Chapter 675: Chapter 675: Token, Living is Not Easy Chapter 675: Chapter 675: Token, Living is Not Easy She had just entered the living room when the phone rang, and she walked over to answer it: “Hello, you’ve reached Luo Qiao.”
“Qiaoqiao, it’s .”
“Brother Chen, did you call for a reason?”
“No reason in particular. I just finished up with what I was doing and wanted to see what you were up to.”
“I just got back a while ago. Today, my master and his wife returned from Shanghai. I went to the station this morning to pick them up, and now grandma has told to go upstairs and rest.”
“Wait for tomorrow.”
“Okay.”
“Then you should head upstairs to rest. I’ll call you again tonight.”
“Brother Chen, a quick interview, what’s your current mood?”
The person on the other end of the phone cleared his throat lightly, as if trying to hide sothing, and it was a while before Luo Qiao heard: “I feel even more nervous and tornted now. I wish ti would move faster, and I long to stand by your side rightfully.”
He didn’t want to hide it from her; he felt ti was moving too slowly at the mont.
After hearing his words, Luo Qiao laughed: “Get so good sleep tonight, I want to see a handso you tomorrow.”
“Alright, see you tomorrow.”
After Luo Qiao returned to her room, she imdiately closed the door and entered her space. She wanted to see if there was sothing suitable in there to give to Lu Yichen as a token of affection.
She searched for quite a while but couldn’t find anything suitable until she started looking through a bunch of jade pendants and discovered one that was very similar to the jade pendant Lu Yichen had given her.
The two jade pendants were nearly identical in both the material and color, with only the size being slightly larger than the one Lu Yichen had given her. However, Luo Qiao found herself liking it more and more and decided it would be the one.
Having run around all day, she was sweaty, so she took the opportunity to have a bath in the space before erging feeling fresh and clean.
She then took out the unfinished novel and continued writing.
After a long ti, she heard soone coming upstairs. Thinking it was probably her sister-in-law, she opened the door and stepped out.
Instead of her sister-in-law, she saw her cousin: “Sister Jialin, you’re back?”
Luo Jialin walked over with a smile: “I ca back right after work today, just in ti to chat with you.”
Luo Qiao reached out to touch her belly: “Your tummy seems to have gotten much bigger.”
Luo Jialin glanced at her stomach: “The doctor said it might be twins. With my tummy this big, it’s quite possible.”
Luo Qiao looked at her cousin’s belly: “Then you really should go and check again. If it’s really twins, you need to be cautious. I heard that twins often arrive early.”
Luo Jialin smiled: “My mother-in-law said the sa thing. You’re right, I’ll have another checkup later.”
Luo Qiao nodded: “Try a different doctor next ti and see what they say.”
After Luo Jialin ca into the room, she noticed the manuscript papers on the table: “Am I interrupting you?”
Luo Qiao stood up and started to tidy away her things: “Not at all. I didn’t have anything else to do, so I decided to write a few chapters.”
Luo Qiao turned and asked: “Sister Jialin, what exactly happened with your husband’s work accommodation?”
Luo Jialin sighed when she thought about the house: “Originally, my husband’s na was on the list for the last housing assignnt. But who knew the houses would be reallocated at the last minute. Their leaders promised that in the next round of assignnts, they would prioritize your brother-in-law. But who knows when the next round will be. It’s been bothering your brother-in-law for quite so ti. He’s also worried about being unhappy, so he’s been walking on eggshells for the past few days, which has been distressing to see.”
Luo Qiao sighed in sympathy: “I’ll ask a friend to see if they can lend a hand.”
Luo Jialin patted Luo Qiao’s hand: “Let’s let it be. There’s no need to trouble anyone else. Your brother-in-law said there are no vacant houses in the factory now to prevent you from owing people favors.”
Luo Qiao thought about the current living situation of her cousin, which was clearly a converted storeroom or sothing similar, and felt so heartache: “Sister Jialin, if it really doesn’t work out, why don’t you and your husband co back here to live? After all, you have your own room here.”
Luo Jialin burst into laughter: “To think of a married woman moving back to her parents’ house! I never would have thought of it. I don’t want to stir up idle gossip in the family.”
Luo Qiao pouted, slightly annoyed: “You all think too much. What matters is that you’re comfortable where you live. It’s not a big deal what others say—it won’t kill you.”
She suddenly rembered sothing and added: “If it really doesn’t work out, you and your brother-in-law could move into my friend’s courtyard. That house is vacant right now. It’s an independent courtyard, and living there will give you more space.”
Luo Jialin actually liked the idea but then thought of her in-laws and said: “Let’s just wait a bit longer. I haven’t been getting along so well with those two sisters-in-law, and I’m afraid if I move out now, they’ll take it even worse.”
Luo Qiao didn’t quite understand: “If you move out, you’d be freeing up a room for them. How could they have a problem with that?”
Luo Jialin looked out the window: “It’s only after getting married that you realize people won’t necessarily be kind to you just because you’re not bothering them. If you’re doing poorly, people will mock you; if you’re doing well, they beco envious. Sotis their sarcastic comnts can be quite infuriating. Before I ca into the family, Guan’s First Wife and the second wife got along since their families were fairly equal, so they usually lived in peace. But since I arrived, those two sisters-in-law often make snide remarks. They’re not bad people, just a bit aggravating. Most importantly, they always watch my mother-in-law, afraid she might favor our section of the family. For now, let’s keep things as they are. If my husband and I move out, my mother-in-law won’t get any peace, and those sisters-in-law are likely to stir up trouble.”
Luo Qiao didn’t realize living together could be so troubleso. It seed moving out was not only about comfort but also timing, and even wanting to live comfortably could lead to issues. It appeared the saying “married life isn’t just about two people; it’s about two families” couldn’t be more accurate.
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