bookbashuk Chapter 227 Shameless
Chapter 227 Shameless
Xu Sui looked around and saw that there were indeed few people who looked pale and thin.
Although the drought has stopped this year, there are still some days until the autumn harvest, and the great famine is not over yet. People in these big cities look much better in terms of complexion and mental state than people in small places like Fengyang County.
However, this place is close to Kyoto University, a good location. People who live in this area are generally well-off, so they are unlikely to go hungry.
Xu Sui whispered, "Grandma, you can't say these things so casually in the future, it wouldn't be good if someone overheard."
Grandma Qin waved her hand, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
Having lived for decades, with half her body nearing the grave, no matter how dull her mind might be, the sheer amount of experience she'd accumulated speaks for itself. She knew exactly what to say and what not to say.
Seeing that the old lady really knew, Xu Sui didn't say anything more.
"Let's go, Grandma, walk from the entrance of Osmanthus Alley, we should be there soon."
Putting everything else aside, she quite liked the environment of the alley from the outside. The people coming and going were dressed neatly and respectably, so the people who could live in this place must be of decent quality.
Grandma Qin also liked this place. It looked grand, and there were many shops around, making it convenient to buy things. It was also lively and bustling with a vibrant atmosphere.
"Let's go, let's see what your house looks like."
She quickly caught up with Xu Sui and walked forward happily.
Before long, the two of them, holding the address written on the slip of paper, asked for directions along the way and finally found the courtyard where the house was located.
This is a small, square courtyard where several families live. There is a shared well in the middle. The courtyard is quite clean, and children are playing and frolicking in it. It's almost noon, and people from each family are still cooking at the stoves they've set up in front of their doors.
As soon as Xu Sui and Old Lady Qin, two unfamiliar faces, appeared in the courtyard, many people looked over, especially the children who stared at them.
A little girl named Liu Yaya, who wasn't shy at all, ran up and blinked her eyes curiously at them.
"Grandma, sister, who are you looking for?"
"I know everyone in this courtyard. Tell me, and I'll help you find them."
This older sister is so beautiful, just like the female lead in a movie. I wish I could be her sister-in-law.
Xu Sui smiled. "Thank you, but I'm not here to see anyone."
She pointed to the house to the south, "See that? That's my home. You're welcome to visit sometime."
Liu Yaya looked in the direction Xu Sui was pointing and was immediately stunned, somewhat bewildered.
"But... people are already living there. That's Xiaoling's house."
Xu Sui was a little surprised and thought she had come to the wrong place. She quickly took out the address on the note and checked it. It was indeed the right place.
"Has someone moved in?"
Grandma Qin grew anxious, "Sui Sui, have we gone to the wrong place?"
Xu Sui glanced at the address in her hand again, checked the place against the map once more, and shook her head. "This is the place."
"There can't be any mistake."
Qin Yunzhou mentioned No. 53 Guihua Hutong in Dongcheng District to her several times. The address was correct, and she also had the housing certificate from the housing management bureau.
The property certificate also had Qin Yunzhou's name on it. To prevent any unexpected situations, she brought the property certificate with her on this trip.
Thinking of this, Xu Sui took out a housing certificate with the seal of the Beijing Municipal Housing Administration Bureau from the military green satchel she was carrying. The address was indeed correct.
The name of the owner of the house above is indeed Gu... Gu Yunzhou?
She remembered that when Qin Yunzhou's true identity was exposed, he hastily changed his surname, but it was only verbal. He didn't actually go to the relevant department to change his surname back. Later, he was injured and went back to his hometown to recuperate, so he didn't have time to think about it.
Even so, the owner of this house cannot be changed to someone else.
Without much thought, Old Lady Qin had already figured out the answer.
She immediately rolled up her sleeves, put her hands on her hips, and spat as she spoke, "Sui Sui, don't even think about it. It must be some people who got greedy because they saw you hadn't come to stay, so they broke down the door and took over your house."
"Let's go and see who has the ability to openly and honestly steal someone else's house."
Housing is scarce everywhere these days. Sometimes, three generations of a family, more than ten people, are crammed into a room of only a few dozen square meters. At night, they even have to put up a few wooden planks in the passageway to sleep on.
Whenever someone gets a house allocated by their work unit, there are plenty of people who secretly offer gifts and try to build connections. Even in their small county town, there have been cases where two families have become bitter enemies and fought fiercely over the size of a house of just one or two square meters.
I thought things would be better in big cities, but I didn't expect there to be shameless people in big cities too.
Xu Sui nodded. "We should go and take a look."
She thought for a moment, then took the old lady's arm and instructed her again, "Grandma, don't take action yet. Let me figure things out first. If the soft approach doesn't work, then we'll try the hard approach."
If there's any misunderstanding, it's good to be able to talk it out. But if there's no misunderstanding and it can't be resolved, then all that's left is to make a scene.
It's unacceptable for your own family to be unable to live in your own house while others continue to live there.
Grandma Qin frowned, then grabbed Xu Sui and pulled her behind her.
"No, you have to listen to Grandma on this. They've already gone this far, so we can't be soft; we have to be tough."
"It's useless to reason with these kinds of people. To deal with unreasonable people, you have to be even more unreasonable than them."
"You stand aside and watch how Grandma teaches these people a lesson. If I can't handle it, you should shout for help, preferably everyone in the courtyard and the people from the neighborhood committee."
"We have evidence, we are in the right, and if this gets out of hand, the only ones who will suffer are the shameless ones."
Xu Sui understood this principle, but she was afraid that something might happen to the old lady. The house issue was relatively easy to resolve, but if something happened to the old lady, the matter would become much more serious.
"Grandma, you're too old, let me go first."
"If all else fails, you can try again later."
Having been bullied to this extent, Old Lady Qin was no longer willing to listen to advice. She was known for her fiery temper, and few people dared to bully her like this.
"You're young and inexperienced, so you have to listen to Grandma in this matter. Watch how Grandma deals with them."
After saying this, the old lady rolled up her sleeves high and rushed to the south-facing room, banging on the door repeatedly.
"Come out! Come out here!"
"You shameless people, why do you have to occupy other people's houses? Can't you afford to live? Housing is so scarce right now, yet you have no shame."
"They're capable of doing something so despicable."