Chen Fan had just gone downstairs alone when Su Ruchu called.

Chen Fan smiled, picked up the phone and jokingly asked, "What? Don't you trust me?"

Su Ruochu said softly, "Are you okay?"

Chen Fan: “All solved.”

Su Ruochu: "Solved?"

"Yeah. They're all gone."

Su Ruchu was curious: "How did you tell them?"

Chen Fan smiled and said, "It's very simple. Their request was excessive, so I told them directly that if they wanted my help, they had to pay back the money they borrowed from my parents first."

"They cursed at me and then left."

Su Ruochu felt a little distressed. "Are you okay?"

"It's okay. I feel happier than ever before."

Chen Fan pushed open the unit door, stood in front of it, and lit a cigarette.

"Actually, I've wanted to do this for a long time, but I didn't dare to do it because of my mother's face. In the end, these people got in. How can I tolerate it?"

"It's good this way. It solves the problem once and for all, so they don't have to ask my mom for money every day. My mom is a kind and soft-hearted person. She can't help but want to help others when they are crying."

"It's fine now. Things like this will happen later."

Su Ruochu suddenly whispered, "Mom must be feeling bad, right? After all, they are her brothers and sisters."

Chen Fan nodded: "Yes, this matter still depends on you. Next time you have time, comfort her properly."

"Yeah. I know."

"Hubby...I support your approach."

The word "husband" instantly dispelled Chen Fan's bad mood.

"Oh, your little mouth is so sweet, can you call me again?"

"No! I'm dead. My mom called me."

Su Ruchu hung up the phone directly, and Chen Fan put away his phone with a smile.

It is said that Su Ruchu does have such magical power.

Whenever Chen Fan was in a good mood or his emotions were a little out of control, Su Ruchu only needed a look or a word to calm Chen Fan down quickly.

Just as he was about to walk around the community, Chen Fan was stunned when he looked up.

Standing on the roadside in front of the community was a woman. She was my third cousin Zhou Yitong who had just left.

Although she is the third cousin, she is actually the daughter of Chen Fan's second aunt. Because she is the third child, she became the third cousin.

At this moment, my third cousin was standing on the side of the road, pacing back and forth in a somewhat tangled manner, as if hesitating about something.

Chen Fan walked over from behind and greeted with a smile.

"Third cousin? You didn't leave?"

"ah?"

Third cousin Zhou Yitong was startled, and when she turned around and saw Chen Fan, she suddenly became a little panicked.

"Chen... Chen Fan, why did you come out?"

Chen Fan smiled and shook the cigarette in his hand.

"Come down and smoke."

"You didn't go with them?"

Zhou Yitong shook her head: "No...no. They left just now."

Chen Fan asked with a smile: "Cousin, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Zhou Yitong was a little embarrassed, as if she was too embarrassed to make such a joke.

Chen Fan said, "Don't stand here, let's go sit over there and talk."

Leading the couple into the pavilion next door, Chen Fan sat down on the stone chair inside without caring that it was cold.

Zhou Yitong hesitated for a moment and stood aside instead of sitting down.

Chen Fan raised his head and asked with a smile: "Just now, my uncle, my second uncle, my aunt and their families were all chattering non-stop. Cousin, why didn't you and my second aunt express your opinions?"

"If I remember correctly, you and Second Aunt didn't say a word just now upstairs, right?"

Zhou Yitong lowered her head and whispered, "What is there to say?"

"By the way. Why didn't my second uncle come with us this time?"

"My dad is working in a shop here, and he said he would get double pay at the end of the year. In order to earn more money, he took the initiative to ask your boss to stay."

Chen Fan nodded and did not continue the topic.

"When I was little, I remember my parents took me to my grandmother's house. Among all the people of my age, they were the only ones willing to play with me. They always bullied me... I remember that you, my third cousin, were the best to me."

"They bullied me, and you fought for me."

"He took me out to play and bought me snacks. He even secretly gave me the candies he had saved."

"When I left that time, my second aunt secretly gave me five yuan as a New Year's gift."

Zhou Yitong felt a little embarrassed after hearing these words.

"It happened so long ago. I forgot about it a long time ago."

Chen Fan smiled and said, "I haven't forgotten. That's just who I am. I will remember all the kindness others have shown me for the rest of my life."

"Cousin, I know that you and my second aunt are both good at expressing yourself, and my mother once said that my second aunt is the one she is closest to since she was a child."

"Among these families, your family's conditions... should be the most difficult, right?"

"I heard from my mother that you still live in the old house in the village. It's been so long and the house has never been repaired, is that right?"

Zhou Yitong lowered her head, grasping the corner of her cotton coat with her hands nervously, not knowing what to say.

This time, she didn't wear new clothes.

I wore a cotton coat on the upper body and jeans on the lower body. The clothes were almost faded from washing, and the sleeves were short. I could tell from looking at it that I had worn them for several days.

Chen Fan threw the cigarette under his feet and stomped it out. He looked up at his cousin.

"Cousin, you stayed here alone, is there something you want to say to me?"

Zhou Yitong hesitated for a moment, then mustered up the courage to lower her head and said, "I...I want to ask my cousin if what you just said is true?"

"What is it?"

"Is it the cleaning job?"

"I'd like to work as a cleaner in your company."

Chen Fan was slightly stunned: "Are you willing to clean it?"

"Um."

Chen Fan was so amused that he cried, "Cousin, with your qualifications, any job you find will be better than being a cleaner, right?"

Zhou Yitong was silent and did not speak.

Chen Fan is happy to continue.

"I remember that your score was good enough to go to college, right? But then you gave up the chance to go to college and went to work, right?"

A hint of sadness flashed across Zhou Yitong's eyes.

At that time, her college entrance examination score was actually good, and she had no problem attending a second-tier university.

But it was because my family was too poor to pay for my college education.

She didn't want to add pressure to her family, so she took the initiative to give up the opportunity to go to college.

"You...are you saying that I can work as a cleaner in a company even if I am a college graduate?"

Zhou Yitong blushed and felt a little embarrassed.

She is obviously his cousin, but when she was talking to Chen Fan, she dared not look him in the eye.

I am really too introverted.

Chen Fan sighed and asked directly: "Cousin, I have one last question."

"Why do you have to work as a cleaner in my company?"

This time Zhou Yitong was silent for several seconds before slowly opening the door.

"I... just think that you are capable and talented, cousin. I... want to learn from you."

“I also want my parents to live a good life.”

Chen Fan's lips curled up slightly and he smiled.

My cousin is still the same cousin from my childhood and has never changed.

"Actually, you just stayed. I was planning to call you in a few days."

Chen Fan smiled and said, "You and your second aunt are just like them."

"My mother has always wanted to help you. But if you are a cleaner, you will have no chance."

"I've already thought of your job for you."

"After this, come to Yunhai to find me. I'll make the arrangements then."

Zhou Yitong's eyes lit up immediately, and she asked excitedly, "Really?"

Chen Fan smiled and blinked.

"Who asked you to fight for me and share candy with me when you were a kid?"

Zhou Yitong chuckled, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Don't mention it anymore. I forgot about it."