The handsome guy next door loves to flirt.

Even so, Yun Shu felt a little better, but the thought of Xu Ya coming the day after tomorrow made her feel embarrassed again. Could it be that her period, which comes every month, is about to arrive again?

I opened the drawer and saw there were only two tablets left. I'll have to buy two more packs tomorrow to have on hand. Ugh! Women are such a hassle!

Hearing the knock, Yun Shu went to open the door. At that moment, Lele from next door brought out a large plate filled with dumplings.

"Auntie, these are dumplings my mom made. She asked me to bring them over for my sister." Yun Shu looked at the pretty white dumplings on the plate and couldn't help but admire Lele's mother's skill. She usually just bought pre-packaged or frozen dumplings from the supermarket.

"Thank you, Lele!" Yun Shu took a bowl, washed the plate, took a bag of fruit from the refrigerator, and then led Lele next door.

Lele's mother was holding Dou Dou, breastfeeding the baby in the inner room. Yun Shu was in the living room and couldn't see her, so she thanked her for the dumplings. She put a bag of fruit in Lele's refrigerator. Fruit spoils easily in the summer, especially grapes, which easily attract insects. Yun Shu had bought a lot during the supermarket promotion, and since she couldn't finish them all, she thought of giving them to Lele's family.

After leaving Lele's house, we went back home and ate dumplings. They were really good. I'll learn how to make dumplings from Lele's mom when I have time.

For the next two days, Yun Shu went to work as usual, but without Xiao Mingkun and Xu Ruo, she felt much more bored.

Yun Shu had just finished get off work and was packing up to go home when her phone rang. It was an unknown number. As soon as she answered, she heard that brat Xu Ya's voice.

"Sis, I'm at the station, it's so hot! Hurry up and pick me up!" Xu Ya stood at the exit of the train station, her throat dry from the heat. She hadn't expected Nancheng to be so hot.

Yun Shu thought, "Since it's so hot, why did you come? You're suffering, and so am I." She'd only said that in anger to her aunt; she couldn't abandon Xu Ya, so she resigned herself to going to pick up her cousin.

The station was crowded when she arrived; many graduates were heading home, and others were traveling. Yun Shu wandered around the exit but couldn't find Xu Ya. She picked up her phone and called again, but it took a long time to get through; it was noisy on the other end.

"Xu Ya, where the hell have you been?" It was stuffy and hot, and she couldn't find her, so Yun Shu's tone immediately turned sour.

"Sister, I'm at the fragrant milk tea shop next to the station. Sorry!"

After hearing this, Yun Shu sighed and resigned herself to her fate, heading to the milk tea shop, thankful that she hadn't gone too far.

"Sister, over here!" Xu Ya waved to Yun Shu as soon as she saw her, and when Yun Shu got closer, she said, "Here!" and handed her a cup of milk tea.

Xu Ya was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, with her hair in a ponytail, looking every bit like a student. She was a little younger than Yun Shu, but her skin was much darker. The two were cousins, and their faces did have some similarities.

"Let's go!" Seeing that she didn't have much luggage, just a backpack and a suitcase, Yun Shu went to pull her suitcase while drinking her milk tea. Fortunately, this brat knew that it was hot and she would get thirsty, so she bought an extra cup of milk tea.

"Wait, sis... you haven't paid yet..." Xu Ya hurriedly called out to Yun Shu, telling her not to leave yet.

"Pay? Pay for the milk tea?"

Xu Ya nodded quickly and said, "My mom is too stingy. She only gave me money for the train ticket and wouldn't give me a penny more."

"Your mom is really something else. What would you have done if I hadn't come? Fine, your mom's ruthless. From now on, any money you spend from me will be deducted from your mom's, your sister's, and your brother's living expenses."

Instead of being angry, Xu Ya agreed, saying, "Sister, you're right. My mom is a complete gambler now, playing mahjong every day and ignoring us. Even I, who used to be a gambler, have learned to cook."

"Still playing mahjong! Fine, from now on I'll just transfer Xu Yan and Xu Yang's living expenses directly to their accounts. As for you, you've graduated, so you'll have to support yourself. I won't bother with that anymore." Yun Shu didn't say anything more, but went into the store to pay for two cups of milk tea.

Xu Ya was left there muttering to herself. She didn't know what to do or how to support herself. She hadn't even wanted to come in the first place, knowing that Yun Shu wasn't as glamorous as her mother claimed. Every time she went back to sweep the graves, she could tell from the clothes Yun Shu wore—none of them designer brands. It was obvious she wasn't well-liked in the Gu family. There weren't many good stepmothers who cared for other people's children. But her own mother wasn't much better, forcing her to come here. She could only rely on her older sister. Sigh! Her life was truly miserable.

Fortunately, Xu Ya knew she didn't have much money, so she only ordered two cups of milk tea. Yun Shu quickly paid the bill and came out.

"Let's go, let's get on the bus!" The weather in June was getting hotter and hotter. After standing for a short while, she started sweating all over. Yun Shu hated the sticky feeling when she was sweating; it was very uncomfortable. She pulled her suitcase and led the way.

"Sis, you didn't drive here?" Xu Xu followed Yun Shu for a while and saw that she was heading towards the bus stop. She was puzzled. It seemed that her sister was not doing well. She was a senior doctor at the hospital. How come a senior doctor didn't even have a car?

"How can I drive without a car? I have to be able to afford one. I'm a recent graduate, I have to rent a place and support you all, how can I afford a car? I can't even afford a car door." Yun Shu mocked, but her initial rejection and dissatisfaction with Xu Ya had lessened considerably. After all, this girl was still a naive child who hadn't yet entered society.

"Sigh! So it turns out I was just a poor working person with no house or car!" Xu Ya sighed, confirming once again that Yun Shu was just an ordinary person.

"Alright, stop nagging and hurry up and get on the bus, it's about to leave." Yun Shu saw that the bus they were going to take had arrived and quickly told Xu Ya to get on the bus.

When the two returned to Yun Shu's place, they were both unbearably hot. Yun Shu poured two large glasses of water, one for herself and one for Xu Ya. They drank a large glass of water and only felt revitalized after turning on the fan. From the moment Xu Ya entered the residential area and arrived at Yun Shu's place, she began to feel disappointed; this house was even worse than the one they lived in in the countryside!

"Sis, you're living here? It's not as nice as our house back home!"

"Take it or leave it, it costs 600 yuan a month here. The basic salary in the south of the city is 1,200 yuan, which means that most people can't afford to rent a place here."

"Ah! So expensive!" Xu Ya didn't say anything more this time. Her mother's friend had previously said she would introduce her to a job at a supermarket, where the monthly salary was only 800 yuan. She knew that 600 yuan a month for this apartment was really expensive, at least she couldn't afford it right now.

After resting for a while, the two felt sticky and uncomfortable, so Yun Shu told Xu Ya to take a shower first.