Chapter 297: Attitude towards rent increase

When Huang Xinran and others returned to the shop, Wenying had already prepared the meal.

However, it was obvious that some of the food was picked from the small skewers, which should have been left over from yesterday. The other part was cooked food bought from outside. The only freshly made dish and soup was a small cabbage and a tofu soup.

Huang Xinran didn't say anything.

Even for the sake of her elder brother and father, she ate the meal.

As a married sister, she has fewer and fewer opportunities to eat at her eldest brother's house. If she eats today, she doesn't know when she will be able to eat again.

Sister-in-law Wenying had red and swollen eyes and greeted everyone with a forced smile.

There was no sign of Wen's mother, but from the faint noises coming from inside, it seemed that someone was inside.

Huang Zhiye seemed to be unaware of anything. He asked his daughter and two specialists to take a seat, while he himself sat at the main seat, picked up his chopsticks and shouted to eat.

Wenying was too timid to sit down, and only sat down reluctantly after Huang Hongyi pulled her. She only dared to sit on half of the stool.

Even though she has made money now, she still doesn't have the courage to confront the old man who refuses to give in.

Huang Zhiye greeted everyone and ate his food with big mouthfuls.

He rushed into the city before daybreak and had been starving for a long time. Now that he had finally gotten a meal, he was naturally not polite.

Mother Wen was listening to the noise in the inner room, feeling as if she were being scratched by a cat.

At first, Huang Zhiye retreated on his own, so she felt that he was easy to bully. Unexpectedly, it turned out that he was a man who would bite without barking. This old man was so cunning that he actually scolded her so hard that she dared not even speak.

But what can she do?

It's so embarrassing to go back home in disgrace...

The people outside the house were having a very good meal, and the atmosphere was harmonious. After the meal, Wenying cleared the dishes, and Huang Zhiye talked about the arrangements for Huang Qin.

"Since you are busy here, I will take Huang Qin back home. She is just a granddaughter, and I, Huang Zhiye, can still afford to support her. However, since you are not honest in your work, I have made up my mind. You should pay the fine for your third child. You should also settle the issue of the increased grain price."

"You are not young anymore. You can't just take care of everything good and think of your parents when something bad happens or you have to spend money. You have to learn to grow up."

"Huang Hongyi, Wenying, are you all okay with what I said?"

He specifically named them and looked at the two of them.

Who dares to say anything to Huang Hongyi and Wenying? Of course, they just do whatever he says.

"We all listen to you, Dad. You make the decision."

"That's good."

Huang Zhiye nodded with satisfaction. "Also, since Huang Qin follows me, he naturally needs food. I won't talk about the old accounts. Starting from this month, you give me 20 yuan a month for Huang Qin's living expenses, and you can give me the rest of the nutrition expenses. As for me and your mother, we are not too old to move yet, so we don't need your support for the time being. However, the gifts for the New Year cannot be missed."

These words made Huang Xinran secretly give his father a thumbs up.

Now that everything is in turmoil, why not take this opportunity to make my eldest brother and his wife spend more money? I'm afraid that no matter how much money they make in the future, they will never remember the hardships they have suffered in their hometown.

Rather than making a fuss in the future when the parents can no longer walk, it is better to make things clear from the beginning. Give what is due.

Even though my father didn't want any support money for my eldest brother and his wife, the money was still used by my eldest sister-in-law to fill the bottomless pit of her mother's family.

If you just give it to your parents' home, it's actually not a big deal. The key point is that you spend the money but don't get a single word in return.

Look, you dare to abuse the Huang family’s children!

As soon as Huang Zhiye said this, a dull "bang" sound came from the inner room. It was obvious that the people in the inner room couldn't calm down and made a commotion.

Wenying bit her lip, looked at Huang Hongyi subconsciously, and nudged him with her elbow.

Huang Hongyi agreed without even raising his head: "Okay, no problem. Your son will listen to you. We should give you the money."

"That's good."

Huang Zhiye laughed happily.

He glanced at Wenying without saying a single harsh word.

After the matter was finalized, Huang Zhiye stood up and said he was going to leave, and Huang Xinran hurriedly tried to keep him.

"Let's hurry to the long-distance bus station now. There's a late bus, so Huangqin and I can go back. There's a lot of things waiting for us at home. Oh, by the way, have you packed Huangqin's clothes?"

“…”

No one answered.

When Huang Xinran took Huang Qin away yesterday, she did not bring her spare clothes.

Wenying hurried to pack the child's clothes, but found that what she took out were actually the two sets of clothes that Huang Qin brought when he first came to the city, one set of winter clothes and two sets of summer clothes, and they were all so tattered that they were not fit to be seen by others.

Compared with what Huang Qin is wearing now, it's simply incomparable.

Huang Zhiye took a look and said nothing. After rolling it up and putting it away, he took Huang Qin away.

"Wait a minute! Dad, I'll take you there."

Huang Zhiye knew that she had a car and originally wanted to refuse, but then he remembered something and nodded.

Huang Xinran turned his head to look at his elder brother and sister-in-law, then hurriedly chased after them.

Seeing the aggrieved look on his sister-in-law's face, Huang Xinran felt that he was still too soft-hearted. Perhaps, he should take advantage of the good opportunity of reform and opening up and raise the rent?

It just so happened that the contract that was signed with the eldest brother under Liang Wei's name was about to expire. It was only natural that the price would increase after the expiration.

Of course, the eldest brother is also familiar with Liang Wei. It seems that someone else will have to come to collect the rent next time...

No, someone else was asked to write the contract. The reason was simple: the shop was sold to a new landlord, so it wasn't surprising, right?

Having made up his mind, Huang Xinran felt inexplicably much better.

What she cared about was not the extra hundred or eighty yuan in rent, but an attitude.

Huang Zhiye led Huang Qin away, and Huang Xinran caught up with them, "Dad, let's go to the guesthouse and sit for a while. I'll ask them to drive you back later. Otherwise, you wait for me for two days, and I'll go back with you after I'm done with these two days?"

"No, I know you have something important to do. Come back when you're done. Dad will be waiting for you at home."

Huang Zhiye said this in a very gentle tone.

"But……"

"I, your father, have seen a lot of ups and downs in my life, so you don't have to worry about me. Just do your own thing."

Huang Zhiye laughed cheerfully, "However, if you are in the city, remember to keep an eye on your eldest brother to see if the old woman has returned."

"Okay, no problem."

Huang Xinran didn't want that person to stay, and her father's instructions just happened to suit her wishes.

After sending Huang Zhiye to the long-distance bus station, Huang Xinran took out 20 yuan and put it in Huang Qin's hand while he went to the toilet.

"Auntie knows you are a good kid and very sensible. Take this money and buy some things a girl needs. After all, your grandfather is a grown man and there are always times when he is not considerate of you."