Don't Say You're Heartless (Modern Edition)

36 Cousin

At this moment, a young woman in her twenties entered the room. She was also very strikingly beautiful, with exceptionally delicate makeup. However, unlike Shen Qiuhua's classical beauty, this woman had a very modern and fashionable look.

"Hey, Cousin Qiuhua is here!" The woman immediately spotted Shen Qiuhua standing aside.

Seeing that the woman's appearance was somewhat similar to her own, Shen Qiuhua smiled and said, "Cousin, you're getting more and more beautiful."

The woman smiled with her eyes curving into crescent shapes, "I heard you've started working. How is it going?"

"Oh, it's just work," Shen Qiuhua replied, cautious not to say too much in front of these unfamiliar faces.

"How much is your salary?" The woman pulled Shen Qiuhua aside to sit, completely ignoring Mother Shen.

Shen Qiuhua glanced at her mother, who was also looking at this cousin. Her mother's lips twitched but she didn't say anything.

"Cousin, I came here with my parents." Shen Qiuhua, raised with the strict etiquette of ancient times, valued loyalty, filial piety, and propriety. How could she let a younger relative disregard her parents?

Only then did the woman turn to look at Mother Shen, showing a face of surprise. "Auntie, I didn't notice you arrived. It's Cousin Qiuhua who is so beautiful that she attracts everyone's attention. Don't you think?"

What could Mother Shen say? The woman was praising her daughter.

"Manzhi, your cousin doesn't look as fashionable as you," Mother Shen had no choice but to change the subject.

This woman named Manzhi was Liu's daughter, Shen Qiuhua's third aunt's daughter.

Manzhi, hearing Mother Shen's words, showed a look of pride in her eyes. "Cousin, you haven't told us how much you earn yet."

"I'm still in the internship period, earning three hundred yuan a month."

"Ah! Only three hundred?" Manzhi let out a loud exclamation. This loud voice not only caught the attention of Hongsheng's relatives but also drew the gaze of Zhou Yuehe's relatives.

Shen Qiuhua squinted at her cousin, feeling a sense of déjà vu. Such little tricks were timeless. However, daring to pull them off in front of me, we'll see how much you're worth.

"Yes, it's three hundred," Shen Qiuhua replied with a smile, her eyes growing even brighter.

"Cousin, what can you do with three hundred? It's not even enough to buy cosmetics." As she said this, Manzhi scrutinized Shen Qiuhua's face, seemingly trying to find faults to validate her point. Unfortunately, Shen Qiuhua was naturally beautiful and, even without high-end cosmetics, retained the delicate skin from her previous life.

"I suggest you stop working and come help me run the store," Manzhi said generously.

"Yes, Manzhi runs a cosmetics store in the city and makes over ten thousand yuan a month. That's more than your salary for several years," Shen's third aunt said proudly about her daughter.

Had Manzhi said this before attracting everyone's attention, Shen Qiuhua might have taken it as concern from a sister. But now, it felt like blatant self-promotion. Shen Qiuhua had encountered such things countless times in her previous life and was too tired to even bother arguing.

"Thank you for your concern, but I'm satisfied with my current job."

"That's such a fake answer. Don't you need to eat? Are you still spending your family's money?" Her voice rose again, attracting more attention.