Chapter 140

Chapter 140

On the ox cart, bags of grain caught Zhao Guifen's eye, making her feel uneasy.

Why would the eldest move all the grain out?

Zhao Guifen immediately ran out and saw Wang Qinghe loading boxes onto the cart, accompanied by two young men she didn't recognize.

Zhao Guifen couldn't keep calm: "Eldest, what are you doing?"

Wang Qinghe, being pulled, had to turn and look at her before silently moving away from Zhao Guifen.

Bai Xiuxiu led the two children out and saw Zhao Guifen's hungry expression.

"Isn't it obvious? We're moving," Bai Xiuxiu said, placing the children on the ox cart and sitting down herself.

Their important belongings were all on this cart; the next one would carry furniture.

They could get Xiao Zhang to help them move the rest.

Zhao Guifen was truly furious and grabbed Bai Xiuxiu: "No, you can't leave. Where are you moving to? Do you even have a house?"

Bai Xiuxiu shook her off: "Mom, we've already separated households. I'm moving with my husband. Are you going to interfere? I've never heard of such a thing. Qinghe, let's go quickly; we still need to tidy up our new place."

"A new place? When did you buy a new house?"

Zhao Guifen felt like she was in a dream.

How did they secretly buy a house without her knowing?

"We bought the house right after separating households. Any other business? If not, please move aside." Wang Qinghe frowned, then started driving the cart away.

Zhao Guifen chased a few steps but Bai Xiuxiu and Wang Qinghe didn't wait for her, almost causing her to fall.

She got up, her face dark, and ran to the eldest son's courtyard, where she found those two young men moving furniture.

"Who are you? Where are they moving? You can't touch anything; these are my son's things, and I say what happens." Zhao Guifen started causing trouble.

The two young men looked at each other.

The younger one sneered: "Auntie, why are you so troublesome? We don't know anything; we're just helping. Move aside, don't delay us. We need to deliver this to the county."

He then dragged Zhao Guifen out of the courtyard.

The ox cart was borrowed from the team leader for one yuan per trip, totaling two yuan for two carts.

With Zhao Guifen's commotion, the neighbors also heard the noise.

Wang Shoucheng arrived late, seeing his wife sitting at the gate cursing, confused: "What's happening?"

"Bad news, they, they moved away." Zhao Guifen cried, pointing to the neighboring courtyard.

Wang Shoucheng nearly stumbled: "Who? Who moved away?"

"The eldest, that ungrateful wolf! They bought a house somewhere, without telling anyone, and left early this morning." Zhao Guifen felt more aggrieved, having endured for days to take the children.

Now their family of four was gone.

When would they get their money back?

Wang Shoucheng was also stunned but was smarter than Zhao Guifen. He looked around the courtyard.

His eyes flickered: "Although the house was given to the eldest, now that they've moved, this house should revert to us. This courtyard isn't small and can be considered a separate home. If we sell..."

Before he finished, Chen Jinhua appeared at the alley entrance with her sister and brother-in-law, carrying large bags.

Seeing this, Wang Shoucheng was stunned.

"What are you doing?" Zhao Cuihua stopped Chen Jinhua.

Chen Jinhua smiled happily: "Moving, of course. Didn't you know? Xiuxiu sold this courtyard to me. We've signed the papers; this courtyard is now mine. My sister and brother-in-law will live here.

Don't think you can bully them because they're honest. I, Chen Jinhua, am not someone to mess with."

She then brought her younger sister into the courtyard.

Chen Jinhua's sister was much younger, the youngest child of their parents, nearly twenty years younger than Chen Jinhua.

She entered the courtyard nervously: "Sister, are we really allowed to live here? I..."

"Don't worry, stay here with peace of mind. I'll take care of everything."

Outside, Zhao Guifen and Wang Shoucheng were petrified.

Wang Shoucheng's heart bled!

This house, which he had hoped to sell if Wang Qinghe moved, had already been sold to Chen Jinhua, the shrew.

If it were someone else, they might have caused a scene, but who dared to argue with Chen Jinhua?

"What do we do now?" Zhao Guifen was frantic.

Everyone had moved away, and she didn't even know where they went. If the traffickers came and couldn't find them, wouldn't they blame her?

Zhao Guifen thought of this, and Wang Shoucheng did too. He quickly dragged his wife back into the house.

In the courtyard, the others had also heard about the eldest brother and sister-in-law moving away.

Zhao Cuihua looked envious; no wonder the sister-in-law had been so quiet lately.

Thinking this, she glanced at Zhou Jiaojiao. She noticed that Zhou Jiaojiao was holding a washbasin with an expression that seemed ready to explode at any moment.

The water in the basin had all spilled out.

She didn’t even notice the hot water scalding her feet!

Zhou Jiaojiao felt as if she were being stabbed by needles.

Why? Why could Bai Xiuxiu buy another house? Where had their whole family moved to?

No, she had to find out.

Zhou Jiaojiao couldn't bear the thought of Bai Xiuxiu and Wang Qinghe living a life she could never reach. She felt it would be better to die than endure this.

"Hey, Old Fifth's wife, doesn't your foot hurt?" Zhao Cuihua pointed at Zhou Jiaojiao’s foot.

Only then did Zhou Jiaojiao react, screaming from the heat of the water.

This startled Wang Qingqi, who was sleeping lazily in the room: "What happened? What’s going on?"

Wang Qingqi ran out.

Seeing her husband, Zhou Jiaojiao’s anger flared: "The eldest brother and sister-in-law have moved away. Our parents are worried. You should go to work now and find out where they’ve moved to after you get off."

With that, Zhou Jiaojiao went back into the house.

Clearly upset, Wang Qingqi looked bewildered, not understanding why his wife was angry.

Meanwhile, Bai Xiuxiu and Wang Qinghe arrived at their new home in the county.

Xiao Zhang had arranged for the small courtyard to be cleaned again, leaving it neat and empty, waiting for them to move in.

Bai Xiuxiu opened the front gate, and Wang Qinghe started carrying things into the house.

In the neighboring courtyard, a woman in her early thirties came out to see what was happening. Seeing Wang Qinghe carrying things and Bai Xiuxiu helping by the ox cart, she approached them.

"Are you the new neighbors?"