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Chapter 218 - 210: Lu Jingqiu’s Worries

Chapter 218: Chapter 210: Lu Jingqiu’s Worries

Dad and Nanzhou had been gone for over a month now. If it weren’t for Hua Hua and Hua Guoguo at home, Jingqiu wouldn’t even go back on Sundays; whenever she was idle at home, she couldn’t help but worry incessantly about the two of them, to the point of becoming anxious and even heated.

Luckily, she met up with Xinyue and Shang Ze early in the morning at their new house, which was located in an alley right in front of hers.

That was good, her place was in front of Xinyue’s home, and Xinyue’s was in front of the Xue family’s.

In the future, if she wanted to visit on Sundays, it wasn’t impossible.

The wedding house Shang Ze prepared was quite similar to Jianian’s, but a bit newer, with one more wing-room. It seemed like they had repainted and even refurnished it.

When Jingqiu came out, she asked, "Have you guys finalized the wedding plans?"

Xinyue laughed, "It should be during the summer vacation. What about you? When will your man be able to come back?"

The thought of Jiang Nanzhou surely fighting his battles at this very moment made Jingqiu feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Thinking she might have said the wrong thing, Xinyue quickly changed the subject, "Jingqiu, we’re planning to tile the inside of the house with ceramic tiles, what do you think?"

"Ah, that’s also possible. Niannian mentioned tiling before as well, but it was inconvenient to move the furniture out of our home, so we didn’t do it. You guys only have furniture, no other miscellaneous household items, so it’s convenient to move out."

The group went over to Uncle Lew’s place, where Xinyue and Shang Ze chose a set of ceramic tiles with a not-too-busy pattern. They also asked Uncle Lew to deliver them.

After leaving an address, the group left together.

"Xinyue, tonight I’ll take you and Niannian to a private restaurant for dinner, don’t forget."

"Okay, I’ll go straight to Niannian’s place in the afternoon."

"Good."

Suddenly, jocularly, Shang Ze on the side said, "Can spouses come along?"

Jingqiu burst into laughter, "No, they can’t."

"Haha."

After splitting up with Xinyue and Shang Ze, Jingqiu headed to the construction site.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, work had resumed, and at that time, the main tasks were applying cement, lime and working on the floors inside the house.

The tile mason uncle said it could be done in a month.

Jingqiu calculated the cost of the materials for this round; it was over a hundred RMB. Altogether, building this house had cost nearly five thousand Yuan so far.

For a two-story building with such a large space, it was worth it.

After being busy all morning, Jingqiu didn’t go home; instead, she went to a nearby state-owned restaurant, had a meal, and continued to stay at the construction site for the afternoon.

...

Taking advantage of Sunday, Xia Lin had been cycling around the city for a long time this morning, but couldn’t find a suitable yard for a processing spot.

She still had three years of school to attend, so in reality, she wanted to find a place nearby, or at least close to the school.

Unfortunately, housing in the city was tight, and she did not come across anything suitable.

She had to find a suitable yard before summer and buy three or four sewing machines.

As she aimlessly wandered the streets, she encountered Yang Linghua engaged in conversation with a middle-aged woman.

Xia Lin had no intention of getting involved, but after overhearing their conversation, an idea took root in her mind.

"Auntie, your house is so close to my school, and since no one is living there anyway, please let me move in. I really can’t get along with the people in the dormitory."

The middle-aged woman glanced at Yang Linghua and said, "No one has lived in that house for years; it’s fallen into disrepair. Besides, your uncle’s father died in that house. If it weren’t for that, do you think it would be sitting empty? Do you think Aunt Yang doesn’t know what her sister-in-law is up to? If she really lets her niece move in, haha, she could kiss her house goodbye."

"Auntie, that was my uncle’s dad; we are all family, what is there to be afraid of? Besides, I’m a college student; I don’t believe in any of that ghost or spirit nonsense."

"Don’t worry, Auntie. Once I move in, I’ll repair the house, and as soon as I graduate, I’ll return it to you, and I won’t ask for the repair costs."

Aunt Yang remained unmoved, instead briskly pulling her arm away, "Your uncle and I still need that house."

Yang Linghua pretended not to see her aunt’s attitude and continued with a smile, "Both of my cousins are married now. The elder one lives with you, and the second cousin has his place from his unit. My little cousin is still in school, so your house is much more spacious than ours.

Unlike our family of eight crammed into a small yard. The room my third brother got married in is just a tiny hut in the yard, barely big enough for a bed—and that’s before my second brother gets married. If he does, our house will burst at the seams. Isn’t it also about time for my little sister’s college entrance exams? We’re trying to give her a peaceful environment.

You know my sister-in-law; she’s not very fond of us. I want to live with Auntie to let my little sister come over too and to help her with her lessons in the evening. Auntie, it’s a critical time for my sister, and you wouldn’t want to see her fail to get into college because of the noise at home, would you? You’re our dear auntie."

Xia Lin didn’t expect Yang Linghua to resort to moral blackmail, and Madam Yang’s expression visibly changed. Recalling her own house-hunting, Xia Lin suddenly had an inspiration and stepped forward, "Aunt Yang, I paid you a deposit the other day. I just overheard that you might let someone else have your yard. That won’t do."

Aunt Yang looked at the newcomer, not immediately recognizing her.

However, Yang Linghua recognized Xia Lin and was surprised. Upon hearing her words, she felt a sinking feeling and said coldly, "Auntie, you’ve rented the house to her?"

Only then did Aunt Yang catch on. She looked at Xia Lin meaningfully, thought of something, and grunted affirmatively, her demeanor returning to normal, "I’ve always had many inquiries about renting my house. What’s so unusual about renting it out?"

Yang Linghua furrowed her brow, glanced at Aunt Yang, and then turned to look at Xia Lin with a crafty gleam in her eye, "Auntie, your house looks gloomy from the outside and is even shadier on the inside, shaded by a big tree. Besides, it’s a house where a death occurred."

This made Aunt Yang anxious. True, there were many interested in her house, but the fact that someone had died there scared them off. Now that someone willing to rent it finally showed up, she didn’t want her niece to ruin it, "What haunted house? Doesn’t everyone have elderly people passing away in their homes?"

Xia Lin, who had overheard the conversation, wasn’t concerned and smiled, "Classmate Yang, I’m aware of the situation with the house. Since I’ve rented it, I obviously don’t mind these things...Aunt Yang, I came today to pay you another deposit."

"Ah, right, right, right; I came here just to wait for you," Aunt Yang responded smoothly, and Xia Lin gave Yang Linghua a smile.

The already fragile friendship between the two could now be considered thoroughly capsized.

Seeing that she had failed to accomplish the task her mother had given her, Yang Linghua was upset and her expression soured.

Aunt Yang acted as if she hadn’t noticed and kept smiling, "Linghua, I have things to do; you go ahead and go back first."

With that, she quickly took Xia Lin’s hand and walked on.

Only when she saw that Yang Linghua wasn’t following did Aunt Yang slow down and look at Xia Lin, voicing her suspicion, "Comrade, what did you mean by what you said just now?"

Xia Lin looked back and said, "Hello Aunt Yang. Classmate Yang is from my school, and she’s my classmate. I was going to stop and greet her but unintentionally heard your conversation and learned that you have an empty yard. I just happen to be looking to rent a yard, so when I saw your dilemma, I boldly spoke up.

"Aunt Yang, is your yard for rent, and where is it located?"

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