Chapter 222 Fighting for a House
Around New Year's Day is Chen Guilan's busiest time. She not only has to sell leather jackets, but also the long-sleeved shirts made by Chen Juan.
Chen Juan is very hardworking. When she is not busy, she works hard at home. She is becoming more and more skilled at making this kind of long-sleeved shirts. She can make about 200 pieces a month.
Ten yuan per piece, 200 pieces equals 2,000 yuan. After deducting the cost, Chen Juan can earn 800 to 900 yuan a month, which is much better than working at a job.
Chen Guilan sells these long-sleeved shirts of Chen Juan for 15 yuan at Hualian Department Store. If she can find someone who bargains, she will sell them for 12 or 13 yuan.
In fact, she didn't earn much, and she did this entirely to help Chen Juan.
Hualian Department Store opens at 8:00 a.m., so she has to leave home at 7:30 a.m. It closes at 5:30 p.m., so she won't be back until around 6:00 p.m.
Cook and do housework, then watch TV and go to bed.
Although being alone is a bit lonely, she is relaxed and comfortable, and has something to look forward to. She looks forward to the weekend, because her daughter comes back every weekend.
She feels very contented just by making something delicious and chatting with her mother.
She had never experienced a life without having to worry about making a living before, and she felt that she should be content.
Even when she met Chen Guichang and Wang Yunying in the community, she was no longer so averse and sometimes was willing to chat with them.
It is true that poverty breeds evil and wealth breeds conscience.
With money in her hands, she felt peaceful.
Apart from making money, she has become indifferent to other things. No matter how much Chen Guichang and Wang Yunying say to her, she will still make a lot of money every day and she will not lose anything.
I will never take the unpleasant words they say to heart because it is not worth it.
She didn't owe them money or favors, and as long as she didn't take them seriously, they couldn't hurt her.
Chen Guilan stood on the balcony, looking at the brightly lit community, feeling emotional. She was glad that she had come to the city, glad that she had a place to stay, and glad that she could still be with her daughter.
When she thought of Su Jiaojiao, she felt very sad.
At an age when she should be acting like a spoiled brat in front of her parents, she had to shoulder the burden of life and run around for a living.
As a mother, she couldn't do enough.
Compared with Qin Shuang, she is really not a good mother. She is not as bold as Qin Shuang, nor as smart and capable as Qin Shuang. She herself doesn't know what her strengths are.
Just as I was thinking about it, the phone suddenly rang.
It was an unfamiliar number: "Hello?"
"Is this Chen Guilan?" Gao Meifeng on the other end of the phone called her name directly and said confidently, "I'm Gao Meifeng. I have something to talk to you about."
"What's the matter?" Chen Guilan's heart skipped a beat.
"We want to take back the house in the village." Gao Meifeng said seriously, "I am Su Houli's wife now. His business is my business. I don't agree to give the house to you now."
"You don't agree?" Chen Guilan trembled with anger.
"That's right, I don't agree." Gao Meifeng didn't notice Chen Guilan's mood on the other end of the phone at all, and continued, "The Su family's house can't be given to outsiders. Let's make an appointment to discuss this matter. I'm always available, what about you?"
"The house has already been transferred to Jiaojiao. There's no reason for you to ask for it back." Chen Guilan couldn't believe her ears. She never dreamed that Gao Meifeng would come forward to ask them for the house. Su Houli, that bastard...
"Chen Guilan, let me say it again. I'm Su Houli's wife now, and I have a say in the house matter." Gao Meifeng was used to being a leader in her workplace, so when faced with a different opinion, her voice instinctively rose. "If you disagree, we'll see you in court. But I urge you to think it over carefully. If you take this to court, it might affect your daughter's future."
Everyone knows how to find someone’s weak spot.
When dealing with people like Chen Guilan, she always catches them.
"It will affect my daughter's future?" Chen Guilan was indeed worried. "What do you mean?"
"Think about it. If we take this to court, the school will definitely find out. How will they view your daughter? I heard that universities also need to review her applications." Gao Meifeng was an expert in this field. "Don't mention that my daughter is also facing the college entrance examination. I'm telling you, my daughter doesn't own a house. This matter has nothing to do with her."
Chen Guilan was a little panicked for a moment.
I hung up the phone in a hurry.
What should she do if what Gao Meifeng said is true?
Watching my daughter's future ruined like this?
Chen Guilan was in a state of confusion and couldn't calm down.
During the day, when she was selling goods at Hualian Shopping Mall, she almost gave the wrong change. It was Li Na who noticed and reminded her: "Auntie, you don't look well, are you okay?"
"It's okay." Chen Guilan was a person who couldn't keep secrets. She originally wanted to talk to Qin Shuang about this, but then she thought that Qin Shuang was also very busy, so she didn't want to bother her.
But Gao Meifeng called her twice the next day to ask her to meet: "I know you sell goods in Hualian Department Store. If you don't have time, I will come to see you."
"Don't come to me. It's useless to come to me. I'll think about it for a few days and then give you an answer!" Chen Guilan was not worried about anything else, but she was worried about affecting her daughter's future.
"Okay, then I'll wait for you." Gao Meifeng seemed to see the dawn of victory. With a house in the village, she could return to the village to live during the New Year, which did not conflict with her buying a house in the city.
Xu Yuxiang mentioned to them more than once that she would come and live with them when it was their turn to take care of the elderly.
Gao Meifeng didn't want to live under the same roof with her mother-in-law. Xu Yuxiang was selfish and difficult to deal with, so she wanted to stay as far away from her as possible.
"Did Chen Guilan really say she would consider it?" Su Houli didn't believe that Chen Guilan could make concessions so quickly.
"That's right. I told you that if this goes to court, it will affect Su Jiaojiao's future, and she's afraid." Gao Meifeng said proudly, "To deal with Chen Guilan, you have to hit her soft spot."
"You are really smart." Su Houli suddenly realized.
On the weekend, Su Jiaojiao came back and saw that Chen Guilan was uneasy. After repeated questioning, she found out that Gao Meifeng had called Chen Guilan to ask for the house and said she would take the case to court.
Chen Guilan was frowning because of this matter.
Without saying anything, Su Jiaojiao took a taxi to the Qimei Garment Factory, found Mr. Kang, and briefly explained her purpose: "Mr. Kang, I have something to discuss with Su Houli and Gao Meifeng. I hope Mr. Kang can be a witness. I apologize for the inconvenience."
"It's okay, it's what I should do." President Kang called Su Houli and Gao Meifeng to come to the office.
As soon as the two saw Su Jiaojiao, there was nothing they didn't understand.
Su Houli pretended not to know. In front of Mr. Kang, he forced a smile and said, "Jingjiao, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"Dad, you transferred the house to my name three years ago, right?" Su Jiaojiao asked him calmly.
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