People in the alley: A woman dressed as a man shouldn't be foolishly filial, Zhuang Chaoying

Zhuang Chaoying rode her bicycle and soon arrived at the alley entrance.

Neighbor Sister Wang greeted him warmly. "Teacher Zhuang is back."

Zhuang Chaoying smiled and nodded: "You're back, Sister Wang."

Pushing her bicycle slowly into the yard, she had just stepped inside when someone asked, "Ah Ling, what are we having for dinner today? Has Xiao Songlin returned?"

"Wu Feng came back early today and we've already finished eating."

Huang Ling was picking vegetable leaves in the yard when she looked up and replied, "Stir-fried bok choy with dried tofu, and a scrambled egg too."

Zhuang Chaoying put down her bicycle and washed her hands: "Ah Ling, I'm going inside."

"Go ahead, the three children are doing their homework together."

Zhuang Chaoying walked into the room and saw Xiaoting and Dongzhe sitting at his desk doing their homework, while Tu Nan was in the small room.

"Uncle Zhuang."

"dad!"

Zhuang Chaoying smiled and nodded: "Is there anything you don't understand?"

Xiaoting shook her head: "Dad, there's nothing I don't understand."

Zhuang Chaoying patted Xiaoting's head, then walked to the door and raised her voice: "Ah Ling, is the rice steaming yet? If not, I'll wash it."

"No!" Huang Ling's voice came from the courtyard.

Zhuang Chaoying went into the kitchen, washed some rice, and added about a finger's width of water.

Then he started a fire, added some coal briquettes, and sat down in front of the earthen stove with a stool.

He originally planned to use the system's money to buy a house, but should he tell Huang Ling about it?

They were husband and wife, and Ah Ling was the closest person to him in the world.

If he didn't tell Ah Ling about this, he was afraid that one day Ah Ling would find out and blame him for not discussing or telling her anything.

The money in this system has no source and cannot be obtained through legitimate means, so there will be no way to explain it to Ah Ling later.

It's definitely not easy to withdraw the money from the system now. We can find an opportunity to withdraw it later, but there's no reason to do so now!

Zhuang Chaoying was overwhelmed by all this, her brows furrowed.

He really liked those two courtyard houses, and he was unwilling to give up without buying them.

He has been here for almost four years and has long since gotten used to life here, to being a husband and a father to his children.

Moreover, his feelings for Ah Ling were genuine, and gradually turned from liking to love. If he didn't care about Huang Ling, he wouldn't be so conflicted.

Zhuang Chaoying was lost in thought and didn't even hear Ah Ling gently walk up to him.

Seeing him lost in thought, Huang Ling gently patted his shoulder: "What are you thinking about, so engrossed?"

Zhuang Chaoying was startled. After regaining her composure, she stammered, "No, nothing. I was just thinking about what happened today."

Zhuang Chaoying quickly forced a smile: "Ah Ling, you've finished washing the vegetables."

"I'm done washing up, now I'm going to cook."

Pour it into the oil pan.

The oil in the pot was sizzling as Huang Ling stir-fried the vegetables.

Zhuang Chaoying took a deep breath, thinking to herself that she would have to tell A-Ling sooner or later, so she might as well tell her about buying a house now.

The sooner you speak out, the sooner you'll ascend to heaven; speaking out is harmless.

He then took a stool, gently pulled Huang Ling's arm, and made her sit opposite the earthen stove.

The flames in the earthen stove leaped.

Zhuang Chaoying cleared her throat, breaking the brief silence: "Ah Ling, I have something to discuss with you."

Huang Ling put the shovel aside for the moment, looked at Zhuang Chaoying who had a serious expression, and nodded: "Go ahead and speak, I'm listening."

Aren't you curious why I came back more than an hour late today?

Huang Ling then remembered the time and looked at him, saying, "Why are you so late today?"

Zhuang Chaoying slowly reached out and grasped Huang Ling's hand, feeling the warmth of her fingertips: "Ling, I went to look at houses after get off work today. There are two courtyards for sale, less than two kilometers from our home."

Huang Ling was stunned for a moment, her eyes wide open, unable to react for a moment: "A house?"

Huang Ling asked again in disbelief, "Chao Ying, what did you say? A house?"

Zhuang Chaoying looked directly into her eyes and repeated, "Buy a house. I want to buy those two courtyards, nine thousand yuan each, three stories high, and the houses are very big."

Huang Ling seemed startled by something, and stood up abruptly, her voice rising involuntarily: "Zhuang Chaoying!"

As soon as she said it, she realized that speaking so loudly in the courtyard was inappropriate, so she quickly lowered her voice: "Who buys a house these days? Everyone is waiting for their work unit to assign them a house. Do you think that house seller is reliable? Or is he a scammer?"

Zhuang Chaoying's eyes darted around, and she looked at Huang Ling guiltily: "I've already arranged with the homeowner to transfer the property on Saturday, and we'll exchange the money on the spot."

Upon hearing this, Huang Ling put her hands on her hips in anger, her eyes filled with fury: "Zhuang Chaoying, such a big matter, and you didn't even consult me? Zhuang Chaoying, do you even consider me your wife and the mother of your children?!"

Just then, Song Ying heard the noise from the backyard next door and called out, "Sister Ling, are you alright?"

Huang Ling tried to calm herself down and replied loudly, "It's okay, Song Ying, I'm chatting with Chao Ying."

Zhuang Chaoying pursed her lips and looked at Huang Ling: "Ah Ling, I was wrong about this. I should have told you beforehand."

Huang Ling was both angry and helpless. She didn't want to talk to him and pushed him aside.

Even when they're angry, they still have to eat; they can't go hungry. After eating, the children still have to do their homework.

So Huang Ling ignored Zhuang Chaoying standing to the side and picked up the spatula again to start cooking.

Zhuang Chaoying stood to the side, feeling wronged, watching Huang Ling's busy figure, and felt regretful.

next door.

Song Ying and Lin Wufeng stood at the doorway, their ears perked up, pointing towards the backyard.

"Wu Feng, Sister Ling and Teacher Zhuang haven't had a fight since they moved here. Do you think we should go and try to talk them out?"

Lin Wufeng gently held Song Ying's hand: "Don't worry about it for now. Maybe Teacher Zhuang and Sister Ling will make up after their fight. Let's see."

Song Ying listened and thought it made sense, so she nodded: "That's true. Couples shouldn't hold grudges overnight. Teacher Zhuang should be able to appease Sister Ling."

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Zhuang Chaoying watched as the rice in the pot began to boil and some of it spilled out.

Without thinking too much, I instinctively reached for the pot lid.

"Hot! Hot!"

As soon as Zhuang Chaoying touched the pot lid, she screamed from the scalding heat and quickly let go, throwing the lid directly onto the stove with a loud bang.

Huang Ling was still angry, but when she heard Zhuang Chaoying's shout, her heart tightened and she forgot about being angry. Her Chaoying's hands were for writing novels, and she couldn't afford to burn them. She rushed over and grabbed Chaoying's hands.

"How could you be so careless? Don't you know the pot lid is hot? Are you a child?"

After carefully examining Zhuang Chaoying's hands, turning them over and over to make sure there were no burns, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But then she remembered what she was still angry about, so she threw Zhuang Chaoying's hand aside, went back to the stove, picked up the spatula to stir-fry the vegetables, and couldn't help but complain, "You're such a grown-up, and you're still so clumsy."

Zhuang Chaoying was secretly delighted by Huang Ling's series of reactions; he knew that Ling cared about him.

A smile spread across her face as she called out ingratiatingly, "Ah Ling, Ah Ling..."

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