Chapter 190: Think Before You Speak

He Jiefang passed the house deed over: "Wife, take a look and then put it away."

Gao Yumei heard her brother-in-law’s words and opened her mouth with jealousy: "Sister-in-law, you all have it nice, the main house is different."

Previously, they shared the same pot, and Wang Erni didn’t want to get into petty arguments with this sister-in-law, Gao Yumei. Now that the family was separated, she didn’t want Gao Yumei to keep taking jabs at her: "Second sister-in-law sure knows how to joke, dad said it himself, my kid’s dad graduated from elementary school and worked to support the family, unlike the younger siblings who all went to junior high and high school. This house is because dad felt he owed him and it’s what we deserve.

Just like how second brother went to the countryside for a few years, the family not only tightened their belts to send him food but also let him come back and take over the job. Isn’t that right?"

This time, He Jiefang didn’t stop his wife. This second sister-in-law had a sharp tongue and he disliked it. His wife hadn’t suffered less from her jabs; now that the family was separated, there was no need to endure it anymore.

He Jian Country saw his wife causing trouble again, and his normally silent sister-in-law wasn’t holding back this time. He understood that with the family split, things wouldn’t be the same as before, so he warned his wife: "Think before you speak in the future, don’t cause trouble all the time."

After speaking, he snatched the house deed from her hand and went into the house.

He Yuejin glanced at the second sister-in-law still standing in the yard and went straight into his own room. As long as they had a place to live, it was fine; the family only had so many rooms, and the children shouldn’t make things difficult for their parents.

He Jiefang didn’t follow his wife into their room but instead went into the old couple’s room: "Mom, dad, we’re back."

He Sanqiang pointed to the chair by the bed: "Sit down, did Third go back to the Mechanical Factory?"

He Jiefang nodded: "Yes, it’s Monday. He had taken leave, but there was a lot to do at the factory, so he didn’t come home, he asked me to pass a message to you."

Zhang Guizhi, who was mending clothes nearby, spoke up: "Did everything work out?"

He Jiefang softly replied: "Yes, everything’s settled. Old Second and I also signed a rental agreement for Third."

He Sanqiang extinguished the cigarette in his hand: "This was Third’s idea, wasn’t it?"

He Jiefang didn’t expect his father to ask: "Yes, Third wanted to avoid trouble, and I think signing an agreement is a good idea."

He Sanqiang responded: "With Second’s wife’s personality, anyone would have had to do the same."

With this family division, in fact, Old Fifth suffered the most, although Old Fifth doesn’t mind. But now, he doesn’t have a formal job, his income isn’t stable, and they are only concerned about him.

He and his wife had discussed this, the eldest received a house, Third got a house, Second took over the job. Once they save some money, they plan to privately compensate Old Fifth with money for a house, but they currently don’t have the money, so they haven’t mentioned this.

These days, Old Fifth is still eating with them. Once he starts a family, he will surely separate.

Thinking about Old Fifth’s marriage: "Big brother, you’ll have to work hard these days, discuss with them to build the kitchen as soon as possible. Once things are settled with Old Fifth’s partner, the wedding will need to be scheduled, it’s best to prepare in advance."

He Jiefang nodded: "I understand, dad."

No matter what each person thinks, they went out in the afternoon to complete the grain and oil household registration, and the He Family was thoroughly separated.

*

Soon it was Tuesday afternoon, Teacher Cao accompanied Yu Xinyan to catch a bus to the provincial capital; they need to head over in advance to participate in the finals of tomorrow’s math competition.

Teacher Cao didn’t say much along the way, afraid his words would affect Yu Xinyan’s mood.

When they arrived at the location, they first found other students from Sanyuan City who came to participate. After a brief introduction, they joined together to handle the procedures.

The student from the city who won second place occasionally glanced at Yu Xinyan. Yu Xinyan had actually noticed long ago but paid him no attention.

Until after the procedures were completed, the student finally mustered up the courage: "Yu Xinyan, looking forward to seeing your performance in the finals."

Yu Xinyan heard his words and replied with a smile: "Let’s give it our all and shine for our city."

She didn’t want to make enemies and had to find a high-minded reason.

After the person left, Teacher Cao laughed and gave Yu Xinyan a thumbs up: "It’s really hard to know someone truly, you handled that well."

The next day’s competition was indeed very intense, it wasn’t until the afternoon that they completed both rounds; the difficulty was much higher than the city-level competition, even Yu Xinyan couldn’t afford to be careless.

After the competition, originally they planned to return, but the tickets for the last bus were sold out, so they had to abandon that plan.

In the evening, they found a guesthouse not far from the station to stay. Teacher Cao’s aunt happened to be in the provincial capital, she thought since they couldn’t return, she might as well take the opportunity to visit her.

Initially, she wasn’t comfortable leaving Yu Xinyan alone at the guesthouse and insisted on taking her along, but Yu Xinyan couldn’t miss the opportunity and directly demonstrated her strength to Teacher Cao, which finally assured Teacher Cao, though she still repeatedly reminded her to be cautious and not to venture far, promising she’d be back by nine.

After repeating and delaying, she finally left.

Just as Teacher Cao left, Yu Xinyan exited the guesthouse; in the past life, she had heard others mention the location of the provincial capital’s black market, so she headed straight there.

The crops in the space had harvested another season yesterday, and the dates were plentiful, just the right time to sell.

She didn’t have much trouble finding the place, but it was still early, as transactions only happened in the morning and evening, so she first found a hidden spot and entered the space.