"Three people living together? Fifth brother and sister, what do you mean by this?" Yang Huazhong asked.
"When I buy a house, don't I want to bring about ten people in four rooms to live together?" he asked again.
Bao Suyun shook his head, "I don't feel like it."
Then, she turned around and came to the place where Yang Huaming had been sitting, picked up the tea bowl that Yang Huaming drank from, and went to clean it there.
At the table, Yang Huazhong and Yang Ruoqing looked at each other.
Yang Huazhong said: "Qing'er, what do you think about this?"
Yang Ruoqing said: "As usual, the fourth uncle should take the fourth aunt and the third girl with him when he moves. It is impossible to bring only Xiaojuan and Goudan."
"I sincerely helped him plan before, so I recommended the courtyard house worth seventy or eighty taels of silver."
"If the fourth uncle really just wants to take Xiaojuan and Goudan with him, but wants to leave the fourth aunt and her children in the village, then I'm sorry, but I can't even borrow a penny!"
Yang Ruoqing said, her eyes already stained with anger.
Yang Huazhong also frowned and said: "I hope we are just overthinking it, and hope he won't be such a fool!"
Yang Ruoqing suddenly thought of something.
"Dad, have you noticed that my fourth uncle and I suggested that he and Chen Biao make money together to pay off the debt, so that the pressure will not be so great?"
"Then the fourth uncle's eyes wandered, he hesitated to speak, and did not respond immediately."
After Yang Ruoqing's reminder, Yang Huazhong also noticed this.
"Yeah, I'm a little confused too. You said that two men in this family make money. Isn't that just natural?" he said.
"But my fourth uncle didn't answer. What does this mean?" Yang Ruoqing asked again.
"What does it mean?" Yang Huazhong asked.
Yang Ruoqing said: "It means that my fourth uncle may really want to let Ju'er and Chen Biao go back to the Chen family. Ju'er won't want to recruit a son-in-law, because he now has his own son Goudan, so there is no need for a son-in-law to come!"
"In the new house, he didn't even include Ju'er, Chen Biao and Ju'er's children in his plans."
"So, we suggest that one of them earns money to support the family, and the fourth uncle doesn't respond when the other one earns money to pay off debts. That's the reason. I'm completely convinced now!"
After hearing Yang Ruoqing's analysis, Yang Huazhong's face sank.
"If that's the case, let alone you, even I won't lend you a penny. We don't care, we can't control what kind of house he wants to buy or who he wants to live with!"
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Yang Huaming had just returned to the house, and Xiaojuan had just put Goudan to sleep.
The bed was not very spacious. When it came to sleeping in the winter, Xiaojuan was worried about letting Goudan sleep alone, fearing that he would step on the quilt at night, so she put him on the bed and slept with the adults.
But the bed is also narrow, and so is the quilt.
In desperation, Xiaojuan and her mother slept on one bed, and Yang Huaming slept on one bed. He took two benches and a few large wooden boards to build a temporary bed next to the bed, as if the bed was wider.
After Yang Huaming came back, he sat down on the shop floor, frowning, pursed his lips tightly, and said nothing.
Xiaojuan came to him, put a hand on his shoulder, and looked at him.
"Fourth brother, why do you look so sad? Why, who was offended when you went to the fifth room for dinner tonight?" Xiaojuan asked.
Yang Huaming shook his head, "It's not like I'm angry with anyone. It's just that I mentioned to Third Brother and Qing'er about borrowing money to buy a house."
Xiaojuan's eyes flashed, "What did Third Brother and Qing'er say?"
Yang Huaming raised his eyes with a look of embarrassment on his face, "They all don't agree with us buying the two-bedroom house in the rich area to the north. They say that two hundred taels of silver is too expensive and there will be heavy pressure to repay the debt in the future."
"Qing'er even brought an abacus there to calculate for me. I listened and felt that it made sense."
"Then she suggested that we buy a large courtyard house in the town, the kind that costs seventy or eighty taels of silver, which is not bad..."
"Oh my God!" Xiaojuan took her hands back to cover her face and turned sideways, as if she couldn't accept the news Yang Huaming brought back.
Yang Huaming said: "We haven't finished talking yet. My third brother and Qing'er have agreed to lend us money. However, they all thought that I would move to the town with my entire four-bedroom apartment."
"I don't know that we don't plan to take Liu and the others, and I don't know that we don't include Ju'er and Chen Biao in the plan."
"If they find out about our plan, I'm really worried that they won't be able to borrow a penny," he said.
After hearing Yang Huaming's words, the last smile on Xiaojuan's face disappeared without a trace.
She sat down next to him, took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and gently wiped the corners of her eyes.
"Why are we, Goudan, so miserable? He is your old son, Fourth Brother. We want him to grow up in the town. Why is it so difficult to live like a mud-legged guy from the countryside?"
Xiaojuan sobbed gently and whispered.
"Moving to a town, you have to drag your family with so many people. The courage on your shoulders, fourth brother, is really heavy. I am so worried that you will be crushed."
"You must hold on. If you are crushed, what will Goudan and I do?"
Hearing what Xiaojuan said, Yang Huaming felt even more depressed.
"Okay, don't cry. I'm just trying to think of a solution!" Yang Huaming said.
He turned around and looked at Goudan sleeping on the bed.
This child looks exactly like me, what a real seed!
Seeing his biological son, Yang Huaming's depression dissipated in an instant, and was replaced by rekindled fighting spirit and firm determination.
"Xiaojuan, don't worry. For our sake, no matter what, I will take you to live in the town to get rid of the countryside and get rid of that crazy woman from the Liu family across the street!" Yang Huaming said.
"But Fourth Brother, if you tell the truth, they will not lend you the money, and we still won't be able to buy a house by then." Xiaojuan said with a pair of tearful eyes.
"If I rent a house, then I would rather live in the village. I don't feel at ease living in someone else's house. I always feel that the landlord will come and check on me anytime and anywhere. It's okay for me to live under someone else's roof, but if I live under someone else's roof with my dog balls, I will be looked down upon. I really can’t bear it!”
Yang Huaming said: "It's not just you? Me too, I can't bear to let my son live under someone else's roof and be looked down upon by others without a place to live!"
He put his hand around Xiaojuan's shoulders and said, "Don't worry about the money. I'll take care of it. I promise to buy the new house before the Chinese New Year."
"If it's quick, we can live in a new house in the town during the Chinese New Year this year. If it's slow, we can move in before the Lantern Festival after that year," he said.
Xiaojuan burst into tears and smiled, "Fourth brother, you are really capable. I really didn't fall in love with the wrong person back then. You really have been the support of Goudan and I for the rest of our lives."
Yang Huaming smiled, with the pride and pride of a man in his eyes and brows.
Xiaojuan then asked: "If your third brother and Qing'er ask you later if you have made up your mind, what will you say?"
Yang Huaming narrowed his eyes and said: "One word, procrastination, I just said that there are many things during the year, so let's put aside the matter of buying a house for now, and then talk about it after the New Year!"
Xiaojuan nodded excitedly: "Okay!"
