"Okay, you decide. Repaint the walls and repaint the doors too."

"The door has been replaced, and the partitions inside need to be redone too. Don't worry about it. Come and inspect it when it's almost done." Zheng Yang hugged his girlfriend, imagining what it would be like for them to live here in the future.

Time passed slowly into December amidst the occasional commotion at her uncle's house, the renovation of the new house, and Jiang Ruyu's anticipation. In just half a month, Jiang Ruyu would be getting married.

This period has been quite eventful. First, the balance in my uncle's family could no longer be maintained. Although my sister-in-law had a job, she spent every day washing and chopping vegetables in the kitchen, her hands turning white from being soaked in water. She harbored resentment and would pick fights every now and then.

Jiang Kai, the eldest brother, was caught in the middle between his mother and his wife, and he was in a dilemma. He was not decisive and straightforward, so he could not persuade his wife and could not argue with his mother. He got angry with Jiang Jun, and the two brothers were no longer as harmonious as before.

In a fit of anger, Jiang Jianguo kicked his eldest son out: "You whole family, move out! You're always making a ruckus. What do we, your parents, owe you? You wanted a job, and I bent down and spent money and effort to find you one. Now you're complaining about your job? Why don't you just fly to the moon? Get out, all of you, get out!"

Jiang Jianguo rarely gets angry, but once he does, Wang Shuhua doesn't dare to utter a sound. Jiang Kai is scolded like a grandson and doesn't dare to say a word. Although Fang Meili is also afraid of her father-in-law, her resentment makes her unwilling to back down.

"Dad, you're so biased! Why does Mom's job at the textile factory go to my second son's wife and not me? I wash and chop vegetables in the kitchen every day. Look at my hands, they're all soaked and ruined. Am I not allowed to complain?"

Jiang Jianguo, as the father-in-law, originally didn't want to be like his daughter-in-law, but his eldest daughter-in-law had been going too far lately, and he had to speak up.

"I've told you so many times, that job was given to Xuefang so that her whole family could come back. Why won't you listen? Go out and ask around. It's so hard to find a job these days. You're still picking and choosing here. If you're so disgusted with that job, then you shouldn't do it. I'm working hard and getting nothing in return."

Fang Meili gritted her teeth in anger: "Can't I switch places with the second son's wife?"

"Don't go too far, Jiang Kai's wife. You should know your limits. You always want to pick and choose, taking the good things home and giving the bad things to others. Why should you do that?"

Jiang Jianguo looked at his son, his eyes filled with exhaustion and disappointment: "Jiang Kai, I'll give you two days to apply for a dormitory with your work unit. You've worked here for so many years, you're qualified to apply for a house. Yangyang is in school now, and your mother picks him up from school every day. Lele is with your mother, and you only need five yuan a month for food. Once the dormitory application is approved, move out immediately. I don't want to hear your voices for even a day longer."

Seeing that his eldest daughter-in-law was about to say something, Jiang Jianguo simply said something even harsher: "Don't try to scare us with the word 'divorce.' I'll say it again: if you can make it work, great; if not, get a divorce now."

As soon as Jiang Jianguo finished speaking, Fang Meili dared not say anything more. A few days later, Jiang Kai's family moved out of the tenement. Jiang Jun and the others didn't say anything when they found out, but they would come back for a meal every now and then. Of course, they never came empty-handed, and they never forgot to come and talk to their grandmother. Every time, they would bring their grandmother some melon seeds, pine nuts, walnuts and the like, which were sent by their friends who were sent by the educated youth.

In the Sun family to the west, the second son, Sun Chang, returned to take over Sun Datou's job. Whether he had matured or had some ulterior motives, he showed gratitude to his parents upon his return, without a trace of resentment. However, if he truly harbored no resentment, why had he been gone for several years without returning?

After learning that his father had given his job to the second son, the eldest son, Sun Yuan, brought his wife and caused a scene.

"They're all your sons, so why did you give Dad's job to the second son? How much does his job pay a month? How can you be so biased?"

Neither Sun Datou nor his wife said anything, but Sun Chang grabbed a large broom and tried to chase them away.

“You guys really don’t give people any way to live. You went to the countryside for two years and then came back with your wife and children, disrupting our peaceful life. I could have lived a normal life in the city, but because of you, I had to endure several years in the countryside. I just came back and you couldn’t resist coming to suck my blood again. You’re a bunch of vampires.”

“How are you any better than us? You only got back because of Dad’s job. What right do you have to talk to me like that?” Sun Yuan’s years of hardship had worn him down to the point where he had no shame.

“You have no right to question us. You haven’t asked about our parents’ well-being in all these years. What right do you have to question them?”

"They're the ones who drove us away, what more can we ask?"

The two brothers ended up punching each other, and the people in the alley watched with amusement. Such things are common; everyone looks out for themselves.

Jiang Ruyu spends her days watching plays in the east and gossiping in the west, and even at work she can hear all sorts of gossip, making her life quite colorful.

The room they're going to use as their wedding room is all renovated and is being aired out.

This house is one and a half rooms, a little over 30 square meters. One room is slightly larger and used as a bedroom, while the other room is smaller and can be used for future children.

The room has a large window on both the north and south sides, providing excellent ventilation and natural light. The door has also been replaced with a double door with stained glass at the top, painted green, as have the window frames.

The wardrobe has four doors with full-length mercury mirrors and is made of camphor wood that I asked someone to buy. This type of wood is moisture-proof and insect-proof, and being made of solid wood, it is also sturdy and durable.

Instead of a heated kang bed, an old elm wood bed was built in the house. The bed is 1.8 meters wide, which is considered a large bed by today's standards. It won't feel cramped when we have children.

A desk was placed under the north window, and two sets of chests of drawers were placed against the east wall, one set of five drawers and the other of four drawers. Next to them was the large bed.

Inside the bed is a dressing table with a mirror, and at the foot of the bed is a large wardrobe with four doors. Next to the wardrobe is a square, custom-made tin stove that can be used for cooking and boiling water. If used indoors, it can be connected to the pre-installed tin chimney and used as a heating device in winter, which is very convenient.

The outer room will be used as a living room for the time being. A long table is placed against the south wall, with two rattan chairs on the left and right, and cushions made by Jiang Ruyu on them. There is a washbasin stand and a table by the door. Under the table are layers of boards, which can be used to store washbasins, foot basins and the like in the future.

On the other side, against the wall of the bedroom, there was a cabinet, which was to be used to store shoes in the future. Most of the furniture in this room was made by Zheng Yang's family, except for the chest of drawers and dressing table, which were made by Old Madam Jiang at her own expense, as part of her dowry.

The room floor is paved with blue and white porcelain tiles, which are not only non-slip and easy to clean, but also look nice. A high-wattage light bulb was installed in the room, so the room doesn't feel too dark when the light is on at night.

After everything was almost packed up, the snow fell heavily, and Jiang Hui returned home braving the heavy snow.