Siheyuan: I just want to live

Ever since the last time he and Lou Xiao'e accidentally ran into Xu Damao, Chen Feng has been keeping an eye on Xu Damao's every move, looking forward to when Lou Xiao'e would take action against him.

However, as the days passed, there was still no movement from Lou Xiao'e.

Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, Xu Damao went to the countryside to show a movie as usual. At this time, Lou Xiaoe unexpectedly returned to the courtyard.

Faced with Lou Xiao'e's sudden return, Chen Feng was full of curiosity, but he knew very well that this was someone else's family affair and as a bystander he should not interfere too much.

Therefore, despite being full of suspicion, he chose to remain silent and did not ask the reason.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, night fell. Chen Feng's family was sitting together preparing to enjoy dinner. However, at this moment, a knock on the door broke the silence.

Chen Feng opened the door and saw Lou Xiao'e standing outside with a cloth bag in her hand. He asked in surprise, "Xiao'e, what's the matter so late?"

"By the way, have you eaten yet? Do you want to eat something together?"

Although Chen Feng didn't know what Lou Xiao'e wanted to talk to him about, he still politely invited Lou Xiao'e to have dinner with him.

Seeing Chen Feng say this, Lou Xiaoe also said with a smile: "It's nothing serious. I just passed by your house and smelled the delicious food. I couldn't help but want to come and have a meal."

Chen Feng was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to respond. He thought, isn't Lou Xiao'e too frank?

At this time, Jin Ling, who was taking care of the child, spoke first: "Xiao'e, since you haven't eaten yet, come and sit down and eat with us!"

Hearing this, Lou Xiao'e immediately smiled and said, "Okay, Sister-in-law Jin Ling, I'll be right there!"

As he said that, he walked around Chen Feng, went to the dining table, and sat next to Jin Ling.

Chen Feng looked at Lou Xiao'e, who didn't treat him as an outsider, shook his head, and said nothing. Instead, he went to the kitchen to get a new set of bowls and chopsticks and placed them in front of Lou Xiao'e.

After Chen Feng sat down, he heard Lou Xiao'e ask Jin Ling: "Sister-in-law Jin Ling, how old is Jin Ming now?"

Although Jin Ling didn't know why Lou Xiao'e asked this, she still answered: "You're already fourteen, what's wrong, Xiao'e? Why are you asking this out of the blue?"

Lou Xiao'e did not answer Jin Ling's words, but continued to ask: "Sister-in-law Jin Ling, Jin Ming is not young anymore. He should get married in a few years. Have you prepared a house for him?"

After hearing what Lou Xiao'e said, Jin Ling sighed and said, "Xiao'e, you know, there are no empty houses in the city right now. How can I prepare one for him?"

She paused and said helplessly, "Let's wait until he gets a job and his company allocates him a house! I have no other choice!"

Lou Xiao'e nodded slightly, then smiled and said, "Yes, this situation is indeed quite difficult to deal with now."

"But then again, our Jin Ming is very handsome, so there will definitely be a lot of girls who like him. By then, maybe he can even find a girl who has a house!"

After hearing this, Jin Ling showed a relieved smile on her face and said, "Then I'll borrow your good wishes. I hope our Jin Ming can find a good girl."

"But I think that as long as two people truly love each other, it doesn't matter whether they have a house or not. What matters is that they can support each other and create a better future together."

Lou Xiao'e nodded in agreement and said, "Sister-in-law Jin Ling is right. A house is only a part of life. What is really important is the relationship between two people and the happiness of the family."

However, Lou Xiao'e turned around and said, "But of course it would be better if I could have my own house."

When Jin Ling heard what Lou Xiao'e said, she frowned again, sighed slightly and said, "Yes! It would be great if Jin Ming could have his own house!"

Chen Feng, who was standing by, was listening to their conversation. He saw Jin Ling frowning and sighing slightly, so he quickly spoke to Jin Ling.

"Wife, don't worry about Jin Ming's house. I'm here for you! I'll keep an eye out in the next few years. If anyone wants to sell a house, we'll buy it!"

After hearing what Chen Feng said, Jin Ling still frowned and said, "Buy a house? How much will it cost?"

Seeing that Jin Ling was worried about the money again, Chen Feng smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry about the money. I will find a way!"

In fact, Chen Feng didn’t really understand why Jin Ling was so stingy with money when she clearly had a lot of money in her passbook.

Lou Xiao'e, who was standing next to them, heard the conversation between Chen Feng and Jin Ling. She said with a smile, "Brother Chen Feng, Sister Jin Ling, I know there is a suite. Do you want one?"

When Chen Feng heard her words, he immediately asked: "What's the situation with the house you mentioned? Public housing or private housing? Where is it? How much is it for?"

When Lou Xiao'e heard Chen Feng's anxious question, she said, "It's a private house, right next door to where Xu Damao lives. It's free, I'm giving it to you!"

When Chen Feng heard that it was Xu Damao's house, he immediately understood. It seemed that Lou Xiao'e was going to take action in the next two days.

He secretly sighed in his heart, he didn't expect Lou Xiao'e to be so cruel that she even wanted to sell the house, leaving Xu Damao with no place to stand at all!

He looked at Lou Xiao'e and thought to himself, then he realized that Lou Xiao'e came back just to take away his dowry.

In this case, at best, Xu Damao would not only lose his job but also become homeless. If Lou Xiaoe were a little more ruthless, Xu Damao would probably have to live in prison for retirement.

But Chen Feng didn't want to care about Xu Damao. There must be something hateful about pitiful people!

However, Chen Feng would not sympathize with Xu Damao. After all, he had betrayed Lou Xiao'e before, and now Lou Xiao'e wanted to retaliate against him, which was Xu Damao's own fault.

Chen Feng turned to look at Jin Ling, wanting to see if she had any opinion, only to see her looking at Lou Xiao'e in surprise, obviously surprised by the news.

Jin Ling thought for a moment, then asked softly, "Xiao'e, are you really going to give us the house?"

Lou Xiao'e smiled, with a hint of determination in her eyes: "Well, I've decided. I don't need this house anyway, so I might as well give it to you. Besides, I believe you will take good care of it."

Chen Feng saw Lou Xiao'e's firm tone, and thought that she was leaving anyway, so there was no point in keeping the house, so he said, "Then I thank you, Xiao'e!"

Lou Xiao'e waved her hand and said with a smile: "You're welcome, Brother Chen Feng. In fact, I am very grateful to you. If it weren't for you, I don't know what to do now."

After that, Lou Xiao'e took out a piece of paper from her bag and handed it to Chen Feng: "This is the loan agreement. Take a look at it. If you think there is no problem, then sign it! I have already signed it."

Chen Feng took the agreement and took a look at it. It was filled with densely written words, but to sum it up, the general meaning was that Lou Xiao'e borrowed 5,000 yuan from Chen Feng and used the house under Lou Xiao'e's name as collateral. If she could not pay back the money, then the house would belong to Chen Feng.

The house under Lou Xiao'e's name is the one Xu Damao lives in now.

After reading the agreement, Chen Feng looked at Lou Xiao'e curiously and asked, "Xiao'e, hasn't Xu Damao's house always belonged to the Xu family? Why is it in your name now?"

Seeing Chen Feng asking this, Lou Xiaoe patiently explained, "In fact, the house did belong to the steel mill at first, but after Xu Damao and I got married, my father bought it."

"Then it was registered under my name. The Xu family also knew about this, but they didn't have any objections at the time."

After hearing Lou Xiao'e's explanation, Chen Feng's mind gradually became clear. He roughly understood the Xu family's thoughts and motives at the time.

It is indeed a good thing for the Xu family to turn the public house into a private house, which will allow them to have more property. Lou Xiao'e has already married into the Xu family, and if they have children in the future, the house will eventually belong to the Xu family.

However, they never expected that Xu Damao could not control his behavior. What's worse, all of this was witnessed by Lou Xiao'e.

Now, Lou Xiao'e has decided to give the house to Chen Feng, which means that the Xu family's wishful thinking has completely failed and it can be said that their efforts are in vain.

Chen Feng then asked Jin Ming to bring a pen over and sign his name on it. Looking at the flamboyant signature on the paper, he nodded with satisfaction.

After the contract was signed, Chen Feng asked Lou Xiao'e again, "Xiao'e, do you really not want me to give you some extra money? After all, this house is not for free."

He felt a little guilty and thought it was not good to take advantage of others.

After hearing what Chen Feng said, Lou Xiao'e waved her hand generously and said, "No need. How much is this house worth? For me, it's a dispensable thing!"

She looked nonchalant, as if the house was just a trivial thing to her.

Chen Feng listened to Lou Xiao'e's words and nodded unconsciously. She was right. With the Lou family's financial resources and status, this house was really nothing.

That is to say, now, if it was before 1949 or in Chen Feng's previous life, the value of these two houses might be just the cost of Lou Xiao'e's trip to the street. This little money is not worth mentioning at all for the Lou family.

But for Chen Feng, who always has 200,000 yuan in cash in his space, it is a piece of cake.

Thinking of this, Chen Feng no longer worried about this issue.

However, he still decided to find a chance to repay Lou Xiaoe in the future. After all, she was so generous, so he couldn't be too stingy.

After all, this house is a considerable fortune for other ordinary families nowadays. Obviously, Lou Xiao'e also regarded Chen Feng as an ordinary person.

Although she knew that Chen Feng and Jin Ling's salary was almost 100 yuan a month, and she also knew that Chen Feng was a buyer and, like Xu Damao, would have some hidden benefits.

But Lou Xiao'e only regarded Chen Feng as an ordinary person with some money.