That afternoon, Chen Xingling returned home early.
She first went to the bank, and then walked past a house in the middle section of Shuiyue Road and found that the landlord was cleaning the yard.
The landlord explained: "The police asked us to come back and wait for news. They also said they would come back to investigate. Your uncle and sister-in-law packed up all the things and put them all back."
Chen Xingling thanked him and hurriedly rode back to Sanyuan.
Before reaching the door, I saw Gu Yi and Zhao Xiaoxing sitting on the steps, with a variety of daily necessities and clothes at their feet. The two of them were leaning against the door listlessly, with grief visible on their faces.
Chen Xingling sighed softly and walked forward to open the door.
Gu Yi's eyes were still bruised, and he whispered, "Sister-in-law, the rental house was vacant yesterday... We went back the other day to renew the lease, and the landlord was very angry... He said we were teasing them, and he would rather leave it empty than rent it to me."
"Don't worry." Chen Xingling said, "There is always a way out. It's okay."
Zhao Xiaoxing sobbed softly: "Sister-in-law, we are so upset now..."
Chen Xingling said gently, "Come in first. Otherwise, you can move into Xiaohuzi's room first. I'll pick him up on the morning of the Lantern Festival, and then let him sleep in our room."
"No." Gu Yi shook his head: "There are two empty rooms on the first floor near the river. We don't want to squeeze in with you. When Xuan comes back, we will move over."
Chen Xingling asked in surprise: "Is Xuan out?"
Gu Xuan usually never goes out of the house. Apart from coming here to eat, she has rarely been anywhere else.
"Yeah." Gu Yi explained: "She's not upstairs, and we don't have the key, so we'll just wait here first."
Chen Xingling couldn't help but ask: "Where is she?"
"I don't know." Gu Yi replied: "Most likely he went to find a classmate."
Chen Xingling wanted to say something but stopped himself in the end.
As far as she knew, Gu Xuan didn't have any friends here. Teacher Lin said that she had always been a loner in class and had never talked to other students.
When she was in her hometown in Beijing, she had at least one or two female classmates with whom she interacted frequently. After coming here, she no longer had even one.
Alas! Everyone has troubles, but the size of the troubles varies from person to person and from person to person’s attitude.
The three of them took their things and went into the house, and then Chen Xingling took out two large snakeskin bags from the study and gave them to them.
"They are all clean, and can be used to store clothes or quilts. Just tidy up the things and don't make them messy. No matter what happens, life still has to go on."
Gu Yi and Zhao Xiaoxing looked at each other, then lowered their heads and did as they were told.
Chen Xingling went around the kitchen to prepare dinner. Thinking that the two of them were in a bad mood and didn't know whether they could eat, she simply cooked porridge and steamed buns.
Adding some oatmeal to the rice porridge makes it more fragrant and tasty.
The steamed buns are milk-flavored buns taken out from the supermarket. Once steamed, they emit bursts of milk fragrance, which smells very tempting.
It was not difficult to cook. Seeing that the kitchen was a little dirty, she took a broom to clean it.
Unexpectedly, when she was halfway through sweeping, she suddenly heard Gu Yi and Zhao Xiaoxing arguing outside. She was so scared that she quickly dropped the broom and ran out!
"Why are you blaming me? Why are you blaming me? You are the one who wants to buy a house! You are obviously the one who is anxious!"
"If you hadn't urged me so much, always saying that buying it earlier would save me a month's rent! Would I be so anxious?! If you hadn't been yelling in my ear all day, I wouldn't have lost my basic judgment!"
"You bastard! It was you who said that to them! Why do you blame me when something goes wrong? Why? You were the one who signed! You were the one who pressed the thumb! You were the one who gave the money to them! Why are you blaming me? I should blame you!"
"You blame me? What right do you have to blame me?! If you didn't want to live here and couldn't live there, would I be in such a hurry to buy a house?! You don't want to live with my mom! You don't want to live with my sister! If you weren't like this, I wouldn't even have a stable home!"
"That's because you're incompetent! If you were really capable, you wouldn't think that everything you encounter is my fault! Why? Don't you want to buy a house? Who is the one who keeps saying that he wants to buy a house and settle down in Yucheng? Huh?!"
The two quarreled fiercely, their faces turned red, their necks turned thick, and their eyes were red.
"Shut up, shut up!" Chen Xingling frowned when he heard it: "Stop arguing!"
Gu Yi turned his face away, squatted down and continued to pack his things, his hands moved roughly and fiercely, he was just short of smashing things.
Zhao Xiaoxing covered her face and burst into tears.
Chen Xingling sighed helplessly and said loudly: "What are you doing?! No one wants to be cheated?! Which one of you wants to? There is nothing you can do if you are cheated! Now even if you hate each other to death, can you fly back by yourself for 300 yuan? Huh?"
At this time, there was a sound at the door, and it turned out that Gu Xuan had arrived.
Chen Xingling did not stop, but continued to roar and scold.
"It's wrong. If you and your spouse made a mistake together, then it's both your fault - you're both wrong! The two of you looked at the house together, and you bought it together! Now that you've been cheated, who can you blame? You can only blame yourselves! No one can shirk responsibility! No one can blame the other!"
"Husband and wife are one! How can you be a couple like this! When the family is harmonious and happy, you are so happy and loving! When the family encounters difficulties, you blame each other! You can't do this when you are doing business with others, let alone husband and wife!"
"How can you live in this world without making mistakes or suffering losses? Be careful in what you do and be cautious in your life! If you are still cheated and suffer losses, you can only admit it. You are quarreling and grumbling about each other now, but what have you gained? Ah? You have lost your money, your house, and even your relationship? You want to make your own losses even worse? Are you stupid?"
"As the ancients said, a husband and wife working together can break metal. As long as you work together, there will be no obstacles that you cannot overcome. The last time your coin was bitten by a mouse, you had a quarrel. Love cannot withstand quarrels, and quarrels will turn you into a couple of resentment. When encountering problems, you should face them together instead of blaming each other and putting all the blame on each other."
"If you lose money, you can earn it back. As long as you work hard, you will have the opportunity to make a lot of money sooner or later. But if you lose your love and can't make ends meet, what's the point? What's the point? You make money to make life easier, but if you lose money, you can even give up your love for your spouse? What kind of couple are you?"
Gu Yi and Zhao Xiaoxing were left speechless by her "questioning", sobbing softly. No one could answer a word, nor did they dare to say a word.
Chen Xingling said in a deep voice: "It's not like you have no money. You are still healthy and your family is still there, so you don't have to worry about not being able to make it back in time! You can make 400 now, and you can make 800 in the future! Half a month ago, you were still worried about not having enough money to live on. Now you still have about 100 yuan, plus the 20 yuan you exchanged from the bank. What are you still worried about?"
Zhao Xiaoxing choked up: "...Sister-in-law, we just felt sorry for the three hundred yuan..."
"What a pity!" Chen Xingling said in a deep voice: "It's a pity, but if you curse Ayi to death, or curse yourself to death, the money will be returned? Is it possible? Are you stupid?"
Zhao Xiaoxing shook her head silently.
Chen Xingling glared at Gu Yi and said coldly, "You are the backbone of your small family. You should realize the responsibility and duty on your shoulders! You are a grown man. If something happens at home, it is not too much for you to bear it all! When something happens, instead of trying to comfort your wife, you blame her! What kind of responsible man are you!"
Gu Yi was extremely ashamed and buried his head, not daring to speak.
Chen Xingling continued to scold: "You did something wrong and implicated Xiao Xing, but you blame her instead? You make money, and she makes money too. You work hard, and she works hard too. Did she blame you, hate you, and scold you first when something happened this time? Did she?! I heard that it was you, Gu Yi, who spoke first!"
"Wow, wow, wow..." Zhao Xiaoxing lay on the doorpost, crying uncontrollably.
Chen Xingling scolded: "You were the one who insisted on marrying her, but she didn't care about her moral integrity and was willing to abandon her parents to elope with you! For you, she can give up everything! She lives with you, and is willing to do any hard work. The work on the construction site is dirty and tiring, but she never dares to complain about the hardship. You have some skills, but she doesn't. You work hard, but she works harder than you. She only wanted to live a simple life with you from beginning to end. But you treat her like this? Do you think you are right?!"
The series of questions made Gu Yi feel ashamed and he buried his head and dared not look up.
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