Chapter 357
The dinner in the evening was still very sumptuous.
When everyone had eaten and drunk their fill and went home, Yu Wanying said, "Thank you for your hard work today, Auntie, for cooking so many delicious dishes for us."
Chen Guifeng smiled and said, "Why bother? As long as you think it tastes good, come over and visit us often when you have time."
"Okay." Everyone responded one by one.
After seeing Wu Qiao'er and the others off, Ye Fuyue and the others decided not to go back home that night and stayed in the small western-style building for the night. It was not until they woke up naturally the next day that Ye Fuyue and Chen Guifeng took the children back to the compound.
Shen Yao got up early in the morning and went to work.
As soon as Ye Fuyue and Chen Guifeng returned to the compound, the aunts asked them.
"You were not at home last night, the lights were off all night long," said Aunt Yue.
"Well, he didn't come back last night." Chen Guifeng said.
"I heard that you bought a house outside, right?" Aunt Qian asked.
"I did buy a house. I slept in the new house last night." Chen Guifeng said with a smile.
"Are you planning to move out of the compound and not live here anymore?" Zhou Jinmei asked expectantly.
"Live here! This is the house allocated to Chen Yao by the factory, so of course we have to live here." Chen Guifeng knew what Zhou Jinmei was thinking and said deliberately.
"Didn't you buy a house outside? Why are you still living here?" Zhou Jinmei said.
"The house outside is quite shabby, but of course it's more comfortable to live here," said Chen Guifeng.
"You still buy a shabby house like the one out there? Are you worried about having too much money?" Zhou Jinmei said in disbelief.
Ye Fuyue said, "Chen Yao has a friend who is in a hurry to sell his house, so we thought of buying it first, in case we need it in the future. This place is closer to the first factory, so we will definitely live here."
Zhou Jinmei secretly rolled her eyes and muttered quietly, "Isn't this just because they have too much money to burn? They bought a house but don't live in it."
Ye Fuyue and Chen Guifeng stopped chatting with the others. They had long suspected that if the people in the compound knew about their house purchase, they would definitely have their own thoughts.
But what does it matter if the people in the slum have their own ideas?
This is the house allocated to Shen Yao by the factory according to his rank, and his family lives there with peace of mind.
After Ye Fuyue and Chen Guifeng left, Zhou Jinmei and Aunt Yue started chatting. Since the Shen family bought a house outside, they would definitely move out sooner or later. If the Shen family moved out, who would get the house they were living in now?
Aunt Yue and Zhou Jinmei both felt that the house they lived in now was too small, and they both took a fancy to the house where the Shen family lived now.
After the news of the Shen family buying a house spread in the slum, everyone envied the Shen family for being so rich, was jealous of the Shen family for buying a house, and coveted the Shen family's current house.
Even the Yao family talked about it at the dinner table.
"I heard that Chen Yao bought a house outside?" Yao Hong said.
Father Yao said, "I heard that too, but I don't know if it's true or not."
Yao Hong asked Zhong Lan, who had been silent the whole time, "You are close to the Shen family. Is it true that they bought a house outside?"
"I don't know, they didn't tell me." Zhong Lan said.
Zhong Lan didn't want to talk about this topic at all. It was none of their business whether others bought a house outside.
Yao Hong was slightly dissatisfied, but he didn't say anything. He said to his father, "Everyone is saying this, so it's probably true. The Shen family is really rich. No one can afford to live in it now. He lives in such a big house, and he still has money to buy a house outside."
"The Shen family has always been one of the best in our compound," said Yao's father.
"If the Shen family buys a house and moves out, who will get the house they live in now?" Yao Hongdao.
Yao's father understood what Yao Hong meant: "I don't know. We can apply for it when the time comes and see if it can be given to our family."
Yao Hong smiled and nodded: "I think so too."
Zhong Lan ate the steamed bun silently without saying a word.
The Shen family hadn't even moved out yet, but they were already eyeing their house. Furthermore, the Shen family only had such a large house because Shen Yao was a section chief. Yao Hong and his father were just ordinary workers, not high enough to warrant such a large house. I wonder what they were thinking.
Aunt Xie sat there in a daze, not eating a single bite of the steamed bun in front of her.
Suddenly, Aunt Xie threw the steamed buns on the ground like crazy, covering her head and screaming "Ahhhhhh——"
Zhong Lan and the other two looked at her quietly, as they were used to her being sometimes quiet and sometimes crazy.
After Aunt Xie screamed “Ahhhh——”, she sat there stupidly in a daze.
Zhong Lan lowered her head and continued eating her meal.
Yao Hong glanced at the steamed buns Aunt Xie had thrown on the ground, then looked at Zhong Lan who was indifferent, and said dissatisfiedly: "Pick up the steamed buns on the ground, pick them up clean and give them to Mom to eat."
"Why don't you do it yourself? Isn't she your biological mother?" Zhong Lan said coldly.
"She is my biological mother, so she is not your mother? You married into our Yao family, so she is your mother! Don't keep saying that she is only my biological mother all the time!" Yao Hong exploded when he could no longer bear it.
"I won't do it." Zhong Lan only said these three words and stopped looking at Yao Hong.
"You..." Yao Hong was so angry that he didn't know what to say.
Father Yao ate the steamed bun silently, looking at Zhong Lan with dissatisfaction in his eyes, but he didn't say anything in the end.
Seeing that Zhong Lan was unmoved, Yao Hong could only pick up the steamed bun on the ground, clean the dusty parts, and put the steamed bun into Aunt Xie's hand.
Yao Hong glanced at Zhong Lan, picked up his bowl and chopsticks again, and said, "Starting from this month, I won't give you any salary. I will take care of the family's finances. If you need money, come to me. How much money is left at home now? Give me all the money you have kept and saved."
Zhong Lan paused while picking up the food.
Just because she didn't care about Aunt Xie, she didn't even give her money.
Yao's father said, "Yao Hong is a good manager of the finances. Your mother used to manage the money, but now she's not in the right mind and can't manage it anymore. You're busy, taking care of all the big and small things at home. You're so busy that you don't even have time to take care of your mother. Why not let Yao Hong share some of the responsibilities and manage the family's finances?"
Zhong Lan glanced at Yao's father.
She finally understood that these two people had long been dissatisfied with her for not caring about Aunt Xie, and had agreed not to give her money in order to dampen her enthusiasm.
Zhong Lan didn't say anything.
What else could she say about something that had already been decided and had no say in it?
But her heart was cold and she felt that life was really boring!
…
While waiting for the college entrance examination results to come out, Chen Yao went to work every day, but Ye Fuyue had a rare moment of free time.
She no longer needs to read books or do homework, and the furniture design drafts have all been submitted. She only needs to play with the children at home, buy groceries and chat with Chen Guifeng. Her life is leisurely and comfortable.
The weather is getting hotter, so Ye Fuyue also cooked mung bean soup at home to help everyone cool down.
Zhong Lan brought Yao Zaoer, and Cui Li brought Lai Bao and Huan Di to chat with them at this time.
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