Li Guifang was just about to drift off to sleep when she heard a commotion in the front yard. The sound drifted over intermittently through the walls, making it difficult to make out clearly.
"It's the middle of the night..." Li Jianghai turned over and muttered, "Who's still making a commotion? Really..."
Li Guifang was so sleepy that her eyelids were drooping. She mumbled, "Go to sleep... We'll see you tomorrow..."
Before she could finish her words, there was a sudden and rapid knock on the door, which was much clearer than the noise in the front yard and scared her.
"Who is it!" Li Jianghai cursed as he put on his clothes and got out of bed.
As soon as the door opened, I saw Huang Xiuying from next door, wrapped in an old cotton-padded jacket, her hair disheveled, stamping her feet at the door: "Where's Sister Guifang? Something happened! There's a fight in the Zhou family in the front yard!"
Li Guifang had sobered up a bit by now and came out in her slippers: "What are you arguing about? Who doesn't have a..."
He suddenly got stuck in the middle of his words. Wait, the Zhou family? Isn't that Zhang Fengzhi's family?
Huang Xiuying was so anxious that she slapped her thigh and said, "Oh, go and have a look!
Her son and daughter had a fight! Several bowls were broken!
Li Guifang's sleepiness disappeared in a flash of fright.
She grabbed the cotton jacket and rushed to the front yard without even bothering to button it.
One of his slippers slipped away and he didn't even bother to pick it up. He walked barefoot on the cold bluestone slabs, and his soles were so cold that they hurt.
After turning around the screen wall, I heard a loud "clang" in the Zhou family courtyard from a distance, as if a table had overturned.
Zhang Fengzhi's cries and curses mixed with the other sounds were particularly harsh in the silent night:
"You heartless person! That's your own sister!"
Li Guifang rushed into Zhou's house in two steps and almost tripped over the threshold.
Only after pushing aside the crowd of onlookers could we see the scene inside!
Under the moonlight, Zhou's house was in a mess, and Zhang Fengzhi was slumped on the ground with disheveled hair.
Xie Dazui also scolded a few people for being heartless.
The brother and sister quarreled until their faces turned red and their necks became thick!
Zhou Xiaowan's finger was almost poking Zhou Qi's nose: "Mom has worked hard all her life. Now she has finally retired and is working with the old sisters at Guifangzhai. And you want her to follow you to the capital and continue to be your nanny?"
Her voice was split open as she shouted, "Who can't see through your little tricks?"
Zhou Qi slammed his hand on the table, causing the teapot to bang. "Stop standing there, spitting insults at me!"
The veins on his neck were bulging. "I'm so worried about Mom! The medical conditions in Beijing are so good, how can this little place compare..."
"Bullshit!" Zhou Xiaowan picked up the rolling pin and was about to swing it, "Aren't you just afraid that if you go to Beijing, Mom's money will be cheap to me?
"Why are you, Zhou Qi, pretending to be a loving mother and a filial son?"
"Oh, her little aunt, you got married yourself, but you still shamelessly live in your mother's house. Who is thinking about you? You know my mother's things best!"
Seeing Zhou Xiaowan say it so bluntly, Lu Xiaohui's face turned unhappy.
Zhang Fengzhi slumped on the ground, watching her two children quarreling like chickens, and closed her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking.
Xie Dazui stamped his feet anxiously: "What a sin! Brothers and sisters quarreling like this!"
Li Guifang was just about to go forward and pull Zhou Fengzhi up, sitting on the ground without worrying about her cold butt.
Who knew that as soon as she moved, she was stopped by Zhou Xiaowan, "Aunt Guifang, you've come at the perfect time. Please give me some advice!"
Zhou Xiaowan told the whole story like pouring beans!
Late at night in the main hall of the Zhou family, Zhou Qi sat opposite Zhang Fengzhi, rubbing his hands. "Mom, it's a good thing that I'm being transferred to Beijing. My salary can go up three levels!"
Just come with me. The two-bedroom apartment the company gave me is more than enough for us. I'm worried about you leaving me here alone..."
Lu Xiaohui was also nearby, holding an enamel pot with the word "award" printed on it, and came over to persuade her: "Yes, Mom, there are many large hospitals in Beijing. If you have a headache or a fever, it's convenient to see a doctor.
Besides, don't you want to see your grandson every day? "
Unfortunately, no matter how they promised, Zhou Fengzhi remained unmoved!
"If you're transferred to another job, you can just take your wife and son with you. I'm still young, what problems can there be at home?"
It’s not crowded anymore. Xiaowan is here. If I have a headache or a fever, she will take me to see a doctor!
What's more, I'm doing well at Guifangzhai, I get a salary and dividends every month, and I live a very comfortable life...
I'm going to Beijing, what else can I do besides taking care of your family?
Unexpectedly, even though Zhang Fengzhi refused to this extent, Zhou Qi and his wife still refused to give up!
"Mom, you can still open a shop if you go there!
We've already checked. There's no bakery near my unit's dormitory building. You can just go there and open one.
The croissants you make are so delicious, are you still worried about having no business? "
"Nonsense, let's put that aside for now. The croissant recipe belongs to your Aunt Guifang. Just to tell you, it would cost a fortune to open a shop in Beijing. Where would the money come from?"
I don't know how much money I have to invest in decorating the shop, buying equipment and materials. I want to open a shop in Beijing? Dream on!
"In my hometown, I can still support the family. But when I go to Beijing, what else can I do besides being your free nanny? Take care of your children and wash diapers? Can't your wife do these things?"
Lu Xiaohui was very unhappy when her thoughts were touched. She rolled her eyes and said, "Mom, how about this..."
She leaned closer and lowered her voice, "Take out the money from Guifangzhai and add some of your old savings. This money should be enough..."
Zhang Fengzhi was hit in the face by the abacus beads thrown by Zhou Qi and his wife, and was about to scold them for being shameless!
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