Time Travel Article: My parents divorced at the beginning

Chapter 189 Resignation & Return to Beijing to Buy a House

In the next two or three months, the Red Star Food Factory entered a period of rapid development, with earth-shaking changes taking place almost every day.

First, after the factory's upgraded production line was put into operation, not only did the output increase, but the variety of products also increased significantly. The new instant noodles, in particular, were very popular among the supply and marketing cooperatives.

This made the sales staff of Red Star Food Factory very happy. Now, as long as they go out and say that they are sales staff of Red Star Food Factory, the other party will take the initiative to ask them to purchase goods.

Not only was production thriving, but significant changes had also taken place in the factory's personnel. Many employees, after completing training courses, were subsequently hired as team leaders or office assistants. Previously vacant leadership positions were also filled after Gu Qingyu's assessment.

Just when the cooperative was back on track and the compensation from the Hong Kong businessmen had arrived, Gu Qingyu suddenly submitted his resignation to the leaders of the Economic and Trade Bureau.

When the news came out, the people at the Red Star Food Factory couldn't believe it and thought that someone from the Economic and Trade Bureau was deliberately suppressing Gu Qingyu.

The workers almost smashed down the door of the Economic and Trade Bureau. Fortunately, Gu Qingyu stepped in in time to control the situation.

Although moved by the workers' sincerity, Gu Qingyu still decided to resign. She had already made up her mind to go to college and settle down.

Gu Qingyu had a very smooth journey. It was not until she was sent to the Red Star Food Factory that she had time to reflect on the inappropriateness of her actions in the past few years.

Especially the matter of Accountant Wu made Gu Qingyu realize that there are always people better than you, and she was too confident!

After dealing with the matter of the Red Star Food Factory, Gu Qingyu planned to go back to Gujia Village and stay for a few days to accompany Li Dahu and Uncle Gu. After that, she would leave and return to Beijing to prepare for the exam.

Gu Qingyu has her own property in Beijing, so it is easy for her to move her household registration back. Before that, she called Sun Lei and asked him to take back the yard that he had previously rented out.

Only half a year had passed since Li Dahua's death, and Gu Qingyu discovered that Li Dahu had obviously aged a lot, and he seemed dazed every day.

"Uncle, what's happening to my grandpa...?" Gu Qingyu asked the old man who was sitting in the main room and gazing outside in a daze.

"Oh, your grandfather has been like this ever since your grandma passed away?" Uncle Gu said with a sigh!

Gu Qingyu felt a pain in her heart when she heard this, and she thought of Li Dahua again. She thought: I feel so uncomfortable every time I think of Li Dahua, let alone his grandfather!

The mandarin ducks have lost their companion. After so many years of supporting each other, Gu Dahu must be feeling even more heartbroken!

Thinking of this, Gu Qingyu perked up again and shouted to Li Dahu who was still in a daze, "Grandpa! I'm back! What did I buy you?" As he said that, Gu Qingyu took out a bottle of Moutai from his bag and showed it to Gu Dahu.

"Qingyu, why are you back?" Gu Dahu was stunned when he suddenly heard Gu Qingyu's voice. After he reacted, he asked Gu Qingyu.

"I haven't been back for a long time. I miss you!" Gu Qingyu walked over with a smile and sat down next to Gu Dahu.

"Yes, it's been almost half a year since your grandma left!" Gu Dahu murmured.

Seeing Li Dahu like this, Gu Qingyu felt very uncomfortable. She had no choice but to change the subject and pointed at the wine in her hand and said to the old man, "Grandpa, how about we try the Moutai I brought back today?"

"Okay! Let's try this wine at noon!" Gu Dahu knew that his granddaughter was afraid that he would be sad, so he continued to talk along with Gu Qingyu's words.

After staying with Gu Dahu in Gujia Village for almost a week, Gu Qingyu set off to return to Beijing, where he had been away for a long time.

"Qingyu, here!" Gu Qingyu had just gotten off the crowded carriage when she was seen by Sun Lei who had been waiting in advance.

The guy waved excitedly at Gu Qingyu, rushed over to take the luggage from Gu Qingyu's hand and walked out of the station. Gu Qingyu didn't bother to be polite with the guy and handed over his luggage.

"How long have you been waiting?" Gu Qingyu asked with his head tilted.

"I came according to the schedule, twenty minutes early. The train arrived early today, so I didn't have to wait long!"

"Well, thank you for your hard work! I'll invite you to Lao Shuo Lai Hotpot later!"

"Haha, now that you mention it, I really feel greedy. But you don't have to treat me today, I'll treat you, just as a welcome party for you!"

"Okay! You treat me to this meal!" They were all friends for many years, so Gu Qingyu didn't bother about who treated him to the meal.

Sun Lei was coming to pick up Gu Qingyu today, so he borrowed a car and parked it on the road opposite the train station.

The two of them finally squeezed out of the crowded train station and were about to cross the road when Gu Qingyu saw several familiar figures pulling and tugging on the opposite street. Upon closer inspection, they found that they were Fu Wenjing and others who had arrived in Xinhu City on the same train with Gu Qingyu.

After Chen Mingzhu left Xiaao Village, Gu Qingyu stopped paying much attention to these people. However, Chen Mingzhu later corresponded with her and mentioned that her cousin had become entangled with Fu Wenjing.

I just didn't expect to run into these people at the train station when I returned to Beijing this time. I guess they came back because they heard that the college entrance examination would be resumed.

Sun Lei was about to cross the road with his luggage. Seeing Gu Qingyu stopped by the roadside, he stopped curiously and looked in the direction of Gu Qingyu's gaze.

"Why, is it someone you know? Do you want to give them a ride?"

"No need, it's just a few people we don't know very well. Let's get in the car and go. I'm hungry." Gu Qingyu shook his head and said to Sun Lei.

When Sun Lei heard Gu Qingyu say this, he didn't stop to watch. The two of them quickly crossed the road, put their luggage in the car, and rushed all the way to Lao Shunlai.

Along the way, Sun Lei kept glancing at Gu Qingyu while driving. The corners of his mouth moved several times as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't say it in the end.

"What do you want to say, you've been hesitant all the way? Just say it!" After sitting down in the box, Gu Qingyu asked Sun Lei, who was busy taking orders, directly.

Sun Lei froze while ordering. He slowly turned his head and said to Gu Qingyu awkwardly, "Qingyu, did you see that?"

"Well! You have this expression since you got into trouble as a child. Tell me, what happened?" Gu Qingyu sat down on the chair with a bold move, poured himself a cup of tea, and asked while drinking.

"Well, didn't you ask me to take back the rented house? There's some problem there now." Sun Lei looked at Gu Qingyu and said cautiously.

Ok?

Gu Qingyu raised an eyebrow when he heard this, looked at Sun Lei and asked, "Tell me clearly, what's going on?"

"That independent courtyard of yours is now occupied by three generations of people, including a grandparent, a grandchild, a mother-in-law, and a daughter-in-law, and they absolutely refuse to give up the lease!"

"So, I have no place to stay today?" Gu Qingyu looked at Sun Lei opposite him with a bad expression and asked through gritted teeth.

"Well...it's not that you have no place to live. I rented a yard for you near Peking University, which will be convenient for you to review, right?" Sun Lei filled Gu Qingyu's cup with tea, handed it to her, and said flatteringly.

Gu Qingyu couldn't bear to look at this guy. She rolled her eyes at him helplessly, took the tea and sipped it in small sips. After calming down, she continued to ask, "What's the specific situation? Tell me in detail!"

When Sun Lei saw Gu Qingyu take the tea, he knew that the other party had accepted his apology. Now seeing Gu Qingyu asking questions, he quickly sat up straight and spoke seriously.

"The original tenants of our yard were a young couple surnamed Wang and his mother from a nearby machinery factory. Everything was fine for the first few years, and there weren't any problems."

"Three years ago, the husband of this couple died in an accident, leaving behind three children and an elderly mother. The woman was the only breadwinner in the family, and we even gave them a rent reduction at the time."

"Who would have thought that this time when I went to negotiate the return of the house, the old lady threw a tantrum and refused to move out, while the woman just covered her face and cried without saying a word."

"I can't be too harsh, otherwise people outside will say that we are bullying orphans and widows." Sun Lei said this and sighed helplessly to Gu Qingyu.

Gu Qingyu frowned when he heard this. If this was the case, it would be very difficult to get others to vacate the house.

"Do you know why this old lady refuses to move?"

Upon hearing Gu Qingyu's question, Sun Lei couldn't help but sigh and slapped himself. "It's all my fault that I saw how difficult it was for the orphans and widows, so I reduced their rent by half. That's why we're in this situation now!"

Gu Qingyu's mouth twitched as she watched Sun Lei slap himself across from her. She couldn't help but say, "Stop slapping yourself. Tell me what's going on."

"I asked around for a long time and found out that this old lady Wang was thinking of occupying our house!"

"I heard her talking to someone and saying that because our rent is cheap, she plans to stay and not move out, and just occupy our house."

After hearing this, Gu Qingyu understood that this was a case of favors being repaid with vengeance. The other party was indeed an orphan and a widow, so it would not be easy to take back the house by normal means.

"Okay, let's put this matter aside for now. I'll handle it myself when I'm free. Don't blame yourself too much!" Gu Qingyu comforted Sun Lei beside him.

"I'm sorry, I messed up the process for you!" Sun Lei picked up the teacup on the table, drank tea instead of wine, and said apologetically to Gu Qingyu.

"Alright, alright! The dishes are all here, let's eat first. I'll go back to the yard you rented for me to see if there's anything I need to buy. I'll have to do some shopping later!"

Now that all the dishes were served, the two of them stopped worrying about the house and happily started eating mutton hotpot.

The yard that Sun Lei found for Gu Qingyu was right next to the back gate of Peking University. The owner of the house was a professor of Peking University who had just been rehabilitated.

It's just that the old man has suffered a lot in the countryside over the years and his health has broken down. He plans to live with his son who lives in another place, so he rents out his house.

"Professor Wen, are you home?" Sun Lei parked the car at the gate of the courtyard and shouted a few times inside.

"Coming..." A hoarse and low voice came from inside the house. Gu Qingyu and Sun Lei waited for two or three minutes before the owner of the voice slowly came to the gate of the courtyard.

"Professor Wen, my friend is planning to rent your house and is coming to take a look!" Sun Lei said to the skinny old man with white hair and a hunched back.

"Well, come in!"

"Except for the one I live in, you can see all the rooms. If you like the one I live in now, that's fine too. You can stay in one of the other rooms for a few days. I'll be going out of town soon!"

As he spoke, Professor Wen opened the gate to let Gu Qingyu and the others in to see the house. He then walked to the pavilion in the yard to sit down and rest. It was obvious that Professor Wen's health was really not very good.

Gu Qingyu carefully observed the layout of the courtyard. There were three rooms in the main house and two side rooms on each side of the east and west. The courtyard was not big, about 30 to 40 square meters, but it was not well maintained and looked messy. It was probably caused by the previous residents who did not maintain it carefully.

"Professor Wen, I wonder if you are planning to take action in this courtyard?" After walking around the courtyard, Gu Qingyu suddenly asked Professor Wen who was sitting in the pavilion to rest.

Ok?

Aren’t you planning to rent a house? Why did Qingyu suddenly ask to buy one?

Sun Lei was extremely surprised when he heard Gu Qingyu's question. He couldn't help but ask, "Qingyu, are you planning to buy this yard?"

"Well, I do have this plan, but I don't know if Professor Wen is willing to sell it?" Gu Qingyu answered Sun Lei's question while looking at Professor Wen who was resting on the side.

But after hearing Gu Qingyu's question, Professor Wen remained silent for a long time and seemed to be lost in some memories.

After a long while, Professor Wen came back to her senses. She looked at Gu Qingyu and slowly said, "Are you sure you want to buy this yard?"

"Well, I just looked at the layout of the yard, I like it very much, and I do plan to buy it!"

"Okay, I'm planning to leave anyway, so there's no point in keeping this yard! If you want to buy it, I'll sell it to you." Professor Wen said in a flat tone.

"How much do you plan to sell this yard for?" Seeing that Professor Wen really wanted to sell it, Gu Qingyu asked about the price.

Professor Wen lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying to Gu Qingyu, "Two thousand four hundred yuan, no bargaining!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyu glanced at Sun Lei. She had been away from Jin City for so many years and was not very clear about the current housing prices in Jing City. When she saw Sun Lei nodded to her, she knew that Professor Wen's price was not inflated.

"Okay, no problem, that's the price!"

Professor Wen didn't expect Gu Qingyu to agree so readily, so he said to Gu Qingyu without hesitation, "In that case, let's go to the Housing Management Office and transfer the ownership of the house while it's still early!"

"Well, at your discretion!"

Sun Lei stood there stupidly, staring blankly at the old man and the young man who finalized the real estate transaction so quickly!

who is he? Where is he?