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Chapter 386: Disheveled
"It's all because of Brother Gu's good teaching, otherwise my grades wouldn't be so good." Knowing that Gu Feiyan likes his second sister, Li Huawen would not miss any opportunity to let Gu Feiyan show up.
"Of course. Your brother Gu is a university scholar. You have a lot to learn." Li Xiaoxiao was naturally grateful to Gu Feiyan.
"I'll ask your brother Gu to come to my house for dinner tonight. I'll go back early and cook a few dishes." Gu Feiyan is a true second-generation rich man. He may not like it if he is given a gift. So I will cook a few of my signature dishes to treat him, as a way to repay him for his teaching of Li Huawen.
"Okay, I'll go tell Brother Gu right away." Li Huawen was so happy that he almost jumped up. Gu Feiyan was some distance away from them.
I trotted over to him and said, "Brother Gu, my second sister asked you to come to her house for dinner tonight. Do you have time?"
While Li Huawen was speaking, because his back was facing Li Xiaoxiao, he frantically winked at Gu Feiyan, saying, "Hurry up and agree, hurry up and agree!"
"Okay, I'll definitely go." Gu Feiyan had his usual gentle smile on his face. This was the first time Li Xiaoxiao invited him to dinner at her home. No matter what the reason was, it was always good.
Zhou Lingfei returned home in a daze. She was still fantasizing before leaving, thinking that she was overthinking. Unexpectedly, reality soon slapped her in the face. Why did he treat her like this? They two were the most important people to her.
Tears flowed uncontrollably. If she had an ordinary relationship with Li Xiaoxiao, she would not be sad. Knowing that Gu Feiyan had someone he liked would at most make her sad. However, now she felt like she was betrayed by the person she trusted the most.
She didn't go out the whole day and had a pair of panda eyes. Mrs. Zhou asked her what was wrong, Zhou Lingfei looked listless and just said that she didn't sleep well at night.
Qiao Yueru only had a few taels of silver in her hand, and she didn't dare spend it recklessly. Before, Tang Xiuwen asked her to buy a yard, and she still had some money left. Now it was impossible. She regretted it so much just thinking about it.
Why didn't he listen to her? If he used the silver to buy the yard, it would be better than having it robbed. Afterwards, she went to the government office to report the case. The government office had seen many such cases, so they made a record and told her to go back and wait, saying that they would contact her if they got any clues or found the person.
This wait lasted for more than ten days. At the beginning, Qiao Yueru was still full of expectations, hoping to find the person as soon as possible, but so many days passed and there was no clue at all.
She was the only one in the alley at the time, and her face was masked. How could the authorities find her? Qiao Yueru was terrified at the time. She couldn't remember the height or body shape of the man in black, so it was like looking for a needle in a haystack. The final result would most likely be nothing.
Slowly, Qiao Yueru gave up and thought that she was unlucky. It was really like a rainy day when the roof was leaking. What else could she do but admit it?
The money was getting less and less every day, and Qiao Yueru became more and more anxious. Apart from paying the rent every day, she was reluctant to spend a single penny.
She also thought about finding some work to do, but she was spoiled since she was a child and had never done any work. She was not good at anything and not only could she not help, but also made things more troublesome. In addition, because of her ugly face, no one wanted to hire her for a long time.
But she still didn't give up: "I can do any job, please let me try, no wages, just give me something to eat."
"Go away, go away. Don't disturb our business." The waiter drove him away, his eyes full of disgust. This ugly guy scared all the customers in their store. If the shopkeeper saw it, he would scold him again.
"Please, I promise I will hold the plate firmly this time and won't drop it again." Qiao Yueru had come to this store before and washed plates in the kitchen. Although she was ugly, she asked for low wages, so the shopkeeper agreed.
Unexpectedly, she broke more than ten plates in just one afternoon. The shopkeeper was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He had seen dumber people but never anyone as dumb as her. No wonder she asked for such a low wage.
A dozen plates were much more expensive than her wages, and the shopkeeper kicked her out in anger. Qiao Yueru knew she was in the wrong, but she couldn't work for nothing after working for a whole day, so she asked for her wages.
The waiter couldn't stand it any longer: "Girl, you are so shameless. The plates you broke cost hundreds of coins. We, the shopkeeper, didn't ask you for the money. We have done our best. How can you ask for money?"
"I..." Qiao Yueru stammered, her face flushed red, and she couldn't utter a word for a long time.
Later, she went to the bun shop and made buns for people. She picked vegetables, but she couldn't pick them well after half a day. She cut the vegetables long and short. When she made buns, the skins were either broken or there was not enough filling. She only did this job for one day. The boss felt sorry for her and gave her two buns when she left, and told her not to come again the next day.
Later, Qiao Yueru didn’t know how many jobs she had found, but the most she was allowed to do was three days. After that, no one wanted her anymore.
Qiao Yueru was beaten down by reality and became depressed. During this period, she went to look for Tang Xiuwen and Si Wei Zhong, but neither of them saw her or even said a word to her.
Even if she spent money frugally, it was decreasing day by day. Qiao Yueru began to have trouble sleeping at night. After falling asleep, her mind was filled with the comfortable life she had lived in the Qiao Mansion.
Then she woke up again and found herself in this small, dilapidated house. The difference was so great that she could not distinguish between reality and dreams.
Finally one day she moved out of this shabby house. She had run out of money and could not pay the rent, so the shop owner kicked her out.
At this time, Qiao Yueru was wearing the same clothes as a beggar, her hair was unkempt, her body exuded a strange smell, and her expression was sometimes clear and sometimes dazed. There was no place for her in this world anymore.
Her stomach was growling with hunger and she was staggering as she walked, as if she was about to fall down at any moment. Passersby who saw her would try to get out of her way for fear of getting contaminated by the dirt on her body.
Qiao Yueru seemed to be used to it and was walking on her own. Suddenly, a few young ladies from official families came towards her. They were wearing brightly colored headdresses on their heads. As they walked, the jewels collided with each other, making pleasant sounds.
Qiao Yueru had heard this kind of sound countless times. She used to wear a lot of head ornaments on her head, but now, she subconsciously reached out to touch her head, and saw only a mess of hair, nothing else.
At that moment, she woke up, her mind was clear, and she could see clearly the people coming from the opposite side. Qiao Yueru knew all of these people and was very familiar with them.
The leader was Cheng Yuner, followed by Wang Xiaoyue and Zhang Qiaoxin as usual. The three of them were talking about something and laughing happily. Qiao Yueru recognized them, but they did not recognize Qiao Yueru.