Chapter 28
Ke Xin's gaze fell on the louver tree swaying in the wind. The wind was so strong that the tree was shaking left and right, but it still stood firmly in place, fearlessly accepting the baptism of nature. From time to time, a rustling sound came to her ears, as if saying: Look, living in this world is not easy for everyone, including me, but I still have to face it with a smile!
Speaking of single mothers buying houses, she remembered that a while ago, many internet celebrities on a certain forum made Hegang very popular, attracting unemployed young people from all over the country who could not afford to buy houses, single mothers, or girls who escaped from their original families to buy houses there.
"I've checked, but it's far away, and jobs are hard to find. I advise you to choose carefully!"
Ke Xin suggested while shoveling a mouthful of rice.
If it were someone else, she would have ignored it, but Chengcheng was a single mother with little money. Once she decided to live there, her life would be set, so Ke Xin said something more.
Cheng Cheng sighed, then said, his eyelids drooping as he spread his hands. "After all, there are pros and cons. Here, even renting, let alone buying a house, would cost me at least 10,000 yuan a year. Isn't this just a last resort? Besides, I looked up other people's experiences there online, and the feedback is actually pretty good!"
Then she asked curiously, "If it were you, what would you do?"
"I have actually thought about the question you mentioned," Ke Xin took a sip of soup to moisten her throat, put down the spoon, supported her chin with a thoughtful look, "If it were me, I would choose to buy a house in Huizhou next door. Places like Huizhou or the more remote Heyuan and Shaoguan actually have houses that cost over 100,000 yuan each, and some in more remote areas even cost tens of thousands of yuan, but you have to look carefully. Buying or renting a house actually depends on luck," Ke Xin emphasized.
Seeing that Chengcheng was listening intently, she continued her analysis, "If you buy a house in Hegang, the housing prices are cheaper, but it's too cold there in the winter, and you'll have to shell out a lot of money just for heating. You don't have to spend that much money in Guangdong. Actually, if you do the math, the price/performance ratio is better here. At least there are more job opportunities here, right?"
Chengcheng looked through the screen window at the dragonfly flying past. The dragonfly kept flying in circles over and over again, just like how she had toiled for more than twenty years, doing all kinds of dirty and tiring work, yet was still poor and destitute.
She collected her thoughts and felt that Ke Xin's suggestion was a good one. Putting aside the working environment there, although the housing prices there looked cheap, including the annual heating bill of two to three thousand, it was actually not cheaper than the houses in Huizhou that cost hundreds of thousands. Huizhou was also close to Shenzhen and Dongguan, and the environment was suitable. Cheng Cheng suddenly made a "tearing" sound, slapped the table, and said in sudden realization, "From what you said, Huizhou is indeed better!"
"Well, I'm just suggesting it. It depends on you!" Ke Xin said modestly.
Jiaqi suddenly said, "But you only care about buying a house. To buy a house, you have to work. Shouldn't the most important thing for a single mother raising a child be to stabilize her job first and then think about buying a house?"
Chengcheng nodded in agreement, "That makes sense." She frowned and continued, "But what kind of job can a woman with a child find? Besides, the current economic climate is so bad, so many recent graduates can't find jobs. And I'm someone with no education and no looks. If I go to a job interview, they'll see I have no education and a child with me, so how could they possibly let me in? So no matter where I live, the most I can find is odd jobs like laundry, waitressing, or something like that!"
After hearing this, Jiaqi's eyes unconsciously showed sympathy. Seeing that there were single mothers on both sides, it was hard for her not to be afraid of marriage. She couldn't help but sigh with a dark look in her eyes: "Being a mother is really not easy!"
Ke Xin glanced at Jia Qi and couldn't help but say, "We are your lesson, so you must choose a man carefully, otherwise the child will suffer and the adult may even lose his life!"
Jiaqi shook her head and looked at Chengcheng: "You have no idea how fiercely Chengcheng fought with her ex-husband just now. Don't look at her small size, her fighting spirit is no less than Mulan!"
Jiaqi, who had just been talking excitedly, couldn't help but put her chin in her hand and thought: "But, what's the point of getting married? Love ends up with beatings and cheating..."
As soon as these words were spoken, the scene fell into silence.
After a while, Ke Xin broke the silence and asked curiously, "How did you get here? How's Liu Yong doing?"
Thinking of that wretched man, Jiaqi rolled her eyes. "That bastard, after being kicked in the ass by Chengcheng, I'm probably worried about whether he'll have no children or grandchildren."
Cheng Cheng's face twisted, and she couldn't help but interrupt, "He deserves it. People like him don't deserve to have offspring!"
Ke Xin suggested, "It suddenly occurred to me, why not ask if this place needs employees? If so, Chengcheng can bring his son to live here and work at the same time. Wouldn't that solve half the problem?"
Jiaqi immediately clapped her hands and exclaimed: "Hey, I think this is really reliable!"
Cheng Cheng suddenly shrank her neck, her eyes reddened, and she choked up, "You've already helped me so much, and you're still helping me find a job. I really don't know how to thank you!"
Seeing this, Little Ball, who had been eating quietly just now, hugged Chengcheng and said to Kexin earnestly, "Sister Kexin, you have done us such a big favor. When I grow up, I will definitely honor you together!"
"Yes, son, let's kneel down and kowtow to you two. They are our adoptive parents!" Chengcheng sniffed and excitedly pulled the little ball to kneel down to the two of them.
Ke Xin Jiaqi quickly intervened, "I can't bear to let you go. We are all women, and it's only right for women to help women!"
Cheng Cheng wiped the tears from her face carelessly and couldn't help but remind Xiaopiqiu: "Xiaopiqiu, see, these two people in front of us are our benefactors. We will remember them for the rest of our lives!"
Cheng Cheng said with a serious look: "Ke Xin, Jia Qi, I will remember your kindness forever!"
"Hey, don't be so serious. By the way, let's have a drink tonight to celebrate your new start!" Jiaqi patted Chengcheng's shoulder and suggested.
"You don't want to lose weight anymore," Ke Xin interrupted.
Jiaqi rolled her eyes at Kexin and said with a smile, "Drinking doesn't make you fat!"
Chengcheng cried and laughed for a while. After dinner, she took the little ball to the infirmary to see the wound.
Bao Bao saw the ball leave, waved his chubby little hands and said, "Come and play later!"
"Baobao, come on, mommy will take you to the amusement park!" When Ke Xin took Baobao to the amusement park, she casually asked questions like whether they were recruiting workers.
The manager quickly and prominently suggested, "We just happen to need an amusement park here. If your friend doesn't mind, he can stay here. The company provides food and accommodation, a monthly salary of 6,000 yuan, one day off a day, and the children can play all the entertainment here for free!"
"Okay, my friend just needs this job. Thank you. I'll ask her to contact you later." After understanding the situation, Ke Xin smiled with relief.
After exchanging business cards, Ke Xin sent the good news to Cheng Cheng.
Jiaqi took the opportunity to suggest again, "To celebrate Chengcheng finding her son and getting a job, why don't we have a drink tonight to celebrate?"
"Okay, is this the only price?" Chengcheng readily agreed, but was afraid that the hotel's drinks were too expensive, so she couldn't help but ask.
"It's okay, will rich lady Ke Xin pay for it?"
"How can I say that? She is my benefactor. So, even if I have to borrow money or take out a loan, I will still treat you guys to a good meal!" Cheng Cheng mustered up the courage to suggest.
"I appreciate your kindness. Just take care of your little ball and work and live here!" Ke Xin said. The three women took a photo of clinking glasses and posted it on their social media, along with a comment: "Life always has its ups and downs, but those are the medals you've won on your journey!"
"Have you been drinking?" A message popped up from Fu Xuan, who hadn't replied for a long time.
Ke Xin scoffed, "What's wrong?"
"Where?"
"Why are you asking this? Just do your job well!" This was the first time Ke Xin said this so arrogantly.
Maybe it was because Jiaqi muttered in her ear that her boyfriend had fallen in love with someone else, and when she saw Chengcheng dealing with the scumbag, she suddenly thought, would Fu Xuan treat her the same way in the future? The more she thought about it, the more she drank from the glass in her hand.
When she returned home dizzy, she felt her body was heavy and her face was hot. The feeling of drunkenness surged into her heart. She collapsed on the bed without changing her clothes and wrapped herself in the quilt. Thinking of the years of suffering, she couldn't help but howl, as if to vent the pain that had been suppressed in her heart for many years.
She choked with sobs, her body staggering as she tried to grab another bottle of wine from the refrigerator: "Why don't they love me? Why doesn't anyone love me? My tragedy was doomed from the moment I was born!"
There was only one bottle of cocktail left in the refrigerator. Ke Xin opened it, stared at the pink wine with a dazed look in her eyes, and muttered, "Wine is really a wonderful thing. It can make people with heavy worries feel light and happy. It can also make people who are usually gentle, polite and kind suddenly let go and feel like they are dying!"
Suddenly, the door opened and a tall shadow appeared. The atmosphere in the air instantly became serious and cold.
"who?"
Ke Xin turned sideways and looked back. Seeing that it was Fu Xuan, she gave him a cold look, looked away, and continued to drink a sip of wine.
Fu Xuan wanted to scold her, but when he saw the tears on Ke Xin's face, he immediately changed his tone to a gentle one and asked, "When did you start liking drinking?"
Ke Xin glanced at him dazedly, raised the wine glass in her hand with a seductive look, and teased, "Have a drink with me!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly felt herself rising into the air, followed by a familiar smell of fir trees intertwined with the smell of alcohol on her body.
Ke Xin blushed and hooked her arms around the man's neck. Her drunken head shook, and she felt something unreal, as if she was dreaming. She reached her hands into the man's chest muscles and touched his eight-pack abs. Not bad, Ke Xin thought with a dazed smile.
Then I heard the door slam shut, and my whole body was thrown onto the soft velvet quilt again. What? Where is the man?
Ke Xin half-lidded her eyes, dazedly watching Fu Xuan untying his bow tie. The 1.80-meter-tall man suddenly leaned over and kissed her warm, alcohol-scented lips.
“Woo woo!”
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