Chapter 14 Accommodation Problems

  After sending Xiaochan back home, Rongying didn't go back home directly but went somewhere else.

  The residential area opposite Chaoyang District is also an ordinary community, with houses that are neither new nor old. The people living inside are mostly ordinary white-collar workers. The security guard sits at the entrance every day, reading newspapers and occasionally receiving express deliveries or letting in vehicles. However, his gaze keeps drifting outside to a high-end car parked there for a while, attracting onlookers due to its luxurious appearance.

  Chu Li had just walked to the entrance of the residential area when he saw Rong Ying leaning against his private car, looking like a noble young master. He walked past without looking at him, but was called out, "Chu Li, I thank you for helping our Xiaochan, if there's anything you need my help with in the future, just let me know, but remember one thing, Xiaochan is mine, don't overstep your bounds."

  Chu Li was initially unaffected when he saw Rong Yu, and didn't plan on talking to him. However, after hearing what Rong Yu had to say, Chu Li surprisingly stood up straight. Since he was half a head taller than Rong Yu, he looked down at him with a condescending gaze and said coldly, "She won't be yours."

  Rong Ying let out a cold snort, then said "Isn't it obvious that she's not my person? Could it be that she's your person? Chu Li, we're both mature people, don't play dumb. What's your purpose, just say it directly, stop bothering my girlfriend for no reason!"

  Chu Li was no longer prepared to humor him; he didn't need to explain what he wanted to do to anyone else.

  As I passed by the entrance, the gatekeeper couldn't help but ask, "Is that your friend? He's really rich!"

  "He's not my friend."

  The old man let out a sound, and his curiosity was also too embarrassed to ask.

  Rong Ying hummed and got on the car without chasing after him. After thinking for a moment, he said, "How much of Chu Li's information have you found? Let me take a look!"

  The person in front hastily pulled out a stack of materials and handed them over to Rongying, whose slender fingers flipped through page by page, her face slowly falling. Still the same as before, no progress had been made. Was it that Chuli originally didn't have anything worth investigating, or was he hiding too well?

  Rong Ying is now slowly taking over the power and connections inherited from his father, but because he's still too young, his father hasn't completely let go. With his current network of relationships, it shouldn't be difficult to investigate something thoroughly, yet surprisingly, he can't find out anything about Chu Li's background.

  Rong Yu hated this feeling, he detested everything that was beyond his control. However, even though he didn't like Chu Li, he wouldn't casually make a move on him. Taking action without understanding the enemy's strength was extremely unwise, and he wasn't that kind of brainless person.

  "Throw the materials back and tell them faintly 'Don't talk nonsense when you go back.'"

  Every day, Rong Mu would secretly find time to ask the people around Rong Ying about his daily activities. Rong Ying had known this for a long time, so since he was 10 years old, what Rong Mu found out was no longer the most authentic information.

  The twilight at the horizon gradually faded away, and a black night sky arrived. The magnificent lights on the highway shone brightly, one after another luxurious vehicles galloped on the road.

  Xiaochan came out of the kitchen filled with fumes when the sky outside had already completely darkened. She took off her apron and carried out the dishes one by one.

  Grandma did come, but not as Xiaochan had thought to hold Wu Zhen's younger brother or do some housework. She just sat in the living room watching TV and eating melon seeds while waiting for dinner.

  Xiao Chan just came back and changed out of her dirty pants, then put that thing inside her underwear. Although the packaging said how to use it, her movements were still very clumsy. She didn't even know which side was front and which side was back, she just stuck it on based on feeling.

  Then just now when washing vegetables, she felt a bit uncomfortable in her stomach and bloated. At this time, the meal was ready, but she didn't feel like eating much, so she went over to help Wu Zhen hold her brother, letting them eat first.

  Grandma is a chatterbox, to be honest, Xiaocui thinks that grandma is just like what's said on TV, an evil mother-in-law. She can do nothing but still have a lot of reasons to scold others into being completely in the wrong.

  From the color of the dishes to the taste, she complained about everything, but still ate several bowls of rice. After finishing eating, she didn't even help Xiaocui carry her brother and ran to the living room to watch TV instead.

  Wu Zhen was still eating slowly, and Xiao Juan was thinking about how to bring it up with Wu Zhen, saying that she wanted to go live in a dormitory. Given the current situation at home, if she could leave, it would be easier for herself, but would Wu Zhen let her leave?

  Xiao Chuan hugged her little brother and hummed him to sleep, then carried him to the living room and said to Grandma, "Grandma, my brother is asleep. Can you help me hold him for a while?"

  The grandma likes her grandson, but only likes the one who doesn't cry or make a fuss. Since she sees that her grandson is sleeping now, she's willing to hold him for a bit.

  Xiao Chan had cooked some rice for herself, but today she really didn't have much of an appetite. However, she couldn't starve herself, so no matter what, she had to eat a bit. As she ate, she pondered how to bring up the topic.

  "Mom, school is going to start having evening self-study sessions in a few days, I want to board at the dorm..."

  "What do you mean? Who cooked after you moved into the dorm? Xiaochan, can you speak with a conscience? I raised you so big, now you say leave and just leave. Do you want to suffocate me with all these things at home?" Wu Zhen immediately retorted with sharp acidity.

  In the past, she had her own job and was full of confidence and pride. She didn't have to stay at home every day, living a mundane life where everything had to be carefully calculated. Now that she's lost her job and has to ask her husband for money, she can't stand the feeling of occasionally being looked down on by others when asking for help, which no one else will ever understand.

  Now the mother-in-law looks down on her, and the husband doesn't like her sloppy appearance either. What can she do? No one takes care of the child, so she does it herself, but still gets treated as a useless woman by her mother-in-law. Does she think she's just freeloading off her son's money or something? Then whose sake did she have his grandchild for?

  I thought having a daughter would be close to me, but I didn't expect her to be so selfish, only caring about herself and not even considering my well-being as her mother!

  Xiao Chan knew it would end up like this, she bit her lip with a urge to cry. She felt that she was punished now because she had been living too well in the past.

  She actually wanted to refute Wu Zhen, if they weren't greedy for a son, would they have ended up like this? Obviously, there wasn't enough money to raise another child, but they still insisted on it. Now that they're struggling financially and can't make ends meet, they know how to scold people, right? But is scolding her useful just because she's dependent on them? She won't be able to stay at home forever, she'll have to go out eventually.