“My husband thinks it will take about six months to adjust, but I always feel that one or two months is enough, and there is no need to stay for so long.”
This is why the old man wanted to rent for at least six months, while the old woman was willing to rent for only one month.
After listening to the old woman's words, Lin Li nodded in understanding. "Sister, I think your idea is right." She glanced at the old man, smiled, and continued, "I actually have four sons and one daughter, but after my first two sons got married, they treated me worse and worse, and my youngest son and daughter were spoiled and became lazy."
After hearing Lin Li's words, the old woman stepped forward, took her hand, and led her to sit on a small bamboo chair in the yard.
“My old man sacrificed his life while rescuing state property a while ago. The town gave him a reward of 300 yuan. Those beasts were eyeing the money in my hand, wanting to take it for themselves. They didn’t care about my life or death at all. If I didn’t give them the money, they even tried to beat me!”
The old man and woman's eyes widened when they heard Lin Li's words. "There are such unfilial children?"
"That's right! My two wives were also urging my two eldest sons to say that after the husband dies, the sons should follow his father's wishes, and the money should be managed by them. Fortunately, I have a filial third son who helped me fight with his eldest brother, and the village chief intervened, which allowed me to sever ties with them."
The elderly man and woman listened with righteous indignation and kept comforting her.
"So we need to have our own way out. I'm selling boxed lunches at the gate of the machinery factory now, doing some small business, and I can support myself. It would be better if my third son is filial, but if he's not, I'll kick him out anyway, and then I'll live my own life."
The old woman nodded vigorously after hearing this, "Young lady, you did the right thing. It's better if the children are filial, but even if they aren't, we can still live well!"
After hearing Lin Li's words, the old man lowered his head and began to think.
Lin Li glanced at the old man's expression and patted the old woman's hand. "Then you two discuss it again! I'll come back tomorrow morning to ask. If they agree to rent for only one month, I'll rent it; if not, then forget it!"
After glancing at her husband's expression, the old woman nodded, stood up, and saw Lin Li off as she left the courtyard.
After leaving the town, Lin Li pushed the cart while deep in thought.
Judging from the old man's expression, he probably didn't want to rent the house for only one month.
If she can't rent a house in town, she'll ask the village chief to help her find a place to stay in the village for a month. She can get up early in the morning and go to town to sell breakfast. It shouldn't be a big problem.
Once she had a plan in mind, she didn't panic. There's always a way out.
After returning home and closing the gate, I took out the ingredients from my storage space and started cooking.
If she really couldn't find a place with its own house and courtyard, the most she could do was prepare a month's worth of meals in advance and store them in her space, so she could just take them out and sell them later.
Only by being prepared to make sacrifices can you ensure your own invincibility!
Lin Li spent the whole afternoon cooking in the kitchen until she saw Lin Laosan ride his bicycle home.
"Mom, I'm home!"
"Mmm!" Lin Li replied, her hands still busy operating the machine.
"Mom, tomorrow is Sunday, Uncle Li and the others are coming in. Have you packed your things?"
"There's nothing to pack. I'll just throw everything into my spatial storage when the time comes."
"By the way, Mom, I rented a small apartment with a colleague. It has a separate kitchen and bathroom, as well as two rooms. It's just that the apartment is quite small, only 60 square meters."
"That's great, that's wonderful! Does your colleague agree to rent it for only one month?"
“He never actually lived there; the house had been empty all along. He wanted me to stay there for a month, but I didn’t agree. I agreed to pay him 25 yuan per month in rent.”
"Excellent, you did a good job!"
After hearing what Lin Laosan said, Lin Li nodded, and only then did she feel completely relieved.
However, I still need to ask the elderly couple tomorrow morning, since she has already said what she meant, and one should keep one's word.
With Lin Laosan's house as a foundation, Lin Li was in no hurry to cook. After finishing her work, she sat down at the table with Lin Laosan and chatted while eating!
Hearing that Lin Laosan was doing better and better at work made me feel much more at ease.
Early the next morning, Lin Li put all her belongings into her spatial storage, arranged a meeting place with Lin Laosan, and then left to go to the old couple's courtyard to give them a message.
Reaching the courtyard gate, she knocked and saw the old man standing before her with an apologetic face. "Young lady, I'm so sorry. We discussed it last night, and it really isn't cost-effective to rent for a month, so..."
"It's alright, brother! I understand!"
Lin Li nodded, turned around and left. Just as she had guessed, the old man disagreed, and the old woman had no choice.
After buying some beef and pork at the market, I went to the place I had arranged to meet Lin Laosan.
Before long, they saw Lin Laosan riding over on his bicycle.
"Mom, have you been waiting long? I ran into Boss Lin on the way, and he kept talking to me. I finally managed to get away..."
"Not long ago, I've only been here a little while!"
Lin Li didn't ask Lin Laoda what he wanted from Lin Laosan; she just wanted Lin Laosan to plead for her and say that she would take them back.
The better their lives became, the more regretful they felt. But to expect her forgiveness was simply wishful thinking; they owed Old Lady Lin their lives!
After seeing that Lin Li didn't ask what Lin Laoda wanted to see him about, Lin Laosan shut up. He also hated his brothers for treating their own mother like this; weren't they afraid of being struck by lightning?
"Mom, my colleague's house is over here."
Lin Laosan brought Lin Li to the staff apartment of the power department. The environment here was obviously better than the single room in the staff dormitory she had rented.
The building has six floors, with six households on each floor. Once the doors are closed, each household has its own kitchen and bathroom, making for very comfortable living conditions.
Lin Laosan's colleague lived on the second floor. Opening the door, there was a living room and dining room, with a kitchen and bathroom on the left and two bedrooms on the right.
Each room is not large, at most a dozen square meters, but it is more than enough for one person to sleep in.
"This house is nice!"
After looking around the room, Lin Li nodded. Apart from being a bit small, it was fully equipped.
"Mom, my colleague told me that if I work for two years, I will also have the opportunity to be allocated a house."
Lin Laosan said excitedly, "Mom, once I get my own house, you can come and live with me."
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