boyutpedia Chapter 142: Busy raising a family in a foreign land 142
Chapter 142: Busy raising a family in a foreign land 142
When Uncle Xu saw Wei Miao coming back, his eyes lit up for a moment.
Xu Ayu rushed to Wei Miao and said, "Ah Miao, what did Mr. Lu say about the house?"
Wei Miao understood, "Mr. Lu told us to move in after paying the money."
Xu Ayu looked at his brother's expression and said:
"Brother, you came at the right time. Mr. Lu introduced a house in the concession. Ah Da and Ah Miao have seen it and are very satisfied. Now all they have to do is pay for it."
Uncle Xu was quite surprised. A few days ago, he had only heard his brother-in-law say that he wanted to sell his house and buy a house in the concession, but he didn't expect that it had already been decided.
"That's a good thing." He said quickly.
Xu Ayu showed some hesitation, "Brother, you know that housing in the concession is expensive. We still need a little after adding up all our savings, so I want to ask you for two hundred dollars."
Xu Ayu calculated carefully that his elder brother had about two or three hundred dollars left from Sister Lan's salary and the money his elder brother earned from pulling a rickshaw during the past six months.
It's not that she likes to calculate, but she thinks in the long term. Her elder brother and sister-in-law haven't recovered yet. After some time, when they get out of the haze of their little boy, they may move to the concession.
She heard from neighbors two days ago that her eldest brother's house was for sale. When she saw her eldest brother coming to her house in such a state today, she knew at a glance that he was here to borrow money.
"Ayu, the housing in the concession is expensive. If you move there, you will be injured. Why bother?"
Uncle Xu advised hesitantly.
He didn't expect that his sister would find a house so quickly.
Xu Ayu touched his belly and said worriedly, "Brother, I'm afraid of another cholera outbreak."
Uncle Xu was stunned for a while before he said, "I'll send the money back to you later."
Looking at his elder brother's hunched back, Xu Ayu had tears in his eyes and felt very sad.
Seeing Wei Ada's worried look, she said to Wei Miao:
"Ah Miao, do you really think things will get chaotic?"
Wei Miao believed Lu Pingsheng and whispered, "Mom, if it's not this year, it will be next year..."
Thinking about the war in 1932, Xu Ayu became more determined in his thoughts.
To Wei'a Avenue:
"I'll go to my brother's house to get the money later. Remember to write an IOU."
Wei Ada was puzzled, "Our money..."
Xu Ayu said: "We have no money!"
Wei Ada didn't dare to offend the pregnant woman with a gloomy face. He called Wei Ran and others who were reading in the study to come out and pack up other things before washing his hands and leaving.
Wei Miao was just about to say something to comfort Xu Ayu when he looked up and saw Wu Ziyang, who was in uniform, standing at the door.
Although he looked a little tired, his peach blossom eyes were as beautiful as ever. When the sunlight shone on him, he looked like a man from the past.
"Little Angkor, you're back."
Wu Ziyang raised his eyebrows and smiled at the little boy in front of him: "Stinky boy, it's been a while since we last met, and you've grown taller again."
Wei Miao grinned so well that his dimples were very deep. After Wei Ran and the others politely greeted Wu Ziyang, they continued to clean the pig's trotters and lungs.
Wu Ziyang looked at the little ones who had calmed down a lot and said with emotion:
"I've only been away for two months, but it feels like two years."
Xu Ayu saw that Wu Ziyang was also very happy, so he stood up and said:
"Patrolman Xiao Wu, I've been keeping an eye on your home every day, and no one has come to look for you. There's nothing unusual."
Wu Ziyang was not surprised. If his parents and brother were still alive, they would have come back long ago.
He was just holding on to an obsession.
"Aunt Ayu, I'm going to visit you at your house for lunch today."
Wu Ziyang waved the things in his hands: two fish, a basket of plump crabs, and some large shrimps.
Xu Ayu smiled cheerfully and said:
"It just so happens that I haven't cooked a big dish in a long time, and my hands are itching to cook."
Wu Ziyang's eyes fell on her belly and he said awkwardly, "I was so focused on eating that I forgot that you were pregnant, Aunt Ayu."
Xu Ayu waved his hand nonchalantly and said:
"It's just a meal. Doctor Ding said that letting Arata move more will help the child grow well."
After she finished speaking, she looked behind Wu Ziyang and asked, "Where's Miss Li?"
Wu Ziyang smiled, "She went to work today."
Wei Miao was curious, "Ms. Li is working again!"
Wu Ziyang entered the yard and put the things where Wei Ran and the others washed things.
Then he sat down on a chair in the shade of the eaves and said to Wei Miao:
"Working as a clerk in a newspaper office."
Wei Miao brought him a cup of cold tea and said, "Brother Wu, are you going to live in the concession from now on?"
Wu Ziyang thought of Li Xiaoya's words, and his tone was not as cheerful as before, "Yes, Xiaoya and I both work in the concession, and it is inconvenient to go back and forth."
"This time, I came here just to ask Nong's mother to help me look after the house, and this is it."
Wu Ziyang handed the invitation to Wei Miao:
"My wedding with Xiaoya will be held in half a month."
Wei Miao looked at the invitation, which showed the names of Xu Ayu and Wei Ada, then looked at Wu Ziyang's thin face and said:
"I guess I'll have to go then. My mom is pregnant, and my dad wants to keep an eye on her every day."
Wu Ziyang smiled without surprise and said, "Take A Ling and A Ping with you. There will be plenty of delicious food."
Lu Pingsheng walked in with a teapot in his hand and a fan in one hand, looking like a rich and idle man. He said to Wu Ziyang teasingly:
"That's right, Ah Miao, you are a foodie, you can eat and drink to your heart's content at your little Angkor's wedding."
Wu Ziyang looked at Lu Pingsheng's unruly appearance, his peach blossom eyes flashed, and he laughed out loud:
"It's just right that you're here, so I don't have to go looking for you."
Since the cholera and assassination incidents, their relationship has returned to what it was before.
"I heard it all. Someone finally got the girl."
Wu Ziyang looked at Lu Pingsheng and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"Why are you looking like this?"
Lupin sat down beside him and yawned. He had just fallen asleep on a box in the yard.
Wu Ziyang thought for a while and said, "You and Manhua..."
Lu Pingsheng took a sip of water from the teapot and said with a smile:
"She's looking for you again?"
Wu Ziyang was troubled, "Last time when she sent me medicine to save me, she forced me to divorce Xiaoya..."
Lu Pingsheng looked helpless, "You know, I can't control her."
Wu Ziyang wanted to persuade Lu Pingsheng not to treat marriage as a joke, but thinking about his embarrassing position, he gave up.
"Remember to go to the wedding." He handed the invitation to Lu Pingsheng.
Lu Pingsheng's hands were busy, so he motioned for him to pass it to Wei Miao, "Then the little brat and I will give you a big gift."
Wu Ziyang smiled. He had no doubt about this. The two men had as much gold from sulfamethoxazole as he did.
"I'm going to go to Dr. Ding's house first and have lunch together."
Lu Pingsheng and Wei Miao watched the handsome and straight figure disappear in the yard, and looked down at the invitation in their hands.
"A Miao, when are you moving out?" Lu Pingsheng naturally changed the subject.
Wei Miao knew his sense of urgency and said cunningly:
"First, find someone to help me clean up the courtyard of the concession, check the water pipes, lights and wires, and the structure of the stairs and roof..."
Lupin hit her head with his fan in annoyance:
"Good boy, now you can command me more easily."
Wei Miao naturally did not feel guilty, "When you ordered me to do something, you were not polite at all."