HLnovel Chapter 33
Chapter 33
A short while later, Aunt Cheng Jinxi and Uncle Zhou Yuren returned carrying a lot of firewood for stepping on.
Upon entering the house and seeing Zhao Da'e there, Aunt Cheng Jinxi excitedly asked, "Your mother was discharged from the hospital? When did she come back? How is she doing now?"
Zhao Da'e shrugged: "It's not very good. Go see for yourself."
Aunt Cheng Jinxi was stunned for a moment, then quickly ran out of the house and went to the Zhao family.
Uncle Zhou Yuren smiled broadly. He wasn't old, just over forty, tall and a bit thin. He took off his hat, smiled, and took out a few pieces of candy, handing them to Zhao Da'e: "Here, have some candy."
These days, it's not common for families to have candy at home. My aunt's husband, Zhou Yuren, has many children, so he kept some on hand.
Zhao Da'e held the candy in his mouth; it tasted sweet. However, seeing that his uncle Zhou Yuren hadn't given any candy to his two older cousins, he distributed the candy in his hand to them: "Eldest sister, second sister, one piece each."
The two older cousins looked at Zhao Da'e with some gratitude. Although they were at their own home, it was clear that their father only brought out candy when Zhao Da'e was there, so the two of them were the ones who benefited from it.
“You three play, I’m going to chop some firewood and stack it up,” said Uncle Zhou Yuren.
Zhao Da'e: "Uncle, you go about your business."
Afterwards, Zhao Da'e played with her two older cousins for a while.
After a while, Aunt Cheng Jinxi came back crying. As soon as she got home, she said, "Sigh, those bastards made my sister have to spend her postpartum period in that warehouse. The Zhao family is really inhuman."
Uncle Zhou Yuren stopped what he was doing and asked, "How about we bring the third son to our house? I'll stay at my eldest brother's house for a month or two."
Aunt Cheng Jinxi shook her head. There are three children in her family, five people in total. Her son is older now and needs to live separately, so they have two rooms, but it's really inconvenient for Cheng Jinxiang to come and stay for postpartum care. Of course, when she first went there, Cheng Jinxi asked, but Cheng Jinxiang absolutely refused.
"Go home and ask my sister-in-law if she'll agree to my sister going back to her parents' home. I don't think we can live like this anymore," Aunt Cheng Jinxi said angrily. "But my sister-in-law is always fussing over things. She runs back to her parents' home every few days, either pretending to be crazy or acting stupid. Perfect, let my sister go back to her parents' home, and my sister-in-law won't have to worry about her."
Uncle Zhou Yuren thought for a moment and said, "That's fine too."
Zhao Da'e's maternal grandmother is in poor health and has become partially paralyzed. Her aunt and uncle have a son who is quite grown up. However, since the grandmother lives alone, although she is partially paralyzed, she can still take care of herself. It would be best if she could go back to her parents' home to live.
Zhao Da'e didn't hear much after that. It was probably that her uncle Zhou Yuren said that if it didn't work out, Cheng Jinxiang could come and stay at his house.
Zhao Da'e sighed. His family didn't even have a house; it was truly a pitiful situation. He had to find a way to earn some money so he could build a house.
No matter when, having your own cozy little home is what truly matters.
No wonder, in his past life, girls insisted on having a house when they got married. Now Zhao Da'e truly understands this now; without a house, it's impossible to move an inch. Without even a place to sleep, life is unbearable.
The storage room was too small, dilapidated, dark, and damp; it was clearly unsuitable for postpartum care. Unless they burned a lot of firewood, but where would they find so much firewood?
Besides, it's winter now, so building a house is unlikely.
Zhao Da'e felt a headache just thinking about it. He had to endure each day, and he'd see when the light at the end of the tunnel appeared.