You know, no matter in the last life or this life, this kid is not on the right path, Zhao Guihua doesn't think much of him. But he cried so miserably, shedding tears bitterly, feeling so wronged.
Zhao Guihua comforted him in a way that was hard to describe, saying, "Don't cry, there is nothing in life that you can't overcome."
Su Jinlai rubbed his eyes and cried, "I almost lost my virginity! I know a handsome guy like me is popular, but she can't arrange a man for me. Where is my masculine strength. It's already too much for her to arrange a man, and she even arranged a couple. Ah, yes, she arranged a couple, wuwuwu, so scary! They rich people are too good at having fun. How can they do this?" Su Jinlai's defense was broken again in a second. There are always many moments of breaking defense in life. Time and time again, Su Jinlai felt that life was too fucked up.
He covered his face and cried to the sky: "Just because I'm good-looking, am I destined to face these things? This world is too malicious to young men like us, wuwuwu!"
Zhao Guihua handed him a handkerchief and said, "Wipe your tears."
Su Jinlai: "Beauty is short-lived!"
Zhao Guihua could no longer bear it, her lips twitched, and she said, "You are really not that good at Chinese? Even though I am an old lady who has never been to school, I know that the phrase 'a beautiful woman with a tragic fate' cannot be used to describe you!"
Su Jinlai: "Am I not good-looking?"
Zhao Guihua: "This has nothing to do with whether it's good or not, it's just that you used it wrong. Oh no, why am I telling you this! Don't think too much about it. I probably know that you feel wronged, but think about it, that person didn't pursue you at all, maybe he didn't want to force himself on you, maybe it was a complete misunderstanding between the two of you. He thought you were going to do that, but you didn't go there to do that."
Su Jinlai sniffed and said, "I went there to do that."
The two of them could explain this and that clearly.
Zhao Guihua: "...I mean, you thought it was a woman, but he thought it was both of them, which led to the misunderstanding."
Su Jinlai: "What should I do now?"
After feeling wronged, he finally thought of this and said, "My aunt will definitely not forgive me. She gave me a thousand yuan in advance."
Zhao Guihua: “…”
Damn, this guy is pretty expensive.
No wonder they are a husband and wife team.
She said, "Then why don't you give it back to her and apologize sincerely. Will she still give you food? I've had some contact with Hu Huihui before. Although she's not a very easy person to talk to, you are relatives after all. She won't strangle you to death."
Su Jinlai hesitated: "Pay back the money..."
Zhao Guihua glared at him, "You don't want to pay back the money, do you? Do you think it's possible? You can do this? Either you go, or you pay back the money and apologize. You want the money but don't want to do anything. Do you think Hu Huihui can let it go? You are indeed relatives, but they won't let you do whatever you want unconditionally. Not giving you a few big bucks is already good enough. One thousand yuan! Do you think it's a penny? Forget it, just pay it back quickly. You are a mouse playing a third party for a cat. You want money over life, right?"
Su Jinlai: "..."
He pouted: "Why am I a rat?"
Zhao Guihua: "You figure it out yourself. Really, I'm distracted from my own business by chatting with you."
Su Jinlai looked at her eagerly and said, "Are you still going to set up a stall?"
Zhao Guihua: "No, I'm busy. Do you think I'm the same as you? You're so lazy that you can't even move your butt. Don't look at me as an old lady. I make money based on my own ability."
Zhao Guihua glanced at him and said, "Your brother has to work and run a stall, and he's busy. As his brother, you're not doing anything. How embarrassing."
She sneered, but said nothing else and turned away.
Did Su Jinlai listen to it? Yes, he did.
But should I change it? I don't want to change it.
Although he felt that he was a bit lazy, isn't laziness normal? He returned to his room silently, covered himself with the quilt and cried again. Life is too hard. Is there any job that can earn a lot of money without working? It would be best if I don't even have to go to work.
He wants it!
Although Zhao Guihua said that Su Jinlai wanted to pay back the money and apologize, Su Jinlai was really reluctant to do so because his money had been taken away by his mother. He had no money, and this thousand yuan was not a small amount.
He held the money and didn't want to pay it back.
Maybe he could get away with it? He thought so.
Su Jinlai's idea was good, but not everyone is easy to talk to. Hu Huihui seemed easy to talk to, but in fact, her interests must not be touched. Su Jinlai almost offended her guests, which is a taboo.
Not only did this person offend the customer, but he also acted as if nothing had happened, neither returning the money nor apologizing. Hu Huihui became more and more angry. She naturally couldn't say anything to Mr. Li and his wife, and had to put on a smiling face, but she got angry as soon as she got home.
She kicked the office chair over with a bang and cursed, "This useless bastard is worthless. He can mess up even the smallest things for me. He is worse than a dog. It seems that we have really treated him well, but he still thinks he can take advantage of me, Hu Huihui. Damn it! I will not let this bastard off this time!"
Seeing how angry Hu Huihui was, her husband, Lao Zheng, said, "I've told you to find someone else and you can find a good guy at half the price. Why do you have to find him? We don't take any commission from him anymore, and now he's causing us trouble. Look, this is your good relative."
Hu Huihui was very annoyed: "Shut up, we do business with integrity. People want to find a big bird. If you find someone else and get exposed, how can they trust you? We sell fake goods, but we can't be fake. If you don't pay attention to integrity in small matters, how can you expect people to trust you in big matters?"
"What about the commission..." Old Zheng wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Hu Huihui, who said, "You have been a deputy director, can you not be so petty? You are really like a maggot that you didn't see when a donkey came. When we do business, we must focus on the big things and let go of the small things. If you are calculating in everything, then what is the point of doing big business?"
She now looked down on this man more and more. If he was not still useful to her, she would have divorced him. After all, the world was full of malice towards divorced women, and having such a man could help her avoid a lot of trouble.
She said, "These are not important matters. What's important is that Su Jinlai, that bastard, actually dared to delay my work. Call a few people and go with me to teach him a lesson. Otherwise, you really think that I, Hu Huihui, am easy to mess with."
"OK."
Since Lao Zheng and Hu Huihui started doing business together, their family status has changed. Now Hu Huihui is the one who takes the initiative in the family. After all, she is young and can make money. She is much better than this man.
Lao Zheng: "I'll arrange someone right away. By the way, is the person from Mr. Li suitable?"
Hu Huihui: "It's suitable. Mr. Li actually chose Su Jin and wanted to pay more. I refused. Damn, this guy obviously caused trouble, but the boss didn't have a bad impression of him. These rich people have really weird tastes."
This made Lao Zheng confused. He said, "Aren't Mr. Li and his wife angry?"
Hu Huihui shook her head: "I'm not angry. They all think Su Jinlai is pretty good. They think he's simple and innocent. They're impressed by him. I'm really..." Just thinking about it makes her teeth ache. Hu Huihui: "They are willing to pay more, but I refused. I thought about it. If Su Jinlai can cause trouble for me once, he can do it again. I can't take the risk again, so I arranged for Xiao Zhu to go. Xiao Zhu is not as good-looking or famous as Su Jinlai, but he is good at handling things and is not bad."
Lao Zheng: "I really can't guess what this rich man is thinking."
Hu Huihui: "Neither can I. If we could, we would be rich. Okay, I'll go find Su Jinlai."
Old Zheng was actually a little confused. He said, "Since Mr. Li and his wife didn't blame Su Jinlai, why do you have to..."
Hu Huihui sneered and said, "No matter what Mr. Li and his think, if I pretended I didn't see what he did today and didn't teach him a lesson, wouldn't he be even more aggressive in the future? I really spoiled him! Besides, if I don't teach him a lesson, how will others see me? How can I still make a living? This little bastard dared to ruin my plan, so I dared to let him know how powerful I am."
Su Jinlai didn't know Hu Huihui was looking for him yet. He rested for the night and felt relieved when he saw that Hu Huihui didn't come. Although Zhao Guihua had advised him yesterday, Su Jinlai had almost forgotten it after waking up.
Moreover, he felt somewhat proud in his heart, thinking that his judgment was more accurate.
He slept until almost noon and came to the yard to wash up. People in the yard have been very busy recently, and there are few people. It is not as lively as before. Su Jinlai muttered to himself while brushing his teeth: "They say that old ginger is spicy, but I don't think so. People of this age are already out of date. Aunt Zhao still talks about paying back the money. Hehe, isn't it good for me not to pay back the money now? I don't believe that Hu Huihui has the nerve to ask for money from a junior like me."
He spit out a mouthful of mouthwash and whistled. He had earned a thousand yuan for nothing. Yinlai and his friends worked so hard setting up the stall and still didn't know if they had earned a thousand yuan.
"They are just too timid. How difficult is it to make money? It's a pity that I lost my pair of shoes yesterday. They were leather shoes. Hu Huihui should compensate me for them. If he hadn't arranged a man for me, how could I have been so scared that I ran away?"
After calming down his fear, Su Jinlai became even more demanding. He felt that he had suffered a great loss and that Hu Huihui should not have caused him trouble, but should even compensate him.
"If she doesn't buy me a new pair of leather shoes, I will never treat her well."
"Who are you not giving a good face to?"
Su Jinlai was mumbling to himself when he saw Hu Huihui appear at the gate. He was startled, but he quickly raised his head and chest, raised his chin slightly and said, "How dare you come?"
Hu Huihui: “???”
How can he have the nerve to say that?
If the situation was reversed, it would be normal for her to say this, but how dare this guy say this? The corners of her mouth twitched, and the anger on her face became even worse. She stared at Su Jinlai in front of her and said gloomily: "You caused me trouble, and you dare to speak loudly to me?"
Su Jinlai was stunned, and then a little scared. Although he was quite good at comforting and convincing himself, he was still a little scared when he saw Hu Huihui in person. He pursed his lips, smiled cautiously, and said, "Well..."
Hu Huihui: "Well, come in with me."
She strode into the Su family's house. Although she wanted to teach Su Jinlai a lesson, she didn't want to be watched by others. She now understood this truth very well. Even if it was embarrassing, she couldn't embarrass herself in public.
It was then that Su Jinlai saw that Hu Huihui was followed by four strong men, the kind that could kill a cow with one punch. Su Jinlai immediately became obedient. He shrank his neck and spoke pitifully, "Auntie..."
As soon as he walked in, Hu Huihui slapped him in the face mercilessly - with a loud slap.
Su Jinlai was already weak, and he staggered after being hit.
Hu Huihui followed with the second slap, which was much heavier than the one Guan Hong had given her before.
She cursed, "What do you think I am, you little bastard? You thought I was easy to get along with, didn't you? I agreed with you, but you went back on your word and offended me. What's the matter? Do you think I'm made of clay? I gave you face, didn't I? You made a mistake and didn't even kneel down to beg for forgiveness. You even dared to speak loudly to me. What's the matter? You thought this matter was over? You thought you took my money for nothing? I'm telling you, I, Hu Huihui, am not someone you can mess with when I'm doing business outside. Believe it or not, I'll throw you into the moat!"
Su Jinlai was beaten so hard that he saw stars. It was the first time he saw Hu Huihui being so tough. The Hu Huihui in his impression was the Hu Huihui who lived under someone else's roof ten years ago, and the Hu Huihui who whispered to him and helped him make money ten years later. She was not the current Hu Huihui who kept slapping people in the face, had an unnaturally gloomy face, and was mean.
"I, I, I didn't mean it. I don't know..."
"You don't know? I asked you if you understood, and you told me again and again that you did. You are a brainless thing. If you didn't understand, just say it directly. You pretend to be capable in front of me, but what else can you do? Huh? What do you say you can do? You are not good at anything, and you are never satisfied with what you eat. You can only work as a duck, and you even give me a skylight. I really gave you face, didn't I? Go out and find out who I am. You dare to sabotage me. You are really tired of living!"
She slapped Su Jinlai in the face again, and then pinched his arm: "You are a pig-headed person, I think you are even more stupid than Zhu Bajie, damn thing, you take the money but don't do the job, right? You think my money is easy to take, right?"
Su Jinlai was so painful that his teeth were clenched and tears were streaming down his cheeks. "I, I, I didn't mean to do that. I'll give it back to you. I wanted to give the money back to you anyway."
"You're still lying? Do you think I didn't hear you just now? You actually want to take my money for free!"
Her pinching movements became more obvious. Su Jinlai said, "Oh! My God! Woohoo, it hurts so much. Auntie, I was wrong. I was really wrong. I won't dare to do it again."
At this time, Su Jinlai finally remembered to beg for mercy. If he didn't beg for mercy, he would be dead. This old woman's beating hurts people. He cried aggrievedly and said, "Auntie, I'm so sorry. Give it back to me and I'll give you the money! I will behave well in the future and will not let you down. Don't worry, I swear to behave well."
He was in so much pain that he was a little incoherent at this time.
"As long as I am not allowed to entertain gay men, I can do anything! I coaxed those old ladies into submission. Didn't you say you like sweet talkers? I will learn from Tonglai and talk to people nicely in the future. I will make them feel as happy as if they were bathed in spring breeze. Woohoo, please let me go."
Hu Huihui: "Are you serious?"
"Really, more real than pearls!"
How could Su Jinlai dare to lie? His aunt was already so tough, and there were four strong men standing at the door. How could he dare to say anything bad? These four strong men could beat him to death! Their arms were as thick as his thighs.
He said firmly: "I really promise that I will never let you down in the future."
Hu Huihui finally let go of him after seeing him being beaten to a pulp. Su Jinlai quickly dodged and hid in the farthest place in the room. Hu Huihui snorted coldly and said, "Where's the money?"
At this time, Su Jinlai was not willing to sacrifice his life for his wealth.
Life is more important! What if my aunt goes crazy and lets the men at the door do this to him? He dare not say that Hu Huihui can't do it. He thinks Hu Huihui's eyes are so scary, just like a devil.
He said, "I, I, I'll get it for you right away."
He quickly took the money, trembling as he handed it to Hu Huihui, saying, "It's a total of 1,000 yuan, and I haven't spent a penny."
Hu Huihui glared: "You still want to spend money?"
"No, no, no."
Su Jinlai decisively retreated to the innermost part of the house, being very cautious.
Hu Huihui snorted and put the money away.
She pointed at Su Jin and said, "This is your first mistake. I won't bother with you because you're my nephew. But if you dare to do this to me again next time, I'll make poop for you!"
Su Jinlai didn't dare to resist. He drooped his eyes and curled up in grievance.
Hu Huihui snorted heavily and went out. As soon as she went out, she saw He Lan standing at the door and peeking. He Lan and Hu Huihui did not know each other. When Hu Huihui lived in the yard, He Lan had not yet married into the family.
But they had heard a little about each other.
In Hu Huihui's impression, He Lan is a useless young wife who is willing to marry a man like Bai Fendou just to live a stable life. She has no backbone at all.
But in He Lan's eyes, Hu Huihui is much more terrifying. Hu Huihui has been in the Revolutionary Committee, and He Lan is most afraid of people like this. Moreover, Hu Huihui is now pimping for Su Jinlai. In summary, she is a woman who is not easy to mess with.
She silently took a few steps back. Hu Huihui looked at her cowardly appearance and snorted, looking down on her.
She ignored He Lan and took her people away. As soon as they left, He Lan heard deafening crying coming from the Su family. He Lan was worried and came to the door of the Su family and asked, "Are you okay?"
Su Jinlai covered his face and cried loudly, but he didn't dare to say anything bad about Hu Huihui. Hu Huihui was too fierce in front of this woman, and she was almost cannibalistic. How could he dare to say anything! He shook his head and said, "Aunt He, I'm fine."
He sobbed as he spoke.
He Lan: "Are you really okay?"
"fine!"
Su Jinlai covered his face, and dared not say anything even if there was something wrong! His bad luck had not gone away, it was still there, and it had always been there. He could not help it, looked up at He Lan, and said, "Aunt He, where do you think there is a temple that is more effective?"
He Lan's eyes widened: "What the hell?"
Su Jinlai: "I think I should go and pay my respects."
He was very determined: "I have been unlucky recently, I should pray to change my luck."
He Lan: “…”
She said, “I don’t know about this either.”
Su Jinlai asked, "Then tell me, who can know?"
He Lan thought about it. She had been married for more than ten years, but she had never seen anyone from their compound go to pay respects. She hesitated for a moment and finally thought of someone. This person must know, so she quickly said, "Aunt Lian from the back street, she must know."
Aunt Lian herself is extremely feudal and superstitious.
Aunt Lian's business covers all areas. Although they never ask Aunt Lian to read their fortunes, they do have other transactions, such as buying chicks or pieces of cloth. They used to have quite a few dealings with her.
"Yes, Aunt Lian has a lot of information and she also does this herself. If you are curious, go ask her."
When Su Jinlai heard this, he nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, I have to go find Aunt Lian."
He rushed out quickly, running very fast!
He Lan: “…”
He was beaten into a pig's head. Hu Huihui is really fierce.
She watched the people leave, clicked her tongue, and turned around to go home.
"He Lan, is He Lan here?"
He Lan came out quickly: "It's me!"
The person who came over was a postman from the post office. He said, "Here is a package for you. Please sign for the package receipt."
"Okay, thank you."
"You're welcome."
He Lan received the parcel list and rode her tricycle directly to the post office without any delay. In their purchasing team, the three old ladies forgot how to read when they picked up a pen. Wang Zizhen could barely recognize a few words, but she had never been to school and did not know many words.
But Yinlai is a gay, so it's not convenient.
So the task of liaison was given to He Lan.
He Lan rode a tricycle to the post office and quickly took the goods back. His family had a tricycle, which was convenient. He Lan went home quickly. The aunties were not at home. Aunt Zhao seemed to have something to do today and went out early.
Aunt Wang and Aunt Zhou have recently been keen on going from street to street to publicize their great achievements, but this is not the case either.
He Lan opened the package and called out to the backyard, "Zheng Huimin, Zheng Huimin, are you there?"
Zheng Huimin hurried out: "What's the matter?"
He Lan: "The goods have arrived, come and get them."
Zheng Huimin's eyes lit up: "Okay!"
She hurried over. The 200 yuan she used to buy the goods was borrowed from Guan Hong, but she also promised to pay back 210 yuan when the time came. In fact, Zheng Huimin was not a generous person, but she knew that Guan Hong had lent her so much money, which was already a great pressure.
How much does she need to know? It would be disheartening if she knew nothing.
She ran to He Lan and couldn't take her eyes off her. "Isn't this flower so beautiful?"
He Lan also nodded vigorously. As a woman, there is no woman who doesn't love beauty. He Lan is also a lesbian and loves beauty. She looked at the hair ornaments and liked them very much: "It's really beautiful. There are many styles."
It's not that the south is more developed than the old city, but it's caused by the social environment.
The city is now full of state-owned enterprises, so they naturally won't develop too many styles of headbands. This kind of thing is not the mainstream of life, so naturally they won't be mass-produced. In the past few years, they didn't care about this either, but the small factories in the south are different.
There are small private businesses there, and they are naturally willing to think more about their own business. After all, they can only sell at a high price if they develop more styles and look better. Because the starting point is different, there are many styles there.
He Lan: "When will you start selling? I want to buy some too."
Zheng Huimin: "I'll go back and sort it out. Tomorrow is Sunday, I'll go to Xidan to sell it."
He Lan: "Actually, you can go to some factories to sell them today."
Zheng Huimin's eyes lit up and she said, "Yes! Ah, then I'll go first."
She has to go back and study these hair ornaments carefully and try to make them herself.
He Lan: “You go!”
Zheng Huimin hesitated for a moment, then said shyly, "Aunt He, I actually want to buy some underwear, too."
The clothes she is wearing now have many holes in them, but her family won't spend money to buy her one. Now that she is out and living on her own, she also wants to buy one.
He Lan: "Okay, how about we exchange?"
She smiled and said, "You like my things, and I like your things, so let's exchange them."
"Okay."
After the two of them had discussed it, Zheng Huimin left happily.
He Lan was also happy. She quickly divided the items according to everyone's order forms and waited for them to take their goods away. He Lan looked at these and raised her lips. The days of making money were so happy.
I have to say that money is really a person's confidence.
Although Bai Fendou treated her very well, He Lan still preferred to earn some money on her own. This would not only make her life better but also make her feel more at ease. Otherwise, she always felt that she was relying on others to make a living.
She didn't dare to touch the two thousand yuan her brother gave her, but now everything is fine.
She pursed her lips and smiled with the corners of her mouth raised.
"He Lan, He Lan, I heard you went to the post office?"
When Aunt Zhou came back, she called out to He Lan: "Yes, come and get the goods."
"Hey, that's great."
The last batch of goods was sold out, and she was so anxious. Now it's okay.
Aunt Zhou wants to make money more than He Lan. After all, He Lan is only thirty-four or thirty-five, still young, but Aunt Zhou is sixty years old. She doesn't have any pension. Although her son and daughter-in-law earn a lot, it is not hers.
Therefore, Aunt Zhou is even more eager to make money, which can be saved for her retirement.
Although children are not necessarily unfilial, the feeling between an elderly person with money and an elderly person without money is very different.
Aunt Zhou decisively said, "I'll continue tonight. Hey, I'll go call Zizhen."
"He's not here. He's out fishing."
Wang Zizhen is a good hand at managing her life. In the early days, when only one person in the family worked, she was able to keep things in order. This is even more true now. Aunt Zhou smiled and said, "Yes, yes, yes, she also said that she would catch some fish for me to try."
She asked, "Where did Zhao Guihua go?"
"She's gone out. I don't know what she's doing."
Aunt Zhou muttered, "It's so mysterious."
Now, the property deeds are in hand.
Zhao Guihua also felt that the procedures are now really quick and simple!
She had finished everything, touched the little notebook, and said, "Not bad!"
At this time, Zhang Saner was still in a daze. It was true that he was anxious to sell the house, and he really wanted to ask Aunt Zhao's opinion, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon. Aunt Zhao came to the factory to find him yesterday.
The two of them discussed it briefly, reduced the price by 20 yuan, and settled all the matters. Zhao Guihua immediately took the house. The decision was made yesterday, and the formalities were completed today.
Zhang Saner finally regained some spirits and looked up and said, "Aunt Zhao, this Zhuang Zhixin is your second daughter, right?" Zhuang Zhixin and her family were all on the island with the army, and they didn't come back very often, only once every two or three years, usually during the Chinese New Year. Zhang Saner would leave the compound during the Chinese New Year, so he had never run into Zhuang Zhixin's family.
Zhao Guihua: "Yes, this is my second daughter. There are only three children in my family. I can't favor one over the other."
Zhang Saner moved his lips, but did not refute. In his opinion, how could a man be the same as a woman? However, the two brothers of the Zhuang family had no objection, and he, an outsider, naturally would not say a word.
If this offends Aunt Zhao, the consequences will be terrible.
He said, "Your family is pretty good, one room for each child. It's really fair."
Zhao Guihua: “That’s not the case!”
In fact, the third child suffered a loss when he sold the house to the eldest child, but the current housing prices are like this. If she said so, others would think she was crazy. But Zhao Guihua had thought it through. She would not let any child suffer a loss.
She would also give some money to the third child in private. After all, the children were hers, so naturally she hoped that they were all well.
"So is your second daughter and her family coming back?" Zhang Saner asked, interrupting Zhao Guihua's thoughts.
Zhao Guihua shook her head: "She is with the army. Her husband is stationed on the island and cannot come back. However, her two boys will take the college entrance examination next year. Their grades are still good, so there should be no problem. After they come back, they will have a place to stay here. Even if they don't want to live here, they can rent out the house to supplement their living expenses. In fact, it's better to buy this house. Zheng Huimin and Guan Hong have to rent a house anyway. Now they rent it, and the house is not vacant."
If the trajectory of their previous life is the same, the twin grandchildren of the second family will be admitted to the military academy and return to the city to study at university. They were admitted in their previous life, and Zhao Guihua dare not say that they will definitely be admitted in this life, but if there is no external force, the change should not be great.
She added: "Both children are doing well in their studies."
Zhang Saner said enviously: "This child who studies well is really popular. If it weren't for the child, my family wouldn't be in a hurry to sell the house."
Zhao Guihua: "Okay, don't say that. Isn't it good to buy a new building? It's convenient to live in. My family didn't buy a building because the price is high. Secondly, it's not spacious. You know, my husband and I are not young anymore. At this age, we just want to live in a lively environment, hang out with our children and old neighbors. It's good, but if my family lives in a building, how big a house should we buy? Besides, it's boring if we don't know each other's roots or where they live! It's good now. We all live in the same yard and we can see each other everywhere."
"You're right. My parents are like that. It's impossible for them to move to another place."
Zhang Saner could understand the old lady's feelings.
Zhao Guihua smiled and said, "Okay, go to work quickly. I still have to go to the post office."
Zhang Saner: "Okay, I'll go first."
The two sides said goodbye and Zhao Guihua went straight to the post office.
To be honest, one really needs to be calculating when dealing with people. She is really smart! She had asked her second daughter Zhixin for a copy of her ID card before, saying that it might be useful. Zhuang Zhixin didn't know what it was, but since her mother said it might be useful, she naturally sent it with the letter. This time, she just used it to complete the formalities.
Zhao Guihua was very happy and sighed again that she was efficient. She went to the post office, handled the mailing carefully, and wrote a letter to her daughter crookedly. After Zhao Guihua finished writing, she felt exhausted. It was more tiring than working all day! She didn't recognize many words. She asked questions while writing, and it took her two hours to write a letter.
I feel exhausted both physically and mentally.
It turns out that studying is not an easy thing. She is so tired just writing a letter.
Not to mention anything else.
But after it was done, Zhao Guihua was in a good mood.
She went home humming a little tune.
A few days later, Zhuang Zhixin, who lived far away on an island in the south, was stopped by the gatekeeper just after class. She stopped and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Teacher Zhuang, there is a mail for you. Please sign for it. It seems to be a document."
Zhuang Zhixin: “Huh?”
She signed her name and returned to the office. She shook the package in her hand before opening it.
"Teacher Zhuang, have you submitted your paper again?"
Ever since Zhuang Zhixin knew that his brother's articles would be published in newspapers a few years ago, he has been submitting articles regularly. At the beginning, he couldn't grasp the style well, but gradually, many of them were accepted.
She is the person who receives the most letters in the school.
Everyone has become accustomed to her earning this kind of income every month and is very envious of her.
Zhuang Zhixin smiled and said, "No, this was sent by my mother..."
Before she finished speaking, a thin hardcover book fell out of the envelope. Zhuang Zhixin was stunned, and even the colleague who was chatting with her was stunned. Zhuang Zhixin quickly picked it up from the table. Of course she recognized this thing, it was the house ownership certificate.
But why did her mother send her such a thing? She quickly opened the book and saw the name of the landlord clearly written on it: Zhuang Zhixin.
Zhuang Zhixin was even more surprised this time, and her hands began to tremble.
"Huh? Teacher Zhuang, this is your name. Yes, this is a house in the capital." The curious colleague came over, took a look, and shouted. The colleagues around him all looked at Zhuang Zhixin.
Zhuang Zhixin didn't care about anything else and hurried to read the letter. She was really shocked and didn't know why the property certificate was in her name.
How could it be her name?
Why did her mother give her a house? Zhuang Zhixin's heart was in turmoil. She quickly browsed through it. After reading it, her eyes became red.
"Teacher Zhuang, are you okay?"
"Yes, Mr. Zhuang, what happened?"
Zhuang Zhixin shook his head and said, "I'm fine."
She didn't look like she was fine, so everyone asked with concern: "Just tell me what's going on, don't hold it in."
This is not because they are intentionally trying to find out, but because there are few local residents on their island, most of them are military dependents, the environment is simple, everyone is used to it, and there is not much intrigue. It is not as lively as the city.
Zhuang Zhixin said: "It's okay, I'm just moved."
"move?"
Everyone looked at the thing that was obviously the property certificate.
Zhuang Zhixin knew that since this had already been seen by others, there was nothing to hide, otherwise people would have guessed a hundred and eighty rumors.
She said: "My parents split up the family property and gave each of us three siblings a room. This one is mine. I was touched."
"ah?"
Her words really shocked everyone, both men and women. After all, it was not unheard of that daughters had to be exactly the same as sons when dividing the family. Generally, families valued their sons, and being able to prepare a good dowry for their daughters was already a very considerate family.
There are also many families whose parents are counting on their married daughters for support.
So when Zhuang Zhixin said this, everyone was really surprised. One of the older sisters couldn't help but ask, "Well, then, then, does your brother have any objection?"
Zhuang Zhixin shook his head and said, "No, they all know."
She herself was a little dazed. Although she was almost forty years old, she still remembered things from her childhood. Although her family was not as patriarchal as other families, her mother obviously preferred two boys. She herself felt that this was a bit true.
But at that time, she was not unhappy or dissatisfied. Although she felt a little uncomfortable, she knew that her family was already very good compared to many of her classmates. At least her mother did not show any special discrimination in food and drink.
Later, when she got married, although they were obviously not satisfied with her marriage, they still gritted their teeth and prepared a dowry for her. So Zhuang Zhixin felt that her parents were partial, but not that partial. To say that they treated her equally was not the case.
But it's almost the same.
Much better than many, many families.
But at that time, there was an only daughter, Li Fang, in their compound, so Zhuang Zhixin secretly wondered if she could live as well as Li Fang if she was the only girl in her family. But after growing up, she understood that Li Fang lived well, not only because she was an only child, but also because her father was a cook.
But at that time, Zhuang Zhixin was really envious.
She has been married for so many years and her children have grown up. Over the years, she recalled her childhood and her life after marriage, as well as many other miscellaneous things in a military wife's home. She is very grateful to his parents.
His mother always said that she treated everyone equally. At that time, Zhuang Zhixin, who was not married yet, felt that it was not the case. She felt that there was still a little gap. But now, she never thought that she would receive a house at the age of almost forty.
This is a house, not a cabbage.
"Teacher Zhuang, your house is in the capital, and you can't live there! Won't your brothers live there by then?" Someone said this out of jealousy.
Zhuang Zhixin came back to his senses at this time and said, "My eldest brother and third younger brother all have houses to live in, and they don't need it. My parents plan to rent out this house. The rent is saved now and sent to me. Next year, my eldest and second children will take the college entrance examination. If they pass, we can move in then. If not...ah, bah, bah, anyway, our hometown is also in the old city. If we don't go back, we can continue to rent it, and it is also a place to stay. If we go back, we will have our own home."
She felt even more uncomfortable when she thought about the contents of the letter and how her mother had already planned everything for her.
Her parents really treated all of them equally, they really didn’t treat the three children differently. Zhuang Zhixin felt that her heart was full, not only because of the house, but also because her parents didn’t show partiality.
"Teacher Zhuang, your parents are really nice. My parents always say that they have no children but me, and they love me the most and treat me the best. But when it comes to dealing with the house, they definitely want to give it to my two brothers, and they never thought of giving it to me. The house must be given to the sons, and they never said that the three children should share it equally. But even if my parents agree, my two sisters-in-law will not agree, and who knows what will happen. Your family is pretty good, but the emperor is far away, and you don't know if they are unhappy."
Zhuang Zhixin thought for a moment and said, "That's not the case. My mother has mentioned this topic a long time ago. When I went home for the New Year, my mother also mentioned it. I saw that my eldest sister-in-law and my younger brother's wife looked very calm. But I thought my mother was joking at the time..."
She never expected that what her mother said was true.
Thinking back to their calmness at this time, she felt that her mother must have mentioned it many times at home, otherwise how could they be so calm? Had they been mentioned so many times, had they gotten used to it? She also knew that she could never change her mother's mind, so there was no need to say anything more.
That's very possible.
It has to be said that Zhuang Zhixin guessed the truth.
She took a deep breath and immediately put away the property certificate, feeling so excited that she couldn't calm down.
She tried hard to act normal, but couldn't help the smile on her face. The students in their school looked at Teacher Zhuang in confusion during the next class, wondering what good thing had happened to the usually serious Teacher Zhuang that made him so happy.
Zhuang Zhixin also bought some meat when he got home from get off work. It was a rare occasion that his two sons did not have evening self-study today, so the three of them met at the entrance of the building and went home together. As they walked in the corridor, they could smell the aroma of meat.
Dabao: "I don't know whose family is cooking the meat, I hope it's ours."
Erbao: "That's impossible, right? Mom usually only buys meat once, and we've eaten it all this week."
Dabao sighed: "I want to eat meat..."
"Stop talking nonsense and go home quickly. No matter what kind of meat you eat, no one can eat meat every day." "Walk slowly, I will smell the meat aroma outside, and I can eat two more bowls of rice when I get home."
The three of them went home jokingly, but as soon as they opened the door, Dabao yelled, "Oh my God, it's really our family that cooked meat. Dad and Mom cooked meat."
Zhuang Zhixin smiled and said, "I can't cook meat!"
Her husband looked at her in surprise and asked, "What good news is this? Why are you so happy?"
There must be something good going on. If there is nothing good going on, it wouldn't be like this. His wife has always been a stable person. After all, she is a teacher and she has to be dignified in front of the naughty boy. If you are too kind, the child will be arrogant.
As time went by, she got used to it and became a bit serious.
But today this smile is about to fly to the sky.
"Is this a good thing?"
Zhuang Zhixin kept it a secret and asked a few people to wash their hands. After everyone sat down, she poured soda for everyone and said, "Drink some."
This must be a really good thing.
Didn't you see that they all drank soda?
Zhuang Zhixin was in a really good mood. With a smile on her face, she took out the property certificate and said, "Look."
The three of them put their heads together and opened the property certificate in confusion. When they opened it, their eyeballs almost popped out.
"ah!"
"Fuck!"
Zhuang Zhixin hit his second son and said, "Why are you swearing?"
Erbao was shocked: "Mom, you, you, you, you own a house in the capital! You are awesome!"
Zhuang Zhixin said with some pride: "This is what your grandma gave me."
Zhuang Zhixin's husband didn't expect his mother-in-law to give him a house. He didn't react for a long time. Zhuang Zhixin muttered: "My mother is not partial, it's great."
She couldn't explain why she was so happy, but she was just very happy, the happiness of being treated equally.
She said, "Your grandma said that if you don't live in this house now, you can rent it out and give me the rent. Wait for you to take the college entrance examination next year and see if you can get into the capital. If you can, I can give you the rent. Of course, if you want to keep it, I won't rent it out."
She said earnestly: "You must study hard. Look, your grandma has even considered this."
Dabao and Erbao nodded immediately. Both of them were boys, and they grew up in a military compound. They were somewhat straight-minded, and they felt a little embarrassed to receive such a big gift: "We are just going to accept the house given by grandma?"
"Take it!" This was not because Zhuang Zhixin was greedy, but it was proof that her parents always treated everyone equally. She was very excited.
Her husband, however, reacted: "Your family's house was divided first, and this is the house your mother bought later. They should not treat their bodies badly in order to save money to buy a house for us."
Zhuang Zhixin: "My mother wrote in the letter that she is now setting up a stall and making quite a bit of money."
"Fuck!" Even a grown man couldn't help but swear.
Zhuang Zhixin rolled her eyes at her man.
Seeing the three men in the family looking at her eagerly, Zhuang Zhixin became even more proud.
She said: "My mother is not just an ordinary old lady, she is amazing!"
She smiled and said, "The atmosphere in Sijiu City is different from ours now. It's very lively there. There are not many people doing business outside the island. But Sijiu City is very lively. My mother went to Guangzhou with Aunt Wang and Aunt Zhou. There were also several young wives in the group. Everyone is busy now."
She laughed and said, "I didn't expect that my mom and Aunt Zhou can get along so well. It wasn't possible before. Now they can go together to get the goods."
The three men were stunned upon hearing this.
"My grandma is too amazing, isn't she?"
"Your grandma was not always great. Our family had a hard time when we were young, but we managed to get by even during the three years of food shortage." She was really moved when she talked about this. It was thanks to my parents that they managed the family, otherwise how could they live a comfortable life? "You guys, you have to study hard for me. If you don't study hard, you won't be able to pass the exam to go to the city. If you can go back in the future, you must be good to grandpa and grandma, understand?"
Dabao and Erbao immediately said, "I know."
Zhuang Zhixin hummed a little tune happily and said, "Come, have dinner. I have to write a letter to my mother tonight."
The eldest and second child noticed their mother's attitude and became happy too.
Not to mention how happy Zhuang Zhixin was when he received the letter, the news of Zhang San'er selling the house spread to the compound, which really shocked. However, Zhao Guihua buying a house was not so strange. It seemed that had vaguely heard her say that if she needed money for everyone one day, she would buy a house for her second daughter and treat all three children equally.
She has said it many times and everyone has heard it.
So, it's not surprising that she bought a house.
Guan Hong and Zheng Huimin heard that the house was sold, so they came over hesitantly. They didn't even wait to discuss the rent, but they didn't expect that the house had changed owners. Zhao Guihua saw the two girls coming over and said directly: "This house is ours now. You rented it for one month before, so you can stay there for one month. This is what Zhang Saner and I have discussed. In addition, his family has moved out, and they have some things to take away. When you are all at home, wait for them to come and move the things."
The two girls nodded.
Zhao Guihua continued, "I gave this house to my daughter. She is still out of town and has not returned yet. You can continue to rent it. Because some things in this house need to be moved out. I will give you a lower rent. If you want to continue living here, the rent will be five yuan. Of course, they will move some things with them, but they will not move the bed and the pot. They will move the cabinets, and I don't plan to buy any more. If you think it's okay and you can make do with it, then continue to rent it. If you think it's not suitable and want to look somewhere else, I won't keep you. You should think about this yourself."
Although a lot of things were moved away, there are still some things here, and it has been repainted, so the rent price is definitely different from Wang Xiangxiu's house. When their house was rented out, there was nothing in it, it was empty.
So it is normal to have a one-dollar price difference.
Guan Hong and Zheng Huimin looked at each other and said without hesitation: "We still have to continue renting. Um, you can't just chase me away, right?"
Zhao Guihua: "If you don't want to rent it, I'll tell you a month in advance, okay?"
"Okay, this is great."
Both of them were overjoyed.
Zhao Guihua: "Then you can continue renting as before and send me the money at the beginning of every month. Don't wait for me to urge you. Otherwise, I will be angry."
The two people immediately said, "Okay."
Guan Hong and Zheng Huimin didn't expect that things could be negotiated so smoothly.
Guan Hong was sweating profusely. She was actually quite afraid of Zhao Guihua because of the conflicts she had with her before. But seeing how efficiently Zhao Guihua was doing things, she felt a lot more relaxed.
She said, "From now on, we can split it equally, two dollars and a half each, okay?"
Zheng Huimin nodded: "Okay."
Zheng Huimin felt a lot more relaxed because Guan Hong shared the rent. She was different from Guan Hong. If Guan Hong apologized, she could still go home, but she could not go back to her home, so sharing the rent this time made it convenient for her.
Zheng Huimin: "Now that the rent is lower, I can work harder."
Guan Hong: "Don't just think about making money, you have to keep an eye on your family too."
Zheng Huimin: "I know. I go to the neighborhood committee every day and cry."
You know what, she felt that although this seemed a bit shameless, it was actually very useful. Everyone sympathized with her and kept a close eye on the Zheng family, knowing any slight movement.
Zheng Huimin even went to the bus station once.
She would rather her parents couldn't help her than have them run away leaving her with a lot of trouble.
"By the way, come here."
She walked in and said, "Guan Hong, this is the one hundred yuan you lent to my sister earlier. I'm returning it to you."
Guan Hong: "So fast?"
She asked, "What is your sister doing over there?"
Zheng Huimin said proudly: "My sister found a job. She works in a garment factory. She has accommodation provided. She has to go to work every day and doesn't have much to spend, so I paid her back first. You can take it. This bill is smaller and I can save some trouble."
Guan Hong: "Your sister is a down-to-earth and hard-working person."
"That's true. I used to be lazy when I was at home, but she wouldn't." I didn't think the two sisters had such a good relationship when they were at home before, but now that they are separated, I feel that they care about each other very much.
Zheng Huimin rubbed her cheeks and said, "By the way, the cabinet needs to be moved. Should we buy a new one?"
Guan Hong: "I think, no need."
Zheng Huimin: "That's true."
There were only a few of Guan Hong's things in the closet, but there were not many of Guan Hong's clothes. As for Zheng Huimin, there were even fewer. She only had one set of clothes to change into, so it didn't matter much to them whether there was a closet or not. But buying a closet would cost a lot of money, so it was not necessary.
Guan Hong: "I have a wooden box. When the time comes, just put it in there."
Zheng Huimin: "Okay, I'll help you move it."
The two discussed their daily lives, but they didn't know that today was the day Zheng Yufeng decided to leave. He was being watched closely these days, but he still found the money in Fan Debiao's house.
This man was smart. He hid the money in the cracks between the bricks, and Zheng Yufeng went to look for it secretly every night.
After several days of hard work, I finally found it.
He knew that tomorrow was the day Fan Debiao would be out, so he had already made plans to go there tonight!
He had secretly discussed with his two sons and had no intention of taking Guan Guiling away, and the two sons did not think there was anything wrong with it. The three of them decided to target Guan Guiling and sneak away.
But they didn't know that at this time, Fan Debiao had already left the detention center...
(End of this chapter)
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