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

The bicycle came to a steady stop in front of Songhelou Restaurant. Zhuang Chaoying locked the chain and turned to Huang Ling beside her: "Ling, what would you like to eat?"

Huang Ling held onto her backpack strap with one hand, tilted her head and thought for a moment: "I want pork rib noodles!"

"Then I'll have chicken leg noodles!"

The two entered the restaurant. "One bowl of pork rib noodles, one bowl of chicken leg noodles, plus a chicken leg and a single serving of pork ribs! And two bottles of orange juice!"

Huang Ling pulled Zhuang Chaoying's arm, frowning slightly: "Chaoying, we just spent a lot of money, we should save some money in the future!"

Huang Ling took out two yuan from her pocket and handed it to Zhuang Chaoying. Zhuang Chaoying naturally took the money and paid the bill.

After finding a place to sit down, the two sat side by side. Zhuang Chaoying leaned close to Huang Ling's ear and whispered, "Ling, our salaries are enough to live on, and we can also go to Shanghai to collect subsidies at the end of the year. Buying a house today is a great thing, so let's celebrate!"

Huang Ling's lips curled up, and she reached under the table to pinch Chao Ying's inner thigh hard: "Chao Ying, I'll celebrate for you."

Zhuang Chaoying lowered her voice. "Ouch! Ah Ling, be careful out here. When we get home, you can pinch me anywhere you want."

Huang Ling covered her mouth and chuckled.

"Add chicken drumsticks and ribs, and the noodles are ready!"

The waiter's voice came from behind her, and Huang Ling quickly withdrew her hand.

Zhuang Chaoying got up to get the noodles: "The noodles are here!"

When he returned, he put the chicken leg in Huang Ling's bowl and moved the ribs to his side. "This chicken leg is for you, and the ribs are mine, so you can have both."

Huang Ling ate with relish, quickly finishing a chicken leg and cleaning up the ribs, but she could only eat half of the noodles before she couldn't eat anymore.

Zhuang Chaoying looked at the remaining noodles in the bowl: "Aren't you going to eat?"

Huang Ling nodded: "Food is precious, and I don't want to leave any, but I really can't eat anymore."

Zhuang Chaoying took the bowl and said, "Then I'll eat it."

After saying that, he ate the remaining half bowl of noodles that Huang Ling had left in big mouthfuls, then rubbed his stomach and let out a burp.

Zhuang Chaoying stood up. "Let's go!"

Looking at Chaoying's slightly bulging belly, Huang Ling asked worriedly, "Chaoying, are you alright eating so much? Should I go home and get you some yeast tablets?"

Zhuang Chaoying waved her hand: "It's okay, let's go home first, return the things, and then go to work. It's only twelve o'clock now."

The two rode their bicycles home, and Huang Ling carefully put away all the house purchase documents before feeling at ease.

Afterwards, Zhuang Chaoying rode her bicycle to take Huang Ling to the cotton mill, and then returned to school herself.

"Teacher Zhuang is here. Is everything done?"

"It's done."

He then went to cancel the fake document.

Back in the office, I dozed off for a little while, slumped over my desk.

"Ring ring ring!" The school bell rang.

Zhuang Chaoying stretched, quickly got up, picked up her textbook, and walked towards the classroom.

He swapped his morning class with the chemistry teacher, moving the class to the afternoon so he could have more time in the morning to handle the house purchase.

Zhuang Chaoying walked into the classroom. "Hello, students!"

"Stand up, good morning, teacher!"

"Please sit down!"

Zhuang Chaoying nodded, turned around, picked up the chalk, and wrote several large characters neatly on the blackboard: Today we will talk about logarithmic operations.

In class, Zhuang Chaoying lectured vividly, writing furiously on the blackboard and explaining each knowledge point in detail.

In the last row of the classroom, a student was fast asleep on his desk, creating a stark and somewhat helpless contrast with Zhuang Chaoying's energetic explanation.

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Zhuang Chaoying earnestly reminded the students, "Summer vacation starts tomorrow. Students must finish their summer homework on time, and absolutely do not swim in the river! Please be careful! get out of class dismissed!"

"goodbye teacher!"

When Zhuang Chaoying pushed her bicycle back to her doorstep, she saw a group of people gathered outside her house and Wang Yong's house, talking noisily about something.

Excuse me, excuse me!

Zhuang Chaoying pushed the bicycle into the yard.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw Ah Ling, Song Ying, Engineer Lin, and the children standing there.

"Ah Ling, what's wrong?"

Huang Ling walked over to Chao Ying and whispered, "Regarding Wang Fang next door, the factory said they'd tear down the wall and ask us to give up two square meters so Wang Fang can build another small house."

Zhuang Chaoying looked up at the courtyard wall: "If this little house is built, it will block the light and ventilation for Engineer Lin's family, but I don't care."

Huang Ling nodded: "Yes, if we build a house, it will mainly block the sunlight from Song Ying's house. As long as Song Ying agrees, I have no objection. Someone from the factory just came and said that we should discuss it with Song Ying again in a while."

Zhuang Chaoying quickly agreed, "I'll listen to you."

After the factory workers left, everyone gradually dispersed.

The two families sat in Song Ying's house.

Wu Feng looked at everyone and said, "Teacher Zhuang, you just got back. People from the factory came over earlier. They said they want to solve Wang Fang's housing problem by moving the walls of our two houses back by one meter. This will definitely affect the lighting and ventilation in our yards."

However, Wang Fang's family is indeed facing difficulties. We might live in this house for the rest of our lives, and moving the courtyard wall will definitely cause many inconveniences, so we need to discuss it together.

Zhuang Chaoying listened carefully to what Engineer Lin said: "The affiliated high school has already accepted Zhou Qing to study there temporarily. Wang Fang and Zhou Qing have really had a tough time. Engineer Lin, this courtyard wall is on your side, so it doesn't actually have a direct impact on our family. Ah Ling said she'll listen to you, so Ah Ling's opinion is my opinion."

Lin Dongzhe sat to the side, listening to the adults' words. During this period, they had been in contact with Zhou Qing quite a bit. Seeing Zhou Qing's situation of living under someone else's roof, he, Xiaoting, and Tu Nan all felt sorry for Zhou Qing. Since it could solve their family's housing problem, Lin Dongzhe was the first to raise his hand: "I agree to move the courtyard wall."

The other children exchanged glances and raised their hands as well, willing to make a small "sacrifice" to help Zhou Qing's family.

Huang Ling turned her head, looked at her own Chao Ying, and then shifted her gaze to Engineer Lin, fanning herself absently with her fan: "So, Engineer Lin, what's your opinion?"

Lin Wufeng paused slightly, looked at Song Ying, and said, "Song Ying's opinion is my opinion."

Song Ying subconsciously pursed her lips, clasped her hands together, and hurriedly stated, "The opinion of the real estate department is my opinion."

Huang Ling nodded slightly, fanning herself a little faster. "We and Chao Ying will listen to you. Since you've all said so, then everyone agrees."

Lin Wufeng: "The real estate department has already agreed, but Wang Yong's family is still dragging their feet. I don't know what they're thinking. If this matter is resolved sooner, everyone can have peace of mind."

Song Ying snorted: "I think Wang Yong is just trying to stall, maybe even to ruin this whole thing. Doesn't his family realize how hard it is for Wang Fang to raise the child alone?"

Huang Ling turned her gaze to Lin Wufeng again: "Building a house and buying bricks also costs money. Where would Wang Fang and the others get the money?"

Lin Wufeng: "The educated youth association has an organization, and Wang Fang should ask them for help. It shouldn't be a problem for everyone to pool together the money for a brick. Teacher Zhuang, is your school on holiday? I feel relieved with you at home keeping an eye on things. When Wang Fang wants to build a house, we can have the real estate department come and draw up the boundary lines. Song Ying will be home too, and both families can keep an eye on things together, which will ensure fairness and impartiality."

Zhuang Chaoying nodded: "It's the holidays, and I'll keep an eye on things at home, so you can go to work without worry, Engineer Lin. Since we've already discussed it, let's head out and let the kids get some rest."

As he spoke, he gently patted Huang Ling's shoulder, signaling her to leave.