The courtyard fell inexplicably quiet. How widow Liu and her group were able to leave the Revolutionary Committee unharmed became one of the ten unsolved mysteries of Yangliu Hutong.
The Shen family inexplicably split up. The Jiang family of four gritted their teeth and rented the largest room. The Shen family lived in half of the main room by themselves, and Jiang Hua lived in another side room.
As for Jiang Sheng, he couldn't wait to drag Widow Liu to get their marriage certificate the very next morning after he returned, and that evening he started handing out wedding candy from house to house.
Looking at Widow Liu's forced smile, Bu Ling felt no sympathy for her whatsoever, and even uttered some disgusting words like "may you grow old together and have a son soon."
She finally saw Jiang Sheng's smiling face, and the displeasure in Widow Liu's eyes.
Not only Bu Ling, but every household looked down on the two of them, but no one said much. They were outsiders, what could they say? Didn't they see Jiang Sheng smiling so happily that his eyes were practically squinting?
That very evening, Jiang Sheng packed his things and moved to Widow Liu's house. What was it like there was no information, but Jiang Sheng was cheerful every day, and Widow Liu seemed to have returned to her former self.
If it weren't for Granny Shen becoming increasingly silent, everyone would have thought that what happened a while ago was just an illusion.
However, none of this has anything to do with Bling.
She's preoccupied with something else now. Ever since she learned from Sister Yuanyuan that Tiehe likes Jiang Hua, she's wanted to ask him about it in person.
It's been a week, and I still haven't found an opportunity.
After observing him, it became clear that Tiehe was truly capable. During the day, he not only did the most arduous work at the machine factory, but after work, he would also take on odd jobs, always leaving early and returning late. Buling had never even run into him.
Unable to bear it any longer, she went directly to Aunt Zhao and asked her to ask Tiehe for help, requesting that he contact her when he had time. Only after Aunt Zhao agreed did Buling feel relieved.
Meanwhile, on the other side, after learning that Widow Liu and her group had been released, Sangshen became even more anxious, urging her brother every day to ask if he had found a house yet.
If it weren't for needing to use some underhanded tactics to rent a place, he would have done it himself long ago.
Especially after he learned the whole story of Widow Liu's incident, he was extremely worried every day, fearing that Little Blackie would be led astray, and that she would be bullied by some shameless person in the compound.
Urged on by her younger brother, Sangzi finally found a connection. After repeated hints, the man offered to rent out half a room in that courtyard to supplement their income.
Sang Zi was finally able to give his younger brother a satisfactory answer. Although he felt that half a room was too small and wanted his brother to wait a little longer, Sang Shen didn't want to wait a moment longer and didn't mind at all.
So that same day, the deputy director of the supply bureau, who was also Mo's daughter's father, took his daughter to the neighborhood office to register the house for rent.
After the two men came out, the Sangshen brothers, who had been waiting outside, immediately went in and rented the room. Because it was unfurnished and only half a room, it was very cheap, only two yuan a month. Sangshen rented it for two years straight.
After signing the agreement in the presence of the neighborhood committee, Sangzhen couldn't wait to move her furniture inside.
When Bu Ling came home from get off work, she ran into Sister Mo dropping off Sang Zi and her father.
Bling casually greeted him.
"Sister Mo, you're off work?"
"Yes, Xiao Bu is up so early today?"
"Okay, I'll go home once I've sold out of food."
Sister-in-law Mo didn't intend to introduce the two to Bu Ling, and Bu Ling, sensing the situation, didn't ask. After exchanging a few pleasantries, she pushed her bicycle into the yard.
In the courtyard, unusually, the older women weren't busy at all; instead, they stood together, talking to the half-finished south-facing room.
When Bling saw this, she realized something had happened and immediately moved closer to the group of older women.
"Aunt Tian, Sister Zhou, what happened?"
"Little Bu, we have a new guy in our yard, a young man, and he's got quite the spending power," Aunt Tian said with a hint of envy.
"Another new person? Are there any empty rooms in our yard?"
"Of course there are! There's still half a room empty in the south wing. Xiao Mo and Xiao Yu don't need it, so they just rented it out." It was Sister Zhou who spoke, her tone slightly sarcastic. She and Sister Mo usually didn't get along.
"Sister Mo wants to rent out her house? I've never heard of that before."
Just as she finished seeing her guests off, Sister Mo overheard Bu Ling's words. She smiled and said, "It's just that the harvest is bad this year; a little extra income means we can eat a little more." Of course not; she herself only found out today that she was thinking of renting a place.
"That makes sense," Aunt Tian nodded in understanding.
Just then, Tiehe walked in from outside and asked Buling, "Little Buling, my mom said you wanted to ask me for help?"
"Ah? Ah! Yes, yes, I have something I need Brother Tiehe's help with. Wait a moment, let's go inside and talk."
As he spoke, Buling took out his key, opened the door, pushed the bicycle inside, and turned to Tiehe, saying, "Brother Tiehe, come in and sit down."
Tiehe smiled憨厚ly at the group of middle-aged women, then stepped into the Buling house.
Bling poured Tie a glass of water and didn't close the door.
This is better for both of them.
After Tiehe sat down, he asked readily, "Buling, what's the matter? Just tell me!"
Bling glanced at him and thought this man was truly honest and straightforward.
Honesty is a good thing. That naive and innocent Wu Yuanyuan needs someone honest and straightforward, otherwise she wouldn't even realize someone could dismantle her and sell her by weight.
"Brother Tiehe, I heard you like Jiang Hua?"
Tie He was shocked and hurriedly retorted, "Who said that? I didn't! I didn't!"
"Keep your voice down!"
Tie He, feeling embarrassed by the glare, shut his mouth. After a moment, he asked again, "Does Yuan Yuan know?"
Under Tie He's expectant gaze, Bu Ling nodded cruelly: "It was Sister Yuan Yuan who told me."
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