Chapter 256: The Jealous, Envious Neighbor
Lu Qiaoge glanced at Aunt Bai, who had a face full of smiles.
She naturally took the two buckets from her hand and smiled as she explained, “Earlier I was in the northernmost room and didn’t hear the knock.”
Then Lu Qiaoge walked to the water well and pushed aside the bluestone slab she had just covered.
However, Lu Qiaoge said with some difficulty, “Aunt Bai, I grew up in the military factory. We use tap water at home. I’ve never seen this kind of water well and don’t know how to use it.”
Lu Qiaoge’s gaze quietly fell on Aunt Bai’s face, not missing any change in her expression.
There was treasure down there now.
So she couldn’t let any suspicious person or thing go.
Aunt Bai naturally knew how to use this water well and didn’t notice Lu Qiaoge’s scrutinizing gaze.
Standing by the well, she skillfully lowered the bucket, filled it with water, pulled it up, and poured the water from the small bucket into her large one.
Lu Qiaoge no longer scrutinized her.
This person was either incredibly good at acting and had fooled her eyes, or she was completely unaware and simply there to fetch water.
Soon, the two buckets Aunt Bai brought were filled with water.
From the corner of her eye, she saw this woman quietly sizing her up.
Her eyes darted around, clearly wanting her to help carry the water.
Lu Qiaoge didn’t move. She was just a delicate little girl—where would she have the strength to help carry the water?
Lu Qiaoge didn’t speak either. Instead, she pushed the bluestone slab back and had the calico cat go into the room to make noise by scampering around.
Sure enough, she heard Hua Hua running in the room, knocking a broken jar off the window sill.
The thudding and crashing sounds rang out continuously in the room.
Lu Qiaoge’s face was full of anxious expression as she said, “Oh no, the cat went into the room. Could there be a mouse? I need to go check.”
Then Lu Qiaoge ran into the room, grinning as she played with the calico cat, swallow, grey pigeon, and sparrow inside.
The newly bought house was spacious, so Tao Tao and the others flying around inside didn’t feel cramped.
Rat Big and Rat Two didn’t run along.
Actually, Rat Two wanted to run along.
But Rat Big pulled it back.
If they ran with the cat, it would be like Hua Hua chasing them.
Cat chasing mice?
Heh, it didn’t want to play that game with Hua Hua.
Xiao Cangcang didn’t play with them either, but obediently perched on the cherry tree in the courtyard, staring at the woman surnamed Bai.
Old Bai by the water well frowned and looked toward the room.
This house hadn’t sold cheap.
Back then, several families had discussed pooling together to buy it.
But opinions weren’t unified, and they disagreed on how much money to put in.
She could only come up with a little over a hundred yuan—what kind of house could that buy?
If it wasn’t even as good as where she lived now, she’d be at a loss.
Before they figured it out, the house sold.
Su Hongmei from the district—someone here knew her. Now she was deputy section chief, a very capable person.
She brought people to buy it, so this buyer should have no issues.
Plus it was from the military factory. Military factories had high salaries and good welfare and benefits, so naturally they had money.
She’d heard from her mother-in-law that this house used to be the best in the area.
It had once housed a very mysterious group of people.
They didn’t associate with the surrounding neighbors.
They lived reclusively—who knew what they did.
But that family had guns.
After we took over, somehow it got sold.
Many people reported it, but later it was proven the business was fine.
They had insiders who knew some houses in this area were being sold off, so they bought the best one ahead of time.
There were still over ten private real estate properties in this area.
But none as big as this one.
Such an opportunity only came once—if you missed it, there was no way.
Old Bai looked toward the room. That pretty little girl was still in the room chasing the cat.
Really no proper behavior—not checking her own age and still teasing cats and dogs.
She had wanted her to help carry the water home, but now that seemed hopeless.
Old Bai pursed her lips, unhappily picked up the two buckets, and laboriously walked toward her own home.
Hua Hua in the room was playing happily, its inner voice splitting with excitement.
【Little master, come catch me, meow meow meow. Your speed should be super fast, but why are you so slow today?】
【Tao Tao, Nini, you winged ones, hahaha, flying so low. If we weren’t great partners, I’d have clawed you already.】
Tao Tao retorted: 【If you weren’t Hua Hua, only a fool would fly with you.】
【Yeah, yeah, because you’re Hua Hua, that’s why we play together.】
【Rat Big, Rat Two, you two are too honest, standing motionless in the corner of the wall. People who don’t know would think you ate rat poison. Hahaha, meow meow meow…】
Lu Qiaoge: ……
She looked speechlessly at the arrogant Hua Hua.
This guy’s mouth never had a filter.
Meanwhile, Xiao Cangcang had left the courtyard and followed the woman surnamed Bai home.
Lu Qiaoge glanced in that direction.
Xiao Cangcang was an all-around type.
Like Rat Big, it had the most wits, but was also the most loyal to her.
Of course, she couldn’t play favorites here—they were all equally good, equally witty, and equally loyal.
Lu Qiaoge grabbed the smug Hua Hua and smiled, saying, “Alright, I should head back. There are biscuits, peanuts, and sunflower seeds on the window sill. Rat Big, you and younger brother can stay here or go home tonight.”
Rat Big: 【My brother and I will stay to guard the house. I like it here.】
It was good at the Lu Family, but they had to be careful. Unlike the swallow, cat, and pigeon, they didn’t dare be seen by Lu Family members.
Lu Qiaoge reached out and stroked the two little mice.
After gaining intelligence, they were very clean. Living at the Lu Family and nourished by her energy, their fur was sleek with colorful sheen.
But no matter how good-looking, they were still mice and indeed couldn’t be seen by family.
At this moment, Xiao Cangcang flew over and said to Lu Qiaoge in a thin, delicate voice: 【Earlier I followed the woman surnamed Bai home. After she put down the buckets, she ran outside to chat with some women at the doorway. This is what they said…】
Xiao Cangcang vividly imitated them.
【How could a little girl buy a house? I wouldn’t believe it even if beaten to death, not even if Deputy Section Chief Su vouched for it.】
【Exactly, looking across Jiangcheng, no little girl could afford such a big house.】
【Even if she started work at fifteen, she couldn’t save this much money.】
【Must be an adult from her family. Who knows where the money came from, so the adult didn’t dare show up and had the child buy it.】
【Deputy Director Zhu from the machinery factory did that. All four of his kids have houses. The youngest girl is sixteen and has a two-room place. His eldest son has two units alone, one rented out.】
【Heavens, so unfair. Why hasn’t anyone reported him?】
【They did, but it all came to nothing because the factory director and directors are all in on it.】
【So which daughter’s this Lu girl from the military factory?】
【Just ask around and find out.】
【All full and idle, minding this for what? Even if reported successfully, can you get the house?】
Lu Qiaoge frowned. There really were those envious and jealous ones…
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