Rebirth in the 90s: Pack up and prepare for demolition

Seeing how pitiful Ye Rou was, the uncle had a kind heart and said, "Now that everyone is here, let's discuss when to move."

"Xiao Ke just said that we should go to Ancheng to buy a house first, and then move directly, so we don't have to go to the turnover house."

When my aunt heard this, she quickly agreed, "I think it's okay!"

My uncle also nodded and said, "Where should I buy in Ancheng? Are they the neighborhoods we left flyers for yesterday?"

Yesterday, the Ye family's house-hunting group toured nearly every corner of Ancheng City. They didn't seek professional guidance; they wandered around on their own, wandering into newly opened residential complexes. If they weren't satisfied, they'd leave. If they were, they'd take the flyers and leave. They didn't mind the fatigue; they just treated it as a day trip through the city.

My aunt nodded and said, "Yes, those communities are quite good, and they all have fully furnished apartments that you can move into right away."

My aunt-in-law looked up at my uncle and said, "That's perfect. I remember it's not far from our workplace. We can stop living in the staff quarters and just move in together. I'll have someone to talk to!"

My uncle laughed and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say."

Ye Wenbo and Liu Ruyue both work at the Ancheng Tax Bureau and live in houses allocated by their work unit. Both of them are university graduates and are dual-income earners, so they were allocated houses early on.

Everyone in the bureau, whether they had a house or not, was envious. Normally, things were fine at work, with everyone working diligently. But back at the family compound, no matter what topic they discussed, their family would be criticized. Over time, Liu Ruyue no longer wanted to chat with this group of people.

"Then let's go tomorrow afternoon and call my younger sister and the kids to go watch it together." The uncle made the final decision.

After the demolition of the barren hills, Ye Wenxin's family and the younger generation returned to their respective homes. After all, their household registration had been moved out long ago, and the subsequent demolition of the homestead land had nothing to do with them. They all had jobs and studies to attend, so it was not good to stay in the village for too long.

Ye Wenhui nodded. "Tomorrow afternoon is fine. I can take Xiaorou back home after buying the house."

Ye Rou's smile froze, and she stopped laughing. "Ah? Are you chasing me away now? Mom, why do you just throw me away after using me?"

Ye Rou was the only junior who stayed behind. She was still breastfeeding and had not yet gone to work. It didn't matter whether it would delay her or not. After handing her child to Liang Jie, she stayed to help.

Ye Wenhui rolled her eyes at her. "Who am I doing this for? Now that I'm done with my work, you, as a mother, are still throwing the child to your mother-in-law to take care of. How can that be right?"

Damn it! It's all for her own good! She's done with all her work but still refuses to go back to her parents' house. How would her mother-in-law feel comfortable if she knew?! It really makes me worry!

"Okay, let's stop talking and go home to pack up. Let's finish and move as soon as possible." The uncle waved his hand and the meeting was disbanded!

Ye Wenhui is a person with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. After returning home, she searched and found several gift boxes.

Pushing it to Ye Rou, he taught her word by word with great earnestness, "Put these away and give them to your mother-in-law when you get home. Tell her that you bought them especially for her and that she's worked hard taking care of Ruirui for so long."

Ye Rou nodded in agreement, not daring to refute.

Ye Wenhui waved her hand and said, "Okay, go clean up your room. You can take everything with you tomorrow so you don't have to make another trip back to move."

Ye Ke sat aside, looking at the two of them with a smile, slowly chewing an apple in her hand. This apple was just brought back from her uncle's house.

Ye Wenhui couldn't stand her being so leisurely, so she put her hands on her hips and pointed, "Why don't you go pack your things if you have nothing to do? Why are you sitting there grinning like an idiot? You're moving in a couple of days, and there's a bunch of stuff waiting for me to pack for you?"

Each one was more troublesome than the other. Ye Wenhui got angry when she saw Ye Ke watching the show. What was going on? Was he treating her like a monkey?

Ye Ke didn't argue and went into the house to clean up with a smile.

In fact, there was nothing much to pack. Her family was of average condition, there was not much furniture in her house, and there were very few things that needed to be moved.

After making a rough estimate, Ye Ke turned around and went to the yard to get two cardboard boxes for packing apples.

After entering the room, he put down the cardboard box and stuffed all the books under the desk into it. After he finished, he saw that there was still some space left, so he filled it with stationery and some small ornaments on the desk.

After sealing the box, Ye Ke dusted off her hands and turned to open the wardrobe. Great! There weren't many clothes, so she didn't plan on folding them. She just stuffed them all into another cardboard box. Not too many, not too few, just enough to fill a whole box!

Ye Ke put her hands on her hips and shouted outside, "Mom! I'm done!"

Ye Wenhui was busy cleaning up, and without even looking up, she replied, "Don't just sit there after you've finished cleaning up, come and help me clean up!"

When Ye Ke arrived at Ye Wenhui's room, he saw that she was even trying to pick up the rags, so he reached out to stop her, "Why are you picking these up? Just throw them away."

"You don't wipe things when you move in? Then you'll have to look for a rag everywhere!" Young people just don't know how to save money. How can a broken house be worth a fortune?

"Then just buy it when the time comes!" Ye Ke said as a matter of course.

"Buy, buy, buy. You want to buy new everything. You want to spend all the money before you even get it. Can't you just take advantage of something that comes your way?" Ye Wenhui has lived a hard life. She was able to support her two daughters in education by herself, relying on the little money she saved bit by bit.

"Oh, Mom, what is money for? Isn't it meant to be spent? We don't have any financial pressure now, so don't be so frugal."

Ye Ke decided to gradually change Ye Wenhui's concept of money from now on. In her previous life, Ye Wenhui was too harsh on herself, which eventually led to her collapse. Ye Ke didn't want to see such a mother in this life.

"Mom, you need to learn how to enjoy life and spend money now! What's the matter? Are you afraid that your two daughters will stop supporting you after you spend all the money?" Ye Ke changed the subject and jokingly said, "Besides, you don't spend this money, and you don't let me spend it either. Are you thinking of finding an old man to spend it on?"

When Ye Wenhui heard this, she was furious: "Why are you cursing at me when you can just talk?"

Ye Ke quickly comforted her, put down the things in Ye Wenhui's hands, and held her hands. Ye Wenhui's hands felt very rough, and it was obvious that they were the hands of hard work.

"Mom, I still remember when Dad was alive, you would buy yourself a new dress every year. After Dad passed away, you never bought one again. You've suffered for me and my sister for most of your life. Now it's time to enjoy your life. Don't always think about supporting us. You have to live more for yourself."

Ye Wenhui was a little at a loss after hearing this. No one had ever told her that she should live more for herself. The sentence Ye Wenhui heard most often was: You are the mother of two children, you have to think more about your children!

Who doesn't want to dress up beautifully? But when Ye Wenhui thought about the fact that a piece of clothing could cover a week's food expenses and a pair of shoes could buy half a month's worth of meat, she no longer dared to go shopping.

Ye Ke ran to help her mother organize the wardrobe. Ye Wenhui looked at her back and said tentatively: "Xiao Ke, I... I don't want these clothes anymore."

"Okay!" Two voices came at the same time.

Looking up, Ye Rou was standing at the door without her noticing. "How about we go buy new ones when the time comes? How about we go directly to the big mall and buy them?"

Ye Ke stole a glance at Ye Wenhui, and after seeing her secretly breathe a sigh of relief after receiving a response, he raised the corner of his mouth and asked Ye Rou: "Have you packed up your room? When did you come here?"

Ye Rou glanced at Ye Wenhui and whispered, "Since you said you were giving money to the old man."