Chang Huaying was the first to express her opinion, explicitly rejecting the suggestion.
“My brother’s condition will require a lot of money to be spent, so we won’t renovate our house. Besides, no one can get the money out of my parents!”
Sun Yanxia smirked. Chang Hongbing and his wife had been stingy their whole lives, so they must have a lot of money. She was trying to trick the eldest son-in-law into paying the lion's share.
Chang Huaying refused, and her plan was largely ruined.
"Huaying, can you make this decision yourself? Why don't you wait until your parents come back? Your brother is old enough to have kids who are already running errands. If they're not worried, they're not being responsible parents!"
Even the usually good-natured Chang Huaying can get angry when the topic of marriage comes up.
Chang Huaying finished clearing away the dishes and said coldly, "Fine, Third Aunt, you can go and tell my mother yourself!"
After saying that, she got up, took the bowls and chopsticks, and went into the kitchen.
Sun Yanxia clicked her tongue: "Mom and Dad, does Huaying seem to have become disobedient?"
Zhou Hongyu smiled and squinted her eyes: "I didn't see it. You're just mistaken!"
With Zhou Hongyu's support, the Chang family elders also stood firm: "Yes, Huaying has always been like this, you, as her aunt, shouldn't take it too seriously!"
Sun Yanxia nodded, maintaining a smile on her face, her fists clenched on her lap.
If there's any other way, she doesn't want to move back in at all!
Shuangdong Hutong is just one of the many ordinary hutongs in Beijing, and most of its residents are working-class people.
In comparison, the school staff housing she now lives in is incredibly impressive.
Unfortunately, the elderly Chang couple were ungrateful and refused to give away their meager savings, intending to bury them together later!
Thinking about the money the Chang family elders had saved for their funerals, Sun Yanxia softened her expression and began to explain in detail, leaving the Chang family elders completely bewildered.
Chang Shuying listened attentively even while eating her meal.
Zhou Hongyu didn't care about any of that. Sun Yanxia said no matter what, nothing could be done without money!
She stared at Chang Meiying, who was not eating properly, and used her eyes to intimidate Chang Meiying into swallowing the vegetables she didn't like.
This child becomes picky about food if not watched closely, then suffers from indigestion and cries for his parents.
After Chang Meiying finished her daily portion of vegetables with a bitter face, the elderly couple in the Chang family had already been somewhat persuaded.
Granny Chang said worriedly, "Yanxia, our house has a total of nine rooms in the front and back yards. Not counting the three rooms in the back yard, the renovation of the front yard alone will cost a lot of money!"
Being tempted is one thing, not having that much money is another.
Sun Yanxia hinted, "Mom and Dad, I have an idea, but I don't know if I should say it. Well, I'm colleagues with Aunt Minjun, and she vouched for the Wu family's character. So I feel that there's another reason why the Wu family is making a fuss about buying a house. Maybe their original intention wasn't really to buy a house!"
Zhou Hongyu snorted coldly, "Keep making things up, go ahead and make things up!"
The Wu family doesn't want the house? Go say that to their faces and see if you get yelled at!
Sun Yanxia continued to spout her fallacious logic: "I only realized how different it is from a ward after I moved to an apartment building with Guofu. There's a toilet, gas, and heating in the winter! I think the Wu family is just worried that Minjun won't be comfortable after marrying into the family. They also live in an apartment building!"
That makes sense!
Even Old Man Chang, who was in charge of the money, thought this was absolutely right.
Do you think the Wu family would be satisfied if they used the money the old couple had saved for their funerals to renovate the house and tidy up the old yard?
Old Man Chang didn't say anything, but he was thinking about it.
Sun Yanxia knew from his eyes that something was going to happen!
As for the old couple running out of money for their coffins, the house being renovated, and the Wu family still insisting on buying another house, what does that have to do with her?
She didn't confidently say that Wu Minjun would definitely marry into the family after the renovation was completed!
Her goal from beginning to end was to borrow other people's money to improve her living conditions. Anyway, she achieved her goal, so what did other people's business have to do with her?
Zhou Hongyu ordered her youngest daughter to eat a little more of the large amount of rice left in her bowl, then turned around and easily rendered Sun Yanxia's efforts futile with just a few words.
"Renovating isn't out of the question, but we absolutely can't let our parents pay for it! They only have their retirement pensions, and they also subsidize the three of us families. If the three families really want to make this happen, then we should have a meeting and each family should contribute money and effort!"
Sun Yanxia: "..."
She went through all that trouble just to avoid paying!
Zhou Hongyu glanced at her: "Yanxia, you have something to say? Ah, so you think that because this suggestion came from you, you're planning to cover everything? Ah, I knew your family was very rich..."
Sun Yanxia hurriedly waved her hand: "No, that's not true. Our family doesn't have that much money. Guofu is still waiting for tuition to go to his continuing education class!"
"Oh~"
Shouldn't you be more concerned about Chang Guofu's tuition fees? Why are you coming back to talk about renovations instead?
Zhou Hongyu looked at her meaningfully.
For a moment, Sun Yanxia felt as if she had been stripped naked, and that her thoughts had been completely seen through.
Zhou Hongyu is now like a completely different person, shrewd and calculating. However, not long ago, she was a shrew who was quick to anger and irritable!
After hearing Zhou Hongyu's words, the elderly couple from the Chang family regained their senses.
Sun Yanxia's words sounded plausible, but upon reflection, there were too many uncertainties.
Old Man Chang sighed, "Yanxia, I know you mean well, but you should worry about Guofu's tuition first. There's nothing we can do to help you!"
When Sun Yanxia couldn't keep her expression straight, what did she mean by "unable to help"?
You're being biased!
She clearly loves her son more, yet she's thinking of using her savings to help the second wife's child!
Fine, you short-sighted people, just wait until our Guofu goes out for a trip and comes back. Getting promoted and getting a raise will be easier than eating for him. You'll have your day to cry!
Sun Yanxia was in a bad mood. She ate most of the meat on the table, wiped her mouth, and then made an excuse to go back to take care of her son, disappearing in a flash.
Money, money, money.
It's all because we're broke.
Old Man Chang frowned, lamenting this world where money is needed everywhere.
Chang's wife was lost in thought. She didn't have a penny, but her distant cousin had left her a dilapidated courtyard house before he passed away!
Can you pay back some of the money for that thing?
Zhou Hongyu was thinking about something else entirely. Although Sun Yanxia's motives for proposing renovations were impure, the house did indeed need a toilet!
It's alright now, the weather is cool. But when it rains, we'll have to run to the public toilet at the alley entrance to freeze our butts.
Zhou Hongyu has lived like this for decades and feels it's not too bad, but she has seen the fragrant and warm toilet in her own home in her dream.
Zhou Hongyu tried to mention it, but was immediately met with strong opposition from the Chang family elders.
They built their own toilet, and such a nice one at that, so the neighbors in the neighborhood wouldn't want to go too far to use a public toilet!
Moreover, I've never heard of anyone in the surrounding alleys building a toilet in their own home. Let alone where to get the permits, the infrastructure is inadequate!
Forget about the toilet!
Zhou Hongyu was disappointed. It seemed that for the next few years, she would still have to go to public toilets to freeze her bottom when it snowed!
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