Jiang Ruyi wanted to reach out to comfort her, but her arms were too short to reach her, and she ended up making Liu Chunhua laugh.
She picked up Jiang Ruyi and said distressedly, "You didn't sleep well. Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
【After getting enough sleep, let’s go look at the house. 】
Jiang Ruyi can't wait to get away from that scumbag Jiang Chao. While Liu Chunhua is still determined to divorce, it's better to arrange everything as soon as possible. She is afraid that Jiang Chao will come back and hug Liu Chunhua to admit his mistake, and Liu Chunhua might become soft-hearted again.
"Oh, let you, girl, worry about me." Liu Chunhua touched Jiang Ruyi's sparse hair, and without delay, she got up and put thick clothes on her. She simply wiped her face and took some goat milk, and the mother and daughter set out on the journey to look at houses.
It was just daybreak, and the horizon was tinged with paleness.
Not many people rent houses these days, but Liu Chunhua knows a man who specializes in this business. She heard about him from her colleagues at the garment factory. The man is called Brother Wu, and it is said that he has connections in both the black and white worlds, so everyone will give him some face.
Brother Wu often deals with people from the provincial capital, so naturally he knows a lot.
To be honest, Liu Chunhua felt a little scared when she thought about dealing with that kind of person.
But this concerns her future with Jiang Ruyi, so no matter how scared she is, she has no choice but to go ahead.
Jiang Ruyi said that she had had enough sleep. After all, she was still a child. She fell asleep in Liu Chunhua's arms without realizing it.
When she opened her eyes, Liu Chunhua had already arrived in front of a bungalow and knocked on the doorknob nervously.
"Boom boom boom"
"Who is it?" A man's voice came from inside. He came over and opened the door, cursing. It was a woman. He said impatiently, "You're early. It's not the right time yet. Come back in the afternoon."
As he was about to close the door, Liu Chunhua quickly stopped him, "Wait! Brother, I'm here to look for someone."
The man who opened the door seemed to have just woken up. He wiped his eyes and looked carefully at the woman in front of him. When he saw that she had a child in her arms, he instantly stepped back in fear, "Oh no, Brother Wu, your old lover is here!"
Seeing him running towards the house, Liu Chunhua had no time to explain.
Jiang Ruyi had six points in her mind.
[It seems that Brother Wu is not a good person. ]
"As long as he can help us find a house, it doesn't matter if he's a good person or a bad person." Liu Chunhua pinched her daughter's face and said, "Relax, don't be nervous."
Jiang Ruyi was not nervous at all. It was obviously Liu Chunhua who was nervous.
Knowing that she was using her to cheer herself up, Jiang Ruyi did not expose her and urged her to go in quickly.
Liu Chunhua stepped into the yard hesitantly, and saw someone walking out of the house in big strides, cursing as he walked, "Fuck you, what tricks are you playing to deceive me again? Be careful of your skin!"
Brother Wu was very angry when he was called out of his warm bed, but when he saw that it was really a woman who came to see him, his anger was instantly extinguished.
He looked carefully and it didn't look like any of his lovers, let alone the child in her arms.
[Quick, tell him why you are here, don't hesitate. ]
"Um...Brother Wu, listen to me, my name is Liu Chunhua. I'm disturbing you so early because I want to ask you for help with something." Liu Chunhua rubbed her hands nervously, fearing that Brother Wu would drive her out.
When he heard her introduce herself to him, Brother Wu breathed a sigh of relief. This wasn't his lover, she was there to ask him for help.
"It's cold outside, come in and talk." Brother Wu glanced at the mother and daughter and didn't say much.
As soon as she entered the house, Jiang Ruyi felt her almost frozen little face became much warmer.
There is a heated kang on the floor in Brother Wu's room, which is like two completely different worlds compared to the freezing cold outside.
The furnishings inside are also very simple, with an octagonal table and four chairs. It looks like a place for discussing business.
"Big sister, I'm not saying that you should choose a good time to find someone to do something for you. You come here so early in the morning, as if you are urging me to go to work." Brother Wu complained a little, but he would not swear at women. He couldn't think of anything else to say after holding it in for a long time.
The person who opened the door for them was Wu Ge's subordinate, named Xiao Liuzi. He knew he had made the wrong choice, so he hid in the kitchen dejectedly, boiling water and pouring tea for them.
"It's my fault. I was too impatient and wanted to get things done quickly." Liu Chunhua said embarrassedly, untying the rope around her chest and putting Jiang Ruyi down.
"Since this is your first time here, I'll explain my rules to you first. Regardless of whether I can do it or not, I will charge you five dollars for your hard work."
"I know. The money is ready."
Liu Chunhua turned around, took out the still-warm money from her underwear, counted out the wrinkled five dollars, turned around and handed it to Brother Wu, explaining her purpose, "I want to rent a house, not too big, just enough for four people to live in."
After getting the money, Brother Wu's attitude improved a little.
Following the rules of the underworld, he did not ask Liu Chunhua why she rented a house. He only said, "Houses are easy to find, but the price is not cheap. You have to think carefully."
"I've thought it through." On the way here, Liu Chunhua and Jiang Ruyi had discussed that no matter how the divorce would turn out in the end, they had to make preparations for both scenarios, and a house was an indispensable item.
"Okay, since you're so straightforward, leave your address and go back to wait for the letter." The fifth brother waved his hand, and Xiao Liuzi took out a crumpled half-torn piece of paper from the kitchen.
Liu Chunhua hesitated. During this period of time, she had learned to write a few words under Jiang Ruyi's guidance. But if she left her home address, what if Fifth Brother ran into Jiang Chao when he came to visit? Wouldn't that expose her secret?
"I just praised you for being straightforward, why are you dithering now?" Fifth Brother became impatient when he saw that she was taking a long time to write. Liu Chunhua was so scared that she subconsciously filled in Old Li's canteen.
There was no other way but to ask Old Li to keep an eye out for her and tell her if he got the letter.
After finishing this matter, the mother and daughter set off for a nearby farm. The grain and oil store needed a lot of goods, so she had to go over to take a look and deliver the goods over.
Fortunately, the vegetable farmers were all honest and provided the freshest and best-looking vegetables according to Liu Chunhua's requirements. When the goods were handed over to the grain and oil shop, Manager Luo couldn't stop smiling.
"Okay, okay, this dish is so juicy and fresh, it makes me want to eat it just by looking at it."
Liu Chunhua smiled and took out the sandalwood box from her bosom. "I'm glad you like it, but I'll have to trouble Brother Luo to return it to your young master for me."
But when Shopkeeper Luo saw the wooden box, he immediately frowned and muttered, "Our young master is right."
"Brother Luo, what did you say?" Liu Chunhua didn't hear clearly, but Jiang Ruyi heard it clearly.
She was a little surprised. Could it be that Huo Yuli had already guessed that they would come to return the gifts?
Liu Chunhua hurriedly handed the box forward again, "Brother Luo, as the saying goes, no reward without merit, this gift is really too valuable, I really can't accept it."
"Please don't," Shopkeeper Luo couldn't do anything about her, and sighed heavily, "I'll tell you the truth, our young master has told you that if I ask you to return the gift, I won't be the shopkeeper anymore. Sister Chunhua, just take pity on me and accept the gift. Besides, how can our young master take back the things he gave away?"
"This..." Liu Chunhua was stunned. She obviously didn't expect that the little brat would tell her all this in advance.
[Since he asked you to take it, just take it.] Jiang Ruyi didn't want to dwell on this matter any longer. Moreover, she had a hunch that she might have been targeted by Huo Yuli. Even if she didn't have this gift, there would be a next time. She couldn't hide from it.
Besides, why is she hiding?