Chapter 361 Thinking about the house all day
Pengfei looked at Zhuang Chaoying, who was wearing big shorts, a yellow and deformed vest, with long hair and an untidy beard, and sighed softly in his heart.
There must be something hateful about a pitiful person. This sentence is vividly reflected in his uncle.
If my uncle treated my aunt the same way Uncle Zhou treats Aunt Huang, how could they live like this?
When they first got married, my uncle was editing teaching materials at the table, and my aunt was serving him by fanning him and pouring water for him.
Pengfei followed Zhuang Chaoying into the house with a normal expression.
"Uncle, I was a little late delivering it today. I was not at home when you called. Xiaoting, Dongzhe, and I went to Xinhua Bookstore to buy books."
"It's okay, thank you for your hard work. Xiaoting's foot is completely healed now!" When he heard Pengfei mention Xiaoting, he remembered his daughter's injury.
Shortly after Xiaoting was injured, Pengfei called Zhuang Chaoying to tell her about her injury. Pengfei thought Zhuang Chaoying would go see Xiaoting, but he didn't.
He didn't want to go to Zhou's house, so he just called Xiaoting to ask about the situation.
How could Xiaoting cry out in pain in front of him? She just said that she had sprained her ankle and needed to rest at home for a few days. He was relieved when he heard that, thinking it was no big deal.
Later, Pengfei asked Xiaoting indirectly and found out that Zhuang Chaoying had never visited her.
Pengfei was still a little cautious, but Xiaoting was calm. He didn't know what to say, but he felt in his heart that his uncle shouldn't do this.
In fact, Pengfei and Xiaoting didn't know that Zhuang Chaoying went to see Xiaoting once after she removed the plaster and went to school.
It was one day after school, and Zhuang Chaoying left work a little early. He wanted to wait for Xiaoting at the gate of No. 1 Middle School to ask about her recovery progress.
When he arrived at the school gate, it was already a little late. Students were just walking out of the school gate. He didn't know whether Xiaoting had left, so he didn't move forward. He just stood across the street and watched. He could see more clearly from a distance.
Not long after, he saw Xiaoting, Dongzhe and Pengfei leaving the school gate together. Dongzhe and Pengfei pushed their bicycles, protecting Xiaoting on the left and right like flower guardians, and walked slowly with her.
Just as Zhuang Chaoying was about to step forward, a car stopped in front of the three children.
Zhou Huaiyi got out of the car, took Xiaoting's schoolbag, opened the car door and let Xiaoting get in.
Xiaoting smiled so brightly at Zhou Huaiyi.
Zhuang Chaoying stopped and watched the vehicle slowly leave.
He never went there again.
When Zhuang Chaoying asked about Xiaoting, Pengfei replied:
"I can walk normally now, but I can't run or jump. The doctor said I have to take care of it slowly and get it right the first time. If I don't, I'm afraid I'll have problems if I exercise too much in the future."
Zhuang Chaoying hadn't thought a sprain could be so serious. Suddenly, he remembered that his mother had also sprained her ankle before, and the doctor had said it could be either a major injury or a minor one. He seemed to be talking to himself, but also to be asking Pengfei:
"Well, it's summer vacation now, so I should be fine if I keep it at home for two months!"
Pengfei nodded. "Well, she should be fine now. Uncle Zhou takes her for a checkup every month. He knows an orthopedic specialist at the People's Hospital. He always asks the specialist to help check her out. He says she's recovering well."
Zhuang Chaoying sat down at the table, lowered his head, and replied softly, "That's good."
Suddenly, he thought of something and raised his head to ask, "Is Tunan coming back this summer?"
"Oh, he is back, but he has some work to do, so he won't be back until the end of July." Pengfei answered immediately.
Zhuang Chaoying nodded again, but he was thinking in his heart that he was the last one to know about his son and daughter, and there were some things he might not know yet.
Because he moved to the Zhuang family, Zhuang Chaoying hadn't spoken to Tunan on the phone for some time.
Sometimes he wanted to call, but when he lived at home before, it was Tunan who called back regularly. He had never called Tunan, so he didn't know Tunan's phone number. It was written in the phone book, but the phone book was at home.
He didn't know that if Tunan called a day or two late, Zhu Xiuyu would get worried and would call Tunan together with Pengfei.
"Pengfei, write down your brother's phone number and give it to me. I'll call him in the next two days." He grabbed the pen on the table and handed it to Pengfei.
"Oh, okay." Pengfei took the pen and wrote down Tunan's phone number, then instructed, "I live in Room 308. You have to ask for Zhuang Tunan in Room 308."
"Okay, I understand..."
Zhuang Chaoying was about to say something when his mother called out from inside the room, "Chaoying, who's here?"
Pengfei looked up and replied, "Grandma, it's me."
There was no sound in the room.
Pengfei didn't feel uncomfortable at all. After all, he used to come every month, and the two of them were not very happy. Now that he doesn't come often, why should they be angry?
"Go back!" Zhuang Chaoying waved at him.
"Oh, goodbye, uncle." Pengfei turned around and left without any hesitation.
When Zhuang's mother came out, Pengfei was gone.
Zhuang's mother cursed angrily, "They are all ungrateful wolves!"
Zhuang Chaoying ignored her and lowered his head to do his own thing.
"But Pengfei is right! At least he's helping you secure the space. If you don't find a way to keep the house, once her son graduates and Pengfei goes back to school, the house will belong to them and their daughter! Let's see what you can do!"
"Don't worry about it." Zhuang Chaoying said in a bad tone. Half a year of negotiation had almost worn out his patience.
"She's like this now, and you still want to control her? Just kick her out and take the house back!" Zhuang's mother is very dissatisfied now.
"She originally had a room in this house. Have you forgotten that it is all recorded in the factory?" Zhuang Chaoying said angrily.
Every few days, the mother and son would repeat this conversation.
Zhuang's mother lay in bed all day thinking about this matter. She pondered it for a long time these past few days and came up with another plan:
"I'll give you a suggestion. I think you could apply for a house at No. 10 Middle School. It's easy to find a reason. Just say your home is far from No. 10 Middle School and living in the No. 10 Middle School dormitory is convenient for work. You can give up the house at the cotton mill and get one at No. 10 Middle School. A smaller one is fine, just one room will do.
This way, the house will have nothing to do with Zhu's mother and son. You are the head of the family anyway, so you should do this quietly and don't let her know. Otherwise, she will have no place to live and will have to live on the streets!" Zhuang's mother felt very happy when she said this.
"Mom! What are you talking about?"
"What did I say? You don't understand. Zhuang Hongbin's surname is Zhuang, so he is your son. Your house can only be given to the Zhuang family! I can't understand why you gave it to an outsider! Even if I can understand it, do you think Tunan can understand it?
If you don’t think about yourself, you should think about Tunan! Tunan will be getting married soon, so who will you give your house to? So, you not only have to get married, but also do it quickly!" Zhuang's mother said again.
Tunan got married...
Zhuang Chaoying was stunned. He thought that he was already in his twenties after graduation and it was really time for him to get married.
Zhuang's mother had her own ideas. If they changed the house, firstly, they could drive away the Zhu mother and son. Secondly, Tuanan would definitely not like the small and old house. Huang Ling would prepare a new wedding house for him, and the house would be in Zhuang Chaoying's hands.
When the third son comes out, they will let him live in Zhuang Chaoying's house. The couple will still keep Zhuang Chaoying by his side on the pretext of taking care of her. In this way, when the third son looks for a wife, he will have a house and no burden, which will definitely make it much easier to find one.
Zhuang Chaoying didn't think as deeply as his mother, but for whatever reason he didn't want to do this.
He didn't want to divorce Zhu Xiu Yu, and he even fantasized about repairing his relationship with Zhu Xiu Yu.
"Mom, I won't do that. I'll go back when it's cooler in autumn and you're in better shape." Zhuang Chaoying refused.
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