Aunt Wang was not polite at all. She sat down on the sofa and looked around.
Shen Xiaofei and Qi Zao Zao looked at each other.
Aunt Wang's eyes had already moved to the two of them. She coughed twice and immediately smiled. "I say, Zao Zao, Xiao Fei, how do you two feel about living here with your children? Are you used to it?"
"It's great, it's very comfortable here. I've lived here for so long, I've gotten used to it!" said Shen Xiaofei.
"Well, there is something I want to tell you..."
Aunt Wang paused and said.
Shen Xiaofei and Qi Zao Zao both had doubts in their eyes. The rent would be collected next month, right? What did Aunt Wang want to say
Aunt Wang stood up, clasped her hands together, and continued with a smile: "Recently, the housing prices in this city have gone up again. I think you have lived here for so long, and this shouldn't happen. But then I thought, my husband is sick..."
Qi understood early on that Aunt Wang was here to increase the rent.
Shen Xiaofei's eyes widened instantly, "Auntie Wang, if I remember correctly, you just raised the rent two months ago? You're going to raise the rent again???"
Aunt Wang's smile remained unchanged. "Xiao Fei, look at what you said. I also consider that the housing prices in the city have also gone up. Isn't this..."
"Auntie Wang, when the housing prices came down, you didn't reduce our rent. We have lived here for so long. It's not fair for you to do this..." Shen Xiaofei interrupted Auntie Wang.
When Aunt Wang heard this, her expression immediately fell. "Xiao Fei, I discussed this with you because you are the same age as my daughter. You can't do this. The price I gave you for this house is already cheap. How can you say that?"
"What did I say, Aunt Wang? This is the fact. How long have we lived here? How many times has the rent been raised during this period? It's not easy for us either. If you insist on doing this, then we'll just move out!"
"I couldn't ask for more!" Aunt Wang was also a stubborn person, and she answered immediately.
When Shen Xiaofei heard this, his eyes widened even more. Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Qi Zaozao immediately pulled Shen Xiaofei and said to Aunt Wang, "Aunt, let's think about it. You know, Xiaofei and I haven't been to work for a long time. Otherwise, we will call you after we think it through???"
Aunt Wang snorted and took her bag. "Since you said so, I'll give you some time to think about it. It's not like no one wants to rent my house. In this area and under these conditions, there are many people who want to rent it!"
"We know..."
Aunt Wang glanced at Shen Xiaofei and Qi Zaozao, then walked out with her waist twisted.
The door closed, and Shen Xiaofei exhaled with a huff, "What does that old woman mean? Does she think we are easy to bully? She doesn't raise the rent in the same way. How much has it increased this year!!!"
Qi Zao Zao released Shen Xiaofei's hand and sat down slowly. He didn't speak immediately, but thought for a while before saying, "Xiao Fei, I'll ask how much it will increase!"
"How much is the increase? Are you really going to pay the rent as she said? That old lady treats us like this because she thinks we are easy to bully because we have children. If you don't pay, we will move out!" Shen Xiaofei was furious!
Qi Zao Zao didn't say anything.
Shen Xiaofei sat down on the sofa. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He kept talking in Qi Zaozao's ear.
Qi Zao Zao waited until Shen Xiaofei finished speaking before speaking, and said slowly: "I have lived here for a long time, and I am a little reluctant to leave..."
Shen Xiaofei paused.
She didn't want to move either. To be honest, Shen Xiaofei really liked this place, even though it was a little small... As the saying goes, a sparrow may be small, but it has everything. Besides...
A trace of sadness flashed in Shen Xiaofei's eyes. There were memories of him here.
I can vaguely remember that at that time, Lin Mobai often came to visit. The scenes of us cooking in the kitchen together, eating together, washing dishes together, and playing with the two children together are all vivid in my mind.
She said that she gave up on him, but she didn't intend to forget such memories...
Thinking about it, Shen Xiaofei went to see Qi Zaozao. At this moment, she felt that she was too stupid, but... people are always contradictory. She has done what she could do. She just wanted to leave a memory for herself, that's all...
Shen Xiaofei didn't say anything. Qi Zao Zao knew that she didn't want to move. After thinking for a while, he said, "I've lived here for a long time. I don't want to leave. I think you are the same..."
Shen Xiaofei nodded slightly and didn't say much. After a moment, she took out a bank card from her bag and handed it to Qi Zaozao, "Talk to her and ask her to back down! I still have some money in this card. Although it's not much, it should be enough..."
Qi Zao Zao looked at her, pushed her hand away, and shook his head, "These days, you have paid enough, not only for me, but also for the child... I still have some money here. I will contact the school in a few days, send the child to school, and then find a job. Life... should be stable..."
"You want to go to work?"
Qi Zao Zao smiled, "Do you think I will never work again? I don't have such a good life. My child is still young now. When he grows up, he will need money for many things. I will naturally have to work. It was because of what happened before... I have to work anyway. I still have to live my life!"
"I know... Zao Zao, you don't have much money on you, right?" Shen Xiaofei thought for a moment and asked.
Qi Zao Zao did not answer immediately, but smiled and looked directly into Shen Xiaofei's eyes, "There is still some, enough for our rent for the next six months. Don't worry, I will take good care of the children, I will take good care of you, and I will work hard!!!"
Shen Xiaofei burst out laughing, "You come to take care of me? It's obviously me who takes care of you, okay? You're just like a child, making me worried, and you still say you want to take care of me. I'll be so happy if you're fine!"
"It's ok to be described in such a bad way. " Although she said that, Qi Zaozao still had a smile on her face.
Shen Xiaofei held Qi Zaozao's hand and said, "No matter what, we share the difficulties and happiness together!"
Qi Zao Zao couldn't help it and said with a smile: "Are you going to add a sentence after that, my child is your child?"
"That's natural!"
Qi Zaozao and Shen Xiaofei talked a lot and forgot to cook. It had been a long time since they had such a heart-to-heart talk. Although it was half-joking, they knew each other's thoughts.
She and Shen Xiaofei have always had a good relationship, but she is not immune to the commonplace, because of Lin Mobai. After Shen Xiaofei fell in love with Lin Mobai, Qi Zao Zao always felt that something was missing. Fortunately...
Fortunately, the friendship remains unchanged.
"Oh no, I forgot about Xuanxuan and Lele. The kids haven't eaten yet, right? I'll go cook!" Shen Xiaofei suddenly shouted and rushed to the kitchen.
Qi Zao Zao pursed her lips and chuckled, then got up and went to the children's room. When she opened the door, the two children were actually asleep. They were twins indeed, even their sleeping positions were the same.
Qi sat down on the edge of the bed early, looking at Xuanxuan and Lele, the curve of his mouth deepened.
As long as the child is fine and Xiaofei is fine, then I am satisfied. As for the rest...
The curve of Qi Zao Zao's mouth corners converged slightly, and she looked up at the scenery outside the window, but in the end, she could only purse her lips tightly.
"This is all the money in the card..." Qi went out early and withdrew the money from the card. The rent had already been discussed with Aunt Wang, and the other party had made a small concession. Although it was a bit high, there was no way to ask Aunt Wang to back down.
If Qi Zaozao had gone to work, there would have been no problem with her and Shen Xiaofei. However, because so many things had happened recently, Qi Zaozao had not gone to work, and Shen Xiaofei had been resting after work for some time, so she didn't have much spare money in her card.
I have to go to school tomorrow. It's not a good idea to go on like this. My children still have to go to school. No matter how hard the days are, we have to get through them...
Qi Zaozao was slightly distracted and couldn't help but think of that time, the time when she was taking care of Qi Lexue. Those days were much harder than they are now.
So what if life is hard? So what if life is tiring? So what if life is bad
Will I die
Won't.
No matter how tired you are, you still have to keep going.
However, a strange emotion surged in her heart. Several years had passed, and it felt like she was still standing still, living the life before liberation. It was too tragic.
It was the same when she was taking care of Qi Lexue. Now, once the rent is paid, she has to grit her teeth and live again!
Thinking of this, Qi Zao couldn't help but hold his forehead.
She looked at the small house that looked like a tabloid two hundred meters away, standing on the side of the street. Someone was buying lottery tickets at the small window. When Qi Zao Zao saw this, she couldn't help but think, how great would it be if she won five million
However, after a moment, she shook her head with a funny smile on her lips. How could she even think of such a thing
Five million
I would be satisfied if I could win ten dollars!
Qi Zaozao didn't have that kind of luck. In any case, she never had any hope for company lotteries in the past, because she never won!
What made Qi Zao Zao feel lucky... maybe it wasn't really lucky, it was just an unexpected thing, that was the fact that she and Pei Yifei reached a contract to become husband and wife.
It was like being hit by a pie, but it was a stone pie, inedible at all!
Five million, five million. The more I think about Qi Zaozao, the funnier it seems!
It’s better to go home and take a shower and sleep, and think about what kind of job to look for!
Soon, Qi Zaozao forgot about Pei Yifei and Amy. On the one hand, it was because she was busy with school and job hunting, and on the other hand, Qi Zaozao didn't want to think about them anymore. Whenever she thought about them, she would divert her attention and fill her mind with other things.
After returning from the hospital, half a month has passed in a flash. (To be continued)