After the marriage, the charming educated youth is eye-catching

"So noisy?" Lin Ziqiu pretended to be surprised. "Didn't you guys raise any objections? This is disturbing everyone's rest, which is a bit too much."

"Who says it's not true?" someone next to him said, "But people have to listen to it!"

"I heard the person who rented that yard is very important. The landlord doesn't dare to offend him, so he can only turn a blind eye!"

Lin Ziqiu didn't expect that Zhong Zhiyang would protest the marriage arranged by his family, but still use the Zhong family's name to rent a house.

How could a truly responsible man behave like this?

"That young man here is from the military compound! I heard a quarrel last time, and it seems that he hid here to escape marriage. That woman is not a good person either. She is a second-married woman whose husband died and she is trying to climb up the social ladder!"

"Keep your voice down so no one can hear you!"

"Shh! Stop talking!"

The old woman who spoke first winked at the other two. After all, they were people of important backgrounds. If too much gossip got out, they would be the ones who would be in trouble in the end.

She glanced at Lin Ziqiu and said earnestly, "Hey! We have no other choice, so if you want to rent a place, please rent it far away!"

Lin Ziqiu pursed her lips and smiled, an idea coming to her mind. "Do you have the contact information of this landlord?"

"Hmm? You want to rent this room?"

···

Zhong Zhiyang has had a hard time these days.

Without the protection of the Zhong family, it would be extremely difficult for him to find a decent job.

He brought some money with him when he left home, but he was used to spending money lavishly and had spent it all long ago.

Later, when he couldn't pay the rent, he still used Jiang Nianyue's money to pay it.

Ever since grandma and the others came to the house and threatened to sever ties with him, no one from the Zhong family has come forward to persuade him to go back.

Jiang Nianyue cried and told him at that time that no matter what happened in the future, she would stay with him.

But later, when he had no money, she seemed like a different person and no longer cared about him as much as before.

She would ridicule him for being useless, complain that he earned too little money doing hard labor, and say that he would be a waste if he left the Zhong family, and what could he offer her for the future.

Zhong Zhiyang didn't talk back at first, but after being talked about so many times, he became irritated.

He even felt a little regretful that he should not have severed ties with the Zhong family because of Jiang Nianyue.

So the two of them began to quarrel endlessly.

This caused neighbors to come to my house many times.

After getting the landlord's contact information from the neighbor, Lin Ziqiu went straight to the door.

The landlord lives nearby. There seems to be only one middle-aged woman in the house, sitting in the main room, warming herself by the fire and sewing insoles.

Seeing someone coming, she looked up in surprise, "Miss, what can I do for you?"

Lin Ziqiu walked in and directly explained his purpose.

Zhang Cui politely declined, "Miss, my yard has been rented out."

Lin Ziqiu, "To be honest, the person who rented your yard is my ignorant child. He has been reluctant to go home. Isn't it almost Chinese New Year? The elderly at home are worried about him. I hope you can help."

"You...you are from the Zhong family..."

"My husband is Zhong Heyang."

Lin Ziqiu stated his identity without being humble or servile.

Zhang Cui was stunned for a moment, and looked Lin Ziqiu up and down. She saw that she looked calm and did not seem to be lying, but she still refused to give in.

Although she no longer doubted Lin Ziqiu's identity, it was precisely because of the sensitivity of Lin Ziqiu's identity that she became even more hesitant.

She had heard about the Zhong family coming to call Zhong Zhiyang home.

She had originally thought of not renting the house to Zhong Zhiyang anymore, but no one from the Zhong family came to contact her, so she decided to mind her own business.

Even when the neighbors behind reported to her about the quarrel between Zhong Zhiyang and his friends, she turned a blind eye, not wanting to draw trouble. As long as the rent was paid on time every month, she was too lazy to get involved in the mess.

Now that Lin Ziqiu came to her house, they were all women. She was worried that Lin Ziqiu was deliberately taking revenge on Zhong Zhiyang.

Seeing that she was still silent, Lin Ziqiu seemed to have sensed something and continued, "Don't worry, since I was able to find you here, it must be the intention of my in-laws."

"You can tell Zhong Zhiyang directly that the rent has increased. If he can afford it, you can continue to rent it to him. If he can't afford it, then I'll rent the house."

"I think you know how unhappy the neighbors are about renting the house to him, and you don't want to ruin the harmony among the neighbors because of him!"

Lin Ziqiu took a two-pronged approach.

Zhang Cui was finally moved. "Then you have to promise that if he finds out I rented the house to you, you won't let him come here and make trouble! I don't want to get involved in your family affairs!"

Lin Ziqiu, "Well, I promise you that this will never happen."

In the evening, the aroma of various dishes wafts through the alley.

Zhong Zhiyang sat alone at the door, his stomach growling with hunger.

Jiang Nianyue went out after having a big fight with him in the afternoon.

Haven't returned yet.

There was nothing to eat at home, and he had almost forgotten what meat tasted like.

Zhang Cui came over wrapped in a coat, "Xiao Zhong, you're home, are you alone? Where are your wife and the others?"

Since they moved in here, Jiang Guifang gave up the house in Liuxiang and moved here together.

When Zhong Zhiyang saw her, he looked a little nervous, "They're out, why are you here, Aunt Zhang?"

Zhang Cui walked past him into the yard, looking around pretentiously. "You've been here for a while now. I don't want to bring this up, but it's not a good idea for you two to quarrel all the time. Why don't you move somewhere else?"

Zhong Zhiyang suddenly became anxious, "Aunt! We really have nowhere else to go! I...I promise I won't make a fuss anymore, please don't chase us away!"

Zhang Cui didn't expect him to beg her like this.

He was clearly the son of a high-ranking official in the compound, but he gave up his family and future for a woman.

How confusing.

She said with a straight face, "It's no use promising me that. Since you don't want to move out, the only option left is to raise the rent."

Zhong Zhiyang has no money in his pocket now. He used to be a mover at the dock, but he was fired two days ago because a strong man came who was stronger than him and could carry more goods.

He returned home like a loser and didn't dare tell Jiang Nianyue.

But this kind of thing could not be concealed after all, so Jiang Nianyue scolded him in the afternoon and told him to get out.

Zhong Zhiyang swallowed and asked, "How much...how much will the rent increase?"

Just as Zhang Cui raised her finger, a sharp female voice came from behind her.

"You are so heartless! Why do you suddenly raise our rent?"

It was Jiang Nianyue who came back, followed by her mother Jiang Guifang.

Jiang Guifang glared at Zhong Zhiyang fiercely, her eyes full of contempt and disgust. She turned around, put her hands on her hips, and angrily scolded Zhang Cui, "We haven't owed you rent in the past. It's unreasonable for you to raise the price just because you want to!"