Chapter 385 Change to a bigger one, Deputy Director Chen
Mother Zhang looked at Father Zhang and then at Zhang Wanwan, confused. "What on earth are you two talking about? Or is there something we don't know? Tell the truth!"
Zhang Wanwan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She shrugged and said, "Mom! What can I hide from you? I haven't been in Pu City as long as you have. What can I know that you don't know? I'm now wondering when we can get a new house after the house is demolished. Also, the square footage of the old house is too small. If possible, we can pay extra money and get a bigger one. This way, we don't have to live in the same building with the family across the street. I get annoyed when I think of our neighbors."
According to the original plan, Zhang Wanwan had no intention of buying a house in the city, at least not for now. Now a demolition has disrupted her plan. Since she has to take a house, she might as well take a big one at once. The old house they live in now is a small one, and the area of almost every household will not exceed 70 square meters. When the time comes, the small ones will be classified as small ones, and the large ones will be classified as large ones. With their family’s current conditions, they will definitely be able to get a big one in a few years.
Zhang's mother nodded in agreement. "That's right. I was thinking that, too. Now that I'm used to living in a house with a yard like this in my hometown, I don't like living in that kind of building. Last year, I went back for a physical examination and stayed there for only one day, but I felt that everything I saw was unsatisfactory. If it weren't for your father and your brother being there, I wouldn't want to go back. I gritted my teeth and bought that house for your education. Now that you're all working, it doesn't matter if no one lives in that house.
But the school in the area is pretty good. If the house is demolished, you still have to take it. If possible, buy one. You and your sister can each have one. It will be convenient for the children to go to school."
Everything is good in the county town except that the education cannot keep up with the schools in the city. If we have children in the future, they must be sent to study in the city. This is a deeply rooted idea in Zhang's mother's mind.
Zhang Wanwan waved her hands and said, "Mom, just give the house to my brother. Don't worry about my affairs. Who can predict what will happen in the future? Besides, if I want, I can buy a house for myself later. There's no rush."
Zhang Baiyan didn't care even more. He had made money now anyway, so he could distribute it however the time came.
The three of them discussed the house for a long time, but Zhang's father was a little absent-minded. He held the phone tightly and then unclenched it.
Pu City.
In an upscale villa area, Huang Guilian hid in the shadows and watched the Huang family's belongings being moved out. The door was sealed. She covered her mouth and wanted to cry but didn't dare to cry out loud. She was afraid of being discovered, so she had to run away.
She didn't burst into tears until she left the villa area. She used her cell phone to call several sisters-in-law, but only her eldest sister-in-law's phone went through.
"Sister-in-law, what's going on? Why was our Mr. Zhang arrested and your place also blocked off?" Huang Guilian couldn't accept this fact. She was having afternoon tea with a few wives of officials yesterday, showing off what good things her daughter had brought her from abroad and that her husband was about to be promoted this year. She was enjoying the envious looks of that group of people, but in the blink of an eye, everything became a bubble.
The eldest sister-in-law of the Huang family said with resentment: "How should I know what happened? Since I married your eldest brother, has he ever told me anything? Whenever I asked him, he said I didn't understand and it was useless to ask. Humph! If I hadn't given him a son, I'm afraid he would have divorced me long ago! Woohoo, I've been married to your Huang family for so many years, working hard every day to serve the whole family, but in the end, I have nothing, nothing!"
Huang Guilian couldn't listen any longer and frowned impatiently, "Sister-in-law! What's the point of you saying this now? You don't know what happened and you can't help me at all. No wonder my brother... Forget it, I'll go find out myself!"
Huang Guilian was upset after hanging up the phone. She was still sulking. After thinking about it, she decided to go to the homes of several of Zhang Jianguo's colleagues. Unfortunately, she didn't get anything out of them after asking several directors. In the end, she had to grit her teeth and borrow money to buy a box of expensive gifts and go to the home of Deputy Director Chen of the Land and Resources Bureau.
Deputy Director Chen has always been at odds with Zhang Jianguo. The two have often quarreled in the bureau, and sometimes they even almost came to blows. If they hadn't had to work together, they might have never spoken to each other again.
Huang Guilian would definitely not come to the door in the past, but now that she has nowhere to turn to, she can only give it a try.
Deputy Director Chen's home is in an ordinary residential area. If Huang Guilian hadn't asked around, she would have thought she had found the wrong place. She rang the doorbell and soon a woman opened the door and looked at Huang Guilian in confusion, "Excuse me, who are you looking for?"
Huang Guilian smiled flatteringly, "You are Deputy Director Chen's lover, right? My husband is his colleague. I have something to ask Deputy Director Chen. Is he home?"
The woman shouted into the house, "Old Chen, someone's looking for you."
"Who is it?"
As they were talking, a middle-aged man came out of the room. When he saw Huang Guilian, he was as confused as his wife.
Huang Guilian quickly said, "Hello, Deputy Director Chen, I am Zhang Jianguo's wife, and I have something I want to ask you."
Huang Guilian handed the item to Deputy Director Chen, but Deputy Director Chen's face suddenly changed. He shook his head and said, "I won't take the item. You can ask anything you want. I will tell you what I know."
Deputy Director Chen looked at Huang Guilian as if she were a plague.
Huang Guilian was unhappy, but she endured it and asked in a gentle voice, "It's about my Jianguo. Everything was fine yesterday. Why did it happen today?"
Deputy Director Chen said quickly: "I don't understand this matter now. Yesterday was Friday. The higher-ups came directly to the unit to arrest people. It would have been fine if they didn't say anything. All the information in Director Zhang's office was moved away, as well as his safe. Anyway, all the valuable documents in it were gone, and some of his more personal things were also taken away. I was in a meeting in the Economic Development Zone at the time, and I didn't receive the call from the people in the bureau. I didn't know what had changed until I left after the meeting.
I rushed back to the unit, but those people had already left. To be honest, I also inquired about it yesterday, and it seemed to be related to corruption and bribery, and quite a few people were involved. The entire political situation in Pu City has changed, and now everyone is in danger. I'm afraid we have to wait for the notice from above to know the truth. Now is the cusp of the storm, I think you should wait and see, so as not to be noticed by the people above.
By the way, I have something else to go out for, so I won’t keep you here.”
Huang Guilian's face was pale and she didn't know how she walked out of the community.
(End of this chapter)
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