Chapter 66 There is no such thing as a free lunch
Qin Xiuming was speechless for a moment.
He watched her walk faster and faster, gradually disappearing into the night. He could no longer see her back clearly, but it gave him a very familiar feeling. This feeling made him feel guilty and even suffocated.
"Su Jiaojiao!" Qin Xiuming took a few quick steps and caught up with her. She heard him say, "Even if I offended you in my last life, that was in my last life. I haven't done anything to offend you in this life. Don't treat me like this."
"Qin Xiuming, I've said everything I need to say. I don't want to repeat the same old things." Su Jiaojiao didn't look back. She took out the key, opened the door and went into the house. Qin Xiuming stood in the shadows, shook his head helplessly, put his hands in his pockets, and slowly walked towards the China Travel Hotel. Lu Jiaping had booked a private room for him in the China Travel Hotel, and he could stay there at any time.
Qin Xiuming was still very satisfied with his father.
It’s not because Lu Jiaping is rich, but because he is thoughtful and attentive.
That night, Lu Jiaping held his hand and looked at their similar eyes and eyebrows, and he shed tears of excitement. Perhaps because they were connected by blood, he was willing to be close to Lu Jiaping. Even though he could not live with Lu Jiaping now, he was willing to go to the imperial capital with him and obey his arrangements.
Chen Guilan just came out of the grocery store and saw Su Jiaojiao coming from the opposite direction. She asked in surprise, "Who are you talking to?"
"I'm a classmate." Su Jiaojiao took off her school uniform, washed her face, and applied some vanishing cream in front of the mirror. "I saw you guys were chatting happily, so I didn't go in to disturb you. The neighbors on our street are all very nice, so you'll have someone to chat with from now on."
Everyone does business on this street.
It still resonates a lot.
Once there is a resonance, getting along with each other will be much more harmonious.
If anything happens, we can take care of each other.
"They're really nice." Chen Guilan's eyes relaxed considerably, and she sighed, "Listening to them chat all night, it's true that every family has its own problems. It's not easy for anyone, especially Tian Erzhu. I tell you, he's truly pitiful."
Tian Erzhu grew up without a father or mother and was raised entirely by the villagers.
After he became an adult, he was introduced to Chen Xiaoqing and became a son-in-law.
Chen's parents had no sons, so they used all their savings to buy a big truck for Tian Erzhu and let him go out to do business.
Tian Erzhu started out as a coal dealer, often traveling long distances and earning a good income.
Five years ago, he was in an accident and his truck overturned into a ravine. The truck was broken and he was unconscious for three days and three nights before he climbed out. The Chen family thought he was dead and even built a grave for him.
Tian Erzhu escaped death and was lucky to survive, so he changed his career to selling vegetables.
This year is the second year that the couple has been selling vegetables. Business is not very good and both of them are a little anxious.
Chen Guilan whispered Tian Erzhu's story to Su Jiaojiao. Su Jiaojiao was deeply moved by the story and sighed, "It's really not easy."
"And I also noticed that Chen Xiaoqing is a bit…" Chen Guilan pointed to her head and lowered her voice. "Tian Erzhu said that she had a fever when she was a child and her brain was damaged. She looks a bit silly. He also said that if Chen Xiaoqing offends anyone in the future, everyone should be more understanding."
Su Jiaojiao suddenly realized.
She was just wondering why the Chen family, with such good conditions, would recruit Tian Erzhu, an orphan, as a son-in-law. So that's it!
There is no such thing as a free lunch.
Su Jiaojiao naturally didn't take other people's stories to heart, but Chen Guilan sighed for a long time: "We don't seek to be rich or famous, just a simple life is fine. You don't have to run around anymore. We'll just stay on this street and earn enough for tuition and living expenses."
"Mom, you can't just believe everything you hear. Everyone has their own opportunities." Su Jiaojiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Don't use other people's suffering as a warning sign for yourself. Always think positively."
Chen Guilan smiled and said nothing more.
The next day, after Su Jiaojiao left for school, Chen Guilan finished cleaning the house and was about to take the clothes to the door to sell when Su Houli arrived. He took a look at the mother and daughter's rental house and said with a sullen face, "I have something to tell you."
"Go ahead!" Chen Guilan remained calm.
Compared to what her neighbors went through, her experience was really nothing.
Mr. and Mrs. Zhao, who sell buns, are also remarried. Mr. Zhao's wife's ex-husband was an alcoholic. He beat her when he was drunk and had to be sent to the hospital twice. She had no choice but to divorce him.
She said that at that time she felt like the sky was falling.
But after meeting Lao Zhao, she became determined to live a good life again.
She said she didn't like to talk, but Lao Zhao was a chatterbox and he could always make her happy.
"Guilan, since you agree to a divorce, let's get it done." Su Houli didn't want to delay any longer. He took advantage of Su Jiaojiao's absence to come and persuade Chen Guilan. "I know you're not after the land and house, you just want to vent your anger. I was wrong, I'm sorry, you can even make me kneel down."
"Su Houli, do you mean that you want me to leave the house with nothing?" Chen Guilan didn't listen to Su Jiaojiao's words. It was Lao Zhao's wife's words that reminded her. She said that she wanted the child and also asked for child support at that time, and she couldn't let the man get away with it too easily.
Otherwise, when the child grows up, the man will come to the house and ask the child to support him in his old age, which will be a great loss for the child.
She wanted the house and land entirely for Su Jiaojiao's sake.
What if Su Houli gets old and relies on Su Jiaojiao for his retirement?
"Guilan, our house is a bungalow, and our land is only three acres. Even if we sell it all, it's still worthless." Su Houli firmly believed that it wasn't Chen Guilan's intention to ask for the house and land, but Su Jiaojiao was deliberately trying to embarrass him. "Don't worry, I'll cover Jiaojiao's tuition and living expenses next year. I won't let you work too hard."
"Su Houli, tuition and living expenses alone are not enough. Jiaojiao is under 18 years old, so you still have to pay child support." Chen Guilan still listened to the word child support mentioned by Lao Zhao's wife. Even if they are divorced, men have to raise children.
Old Zhao’s wife also said that she couldn’t let other people’s new wives and children have a happy life while her own children were living a miserable life.
"Chen Guilan, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person." Su Houli was very angry. "After all, you just don't want to divorce me. You are deliberately making things difficult for me."
"Su Houli, why am I the one making things difficult for you?" Chen Guilan looked at him in disbelief. "Are you saying that you won't give me the house, the land, or the money, and you're asking me to get a divorce certificate with you? Do you take me for a fool?"
"..." Su Houli was speechless for a long while before he said, "It's not that I won't give it to you, it's just that I don't have anything to give you."
"Why don't you have anything to give?" Chen Guilan sneered. "Didn't we agree last time to leave the house and land to us? I've inquired, and it's not difficult to transfer ownership between fellow villagers. We just need to go to the village committee and change the name."
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