He tucked his phone into his pocket.
「Ji City.」
「May.」
The weather was growing hotter, and the streets were filled with captivating sights, alluring figures occasionally catching Jiang Shu's eye.
His dad, Jiang Yongyi, had landed a big order. He had to take a customer to the neighboring city and wouldn't be back for a while.
His sister, Jiang Yanyue, was out shopping at the mall with her best friend.
Jiang Shu strolled through the downtown area, heading straight for his mother's clothing store.
"Auntie Xu, has your rent gone up too?"
"It has. Everything's going up except wages. Fewer people are buying clothes now. Anyway, that's how it is. At least in the shop, I'm sheltered from the wind and rain, which is pretty good. I don't make much, but it's enough for our household expenses."
