Chapter 55: A Few Things Between Ji Changyu and the Widow
After listening to Xu Yao's concerns, Ji Changyu laughed at her for thinking too much.
"We have a certificate of ownership issued by the Housing Authority. The yard was not taken by the state, but donated to the state voluntarily. After it was taken over by the state, the subdistrict office broke it into houses and rented or sold them to city workers."
Only then did Xu Yao put the thought back into her stomach.
“In fact, we have one at home…”
"What?"
Ji Changyu clenched his palms and said, "Nothing."
This is a courtyard with three entrances, the first entrance is the socket, the second entrance is the main house and the third entrance is the main house. There are about twenty households in total. In order to facilitate the management of the street office, each courtyard has an elected uncle and aunt to be the manager.
Ji Changyu carried his full luggage in both hands and walked through the front yard with his wife and children back to the middle yard.
The woman sitting on the stone slab in the front yard stood up suddenly, glanced at Xu Yao and Xu Jiaan with a little curiosity, and then stared at the bag in Ji Zhangyu's hand, as if she wanted to stare through Xu Yao's luggage.
"Hey, Ji Tuan is back with his wife and kids? Let me see what goodies you bought for them."
After Ji's mother's tireless publicity last night, the entire compound knew that Ji Changyu was going to pick someone up tomorrow.
As she spoke, the woman took three or two steps forward and was about to look inside. Ji Changyu avoided her expressionlessly and lowered his voice.
"Get out of the way."
His voice was not loud, but it had a kind of magical power that made people shiver with cold bones. The woman pursed her lips in displeasure, muttered something stingy, and walked away.
Xu Yao looked at Ji Changyu strangely. He was being pestered by so many relatives and friends in Xiahe Village, but he never got angry. She asked him if he had any hidden secrets.
The woman had a pointed chin and big eyes. She looked to be around thirty years old. She was pretty and had a plump chest. Xu Yao was envious.
Ji Changyu paused and said, "She is not a serious person. You don't have to be nice to her when you see her next time."
It turned out that the woman was a cold widow living in the front yard. Her husband died in an accident, and she took her husband's compensation and job and remarried not long after. However, she was cheated out of all her money, and she returned to her ex-husband's house with her three sons and lived with her ex-mother-in-law.
Life was naturally hard for two unemployed widows raising three boys. The residents of the compound sympathized with them and organized several donations to their family. Later, everyone found that the cold widow was not very peaceful, and her children, Jindan, Silverdan and Irondan, were causing trouble everywhere and stealing things. No one sympathized with them anymore.
"Has she ever hooked up with you?" Xu Yao widened her eyes in curiosity.
"Yeah." Thinking of the day when Ji's mother went out and forgot to lock the door, he pushed open the door and saw the naked figure, and his eyes began to hurt slightly.
Looking at the throbbing veins on the man's forehead, Xu Yao couldn't help laughing.
There were many residents in the compound, and Xu Yao met many people who greeted her along the way. She followed Ji Changyu and called them one by one.
When she was almost at the door of her house, a young woman came out hurriedly carrying a basin. Xu Yao almost bumped into her. The woman stared at Xu Yao's face blankly for several seconds, then glared at her fiercely and left in a hurry.
Xu Yao was completely confused, "I didn't provoke her, did I?"
"The niece from the second room next door is staying here temporarily, so ignore her."
Ji Changyu withdrew his gaze from Huang Aihua and was about to enter the house. Upon hearing the voice, Ji's mother hurried out to greet him, her crow's feet showing from laughing.
He calls her daughter-in-law and lovely grandson all the time.
"Aunt...Mom, please sit down and rest. I can do it myself." Xu Yao quickly stopped Ji's mother from pouring her water and took out the gift she bought for her, a can of fine tea.
Liu Mei's words before leaving more or less sounded a wake-up call for her. After all, her mother-in-law is not her mother and will not spoil her unconditionally. She has to find a job as soon as possible, then pay her living expenses and avoid housework.
"Don't be polite with mom. This will be your home from now on." Ji's mother took the tea with a smile and gave her a red envelope.
Xu Yao secretly squeezed the red envelope, feeling it was a bit thick, and put it in her pocket with a smile.
Ji's mother made two bowls of malted milk for them.
She reached out her hand and wanted to hug Xu Jiaan, but Xu Jiaan avoided her touch with a tense face, looking around the room with his beautiful big eyes.
Ji's mother didn't say anything. She smiled and asked Ji Changyu to take Xu Yao to meet people in the compound, and she helped them pack their luggage.
Xu Yao looked at Ji Changyu with surprise and surprise, and felt very relieved.
My mother-in-law is no different from my own mother if she does this!
Ji Changyu smiled and nodded at her, then took Xu Yao for a walk around the room.
"We live in two main rooms, which were used for receiving guests and resting. They are the largest in the compound, with an area of nearly 60 square meters. This is the main room, and the back is divided into four rooms. The largest master bedroom was originally occupied by my parents, and now it is used as our new home."
"This second bedroom is for me and my younger brother. My mom lives here with Yanyu now. The smallest room was originally occupied by Yanyu, but now it's Xiaobai's. The innermost room is the bathroom. My dad is not at home all year round, so it's inconvenient for my mom to go to the bathroom to take a shower, so my dad renovated this bathroom for her."
Xu Yao frowned slightly.
The area of 60 square meters is not large to begin with, and even the master bedroom is not necessarily spacious when divided into four rooms. Xu Yao saw that the bed in the master bedroom was a new bed, and the bedding underneath was also new cotton, which showed that much thought was put into it.
But looking at the smallest room, it can only accommodate a small bed and a desk, and it is difficult to even turn around. My brother-in-law is in his senior year of high school this year. If he doesn't take the college entrance exam, he can get married in the next two years. Even if he is willing, will his wife not make a fuss?
"You think too far ahead." Ji Changyu rubbed her hair. It turned out that Xu Yao had expressed her doubts unconsciously.
"He has good grades, so he should follow my father's path and live on campus when he goes to college, and his company will allocate him an apartment when he gets a job."
This family is so amazing! Ji Changyu seems to be well-educated, but his younger brother seems to be even more capable! I finally understand where Xu Jiaan's talent comes from.
"Where will An An live then? Will she live with us?"
Hearing his own name, Xu Jiaan raised his head, his beautiful dark eyes swept across Ji Changyu, and then threw himself into Xu Yao's arms.
"I live with you."
"You wish. She is my wife, not yours." Ji Changyu lifted Xu Jiaan out with one hand. "The malted milk will not taste good when it gets cold. Does anyone want some?"
Hearing this, Xu Jiaan ran to the main room without struggling for a second, picked up the bowl and drank it. Xu Yao held her forehead with her hand.
Who did he take that shameless look from?
"Live with Xiaobai." Ji Changyu made the final decision.
How could a nephew live with his uncle? Xu Yao was afraid that her uncle would feel bad.
When we were young, brothers had a good relationship and wore the same pants. But when we grew up and got married, we became selfish. After a long time, we couldn't help feeling unbalanced. If only we could move to a bigger house and leave a big room for everyone.
Whether Ji Yanyu gets married in the future or Ji Bai comes back from research, they will live in their own big room and feel that the family always reserves space for them and cares about them, which can avoid many family conflicts. And Ji's mother can still serve her.
"You have a capitalist mentality." Ji Changyu glanced at Xu Yao with a smile without caring.
Everyone lives like this. Most of them are families with more than a dozen people living in an old house of 30 square meters. Their family has a small population and a large house, which is already very enviable. Even the old leaders in the army who receive generous allowances do not have the luxury to arrange a large room for everyone in the family.
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