Chapter 264 Putting aside the desire to help others

“Okay…” Ren Qinan said with some regret.

Shen Xuewei smiled and said, "What's the big deal? We can go shopping again when school starts. I'm not going anywhere. We'll still be in the same class anyway. Judging from Lao Miao's habits, we'll probably still be deskmates."

Ren Qinan nodded in agreement, "That's true, let's talk about it when school starts."

After packing her things, Shen Xuewei first returned to Chen Fanglan's residence to stay.

Chen Fanglan has been busy expanding her new store recently, and Liang Donglei often calls her to come to Hong Kong City to accompany her. She is so busy that she doesn't have time to rest.

Although Shen Xuewei came to her place on the weekend, it had been almost a month since she had last seen her.

After staying with Chen Fanglan for a few days, she returned home with weary steps.

Upon opening the door and seeing the clean floor and the aroma of food wafting from the kitchen, I knew Shen Xuewei had arrived.

"Weiwei, are you on summer vacation?"

"Auntie, I've been on summer vacation for several days now."

Shen Xuewei was cooking in the kitchen when she peeked out to look at her.

"Auntie, please sit down first. My food will be ready soon and we can eat right away."

Chen Fanglan put her bag aside, leaned back on the sofa, and let out a comfortable sigh.

"No rush, take your time making it, I'm not in a hurry to eat."

Shen Xuewei prepared the meal, brought it out, and urged her to get up and eat.

She tied her long hair up with a hair tie, picked up her chopsticks, took a bite of green vegetables, and chewed them listlessly.

Seeing her looking so depleted, Shen Xuewei got up and took a can of beer from the refrigerator for her.

Chen Fanglan opened the bottle and took a big gulp; the icy sensation instantly brought her back to her senses.

Looking at her "home," which she had gradually added many things to, she said, "Weiwei, do you think I should buy this house?"

Shen Xuewei took a bite of her food before answering her question.

"Buying it is a good idea. It saves on rent. Anyway, we need to have a stable place in the county."

Chen Fanglan had already paid back the money she owed her at the beginning of last month, and recently she has become generous and lavish, so she is not short of money.

Shen Xuewei had heard her mention the housing prices in this area before.

It costs around 1,500 yuan per square meter. This apartment is about 100 square meters, so it would probably cost around 150,000 yuan to buy.

They've lived here for quite a while, and the landlord had mentioned before that they were considering selling it.

One wants to sell, and the other wants to buy—isn't that a perfect match?

Seeing that Shen Xuewei agreed to her decision, Chen Fanglan no longer hesitated and immediately found the landlord's number and dialed it.

After a long discussion and wrangling, Shen Xuewei went to the restroom and came out...

Chen Fanglan has already reached an agreement with the landlord and arranged to complete the transaction in a couple of days, transferring the property to Chen Fanglan's name.

On the day she was to pick up her report card, Shen Xuewei received it at school and listened to a long lecture from Teacher Miao.

As soon as she stepped out of the school gate, Chen Fangyang was already waiting for her in his car.

This time, unlike last time, he didn't strike a cool pose in front of the car, but instead sat obediently inside and waited.

Seeing Shen Xuewei come out, he rolled down the car window and waved to her.

Shen Xuewei got into the car, felt the coolness inside, and breathed a sigh of relief.

The weather outside is like a furnace.

The arrival of summer makes people wish they could stay in air-conditioned rooms 24 hours a day.

It's fortunate that the school values ​​the experimental class and installed air conditioning in the classroom.

Otherwise, Shen Xuewei might still be relying on the old-fashioned fan that keeps spinning in the classroom, just like she did a few years ago.

Chen Fangyang started the car and drove towards Xiaoli Village.

Chen Fangyang turned on the car's music and casually asked, "I heard that your uncle threw a tantrum at home the other day because he couldn't get money from you?"

Shen Xuewei nodded with a sense of sympathy, "Yes, it's quite scary."

Chen Fangqiu would stay at home when he had no money. Shen Xuewei was afraid of him, so she would try not to go back home whenever she heard that he was at home.

In the past few years, she had considered trying to change Chen Fangqiu's mind.

However, after several attempts, Chen Fangqiu did not change at all; in fact, he became even more addicted to gambling and rarely gave her a kind look.

After a while, Shen Xuewei also let go of her desire to help others.

Chen Fangyang planned to stay at home with the elderly couple for two days, and then take Shen Xuewei back to the city to stay for a while.

Upon returning to Xiaoli Village, Chen Fangqiu was indeed at home, as expected.

After Shen Xuewei had a brief conversation with Chen's maternal grandparents, she quickly shrank to the side when she saw him come out, so as not to be noticed by Chen Fangqiu.

However, Chen Fangqiu was too lazy to pay attention to her at the moment, and her attention was focused on Chen Fangyang.

In his eyes, Chen Fangyang was all about one thing: money.

He used to ignore Chen Fangyang, but in the past two years he has become very enthusiastic towards Chen Fangyang.

The moment Chen Fangyang sat down on the bench, Chen Fangqiu immediately poured tea and brought it to him.

This action opened Shen Xuewei's eyes, and she secretly glanced at Grandpa Chen and Grandma Xi.

Grandpa Chen and Grandma Xi didn't look too good; they sighed and shook their heads.

To be honest, neither of them had ever received such treatment from Chen Fangqiu in all their years of life, but Chen Fangyang got to enjoy it first.

Chen Fangyang moved the stool to the other side, but Chen Fangqiu followed him with a water cup.

"Have some tea."

Chen Fangyang, who didn't want to drink tea, stiffly took the cup from him and said, "Thank you."

He found Chen Fangqiu's fawning attitude rather frightening.

To keep Chen Fangqiu away from us, we should pay him off.

Chen Fangyang only breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Chen Fangqiu leave the house.

He felt that Chen Fangqiu was becoming more and more...unreliable.

Leaving the elderly couple in Xiaoli Village, facing Chen Fangqiu every day... Chen Fangyang was a little worried.

He held the cup in his hand, pondering how to persuade the elderly couple to move to the city.

When he first married Zhao Fang'er, she bought him an apartment in the city.

He's been married for so long, but he's hardly ever lived in that house. It would be perfect for the elderly couple to move in.

“Mom and Dad, you’re getting old now and it’s not easy for you to work in the fields. Ah Qiu… he’s never home, and he doesn’t help you with anything when he is.

"How about this, if Uncle Er and Uncle Wu want to plant those lands, let them plant them."

“I really don’t feel comfortable leaving you here alone, with no one to take care of you. Why don’t you come and live with me in the city…”

Upon hearing this, Grandma Xi shook her head repeatedly.

“That won’t do. Fang’er bought that house for you. What would it be like if we went to live there? You’d be too ashamed to face Fang’er.”

"No, no. Your dad and I are fine staying at home. We wouldn't be used to going to the city."

Grandpa Chen nodded slightly, "Your mother's opinion is my opinion; we're not going anywhere."

Even though he knew he would get this answer, Chen Fangyang was still somewhat unwilling to give up.

"But Dad, Mom, Qiu is really too..."

Grandma Xi interrupted him, "Alright, Ayang, Aqiu is still your brother, don't talk about him."