Chapter 388 When it rains, it pours
"Wow, wow, wow..." Lin Siyu covered her face and cried bitterly.
From Lu Tianyou's perspective, he should blame her and Lin Zhongbao, but she couldn't accept that her lover blamed her.
Lu Tianyou let out a breath. Everything was a foregone conclusion. Both of them were fired. He couldn't find a job, but Lin Siyu could still make money by writing articles. If they wanted to turn their lives around, they could only rely on Lin Siyu.
This family also depends on her to support it, so they can't fall out.
Lu Tianyou walked to Lin Siyu, put his arms around her, patted her on the back and gently apologized, "I'm sorry, it's my fault. I shouldn't have yelled at you so loudly, and I shouldn't have blamed you. This is all Lin Zhongbao's fault, and you are also a victim."
"I was just fired suddenly. I'm confused about the future. I'm so panicked and upset."
"Wow, wow, wow..." Lin Siyu buried her head in Lu Tianyou's arms and cried even louder.
After crying, the couple discussed and decided to continue staying in Chengdu.
If they return to Chongqing, their family, friends, relatives and neighbors will inevitably ask them all kinds of questions. After asking around, they might find out that they were fired, and they will inevitably speculate and laugh at them.
Both of them are people who care about face and cannot accept being laughed at.
Apart from those people in school, no one else knows them in Chengdu. Lin Siyu can make money by writing articles, and Lu Tianyou can also find a way to find a job.
They lived close to the university, so it was inevitable that they would meet classmates. So the two decided to rent a house in the south of the city after the month's rent expired.
In the remaining twenty days, Lin Siyu concentrated on writing articles at home to earn money.
They had good plans, but reality soon dealt them a heavy blow. When the landlord learned that they had been expelled from Rongcheng University, he came to their house and asked them to give up their lease, saying that they would not rent their house to people who had promiscuous relationships and had improper lifestyles.
The two had a quarrel with the landlord, got their rent and deposit back, moved out, and temporarily lived in a guesthouse while looking for another house to rent.
The two were able to rent a house outside the school before because they were students of Rongcheng University and had student ID cards. The landlord trusted them and rented the house to them.
But now they have been expelled from Chengdu University and their student ID cards have been taken back by the school. They have no formal jobs in Chengdu and are from other places, so no one is willing to rent a house to them.
They searched for a house for five days but couldn't find one. The guesthouse cost two dollars a night, and their wallets were almost stretched.
Inside the guesthouse, Lin Siyu and Lu Tianyou looked miserable.
"What if we can't rent a house? We can't always live in the guesthouse. I only have 40 yuan on me." Lin Siyu looked at Lu Tianyou and said.
Lu Tianyou scratched his head in distress, he didn’t know what to do?
They couldn't rent a house or find a job in Chengdu. Logically, going back would be the best solution, as at least they would have a place to live and eat.
"Didn't you send the manuscript to the publishing house? Let's wait until they get a reply." As long as they have income, they can continue to stay in Chengdu.
Lin Siyu lowered her eyes. This was the only way at the moment.
As he was speaking, someone knocked on the door. "A letter from Lin Siyu."
"It must be the newspaper sending me the manuscript fee." Lin Siyu stood up and opened the door.
The receptionist at the guesthouse glanced at her and handed her the letter.
"Thank you." Lin Siyu closed the door with a smile.
"Finally, there's something good happening in such a day." Lin Siyu walked to the bed, opened the envelope, took out the papers inside, and the smile on her face froze.
"What's wrong?" Lu Tianyou asked when he saw that her face looked strange.
Lin Siyu stammered, "This is the manuscript I sent to the newspaper."
"How could that be?" Lu Tianyou took the paper from her hand, opened it and saw that it was indeed the one she sent to the newspaper four days ago.
Lin Siyu searched in the envelope and found another piece of paper. It said that she was thanked for her submission, but the manuscript she wrote did not meet the newspaper's requirements and was rejected.
"My manuscript was rejected?"
Lin Siyu couldn't accept this fact. She had published so many articles in newspapers last year and was quite famous in Chengdu. How could her articles be rejected?
Moreover, her articles were in no way inferior to those previously published in newspapers.
Lu Tianyou took the paper from Lin Siyu's hand and frowned, "Could it be that the newspaper knew that you were fired?"
"How is that possible?" Lin Siyu's voice rose unconsciously.
Lu Tianyou frowned. "How is that impossible? Isn't that newspaper office quite close to Rongcheng University? I remember the counselor said that there is a teacher's lover in our university who is an editor at Rongcheng Daily."
"The newspaper must have found out." Lin Siyu sat dejectedly on the bed, covering her face with her hands.
"I can't make money from writing anymore. What should I do? How are we going to stay in Chengdu?"
Lin Siyu was about to cry.
Lu Tianyou looked up at the ceiling, not knowing what to do?
On March 10th, Yu Hui and Qian Lan worked the morning shift, and Gu Hongmei worked the evening shift.
In the past, no matter what shift she worked, Gu Nan and Gu Xixi would always follow her to the noodle shop to help, but today they were unusual and did not go with her, saying they wanted to stay at home and watch TV.
"You can only watch for a maximum of one and a half hours in the morning." Yu Hui reminded them and asked Gu Hongmei to watch them.
She is not someone who particularly likes to restrict her children, but watching TV for a long time does affect their eyesight, so she still has to limit it.
When Yu Hui brought the bok choy she bought to the noodle shop, Qian Lan had already kneaded the dough.
"Hey, why didn't Xixi and the others come with us today?" Qian Lan asked.
Yu Hui put down the food in her hand and said, "Tell them to say they want to watch TV at home today."
"Oh." Qian Lan nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
At this moment, the Gu family was already busy. Gu Huai, who had already gone out to work, returned home, holding a twelve-inch old-fashioned cream cake with decorations and a pile of colored paper.
"Dad, why are you so slow? What if we're too late?" Gu Xixi complained with a pout.
"There's a bit of a traffic jam in the city this morning." Gu Huai put the cake and colored paper on the table. "Hongmei, I have some braised goose I bought from a state-owned restaurant in my car, as well as fish and vegetables from the store. Go get them."
"You are responsible for cooking, and Nan Nan and I will be in charge of setting up the place."
"Okay." Gu Hongmei smiled and walked out of the yard, took the things in the car, and went into the kitchen.
As soon as eleven o'clock arrived, Yu Hui and Qian Lan started to get busy.
While preparing the seasoning, Yu Hui said to Qian Lan, "Everyone is up so early today."
Qian Lan kept picking up the noodles with her hands. She also felt a little strange and nodded, saying, "It's much earlier than usual."
Usually, people would start coming to eat noodles after 11:30, and today, many people came with lunch boxes to take home.
Generally, for a meal like this where you take the food home, they will cook the noodles a little harder so that they don't clump up so quickly.
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