The courtyard: the atmosphere of human life

Chapter 239 An unexpected confession

The news of Linlin's divorce soon spread to the whole family. No one saw Linlin again in the days that followed. Xiao Ling would always scold her for not knowing how lucky she was and would never talk about her current life.

In 2021, people have been in a state of stop-and-go, from the tension and uneasiness when they first heard about the lockdown to slowly getting used to the normalization of nucleic acid testing. No one knows when this epidemic will end.

"Sister, I'm asking you to go over and sign tomorrow regarding the demolition of our house. Don't forget." Xiaoying called and reminded Darong not to forget to sign.

After Darong's father and mother distributed the two demolished houses to their two sons, they also left a bungalow for Xiaoying and Darong. In order to avoid any more disputes and quarrels, they went through a judicial process at the same time as the agreement to clarify the ownership of the two daughters.

Darong and Xiaoying's houses were included in the demolition and reconstruction process before the outbreak of the epidemic, but due to the sudden outbreak of the epidemic, the resettlement negotiations have been stalled until today.

"Okay, I see."

"Sister, your place may also start work soon. One of our classmates who works in the university town said that their school has received a notice and school may start next month." Xiaoying shared the news she heard from her classmate with Darong.

"That's good. I can make money as soon as I start working. I'm looking forward to it every day." Darong said happily.

"What about An An? Who will take care of An An if you start working?"

"An An is old enough now to live with his grandmother, and his mother doesn't have to work, so her schedule is more flexible."

During that period, Ruyi was more like a part-time accountant for individual investors. Apart from occasionally visiting the client's company twice, she spent the rest of her time working at home. Although it was convenient for her to take care of the children, Ruyi herself seemed very tired.

At least when working in the office, you do fixed work at fixed times, but working from home is different. You have to work while keeping an eye on your children. People in this state are often in a crazy mood.

Especially after the closed community appeared near Zhong's mother's home, Ruyi and Xiao Huya were on the verge of emotional breakdown without their parents' help.

Fortunately, the environment is relatively stable now, and the graduating class that Xiao Huya teaches no longer has any course burdens, so the lives of the two have returned to normal.

A few days after receiving Xiaoying's call, the university property where Darong worked also notified the school to start. Darong originally thought that she could just go to work as normal as before.

But she overlooked the fact that college students come from all over the world. Her first job arrangement after going to work was to ask these dormitory managers to accompany the students who had just returned to school to complete fourteen days of closed isolation in the school.

"No, no, no, no, what's the plan for you to stay at school for so many days without going home? You should quit your job. Your family doesn't need your salary anymore."

As soon as Zhong Yunxing heard that Darong was going to stay in the school for fourteen days, a series of "no's" came out of his mouth.

"If I resign now, they won't be able to recruit anyone, and the students will be back soon." Darong said with some embarrassment.

This is Darong's personality. She always considers other people's situations in everything.

In fact, after hearing that similar collective bans might become normal in the future, Darong herself also had the idea of ​​resigning. After all, when she came here in the first place, it was because of this job that she could have time to take care of An An.

Although classes have resumed, the kindergarten is still in a state of stagnation. Considering Ruyi's situation, Darong doesn't want to continue working there.

"Why do you think so much? If you leave, there will be so many people willing to do the job. It's so hard to find a job out there now, let alone a young wife of your age."

"Who are you calling a concubine? You bald old man, how dare you talk about me like that?"

Darong retorted angrily, and Zhong Yunxing on the other end of the phone kept giggling.

When Zhong Yunxing was young, he often came into contact with white lime stones on construction sites. The dust was harmful to the skin. Now that he is older, he is the only one among his brothers who is a little bald.

Although Ruyi always told Darong that whether a man will go bald is just a probability problem in genes, Darong still believed that Zhong Yunxing worked too hard when he was young and his hair follicles were burned, which caused him to go bald.

So sometimes, people's cognition and emotions are not necessarily matched.

Darong finally quit her job in the university town. After much consideration, she thought that Ruyi needed her to take care of the children more, so she decided to quit her job and go home.

"I lost two days' money. These two days were the most tiring. I checked up and down the stairs. Now that I've finished checking, I resign." Darong sighed self-deprecatingly.

"That's all your fault. You insisted on not asking for salary for these two days." Zhong Yunxing reminded Darong cheerfully.

Because she resigned so close to the start of the school year, it would be very troublesome for them to recruit new people. Darong felt guilty about this and took the initiative to give up her salary for the past few days as a way of expressing her apology.

"You're being criticized again!" Darong glanced at Zhong Yunxing and said, "Hurry up and drive."

Zhong Yunxing was scolded by Darong, but he happily bared his little white teeth and went home with his wife.

Zhong Yunxing is almost sixty years old. As the years go by and he has gone through many ups and downs, he finds himself becoming more and more dependent on Darong's company.

In his eyes, Darong has always been a gentle and kind woman. She has a temper and personality, but she has always interpreted the meaning of kindness in her own way.

From the time she promised to take care of Zhong's father to now accompanying Zhong's mother in her later years, Darong has always been an indispensable presence by Zhong Yunxing's side.

Love is impulsive but also persistent. When they were young, he loved her youth and beauty, and also indulged her domineering nature. After she was over fifty years old, she became peaceful and stable. Although her face had aged, she was still the light in his eyes.

Darong and Zhong Yunxing never had a spectacular life, but they ended up living the life that many people could not dream of.

"What are you doing?"

Zhong Yunxing, who was driving, suddenly grabbed Darong's hand, causing Darong to look at him in surprise.

"Da Rong, it's great to have you." Zhong Yunxing's little white teeth shone with a dazzling luster.

Although Darong didn't know what he was thinking, when she heard these words, she felt a warm feeling in her heart and smiled.

"Drive carefully!"