Ruanruan is old enough and she is anxious to find a partner. The two of them are planning to get married soon, so they came to talk to all the relatives at home.”

Fu Xiujun’s eyes widened and she looked at her sister and then at her niece.

Bai Ruanruan is getting married? How could it be so fast! If she gets married now, how can she go to the countryside? !

“Sister, what’s wrong?” Fu Shiting asked with a faint smile.

Fu Xiujun forced a smile and said, “No, nothing. I’ll go get you a glass of water.”

Bai Runrun stared at her aunt’s back and said nothing, but she understood in her heart.

Gu Zhenxi is the eldest aunt’s daughter and has inherited her aunt’s temperament. Gu Zhenxi didn’t want to see her live a good life, so she designed the plan to send her to the countryside. The same was true for the eldest aunt, so she had such a strange expression when she heard that she was going to get married.

How can I go to the countryside after getting married?

What a pity.

Bai Ruanruan sneered and didn’t say anything for the time being.

Fu Xiujun quickly poured two glasses of water and said kindly, “Congratulations to Ruanruan. When is the date?”

“There’s no rush for this. We’re here today mainly for one thing.”

Fu Shiting swung the cup around, then put it down and said, “Zhizhen came to our house a while ago and took a lot of good things from us. Most of them were left to her by her grandmother. They will be used as dowry to fill the boxes in the future. Big sister, you should call Zhizhen down to ask her about it.”

Fu Xiujun widened her eyes, looked at her sister, then at her niece, and shouted in a loud voice: “Ruanruan, how could this happen? Tell your aunt, is this true? You two are the closest sisters!”

The original owner, Bai Runruan, always thought that she and Gu Zhenxi were the closest sisters. Gu Zhenxi would take whatever she liked, and Bai Runruan was also good-tempered and never told her parents.

Isn’t Fu Xiujun just playing the emotional card when she said this?

After all, what they often emphasized before was: You two are not real sisters, but you are better than real sisters. You must help each other in the future!

But Bai Ruanruan is no longer the Bai Ruanruan who is easy to bully.

She looked at her aunt and said with a smile, “Aunt, my mother is right. My cousin did take a lot of things. She said she was afraid I would lose them when I went to the countryside, so she kept them for me. But now I’m getting married and don’t have to go to the countryside. Let her return the things to me. After all, they will be my dowry in the future.”

Fu Xiujun didn’t expect Bai Runrun to say that, and was stunned for a moment, but she also wanted to save face, especially in front of Fu Shiting.

“Cherish it! Cherish it!”

Fu Xiujun shouted a few times at the top of her lungs before she heard the sound of someone coming down the stairs.

Gu Zhenxi was wearing pajamas and yawning, saying, “Mom, why are you calling me so early in the morning?”

Her facial features are somewhat similar to Bai Ruanruan, but the original owner, Bai Ruanruan, was not in good health, and she looked frail and thinner.

Fu Xiujun didn’t say anything, but just looked at her niece sideways.

Bai Ruan Ruan pretended not to see it, walked to the stairs and said, “Cousin, you can return all the things you stored for me before. I’m getting married, and those are the dowry my grandmother left for me.”

Gu Zhenxi’s brain froze, and subconsciously, she recalled some jewelry that she had cheated from Bai Ruanruan’s house half a month ago.

The jewelry was expensive and beautiful, and Gu Zhenxi didn’t want to return it at all. As long as Bai Ruanruan went to the countryside, there would be basically no possibility of her coming back.

Then, aren’t these things hers?

Like countless times before, from small items like pencils and notebooks to large items like clothes and jewelry, Gu Zhenxi could always find some reasons to take things from Bai Ruanruan’s hands.

What about safekeeping, borrowing for two days, etc., and it has never been returned.

Because Bai Runrun is shy, most of the time, even if she wants something back, she is too embarrassed to ask.

This time, Gu Zhenxi used the same trick, earrings, bracelets, and necklaces, those jewelry are so beautiful!

Gu Zhenxi had already regarded those things as his own property and never thought that Bai Ruanruan would come to ask for them.

“Cousin, you said before that those things might be lost if taken to the countryside, so you kept them for me first. Now that I don’t have to go to the countryside, can you return the things to me?”

Bai Ruanruan looked suspicious and asked, “You, don’t want to give it to me?”

“How is this possible!” Gu Zhenxi stiffened his neck, looked at the people in the living room, and found that his aunt was also there, so he knew that he could not keep these things.

She said reluctantly, “It’s just some jewelry. Why bother with so much trouble? Why don’t you just do it yourself? Wait here, I’ll get it for you!”

Gu Zhenxi’s slippers kicked loudly, and he couldn’t hide the irritated expression on his face, which he revealed more than Fu Xiujun.

Bai Ruanruan followed closely behind and said with a smile: “Then I’ll go with my cousin. After all, the things are not cheap. I’m afraid that my cousin will take the wrong things. If there are too many or too few, it will be bad.”

Gu Zhenxi just felt depressed in his heart, and now he was even more unhappy. He always felt that Bai Runrun’s words today were a bit sarcastic.

Why does Bai Ruanruan say that? What are the extra and the missing? The two families are cousins. Why would she do such a thing for a few broken things? They are not very valuable.

Worrying that something is missing doesn’t that mean you doubt she will give it to you?