Meng Shijiang originally believed in Li Cheng. Now that Li Cheng said with certainty that Jiujiu was in puppy love, she had seen it several times. Naturally, she would choose to believe her own girl. Moreover, not only did Meng Shijiang believe Li Cheng, but she was also prepared to use this to smear Jiujiu's name in front of Chen Heng.
When Chen Heng returned home, what welcomed him was Li Cheng's sweet voice and Meng Shijiang's gentle smile.
Chen Heng, who had been busy the entire day, smiled because of his wife and daughter's welcome.
As Chen Heng put on his shoes, he asked out of habit, "Is Xiaoxiao back?"
Hearing Chen Heng ask about Jiujiu, a trace of anger flashed in Li Cheng's eyes. However, after thinking about what Meng Shijiang had said, her anger disappeared and she only smiled as she said, "Yes, she's in the room."
Hearing Li Cheng say that Jiujiu had returned, a trace of displeasure flashed in Chen Heng's eyes.
Jiujiu was clearly his biological daughter, but every time he returned, the first person to welcome him was not his biological daughter, but his adopted daughter, Meng Shijiang.
If it wasn't for the fact that he had Jiujiu at home, Chen Heng would have wondered if he even had a daughter like Jiujiu.
Chen Heng nodded and walked towards the study.
Looking at Chen Heng's back, Meng Shijiang told Li Cheng to go back to study while she went to cook.
During the meal, Jiujiu habitually buried her head in the food and did not participate in the family's conversation.
However, today's topic was suddenly brought up to the topic of puppy love.
Chen Heng was a very old-fashioned parent, and naturally hated things like puppy love. When he heard Meng Shijiang mention puppy love, his tone unconsciously became serious, "The most important thing for a student is to study. Puppy love is something for adults to do. Puppy love is not proper work.
Chen Heng's words were completely against love.
Seeing that Chen Heng was so against love, Meng Shijiang pinched Jiujiu's little tail and looked at Jiujiu with a pleased smile.
Following this, Jiujiu heard Meng Shijiang say to her, "Chen Xiao, I heard from Cheng Cheng that you have a good relationship with a boy in your class and often eat together. Could it be that you're in love?"
When Meng Shijiang talked about puppy love, Jiujiu really didn't have much of a reaction. When Meng Shijiang suddenly talked about her and the boys in her class, Jiujiu was really surprised. So they were waiting for her here.
Jiujiu raised her head and looked at Meng Shijiang, who had a smug smile on her face, as well as Chen Heng, who was glaring at her because of Meng Shijiang's words. She raised her head and asked with a confused expression, "Auntie, what male classmate? I don't know.
Seeing Jiujiu deny it, Li Cheng hurriedly added, "It's Yan Senze. Don't you often go to the cafeteria together?"
Li Cheng made it sound as if Jiujiu and Yan Senze went to the cafeteria to do part-time jobs together, making it sound as if Jiujiu and Yan Senze went to the cafeteria to eat together.
As soon as Li Cheng said this, Jiujiu immediately knew what was going on.
She knew that Meng Shijiang had said that she was in a relationship for no reason and had set her on fire. As soon as Li Cheng spoke, she knew that Li Cheng had most likely failed to seduce Yan Senze and wanted to use Yan Senze to teach her a lesson.
Hearing Li Cheng say Yan Senze's name, Chen Heng's expression became more and more serious, and he looked at Jiujiu with a bit of disapproval, "Cheng Cheng, are you telling the truth?"
"It's only been a week since we started school, and I have to work part-time every day after class. I'm so busy that I don't have time to fall in love. Although Yan Senze is my classmate, we haven't spoken more than ten sentences. If this is considered a good relationship, then I have nothing to say."
Moreover, Jiujiu did not feel that she was lying. Yan Senze had autism, and from the beginning until now, he had not spoken more than ten sentences to her.
Although Chen Heng's heart had been deceived by Meng Shijiang and Li Cheng, Jiujiu was his daughter, and he quickly caught the main point, "What part-time job?"
Hearing Chen Heng ask about her part-time job, Jiujiu directly replied, "I found a part-time job in the school's cafeteria, and I get 30 or so dollars a day."
Chen Heng was a male chauvinist, and he believed that men earned money outside the home while women took care of the family. As such, not long after marrying Meng Shijiang, he had handed over the family's finances to Meng Shijiang. Naturally, Jiujiu's living expenses were also given by Meng Shijiang.
Even though Chen Heng trusted Meng Shijiang, he knew that Jiujiu was not Meng Shijiang's biological child. Meng Shijiang was not as upset about Jiujiu as she was about Li Cheng.
Hearing that Jiujiu was working part-time at the school, he naturally suspected that Meng Shijiang had embezzled Jiujiu's living expenses.
Chen Heng turned to look at Meng Shijiang and asked Jiujiu, "Is the living expenses that your auntie gives you not enough?"
Before the topic of money was brought up, Meng Shijiang was like a general who had returned from a victory, and she was incredibly proud. Now that Chen Heng asked about money, Meng Shijiang, who had a guilty conscience, felt as if someone had grasped her lifeline, and she immediately withered.
Looking at the originally arrogant Meng Shijiang's downcast appearance, the corners of Jiujiu's mouth curled up without leaving a trace. She said, "It's alright. It's just that I wanted to buy some learning materials recently, so I didn't have enough."
Hearing that Jiujiu was working part-time because she wanted to buy study materials, Chen Heng took out 500 dollars from his wallet and stuffed it into Jiujiu's hand as he said, "If you don't have enough in the future, ask daddy for more."
After receiving the money from Chen Heng, Jiujiu looked up and sweetly smiled at Chen Heng.
Jiujiu's interaction with Chen Heng seemed quite normal, but it caused Meng Shijiang's heart to become cold.
Perhaps others did not know, but after being with Chen Heng for so long, how could she not know that Chen Heng's actions clearly showed that he did not trust her?
Meng Shijiang's heart turned over and over several times. She kept thinking about what she could do to wipe out the matter of her embezzlement of Li Cheng's savings in the city's No. 1 Middle School.
Originally, Li Cheng and Meng Shijiang had wanted to defame Jiujiu, but in the end, not only had Jiujiu failed, but Meng Shijiang had also suffered a great loss.
After this matter, Meng Shijiang no longer dared to speak ill of Jiujiu.
The current Jiujiu was no longer the taciturn person she used to be. In the past, no matter what she said, Jiujiu would remain silent like a mute. However, the current Jiujiu would amaze the world with a single brilliant feat. With just a few words, she could turn the situation around and turn against her.
Jiujiu was not someone who was willing to suffer losses. Since Meng Shijiang dared to defame Chen Heng in front of her, she naturally had to return the favor.
As such, after eating, Jiujiu said to Li Cheng, "Next week is the monthly exam. Li Cheng, you have to work hard too. Let's see who is better."
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