The courtyard: the atmosphere of human life

Chapter 227 Old Conflicts

In fact, the third brother did not mean to embarrass Xiao Ling, but because of her proud and boastful look, he really thought that Linlin's villa was in the name of the young couple.

Although the third brother didn't like Xiao Ling, Linlin was still his niece after all. If he had thought about it at the time, he would not have really asked that question.

"This villa was bought with a loan, and her father-in-law didn't want the young couple to bear the loan..."

Sometimes people just can't talk nonsense. When Xiao Ling was asked this by the third brother, she even mentioned the word loan, and no one at the table said anything more.

When Linlin came in with her three children, her frown revealed everything.

"Linlin's life now is so hopeless. Don't look at how much my sister-in-law brags every day. She has a man like that and three children to look after. Can you see a smile on her face?"

Because the dining place was not far away, Darong and Xiaoying walked home together in the evening. When Xiaoying mentioned Linlin, she was full of complaints about Xiaoling.

"What should we do? Isn't that a good family her mother found for her? All they care about all day is money. Besides, we don't even know if he's a real rich man or just a fake one."

After Darong finished speaking, she snorted coldly, showing great disdain for Xiao Ling's values.

"Although their family is rich compared to us, they are not wealthy at all. Whose wealthy family buys a house and pays off the mortgage? My sister-in-law is bragging so much that she can't even explain herself."

Xiaoying also found it very funny after she finished speaking and couldn't help laughing out loud.

As aunts, Darong and Xiaoying didn't seem to want to laugh at Linlin, but they still sneered at Xiaoling's personality.

"Sister, why does my sister-in-law always want to compete with you in everything? I've felt it since the beginning. Now she even seems to want to compete with Ruyi and Linlin before she's satisfied."

When Xiao Ling first came into the family, Xiao Ying was relatively young. Although she didn't like Xiao Ling very much, she also didn't understand many things.

Later, I got married and had children. When I matured, I seemed to understand that Xiao Ling seemed to have always been competing with Darong.

"Hehe...I made you angry when you were young."

Hearing Xiaoying ask this, Darong couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

"Tell me about it." Seeing Darong smiling like that, Xiaoying also happily took Darong's arm and asked.

"Actually, it can't be said that I was mad at her. She just did it herself. Do you still remember the mountain bike that your brother and I bought for Grandpa when Grandpa from Northeast China came that year?"

The fourth uncle from the Northeast that Darong mentioned is actually Darong’s mother’s biological father. He left the country in his early years to avoid disaster, but he didn’t expect that he would not come back for decades.

"I have some impression. I remember I had just gotten married at that time, and my grandfather said he didn't plan to go back." Xiaoying said after thinking for a while.

"Yes, that's when grandpa said he wanted to retire in his hometown, so your eldest brother and I teamed up to buy him a mountain bike. We spent more than 700 yuan on it, which was quite expensive at the time."

Darong couldn't help but curl her lips when she thought about the prices at that time.

"Later, grandpa passed away again, and the bike had been sitting idle in our mom's yard ever since. Your second brother went out one time and rode that bike, and he happened to run into your sister-in-law outside, and she took the bike away right away."

"Hmph, she can indeed do it." After listening to Darong, Xiaoying snorted coldly.

"Your second brother told me that he walked back. When Xiao Ling refused to let him ride home, I was so angry. We both lived in Nanjian at that time. I stared at her to see if she rode that bike back."

"It turns out she had her own bike, and it wasn't the mountain bike she was riding."

"Ah? Where's the car?"

"I went straight to her brother's house, and sure enough, it was her brother riding that bike. You can imagine how capable she is." Darong still looked angry when she talked about it with Xiaoying.

"This is indeed something she can do." Xiaoying also curled her lips and snorted.

"I went straight to your brother and told him that if Huazi rides the bike, I have no objection. But if Xiaoling's brother gets the bike, he should return my half of the money to me and I will buy Huazi another one."

Mountain bikes were a popular thing in Yutian for a period of time, and many young people were proud to own a mountain bike.

Huazi's age at that time was just the kind of teenager who loved to show off, so Xiao Ling concluded that Huazi just wanted to monopolize the car instead of borrowing it occasionally.

In the end, after a war broke out between Sibei'er and Xiaoling, the mountain bike also belonged to Huazi. Xiaoling knew that it was Darong who instigated and spread the message, so naturally she hated her elder sister-in-law.

But this is just one thing that Darong remembers clearly, because they lived too close to each other back then.

Xiao Ling's selfishness, Darong's love of standing up for the weak, and the deep sisterly love between the four generations of brothers made it inevitable that there would be friction in the corners, and the conflicts naturally accumulated.

"Actually, I just feel sorry for Huazi. Now I think about it, I was too young back then." After Darong said this, she just smiled slightly with a deep look in her eyes.

"She has been like that since she was a child. If she doesn't take advantage, she will suffer. You didn't do anything wrong. She already has half of your money."

In fact, no one is born smooth and open-minded. Everyone gradually smooths out their edges through repeated growth and hardships.

Darong does not have any special halo. She is just an ordinary person born in the 60s, who rises and falls in the secular world and struggles in life just like the rest of us.

Xiaoying and Darong walked and talked along the way, and before they knew it, they arrived downstairs of the residential area where Zhong's mother lived. After the two parted ways, Darong went into the residential area.

"Sister Goose?"

Goubangzi's voice, which was slightly puzzled and surprised, made Darong suddenly feel dazed.

"Oh, it's really you, Sister Goose!"

When he saw Darong turning around, Goubangzi finally confirmed that the person in front of him was really Darong.

"Oh, bang... Liu Chunshan, I haven't seen you for many years, why are you here?"

Darong looked at the little old man in front of her with surprise, and in an instant she was brought back to her memories of many years ago.

Goubangzi Liu Chunshan was Darong's colleague when he was still working in the textile factory. At that time, he would always be around Darong to help him with his work.

He should be a few years younger than Darong, but now he looks like an old man.

If he hadn't called her "Sister E'er", Darong would never have recognized him.

"Why have you become so old?" Darong looked at it for a long time, but couldn't help but teasing Goubangzi.

"Haha... I'm sick... uremia. I live every day and earn every day."

"Ah? How could..."

Goubangzi's casual words shocked Darong so much that she opened her mouth and didn't know what to say for a long time.