Shen Yanshan fell silent for a while. Suddenly, he said, "Isn't the environment of this courtyard too poor? Let's go house - hunting in a while."
Previously, he only thought that a house was just a place for a brief rest. Anyway, he left early and returned late, spending most of his time outside. It didn't really matter where he lived. But now he suddenly realized that Li Chuchu seemed out of place with the people here.
Such an environment didn't match Li Chuchu.
Before Li Chuchu married him, she lived in the family building allocated by the factory. She deserved better, not living in this narrow and crowded courtyard with him, not even able to have a peaceful meal.
Li Chuchu didn't even lift her head. "Sure. Since the housing prices are good now, we can invest. But we don't need to move for the time being. I think it's quite nice to live here."
Shen Yanshan thought Li Chuchu's words sounded like she was comforting him while feeling wronged. But he didn't have enough liquid funds on hand. No matter how nice the words were, they were useless. A huge sense of loss and powerlessness suddenly welled up in Shen Yanshan's heart.
Li Chuchu, who seemed so wronged, slowed down her chewing. Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed through her mind: This reminded her that the 50,000 yuan Shen Yanshan gave her before was untouched. The system had rewarded her with more than 20,000 yuan bit by bit. Coupled with the money in her bank card before, if she bought a house now, its value would multiply several times.
She could even make money just by collecting rent.
Moreover, judging from their current situation, they probably wouldn't divorce for the time being. She could use this money.
Thinking of this, she felt a surge of excitement in her heart.
Shen Yanshan was really her lucky star!
And in the future, as their business grew bigger, given Shen Yanshan's character, she would surely get her share. Just thinking about it, Li Chuchu felt that the future was full of hope. So she kindly picked up a sparerib for Shen Yanshan. "Come on, eat more. You've been working hard these days."
Shen Yanshan didn't know what Li Chuchu was thinking.
He just saw that Li Chuchu seemed wronged but didn't want to say anything. She lived in this shabby courtyard every day but still comforted him. For no reason, a pang of sadness welled up in his heart.
No, this couldn't go on like this!
This time, the radio business had to succeed, whether it was easy or not.
He had to earn money to buy his wife a bigger house.
They were each lost in their own thoughts, but they eventually reached the same goal.
...
On Friday, Li Chuchu packed her things.
She left on time.
A black car was parked at the entrance of the alley. Many passers - by couldn't help but look back. The driver saw Li Chuchu, rolled down the window, and said to her, "Are you Miss Li? Secretary Su asked me to pick you up."
Li Chuchu nodded politely. "Okay. Thank you for your trouble."
The driver had long heard about Miss Li's heroic act of saving the young lady at the railway station. Seeing her today, he didn't expect her to be so beautiful and polite. He quickly replied, "It's no trouble. The young lady has been talking about you since school ended today."
Li Chuchu opened the back door of the car and got in. She saw Su Yumei smiling sweetly at her. "Sister!"
The beautiful little girl softened her heart immediately. She smiled and stroked the girl's head. "Yumei, I'm glad to see you."
" Sister, I brought you a gift. I hope you'll like it."
Her face flushed with excitement as she handed a box of imported chocolates to Li Chuchu.
Li Chuchu was flattered and didn't know whether she should accept it. The driver in the front seat laughed. "After the young lady knew you were her savior, she's been talking about you all the time. This is the gift she prepared when she knew you were coming. She wanted to give it to you in person. Miss Li, don't be polite."
Looking into Yumei's bright eyes, Li Chuchu finally had a real sense of the life she had saved. "Thank you, Yumei. I like it very much."
Secretary Su's family lived in a community on Kangzhuang Road.
The driver parked the car downstairs.
Yumei directly led Li Chuchu home.
As soon as she entered the door, Li Chuchu was shocked by the layout of the room.
The house was well - ventilated from north to south, and the lighting was excellent. It was 6 p.m. now, and the room was bright and transparent. It was quite large, about four bedrooms and two living rooms. It was completely incomparable to ordinary family compounds and apartment buildings.
Li Chuchu secretly sighed that this house was really nice. But she guessed it was probably divided among insiders. Ordinary people might not be able to buy such a house even if they were willing to spend money. If she could get two such houses, the price would surely skyrocket in the future.
But it all depended on opportunities.
Li Chuchu sighed silently in her heart.
Yumei took Li Chuchu to her room. Li Chuchu took out the prepared materials. In the first class, she first tested Yumei's foundation and planned to arrange the progress of the following courses according to her foundation.
Yumei had never been exposed to English before, so the progress was slow at first, and it was difficult for her to understand. However, Li Chuchu tried to make the English words more vivid. She taught in a form of combining pictures and texts, and gradually Yumei began to understand.
When the class was almost over, there was suddenly the sound of the door opening. Su Yumei's eyes lit up. She jumped off her seat and rushed to the door like a little bird. "Dad! Teacher Li is here. I learned a lot of words today!"
"Really? Were you very hard - working today?"
"Of course!"
Su Wan bent down and stroked Yumei's head. When he stood up straight, his white shirt was perfectly ironed. He looked up at Li Chuchu standing at the door. The smile on his face was just right, and his voice was as gentle and elegant as his appearance. "Thank you for your hard work, Miss Li. I hope this child hasn't given you too much trouble."
Li Chuchu responded very appropriately. "Of course not. Yumei is very eager to learn. It's easy to teach her."
"That's good."
Su Wan also invited Li Chuchu to stay for dinner, but she politely declined.
Su Wan didn't force her and asked the driver to take her back.
This time, Li Chuchu didn't refuse.
Before leaving, Su Wan specially walked her out.
"Yumei has no foundation in English. I couldn't find a reliable person to teach her before. Miss Li, you've really helped me a great deal. If you have any difficulties, just let me know. I'll try my best to solve them for you."
Li Chuchu was really tempted by the houses in this community today. She originally wondered if she could buy one or two through Su Wan's connections. But then she thought that this would be like a one - time deal. If she made this request, the favor she had done before would be wiped out.
She thought about it and finally decided not to.
As long as she stayed here, there would be plenty of time in the future. Maybe she would have a chance to find out more information.
Moreover, officials were used to saying polite words. One should only take half of what they said seriously.
"Secretary Su, you don't need to be so polite. I'm just doing my duty. As long as Yumei makes progress, my work here is worthwhile. It's getting late. I'll go back first."
Li Chuchu's answer was impeccable.
This was within Su Wan's expectation.