Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

"Brother Youcai, have you gained weight?"

Zhuzhu was eating her food, but her eyes were fixed on him. Jilin also looked up when he heard this, and then he nodded affirmatively, "At least five pounds."

Gaining 5 pounds in less than a month! This...

Zhang Xiuhua frowned. Fat people are particularly prone to illness.

Jidong laughed and said, "Have you ever seen a skinny chef? The dishes he cooks are usually not oily. No one would dare to eat them."

Youcai pretended to strangle him, "You must be laughing at me! You are so hateful!"

Ji Dong took the bowl and dodged his clutches, hiding behind Zhang Xiuhua, "Aunt, protect me!"

Zhang Xiuhua told them to stop fighting as they were having a meal and it would be embarrassing if others saw them.

After the two children stopped making noise, Zhang Xiuhua told Youcai, "You can't do this. If you really become a fat man weighing hundreds of pounds, you will get diabetes, high blood pressure, and coronary heart disease. You still have to control your body shape and eat less meat in the future."

Youcai laughed bitterly, "This is too difficult!"

He is a meat lover, and he didn't quite understand, "I also eat this much in the north, why am I getting fat?!"

"It's cold in the north, and when it's cold, you want to move. It's not cold in the south, and you're still eating so much, and you don't move, how can you not get fat?" Zhang Xiuhua saw that he wanted to eat more meat, and directly took the skewers from his hand, "Alright! Eat less meat."

He handed the skewer of meat to Zhuzhu and asked her to eat more.

Youcai looked down at his bulging belly and felt that he would have no fun from now on.

While they were eating, customers started to arrive. At first, they were just young couples, but after dark, they were all big, strong men.

At first, Zhang Xiuhua was still helping in the store, but these people showed no signs of leaving. They were eating and chatting. They were standing here, which delayed their conversation, so she took the children back to the house.

Zhuzhu and Jilin were tired after a day of work, so they washed up and went back to their room to sleep.

Jidong and Zhang Xiuhua were discussing things in the main room.

"There's a courtyard house here, a little bigger than the one you had before, and the asking price is 43,000."

Zhang Xiuhua was surprised to learn that it was so expensive, "Aren't there any small courtyard houses?"

Smaller courtyard houses are easier to sell, but such large courtyard houses may not be easy to sell in the future.

Jidong nodded, "Yes, there is, but it's too popular. When I wanted to notify you, it had already been sold. It's impossible for it to wait for me."

Zhang Xiuhua had no money on hand, otherwise she could have left the money to Jidong and asked him to help buy it.

"We have already made an appointment to install a telephone, and it will probably be installed next month. When your uncle comes to the capital, let him tell you the number." Zhang Xiuhua felt that the inconvenience of contact really delayed things. Jidong was very dedicated, but the distance of thousands of miles and the inconvenience of transportation delayed her buying a house.

"Then take me to have a look tomorrow. If it's good, I'll transfer the money to you as soon as the production team pays out." Zhang Xiuhua didn't want to miss the opportunity again.

Jidong shook his head, "No, you need ID to buy a house, and I don't have your ID."

Zhang Xiuhua thought about it and it made sense. At that time, she didn't have an ID card. To buy a house, she needed a household registration book, but she couldn't bring her household registration book with her. The family was about to divide the land, so she would definitely need it.

"When I receive the money, call me and I'll ask your uncle to bring it to you."

Jidong nodded, "Okay!"

Youcai walked in from outside and saw them chatting in a very low voice. He was a little curious, "What are they talking about?"

Zhang Xiuhua didn't want Youcai to know about the Siheyuan, so she changed the subject and said, "Let's talk about your freezer. I think you can buy some meat on the weekends, string it up and put it in the freezer. This way, you can reduce the shopping problem by half."

Youcai touched his chin, thought carefully about her plan, and nodded, "Alright!"

After chatting for a while, Zhang Xiuhua and Jidong went back to their rooms to sleep. Youcai had to stay at the barbecue restaurant until 2 a.m.

The next morning, when Zhang Xiuhua woke up, the store was not open. The barbecue business was in the afternoon and evening. It was closed in the morning and at noon.

After washing up, Jidong came in from outside. He brought a lunch box and bought a bunch of breakfast, including buns, fried dough sticks, soy milk, wontons and steamed dumplings.

They had eaten these when they traveled to the south before, and they never forgot them.

Especially the buns and fried dough sticks, one is full of meat and fragrant, and the other is crispy and delicious.

Jidong also took some pickles from the jar under the high table, which were pickled by Youcai.

The whole family ate around the table with gusto, and except for Youcai, everyone else was eating until their bellies were full.

Youcai was still sleeping, and Zhang Xiuhua asked Zhuzhu and Jilin not to disturb him.

"Have you cleaned the yard? Jidong and I are out doing some errands, and we'll take you to eat Peking duck at noon." Zhang Xiuhua made a promise to them.

Zhuzhu was a little anxious, "Mom, I want to go too."

Ji Lin didn't say anything, but he couldn't hide the expectant look in his eyes.

How could Zhang Xiuhua let the child go with her? "No. It's too far away. You will be very tired. Besides, we are here to do some serious work. We are not allowed to bring children there!"

Zhuzhu and Jilin believed it and didn't follow.

Zhang Xiuhua and Jidong took the bus to Houhai, and first found Sister Xiang from the Housing Authority and made an appointment to go house hunting together.

Sister Xiang looked at Zhang Xiuhua several times, and said hesitantly, "Can you really afford it? This house is not cheap."

Zhang Xiuhua felt a little uncomfortable with this look, but she also knew that civil servants and workers were very powerful these days.

Jidong didn't say that he didn't have enough money and wouldn't buy it. He nodded confidently and said, "I told my aunt last night. As long as the price is right, she will buy it."

Only then did Sister Xiang lead the way.

Zhang Xiuhua and Jidong followed behind.

Pushing the door open, the house was very clean. But the building materials might be old, and some places could no longer see their original color. This house was indeed bigger than her previous one.

Especially it has not been spoiled by tenants, because this place was requisitioned and used as office space.

Zhang Xiuhua walked in, looked around, and was satisfied with everything, but she still asked, "This price is a bit expensive. If it can be reduced by 5,000, I can buy it."

Sister Xiang took a deep breath and said, "You're bargaining too hard. Five thousand is definitely not enough!"

"There is a house in front, a little smaller than this one, with four courtyards, and the asking price is just over 30,000. This house is not very cost-effective."

Sister Xiang was puzzled, "Why didn't I know that a house with four entrances only costs more than 30,000?"

Zhang Xiuhua explained, "I bought it last year. I like courtyard houses. I have many children at home, and I will definitely need a room for each of them when they get married. It would be great if it were bigger and I could get everything in one go!"

Sister Xiang didn't expect that she was actually a big customer. It's true that appearance is not the best way to judge a person. She thought about it and said, "I can't make this decision for a discount of 5,000 yuan. I'll ask the owner later and ask for his opinion."

"Okay! When you ask later, just tell my nephew that he's right here."

Sister Xiang nodded, "I know, he opened a grocery store over on Xinmin Road."

After the chat, Zhang Xiuhua took a look at the courtyard and left with Jidong.