B5SB -Chapter 304 Playing the Pity Card

On her way back to the family compound, Gu Yihan ran into Li Yajing, who had just returned from shopping in the city.

Gu Yihan smiled warmly and took the initiative to greet her. “Sister Yajing.”

Li Yajing was sitting on the back seat of her brother’s bicycle. When she heard Gu Yihan’s voice, she turned her head and smiled.

“Xiao Han, you’re off work!”

Gu Yihan nodded with a smile.

Li Yajing raised her hand and lightly patted her brother’s back as she introduced them.

“Brother, this is Xiao Han, my friend.”

“Xiao Han, this is my brother, Li Tao.”

Gu Yihan and Li Tao nodded to each other in greeting.

“Sister Yajing, have you finished buying your dowry yet?” Gu Yihan asked.

Li Yajing shook her head.

“We only bought some basic things. We’ll get the rest in Beijing. Otherwise, going back and forth would be too troublesome.”

“Beijing?” Gu Yihan was surprised.

“Yes. Three months later, Secretary Chang and I will be transferred back to Beijing.”

Gu Yihan froze for a moment. Then she remembered Hu Shan mentioning before that Secretary Chang’s family was from Beijing.

“By the way, Xiao Han, will you still come back to Jinyang City in the future?” Li Yajing asked.

Gu Yihan thought for a moment.

“I’m not sure yet.”

She guessed she probably wouldn’t come back. Once Lu Huailin was transferred to Beijing, there likely wouldn’t be any more relocations. Their family would probably settle down there.

Li Yajing said, “Xiao Han, a lot of people are eyeing your little courtyard.”

“They’ve even come to ask me about it. I don’t know who told them that I know you. They want to get your contact info through me.”

Gu Yihan looked at her in surprise.

“They’re asking about me?”

“Yes. They want to buy your courtyard.”

“But I didn’t tell them anything. I just said I couldn’t reach you.”

Gu Yihan didn’t think much of it and smiled.

“I definitely won’t sell that house.”

The two chatted and laughed all the way until they entered the family compound.

When they parted, Li Yajing said, “I’m getting married the day after tomorrow. You must come!”

Gu Yihan smiled.

“Don’t worry. Secretary Chang already told me. But where are you holding the banquet?”

Li Yajing told her the address.

Gu Yihan was startled.

Wasn’t that Hu Shan’s former place?

Secretary Chang was really shameless. Was he trying to disgust Hu Shan, or embarrass Li Yajing?

Looking at Li Yajing’s happy face, Gu Yihan swallowed the words she wanted to say.

She was about to get married. It was better not to ruin her mood.

At Lu Family Courtyard, When Gu Yihan got home, she hung her shoulder bag on the rack behind the door and looked at Lu Huailin, who was serving rice.

She smiled.

“You’re getting better and better at timing things.”

Lu Huailin glanced up and joked.

“This isn’t timing. It’s our husband-and-wife telepathy.”

In the bedroom, Haohao heard Gu Yihan’s voice and threw down his picture book.

He ran out and hugged her legs, saying in his childish voice, “Mommy, you worked hard!”

“Oh? Mommy’s little treasure knows I worked hard now?” Gu Yihan teased.

She bent down and picked him up.

Haohao wrapped his arms around her neck and gently rubbed his cheek against hers.

In his small voice, full of guilt, he said, “Daddy said Mommy works hard every day to earn money to raise me.”

Gu Yihan froze for a moment, then shot Lu Huailin a glare.

She would deal with him later.

She quickly kissed Haohao’s cheek and smiled.

“Mommy is tired, but once I get home and see my baby, I’m full of energy.”

Haohao’s eyes lit up.

“Really?”

Gu Yihan looked into his eyes seriously.

“Really. Haohao is Mommy and Daddy’s power generator.”

Haohao leaned over and gave her a loud kiss on the cheek.

He felt very proud that he could give his parents energy.

At this moment, Lu Huailin still hadn’t realized that he had passed on some unhealthy emotions to his son.

“Wife, don’t carry Haohao so much in the future. He’s already three years old and still doesn’t act like a man.”

“He’s like a little girl—always acting cute and clingy.”

Gu Yihan was speechless. She rolled her eyes at him.

“He’s still so young. What ‘manliness’ are you talking about?”

“Besides, if I don’t hug him while he’s little, when he grows up, I won’t even be able to hold him anymore.”

Lu Huailin laughed softly.

“I can’t argue with you. You’re always right.”

“Go wash your hands and eat.”

Gu Yihan ignored him. She put Haohao on a chair by the table and went to wash her hands.

Lu Huailin leaned over and said to Haohao, “Don’t always let Mommy hold you. You’re not that little anymore. You should know that boys and girls shouldn’t be too intimate.”

Haohao deliberately blinked his big innocent eyes and stared at Lu Huailin without saying anything.

Lu Huailin poked his nose and laughed.

“You little smart devil.”

After dinner, the family lay in bed chatting.

“I ran into Grandma today after work,” Gu Yihan said.

Thinking of Gu Grandma’s pitiful appearance, she sighed.

Lu Huailin paused his arm around her.

“Did something happen?”

Gu Yihan didn’t hide anything and told him about Gu Grandma’s situation.

Lu Huailin narrowed his eyes.

So Gu Grandma had deliberately gone to his wife to play the pity card.

“Wife, my transfer order should come out next month. In the future, just keep mailing Grandma’s allowance like before.”

Gu Yihan nodded.

“Okay. Out of sight, out of mind.”

Elsewhere, After washing and hanging up the whole family’s clothes, it was already past nine at night.

Gu Grandma rubbed her aching waist and walked into the room.

She saw Qin Shou sitting on a bench with his legs crossed.

Confused, she asked, “Grandson-in-law, it’s so late. Why aren’t you going to bed?”

“Grandma, Kanglong has already adapted to the factory kindergarten. When are you going back to the countryside?”

Qin Shou looked at her expressionlessly and spoke coldly.

Gu Grandma lowered her eyes and said nothing.

Ever since Qin Shou sent Kanglong to the factory daycare two days ago, she had known this day would come.

She just hadn’t expected it to come so soon and ruin her plans.

“What? Do you still want to freeload here?” Qin Shou raised his voice impatiently.

He really hadn’t expected this old woman to spend all the money he gave her every month, saving nothing.

Since she had rural registration and no grain ration, she had to buy expensive grain on the black market just to survive.

Half his salary went to that every month. Who could afford it?

After a moment of silence, Gu Grandma said softly, “Didn’t you say you’d support me in my old age?”

“It hasn’t even been a year, and you’ve already gone back on your word?”

Qin Shou glanced at her and sneered.

“You’re not without sons. Why should a divorced grandson-in-law support you?”

Gu Grandma’s heart trembled. Her eyes reddened.

“You can’t be so heartless. I helped raise Kanglong.”

“If it weren’t for that, do you think I’d be sitting here calmly discussing this with you?”

Qin Shou stood up and walked toward her.

“I’ll give you two days. Pack up your things and get out of my house.”