Half a month later, she stood in the Zhang family's yard, took one last look at the old house where she had lived for decades, and sighed the last bit of reluctance in her heart.
Goodbye, old house! I have to leave it so suddenly, and I am really reluctant to leave.
She looked at the yard that she once knew well and sighed.
The yard was a mess, messed up by her.
She originally planned to sell the house, but then she thought, who knows what might happen, and maybe keeping it might be useful in the future.
Nowadays, everyone lives in an apartment building, so who would be willing to spend money to buy this shabby house? It would be worthless if she sold it. So, she came up with a win-win solution: let Zhang Xiaoqin live in it first, and her daughter could take it back later even if she wanted it, so that it wouldn't be wasted here.
After she finished expressing her feelings, she went to find Zhang Xiaoqin next door, pulled Zhang Xiaoqin to the corner outside the yard, handed the key to the house to Zhang Xiaoqin, and sighed with relief.
Zhang Xiaoqin looked at her with confusion, "Mother, what do you mean?"
"You stay at home first. I'm going to move to your Uncle Zhong's place. You should take good care of yourself while I'm away."
When Zhang Xiaoqin heard that the house was going to be left to her, she thought it was a godsend and was extremely happy.
After a brief moment of happiness, she finally thought of caring about Wu Ju, "Mother, are you really planning to live with that old man Zhong?"
"What old man Zhong? You're disrespectful. Call me Uncle Zhong, okay?"
"Okay, okay, nothing has happened yet, and your elbow is already bent outward."
Wu Ju slapped Zhang Xiaoqin on the back of the head and said, "You little bastard, you actually said that your mother is not old."
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more, okay? Mother, when you go there, you have to take care of yourself. I've asked around, and the old man's children are not easy to deal with either. You'd better not let them bully you." Zhang Xiaoqin grabbed Wu Ju's hand and said affectionately.
After laughing, she was still worried about Wu Ju. After all, they were family. If you suddenly showed up at their house, would they treat you as family? Zhang Xiaoqin was a little worried about Wu Ju.
"Who am I, your mother? How could I be bullied by those younger generations? Don't worry! I will definitely live a prosperous life and start over again."
Wu Ju looked confident and spoke as if nothing had happened.
Zhang Xiaoqin looked at her like this, and for some reason, she felt a sour feeling in her heart.
"Mother, are you really planning to just leave like this without getting a certificate or asking the village officials to notarize it or something?"
"We're already so old, let's not go with those empty promises. As long as your Uncle Zhong and I get along, it doesn't matter whether we have a marriage certificate or not."
"Alright! Be careful then. If any of them dare to bully you, come back and tell me. Even if you don't have a son, your daughter can still be your backer."
When Wu Ju saw that Zhang Xiaoqin cared about her so much, she felt less sad.
"Okay, take good care of yourself and try to be as tolerant as possible. You're already this old, so don't be so willful as before. Living a good life is the right way. When Fu Jun comes back, you can live a peaceful life with him and don't do anything you shouldn't do. Do you understand?"
"Hey, hey! You've said it so many times that my ears are getting calluses. Come on, let's go. It will be dark if we don't leave now. I know my limits."
"No—you—"
"Oh! Stop talking. Let's go! I'll take you to the village entrance!" Zhang Xiaoqin supported Wu Ju and dragged her towards the village entrance. "Mother, have you told Shumei that you're leaving?"
"What can I tell her? Who does she think she is? I don't deserve to be told anything."
"But that's true. If she knew, with her prudish personality, she would definitely have a lot of big talk waiting for you and try to stop you with a thousand words."
"Yes! That's why I must never tell her."
…
The two of them talked and laughed, supporting each other as they walked towards the village entrance.
Shumei had only just stumbled upon this incident when she stumbled upon some idle chatter in the village. At the time, she was a bit skeptical and ignored the strange looks from the people, running straight towards the Zhang family.
The Zhang family at this time was no longer the Zhang family of the past. Zhang Xiaoqin pushed down the wall, merged the two families into one, and began to live the life of a landlord with one person living in two rooms.
This was the Zhang family's ancestral home, and Shumei had never thought of fighting for it. However, before Zhang Binglin's seventh birthday had passed, the Zhang family had already moved on, and she couldn't help feeling a little forgotten.
Zhang Xiaoqin saw Shumei standing outside the door in a daze, so she swaggered out and greeted her, "Shumei! You're such a busy woman, how did you find time to come here today?"
"Sister, where's my mother?"
"Don't act crazy in front of me. I don't believe you don't know where your mother has gone."
"Sister, you know that when you and Brother Fu were in such a hurry to be together, you attracted a lot of rumors. Now my mother hasn't even passed the seventh day of her last month, why don't you try to persuade her? She's so old, isn't it time for her to lose her integrity in her old age? You don't know how unpleasant those rumors were when I first entered the village."
"Stop, what do you mean by saying these things? You mean you're blaming me? Haha, that's really funny. Her legs are on her body, so why should I care? Besides, how does this bother you? Just live your life. Why are you meddling in other people's business?"
"I--"
Zhang Xiaoqin had left Shumei speechless. She didn't know what to say to Zhang Xiaoqin. Anyway, the incident had already happened, and nothing she said now would make any difference. Forget it, just muddle through!
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