Chapter 480 Tao Changyi's Rented Housing

When everyone caught up, they saw Huangfu Biao looking dejected, grabbing Tang Cuixiang's shoulders and shaking her, his face full of doubt.

"No way, you're lying to me, right? You can't joke about your gender like that!"

Do you think I don't know whether you're a woman or not?

Fortunately, it was New Year's Eve, and there weren't many people on the road. Xiao Jiu and Cui Ju walked quickly and happened to hear this.

Those who followed just missed it, and Xiao Jiu instinctively grabbed Cui Ju's hand in fright.

"Could it be that we're mistaken, and this woman really dislikes this guy?"

Otherwise, why would he blurt out his own secret?

Has she been driven mad?

Tang Cuixiang stared blankly at Huangfu Biao: "Do you think I would joke about something like this with you?"

After saying that, she shook off his grip: "You can leave. I don't welcome you. We don't need to see each other again."

Cui Xiang turned and left without looking back. Huangfu Biao stood there dumbfounded. When Xiao Jiu and the others came over, he opened his mouth.

"Your sister, she..." But as soon as he opened his mouth, he suddenly felt that he shouldn't have said it. After a brief silence, he turned and left with a hurt expression.

Before leaving, he greeted everyone, still maintaining his composure, but the hurt look in his eyes made him seem pitiful no matter how you looked at him.

In fact, no matter how you compare them, Huangfu Biao's conditions are top-notch, and Sixth Sister and he are quite a good match.

Cuixiang walked very fast, not giving them a chance to come up and ask questions.

By the time the group reached the town, it was already seven or eight o'clock. There was nothing they could do; it was a holiday, and all public transportation was suspended, so they had to walk on the ground.

To their surprise, Tao Changyi, Zhai Sanhe, and Tao An each came to pick them up on a bicycle.

The two families only had these three bicycles. After discussing it, they decided that Tao Zui would take Yuan Yuan, Zhai Sanhe would take Cui Ju, and Tao Ran would take Tao An.

Xiao Jiu and her elderly father walked slowly behind Cui Xiang, waiting for them to turn back so they could come and meet them.

"What, did you fight?" "Géqi" refers to children arguing and fighting.

Here, Tao Changyi clearly still treats Xiaojiu like a child. Seeing Cuixiang walking ahead alone with a sullen expression, he thought she was dead.

"No," Xiao Jiu quickly told Tao Changyi about the things and people she encountered on the way.

After listening, the father, speaking from the perspective of an elder, commented, "This Huangfu Biao is quite skilled. What's his background?"

"He's a demobilized soldier from a well-off family. He's from Qingdao and has two older brothers and two younger sisters, all of whom are employed."

He received three third-class merit awards while in the army, and after becoming a driver, he was also a model worker in his unit.

If he hadn't been injured, he wouldn't have had to leave the military; he would have risen to the rank of battalion commander. It's such a pity.

Now I run a transport business, mainly delivering seafood to our area, and I can earn eighty yuan a month!

"Wow, that's a really good deal. She's ten years older than your sixth sister?"

Xiao Jiu nodded, and Tao Changyi said regretfully, "It might be too much of a difference; your sixth sister won't like it."

Xiao Jiu remained noncommittal, but felt that Sixth Sister wasn't entirely unable to accept the other person.

The biggest obstacle between them is their past life.

If you can't overcome the psychological barriers from your past life, you might be destined to be single in this life.

Now that she has some free time, she needs to ask him properly; she genuinely thinks Huangfu Biao is a good person.

Judging from everything he said and did today, it's clear that he cherishes his sixth sister dearly.

Finding a man like that in this day and age is not easy, and she didn't want her sixth sister to miss out on it.

When asked about his grandparents' health, Tao Changyi suddenly stopped and looked at Xiao Jiu with a slightly serious expression.

"Your grandfather doesn't like to go out anymore, and your grandmother's memory is confused; she often mistakes people for others."

The two of them now sit for the whole day, at most taking a few steps in the yard.

I didn't dare leave them both at home completely, so I rented a small courtyard near the distillery and brought them there.

Xiao Jiu's eyes widened. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"You guys all went to military academies, so what's the point of saying anything? There are actually a lot of advantages to renting a place in the county town."

First of all, it's convenient to see a doctor. Your mother and I can go home to visit several times a day, and your brother can also stay at home.

It's two yuan a month, so a yearly payment is only twenty yuan. When they're on holiday, I'll find a cart to take them back.

Xiao Jiu thought about the letter she wrote asking her aunt to come back, but it seemed that neither of her aunts had ever returned.

"With Grandpa and Grandma like this, aren't Auntie and Auntie coming back?"

Upon hearing this, Tao Changyi continued to sigh, "They're all grandmothers now, holding their grandchildren. The children are still young, and they can't bear to be apart from them."

They've all gone so far, how are we going to get them back?

"Forget it, I'm not counting on your grandparents anymore. It would be best if they could see each other one last time before they die, but if they can't, there's nothing I can do."

"Your daughter is unfilial for not being able to help you take care of your grandparents," Xiao Jiu said, her heart aching for the changes in her grandparents, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

Tao Changyi patted her head affectionately, "Silly child, serving them is the responsibility of our generation."

Besides, even if you stayed to take care of them, your grandparents wouldn't be happy; they'd rather your son be successful.

Although her father's words had set the stage, when Xiao Jiu and the others returned home and saw their grandparents, who had already retired for the night and looked much older, they choked up for a long time and couldn't bear to wake them up.

"I'm getting old, I can't stay up late, and I can't eat much, so I just made some easily digestible egg and locust flower dumplings."

On New Year's Eve, you have to eat dumplings. The elders probably felt the festive atmosphere of the two families being together, so they happily ate seven or eight.

"Your grandma keeps calling your name, saying that you must wake her up when you come back."

As soon as Zhao Lingli spoke, Xiao Jiu burst into tears, which broke her mother's heart.

"Your grandma loves you the most; she may have forgotten everyone else, but she never forgot you."

"It's okay, I'll surprise her tomorrow morning."

Every year, the two families celebrate Lunar New Year's Eve together. This year, Cuihua and Cuihong got married and Cuihong is pregnant, which is a happy event for both families.

Although Cuihong, Cuimei, and Cuilian didn't go home, Zhai Sanhe and Yuanyuan came again, making it as lively as ever.

They also specially cooked seven or eight hot dishes and made radish and pork dumplings. Since there was no large table, they set up two tables next to the stove.

The men drank rice wine and talked about the joys and sorrows of the past year, while the women drank wine and chatted about gossip from their respective workplaces and schools.

This was the first time Yuan Yuan had experienced such a family atmosphere, especially with Zhao Lingli, Xiao Jiu's mother, who was so warm and gentle!

Including Tao Changyi and Xiaojiu's other older brothers and sisters, everyone is so kind and loving.

The greatest hope during the Spring Festival is to receive blessings from others, just look at the genuine smiles on the faces of this whole family.

That was a light that the Yuan family had never seen before.

The damage she suffered from her family of origin will probably never be healed in her lifetime.

She cherished and envied every little moment, feeling fortunate to have come along today.