novellhall Chapter 146 He's rich!
Chapter 146 He's rich!
With red eyes, Xiao Qianyue sat down next to Xiao Donghua and said in a childish voice, "Donghua, I'm sorry, we can't take you with us. You have to be a good boy, okay? I'll come to see you again later."
Whether Xiao Donghua understood or sensed something, he suddenly burst into tears while happily playing and babbling.
When Sun Yongxian and Shi Peiran arrived, they saw Xiao Donghua crying so hard that Zhuang Qingxiang could barely hold him.
"What happened?"
Sun Yongxian quickly took over and then handed it over to Shi Peiran.
Men are stronger, so it's the men's job to do this.
Shi Peiran indeed caught the throbbing little Donghua and coaxed him to wander around the main room.
Seeing that Zhuang Qingxiang looked unwell, Sun Yongxian asked worriedly, "What's wrong? Did the child bother you? He's usually very well-behaved, what's wrong?"
Zhuang Qingxiang shook her head, quickly packed up the last few things, stuffed them into her bundle, and then carried her obedient son on her back.
"Yongxian, I'll be going now. I've packed Donghua's clothes and put them on the kang (heated brick bed). Thank you for your help!"
Zhuang Qingxiang's eyes were red.
She had watched Xiao Donghua for so long, she must have developed feelings for him. It must have been very sad for her to suddenly leave like that, but what could she do?
"Yuèyuè, we're leaving."
Zhuang Qingxiang carried her bundle, with Xiao Qianyue following behind her, and the two of them left Lu Congyue's house together.
Behind them, Xiao Donghua's increasingly pitiful cries could be heard, making one feel heartbroken.
Sun Yongxian was almost in tears, following her around and nagging, "Sister Zhuang, why don't you think about it again? Look how pitifully Xiao Donghua is crying, are you really okay with that?"
"Sister Zhuang..."
"Sister Zhuang..."
Zhuang Qingxiang walked quickly until she could no longer hear the child crying, then turned to Sun Yongxian and said, "Go back and help soothe the child. I'm leaving now. I'll come visit you sometime."
"No, Sister Zhuang, you only said you were leaving, but you didn't say where you were going. How am I supposed to find you?" Sun Yongxian asked anxiously.
"I'm going back to my parents' house for a few days." Zhuang Qingxiang didn't hide anything from her. "I'll stay there first, and then find a suitable place. Let's take it one step at a time."
Zhuang Qingxiang told Sun Yongxian not to see her off anymore and to go back, then quickly left the factory with the child.
When we arrived at Dongya Village, everyone turned to look at the family of three.
"Haruka? What brings you back? Weren't you taking care of the kids at the factory manager's house? Were you kicked out?"
"They've already been summoned for interrogation by leaders in Beijing. How could such a high-ranking factory manager dare to keep her working?"
"Exactly, exactly, I don't know what despicable thing they did..."
"Haruka, are you back to go to your mother-in-law's house? Do they still want you?"
……
A crowd gathered around, chattering amongst themselves, but Zhuang Qingxiang calmly answered their questions.
"Oh, it seems Director Lu is being transferred to Beijing, so I came back."
"What do you mean by interrogation? Those two comrades from Beijing just asked me a few questions, and they let me go back as soon as they found nothing wrong. Don't talk nonsense."
"I didn't do anything immoral, but your mouth is pretty wicked. What, did your ancestors not accumulate any good karma for you?"
"Where do I have a husband's family to go? I'm going back to my parents' house for a few days."
She spoke calmly, and no one dared to press her further. They surrounded her and watched her enter Qian Dayou's house.
As soon as the door closed, everyone started discussing again.
It was strange that Qian Dayou would accept her into the family.
When Zhuang Qingxiang was kicked out by her in-laws before, not only Qian Dayou, but even Qian Haoqing wouldn't let her into the house.
"Hey, is that even a question? They're definitely after Zhuang Qingxiang's money." Someone mentioned it, and the group suddenly realized.
Yes, I heard that Zhuang Qingxiang is taking care of the children at that big factory director's house, and he only gets five yuan a month. She must have saved up quite a bit of money in the past few months.
We were just chatting and gossiping when we had nothing else to do.
However, some members of Qian Dayou's family took his advice to heart.
After listening over the wall for a long time, Qianhua and Qiancao's eyes lit up. They looked at each other and then ran into the east room where the old couple lived, one after the other.
"Father! Mother!" Qian Cao shouted excitedly.
Cao Xiang, who was rolling her eyes at the outside, was annoyed by what she heard and yelled back, "What are you yelling about? What are you yelling about? Are you wailing like a ghost? You're not a kid anymore, don't you know any manners?"
Qian Cao wasn't angry at being scolded; instead, she excitedly exclaimed, "Mother, eldest sister has money on her!"
Qian Hua nodded vigorously: "That's what everyone outside is saying. They say that my older sister earns five yuan a month, so all the money must be with her now."
Cao Xiang, who was feeling irritable, suddenly brightened up and stopped being annoyed. She poked Qian Dayou and said, "Honey, did you hear that?"
"I heard you!" Qian Dayou said impatiently. "So what? You think you can just come and try?"
"Ha...why shouldn't she?" Cao Xiang immediately jumped off the kang (heated brick bed). "She's a married daughter living with two children at her parents' house, and I haven't even complained about her being unlucky! She can't possibly refuse to pay for her food, can she?"
"Yes, we need to pay for food!" Qian Cao exclaimed excitedly. "Mom, when we get the money, can you make me a floral shirt?"
Qian Hua: "I want a pair of shoes, Mom, these shoes are too small."
Cao Xiang immediately glared at her: "Buy, buy, buy? Buy my ass! Just wear what your brother can't wear anymore."
"No way!" Qian Hua immediately pouted. "Brother's shoes stink, I'm not wearing them."
"Take it or leave it, what do you think I owe you? You bunch of beggars..."
Cao Xiang cursed and ignored her two daughters, walking straight out to ask Zhuang Qingxiang for money.
Unexpectedly, Zhuang Qingxiang came in as soon as they entered the main room.
"Auntie," Zhuang Qingxiang called out softly, then took out two yuan from her pocket. "I'm not staying here for free with my two children for a few days. This is for the three of us to eat."
Cao Xiang was surprised to receive two yuan before even saying a word, and while excited, she was also disgusted.
"Two yuan? What can two yuan buy? You have three mouths to feed, and you're taking up a whole room in my house. Two yuan is absolutely not enough!" Cao Xiang's eyes darted around. "At least five yuan!"
Zhuang Qingxiang was so angry she almost laughed.
"Auntie, I'm only staying for a few days, not a month or two. If you ask me for such an exorbitant amount, I'll have to go around and find out who charges five yuan for a few days of stay."
People in the countryside can't even earn a dollar a day, yet she's staying for a few days and still complains that two dollars isn't enough.
Cao Xiangcai didn't care what she said, she just said one thing: two yuan wasn't enough.
Zhuang Qingxiang had already guessed this would happen. After arguing for a bit, she said, "I'll give you two more yuan, but you have to make sure my son has enough to eat every day. You have to cook him some rice or millet porridge every day, and you have to give me an egg every day."
Cao Xiang glared at him: "Are you robbing me?! You want rice porridge? You want eggs? Why don't you take a piss and look in the mirror? Do you deserve it? Do those two little bastards deserve it?"