Rebirth and making money first

After the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, people in the city gradually emerged from the lazy atmosphere of the Spring Festival holiday. They gradually returned to work and began the busy life of the new year. However, for Zhang Zhi, this new year held unusual significance—she decided to quit her current job to fully embrace the coming of her baby and rest assured to nurture it at home.

At the same time, for various reasons, the big move became a reality. Coincidentally, Zhang Xiaobing was also planning to rent an apartment. When the two discussed their ideas, they discovered their needs were quite compatible. They hit it off and decided to rent a large four-bedroom house together.

This not only saves money, but also allows them to look after each other. Moreover, even the moving matter has been discussed, so they can handle it together, saving time and effort. However, Zhang Jing, who has been paying attention to all this, secretly suspects that when they actually move in together, some conflicts will inevitably arise between Zhang Zhi and Zhang Xiaobing.

After all, even the closest of people are bound to have some bumps and bruises in their daily lives. Zhang Jing reminded them of this, saying that if Zhang Zhi had a child, Zhang Xiaobing wouldn't be able to help and would only cause more trouble. Separate rentals would be better for both parties, and they both swore they wouldn't. Zhang Jing then dismissed the issue. After all, they were all adults, so she didn't need to say anything.

Zhang Zhi couldn't wait to pick up the phone and call her mother back home, hoping to persuade her to come again to help with the confinement care. However, her mother was incredibly adamant and said she absolutely would not come.

It turned out that my mother had been holding a grudge, feeling that Zhang Zhi treated her stepmother better than herself. If that was the case, then her stepmother should be the one to take care of her during the confinement period. My mother even threatened, "To prove to you that I'm your biological mother, when you gave birth to your first child, I took care of you wholeheartedly. Now, according to the order, it's not my turn!"

Zhang Zhi was immediately furious when she heard her mother's words. On the one hand, because of her pregnancy, her body was prone to mood swings; on the other hand, the many trivial matters of moving also made her feel stressed. She couldn't help but shout to her mother on the other end of the phone, "No matter how good others are, how can they compare to you! You are my biological mother!"

However, the old lady seemed to have made up her mind and remained unmoved. She still responded stubbornly, "I think I've been good enough to you! I advised you not to have a second child a long time ago, but you refused to listen. Now that you insist on having a second child, you have to figure it out yourself. Don't you still have your parents-in-law? They can help you too."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Zhi was trembling with anger, tears streaming down her face. Wiping away tears, she angrily complained to her sister Zhang Jing and brother Zhang Xiaobing, "This old lady in our family is getting more and more confused as she gets older! Give birth, isn't it like walking through the gates of hell? As my biological mother, she doesn't even worry about my safety. How cruel!"

Zhang Xiaobing frowned and said in a somewhat aggressive tone, "Who can you blame? She told you clearly a long time ago that she would absolutely not help take care of another child. But you ignored her advice and insisted on having the baby. You're asking for this hardship now. Do you still expect others to help you?"

Zhang Jing, looking irritated, interrupted impatiently, "Alright, stop making such a fuss! If there's really no other way, how about asking your stepmother to come and help take care of him for a month? You'll just have to pay a little more, since you've been paying her plenty in the past anyway. This is a good opportunity to test the authenticity of your relationship."

Despite saying it was impossible, Zhang Zhi ultimately didn't call her hometown to ask her stepmother to come over. She was too embarrassed to ask. After a discussion with her husband, they made an important decision: to give birth in Hong Kong.

They planned to go to Hong Kong when they were about to give birth, and return to the mainland after the baby was one month old.

During this time, Zhang Jing was busy tidying up various things. She put those things that she didn't need at the moment together, and put some things that she was sure would not be used in the future in another place.

As for the furniture in the house, much of it was hand-me-downs from Uncle Zhang's family. Zhang Jing had specifically asked Uncle Zhang if he still wanted them, and if so, she could move them away as keepsakes. She didn't want to go through the hassle of moving, after all, their new home was going to be completely furnished with brand new furniture.

In this regard, Uncle Zhang said that he would first ask Zhang Yongle and see his opinion before making a decision.

By the end of the month, the renovations on the new house were complete. When Zhang Jing first saw her beautiful new home, she was filled with joy and satisfaction. The well-organized layout, exquisite decoration, and every detail were perfectly executed—all delightful to her. She then began shopping for furniture, eager to make her new home even more cozy and comfortable.

Meanwhile, my mother-in-law and my father-in-law were busy helping my grandfather move back to his old house. Not only that, they also helped move some of the things Zhang Jing had packed in advance.

Afterwards, the father-in-law and mother-in-law worked tirelessly to complete their move, along with their brother-in-law. However, unlike the others, Zhang Zhi and Zhang Xiaobing were now in a difficult situation—they hadn't found a suitable house yet. Seeing everyone around them successfully move into their new homes, they couldn't help but feel anxious.

Fortunately, the kind-hearted mother-in-law and father-in-law came to her aid. After a lot of searching, they finally found a nice house near Zhang Jing's home, but it only had two rooms. Zhang Xiaobing immediately told Zhang Zhi to rent it herself.

After careful consideration, Zhang Xiaobing decided that since he was busy with work, living in the company dormitory might be more convenient. And since he didn't have a lot of stuff at home, he decided to ask Zhang Zhi to bring her pots, pans, and other belongings with her when she moved into the new place.

However, Zhang Zhi was heavily pregnant and had difficulty moving, and her husband was unable to return in time due to work. At this critical moment, brothers Zhang Xiaobing and Achen stepped forward and took the initiative to help Zhang Zhi pack her luggage. They hired a professional moving company to move all the belongings at once.

As the days passed, more and more families moved in, and the neighborhood became bustling with activity. Meanwhile, many scavengers took advantage of this opportunity to sneak into the neighborhood, hoping to find some treasures among the discarded items.

Faced with this situation, her mother-in-law, worried about the children, repeatedly urged Zhang Jing to move into the new house as soon as possible, but Zhang Jing seemed unhurried. She methodically sorted her belongings, selecting those that needed to be moved to the new house and handing them over to the two brothers, Achen, to be transported there first.

As for the things I need every day, I left them where they are for now. After all, it was only the beginning of March, so I still had plenty of time.

Later, as the number of people moving gradually increased, Zhang Jing lost her patience and finally decided to join the moving team. Thus, a new round of busyness and tossing began.

Zhang Jing first contacted her relatives and friends one by one, informing them of her upcoming move, and specifically told Uncle Zhang that if they had any furniture they liked, they could come and pick it up themselves.

After all the items were moved, Zhang Jing finally had a break to catch her breath. She took two days off to rest and recuperate. But then, Uncle Zhang called and asked her to come over. It turned out that Uncle Zhang was also moving into Zhang Yongle's house.

When Zhang Jing arrived, she found Zhang Yongle already there, busy directing the group to move items. Most of the items seemed to have been abandoned. Seeing Zhang Jing arrive, Zhang Yongle smiled and nodded, then continued to direct the moving work.

After finishing everything, Uncle Zhang handed the two house keys to Zhang Jing and asked her to help hand them in. He also said that after everything was settled, he would find a suitable time to invite everyone to dinner together.

Uncle Zhang also handed Zhang Jing a bank card and said, "This is a little gift from me, prepared for the children. Please don't refuse it! I know you are not short of money, but just think of it as pity for an old man like me!" Zhang Jing felt emotional. As a grandfather, Uncle Zhang was qualified.

After everyone left, Zhang Jing stood alone in the empty and cluttered room, feeling a strange sense of emotion welling up in her heart. Then, she turned around, locked the door, and slowly walked downstairs.

As she walked downstairs, several people approached her and asked, "Excuse me, is this place vacant?" Zhang Jing looked up and saw that these people were wearing slightly shabby clothes and holding various bags and tools. They were obviously scavengers in this city. She nodded gently in affirmation.

The leader immediately asked, "Are you the owner?" Zhang Jing said, "Yes? What's going on?" The man immediately asked, "Are you selling the house if you can't move? We'll take care of the whole house. Just give us an estimate and we'll move everything!" Zhang Jing immediately said, "Sell it!"

So the group scraped through both houses and gave Zhang Jing 800 yuan. Zhang Jing said her relatives had four more and asked if they wanted to see them too. They agreed, so Zhang Jing called her brother-in-law, who drove over with Zhang Xiaobing and Zhang Zhi to sell the scrap.

In the end, each of them made a few hundred yuan. Zhang Xiaobing said, "This business is really profitable! They'll buy it and sell it on the second-hand market." Zhang Jing took their phone numbers and called Director Chen, Gao Wei, Li Xiangyue, and others to discuss the next steps for the move. Some of them hadn't moved yet and were grateful for Zhang Jing's information.

Zhang Jing handed over the keys, then silently turned around, looking back every few steps, and left the place. She had finally grown attached to her first home in Shenzhen. Feeling a little tired and worried about her family, she turned and walked towards her grandfather's house.

The house where Grandpa lived was not very big, and it seemed a bit crowded for their family to move in. Zhang Jing knew very well that the children were always full of energy and laughter, and if they lived together like this, it might affect Grandpa's rest.

After careful consideration, Zhang Jing decided to discuss with her husband's parents, her mother-in-law and father-in-law, to see if she could ask the old man to move in with them temporarily. The nanny would continue to stay at home to help.

When Zhang Jing proposed this idea, the old man initially vehemently disagreed. After all, leaving his familiar home was no easy feat. However, after everyone patiently persuaded him, especially the fact that the new home was close to home, making it convenient for him to visit his great-grandson at any time, the old man finally agreed and agreed to the arrangement.

Meanwhile, there was a lovely little one at home—Nana Tuanzi. Due to the sudden relocation of their kindergarten, the little one couldn't attend school and was left sitting around at home all day with nothing to do. How could such a lively and active girl sit idle? Seeing this, Zhang Zhi came up with an idea: she sent Naana Tuanzi to Zhang Jing's house every day to play.

He also told Zhang Jing that if she needed help looking after the two young children, she could trust Naituanzi with her care. Although Naituanzi was still young, his innocence and warm heart might be able to help a lot!

Milk ball said: "Auntie, I will come here to work every day and be a teacher for my younger brothers and sisters. You have to pay me a salary!"