A Rough Man and His Beautiful Wife - Chapter 10

Chapter 10: Not Used to Contacting People

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“Really.” Jiang Ju said softly. After her parents passed away, she didn’t have any friends or family she needed to contact often. As time passed, she stopped using WeChat. In the end, she even forgot the login password and never used it again.

Du Xi believed her now, but he felt that only being able to call her wasn’t enough. He extended his hand and said, “Lend me your phone.”

She didn’t use her phone that much, so she didn’t know where she had put it. She went into the bedroom and looked around, but couldn’t find it. “I don’t know where it went.”

Du Xi raised his eyebrows slightly and said, “Call yourself.” After Jiang Ju called the number, a few seconds later, a weak ringing came from under the coffee table. Du Xi bent down and looked under the coffee table, but he didn’t see the phone. Then, he pulled out the carpet. A black phone was under the carpet. Because it was an incoming call, it was vibrating non-stop. There was a lot of dust on it. It was obvious that it had been here for a long time, but she didn’t think of looking for it.

She didn’t use WeChat and rarely used her phone. She spent all her time alone in her small room. She was still in her youth, but she lived like an old woman in her seventies or eighties. Du Xi downloaded WeChat for her again and registered a new account. After Du Xi added her as a friend, he returned her phone to her.

“Video call me when you’re bored. If I don’t pick up, it’s because there’s no signal at the construction site. Just call me then.” Jiang Ju held her phone, but didn’t respond. She had been alone for a long time and wasn’t used to maintaining contact with others. Moreover, Du Xi didn’t look like someone who had the patience to chat with her, so she didn’t intend to listen to him.

Seeing him carry the leftovers to the kitchen, Jiang Ju remembered the four big bags of things he had bought for her. She entered the room to take the rent, then she walked to the kitchen slowly. Standing at the kitchen door, she hesitated for a long time. She couldn’t bring herself to say the words at the tip of her tongue.

Du Xi could tell that she wanted to say something but hesitated, so he asked her, “What’s the matter?” Jiang Ju nodded at him and took out a neat stack of money from her pocket. “Here… is the money for the groceries.”

Du Xi stood beside the faucet as he looked down at her. Her hand was very small, so when she held the bills in her fair palm, the contrast was quite eye-catching. This child really refused to accept favors at all. They ate the food together, but she actually wanted to return the money to him.

“Take the money back. After all, we ate the food together. There’s a lot of work at the construction site these days, and I might not have time to work, so I’ll have to trouble you to cook.”

Jiang Ju was stunned. She looked up at him and asked tentatively, “You’re going to come over to eat with me?” She thought that it was just for today. If they ate together every day in the future, it wouldn’t be good for her if other people found out.

“I won’t come over often. I’ll be busy at the construction site. I might not even be able to come back for a single meal a week.” Du Xi wanted to nod, but when he saw her troubled expression, as if she was afraid that he would cling to her, he changed the topic.

He would only eat one meal after buying so many things, so she should give him the money all the more. Jiang Ju didn’t say anything, but her eyes expressed her intentions.

Du Xi sighed softly and thought about what excuse he should find to make this child accept the things willingly and stop mentioning giving him money. A thousand yuan was really nothing to him, who owned more than half of the construction sites in this city.

However, it was probably not a small sum of money for the child in front of him. She looked serious and persistent, so he didn’t dare to refuse anymore. “Why don’t we do this? I’m usually busy with work and don’t have time to clean up the house. If you have time, go over and help me clean up. Treat this money as your salary, okay?”

Jiang Ju looked at him with a tense expression, as if he was a fool. This money was even more than his monthly rent. With this money, why didn’t he rent a better place? Why did he choose an old building like hers to rent?

Outside the small building, there was a construction site and there were loud noises every morning. The environment here wasn’t very good either.

“If you don’t speak, I’ll take it that you agree.”

Jiang Ju pursed her lips and lowered her head. She didn’t know how to refuse, so she returned half the money to him. She frowned slightly, as if telling him that accepting half the money was her bottom line. Otherwise, she would reject his suggestion.