Lin Wan went to the store and said a word to Brother Nan, asking Brother Congnan to help look around and see if anyone is renting a house, preferably in the north of the city.
The siblings went out looking for two days but couldn’t find a house.
Aunt ca over with a face full of thoughts.
"Mom, Bo Xu and his wife have been complaining to these days, saying that their house is too small and inconvenient to take care of the child. Whenever Ai Xiang does laundry or cooks, she’s constantly worried about Da Ming in the room, keeping the door open for fear of losing him, and keeping it closed for fear sothing might happen to him without her knowing." The aunt sat in the living room and complained to Grandma as soon as she arrived.
This ti, it’s not with any ulterior motive; it’s really because the daughter-in-law is anxious.
"What happened?" Han Ying thought she was up to sothing again.
"Mom... I don’t know what’s happened lately, but one child after another has been abducted. Several kids have been lost in our city. The police have even put up notices saying a human trafficking gang has co to the city and advised citizens to be cautious. It’s Ai Xiang who thinks about moving to live with us. Our place hasn’t been allotted yet; we’re living in a tubular building right now. Just a few days ago, soone stole a newborn child from our area. It scared to death; I dare not have them live there."
"Soone is stealing children?" Han Ying was surprised.
Zhang Huilan quickly added, "Yes, it’s true. It was also a case of a mom alone caring for a child and the baby went missing just during the ti she went to fetch a basin of water. The daughter-in-law of that household was devastated and frantically searched for the child without getting any rest or eating a hot al for days, and now she is in a bewildered and almost insane state. Ai Xiang is already exhausted taking care of the child on her own and constantly worried. We adults suffer, but we can’t make the children suffer. I heard lately that the child-stealers are becoming extrely rampant, snatching kids right at the doorstep. For the past few days, Haitao and I have had trouble sleeping and eating, worried that sothing might happen to our kid. I’ve even taken leave to help watch her child. But this isn’t a long-term solution. The factory is a ss with poor security. Haitao’s suggestion is to rent a courtyard, one with its own yard for safety, but I think it’s wasting money. I suggest letting Ai Xiang stay here with Xiao Wan for a while, and when our place is allotted, we will bring you over and let the young couple live here with the house that has a yard."
Lin Wan understood Aunt’s intentions; the cousin-in-law wants to stay in her new house, and after a few months, Grandma will move in with Aunt, letting the cousin and cousin-in-law move here. Although it was not explicitly stated that she should move out, it’s clear since they’re outsiders.
She, as an outsider’s wife with a husband away for long periods, living in the sa yard as cousins and cousin-in-law, what does that an? When the ti cos, the cousin and cousin-in-law can’t be made to leave.
"No matter how this goes, we have kids. We can’t lose my great-grandson. I won’t go to your place. These two days, I’ll tidy up the west room and let Bo Xu and them move in." It ca suddenly, but Han Ying had started to plan in her mind.
"Mom, no need to clean up. Let Ai Xiang and Xiao Wan squeeze in together."
"Sis-in-law, we are looking for a house right now. We might move in the next couple of days. Then Ai Xiang can share a room with Mom. Staying in Xiao Wan’s room isn’t convenient."
"What’s inconvenient about it? Xiao Yi doesn’t often co ho anyway."
"Even if Xiao Yi doesn’t co ho, what if Bo Xu cos over to look after the child? What then for Xiao Wan?" Shen Qing was a bit upset; the sis-in-law was not considering the awkwardness for both sides.
"Bo Xu coming to see the child, even staying a night, what’s the big deal? Let Xiao Wan sleep in Mom’s room for the night." Many families in the city squeeze into small houses over twenty square ters; she thinks this is nothing.
"Nonsense. That’s Xiao Wan’s new house." Han Ying was genuinely angered by this daughter-in-law this ti and almost fell when she stood up.
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