"The dorm is so cold, how can our Da Bao stand it?"
“If you’re worried about the child getting cold, let him stay at your mother’s house. When it gets warmer, we can borrow some money and then buy a house.”
Yao Yufen was truly unwilling. Liu Jianguo, that idiot, had no idea how much money the family had. Besides, there was a wealthy fake sister-in-law. If she really left like this, she would definitely regret it later.
"Liu Jianguo, I know I was wrong. I'll go and kowtow to my parents to apologize later. I did this because I was terrified of poverty and hunger. I will never do this again."
“Even if they don’t want me, I can still support you and your daughter. Let me tell you, I have a colleague whose neighbor is selling their house. It’s not as big as our yard, but it still has six rooms. It’s only 1,000 yuan. I didn’t tell you because I thought it was too small. That’s all for now.”
"I have five hundred on me, two hundred from your mother's family, and the gold lock that Da Bao got—I sold it. If that's still not enough, you can borrow another two hundred from your mother's family. When we buy this house, the property deed will only be in your name. That way, they won't say the house is theirs again," Liu Jianguo said, barely suppressing his disgust.
“Okay, but we can’t leave today. Going to the dorm is really not an option. They’ll definitely leave today. That stranger is your second sister’s fiancé; they’re back to get engaged. I’ll go get my mom the money right now, and you can buy the house today. It’ll save us from any unforeseen complications.”
"Hmm!" Liu Jianguo was genuinely very downcast.
Yao Yufen nudged her mother, who was sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed), and said, "Mom, go back and borrow five hundred yuan, no, six hundred, so we can buy a house."
"Where would the family get money? If they did, would they borrow from a married daughter like you?"
"Mom, go borrow it. We'll pay it back every month."
"What's owed to you is all from your married daughters, it's all a debt. Wait, I'll be back in an hour at most." He got out of bed, put on his shoes, and left.
Liu Jianguo listened from the side, feeling extremely angry. He felt he had been blind, but Sanya was right. His parents' hard-earned money should not be allowed to go to them.
"I'm holding Da Bao, you hurry up and pack. I bought the house this afternoon, and I'll take the day off tonight to get it ready. We'll move in tomorrow."
"But your mom said your dad is coming to separate the family property."
"It's alright. They're the ones talking about splitting the family property, but I probably won't get anything from them. They don't need me to support them in their old age, and they won't ask me for money, so just be honest."
They won't give you the money even if you ask.
"I have no choice but to give it to you. My third uncle helped me find this job. If my mother had found it, it would probably have been deducted from my salary. So, even if you're angry, don't say anything and just bear with it."
"Hmm." Yao Yufen was incredibly frustrated. What was all this about?
"We packed our luggage separately so they would know we were angry. Maybe my mom is soft-hearted towards the kids."
Yao Yufen listened to Liu Jianguo's words and thought they made a lot of sense. She unwrapped it again and rewrapped it.
"Liu Jianguo, this is Jin Suo, and this is the money the child received as gifts. It's all for you. Wait a minute, this is my savings from all these years, three hundred, that's for you too. That's nine hundred in total. My mother has another six hundred. After you buy the house, you can use it to furnish it."
"Hmm." What a joke. With your bunch of vampires, how could you possibly have any secret savings? Now I finally understand why my little sister hates Yao Yufen so much.
I remember when I was dating, Yao Yufen took the initiative. She would always wait for me at the entrance of the textile factory. Several older women in the factory advised me against it, saying that her family was not good enough. But at that time, I was bewitched and could only have her.
Looking back now, I realize I was a joke. Looking at my sleeping child in my arms, my feelings are incredibly complex.
Yao Yufen packed all her luggage and sat down to one side.
"Jianguo, your parents must have a lot of money, right?"
“I don’t know, it probably won’t be too much. Although the three younger ones don’t need money to go to school, I think that by farming alone, all the money I have can be used to buy this house.”
"Your fake sister is really rich."
"I'm not too sure about that, there's a big age gap between us. We don't have much contact. But she's really good to my parents."
Yao Yufen felt a pang of regret. "Jianguo, I think I should go apologize to Mom and Dad. I really won't do it again. You have to believe me."
"So we're not going to buy a house?"
"Sure, we'll buy it, but just leave it there. Consider it preparing a house for our eldest child in advance. Besides, we can rent it out and have income every month."
However, the house will definitely be registered in my name; I can't let my parents know.
It's not that I'm unfilial. If you were our only child, we absolutely couldn't keep it from them. But now you have three younger siblings, and I'm worried that the house we worked so hard to save up for will have to be divided among them, and I don't want that.”
"Okay, I'll listen to you. Don't worry, I'll only write your name."
Yao Yufen was overjoyed. There was absolutely no way she would give up the house herself; this time, she would have to spend all the money Liu Jianguo had.
Yao Yufen became happier and happier as she thought about it, and a smile unconsciously appeared on her face. "Hmph, that's going to be my house from now on."
I still need to figure out how to coax those two old geezers out some more money; being humble and subservient is all just for show. As long as they give me money, that's enough.
The couple were playing mind games, but Li Cuihua had successfully won Cheng Guangxi over and was increasingly satisfied with what she saw.
Sanya had just whispered to me what Hongmei had brought back, and now, looking at this young man, I also felt that Hongmei was right.
“Guangxu, it’s a misfortune for our family. Don’t take it to heart. Once his father comes over and we’ve settled things here, we’ll go back to Liujiatun.”
“Mom, I’ve wanted to visit Liujiatun for a long time. Back when I was abroad, Hongmei always talked about her hometown.”
"Hehe, that girl is just a homebody."
The five people sat inside chatting. "Mom, are you hungry? Let's go to a restaurant for lunch today."
Er Ya thought that was a good idea.
"Yes, Mom, let's go to a restaurant. We'll wait for Dad to come, and then we'll go together."
"Okay, let's go to the restaurant."
Cheng Guangxu held Li Cuihua's hand, and the two were very affectionate.
"Mom, my work hours are uncertain. Could you please set a wedding date? I need to go back and apply."
"I see. Let's discuss it with her dad when he gets here."
"Okay, Mom, I think the sooner the better. The house that Hongmei helped buy is already renovated, but it's not fully furnished, and there aren't any appliances or anything. Er Ya bought the rest a few days ago."
After we get married, she won't need to stay at the school dormitory anymore; she can run errands to and from home.
There are also a lot of rooms in the house, fifteen in total. Since Shitou and Sanya are going to school, Sanya doesn't need to stay at the dormitory anymore, and we've also reserved rooms for you two. Erya said that we'll take care of you two in your old age.”
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