Chapter 444 I Won’t Rent It to You
At first, Zhuang's mother was a little unwilling to give up and wanted to ask about renting a house first. However, when the landlord heard that she wanted to rent a house, he immediately said no.
"No rent, no rent." The landlord said hurriedly.
Zhuang's mother didn't understand at first, and said in confusion:
"You still have a rental ad here, why don't you rent it out? You've already built a wall here, how are people going to live here if you don't rent it out?"
Seeing that she still didn't understand, the landlord said bluntly:
"It's not that we don't rent the house, it's that we don't rent it to your family! We ordinary people can't afford to offend your family."
This time, Zhuang's mother was not happy. She said angrily:
"You're wrong! Why are you treating us differently? We're not saying we're going to give you less rent! Don't you know my eldest son is a teacher at No. 10 Middle School? He understands."
"Aunt Zhuang, yes, you two are factory workers, your eldest son is a teacher, but you have a third son who is a prisoner in a labor camp! I heard he's coming out soon!"
If he opens a shop here, he'll definitely be in and out frequently. We live in the back, and we're timid and afraid! Sorry, I only rent this house to people with clean records."
The implication was that their family had a bad reputation and there were prisoners in the family, so they didn't dare rent the house to them for fear of causing trouble.
Zhuang's mother suddenly became furious: "What do you mean! My son didn't kill anyone or set anything else on fire. He just sold some things. You are going too far!"
"He's a thief! He's a pest in the machinery factory! Everyone knows that! When he comes back, we'll all have to put up locks at our houses. How can I rent the house to you? Not to mention our house, you can forget about renting any of the alleys on both sides of Shuanghe Street!" The landlord became rude when he saw her yelling.
Zhuang's mother was speechless and had to go home.
Zhuang Chaoying hasn't come back yet, and now she has to do the housework by herself.
In order to avoid Zhuang's mother coming to the school to look for him, he saved a week's worth of money, which was enough if he spent it frugally.
This time, Zhuang's mother was also angry with Zhuang Chaoying and did not want to go to school to bring Zhuang Chaoying back. She felt that the school was inconvenient in many ways and that Zhuang Chaoying would come back by herself soon.
Ever since she found out that Zhuang Chaoying had overheard the couple's conversation, she now talks with the door open and peeks out while she talks.
She said to Zhuang's father:
"I think Chaoying hearing us is one thing, but Zhu Xiuyu must have taught him that. It's impossible for him to come up with such a stupid idea! Only Zhu Xiuyu could think of that."
"Divorce!" Zhuang's father couldn't explain it clearly to begin with, and now he was gritting his teeth and couldn't explain it even more clearly, but Zhuang's mother understood.
"I think Zhu Xiu Yu is becoming more and more powerful. Maybe she even looks down on Chao Ying! I don't want to bother with their business. It seems that we can't open a store. Let's wait until Gan Mei comes back to discuss it!" Zhuang's mother sighed.
Anyway, I can’t rent a shop now, what can I do?
Moreover, the landlord also reminded Zhuang's mother that if they wanted to open a convenience store, they really couldn't open it near their home. The convenience store was originally a business for people living nearby. Their family had a bad reputation, and others knew everything about them, so they were afraid that some people would not come to buy things.
However, she had no way to go further away, so she had to give up.
On the day of salary payment, Zhuang's mother went to collect her salary as usual. When it was her turn, the cashier told her that her son had already collected her and her husband's salary.
Zhuang's mother almost fainted from breath and shouted, "What!"
"Your son has his household registration certificate, and we all know your son!" The cashier was even more puzzled than her.
Zhuang's mother said nothing more and hurried to No. 10 Middle School.
When she arrived at the school gate, the guard refused to let her in, but the guard knew Zhuang Chaoying and helped her make a phone call to the office.
Zhuang Chaoying also knew that his mother would definitely come to see him today, so he came out.
Zhuang's mother endured it again and again, finally swallowing her anger and asking:
"Chaoying! Did you collect your father's and my salary?"
"Yes, I received it. I've deposited it into your bank account. I took half a day off just for this. Here, this is your living expenses for this week. Eat enough. Come back to me if you need to buy any extra."
Zhuang Chaoying took out a handful of banknotes from his pocket and handed it over.
"you......"
"Don't worry, I will collect and save all your wages this year. I won't spend your money, and I will provide you with food. But my purpose is very simple, which is to prevent me from being cheated by you." Zhuang Chaoying has made up his mind.
After saying that, Zhuang Chaoying turned and walked into the school.
Zhuang's mother didn't dare to make a scene at the school gate. Now the money was in Zhuang Chaoying's hands. If she lost Zhuang Chaoying's job, he would most likely not return the money to them, which would be a loss.
She didn't even know how to get home.
I felt very uncomfortable when I got home.
It doesn't matter that she's sick, there's someone with limited mobility at home waiting for her to take care of!
Uncle Zhao helped take care of Zhuang's father for most of the day and didn't want to come again at night. He was old and wanted to rest at night.
He helped buy a few buns for the two of them as dinner. Zhuang's mother couldn't finish any, so she gave them all to Zhuang's father.
As Zhuang's mother lay in bed, she became angrier and angrier, and the angrier she became, the more uncomfortable she felt, and eventually she fell ill.
The next day, Uncle Zhao found something wrong and called Zhuang Chaoying. Zhuang Chaoying said on the other end of the phone:
"Uncle Zhao, tell her to stop pretending. I have important things to do these days, so I won't be going back yet."
Uncle Zhao told Zhuang's mother exactly what he had said, and she fainted from anger.
Mr. Zhuang said vaguely: "Call my daughter..."
Uncle Zhao knew the phone number of Zhu Xiu Yu's home. It turned out that he had helped make the call when Zhuang Chao Ying didn't come back to live with him.
The person who answered the phone at the convenience store called Zhuang Hualin to answer the phone.
"Xiao Zhuang! I'm Uncle Zhao. Your mother is sick. Please come and see her." Uncle Zhao said anxiously.
"Uncle Zhao, if she's sick, she should go to the hospital. I'm not a panacea that can cure her." Zhuang Hualin thought her mother was just pretending to be sick. She didn't know what she was up to. She probably wanted to trick her into asking for money. She was about to hang up the phone when she thought of something else and asked, "Uncle Zhao, where is my brother? Is he not here?"
"Hey, why would your brother call you if he were still here? He had a fight with your parents and hasn't come home for several days. He's living in school!" Uncle Zhao told her.
"Then let them go to the hospital by themselves! I have to work the overnight shift and don't have time to see her." Zhuang Hualin made up an excuse.
"No, Xiaozhuang! This time I'm really sick!"
"Uncle Zhao, don't be fooled by her. She is the best at pretending to cry and be sick. I know it very well. It's okay, you can go back and do your own thing! We won't take care of her, and she will get better naturally." Zhuang Hualin hung up the phone.
Uncle Zhao told Zhuang's father what Zhuang Hualin had said, and Zhuang's father was so angry that he pounded the bed.
When Zhu Xiuyu returned home, Zhuang Hualin told her, "There's a commotion over there."
Zhu Xiuyu just smiled.
The fun hasn't really begun yet!
Finally, Zhuang's mother was sent to the hospital. The hospital notified Zhuang Chaoying, and then he went there.
Zhuang Chaoying returned home.
After he returned home, Zhuang's mother threatened to commit suicide to force Zhuang Chaoying to return the passbook to them, but Zhuang Chaoying remained unmoved and allowed her to commit suicide.
Zhuang's mother was afraid of death, and Zhuang's father was even more afraid that no one would care about him after his mother died, so he began to persuade Zhuang's mother. The family lived in this awkward way, and on the surface, peace was restored.
Anyway, Zhuang Chaoying achieved his goal. At the same time, he also began to plan what to do after Zhuang Ganmei came back.
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