It was already past five in the afternoon when we closed the stall. In winter, it gets completely dark at five. While we were closing the stall, people kept coming to ask for prices.
Lin Qingqing told them that she would not sell it today and asked them to come back tomorrow.
The family of three had to walk more than ten miles to get back to the village, and Lin Qingqing was worried that her mother-in-law would not be able to bear it.
It would be great if I could have my own house in the county town, so I don’t have to run back to the village after a busy day.
Lin Qingqing thought this was a good idea. While packing up her stall, she discussed it with her mother-in-law: "Mom, let's rent a room in the county town. Our business will grow bigger and bigger in the future, and it will be inconvenient to go back to the village every day."
Xue Guixiang got a headache when she heard this. She wanted to be a city dweller before she even made any money. This daughter-in-law was really a spendthrift. "If you want to rent it, you rent it. I won't live there."
"I can't cook. If you don't live with us, will Zhou Zhuo and I starve every day?"
Xue Guixiang's eyebrows knitted together. Her daughter-in-law didn't know how to do anything except make money. What would they do if she went west in the future? Thinking of this made her anxious. She was destined to worry all her life.
Although she was extremely reluctant to live in the city, Xue Guixiang could not bear to do so when she thought about her son and daughter-in-law going hungry and cold, so she had to reluctantly agree.
Lin Qingqing was overjoyed. She knew that her mother-in-law was reluctant to see her and Zhou Zhuo suffer any injustice, so she led her step by step by the nose and tricked her into moving to the city to become a city dweller.
After packing up the stall, Lin Qingqing took the opportunity to say to Hou Guiying: "Auntie, you know a lot of people. Can you help me find out if there are any houses for rent nearby? I want to move to the city so that I don't have to run back and forth."
Hou Guiying was kindhearted and nodded, saying, "You've asked the right person. There's no one in the county that I don't know. Don't worry, I'll take care of it."
"Thank you, Auntie!"
In the evening, Hou Guiying went to inquire about houses. She specifically mixed in with women. Every woman likes to gossip, and she would find out which family was interested in renting a house while chatting.
Just now, Ma Sipo told her that her cousin's uncle's nephew had a vacant house and was looking for someone to rent it out. If she wanted to rent it, she could go and take a look.
When Hou Guiying got the news, she immediately went to the address given by Ma Sipo. Upon asking, she found that there was indeed a vacant house for rent.
Moreover, the relationship in this family is very simple. There is only a 25-year-old young man in the family. His parents have passed away and left him two old houses. His sister is married and married well. The houses left by his parents were given to his younger brother.
Hou Guiying was immediately attracted to the young man, who was clean-cut, polite, and had a good job as a postman. She thought that perhaps she could use the excuse of renting a house to find a good man for her second daughter. It was just right that he didn't have parents-in-law, as her second daughter was blunt and irritable, and she couldn't stand his temper.
They fell in love with each other, and Hou Guiying even softened her tone of voice. She told the young man that she would bring someone to see the house the next day and then left.
When she got home, she started rummaging through the drawers to find clothes for her second daughter. Although her family ran a tailor shop, her second daughter was rough-mannered and had never liked wearing colorful clothes since she was a child. It took a lot of effort to find a set that she liked.
The second daughter didn't know why her mother was so anxious to find clothes for her, and she thought the temperature would drop tomorrow.
The next day at noon, Hou Guiying took Lin Qingqing and her second daughter to Li Qiang's house. Her second daughter was wearing a red corduroy jacket and green corduroy pants.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
