The old lady was 78 years old this year, so what kind of scene hadn't she experienced before? In this world, no one or thing was a threat to her. Thus, when she faced Du Xi, whose expression was ashen, she looked at him impatiently without any fear.
"Young man, I won't waste that much of your time. I'll tell you one thing—Jiang Jiang, your previous landlord, went on a long trip. In the future, just give me your rent. Pay it once per month, like when she was still around. Remember to give me the money at the beginning of every month." The old lady turned to leave after giving her instructions, but Du Xi hurriedly blocked her way.
"What? I just wanted to send you a message. I didn't waste much of your time. Are you going to hit me? Why are you so hot-tempered? If you keep this up, you won't get a wife in the future!" As the old lady looked at the burly man with a livid expression, she gritted her teeth. She was so angry that her entire body was trembling. A mere child actually dared to glare at her. How insolent!
Facing the old lady's curse, Du Xi took a deep breath to calm himself down and tried not to look so scary. "You just said that the landlord went out, but where did she go? Did she say how long she would be gone for?"
Seeing that he had no ill intentions and only wanted to ask her a question, the old lady wasn't that angry. "She didn't tell me either, so I'm not sure. But since she asked me to collect the money, it shouldn't be for long."
The old lady didn't tell Du Xi that she came to collect the money not to help Jiang Ju, but to get back the money the little girl had borrowed from her. Before the little girl left, she borrowed a sum of money from her and said that she would return it to her with the monthly rent. She was originally a little hesitant about lending such a large sum of money, but when she saw the little girl finally muster up the courage to walk out of her small room, she couldn't help but be generous.
The young lady's parents had passed away early on, leaving her alone. She had no relatives or friends, and she hadn't even finished school. On one hand, she felt that she was pitiful, and on the other hand, she had watched her grow up and believed in her character. There was no use for an old lady like her to keep this money, so she simply lent it out.
After Du Xi heard this, he clenched his fists and ran upstairs. "Young man, there's no hurry. It's not time to pay the rent yet…" Before the old lady could finish speaking, Du Xi had already run away.
Looking at the dust that was stirred up by his actions and fluttering in the air, the old lady lamented helplessly, "Why are children nowadays so rash? They're not levelheaded at all."
"This young man is quite handsome. However, he has a bad temper and an impatient personality. I'm afraid finding a wife will be a problem for him in the future!" After the old lady finished speaking, she left slowly with her walking stick.
Du Xi returned to the third floor and went straight to Jiang Ju's bedroom. When he saw that more than half of her clothes had been taken from her wardrobe, he was so angry that his fingers cracked.
Seven months passed in the blink of an eye. The weather suddenly changed from the humidity where people had to wear short-sleeved shirts to the chilliness where people had to wear a down jacket. However, Du Xi wasn't among these people. He waited aimlessly for seven months, and every day felt like a year.
There was no news of Jiang Ju at all. Since Du Xi couldn't find her, his temper became more and more irritable. Tang San and Liu Qiang were walking on eggshells in front of him, since they were afraid that they would make him flip out.
In the crowded dormitory, Tang San sat up from under the blanket and kicked the person who was lying beside him and writing something. "Sigh, what do you think happened to Brother Du for the past half a year? He looks so angry all day long, as if someone stole 1.8 million bucks from him and escaped with the money."
"The last time we went out to have fun, I found him a university student who had just graduated from school. That young lady was very beautiful, but not only did he kick her out of bed, but he even gave me a few kicks. I'm a 21st-century Lu Dongbin!"
Du Xi didn't show any mercy at all and kicked him until he couldn't get out of bed for a few days. During the few days he was in bed, he could only take leave, so he lost more than a thousand yuan in salary. Now that he thought about it, he felt that he had suffered a huge loss.
After Liu Qiang finished calculating, he put away the notebook and pen and kicked Tang San's butt before rolling his eyes at him. "Get lost. If you don't shut your mouth again, don't blame me for kicking you into the river to drown you." Not only did Tang San come to snatch his blanket, but he also had such an arrogant attitude. Tang San was really asking for a beating.