Chapter 37: Receiving Her Salary and Calling Home

That’s true, they have money; it’s much better to have a son-in-law move in than to marry off a daughter and have her become a daughter-in-law in another family.

Lin Yuyao thought, if I had money, I would also find a son-in-law.

Uh…

That wouldn’t work; she has brothers and sisters, and if she brought in a son-in-law, her sister-in-law and brothers would object.

Thinking of her parents and siblings, Lin Yuyao felt she should call home. She still held forty yuan in her hand, her first salary. It was so much; Lin Yuyao was very happy and decided to call home after work to report her safety. She had wanted to call for a long time, but she wanted to save money and it wasn’t convenient, so she hadn’t called.

Lin Yuyao returned to the bookstore to continue working.

At lunchtime, Zhou Jing suddenly said to her, “Yuyao, about the apartment you asked me to help you find, I found one. Let’s eat quickly; I’ll take you to see it afterward.”

Lin Yuyao was delighted; she finally found a place.

Once she moved, she would be safe, even if Lu Jiangting returned.

“Really?” Lin Yuyao is excited.

“Of course, the apartment is nice, and the price is cheap, only ten yuan a month, and it’s close to here.”

Hearing ten yuan, she felt relieved.

She smiled, “Sister Zhou, thank you.”

“You’re welcome, it’s a small favor. Eat quickly; we don’t have much time at lunchtime.”

“Okay.” She smiled and continued to eat.

After lunch, they told Liu Yihuan and went to see the apartment together.

It was indeed quite close, just across the street; it would take about ten minutes to walk to work—very close.

The apartment was also on the top floor, with a private bathroom, a small attic, and a small balcony outside for drying clothes.

Such an apartment for only ten yuan a month—she couldn’t believe it.

“Sister Zhou, this apartment only costs ten yuan?”

“Yes, ten yuan.”

“That’s too cheap! You can’t find an apartment like this in Lingxiang Street.”

Zhou Jing twitched her mouth, “It does have drawbacks; it’s hot on the top floor, and climbing the stairs is tiring.”

Lin Yuyao thought, her apartment in Lingxiang Street was also on the top floor, and she had to climb stairs, and it also cost ten yuan, and it wasn’t as big as this one.

Moreover, with the attic, it was much larger than her apartment in Lingxiang Street.

“Anything else?” Lin Yuyao asked.

She needed to ask clearly; there must be more than these two drawbacks for such a cheap price.

“The building is quite old.”

Oh, okay, that’s a drawback; it is indeed older than the apartments in Lingxiang Street.

“Also, the contract is signed year by year, and you need to pay a deposit.”

“Ah? What do you mean?”

“Although the apartment is ten yuan a month, you need to pay twenty yuan for the first month; ten yuan is the deposit, which will be returned when you move out.  And it’s a year’s lease; if you don’t rent for a year, the ten-yuan deposit won’t be returned.”

Lin Yuyao thought that since she had found a job, even if she divorced Lu Jiangting, she wouldn’t return to her hometown for now. She should work outside for a few years while she’s young; it’s also convenient to submit manuscripts here. As long as the apartment is good, she would definitely stay for more than a year.

“That’s fine, what other drawbacks are there?”

Zhou Jing racked her brains, “The water pressure in the building is low, and there are frequent water outages.”

Lin Yuyao smiled, “It’s okay, top floors always have this problem; I’ll store some water in advance when there’s water. Any other drawbacks?”

Zhou Jing:” …’’

That five-yuan commission was hard-earned.

“It’s a street-facing apartment, so it will be quite noisy.”

Lin Yuyao thought carefully; this was indeed a drawback.

But it was on the fifth floor; compared to the second and third floors, it was actually okay.

“It’s fine, I’ll seal the gaps in the door better, and it won’t be noisy.”

“Then there’s nothing else. Others are quite concerned about these drawbacks, so it’s cheap.”

“Okay, I can accept these drawbacks. Sister Zhou, I want to rent it.”

“Okay, I’ll make an appointment with the landlord to pay and sign the contract. Within three days, you’ll be able to move in.”

Lin Yuyao smiled, “Sister Zhou, thank you for your help!”

“You’re welcome, let’s go back.”

…

Lin Yuyao wasn’t on duty today; she told Zhou Jing that she had something to do at home and left half an hour early.

After work, Lin Yuyao rode her bike back to Lingxiang Street without stopping, preparing to call from the phone booth outside the residential area.

She thought she would arrive early and the phone booth would be empty, but unexpectedly, there was already a queue.

Fortunately, there weren’t many people; Lin Yuyao stood at the back of the line and waited for about ten minutes before it was her turn.

She called the post and telecommunications bureau in town and asked them to transfer the call to the village.

She made an appointment for an hour later.

It was almost seven o’clock; after two rings, the other end answered.

“Hello, is that Yuyao?”

Lin Yuyao heard a familiar voice, and her nose turned sour.

“Mother, it’s me.”

“Oh, my child, you finally called. Are you alright? Is everything okay?”

“Mother, I’m fine. I’m sorry, I… I wanted to save money, so I haven’t called you.”

Father Lin Dawei snatched the phone, “Daughter, it’s okay, don’t worry, don’t listen…”

“Your mother’s right, it’s good that you’re okay.”

Lin Yuyao’s nose turned sour.

“Father, I’m fine, I also found a job as a librarian, eighty yuan a month.” You can hear the excitement in her voice.

“Really? That’s great, it’s not tiring, right?”

“It’s not tiring, I just read books.”

“Wow, eighty yuan for that, that’s good.”

“Yes.”

“My daughter is capable of finding such a job.”

Lin Yuyao smiled, “I didn’t find it myself, it was… the older brother who snatched your carrying pole last time who helped me.”

Hmm?

Lin Dawei didn’t like Lu Jiangting’s friend, so he didn’t pay close attention to who had snatched his carrying pole. Only after she mentioned it did Lin Dawei think carefully; he had a vague memory. He only remembered that the young man was quick-handed, snatching the carrying pole away in an instant.

“Why would he introduce you to a job?”

“He said, he felt bad about what he did to you and Mother without understanding the situation, he probably wanted to compensate me.”

“Like that, then this young man is alright, he knows how to correct his mistakes.”

Ye Lian was muttering beside him, saying things like “birds of a feather flock together,” and that friends of Lu Jiangting couldn’t be good people.

Phone calls were expensive; Lin Yuyao didn’t have time to correct her mother’s impression of Fu Huayi. She simply introduced her situation and her current relationship with Lu Jiangting.

Ye Lian stopped rambling and asked, “So, it’s possible to revoke your marriage relationship, you don’t need a divorce, right?”

“Yes.”

“If that’s the case, it would be great. You don’t know, Lu Jiangting asked his mother to help Fang Qing take care of her child; people in the village are saying they’re taking care of their grandchild early. Today they can take Fang Qing’s child back to their house, tomorrow they can take Fang Qing back…” Ye Lian rattled on.

Lin Yuyao only then learned that Fang Qing’s son had moved into the Lu family.