The Zhao family has already fallen on hard times, and he has no worries about whether they can make a comeback. Without this meager salary, and without even a place to stay, how can they survive
Zhao Hui waved his sleeves, turned around and left in a cool manner, not even taking the water cup on his table, and went straight to find Cheng Qiao, who was helping Qin Yue move.
Qin Yue looked at the courtyard house that had been decorated very warmly, and a tear flashed in her eyes. Zhao Min had a very good relationship with her, and she had even helped decorate this courtyard house before.
"Cheng Qiao, we will live in the west wing. No one will touch your mother's room except you."
Cheng Qiao nodded. There were two rooms in the west wing. Zhao Qijun lived on campus, Zhao Qiming had returned to the northwest, and her uncle had to travel all over the country, so there was enough room for her to live alone.
Ye Hui went south with a box of gold bars. Cheng Qiao accompanied Qin Yue to look at shops while there was still time. She suggested that Qin Yue rent storefronts near various schools, as students are always the main consumers.
Qin Yue nodded, and the two of them first arrived at the gate of Peking University. There were already small stalls selling food near the school, and business was booming. Everyone felt that the spring breeze of reform had already begun to blow, so all the quick-witted people came to grab the first pot of gold.
"Aunt, my eldest cousin and his family work here, and Zhao Xiaobao and Zhao Xiaobei were also admitted to this school."
"I know. Your uncle sometimes calls Zhao Guoliang and writes a few letters. They are like real brothers. I wonder if I can meet this brother and sister today."
But they did not meet Zhao Xiaobao and Zhao Xiaobei, but saw Zhao Jing and Zhao Ying. The two sisters were admitted to the nursing department of Peking University and were assigned to work as nurses in major hospitals after graduation.
Different from undergraduate programs, the registration time for junior colleges is earlier than that for undergraduate programs, and the study period is only three years, so the two sisters came to register today, but unexpectedly met Cheng Qiao and Qin Yue at the door.
"Cheng Qiao, how come I meet you by chance?"
When the two saw Cheng Qiao, they ran over happily, but they looked down on Qin Yue beside them, thinking that she was just a small employee in a small unit and had no use to her.
Qin Yue didn't care. Before the family was divided, Zhao Guodong and Zhao Guojian regarded Zhao Hui as a thorn in their eyes and were afraid that Zhao Hui would take more of the Zhao family's property.
As a result, after Zhao Min got into trouble, the old man decisively divided the family property into three parts, one for Zhao Kun, one for Zhao Chen, and one for himself.
After the old man passed away, he gave all his property to Zhao Chen. From then on, the two brothers turned against each other completely and never saw each other again until their death.
So Qin Yue thought it was very normal that Zhao Jing and Zhao Ying ignored her. If it were her, she would do the same. It was just that Cheng Qiao was also the descendant of Zhao Chen, so why were they so close to Cheng Qiao
"I'm here to look for Xiaobei and Xiaobao. They also study in this school."
When Zhao Ying and Zhao Jing heard about Zhao Xiaobei and Zhao Xiaobao, they stopped talking. They were from the same roots, so why was there such a big gap between them? The two siblings were both undergraduate students, but there was a half-grade difference between them.
What's more, the two sisters now occupy half of Zhao Xiaobei and Zhao Xiaobao's house. It's really frustrating to compare yourself with others. In an instant, the air seemed to condense.
"You guys go report in, we'll go around the neighborhood."
Cheng Qiao waved goodbye to them, but Zhao Jing suddenly came over, took Cheng Qiao's arm affectionately, and said in a coquettish voice:
"Cheng Qiao, can you lend us some money?"
Cheng Qiao was stunned for a moment: "Doesn't the school provide subsidies?"
"Eight dollars a month is not enough to buy a bed sheet. Our bed sheets are too torn. We will be laughed at if we bring them to school."
Cheng Qiao shook her head. In her previous life, the college students in Chuncheng would go to the scrap yard to buy bedding. No one would laugh at them. It was just vanity at work.
"I'm sorry, I don't have any money either. You know I have five children to support, and I can't afford to spend a penny carelessly. Why don't you ask someone else?"
Zhao Jing let go of Cheng Qiao, but his eyes were scanning Cheng Qiao's clothes and pants. Well, a cotton jacket with small floral patterns, black cotton pants, and clamshell cotton shoes. Even the cotton hat on her head had flowers on it. It was so tacky.
"Okay, I originally thought that you were Ye Jun's apprentice and your life would be better, but I didn't expect it to be so shabby. I was wrong."
Cheng Qiao smiled and thought, it was okay to be wrong, it was better than having no money and pretending to be rich, but she said nothing, just smiled and nodded, then turned around and left with Qin Yue.
Zhao Ying's eyes flashed. She just saw Cheng Qiao accidentally reveal her wrist. On the snow-white wrist, a shiny watch was revealed.
Therefore, Cheng Qiao's dressing was just to pretend to be poor. You have to know that the old man of the Zhao family left most of his assets to my great grandfather, but after those ten years, no one knew how much was left.
At least their family didn't have a penny left, and my grandfather was a gambler. He wanted to use the ten dollars in his hand to make a comeback, but in the end, he didn't make back his money, but lost his cotton-padded jacket instead.
Zhao Ying took a deep breath. Cheng Qiao must be rich, otherwise she wouldn't dare to stay in the capital with her children. So take it slow. One day she will gain her trust, and then she won't have to worry about not having money.
The two of them entered the school with the packages, and Qin Yue successfully found a storefront, but it was only for sale and not for rent.
"Do you have the property deed?"
"Of course, if you want to buy it, I'll show you the property deeds. If you don't want to buy it, don't join in the fun."
The landlord showed the property title deed, and Cheng Qiao knew at a glance that the house was occupied by someone. Perhaps the original owner had died, and these people were afraid of retribution and did not dare to live there, so they sold it directly.
"How much?"
"Five Thousand"
Cheng Qiao took Qin Yue and turned to leave. It was such a small room, only 20 square meters, how could he have the nerve to ask such a high price of 5,000.
The landlord quickly stopped them, looking a little annoyed:
"Little girl, you ran away without even listening to what I said. Is five thousand dollars too much to buy three houses?"
"Three rooms, which three?"
"The left and right houses are mine too. I'm selling all three houses together."
Cheng Qiao turned around to look at the other two rooms. The layout was exactly the same and the area was similar. The two walls in the middle were obviously built by the man himself.
"Three Thousand"
"Four thousand five"
"Three thousand five"
"Four thousand. I really won't sell it for less."
"make a deal"
Landlord: “…” If I had known, I would have held on to 4,500 and refused to budge.
In the afternoon, Qin Yue happily took Cheng Qiao home with the newly-issued house deed. She wanted to cook some delicious dishes to reward Cheng Qiao.
"You will be registering in two days. Freshmen will live on campus in their first year. Don't worry, I'll be there for you guys. You just need to study hard."
"Thank you, aunt."
"What nonsense are you talking about? The Zhao family's first branch only has your uncle and your mother, and your mother... We are a family, we must unite, otherwise the people from the second branch will bully us."