Chapter 469: I dislike you!
Zhuang Chaoying found time to go home and only then learned that Zhu Xiuyu had gone to Shanghai.
Zhuang Hualin said she was on a business trip and was running back and forth between the two places.
"Brother, sister-in-law said that you can move back home, but please don't bring my parents over."
Zhuang Chaoying nodded: "How could I not know that? I'd better wait for your sister-in-law to come back and come over again."
"Brother, that's right. You have to look at things from your sister-in-law's perspective no matter what you do." Zhuang Hualin looked at his brother and felt that after going through this year's hardships, he finally grew up a little.
A few days later, Zhuang Chaoying came again and Zhu Xiuyu happened to be at home.
This time he bought a lot of things.
Zhu Xiuyu glanced at the things and said, "Hua Lin told me that you can move back home. I said that a long time ago."
Zhu Xiu Yu knew that this was the house obtained in the name of Zhuang Chaoying, and if she didn't let him come back to live there, she would be criticized sooner or later, so she agreed.
Zhuang Chaoying was very happy and said to Zhu Xiuyu:
"I'll give you twenty-five... no, thirty dollars a month for living expenses."
Zhu Xiuyu glanced at him and said, "If you want to give it to you, give it to Hualin and Xiangdong! They are responsible for your life now. You should do your own work. They are not your babysitters."
"I know, I know." Zhuang Chaoying replied in a low voice.
He didn't know that Zhu Xiu Yu had her own plans. This house was not that important to her now. It was just a tool to connect with the banker.
When Zhuang Chaoying returned home, he told his mother that he was going to move back home. This scared her mother and she stammered, "Where are you going?"
"Zhu Xiuyu agreed that you can move back."
"Why else? You're so surprised. Didn't you ask me to move back because I was wasting electricity? Look, my husband could have come back three years ago. Wouldn't I just make room for him?"
Zhuang's mother frowned and said nothing for a long time.
Zhuang Chaoying didn't know what she was planning, so he decided to block her escape route first:
"Hua Lin hasn't rented a house yet, so you'll have to stay at my place for a while. Forget it, there aren't any extra houses. Even if there were, Xiu Yu wouldn't agree to let you live there. You'd better just stay here and wait for the third brother to come out!"
"If you want to leave, give me back my money." Zhuang's mother stretched out her hand towards Zhuang Chaoying.
"When the third brother comes out, I will give you every penny."
Zhuang Chaoying was determined on this matter and would not give in at all. He would not take the blame.
Not only did he take Zhuang's mother's money, he also kept a detailed account of the money they had been defrauded of, borrowed, and spent. He would not give Zhuang Ganmei any chance to blackmail him.
So, Zhuang Chaoying found some time to move back to his long-lost home.
He thought that the back room would still be reserved for Pengfei and Hongbin, so when Zhu Xiuyu came back, the two of them would share a bed and be closer, and their relationship would improve!
However, Zhu Xiu Yu never came back.
Zhuang's mother was very cunning. She pretended to come to see her son and daughter when everyone had gotten off work and had not yet returned home. Because she couldn't get in, she borrowed a stool from a convenience store at the corner of the street and sat there waiting.
They seldom come here, and the few times they do come to cause trouble are always when everyone is at work, so the people in this alley don't know much about their family's feuds, unlike the banker's side.
So the shop owner didn't take any precautions and said:
"Your daughter-in-law is amazing! My son got a good job in Shanghai, so he must have gone with us to take care of us! I haven't seen her in a long time. Your grandchildren are all amazing! Tunan, Hongbin, and Pengfei, all of them are college graduates. A house full of college graduates, we are so envious!"
People say this alley is Zhuangyuan Lane, guarded by Wenchangjun! Old lady, you are so lucky to have such a filial son. I heard you were ill before, but now you look much better!"
"Okay." Zhuang's mother answered absentmindedly.
After sitting for a while, she found a gap when the convenience store owner was selling something and quietly slipped away.
When she went back, there was one thing on her mind, that was Zhu Xiuyu was not there.
She said to Zhuang's father:
"Let's move to the eldest brother's place, and let the eldest and second brother take care of us. It's impossible for them not to give us food! Then all three rooms will be left to the third brother. Without you as a burden, the third brother will definitely be able to find a wife.
The one I helped him find before was from a remote mountain village in the northwest. Her husband was an educated youth who had been sent to the countryside to work. He tricked her into getting a divorce and then sent her back to Suzhou. She waited and waited for him but he didn't work out there, so she came out to look for another man. But he was already married, and she was too embarrassed to go back, so she had to stay and do odd jobs.
I think he's a solid, honest guy, a good guy. She'd done some research and learned that Gan Mei was just selling things she shouldn't have, and was mainly taking the blame for someone else's misdeeds; he wasn't a bad person.
Then she was attracted by the fact that she would have a household registration and a few houses after marrying in. She didn't mind that she had been imprisoned. Now her main complaint is that she has a father-in-law who can't be moved!"
Zhuang's mother pinched Zhuang's father hard.
Father Zhuang groaned, looked at Mother Zhuang viciously, and stretched out his skinny claws to grab her.
Zhuang's mother was holding a towel to wipe her sweat. Seeing that he was trying to fight back, she swung the towel and hit him.
"You useless thing, why don't you just die? You're killing me! If it weren't for you, I don't know how much longer I would have lived! And now you're dragging me down!"
Zhuang's mother didn't know where the hatred came from. Maybe she heard about Zhu Xiuyu's good life, or maybe she was angry because she saw that the eldest son was better off without them. She beat Zhuang's father harder and harder, until he screamed and begged for mercy with his hands clasped together.
"If Gan Mei didn't have a useless father like you...would it have to be like this? What's the point of having a father like you? You have no money, no official position, and you've made me suffer for more than eight years in vain! More than eight years!"
As she spoke, Zhuang's mother began to cry.
After crying, she cooked a meal for herself at night.
When Zhuang's father cried out for food, she would answer:
"You won't die from starvation if you skip a meal! Save some food for tomorrow's meal at my parents' house!"
The next day, Zhuang's mother called a tricycle, dragged her simple luggage and went to the entrance of the alley with Zhuang's father.
The two of them just sat in front of the courtyard gate waiting for Zhuang Chaoying and Zhuang Hualin to get off work.
Fortunately, their house was at the innermost part, and the neighbors coming and going just glanced over and didn't come over to ask about the situation.
Zhuang Hualin worked the early shift and was busy for a while longer, so she got home after five o'clock, but she was the first one to get home.
As soon as she reached the alley entrance, the shop owner waved at her. She walked over curiously and said:
"What's wrong"
"It seems your parents are here, and they've brought their luggage. You too, the elderly are moving in, and your dad has trouble walking. Why didn't you just go and pick them up? Not only did you not give them the key in advance, you've already been sitting there for over an hour.
I see your mom is really good to your dad. She even helped him to go to the bathroom. I happened to be going to the bathroom at the time, and I saw that she was having trouble, so I helped her...ah..."
Before the boss could finish his words, Zhuang Hualin had already hurried into the yard.
She had never expected that these two people would actually kill first and ask for permission later!
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