Chapter 364 House Deed
The weekend arrived in the blink of an eye.
After lunch, Hao Hao and Zhao Hu chased after the rooster and played wildly in the yard.
Zhang Mei and Fu Ling sat on the sofa, discussing the parts of the design that needed to be modified.
Gu Yihan walked over to them with a smile, carrying a slice of watermelon, and joked, "Auntie, Sister Ling, have some fruit to cool down."
Fu Ling now comes to the family compound almost every month and has become quite familiar with Gu Yihan.
Without any hesitation, he grabbed a slice of watermelon and started eating it without a care for his image.
Seeing this, Zhang Mei smiled, reached out and took a small slice of watermelon, and ate two bites.
Looking up at Gu Yihan, who was taking small bites of watermelon, he smiled and said, "Little Han, only you would be willing to buy this."
Gu Yihan smiled upon hearing this and explained, "Auntie, watermelons aren't expensive, they're only 7 cents a pound."
Zhang Mei glanced at the remaining watermelon on the table and estimated that it must have weighed at least 8 jin (4 catties) before it was cut.
56 cents is not cheap.
After Gu Yihan finished eating, she walked to the door and called out to Hao Hao and Zhao Hu in the yard, "Hao Hao, Hu Zi is eating watermelon."
Hao Hao: "Coming!"
Zhao Hu: "Oh. Time to eat watermelon."
The two ran in one after the other.
Gu Yihan made Hao Hao and Zhao Hu sit on small stools and eat while leaning on them, so that the watermelon juice wouldn't drip on them and be impossible to wash off.
Zhang Mei saw Zhao Hu wolfing down his food, as if he had never eaten before.
She quickly reached out and patted his arm: "Eat slowly."
Zhao Hu didn't reply, focusing intently on his food.
Seeing this, Zhang Mei couldn't bear to look. Her family wasn't poor, so how could they have raised such a glutton?
After finishing her meal, Fu Ling took out a handkerchief she always carried with her and wiped her hands.
"By the way, Xiaohan, I've run into a military wife named Bai Yun several times when I come to the family compound."
Do you know her?
Zhang Mei was startled when she heard Fu Ling mention Bai Yun, as she remembered that she had never mentioned Bai Yun in front of Fu Ling.
How did she meet him?
Gu Yihan didn't think too much about it and smiled, "I know her, she's my neighbor."
"Oh, you're quite close to her?"
"No, not really. Although we're neighbors, we don't talk much on a regular basis."
Upon hearing this, Fu Ling nodded thoughtfully.
Since Gu Yihan said she wasn't familiar with her, she might as well just refuse her next time they meet.
She didn't want to ruin the relationship she had worked so hard to build with Gu Yihan because of someone she didn't know.
On the other side
Kuncheng Military Family Compound
Li Yajing was taking a nap when she suddenly heard a knocking sound at the door. She thought it was Shen Yifei returning.
Frustrated, he sat up and grumbled as he walked, "Cousin, can't you just use the key to open it yourself..."
"Xiaoya".
Li Yajing's words came to an abrupt end.
She held her breath, afraid that the familiar voice she had just heard was just her imagination.
"Xiaoya".
Upon hearing the familiar voice again, Li Yaqing ran over like a gust of wind.
With a loud bang, the door was quickly opened, revealing a weathered-looking father and mother.
"Dad, Mom, it really is you!"
After saying that, Li Yaqing could no longer hold back and threw herself into her mother's arms, bursting into tears.
With a look of heartache, Li's mother hugged Li Yaqing tightly, gently patting her back with her rough hands.
"Xiaoya, I'm sorry, it's your parents' fault for dragging you into this."
“If we hadn’t gotten into trouble, you wouldn’t have divorced Zhengfan.”
Seeing this, Lin Yifei, who was standing behind Li's father and mother, sighed and said, "Ya Jing, let your aunt and uncle come inside first."
Mr. Li noticed that the neighbors on both sides were peeking at the family of three.
He quickly chimed in, "Yes, let's go inside first."
Li Yaqing wiped away her tears, nodded, and called out, "Dad, Mom, let's go inside."
After saying that, he took the hands of Li's father and mother and walked inside.
Lin Yifei went straight to the kitchen and poured a glass of water for Li's father and mother.
When I came out, I heard Li Yajing crying and saying, "I knew Xiao Han wouldn't abandon you."
A hint of doubt flashed in Li's mother's eyes: "You're saying that Gu Yihan helped you and your father get transferred to the Beijing Research Institute?"
"Yes."
"Her husband is now a division commander, so it's not surprising that he could get the Beijing Research Institute to help him."
Upon hearing this, Li's mother showed a grateful expression. "Xiaoya, let's take some time to visit Comrade Gu together."
Father Li looked blankly at Li Yajing and her mother.
Unable to resist asking, "Is she the woman who saved Xiaoya twice?"
Mother Li smiled and nodded, "Yes, it's her. Speaking of which, every time Xiaoya encounters something bad, it's Comrade Gu who helps her."
Thinking of Gu Yihan and Mao Mao, Li Yajing nodded vigorously: "I feel like Xiaohan is my savior..."
Lin Yifei silently put down his water glass and sat down opposite him.
Suddenly, someone interrupted Li Yaqing: "Yaqing, Xiaohan helped, but didn't tell you."
"What do you think she means?"
Upon hearing this, Li Yajing frowned and looked up at Lin Yifei: "Cousin, what do you mean?"
Seeing that Lin Yifei was pursing his lips and not speaking, Li's father and mother exchanged a glance.
It's speculated that Ya Jing and Gu Yihan may have developed a rift.
He quickly asked, "Yifei, did your cousin beg someone because of us?"
Lin Yifei glanced at Li Yajing.
Those ambiguous things she deliberately said to Gu Yihan.
She also recounted the conflicts between Secretary Chang, Zeng Xiao, and Gu Yihan.
Upon hearing this, Li's mother's expression suddenly turned sour, and she turned around and slapped Li Yaqing's hand.
"You silly girl, is your brain filled with water? Why can't you just say it directly instead of beating around the bush?"
The moment Li Yaqing looked up at her mother, tears streamed down her face.
She choked back tears as she said, "I'm afraid if I say it, Xiaohan will think I'm holding a grudge against her for dragging you all into this."
Seeing Li Yajing crying so sadly, Li's father also felt bad.
He quickly spoke up to persuade her, "Mom, you should say less. Xiaoya is doing this so that she can suffer less with me."
Li's mother rolled her eyes at Li's father and ignored him.
Instead, he took out a cloth bag from his pocket, opened it layer by layer, revealing a thick stack of house deeds.
Li Yajing saw that her mother's cloth bag was the size of a book and was wrapped in multiple layers.
She instantly forgot about her tears, her eyes curiously searching for what was inside that made her mother so careful.
"Mom, what kind of treasure is this?"
Mother Li glared at Li Yaqing with annoyance, pulled out a house deed, and said, "You'll be coming to Beijing with us tomorrow."
"Then the property deed for this shop was given to Gu Yihan."
Upon hearing this, Father Li's face suddenly turned cold: "I can't give it to you, this is your dowry."
Mother Li glared at Father Li and sneered, "My things are mine, I can give them to whomever I want!"
After saying that, he stuffed the property deed directly into Li Yajing's hand.
She whispered, "Ya Jing, remember, even the best relationships have to give and take, advance and retreat."
"One party cannot make sacrifices while the other takes them for granted."
Li Yaqing was extremely surprised. How come she didn't know that there was such a thing in her house?
She glanced at the property deed and was stunned when she saw that it was for a 112-square-meter apartment in Beijing.
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