Wu Zhiqiu hurried out to greet her, "Sister Liu, come in quickly." It was already dark, and there must be something wrong if she came at this time.
The third brother hurried into the house to listen. It had been a long time since he had heard gossip.
Sister Liu looked at her old house with tears in her eyes. Why didn't she listen when Zhiqiu came to persuade her?
Seeing this, Wu Zhiqiu pulled Sister Liu into the house and asked, "What's wrong, Sister Liu?"
Sister Liu burst into tears and said, "Zhiqiu, I regret not listening to you."
"What's the matter? Did you have a conflict with your daughter-in-law?"
Sister Liu couldn't stop crying. "It's not just one or two days, but now it's getting more and more excessive. My daughter-in-law and grandson don't talk to me, and my son doesn't pay any attention to me. I act as their nanny every day, spending money and effort, and yet I made a mistake?"
Wu Zhiqiu sighed, unable to say anything.
"Two years ago, I had money and was planning to buy two houses to rent out. My daughter-in-law knew I had money and wanted to buy a shop to leave it to my children. She asked me to borrow money. I figured I was leaving the house to them anyway, so I gave them the money. Now I haven't seen the shop, and I'm all out of money. I can't afford a house anymore."
Sister Liu covered her mouth and cried. She regretted it. Why didn't she listen to Wu Zhiqiu's advice? If the house was not sold, she would have come back long ago and not suffered that anger.
"Sister Liu, don't cry. What are you thinking now?" Wu Zhiqiu knew that Sister Liu had a strong personality and she definitely didn't come to vent her anger so late.
Sister Liu wiped her tears and said, "I have a pension, and I don't rely on them to survive. My grandmother's housekeeper thinks I'm redundant, so I'm going to live on my own. I was planning to rent a house and buy a tricycle, and sell food at the train station and bus station, but I don't have enough money, so I thought I'd borrow some from you."
In the past few years, Sister Liu has spent all her savings. She pays for the family's food, drink, and shelter, and does all the housework. Yet, she ends up like this.
"Sister Liu, is one thousand enough?" Wu Zhiqiu asked hurriedly.
Sister Liu nodded and said, "That's enough, that's enough. I can't pay the money back so quickly."
"It's okay, I'm not in a hurry to give you the money. Just give it to me whenever you have it." Wu Zhiqiu hurriedly gave the money to Sister Liu.
Sister Liu held the money in her hand, tears streaming down her face. When she was in the most difficult time, it was her old sisters who helped her.
"Have you found a house? Let Da Laba help you." Wu Zhiqiu took Sister Liu's hand and comforted her.
"No, I've found one during the day. It's near the bus station and convenient for traveling back and forth for business." Sister Liu had been out and about for several days. She came to borrow money only after she found a suitable place to live.
"That's fine. If you need any help, just let me know."
"Well, I won't be polite with you, Zhiqiu. No one can be trusted. Money is the most reliable. You have to hold on to everything you have. Children are unreliable." Sister Liu was now expressing her feelings. In the past, when she talked about her son, her face was full of pride. She didn't want to live with him, and her relationship with her daughter-in-law was okay. But now...
Wu Zhiqiu nodded and said, "Sister Liu, don't get angry. You have a salary, so what are you afraid of? Even if you don't do anything, it's enough for you to live on."
"It's not enough for me to live on. I need to save some money for my retirement. Instead of relying on that idiot, I might as well rely on myself."
The two sisters chatted for a while, and Wu Zhiqiu asked Sister Liu to stay at her home for one night. Sister Liu didn't want to go back to face the emperor again, so she stayed in the slum for one night.
Early the next morning, Da Laba and Aunt Yuan came over to chat. They were all very sad to hear what Sister Liu said, especially Aunt Yuan, who had no children and had no place to suffer.
Da Laba didn't go out all day and helped Sister Liu clean up the rented house. Li Mancang took Sister Liu to buy a tricycle, a stove, a steamer and other things needed for business.
In one day, everything that needed to be bought was bought. Sister Liu just needed to buy some ingredients and set up the stall.
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