After the call was connected, Li Jiawei asked with concern, "Mom, what are you doing? Have you had lunch?"

"I just finished eating and am washing the dishes. How about you? Have you eaten yet?"

"I ate it." Li Jiawei then asked, "Where's my dad?"

"Your dad found a security job near home. Today is his first day at work, watching the parking lot of a hotel."

Li Jiawei smiled and joked, "The old man is quite ambitious. How much does it cost per month?"

Cheng Ping also smiled and said, "Two thousand six hundred a month, and a meal is provided at noon."

"That's good. Add the 500 I give you every month and the 1,000 my brother gives you, and you two will have enough for a month's living expenses." Li Jiawei said. The combined income of the two of them almost caught up with her monthly salary. Even though the prices in Beijing are high, her parents are used to saving money. It is estimated that this money will not be spent, and they can save a little every month.

Cheng Ping smiled and said, "It's too much to spend. I've discussed with your dad, so you don't have to give him the 500 yuan. Your salary isn't high. Zhang Yi's salary basically goes to his mother except for paying the mortgage. Your mother-in-law is tight-fisted, and the daily expenses of the family are all covered by your salary. You should keep more money in your hand so that you can have some change for what you want to buy. Your dad also said that he can give you another 1,000 yuan a month in the future."

Li Jiawei felt uncomfortable after hearing what her mother said. She rubbed her sore eyes and said softly, "Mom, you and my dad don't have to worry about me. The five hundred yuan is nothing to me. Just think of it as money for a meal out. Take it and buy whatever you want to eat. The most important thing is to be healthy and in a good mood."

Cheng Ping smiled and asked again, "What about you and Zhang Yi? When will you consider having children?"

Li Jiawei smiled bitterly. This topic always came up during every phone call. She was upset and didn't want to answer, so she changed the subject, "Mom, when will my brother come back?"

"He called the day before yesterday and said he would be back this Sunday."

"He's in training, and I don't know his exact schedule. When he comes back, ask him to call me. I haven't spoken to him in a long time."

"Okay, when your brother comes back, I'll ask him to call you."

"Okay. Mom, I have to start working. I won't say any more. I'll hang up first." Li Jiawei ended the call in a hurry.

After hanging up the phone, Li Jiawei sighed deeply. She couldn't help but wonder, if her parents knew that she was not their biological daughter, how would they react? How would they feel when they saw such an outstanding Li Xuanbao?

Li Jiawei thinks she is very self-aware. She is ordinary and a failure, with no bright spots. Will her parents still want her as their daughter? If the truth comes out, will they be eager to let her and Li Xuanbao switch places?

Whenever she thought of this, Li Jiawei felt sad and upset.

Li Jiawei does not hate Li Xuanbao, because their fate more than 30 years ago was not their own choice. However, when this entanglement became known to everyone, they would inevitably become the focus and be criticized by the outside world. The pressure brought by this comparison made Li Jiawei feel scared and uneasy.

Regardless of her background, Li Xuanbao is undoubtedly a winner in life just from her personal conditions. She graduated from a prestigious international university, is the general manager of a multinational company, has a handsome and successful husband and a lovely son.

Li Jiawei, who graduated from a second-rate undergraduate program in China and is currently working as a contract worker in a government agency, is divorced. Her life has been full of setbacks and failures.

The gap between the two is so tragic that it is simply the ultimate reflection of the disparity in the human world.

Li Jiawei worked until late at night under the light. The only sounds in the office were the typing of keyboards and the shuffling of papers.

Finally, after recording the last number, she leaned back in her chair tiredly and stretched her waist. She felt her neck and waist were so stiff that she could hardly move. She glanced at the clock on the wall and saw that it was already half past nine.

She took out eye drops from the drawer and gently dripped two drops to relieve the dryness in her eyes caused by long hours in front of the computer. She tilted her head back and rested for a while, and the discomfort in her eyes gradually subsided.

Although she had worked overtime in the past because she had heavy work to deal with, she didn't want to leave work tonight. She didn't want to go back to Zhang Qiushuang. Facing the unfamiliar environment and people, even though they were inseparable blood relatives and even though they were very friendly to her, she still found it difficult to adapt.

Li Jiawei realized that if she didn't leave now, she would miss the last bus, so she quickly turned off her computer, drank the herbal tea in her cup, picked up her bag and prepared to leave. After turning off the lights and locking the door, she walked out of the office.

As soon as she went out, she saw a black car parked not far away. Li Ronghua saw Li Jiawei coming out, hurriedly got out of the car, and said to Li Jiawei with a smile, "Weiwei, it's time to get off work, Dad is here to pick you up."

Li Jiawei was stunned. Since she started working here, only Zhao Chenyue came to pick her up after get off work. Her ex-husband Zhang Yi never came because she was just a contract worker, not a civil servant, and he felt ashamed. Even now, he might not know the exact location where she worked.

Li Ronghua was the second person to pick her up after get off work. Li Jiawei's anxiety was relieved by this unexpected care, and she felt warm. She asked, "When did you arrive? Why didn't you call me in advance?"

Li Ronghua smiled and replied, "We just arrived too, hurry up and get in the car."

After Li Jiawei got in the car, she saw Hu Quan driving and greeted him politely, "Hello, Uncle Hu, thank you for your hard work."

Hu Quan responded, "Hello, Miss. It's not hard." Although Li Jiawei felt a little uncomfortable with such an address, she didn't say anything else.

Li Ronghua and Li Jiawei sat side by side and asked, "Are you going back to the old house?"

Li Jiawei nodded and said, "Yes, I told my grandma yesterday that I wanted to go back."

Li Ronghua immediately said to Hu Quan, "Hu Quan, go to the old house."

As the car drove on the road, Li Jiawei looked at the street scenes flashing by outside the window and felt much more relaxed. After working all day, she no longer had to squeeze into the bus. This comfort made her feel that the fatigue of the day was relieved a lot.

The atmosphere in the car was somewhat silent. Li Ronghua looked at Li Jiawei, then took out a bank card from his wallet and handed it to her, "Weiwei, this card is for you."

Li Jiawei looked down at the card in Li Ronghua's hand, wondering "What is this?" She remembered a common plot in idol dramas. This bank card seemed to be a prop that could help her travel the world without fear.

Li Ronghua explained, "There's one million in here, you can use it as pocket money."

Li Jiawei looked at the bank card and hesitated. One million? It was not much. Should she refuse it?

Li Ronghua sighed and stuffed the bank card into Li Jiawei's hand. "Dad gave it to me, don't refuse it."

Li Jiawei felt the warmth in Li Ronghua's hand, struggled for a moment, and did not refuse. Instead, she held the bank card tightly and said softly, "Thank you."

Li Ronghua was relieved to see Li Jiawei accept the bank card, and then said, "I will deposit money into it every month. If it is not enough, just tell me."

Li Jiawei hurriedly said, "It's enough. I've been working for eight years, and now I only have more than 300,000 yuan in my bank card." She was not trying to gain sympathy, but was stating the fact naturally, which just proved that the one million yuan Li Ronghua gave her was indeed a huge sum of money for her.

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