Chapter 27 Grabbing the Remote Control
"I don't want to watch Big Head Son and Small Head Dad anymore. I want to watch Nezha. Give me the remote control quickly." After a while of silence, Zhong Xu jumped up from the sofa and tried to snatch the remote control from Zhong Xin's hand.
"No, I just want to watch Big Head Son. What's so good about Nezha?" Zhong Xin ran behind the sofa with the remote control.
"Give it to me quickly. It's time. You said you could only watch it for half an hour." Zhong Xu rushed to Zhong Xin in an accusing manner.
"It's not here yet, there are still ten minutes left, I won't give it to you." Zhong Xin said, hiding the remote control behind her back.
Zhong Xu would not tolerate her and went forward to grab it. Zhong Xu was strong and Zhong Xin was stubborn, so the brother and sister refused to give in to each other.
Zhong Linlin watched from the side, glanced at her brother and sister, then glanced at the TV. She was used to this scene and was not surprised at all.
"Zhong Xinxin, give it to me quickly, this is my TV."
"No, this is the TV at my uncle's house."
"Give it to me quickly."
"No."
Zhong Xu and Zhong Xin each held a remote control, neither of them willing to let go.
"Click." There was a sound of the remote control breaking. The brother and sister looked at each other and refused to let go.
"Zhong Xu, the remote control is about to break, didn't you see it?" Zhong Xiong looked towards the other end of the sofa angrily.
"It's rare for Zhong Xin to come back, so please give her some space." Yang Fangqin had a headache. This brother and sister have always been like this.
She was also puzzled. Usually, Zhong Xu was with Linlin every day, and they never fought over the remote control. But when it came to Zhong Xin, the brother and sister almost fought.
"She said she would only watch it for half an hour, and I've already let her watch it first." Zhong Xu refused to let go.
Song Yuting glared at Zhong Xin: "Zhong Xin, keep your word. Let go."
"No, there are still ten minutes left. I looked at my watch and the time is not up yet." Zhong Xin pouted.
Okay, everyone has their own reasons. The adults looked at each other and said let them do whatever they want. If it gets broken during the fight, that would be the best. Then there would be no need to fight over it and no one would have to look at it anymore.
There is a precedent for this. During the Chinese New Year, Zhong Xu and Zhong Xin fought over the remote control. The remote control broke into two pieces, which was very good. Zhong Xiongcai didn't want to repair it. It was best if no one could watch TV so that everyone could have peace and quiet.
The brother and sister continued to argue over there, while the adults here continued to eat. Only a few more clicking sounds were heard, and the remote control was broken.
Zhong Xu and Zhong Xin looked at each other and said, "It's all your fault. You broke it."
"Who was so strong just now? It was you."
After watching an episode of Big Head Son and listening to the ending song, Zhong Linlin saw the commercials starting on the TV screen. She shook her head with a sense of dissatisfaction. Alas, she couldn't even change the channel.
Zhong Xiong saw that it was almost done, so he walked over and unplugged the power cord.
"Okay, now no one can watch, we can go out and play." Zhong Xiong shook his hands as if to shoo away flies. Let's go quickly, his head is about to explode.
"Hmph, Linlin, come with me to play marbles." Zhong Xu went to pull Linlin's hand.
"No, Linlin, we are girls. I'll let you play with the doll I brought back. Let's go and dress the doll." Zhong Xin also pulled her aside.
Zhong Linlin imitated the adults and sighed deeply. It is really hard to be the eldest and the youngest.
Fortunately, a friend outside shouted that they wanted to play hide-and-seek. Now Zhong Xu and Zhong Xin reached an agreement and ran out together.
"It's finally quiet." The adults in the family breathed a sigh of relief.
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After dinner, Zhong Xiong and Zhong Qin made a pot of tea and chatted while drinking it. Zhong Hui and her two sisters-in-law were discussing buying a house.
"When buying a house, you should buy one in the city, with a good school district. That way, it will be easier for Zhong Xu and Lin Lin to transfer schools. The education in the city can't compare to that in town."
"Which school in the city is better?" Yang Fangqin asked hurriedly.
"That must be the No. 1 Experimental Primary School. This school has advanced teaching equipment and strong faculty. The students graduating from this school all have good grades. The most important thing is that they can directly enter the No. 1 Experimental Middle School." Song Yuting said.
"My wife and I are both studying at the Primary School Affiliated to the Normal University. Otherwise, we have to find a way to transfer her there." Speaking of this, Song Yuting still felt a little regretful.
But as for children, I still have to keep them under my own supervision to feel at ease. In the primary school affiliated to the Normal University, as the child of a teacher, there are sometimes some conveniences.
"Then which community can I go to the No. 1 Experimental Primary School?" Zhong Hui asked curiously.
"Yuhe Community, Tingshan Community, and the most expensive Bixiyuan I mentioned last time are all good. These are all communities in the city center and are all school district housing." Song Yuting spoke of these things with great knowledge.
Yang Fangqin and Zhong Hui looked at each other and nodded. After receiving the demolition compensation, they would go to see the house.
After chatting for a while, Yang Fangqin remembered that there was half a watermelon in the refrigerator, so she went to the kitchen to cut it.
"Come, have some ice watermelon." Although the weather is not as hot as the dog days of summer, the autumn heat is still very strong. It's already past six o'clock, and the summer heat has not yet dissipated.
Everyone took a piece of watermelon and started eating. Just then, they saw the tenant Xiao Liao from upstairs coming down, so Yang Fangqin invited him to eat with them.
"Xiao Liao, have you found a house?" Yang Fangqin handed him a piece of watermelon and asked with concern.
Brother Zhong and Sister Yang are both locals. Since the house here is going to be demolished, not only have they been waived this month's rent, but their deposit has also been fully returned to them. Xiao Liao has no objection to this.
Unlike some landlords, who not only deduct half a month's rent from them, but also ask them to move out immediately.
At least he gave us a few days' grace, but it was difficult to find a house.
Xiao Liao took a few bites of watermelon and then said, "I've looked for several places, but none of them are suitable. Either they're too remote, or the rent is too expensive."
After looking for so many houses, Xiao Liao now realizes that Xiatuan Village is really the best place to rent a house. It is not far from the industrial park, the landlord is good, and the rent is acceptable.
"Aren't there a lot of houses in Shangtuan Village?" Yang Fangqin couldn't help but ask.
Xiao Liao shook his head. "What can I say about the houses there? First, the houses are too close together, there's no light at all, and second, the environment is terrible. The rent is also expensive. A room without a kitchen or bathroom costs over 200 yuan a month."
"That's a bit expensive." Zhong Hui also thought it was expensive. In Xiatuan Village, they only rented a room for 170 or 180 yuan.
"Yes, with this money, I might as well rent a house in town, or even in a residential complex. We can share the rent with a few people, and it's almost enough." Xiao Liao sighed.
"How many people share the apartment?" Song Yuting was quite interested and asked Xiao Liao how many people there were.
"There are three of us, all working in the industrial zone. We are college classmates and came here after graduation." Xiao Liao said with a smile.
They will go to the resettlement area to choose a house tomorrow. They won't live in the house in Xinhe Community, so it's just right to rent it out. There are three people in their family, so they can just choose a three-bedroom house. After thinking about it, Song Yuting asked Xiao Liao to leave her contact information.
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