The night wind was freezing, Zheng Xiaoyi got off the bus, hurried into Ronghua Mall, took the elevator and went straight to the 18th floor.
After getting out of the elevator, she ran to her door and took out her keys.
Xue Huan, who was reading the newspaper in the living room, heard the noise, got up quickly, and opened the door.
Zheng Xiaoyi smiled, put the key back into his pocket, and got in.
"Wow! It's so cold outside!"
Xue Huan made a shushing gesture for her and chuckled: "Xiao Yue was already asleep. In the evening I ate at my uncle's place and then brought him back. After drinking some water, he fell asleep while playing.
Already."
Zheng Xiaoyi took off his coat, rubbed his hands, and then went to the kitchen to wash his hands.
Xue Huan poured a bowl of soup and handed it to her.
"This is chicken soup made by my mother, with ginger in it, which can ward off the cold."
Zheng Xiaoyi thanked him and took it, snuggled into his arms, and drank it slowly and happily.
Xue Huan smiled fondly and reminded: "Don't spill the soup."
"No." Zheng Xiaoyi drank most of the drink and let out a long breath: "The final exam is coming soon and everyone is very busy. Tonight's elective class is the last one. I have already handed in the investigation report. Next time
There is no need to take elective courses in the evenings starting from the beginning of the week.”
Xue Huan nodded and said: "Hurry up and finish the test. There is still much work to do next."
"What's wrong?" Zheng Xiaoyi asked.
Xue Huan explained: "Sister-in-law is going to give birth in the next few days. In addition, I heard from my uncle and aunt that their family plans to go back to their hometown in the south for the New Year. Uncle Mu Hai called and said that the villa was almost finished. They wanted to
When I go back to celebrate the move into the big villa, I also want to celebrate the New Year there."
Zheng Xiaoyi was very envious when he heard it, and muttered: "The weather in the south is very warm. I heard from Brother Ayuan that it used to snow in their hometown, but in recent years there has been very little snow. Last year there was not even a single snow."
Xue Huan chuckled: "The weather in the south is indeed much warmer than here. My brother-in-law said that it is always cold there for a few days, but as soon as the sun comes out, it warms up quickly, unlike here where it is always cold."
Zheng Xiaoyi rolled his eyes and asked, "How many days can you have off during the Chinese New Year?"
Xue Huan shook his head: "Don't ask, it can't be much. The hospital will be on holiday for at most three days. In addition, my friend will set up a pharmaceutical factory here, so I will have to help out in the near future."
"Didn't you say that the factory address has not been found?" Zheng Xiaoyi asked.
Xue Huan smiled: "Today has been decided. Sister Lingling built a company and warehouse in Minghu a few years ago. We went to see it today. My friend said that those places can be used, and he wants to rent it with Sister Xue Ling
, and then expand.”
"Are you sure? It's so fast!" Zheng Xiaoyi asked: "How much space is needed?"
Xue Huan explained: "It's very big, extending to the side of your natal villa."
Zheng Xiaoyi nodded and quickly remembered another thing.
Xue Huan stroked her hair gently and whispered: "Sister Lingling is very cautious and asked my friend to ensure that there is no pollution nearby and that there is no noise near the villa. My friend's pharmaceutical production line is imported from abroad.
Automated production, low noise, and wastewater and sewage treatment equipment are also installed to ensure that wastewater will not be poured into Xiaoming Lake, but will be discharged into the city's sewage pipes. Sister Lingling's persistence will cost my friend at least hundreds of thousands more yuan
Repair pipes to drain sewage.”
Zheng Xiaoyi snorted softly: "Sister, this is a long-term consideration! The environment in Minghu Lake is very beautiful, but we can't destroy it all."
"No, there is still a quarter that needs to be greened." Xue Huan explained: "Sister Xue Ling said that she will invest a sum of money next year to repair the area around Minghu Lake and build it into a small park model."
Zheng Xiaoyi asked with a smile: "By the way, have you ever entered my eldest brother's villa to take a look? Is he over there?"
Xue Huan shook his head: "There are weeds outside, some of which are as tall as a person. It's dark inside, and there are a lot of wild cats and dogs hiding there. Sister Lingling told me not to come close, so I didn't go in."
What?!
Zheng Xiaoyi couldn't believe it and asked: "How is it possible?! Hasn't my eldest brother been renovating it for a long time? His partner Xiaohong promised to marry him at the end of the year, so he pooled money to renovate the villa and planned to get married at the end of the year."
Xue Huan raised his eyebrows suspiciously and asked, "Are you sure?"
"Yes!" Zheng Xiaoyi said: "That's what he said, it's absolutely true!"
Xue Huan shook his head slowly: "He is lying to you. Apart from Sister Ling's 'Next Year Building' and the warehouse, the only thing left in Daming Lake is your family's villa. Sister Ling pointed inside and told me today that her father-in-law was just
After building the shell, if we want to live in it, we need to decorate it and pave a path to get out. She also said that she would help with the greening."
That piece of land belongs to Xue Ling, so she naturally knows best who is following whom.
Zheng Xiaoyi's face turned pale and his eyes dodged a few times.
"Then I'll ask my brother if I have time another day..."
The eldest brother asked her to borrow more than 100,000 yuan from her, saying it was to renovate the villa. If it was not to renovate the villa, where did the money go?
He gets a fixed salary of more than 2,000 yuan every month, plus the hundreds of thousands his father left him, where did he use it?
Xue Huan moved his chin slightly and said, "Drink the soup, take a shower and go to bed early."
Since his father-in-law passed away, he didn't have a good impression of his brother-in-law. He roughly listened to some of the conversations between Secretary Gong and the accountant in the factory, and knew that his brother-in-law went to the sweater factory to do accounting secretly and took Sister Ling Ling's share.
Later, the incident was revealed and his father-in-law found out. The old man became so angry that he became ill and died.
It is really embarrassing for my brother-in-law to do such a sneaky and dirty thing!
Zheng Xiaoyi nodded, turned around and went to the kitchen.
She knew that Xue Huan didn't have a good impression of her mother and eldest brother, so she didn't dare to tell anyone about her eldest brother secretly asking her to borrow money.
I don’t know what he did with so much money?
She was secretly worried.
That night, Zheng Xiaoyi suffered from insomnia and tossed and turned unable to sleep.
The next morning, she hurried to school.
During the lunch break after class, she specifically found a public phone and dialed Zheng Datong's office.
——Are you looking for Zheng Datong? He is not here! He has been asking for leave recently and rarely comes to work. Who are you?
Zheng Xiaoyi frowned and replied: "I am his sister, my biological sister."
——Since you are his sister, as a colleague, I think it is necessary to ask you to tell him something. In the past two or three months, he has always asked for leave, and manuscripts have not been submitted on time. The editor-in-chief has a very strong opinion of him. The editor-in-chief is here today.
When I asked about the manuscript, he asked for leave again. The editor angrily said that he would no longer be allowed to ask for leave. If he continued like this, he would be fired.
What?!
Zheng Xiaoyi was startled and said quickly: "He...he had something to do at home, so he had to take leave. Well - please intercede with the editor in chief! I will go to him immediately and ask him to go to work."
"
——I have been working with him for many years, and we have always had good things to say. But it’s not good for him to always be like this. He spends three days fishing and two days drying the Internet. His articles are never up to date, and he doesn’t look for news. I really doubt that he has another
If you want a higher job, don't want this job.
Zheng Xiaoyi was secretly so angry that he suppressed his temper and whispered: "Thank you! Thank you! He will go back to work soon."
After hanging up the phone, she hurriedly called her eldest brother and mother's rental house.
Unexpectedly, the call couldn't be reached at all.
After a while, a low tone sounded: "Hello! The number you dialed has been cancelled."
how so?!
Zheng Xiaoyi was anxious and had no intention of continuing with class. He told the class monitor, then hurriedly left the campus and took a car to the rental house rented by Tang Hong and Zheng Datong.