Chapter 288 The courtyard should be named after me.

After getting off work, Zhang Lao Er came running over to Fan Liangyu to put in a good word, "...My mom was just saying it casually, I didn't take it to heart, just ignore it like she was farting, just let it go..."

"fart?"

Fan Liangyu said coldly, "I think your mother just can't stand to see us doing well! Call her over tomorrow, and I'll show her that I have my own yard now. I paid for it, and I have a share in it. Tomorrow, when the property is transferred, my name will be on the deed. Do you agree or not?"

"this……"

Zhang Lao Er frowned. They were talking about his mother, how did it get to adding a name to the property deed?

Fan Liangyu did contribute money, but she only contributed about a thousand yuan, and she still had to put her name on the deed, so she felt a bit cheated...

Zhang Lao Er laughed it off and said, "We're a married couple, so it doesn't matter whose name is on the paper, right?"

Fan Liangyu glanced at him.

He sneered, "Is that so? Fine, then I'll just write my name."

"Why."

Zhang Lao Er got angry and said, "I paid three-quarters of the money, why should only yours be listed?"

Fan Liangyu stared at him without saying a word.

Zhang Lao Er waved his hand impatiently and scolded Fan Liangyu, "Do you know why my mother doesn't like you? She hates you for being so petty. You must never say that to her face."

"Pah!"

Fan Liangyu spat at him, "Me, petty? Who do you hate more, you or her? Zhang Lao Er, stop using your mother's name to say such things. If you think I took advantage of you, you can simply refuse my money! Why did you take my money?! Turn around now, go to your workplace and get an advance of 1,000 yuan to pay me back, and this house will only be registered in your name. Otherwise, my name must be added to the property deed!"

"...Are you serious?"

Zhang Lao Er looked at her with a serious expression.

Fan Liangyu sneered, "Of course it's true. Do I look like I'm joking with you?"

"Fan Liangyu!"

Zhang Lao Er frowned deeply and exclaimed, "I was speaking well of you to my mother today, saying that you were truly committed to living with me, and you... you just smeared me like this!"

Fan Liangyu ignored his suggestion.

"Stop changing the subject. Give me back the money I paid. I don't mind if the yard is put in your name, otherwise..."

"Alright, are you a parrot? You keep repeating that, aren't you tired of it?"

Zhang Lao Er was somewhat embarrassed and angry. She wanted to take half of the property for just over a thousand yuan? Did she think he was a sucker? Don't even think about it!

Fan Liangyu glanced at him indifferently.

She said, "It's so annoying! My husband isn't on my side, my awful mother-in-law is always brainwashing him, and my wife is a troublemaker. This life is so damn annoying!"

Zhang Lao Er looked at her and said, "Here you go again! You've been talking about divorce all the time these past few days. You bring up divorce no matter what I say. How are we supposed to live like this?"

"That's it, let's get a divorce!" Fan Liangyu sneered.

Zhang Lao Er glared angrily, arguing, "Is it that I don't want to add your name to my name, Mom? It's my mom! She definitely won't agree. If she finds out I added your name, won't she tear down our new house?"

"...That's your problem. If you can resolve your mother's issues, then I'll have to resolve yours."

Fan Liangyu could easily see through his true intentions; this scoundrel only cared about himself. "Zhang Lao Er, think it through. If you don't add my name tomorrow, you have to pay me back before the transfer is completed. If you agree to add it, then forget I said anything. I'll give you ten seconds to consider. Countdown begins, ten..."

Zhang Lao Er was both angry and speechless.

Thinking of the graduate student my mother mentioned, I really wanted to kick that money-grubbing Fan Liangyu out of the game, but I wasn't confident I could handle a graduate student; my skill level was only good enough to handle Fan Liangyu.

He truly couldn't bear to part with Fan Liangyu's beautiful face and her fair, delicate body.

"Fan Liangyu, do you have to force me like this?"

Fan Liangyu stared at him coldly, still counting down in her head.

Zhang Lao Er gritted his teeth as he listened to her counting down nine, eight, seven, as if it were a death knell. Suddenly, he remembered that there seemed to be more than a thousand in his mother's savings account. Why not take it out and give it to Fan Liangyu first?

If they live together, won't the money end up being spent on him anyway?

This way, the benefits won't go to outsiders.

Once she understood this, Zhang Lao Er's face immediately lit up with a smile. She waved her hand and said, "Alright, alright, I'll give it to you, okay? A thousand or so yuan isn't enough for you to turn on me. You're not acting like a woman at all."

Fan Liangyu stopped counting and looked at him.

"...I'll return that thousand-plus yuan to you before the property transfer tomorrow. This morning I was telling my mom that you genuinely wanted to live with me after contributing over a thousand yuan, and now you're contradicting me..."

Fan Liangyu looked at him and sneered.

Knowing that his own selfish motives were at play, Zhang Lao Er dared not say anything more and rambled on, "See you at the Housing Management Bureau tomorrow. I have things to do at home, so... I won't take you back. You can go home by yourself."

After saying that, he got on his bike and rode away.

Fan Liangyu glanced at her high heels, stood by the roadside and watched Zhang Lao Er walk away, then hailed a taxi and went home.

She was happy as soon as Zhang Lao Er left.

If I could get another thousand or so from Old Zhang, it would be like getting something for free.

She was worried all night, afraid that Zhang Lao Er wouldn't be able to pay the debt. But when she arrived at the housing management bureau the next day, Zhang Lao Er was already there, yawning as he handed her a paper package wrapped in newspaper.

“One thousand three hundred and ninety-two, you count them, not a penny less.”

Fan Liangyu was overjoyed, but she dared not show it on her face. She actually opened the paper package and counted the bills one by one. When she saw the last two one-yuan bills, she looked up at Zhang Lao Er.

"Well? I keep my word. Don't even think about adding your name to the property deed." Zhang Lao Er coughed lightly and flicked the property deed.

Fan Liangyu glanced at the fake property certificate and gave a faint "hmm".

However, she frowned and glanced behind Zhang Lao Er, "Your mother didn't come along?"

She thought that since she had said those things yesterday, Zhang Lao Er would call Zheng Xiulan. But Zheng Xiulan didn't come. How was she supposed to continue her act?

She really didn't want to deal with Zhang Lao Er anymore; she was getting fed up with him.

What is she doing here?

Zhang Lao Er felt a little guilty and glanced back. "You two always argue whenever you meet. It's such a big deal for us to transfer the property, so we shouldn't let her get involved..."

Fan Liangyu keenly sensed that something was amiss.

Thinking about the more than 1,000 yuan in his hand, and considering that Zhang Lao Er got the money in such a short time, it was very likely that he had taken Zheng Xiulan's money.

Fan Liangyu gave Zhang Lao Er a deep look. This man was indeed selfish to the core; he had ruined the whole family.

She's really curious now: how will Zhang Lao Er clean up this mess after they get divorced?

Zheng Xiulan originally didn't plan to get involved in their property transfer, but Zhang Lao Er had been having trouble keeping his money lately, and Zheng Xiulan wondered if it was just bad luck or if their house had encountered some evil spirit.

He became much more protective of his savings account, even putting it under his pillow when he slept.

When she woke up that day, her hand instinctively reached for her bankbook, only to find it empty. She paused, reached for it again, and it was still empty. She sat up abruptly, flipped the pillow over, and the bankbook was gone!

She called out to Old Man Zhang.