After the two finished talking, Gu Rong thought of the empty room in her house.

She glanced at Gu Xing and said, "Brother, there's a room in our current apartment that's empty. I'd like to rent it to Bao Bao. Do you think your wife would be willing?"

Based on their conversation, Gu Xing understood perfectly well what she meant: "If I tell her about this, she'll definitely agree."

You two are friends, so it's normal to invite people to stay at your place for a while since you don't need to rent anything. It's just that you need to communicate with Cao Baobao about this.

"I can handle this. As for sister-in-law, it's up to brother." The two exchanged a smile, and then Gu Xing returned to his room.

The next afternoon, the group went up the mountain to cut grass for the cattle.

Last night, Gu Xing told Han Xinyi the general situation.

Han Xinyi took the initiative to lead her younger sister down the mountain to deliver grass to the cattle, leaving the two of them some space.

After the two left, Gu Rong directly stated her thoughts: "Baby, you know my family situation."

My dad and stepmother are coming. Although we've severed ties, the old folks in the village definitely won't acknowledge them.

I have an empty room in my house. If it stays empty, they'll definitely want to move in, and I don't want that kind of trouble.

We're thinking of having you move in, pretending it's your place, and then setting a high penalty for breaking the lease so they can't do anything about it. Is that convenient for you?

From a young age, Cao Baobao always lived alone in the largest room in the house.

After arriving here, she was forced to live with other people, and she was really uncomfortable living there.

Seeing Gu Xing and Chu Jianshu build a house before, she also thought about building a house.

But my family said they wouldn't be allowed to stay in the countryside for long, and they would have to go back later, so I decided to just let it go.

But living with three other people in the educated youth compound was really uncomfortable. Now that Gu Rong had offered to provide a comfortable place to stay, Cao Baobao naturally wouldn't refuse.

However, she felt embarrassed to stay in someone else's house for free: "I'm willing to stay, but I'm not willing to stay for free."

If you stay at another person's house in the village, you either have to give them food or money! You definitely have to give them money.

We'll give you one yuan a month, based on the village's rates. Your house is still new, so as long as you don't feel like you're losing out.

Without even thinking, Gu Rong refused directly: "No need. I'm just asking for your help, how can I take money?"

Cao Baobao put her hands on her hips, pouted, and said unhappily, "No, even brothers should keep clear accounts."

"And after I move in, Pu Tao will definitely come to see me often, so I won't rent it if he doesn't charge me."

Gu Rong thought for a moment and realized that if she hadn't waived the rent, Cao Baobao probably wouldn't have felt comfortable moving in.

So he nodded in agreement: "Then I'm sorry, I'll accept the rent."

Patting Cao Baobao on the shoulder, Gu Rong continued, "There's still space in the kitchen at home, so Pu Tao can cook here."

Or if you don't want to cook for yourself, you can bring your food and eat with us.

However, if you eat together, you'll have to take turns cooking. You can ask Pu Tao before deciding.

She couldn't cook herself, and although Pu Tao's cooking skills were not bad, she felt that Gu Xing's cooking was still better than Han Xinyi's and Gu Xing's.

Without much thought, Cao Baobao quickly nodded in agreement: "Let's eat together, let's eat together. I'll bring the food over when I get back."

Although Gu Rong knew that Cao Baobao had always been the one in charge between Cao Baobao and Pu Tao.

But the matter of renting a house to live in, even though her home was not far from the educated youth compound.

But Gu Rong felt that since they weren't in the same place, Pu Tao might not agree: "Why don't you ask Pu Tao?"

Pu Tao had previously considered renting a room in the village for her to live in.

But she felt uncomfortable staying at other people's homes, so she refused.

She has a good relationship with Gu Rong, and she is very attentive to the Gu family members, so living together will definitely not be awkward.

Cao Baobao shook her head and said, "No need to ask, he will definitely agree."

Since Cao Baobao had already said that, Gu Rong didn't say anything more.

After the last of the cattle feed was delivered, Cao Baobao arrived with Pu Tao in the evening, followed by Chu Jianshu and Li Chengyang.

Upon seeing Gu Rong, Cao Baobao excitedly ran forward, grabbed her arm, and said, "Pu Tao and Comrade Chu have discussed it. Once the house is renovated, we'll rent a room to him."

From now on, we'll live next door and continue living together. But we'll still eat together, hehe~~.”

Hearing their conversation, Chu Jianshu smiled and stepped forward: "Xiao Rong, Cheng Yang and I can't cook either, can we come and eat with us?"

"No," Gu Rong refused without even thinking.

When Gu Rong's approach failed, Chu Jianshu walked to Gu Xing and Han Xinyi and continued, "Brother, sister-in-law."

The food Cheng Yang and I cook will kill us; I'll pay for it and provide the food.

"Besides food, I give you 5 yuan a month for your hard work, so can you let us come and eat here too?"

Upon hearing about the amount of money, Han Xinyi instinctively refused: "It's just cooking a meal, why would I need to pay? If you want to come, just bring your own food."

Chu Jianshu was not short of money and could eat whatever he wanted every day. For the nanny at home who earned 20 yuan a month, five yuan was very little.

Moreover, if it weren't in the village, 20 yuan would be too much, and he would definitely be willing to give more.

Chu Jianshu immediately made a decision: "We can't just eat and drink for free, we have to pay. Let's agree on five yuan a month."

Gu Xing also felt that they already cooked at home every day, but they just increased the amount of food each time.

If you feel really bad, just help out while cooking; you can't ask for money: "No, no, you can't ask for money. If you feel bad, just come and help while cooking."

Pu Tao usually cooks to make Cao Baobao happy.

Gu Xing and Han Xinyi both cook well, and Pu Tao thinks it would be great if he didn't have to cook.

Seeing the two of them, he chimed in, "If you want to pay, we'll pay too, five yuan, is that alright with you?"

“Yes, yes, we’ll pay for it too,” Cao Baobao thought, paying for comfort is a good idea.

Seeing Cao Baobao get involved, Han Xinyi sighed, "Baobao, why are you all like this? You can't ask for money, that won't do."

Hearing the two of them making excuses, Gu Rong walked to the middle of the group and said, "Brother, sister-in-law, cooking is tiring too, you know."

If it were me, I'd think five yuan wasn't enough. If he's willing to give me money, I'll accept it. If my sister-in-law is too busy, she can ask my aunt and Xinyun to come and help.

Hearing Gu Rong's words, Gu Xing understood what the other party wanted to do.

He just felt that five yuan a month was too much.

Seeing that he still wanted to refuse, Gu Rong pulled Gu Xing aside and said, "Brother, this amount of money is nothing to them."

But for Aunt Yihua, this is a considerable income. If you feel embarrassed, we'll make sure there's meat in our meals every day from now on.

Moreover, if Aunt Yihua and the others come to cook and eat here every day without giving the other side any benefits, then the matter of dividing the family property...