She wanted to live in a house with a yard, but it was hard to find one. Besides, even if she worked for a month, how much could she earn? If she wanted to rent a house with a yard, wouldn't she have to spend all her salary?
Besides, if she lives alone in a private house, she might be targeted by many people. People in the city are not as simple as those in the village. If they have other ideas, she can forget about living a peaceful life.
"Hey, Meilan is back? Why is she bringing someone to look at the house?"
The person asking the questions was a sister-in-law in her thirties, still wearing the work clothes of the food factory, with her hair combed short and her expression a little exaggerated, and her tone was mixed with other meanings.
Feng Meilan replied, "Mrs. Ding, you came back so quickly this time. How come I didn't see Brother Ding?"
"Your brother Ding is still busy at the factory. You haven't told me that you're bringing people to look at the house?"
While asking, her eyes kept moving around Chen Ye and the others. That look was not welcoming at all. Was this what Feng Meilan meant by "not bad"?
Feng Meilan rolled her eyes secretly. "Yes, this is my Dashuang's adopted sister. She's not planning to work in the city and feels it's inconvenient to live in a dormitory. It just so happens that my house is vacant, so I can give it to my sister to live in. I don't have to worry about renting it to someone else."
"Ah! Living alone? That's two rooms. How can a little girl live there? Why don't you just lend me one? I have too many children and there's not enough room for them all."
Ever since Feng Meilan was about to get married, Wang Zhen had been thinking about the two rooms in her house. If she could borrow both rooms, her family would have more space to live in, and she wouldn't have to let her four children squeeze into one room.
The son and daughter are already grown up, and it is really inappropriate for them to live in the same room. She has mentioned this vaguely several times, but Feng Meilan, that damn girl, seems not to understand. Every time she mentions this, she finds an excuse to leave.
She was thinking that since no one had come to see the house, the house would be empty when Feng Meilan got married, and then she would let the child move in. She didn't believe that Feng Meilan, that damn girl, would really chase the child out.
As long as this damn girl doesn't say anything, then this house will be theirs as time goes by. Even if Feng An wants to come back to live here in the future, one room will be enough for each of them. There will also be an extra room, which is just right for her child to live in.
Wang Zhen was calculating with the abacus beads in her mind, and she never thought about whether the other party would disagree. She arranged the other party's house in a very clear manner.
Feng Meilan didn't hold back this time. She glanced at Wang Zhen and said, "Mrs. Ding is really calculating. She wants to live in my house for free without spending a penny. What's she thinking?"
Wang Zhen acted as if she didn't realize Feng Meilan was mocking her. "Oh, what's that all about? What's our relationship? We've been neighbors for over ten or twenty years. Isn't asking for money a bit of a rude gesture?"
"Haha, there's an empty room at Uncle Zhou's house across the street. Why don't you let your child live there? Are you afraid, or do you think I'm easy to bully?"
"Hey, it's not that we're closer, but your house is more convenient."
"Why, you mean to go to Uncle Zhou's house, we need to cross the river?"
"Don't think that since we are the only ones left in the family, we can just pinch anyone who wants to. My grandpa and uncles are still alive and well."
"If you want to live in this house, that's fine. You can pay me the same rent as I charge. I'll rent both rooms to you as long as it's not less than a penny. But we have to agree that the rent must be paid annually and in writing."
"From now on, if your family fails to pay the rent on time for any reason, I will go directly to the factory to find the leader, and the rent will be deducted from Brother Ding's salary."
Wang Zhen was stunned. What? She still needs rent, and it's collected annually. This little girl has such a big appetite, isn't she afraid of overeating herself to death?
As soon as Feng Meilan saw Wang Zhen's face, she knew what he was thinking. There was nothing wrong with him, he just liked to take advantage of others. He was not a bad person, but this was annoying enough. Today he came to your house to pick up some onions, and tomorrow he came to your house to borrow some thread.
The key is that she never returns it. It's not worth it to argue with her for such a small thing, but you will feel aggrieved after a long time. If you don't lend it to her, she will say you are stingy, and if you lend it to her, you will feel uncomfortable.
The forced smile on Wang Zhen's face disappeared in an instant: "Look at how stingy you are. You charge your neighbor for living in your house."
"Oh, if that's what you say, I won't take my Feng An with me. From now on, I'll just eat for free at your house, okay? It's just enough for three meals a day, which can be used to pay for the rent of a room in your house."
Wang Zhen was immediately unhappy: "How can that be? My own children don't have enough to eat, how can I let you raise a younger brother for free?" That young man is a glutton, so wouldn't she be at a loss?
Feng Meilan immediately laughed: "Didn't you say that? Why bother with so much about neighbors?"
Wang Zhen turned around and left. This damn girl was very good at talking and she could never win the argument with her. She was going to stop talking because she would be so angry that she would die if she continued talking.
A "puchi" laugh was heard, and several people looked over, just in time to see a little old lady sitting at the door opposite, pinching beans in her hand.
Feng Meilan greeted the old lady with a smile: "Grandma Zhou, you haven't cooked the meal yet? Is my Grandpa Zhou back?"
"No, that old man is practically stuck in the factory all day. I'll bring the food over when it's ready."
The old lady raised her head and looked at Chen Ye and the others with her cloudy eyes: "These children are well-developed, they are all good children."
Feng Meilan introduced with a smile: "This is Grandma Zhou. Grandpa Zhou and Grandma Zhou are both kind. When Ye Zi moves in from now on, you can ask Grandma Zhou for help if you need anything."
"Grandma Zhou, this is my Dashuang's little sister. If she moves in with you in the future, I'll need your help in taking care of her. This child is very honest, and I'm really afraid that she'll be bullied."
The old lady smiled, but her thin face and wrinkles could not hide the kindness in her smile.
Chen Ye was dazed for a moment when she saw the kind smile. This kind of smile was what a kind old man should have, just like the grandmother she imagined.
In her previous life, due to her health condition, she only met her biological grandmother twice, and that was after she was discharged from the hospital. Her biological grandmother came to see her beloved little granddaughter, but she was too lazy to even look at her eldest granddaughter who was in poor health.
Occasionally, she would glance at him, and the disgust in his eyes was so undisguised that she knew at a glance that she was not welcome. She was a very self-aware person, and she never thought about other relatives again.
Chen Ye smiled and said, "Hello, Grandma Zhou."
"Okay, okay, this girl is good-looking. She's really tall. How old is she this year?"
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