"Second sister, you...sigh..."
After hearing Zhou Ling's explanation, Zhou Chuan was both angry and helpless. He couldn't blame Zhou Ling because she was doing it for his own good and didn't know the truth.
"I thought they were using the pretense of investigating Brother Tiger to try and get information out of me to find you, Fourth Brother, but I never expected..."
Zhou Ling felt ashamed and guilty. Zhou Chuan had suffered for half a year, largely because of her misunderstanding.
"Alright, Third Sister, I don't blame you. I know you didn't mean it."
"It's all in the past."
Zhou Chuan waved his hand and instead comforted Zhou Ling.
"The best thing is that my fourth brother is safe and sound, and has no case against him." After a brief pause of two seconds, Zhou Na looked at Zhou Chuan and said, "Fourth brother, what are your plans next? Are you going back to Fanjia County, or..."
"I want to stay in Yanjing and be with my second and third sisters. Wherever you are, I will be there." Zhou Chuan didn't want to go back to that wretched place, Fanjia County. Besides, what would he do if he went back alone? He didn't even have a place to stay.
Upon hearing this, a fleeting, almost imperceptible glint flashed in Zhou Na's eyes. She actually hoped that Zhou Chuan would return to Fanjia County, and ideally, that Zhou Na would go back with him. With the two of them staying in Yanjing, Zhou Na always felt like two bombs that could explode at any moment and affect her again.
"Fourth brother, I strongly support you staying. What's so good about Fanjia County? Just stay in Yanjing. The three of us siblings can support and take care of each other. Isn't that great?" Zhou Ling agreed wholeheartedly, thinking that if Zhou Chuan stayed, he could help her take care of the children and make things easier for her.
Since Zhou Chuan was staying in Yanjing, they needed to find a place to live. To save on rent, Zhou Ling suggested renting a two-bedroom apartment. She and her daughter would live in one room, and Zhou Chuan would live in the other.
"Second sister, you don't need to help with the rent this time, I'll pay for it."
Zhou Ling generously took the rent, which greatly surprised Zhou Na, who wondered where Zhou Ling got the money from.
"Second sister, I...I sold the gold jewelry that Brother Kun bought for me before."
Realizing she had misspoke, Zhou Ling quickly tried to make amends. Actually, she felt sorry for Zhou Chuan, who had suffered for half a year, so she wanted to compensate him with money.
Zhou Na didn't press the matter. Since Zhou Ling was willing to take the money, she naturally wouldn't stop her. It was also a good thing for her; otherwise, the money would have to come from her.
So Zhou Ling contacted the landlord to explain that she wanted to move out and find another place to rent.
When the landlord learned that the tenant wanted to move to a two-bedroom apartment, he immediately said that he had one right across from the current rental apartment, and it was currently vacant.
After waiting for a while, the landlord arrived and took the three of them to see the house across the street, which perfectly met Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan's needs.
That makes things simple; just move it to the other side.
After finishing all that, it was already dark. Zhou Na returned to school and, before leaving, urged Zhou Chuan to find a job as soon as possible. If Zhou Chuan didn't work and, like Zhou Ling, relied on her for support, it would mean that she would have to support four people: herself, Zhou Chuan, Zhou Ling, and her niece Zhao Xiaoya.
As a result, she couldn't save any money at all, and not only that, she also had no way of paying for her future university tuition.
This is absolutely unacceptable.
Zhou Chuan must be made self-reliant and able to support himself.
Zhou Chuan readily agreed, but as soon as Zhou Na left, he immediately forgot what he had just said. From the house, he could see the internet cafe across the street with its flashing lights. Thinking about how he had suffered for half a year and hadn't been to an internet cafe in a long time, his heart began to stir again.
"Fourth brother, if you want to go online, go ahead, your third sister will give you the money."
Zhou Ling offered him twenty yuan.
Zhou Chuan was stunned for a moment, then quickly accepted the money, saying, "Third Sister, consider this money a loan, and I will definitely pay you back in the future."
"What do you mean by 'repay'? Just help me look after your niece when you have some free time."
"No problem, this is what I should do as your uncle. Third sister, you take care of Xiaoya for now, and hand her over to me when I come back from playing."
After Zhou Chuan finished speaking with a confident pat on his chest, he couldn't wait to go downstairs and head straight for the internet cafe.
"Fourth brother, I can't share the money Mom and Dad gave me with you. Don't blame me. It's not that I'm greedy. Your niece is still young and needs money for many things. Besides, this is what they owe me."
Zhou Ling murmured to herself. She didn't want to tell Zhou Na and Zhou Chuan about Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua giving her money, because then the money would have to be divided among the three siblings. But now, it all belonged to her.
She felt there was nothing wrong with doing this. Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua had swindled her out of 300,000 yuan, so giving her all the money now was only right.
...
"Slow-burning bullshit, ugh, disgusting!"
"Mouse, you're right. Yang Meng is just slow to warm up to me, but not to others."
"I used to be a complete idiot."
When Zhou Chen returned to the dormitory, he saw Wang Rui acting drunk and reeking of alcohol, suggesting he had drunk quite a bit.
"Ruizi, what's wrong?"
Zhou Chen looked at Zhang Hao, who took out his phone and showed Yang Meng's social media posts.
It turns out that Yang Meng publicly revealed her romantic partner on Tencent's QQ Space platform.
"I thought Ruizi really didn't care about her anymore, but then today I suddenly saw Yang Meng's post and he insisted on dragging me to drink. In the end, he got himself very drunk."
Zhang Hao explained.
Clearly, this is from heartbreak.
"A good night's sleep will do the trick."
Zhou Chen smiled and shook his head. These days, it's perfectly normal to fall in love with a scumbag or a manipulative woman. Wang Rui has experienced it all, which might not be a bad thing.
the next day,
In front of Wang Rui, Zhou Chen and Zhang Hao mentioned that Wang Rui had called Yang Meng's name the night before, looking heartbroken, which made Wang Rui so angry that he wanted to crawl into a hole and disappear.
"Brothers, please stop talking."
“I was just being silly yesterday, but I’ve completely let it go now. Even if Yang Meng were to pursue me, I wouldn’t agree. She’s completely lost me.”
Wang Rui solemnly stated his position, emphasizing that he would never again be saddened or upset because of Yang Meng.
"Ruizi, what do you think of Yang Meng's boyfriend? He seems pretty good, right?"
Zhou Chen asked.
When this was brought up, Wang Rui suddenly fell silent.
“Brother Chen, I know. I saw Yang Meng say on her social media that her boyfriend is now a research and development engineer at a tech company, earning 30,000 to 40,000 yuan a month. Rui Zi really can’t compare to him.”
Zhang Hao interjected.
No wonder……
Zhou Chen chuckled.
With such great conditions, which girl wouldn't be dazzled? A monthly salary of 30,000 to 40,000 yuan is a huge sum of money for a college student. No wonder Yang Meng went public with it so quickly.
"I've made up my mind. I'm going to make a lot of money and become a big boss, not to make her regret it, but just to prove to her that she has bad taste and that she missed out on the best man!"
Wang Rui suddenly spoke, his face serious.
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