"What? No way, Zizi, that kid is a born bad seed. Last time he tried to headbutt me. If your dad hadn't pulled me away, I would have definitely fallen to the ground."
"Mom, are you alright?" Liu Zi looked her mother up and down with concern.
"I'm fine, it's just that child is too wicked. We can't let him stay with Lingzi and Qiqi, it'll be dangerous." Liu's mother never expected that a six-year-old child could be so malicious.
"I know. I've already hired a lawyer to file a lawsuit in court to dissolve my mother-son relationship with him. There should be a result in a few days."
"That's good, that's good. Don't come back or show your face for the next couple of days, so that those two won't bother you." Liu's mother felt annoyed thinking about Zhao's disgusting methods.
"Mom, that old woman Zhao has already offended Aunt Zhang. Everyone in the courtyard knows what kind of person she is, so they won't hang out with them anymore." Liu Zi told her mother what had just happened.
Mother Liu smiled bitterly. The matter of Granny Zhao was resolved, but her daughter's reputation was completely ruined.
"Mom, don't worry about me. Didn't you see last time? I can earn money and support our two daughters. I came to the city this time to inquire about housing. Zhao Qian is completely trapped now, so I'm not worried about him trying anything funny. For Lingzi's future schooling, I plan to buy a house back in the city. I'll need your help taking care of the two children then."
"Buy a house? Do you have enough money? I have some money here, I'll add it all for you," Liu's mother said worriedly.
Liu Zi felt a moment of disorientation; it seemed that her mother had said something similar to her in her past life.
But that was to prevent Zhao Qian from going to jail; she went home and begged her parents for help to get the money.
Her mother forcefully gave her all the money in the house and borrowed a lot from relatives and friends.
In the end, he died in the deep mountains with his father while trying to make money.
Liu Zi shuddered and came to her senses.
"Mom, I don't need you. I have my own money. Look." Liu Zi's hands trembled as she opened her small bag and dumped all her belongings out.
"Mom, this is a check for 100,000, this is a savings account book for 150,000, and this is another savings account book. I don't need the money."
"Zizi, this money?" Liu's mother stood up in surprise. The last time she saw her daughter, she didn't have this much money. Where did this money come from?
At this moment, Liu Daqiang also walked in from outside. This time, he did not speak forcefully, but looked at Liu Zi with a worried expression.
"Mom and Dad, don't worry, this is my legal income. I write screenplays, lyrics and music for people, and I also write columns for magazines. I have contracts for all of these." Liu Zi hurriedly pulled out the contract she had just signed with Zhang Shaohan that morning.
Liu Daqiang stepped forward, took the contract, and began to read it. When he saw the final transaction amount, his eyes widened in disbelief, and he asked Liu Zi, "So much money? They actually agreed to this?"
"Mom and Dad, this is a song buyout contract, so the price is relatively high. Usually, writing songs for others wouldn't cost this much." Liu Zi felt like she was losing out. In later years, such a popular song could earn her hundreds of thousands of yuan just by performing it at a concert.
For the first time, Liu's parents truly believed that their daughter could actually live a good life.
"Mom, I've let it all go, so you should too!" Liu Zi hugged her mother meaningfully.
"Zizi, have you really forgiven your parents?" Liu's mother looked at her daughter intently, not missing a single expression.
"Yes, I forgive them." Liu Zi nodded firmly. She had forgiven them ever since her parents died in the mountains in her previous life.
"Okay, let's not mention this anymore, and let's live our lives well." Liu's mother smiled freely.
"Um."
"Ahem, Zizi, what kind of house are you looking to buy? It's inconvenient for you to be with the child, so I'll help you find out." Liu Daqiang spoke up at the right time, volunteering his services.
"Great! Dad, you have more connections, it would be even better if you could help me find out." Liu Zi pulled her father over and made him sit on the bed with her mother.
"You haven't said what you like yet. Your mother works at the Women's Federation, so she has more information there. You can ask her to find out." Liu Daqiang carefully passed the message to his wife.
Liu's mother snorted, then said to Liu Zi, "Yes, do you prefer a bungalow or an apartment building?"
Liu Zi smiled as she watched the elderly couple's furtive glances before saying, "I'd like to buy a courtyard house. After all, Lingzi and Qiqi are quite young and need more exercise, and apartment buildings don't have good soundproofing."
Mr. and Mrs. Liu both nodded; the bungalow was indeed more spacious, but...
"It's not easy to find a detached courtyard!" Liu Daqiang has lived in Beijing for decades and knows the area well.
"I saw an abandoned courtyard a few days ago for only 150,000 yuan, but it was so dilapidated that it would have to be demolished and rebuilt." Liu Zi also mentioned the information she had gathered in the alley that morning.
"Do you have a specific address? I'll ask around to see if there are any disputes." Liu Daqiang had also thought of this crucial point, but his connections were with the housing management bureau.
"Okay, thank you, Dad!" Liu Zi tore off a page from the notebook she carried with her and copied down the house number of the courtyard for Liu Daqiang.
"It's just a small matter, I'll go make the call first." Liu Daqiang said and left as if he were fleeing.
"Hmph, what a pathetic guy." Liu's mother, Xu Mei, snorted at the man.
His daughter only thanked him politely, but he felt embarrassed. Where was that confident and ambitious spirit he had back then?
Liu Zi suddenly realized that her mother seemed to have unlocked some kind of switch. The gentle and tender woman she used to be had become quite assertive and looked more energetic.
Liu's mother went out to heat up the food, and the family had a late lunch. Then it was almost time.
Mr. Liu hurriedly rode his bicycle to work, while Mrs. Liu, whose eyes were red and swollen from crying, took the afternoon off to stay home.
Liu Zi comforted her mother for a while before returning home reassured.
On the way back, Liu Zi kept thinking about how to make more money.
Actually, she was quite short of money. She didn't want her parents' money because she didn't want to burden them or make them suffer in order to help her.
Liu Zi's mind flashed through the ways to make money quickly in those time-travel novels: buying lottery tickets, but she hadn't researched it and didn't know; buying stocks, but it was during the 1998 financial crisis and stocks had all hit rock bottom; robbing the rich to help the poor, but this was a society governed by law, and she could easily get shot if she wasn't careful.
well!
She should be content with the fact that she earned so much money in such a short time.
During the confrontation with Granny Zhao at noon, she really wanted to move her parents out of the family compound. She didn't want her parents to be implicated and ridiculed by others.
In the end, Granny Zhao was dealt with very thoroughly, and there were quite a few people in the family compound who sympathized with her. It's likely that there will be far fewer people making sarcastic remarks about her.
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