Listening to the howling wind outside and eating a warm hotpot, Zhang Yu finally felt a sense of relief.
Since arriving here, Zhang Yu had been on edge, worried that one wrong move would leave her frustrated. But now, life was getting back on track.
Even the once overly active Wei Jiang and Feng Xia had beco quite honest and straightforward.
And then there’s Li Juan, who previously threatened divorce with Wei He but neither Wei He nor Zhang Yu ever visited her in the hospital, let alone went to the Li family to reconcile.
Even when Li Mu ca to the fishing spot to find Zhang Yu, she was t with Zhang Yu’s blunt and indifferent words.
A couple of days later, Li Juan just returned on her own, as Wei Ming ntioned, and Wei He didn’t say anything about her coming back.
Since the son didn’t ntion it, Zhang Yu had no reason to ask whether his wife was back or how he felt about it.
Anyway, it’s soone else’s life to live. Whether it’s good or bad, he has to endure it himself.
Right now, Zhang Yu was thinking that since they had already started heating the stove at ho and it was a bit warr inside, maybe she should get so flower pots to grow so greens at ho.
She didn’t expect much yield, but at least in the cold winter months, there’d be a touch of green, and occasionally so fresh leafy vegetables to eat.
Thinking about it, Zhang Yu beca eager, "Old man, I’m planning to visit the recycling station tomorrow."
Wei Dazhi was enjoying his bone soup and hotpot with delight, thinking life was pretty good.
When he heard Zhang Yu say she was going to the recycling station the next day, he looked up at her, confused about what she intended to do there.
"I want to see if there are any flower pots available. If there are, I’ll move them inside and plant so greens. We’ve started heating the stove, and it’s warr inside, so I could place them near the edge of the stove." Although it’s not very hot, there should still be enough warmth to germinate them.
Zhang Yu was unsure, but so things have to be tried out to see if they work.
Growing greens? Wei Dazhi knew that wealthy families used to grow vegetables in greenhouses by heating the ground, but the yield was low and the costs were high.
With his wife placing flower pots on the stove to use its heat, it seed feasible.
"I think it’s worth a try." Since his wife suggested it, they might as well give it a shot. If it worked, they’d have an extra dish; if not, there wouldn’t be much of a loss.
With Wei Dazhi’s approval, Zhang Yu visited the recycling station early the next morning to buy flower pots.
On the way, she ran into Wei Xuan, who was out running errands.
The last ti she went to the subdistrict office to process the severance agreent, she hadn’t visited since but she knew a bit about Wei Xuan’s situation.
For example, Wei Xuan rented a small room near the subdistrict office, only about ten square ters, with a monthly rent of eight yuan.
As for Gao Zhen, he had taken his two sons to find Wei Xuan, promising never to act on his own accord again and swearing he would wait for Wei Xuan to co back.
He wasn’t keen on returning to the Gao family, but Mrs. Gao kept coming to him, crying about how tough life was, saying his salary had to support three people and pay rent, which put a lot of pressure on him.
Having no choice, Gao Zhen returned shafully with the two children to the Gao Family last month.
As for how Gao Xin and Gao Kai were doing after returning to the Gao family, Zhang Yu didn’t care, but when picking up Wei Ming, she encountered the two brothers from the Gao family.
They were not particularly thin before, but since returning to the Gao family, each ti she saw them, Zhang Yu would remark how they seed thinner.
Zhang Yu only lanted a bit, unlike the original host, who would have pitied them, taking them in for als or giving them money. That was simply impossible.
Wasn’t the original host good enough to her two grandchildren? Yet, just like Wei Xuan, they said she was biased, that all the good things were given to the Wei family, leaving none for them.
Once they realized the original host had nothing good, they disappeared, never even visiting her.
After doing tasks for so many years, Zhang Yu’s heart had grown cold and hard. If the kids were filial, everything was fine. If not, she wouldn’t bother with them.
Gao Xin and Gao Kai resented Zhang Yu when they saw her. If she had taken care of them as before, things would have turned out differently.
Why wasn’t their grandfather, who had a good inco, looking after them? Their grandmother was right; their grandfather favored boys over girls and was biased.
Given their attitude, they decided they wouldn’t be nice to their grandfather; they wouldn’t bother visiting him.
If Zhang Yu knew what the children were thinking, she’d scoff, thinking they took themselves too seriously. If she could sever ties with Wei Xuan, she certainly wouldn’t bother with these ingrates.
Regardless of whether Gao Zhen and Wei Xuan were around, there were still the Gao Family mbers who should take responsibility for the Gao Family’s grandchildren.
Seeing the confident stride of Zhang Yu, Wei Xuan felt uneasy, unable to believe how she ended up this way.
She thought with a monthly salary of thirty-sothing yuan, her small life should be adequate, even with rent expenses.
But despite being alone, money seed to slip away quickly, and life wasn’t as good as before.
In contrast, her parents seed to be living well. While working at the subdistrict office, she heard bits and pieces about Old Mrs. Zhang.
She would often go fishing and strike deals, leading such a comfortable life.
anwhile, her own life was gray and devoid of hope, with others gossiping and pointing fingers at her.
Oh, and another thing: Li Juan, who threatened divorce, quietly returned, with no ntion of the divorce since.
This left Wei Xuan in a tight spot. She couldn’t decide whether to divorce or continue her current life or return to family life.
Whatever choice she had, Wei Xuan couldn’t make up her mind, but seeing Zhang Yu gave her a bright idea—why not ask Zhang Yu for advice?
"Mom, I have sothing to ask..."
Hearing Wei Xuan’s voice, Zhang Yu quickened her pace, "Sorry, we’ve cut ties." They were done, so what was there to call out for?
Besides, from her look, it was obviously a tricky issue, likely related to sothing with the Gao family.
Really, what was she thinking, tangling with the Gao family? If anything went wrong, they’d be the first to complain.
Watching Zhang Yu’s retreating figure, Wei Xuan felt frustrated, "Mom, I’m in a bind and don’t know what to do."
See? She knew the girl must have run into trouble; otherwise, why call her?
Forget it, such a troubleso daughter, it’s best not to get involved, or she’d end up in a ss herself.
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