The Qian family's old man was very fertile, with six sons and over twenty grandchildren, and not much age difference between them.
Fan Lisheng rubbed his nose and replied casually, "Qian Ermazi, of course. His family got him a Deputy Director position on a committee. He thinks he's superior to everyone now and looks down on people all day."
"He thinks we're afraid of him and that we do things improperly. We just disdain to associate with him, to avoid getting dirty."
Qian Ermazi's real name is Qian Changshui. He is the second eldest among the Qian grandchildren. Because he had an illness in childhood, his face is pockmarked, and he has always been called Qian Ermazi.
What a shameless, ugly, and unkempt man, already thirty-seven and divorced, dares to covet the goddess whom none of them believe is worthy.
Who could stand this?
Recently, Qian Ermazi has been having terrible luck. Wherever he goes, he encounters attacks; whatever he does, nothing goes smoothly.
If we don't make him sleep with one eye open from now on, we don't deserve to be called the children of the compound.
Huo Han's eyes darkened, and he turned to leave.
Seeing him walk towards the door, Fan Lisheng quickly followed, making a turn, "Hey, Old Huo, where are you going? Didn't we agree to eat at my aunt's place today?"
His aunt wanted to introduce him to a partner.
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Lin Yuexi's body was too weak. Before she could even return to the compound, she was already leaning back against the chair, exhausted, and had fallen asleep.
Ren Yan was prepared. She opened her umbrella, covering Lin Yuexi's entire upper body. This way, it would shield her from the sun and block the wind.
When she woke up, Lin Yuexi opened her eyes to find herself in her own room.
She didn't get up immediately but first checked her haul for the day.
Really, didn't they know that Little Ren was someone she was protecting? How dare they try to steal from her.
If I don't hug it back, my surname isn't Lin.
Opening the small worn bag, the large string of items almost blinded Lin Yuexi.
The money added up to one hundred and thirty yuan and fifty cents, along with cloth tickets, cotton tickets, towel tickets, soap tickets, toothpaste tickets, toothbrush tickets, cup tickets, grain tickets, meat tickets, oil tickets, sugar tickets, pastry tickets, and so on and so forth.
The money itself was not a big deal; she was relatively well-off.
The tickets were the truly rare items.
Even though her father had a high military position and a high salary, the tickets were allocated monthly and not very comprehensive. Take toothpaste tickets, for example; her father only got one every three months, and cup tickets were even rarer, only two a year.
Nowadays, you need tickets to buy anything. With just money and no tickets, you can't spend it.
Her parents doted on her, so the monthly tickets were basically never enough, and they always had to rely on the Old Master for subsidies.
And then, her mother's relationship with Eldest Aunt was also very bad because of this.
The night before her father left, he went to the Old Master's place again and brought back a pocketful of tickets. She wondered if Eldest Aunt had scolded him again until midnight.
Getting sidetracked, let's get back.
It seems the person encountered today was a master thief. Look at these tickets; they are all nationally valid.
Ren Yan estimated that Lin Yuexi should be awake, so she pushed the door open and poked her head in. Seeing that she was awake, the first thing she did upon entering was to touch her forehead to check her temperature.
"I stewed some egg custard for you and added a little sesame oil. It's very fragrant."
While speaking, she helped her sit up, "I need to go buy things for our trip to the countryside later and also mail some of our household items. If you feel unwell, remember to call Neighbor Aunt Li; I've already spoken with her."
Lin Yuexi knew she was scared by yesterday's events, but she didn't ask further. Her current priority was to maintain the persona of the Original Host as quiet and well-behaved. She would slowly reveal any ideas after going to the countryside.
Although her parents were not here, their neighbors were all acquaintances, and they were all acquaintances with high military ranks!
After she finished a bowl of egg custard, Ren Yan washed the bowls and left hurriedly with the money and tickets Lin Yuexi gave her.
About an hour later, this girl returned, laden with bags, hanging all over her.
"I've already mailed the thick clothes and blankets to Third Brother Leng. For the tickets you gave me that were about to expire, I went to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative and bought everything I could. I've also mailed the heavy items."
Ren Yan reported to Lin Yuexi while washing her face, "The bills are on the table. Take a look and see if anything is wrong."
Lin Yuexi picked up the notebook on the table and glanced at it. She didn't say anything like 'I trust you, no need to check.' Ren Yan had her own pride and her own principles.
"I'll go with you to the department store this afternoon. Let's try to use up all the tickets for Beijing City."
Ren Yan had already rolled up her sleeves to start cooking. Hearing this, she poked her head out from the kitchen, looking troubled, "Xixi, do you still want to go out? It seems a bit... you know... outside lately."
"Let's take the road towards the Municipal Committee."
Ren Yan thought about it but still didn't agree.
She knew Xixi's courage wasn't as small as rumored, and she wouldn't usually be completely scared by such scenes!
Moreover, in the current situation, there was truly no rhyme or reason. She didn't dare to gamble with Xixi.
Lin Yuexi thought about it and finally gave up on going out. Indeed, her current body was too frail, and she had to take a train in three days. It was better to rest obediently for these few days.
For the next two days, Ren Yan was like a hamster, carrying one or two bags of things to the post office every day, to the point where the post office staff recognized her.
Lin Yuexi wasn't completely idle either. She hid everything in the house, except for the visible items, into her space.
Her parents left in a hurry. They received the notice in the morning and were on the train by noon. Her parents didn't even have time to go home to pack, only leaving Xiao Luo to sort out some of the couple's spare clothes and the money and tickets they had left at home.
Xiao Luo also brought back instructions from Leng Zhi. The savings passbook was in a hidden compartment of the nightstand by their bed. Xiao Luo was to withdraw the money from the passbook, divide it into four portions, and Lin Yuexi was to take the money. Each of the four children would get one portion. Lin Yuexi was to find an opportunity to give the money to her three older brothers after arriving in Heilongjiang Province.
Also, apart from what Lin Yuexi needed to take herself, all other items in the house were to be left for the next occupants.
While her parents were generous, Lin Yuexi, a child from the apocalypse, was petty.
Why should she?
After framing someone and driving them away, they still wanted to take advantage of them. What was the difference between this and eating human blood steamed buns?
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