Chapter 63 Zhao Meili is isolated and helpless

Hua Guafu thought Zhao Meili was just throwing a tantrum.

After finishing dinner, Hua Guafu went to call Zhao Meili back to eat.

Zhao Meili said she would not go back.

Looking at Zhao Meili's pillow on the kang, Hua Guafu realized that she really did not rent her house.

"Zhao Zhiqing, since you don't rent my house, give me the food and rent you owe me."

Zhao Meili said she would give it to her in a few days.

Widow Hua refused to give in: "Zhao Zhiqing, we are an orphan and a widow. We have worked like slaves for you. Are you going to refuse to pay for this little money?"

Zhao Meili said expressionlessly: "Don't worry. I don't care about this little money. I won't refuse to pay."

"Then you should give it to me. You clearly received the remittance from your family today, but you are unwilling to go to the town to get it. You say you are not a swindler, but you have to take action."

Widow Hua refused to leave without the money. Zhao Meili had no choice but to find Shen Jiale.

Looking at Shen Jiale's tiled house with a yard, and thinking that she could only squeeze into the Zhiqing Institute now, Zhao Meili felt very uncomfortable.

They were moving today, and no one called him except Lu Yongfu. All the Lu family members came to help. Shen Jiale prepared food for everyone to eat.

Everyone worked together and quickly prepared the food. When they were carrying it into the house to prepare for dinner, Zhao Meili came.

"Jiale." Zhao Meili called out.

"Is there anything?" Shen Jiale stopped.

"Second sister-in-law, come and eat." Lu Bailing called out.

Seeing that Zhao Meili was hesitant to speak, Shen Jiale said, "If you have nothing to do, I will go to eat."

Zhao Meili hesitated and said, "Can you... lend me 5 yuan?"

Shen Jiale said bluntly, "No." He was about to go into the house.

Zhao Meili pulled Shen Jiale's arm: "You can't possibly not have this little money."

"I do have it, but I won't lend it to you."

"Why? This little favor is a piece of cake for you."

"I just don't want to lend it to you."

In her previous life, her father was reported by Director Zhao and ended up in a miserable situation. Now Director Zhao was fired. She was gloating over his misfortune and not adding insult to injury, which was already kind. She wanted to help the daughter of her enemy, dream on.

Shen Jiale went into the house to eat, leaving Zhao Meili standing alone in the yard.

For a long time, no one in the house was polite to her.

Zhao Meili had to go back.

...

At the dinner table, Lu Mingfeng took out 150 yuan and gave 50 yuan to each family.

Lu Mingqi and Zhou Min had already divided the money once, so they were not so excited.

Liang Qiaoli was so happy that she didn't know what to do, so Lu Bailing took it over.

"Second brother, can chestnuts really be sold for so much money?"

Lu Mingfeng said, "Chestnuts are not worth much. I will take you to the mountains to pick pine nuts in a few days. Those things are worth money, but you need to climb trees. When the time comes, my brother and I will climb trees to pick pine cones, and you can pick them below."

Lu Bailing handed the money to his mother and secretly made a note of climbing trees.

Liang Qiaoli took the money in disbelief. In just one month, she and her daughter earned 50 yuan by picking chestnuts. No one would believe it if she told others.

She didn't delay working in the fields.

If she went to pick chestnuts every year, wouldn't she be able to make extra money every year?

With the money in her pocket, Liang Qiaoli's smile never faded. She said to Lu Bailing, "I'll make you a new cotton-padded jacket this year."

Lu Bailing smiled and said, "Mom will make one too."

...

When she returned home, she saw smoke coming out of the kitchen. It was Lu Yongfu who was lighting a fire.

Seeing his family come back, Lu Yongfu said, "You guys are going to help Mingfeng move, why don't you ask me to join you?"

Liang Qiaoli said, "You know Mingfeng is moving today, why do you have to be invited to go?"

Since Liang Qiaoli stopped doing laundry for Lu Yongfu, she felt much more relaxed, and Lu Yongfu also behaved himself.

Lu Yongfu asked what to cook.

Liang Qiaoli said she had already eaten, so she asked him to make something to eat.

Lu Yongfu said angrily, "You are going too far. The whole family went to have dinner, but I was left alone. Do you still think I am a member of this family?"

Liang Qiaoli said, "After what happened last time, who would dare to invite you to dinner? And you can't bring your mother and eldest brother's family along. Mingfeng Qiao is happy about his relocation, and I don't want to cause trouble for myself."

Lu Yongfu was speechless and could only eat some steamed buns himself.

Seeing that Liang Qiaoli was in a particularly good mood today, Lu Yongfu asked Liang Qiaoli: "Mingfeng built four rooms. I was thinking, they live in one, we live in one, Bailing lives in one, and there is one, let's take mother to live with us."

Liang Qiaoli looked at him with disdain and said: "How dare you say such things?"

"What am I saying? Mingfeng is my son. His family has many houses. Isn't it normal for me to live in my son's house?"

Liang Qiaoli sneered and said: "Have you prepared a house for Mingfeng? That is the house built by Mingfeng's wife. Even Mingfeng lives in someone else's house."

"The homestead belongs to Mingfeng."

"That has nothing to do with you. Why should you live there? And you want your mother to live there. Why don't you grab the house and give it to your eldest brother's family?"

"No matter what, a son has to support his parents."

"Are you missing arms and legs? Have you ever seen parents let their children support them in their old age after their sons get married? If you want your mother to live in a tiled house, you can build one yourself if you have the ability!"

Liang Qiaoli used to be submissive in front of Lu Yongfu, and Lu Yongfu had the final say in all matters at home. Today,

Liang Qiaoli speaks very strongly, which once made Lu Yongfu a little uncomfortable.

Liang Qiaoli and Lu Bailing earned 50 yuan a month, proving with their actual strength that they can support themselves without relying on Lu Yongfu.

If that's the case, why do we still have to do things according to his face?

After all, financially independent women have the right to speak.

Lu Yongfu sighed. He could no longer rely on his younger son, so he had to rely on his older son.

…

Zhao Meili went back in a depressed mood and met Jiang Haoran on the way.

Zhao Meili had said before that she didn’t want to live in the widow Hua’s house and wanted to rent Shen Jiale’s house.

Jiang Haoran thought she was going to talk to Shen Jiale about the house. He

came over and asked with concern: "Shen Jiale still doesn’t want to rent the house to you? If you really don’t want to rent a villager’s house, you can build one. When you want to go back to the city, you can sell the house to other educated youth."

Zhao Meili usually spends money lavishly and is a moonlight clan.

Now not only does she have no money, she also owes rent and food to the widow Hua, so how can she have money to build a house.

Zhao Meili came to Yaoshui Village and was not close to the educated youth. Now she is in a bad mood and there is no one who cares about her.

Jiang Haoran thought that if he cared more about her at this time, Zhao Meili would definitely rely on him more.

So he said to Zhao Meili, "Meili, don't worry. Before the house is built, you can live in the educated youth home first. I will take good care of you."

Shen Jiale was unwilling to lend her money, and the female educated youth were also laughing at her. At this time, Jiang Haoran's care seemed very warm to the helpless Meili.

Thinking that Jiang Haoran had always taken good care of her and was interested in her, but she had never looked down on him before.

But now, Jiang Haoran has become her last hope.

Zhao Meili looked at Jiang Haoran with emotion and said, "True friendship is revealed in times of trouble. You are still the best to me."

Seeing Zhao Meili like this, Jiang Haoran tentatively reached out and held Zhao Meili's hand.

Zhao Meili lowered her head and did not refuse.

Jiang Haoran was secretly happy in his heart. Zhao Meili finally accepted him.

Taking advantage of Zhao Meili's helplessness, Jiang Haoran said to Zhao Meili, "Meili, I have always liked you. I think you can feel it. From now on, let me take care of you and we will make progress together, okay?" Zhao

Meili hummed shyly.

Jiang Haoran excitedly hugged Zhao Meili into his arms.

The two of them had established a relationship, so Zhao Meili was no longer shy and said, "Please help me pay back the money and food I owe to the Hua family."

Jiang Haoran said, "I will explain to Sister Hua and let her take it easy. Tomorrow, I will accompany you to the town to get the money and then pay it back."

Zhao Meili felt that since they were now close, she should let Jiang Haoran know about the situation at home, so she said, "My family didn't send any money. Something happened to my father, and they told me to be self-reliant in the future. Haoran, I will rely on you in the future."

"What!?"

Jiang Haoran looked at Zhao Meili in shock, "What happened to your father?"

"He was fired from the factory."