Chapter 56
Xu Jianguo, who was like a piece of rotten mud, returned home, but passed away again after a few days.
This time it was not Sun Yan who urged him to go out to work, but Xu Jianguo who took the initiative to propose it.
Sun Yan has been taking care of her son alone for the past six months, and her tired face has become more and more wrinkled. A few months ago, Xu Jianguo sent money home every month, hundreds of dollars each time, but the next month, Xu Jianguo said that the construction site deducted money when he came back, and only gave him a few dozen yuan for travel expenses.
Sun Yan was worried and wanted to find Xue Fang to deal with her troubles.
"Her husband brought it to you, why don't they give you a chance to fight for it when they deduct your salary?"
Xu Jianguo didn't dare to ask Sun Yan to find Xue Fang. He was terribly afraid that Wang Liming would tell Xue Fang about what he had done outside. What if Sun Yan irritated Xue Fang and Xue Fang told him everything?
"It's no use looking for her. The construction site has already been closed down, and Wang Liming's salary has also been deducted."
Sun Yan scolded Wang Liming harshly in the house, but did not mention the matter of looking for Xue Fang again.
Xu Jianguo breathed a sigh of relief and then asked Sun Yan for a few hundred yuan.
"I'm still working. Give me some money for transportation."
Sun Yan pinched his ears, furious: "Why did you come back? If one construction site fails, won't you look for another one? You're just wasting your money here!"
Although she said so, Sun Yan still gave him two hundred yuan.
"Hurry up! If you don't go to work, your whole family will starve!"
Xu Jianguo came and left in a hurry, not noticing that there was a wandering daughter in the house.
Xu Yanan saw her father off in silence. She clearly saw the corners of her father's mouth trembling, which was proof that he was lying, but her mother was still unaware of it.
After Xu Jianguo left, the house returned to silence.
The place was filled with his brother's toys, and the fat baby showed annoying traits at a young age.
He loves to cry a lot, and every time he cries, Xu Yanan will pick him up the first time no matter what she is doing. Otherwise, Sun Yan's scolding will echo with his crying.
"Didn't you hear your brother crying? What's the point of going to school? He's just like a deaf boy!"
He was also disgustingly stupid. No matter what Xu Yanan was doing, he would move his fat and short limbs, walk over and put her book in his mouth. Sometimes it was also a pencil, or an eraser.
Every time this happened, Xu Yanan could clearly see the darkness in her heart.
Ignore him and tell him to swallow it!
But in the end, she still took the thing from his hand, and then endured Sun Yan's scolding while the other party was crying.
Most of the time, Xu Yanan didn't have to take care of him all the time, because Sun Yan always carried him out.
Then Sun Yan would throw in a few words.
"After cleaning up the house, is there anything to do?"
"Go wash your brother's diaper!"
"Look, you just study hard and don't know how to help me."
There was no hope in life, and all Xu Yanan’s efforts had come to nothing.
In the past, she studied hard in order to become the pride of her family and the pride of Sun Yan.
But now Sun Yan seems to no longer need such pride. She does not need to use Xu Yanan's excellence to reflect her own success. She just needs to hold her son and go out for a walk.
The fat two-year-old boy could only speak a few words intermittently. He was called a gifted boy and became Sun Yan's pride without having to do anything.
Xu Yanan fell into deep confusion. She couldn't understand: if she didn't have to do anything after she was born to win her parents' love, then what was the point of "filial piety, diligence, and hard work" that Sun Yan had taught her over the years?
If love can be obtained without effort, doesn't that mean she has never received true love?
No one has the answer to Xu Yanan's mystery.
What frightened her even more was that Sun Yan began to mention her future prospects one year later, intentionally or unintentionally.
"You are already fifteen or sixteen years old. I have supported you for so many years. Shouldn't you repay me in return?"
Sun Yan took out a frayed notebook, which contained a record of Xu Yanan's expenses that she had recorded over the years.
Every stroke is clear.
Xu Yanan didn't even know when Sun Yan started to remember it.
Sun Yan tapped the paper with the tip of her pencil: "You owe me this."
Her arrogant look made her look like a real creditor.
Xu Yanan was very worried. She didn't know whether Sun Yan would let her go to high school.
"Xu Yanan! What are you daydreaming about?"
Sun Yan slapped Xu Yanan on the shoulder and said, "Hurry up and steam an egg for your brother."
Xu Yanan stood up blankly, and Sun Yan muttered something behind her.
"What a piece of crap."
"You're just like your father."
*****
It took Jian Feng half a month to decorate the new house.
At Jian Li's request, he even bought a water heater for two thousand yuan.
Wang Mengmei complained about Jian Li spending money recklessly, but when the water heater was installed and Jian Feng asked her to take his daughter to take a bath twice to test the water temperature, Wang Mengmei realized the benefits of having a water heater at home.
She would spend a day in a restaurant fumigating herself, and when she got home she would just fill a basin with hot water and rub it on herself.
Now, no matter when you get home, you don't have to worry about not having hot water.
Not to mention Jian Li. She has reached puberty and her body has developed. She always feels uncomfortable going to the bathhouse. Now that she can take a bath at home, it undoubtedly makes her feel much more comfortable.
Wang Mengmei stopped talking about spending money.
Anyway, she also understood that her little ancestor was not a money-saving person. Although Jian Li was not like other children who were demanding and didn't care much about food and clothing.
But she has big ideas, and when it comes to spending big money, she makes a lot of sense.
The quality of life will be gone at all.
But Jian Li, the carefree girl, was still lamenting, "Mom, let's buy an air conditioner when we have money, right?"
Wang Mengmei: "...I think you look like an air conditioner."
How dare you think so.
An air conditioner costs several thousand.
Jian Li: "Mom, shall we buy another oven?"
She wanted to eat cake. In her previous life, Xia Liu was a teacher and would bake small cakes in her spare time. Jian Li would eat a lot every time she went there.
Wang Mengmei: "You look like an oven to me."
Jian Li: "Mom, I also want a computer."
Wang Mengmei took a deep breath and said, "Okay."
Jian Li was overjoyed: "Really? Mom, do we still have money?"
Wang Mengmei: "Yes, I sold everything to your parents. You can have whatever you want."
Jian Li chuckled.
Isn't this giving her mother some ideals to stand up for?
Wang Mengmei's dream is to buy a house. Now that her goal has been achieved, she has not relaxed.
There are so many things to buy.
The same was true for Jian Feng. Originally, he might have thought that buying a house was the goal of his life, but Kong Guorong's words ignited the desire to win in him.
"I have prepared a house and several shops for each of the two boys in my family. Boys need to have some money in the future to live well."
Kong Guorong is full of pride. As a father, he feels that he is qualified enough.
"Brother, I really envy you. You only have one daughter, so you don't have to worry too much in the future."
For the first time, Jian Feng felt indignant at Kong Guorong's words.
He thought he had to prepare something for Jian Li as well.
Who said daughters don’t need a garage?
How is his daughter inferior to Kong Guorong's son who is only tall but not smart?
Buy! He also earns money to buy houses and storefronts!
The couple packed up the house, picked an auspicious day to move, and then turned around and threw themselves into their own busy work.
As a result, during the three days of waiting, a major incident occurred in the factory.
In fact, as early as when Jian Feng's family was renovating their house, Aunt Ma and others had noticed the change in the factory's attitude.
Some of them were frightened, and after discussing it at home, they decided that no matter what the factory said, they had to sell the house and get the money as soon as possible.
But when they arrived at the factory office, they found that the door was closed, so they went to the home of the leader in charge.
The young leader who was originally in charge of collecting the rooms put the blame on others: "The factory said they need to reconsider it."
The people making trouble are not only those who are selling houses, but also those who have no houses to sell.
The deputy factory manager went to see the factory manager, and after discussing it, they finally decided to suspend the operation.
There is no word on whether or not to do it, nor on when it will be done, it is just put on hold for now.
The leader was sweating profusely, and his tone was flattering: "We have made up our mind, we want to sell it, why not? Didn't the factory say they won't buy it? Can't they buy our house first?"
The young leader looked at the crowds of people inside and outside the house. There were only about a hundred households in total, and more than half of them had come today.
"It's not up to me to decide..."
The person who just spoke got anxious and raised his voice: "Why do you say that? We said we'll sell it! Hurry up and write me a note!"
The young leader's heart skipped a beat and he regretted taking on this tough job: "The factory said..."
"What did the factory say? You were supposed to take over the room in the first place!"
Several men, with bloodshot eyes, stepped forward and surrounded the man: "We agreed to take over the room! We promised! Isn't it enough to promise?"
"We all agreed! We'll sell it at the original price!"
The young leader was so weak that he said, "It's no use telling me. I can't make the decision. I've taken back all the notes from the finance department."
"Then I don't care, go and get it! Go and get the note back!"
The young leader wiped his sweat and said, "I'll go get it. I'll go get it."
The crowd made way for him, and the young leader didn't care about anything else and ran out.
The group of people waited for a long time, but the young leader did not come, but the police did.
The police persuaded the man to leave, and the young leader went home and took his wife and children with him: "Hurry up, pack your things, I'll take a few days off, and we'll stay at your mother's house for a few days!"
If he can't afford to offend, can't he just hide away?
The way these people looked just now was like they were crazy, it was so scary.
The young leader ran away, and the person who wanted to sell the house couldn't find a buyer, so he went to the factory office to make trouble several times, and then went to the factory director to make trouble.
It seems that the factory manager also knew that he had done something bad with good intentions, and no one knew where he had gone to hide.
Now the situation is clear, and anyone can see that the factory absolutely does not want to take over the house.
People will not reflect on their mistakes, especially when they miss out on such a large sum of money, a sum of money that is enough to solve a family's difficulties.
Some people beat their chests and stamped their feet, saying, "Why am I so greedy! If I had known earlier, I would have been like those families and just sold the house, wouldn't that have been enough?"
Some people complained: "Why did they say they would accept it first, but then said they would not accept it? Isn't this just cheating?"
Some people blamed their family members: "It's all your fault. You were the one who said we couldn't sell it. Now the money is gone!"
It is common to see couples fighting, and it is not uncommon for mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law to pull each other's hair.
In the end, everyone turned their attention to Aunt Ma's prominent families.
"It's all their fault! If they hadn't said they didn't want to sell and hadn't started the trouble, the factory might not have refused to take over the house."
"Let's go find them!"
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