Passerby's Guide to Eating Watermelons

Chapter 272: World of Ages 24: Orphans

Although Zuo Hongjun and Zuo Hongxia were not happy at first because of the house problem, their sister-in-law cooked delicious food, and there were no conflicts in the first place, so the family's life gradually became normal.

Seeing that his whole family had accepted him, Feng Duoduo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

What Zuo Zhizhi said before scared her. After all, she just wanted to marry in and enjoy life, and didn't want to put herself in that situation.

If this family is very dissatisfied with her, then she will have a hard time here.

Fortunately, she has now captured the hearts of this family. Although it is impossible to say that they are completely on her side, even if Zuo Zhizhi continues to speak, she may not be able to gain the upper hand.

But she didn't know that this was only the first step. It was very important for a person to have a good reputation in the courtyard, but if the reputation was too good, some people might not be so satisfied.

For example, Xie Hehua!

But now that they have just gotten married, there are not so many conflicts in the family, so they can live a normal life. But once the critical period comes, there will be excitement to watch!

After a period of time, Zuo Zhizhi finally got to know the courtyard house where she lived.

This courtyard is not a large one, but just a courtyard of an ordinary family. Although it is a three-entry courtyard, it is relatively small.

First, enter from the main gate in the southeast corner, which is the entrance to the entire quadrangle. Because there are only back houses and the lighting is relatively poor, the family conditions of the people living here are not very good.

After all, those who are capable have already moved away, leaving only some people who don’t care much about this aspect.

Passing through the hanging flower gate is the second courtyard. Zuo Zhizhi's family lives in a room in the east wing and the ear room next to it.

In addition, the entire central courtyard is home to a dozen or so households, some with large plots of land, others with small ones, and with so many people, conflicts naturally arise.

As for the backyard, it is not very big and is relatively close to the front house, so the lighting is relatively poor.

Although the entire courtyard is not big, there are many families living there. More importantly, Zuo Zhizhi's premonition was correct. There must be many big melons here.

This small courtyard alone is home to the widowed, the orphaned, and the disabled.

Every family is not easy to deal with, and every family is not easy to deal with.

Add to that the other young and middle-aged people in the yard, and the whole yard is never quiet.

During the time since I got married, I have seen many people arguing, so people from the street office often come to mediate.

Perhaps because the plot has not officially begun yet, there is nothing too melodramatic. Apart from the frequent quarrels between a few people, nothing is too excessive.

Of course, it is also possible that these people were conducting preliminary tests. Because the two of them acted like they were not easy to mess with and were too busy, they were not targeted by others.

But you know, this is bound to happen sooner or later.

When everyone's living standards are similar, there are a few people whose consumption levels are much higher than others. Even if everyone wants to calm down, there will definitely be times when they can't control themselves.

We just haven't figured out their specific situation yet, but it won't be long before they will definitely target us.

Not to mention anything else, just because I fried some meat at home today, a few children couldn't help but circle around the door.

Although they didn't break in openly, it was clear that this situation would not last long.

Gu Jiqing didn't look at the children outside. After all, life was not easy for everyone these days.

Besides, they don’t eat meat every day. They are a family of two working people and don’t have any children. So what’s wrong with eating better?

Even if others are jealous, there is nothing they can do, after all, this is their own money!

But Zuo Zhizhi ate a little and then gently put down her chopsticks.

Gu Jiqing asked worriedly, "What's wrong? Are those kids bothering you? How about I chase them away?"

Zuo Zhizhi shook her head, feeling that she was too conflicted. However, this matter couldn't be left unresolved, so it would be better to have a good talk with Gu Jiqing.

"I know these kids outside are all from the orphanage, and every family has a job. Although their conditions aren't that good, they're definitely not begging like other people!"

"I was talking about someone else!"

Gu Jiqing thought about it for a moment and knew that Zuo Zhizhi was talking about Ma Tianlong.

"You are talking about Tianlong!"

Zuo Zhizhi nodded: "A few days ago, when I went to buy groceries, I saw a child picking up trash on the road. The more I looked at him, the more familiar he looked. I realized it was Tianlong!"

"Because it was hot, I bought him a popsicle and some candies and told him to keep it a secret!"

"It's just that I feel bad when I see such a young child having to go out and pick up trash every day!"

Zuo Zhizhi felt a little conflicted. On the one hand, she knew that she absolutely couldn't be too kind at this time, otherwise others would be like leeches seeing blood and would refuse to give in.

On the other hand, I feel that Ma Tianlong is indeed too pitiful.

Just letting myself watch like this really makes me feel uncomfortable.

Ma Tianlong is the orphan. It is not entirely accurate to call him an orphan. After all, although his parents are both dead, his grandparents are still alive.

In order to take care of Ma Tianlong, grandpa and grandma moved into this house.

If it were just this, there would be no problem. After all, in this era, there are many grandfathers and grandchildren who support each other in life. It is impossible for all of them to be so miserable.

The only problem is that the situation at Ma Tianlong's home is a little different.

Both of his parents were workers. They died while trying to rescue supplies from the factory, and they also sacrificed their lives for the public.

People in the factory naturally have to help them.

But Ma Tianlong is too young now, only a 6-year-old child, and it is impossible for him to go to work.

Therefore, the people in the factory decided to ask his grandparents to take care of him so that he could live a good life.

But everyone knows that even if there is a pension, grandparents are willing to spend it. In addition, Ma Tianlong's parents left two jobs, one of which was naturally reserved for Ma Tianlong, and the other was given to his uncle.

Ma Tianlong's uncle inherited the job, so he can naturally make money after having a job. Since the job was provided by Ma Tianlong's parents, they will set aside a portion of the money every month.

According to the factory leaders, this way someone can take care of Ma Tianlong and provide him with a certain amount of living expenses. Even if he encounters a major incident, the pension he received before will be enough.

It’s a pity that the leader has good ideas, but ignores human nature!