Chapter 680 Fishing
"Is anyone there?"
Fang Xiaohui called at the door.
Liu Huili responded, "Who is it?"
She came out of the room, holding her back.
"You must be Auntie, I'm Fang Xiaohui."
Fang Xiaohui enthusiastically came over to support Huihui, holding canned fruit and milk powder in her hands.
"Oh, I remember now. You're the eldest sister's... biological daughter."
Liu Huili suddenly remembered this. Fan Jianguo had told her that his elder sister had taken the wrong baby home from the hospital.
That Jiang Xiaoxiao wasn't their biological child. Thinking of this made her feel upset.
Jiang Xiaoxiao clearly wasn't biologically theirs, yet Fan Jianguo protected her more fiercely than his own flesh and blood.
He discussed everything with that niece of his and didn't consider his own opinion, while Jiang Xiaoxiao didn't respect her as an aunt at all.
Last time her mother wanted to have a minor surgery. She specifically went to Jiang Xiaoxiao, hoping Jiang Xiaoxiao could talk to Mr. Feng to get her arranged at He Ren Hospital. But no, Jiang Xiaoxiao asked them to go themselves, saying that such a minor surgery could be done at any hospital.
There's no need to bother with favors.
Are we even a family anymore?
Only someone as brainless as Fan Jianguo would consider Jiang Xiaoxiao family, when she clearly doesn't belong to them.
Even though Fan Jianguo always criticized Fang Xiaohui for not being close to them, not being of the same kind.
And Fang Xiaohui didn't treat her elder sister and brother-in-law well, always being displeased with them.
But Liu Huili genuinely felt that, after all, this is the biological one. Compared to Jiang Xiaoxiao, Liu Huili really felt maybe Fang Xiaohui was better.
Though they didn't meet at the wedding, look how warm and enthusiastic people are now.
"You're Little Aunt, right? I'm so sorry I missed your wedding. I was pregnant and delivering at the time. Wanted to come see you long ago, but kept delaying until now.
You know I had a big fallout with my parents and never had the chance to reconcile. I didn't have a way out for myself either, which dragged until now."
Fang Xiaohui was quite the talker.
If she couldn't sweet-talk, she'd have wasted her life.
Liu Huili noticed how warmly she acted, just like family, with no awkwardness at all.
"You didn't have to bring anything when you came. It's not proper for me to accept."
Liu Huili glanced at the canned goods and milk powder being put aside. They might be rare in the market, but to her, they weren't valuable. Their family ran a shop; they didn't lack these things.
If she wanted any of this, Fan Jianguo would have brought home plenty!
Thinking to herself, this Fang Xiaohui seems like she's not very capable either.
Wasn't it said she's a head nurse now?
Why are these the only things she can offer?
Apparently, Fang Xiaohui also married into the Song family. Didn't they see what Jiang Xiaoxiao uses and eats?
All high-end imported goods, said to be only available at foreign exchange shops with foreign exchange certificates.
Liu Huili wronged Jiang Xiaoxiao there. Those things weren't bought from foreign exchange shops.
Jiang Xiaoxiao was actually poor now, with all her family's assets poured into the hospital.
They invested everything they had.
Now things came mainly from Mr. Feng, Mr. Wu, Mr. Wang. Each of them brought things here.
They naturally brought good things, fearing that Jiang Xiaoxiao would suffer. Whatever good things they had, they'd send over.
Of course, what they had were indeed the best, making it look to outsiders like Jiang Xiaoxiao had all high-end imported stuff.
Fang Xiaohui had long noticed Liu Huili's slightly contemptuous glance and knew this woman was greedy, seeing the gifts weren't to her liking.
Luckily, she had come prepared, knowing well that you have to part with the bait to catch the wolf.
"Auntie, these small things aren't much. I know you married Uncle and I didn't give you a wedding gift, so I specially brought this wedding gift for you. This watch is an imported ladies' watch.
It's not easy to find in the market, even with foreign exchange certificates. A patient's family helped to get it. The moment I saw this watch, I thought it suited you perfectly."
She took out the ladies' watch from her bag and placed it on the table.
Liu Huili's eyes lit up immediately. There was nothing quite like this in the market. Even after visiting department stores many times, she hadn't seen such a watch; it was indeed fine.
One look, and it was immediately likable, clearly a valuable item.
Of course, her gaze also swept over Fang Xiaohui's wrist, spotting a jade bracelet whose color screamed quality.
Seeing that hidden bracelet, Liu Huili thought she might have misjudged. Taking a closer look at Fang Xiaohui,
sure enough, there were jade earrings of similar quality on her ears, appearing petite, but clearly treasures.
She then checked out Fang Xiaohui's shoes, handbag, and outfit.
Coming from a family that ran a store and sold many goods, she had some discerning eyes.
These items altogether, at least over three hundred bucks.
A regular salary couldn't afford that.
Who spends half their year's salary on themself like this?
"Oh wow, Xiaohui, why so formal with me? You see, you have 'Hui' in your name, and so do I. We're really fated to meet."
Pretending to decline, yet her hands were anything but polite, promptly taking the watch out of the box to try it on her wrist, face full of excitement.
Fang Xiaohui secretly rolled her eyes.
"It's just a token of my appreciation, Auntie. I'm currently in business with a friend. If it only relied on my measly salary, I honestly couldn't afford to give you something like this. Not that I'm lamenting poverty, I just have to earn some side income because there's a child at home, and expenses are endless."
Fang Xiaohui laid her cards on the table.
And she saw Liu Huili's eyes light up.
Knowing the fish took the bait, it seems her hard work hasn't gone unrewarded.
She'd specially dressed up for today, wearing the best and most expensive things she had.
This watch cost her three hundred bucks.
This watch wasn't available in the domestic market.
It was brought by a friend of Song Mohuan's from abroad. His wife didn't like it, so Song Mohuan bought it back.
Song Mohuan adored his wife, and he bought this watch for Fang Xiaohui.
Who would have thought Fang Xiaohui couldn't bear to wear it and brought it out today to gift.
Upon hearing this and seeing Fang Xiaohui's attire, Liu Huili immediately felt moved.
People like her, a head nurse with connections, certainly didn't worry, having easy money flow, dealing with different folks.
Recently her brother was getting married, and another brother was heading to school.
She took two thousand yuan from Fan Jianguo's inventory funds to give to her family, but that money would have to be returned eventually, fearing exposure during half-year audits.
She'd been pondering where to move money from, but if there was a way to earn money, what's there to worry about?