On the way to the bus stop, Qiao Yu kept staring at the restaurants by the roadside. She had felt so uncomfortable after she saw the notice at noon that she had not eaten yet!
Her stomach was already growling from hunger. Moreover, the finance department had only given her half a day's salary just now. They had only given her the salary and nothing more. If she was heading to the Xia family's house on her own, she would not be thinking about food. However, things were different now that Su Yang was around.
The timing of her dismissal was too coincidental. Why did she have to be fired at this time when it was almost the new year? Qiao Mei was really spiteful enough to make life difficult for her during the new year.
Su Yang obviously noticed Qiao Yu's gaze as well. He knew that this woman must be thinking about scamming him of another sum of money. However, Qiao Yu was homeless now. It would be good if he could give her some benefits, then she might even go home with him!
Soon, they arrived at the restaurant where Su Yang had treated Qiao Yu to a meal previously. Su Yang realized that Qiao Yu's pace had clearly slowed down a lot and she began to look towards the restaurant, sighing from time to time.
"You haven't had dinner yet, right?" Su Yang asked.
Qiao Yu looked at Su Yang in embarrassment and said, "I haven't eaten all day. Since noon, I was busy with the arrangements to leave the factory. You haven't eaten either?"
"I'm a little hungry too. Shall we go in and eat something?" Su Yang said with a smile.
"Sure!" Qiao Yu was so excited that she almost jumped up. Before Su Yang even moved, she rushed into the restaurant, worried that Su Yang would go back on his word if she was too slow. She did not even leave the door open for Su Yang, even though he had his hands full with her luggage.
"Tsk, this greedy woman is really not easy to feed…" Su Yang frowned and walked in with the luggage.
Su Yang ordered four meat dishes, the same as previously. He spent 12 dollars this time round, which was not much different from the last time. After they finished eating, Qiao Yu and Su Yang took the bus to the Xia family's house.
After having had two meals with Su Yang, Qiao Yu's attitude towards him had also changed a little. The Su family's financial situation did not seem as bad as what Qiao Yu saw when she went round. For Su Yang to have so many meat coupons and be able to spend more than 20 dollars to treat her to meals within a month, it was obvious that his family had money. It was just that Old Madam Fan was so shrewish that she did not leave all the money to her two sons.
The amount of 20 dollars was equivalent to half a month's salary for Su Yang!
In reality, Su Yang had stolen all these things. Old Madam Fan had been busy taking care of Su Liang recently and did not have the time to deal with the matters at home. Su Yang was not afraid that Old Madam Fan would blame him. If he managed to marry Qiao Yu without needing to spend too much money, Old Madam Fan would definitely be happy about it.
Along the way, Su Yang kept observing Qiao Yu's expression. He did not know if these relatives that Qiao Yu spoke about were real or simply a fabricated lie.
By the time they reached the entrance of the Xia family's neighborhood, it was already dark. As soon as he got down from the bus, Su Yang was shocked by the scene in front of him. In the past, he only knew that the people living in this neighborhood were all prominent people in the capital, people whom he would never get to meet in his life. If he could become related to them, he would have nothing to worry about for the rest of his life.
He did not expect Qiao Yu to be capable enough to know such people. What she said at the factory was true!
These houses were like palaces to him. He had never seen them before. How blissful it would be to be able to live in one!
However, when he approached the entrance of the neighborhood, Su Yang realized that the guards here all wore military uniforms and were armed with guns. He was so frightened that he almost wet his pants. He often caused trouble and was a frequent guest at the police station. By right, he should be very familiar with such things.
Perhaps it was the guns which scared him.
Qiao Yu looked at Su Yang and rolled her eyes. She did not expect Su Yang to be so timid that he would become so frightened when he saw guns. However, she had forgotten that she was just as frightened as Su Yang when she first set eyes on these guards.
She walked forward in a familiar manner and provided the Xia family's house number, her own name and the reason for her visit. She had memorized the procedure from the last time she was here. The guard at the door quickly went to check in with the Xia family members.
Su Yang looked at Qiao Yu differently now. All his life, his dream was to find a rich young lady who lived in such a house. He would then be able to have whatever he wanted and would not have to ever worry about his livelihood again.