Chapter 79: "Sister-in-law Xuecen"
Zhou Xuecen has always thought that she is a strong woman, as she has always thought before, women are weak, and they are strong for love.
She felt that there was nothing in this world greater and more worthy of her than love, even if there was not much such love left.
Of course, the result of the second trial was definitely a heavy blow to her. Anyone, with a little strength and principles, will do his best to protect his beloved. She even suddenly thought of why there are so many rules and regulations in this world to restrict all this, and how good it would be if she could be as comfortable and happy as Xianxia. But life is life, and she has to face it.
After the second trial, Zhou Xuecen had completely lost his strength. She no longer wanted to protect anyone. Go to her great love in the world, go to her love is just, everything is. However, she felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
Zhou Xuecen returned home, like a lost soul, sitting on the sofa in a daze, I don't know how long it took, she seemed to suddenly return to her soul, wiped away her tears, and silently cleaned up the house.
She sighed, she was able to survive this year, she felt that her immunity was really good, maybe it was due to the innate DNA, or maybe it was because she often took Chinese medicine, all in all, it was a miracle that she could live until now under the circumstances of all kinds of changes in her family.
"I wish you no waves in your years, and may I have no joys and sorrows for the rest of my life. "Whoever writes bullshit poems, moans without illness, and makes himself amorous. Zhou Xuecen turned on the mobile phone radio and heard such a poem read by the anchor, and suddenly felt too naΓ―ve and ridiculous. After all, you and I have lived and the rest of our lives, how can there be no waves, joys and sorrows, and it is not easy to live well in the present. So, what is such a wish, not a disease-free moan?
She felt very tired, leaned back on the sofa and thought about it, there was not much money in the bank card anymore, and she had put all her bets on this lawsuit, but who knew that it would end like this. Fortunately, the real estate agent called yesterday, and the house has a buyer, and the price is acceptable, and the urgent need is finally solved.
However, the other party also has a condition, which must be paid in full and delivered within a week.
Zhou Xuecen had no choice. Although the conditions of the other party are harsh, after all, this is an era of Party A's market, and all decisions must respect reality and seek truth from facts. This is the philosophy she has learned from life.
Buyers are not well-off. This is what Zhou Xuecen later learned from the sales agent. It turned out that the other party sold a 120-square-meter house in the west of the city and chose to buy one in the south of the city. There is only one purpose, which is to send children to a good school. This is probably the easiest agreement for parents in the world.
The mother-in-law economy and the school district economy have supported half of the property market.
The other party bid 1.6 million, and Zhou Xuecen spent ten minutes thinking about it and finally agreed. The night she signed the contract, she didn't sleep all night.
She is a person who likes to look back from the far side of life. Selling this house must be an important node in life, and Zhou Xuecen feels that such a major moment in life must be carefully commemorated and remembered.
In the first half of the night, she was busy packing up her belongings, and when she saw Nuoyi's small clothes and shoes, she couldn't help herself, and tears flowed down her face. In the second half of the night, she sat on the sofa, thinking about the once warm little days, thinking about the moments when she snuggled up to Xiangbei and Nuo......
Zhou Xuecen didn't understand, when did he become so sentimental? You know, since you have decided to sell the house, it is naturally because the house should be sold, and there is a reason to sell it. As a sensible person, everything has been figured out, so what is there to be sad about?
The deadline for rolling up and rolling eggs is one week. She didn't want anyone to see her embarrassed. So, Zhou Xuecen packed up everything on the third day. The furniture cannot be moved, because the sale agreement stipulates that the furniture and decoration are within the scope of the purchase contract. What can be moved? clothes, daily necessities, small items at home, etc.
Zhou Xuecen cleaned up the whole house very cleanly. She is not a person who picks on the door, but she feels that everything that belongs to the family should be taken away. Because these things may be worthless to others, but to oneself, they are actually priceless.
However, who would believe it if they didn't pick the door? A pair of chopsticks, a pair of slippers, and even a piece of paper, Zhou Xuecen had to pack it and leave. This woman is terrifying. The real estate agent brought the new owner to hand over, and both of them jumped up in a hurry.
"Sister, what's the situation? Is this house sold or demolished?" The intermediary is a Northeast guy, and he speaks standard Northeast dialect, which is extremely refreshing to listen to.
Zhou Xuecen was too lazy to take care of him, such a humorous rank was too low. This is a building, can it be demolished? Only a blind person thinks he is demolishing a house.
"Eldest sister, you don't have to clean up this house. You see, these things you put in the box, I don't want to leave them, I'll find someone from the housekeeping company to clean them all up and throw them in the trash. So, you don't have to worry about what I'm going to take advantage of. β
The new owner of the house felt that it was an insult to himself to be able to clean up the house like this. It seems that I bought this house myself, like taking advantage of what a big deal. How much did you pay when you bought the house, how much did I spend on the house? Who took advantage of whom?
"I've lived in this house for four or five years, not for a long time, but I have feelings. Look at the marks on this wall, these are all duct tape prints. Why do you use duct tape? This is left behind by pasting a literacy map for our family. And this pair of chopsticks. It's stainless steel, and it's not worth anything at all. Nuoyi, a child, is not honest every time he eats, and often throws the bowl and chopsticks. So, his father and I bought this pair of chopsticks, which are strong and durable, and have been used until now. So, please really understand that this may be rubbish for you, but for me, it is all my belongings. It's much more important than the gold and silver jewelry. β
The new owner of the house was a reasonable man, and when he heard this, he felt ashamed of himself. Everyone is a woman, so why bother with each other?
"Eldest sister, since this house is so important to you, why do you want to sell it?
Zhou Xuecen shook his head: "Now, this house may not mean as much to me as you." For me, it only means memories, and for you, life. β
When the intermediary guy heard this, he had the urge to laugh. Oh, mom, you're going to write poetry, and it's incredible to return it to me and you. But yes, such a godly woman must be able to say anything.
Finally, Zhou Xuecen completed the handover with the new owner by shaking hands. It looked a little funny, but her demeanor was very serious, so the new owner cooperated to complete this sacred moment.
Zhou Xuecen moved to a cheap apartment. This house definitely has shortcomings, such as dirty and messy, such as poor sound insulation, such as everyone lives in a corridor, and being a neighbor is not a stranger. Needless to say, the benefits are second to none, 500 yuan a month, which is simply engaging in charity activities.
However, with the move to a new home, Zhou Xuecen's changes seem to be very obvious. The woman began to be lazy, the house was not taken care of, and the food was improvised. Sometimes, from time to time, I would complain to my neighbors, complaining that this family was watching TV too loudly, and that family would casually put garbage in front of the door. All in all, she's now up to see who's not going well. Isn't it menopause? It's terrible.
Later, Zhou Xuecen was busier than before, and a sharp-eyed person like Sister Liu soon discovered the subtle changes in Zhou Xuecen's body. She doesn't work as much as she used to, as long as she puts Felix to sleep, she doesn't like to do anything else.
Anyway, He Miaomiao never interfered much, of course, she also felt that this was not good, after all, this patient with severe cleanliness was getting better and better for herself, and she should do her best no matter what. However, once a person becomes lazy, it is superfluous to use any reason.
In addition to the backpack he usually carries, Zhou Xuecen also has an additional crossbody bag, the black bag is not big, and it is bulging inside. In his spare time, Zhou Xuecen always quietly took out a pen and paper from inside, looked at the phone to copy something, and then quickly stuffed the pen and paper back into his bag. It looks like there's nothing going on.
Sister Liu didn't ask much, but just said to her casually: "The hostess is not very satisfied with our work these days......
"Really? hehe. Zhou Xuecen smirked blindly and didn't say anything.
Sister Liu finally couldn't bear it, so she asked her: "Look at your mysterious whole day, what are you busy with?"
"Uh...... Big deal!" Zhou Xuecen was stunned for a moment, and then replied in surprise.
"What's the matter, I'm almost scared of you. β
"I'm going to sue!" Zhou Xuecen leaned closer and whispered.
"Sue?" Sister Liu looked at Zhou Xuecen. Alas, this woman, apparently getting sicker, did not speak without a doorkeeper.
"Well, I'm going to sue! Sue those bad guys!" Zhou Xuecen told Sister Liu what happened to Xiangbei.
"Hey, it's such a bully, if it were me, I would have to fight with them. β
"Not really. Zhou Xuecen's eyes stared at Sister Liu with expressionless face. It was as if the purpose of her words was just to see the other person's expression.
After so many changes, Zhou Xuecen not only changed her temperament a lot, but also chatted with a group of old women in her fifties and sixties more and more energetically, and even her appearance changed significantly, a person who was just in his early thirties, with his back bent, no makeup, and his hair was not taken care of, and he was even a little gray, so he looked like a person in his forties.
"Hey, pity our family Noichi, he died when he was only two years old, which is Felix's current age. When Nou died, he didn't get to see his father for the last time. When he took his last breath, he was still thinking about asking his dad to buy toys......"
Sister Liu was still busy with the work in her hands at the beginning, but after listening to her words, she hesitated for a while, and wiped her tears together, "What a poor child......"
The two chatted and chatted and went their separate ways.
If that's the case, there's no story to follow. In the days to come, Zhou Xuecen would talk about this experience whenever she chatted with Sister Liu: "My husband is a reporter, and he specializes in exposing those bad guys......"
"Uh...... Yes, yes," Sister Liu hurriedly changed the subject, "I know what you said, I'll take the child downstairs for a walk......"
Sister Liu dodged away from Zhou Xuecen and took the child to play in the open space of the community alone. She didn't know that Zhou Xuecen also followed.
Zhou Xuecen took Felix and the child was playing in the sand pit, she sat on a bench next to her and chatted with the neighbors in the community, "My husband is a reporter, specializing in exposing those bad guys......."
"Is there such a thing?" ......
"In this world, hey, bad people live for a thousand years, and good people don't live long......!"
At first, everyone reacted the same as Sister Liu, indignant at what happened to Zhou Xuecen's family. Slowly, everyone became familiar with it and understood that this person's brain was not good, so he simply hid when he saw it.
Zhou Xuecen saw everyone's reaction, and pestle there with his mouth open. At this time, Felix will run over, "Aunt Xuecen, why don't they ignore you, don't be sad, Felix will play with you......"
Zhou Xuecen saw Felix, with big dripping eyes and a lively look, wasn't it Nuoyi?! She seemed to have a soul alive, and happily held the child in her arms.
Although everyone calls Zhou Xuecen Xianglin's sister-in-law, she is not after all, she is a person who has experienced higher education, even if she has unfortunate experiences, she will not ask childish questions like Xianglin's sister-in-law anyway - "Do people have souls when they die?" "Is there a hell too?" ......
To be able to ask such a question is to look at it as neurotic, and it is advanced.
After that, in order to let the story continue to have an audience, Zhou Xuecen began to enrich the details: "You don't know, I went to the city to complain yesterday, and they didn't see me, so I asked the doorman to inform me to wait in the reception room." I was stupid and went, but I was just about to step into the door when I suddenly got my way. I don't want to go in, and if I do, the nature will be really different!
"And this kind of thing!" everyone sat around her, listening to her tell those funny stories, which became an activity for people to take their children for an afternoon walk.
"That's it. They think that only they understand those routines, and they think that only they are the most difficult. However, many things we see more clearly. β
The devil knows what she's talking about.
But the next day, Zhou Xuecen revised the story again: "That day I went to the city, they asked me to wait in a small room, I went in, waited left and right, and when no one came, I got angry, and I scolded them: Do you serve everyone like this? Then they were scared, the leader came, pour tea!
Everyone listened energetically at first, then shook their heads and dispersed, "This section is obviously different from last time." It's really getting more and more nonsense......" "I'm afraid even she doesn't know the truth or falsehood."
Zhou Xuecen was left alone with his mouth open......