Jiang Huaizhou felt grateful to Mrs. Dong for her role in advancing his relationship.
Jiang Huaizhou then quickly said, âHow about you just call me Huaizhou?â
Dong Yujie felt embarrassed as she glanced over at Mrs. Dong.
She felt too embarrassed to call him that in front of Mrs. Dong.
Mrs. Dong smiled and encouraged, âJust try calling him that. You will have to get used to it eventually. You canât refer to him as your brother. People will misunderstand.â
Since Mrs. Dong said so, Dong Yujie had no choice but to try calling.
She took a deep breath, but the words were on the tip of her tongue, and her tongue didnât want to move. No matter what, she couldnât call him âHuaizhou.â
However, Jiang Huaizhou was staring at her intensely, refusing to give Dong Yujie any chance to regret and delay this.
Dong Yujie chose not to look at him. With the back of her head facing him, she forced herself to say, âHuai⌠HuaizhouâŚâ
Dong Yujie started beating rapidly. She felt as if she had just ridden a roller coaster.
Although she had called him that in the morningâŚ
However, that was because she heard Qu Mengyu calling him by his name.
Dong Yujie had done it merely to roast Qu Mengyu. She wasnât really serious when she said it.
She only said it in a sarcastic way.
Obviously, when he called his name this time, it felt different.
Upon hearing Dong Yujie call him by his name, Jiang Huaizhou felt as though he could eat three bowls of rice with ease.
âThatâs right!â Mrs. Dong said happily. âThatâs how a couple should behave.â
âMom is right.â Jiang Huaizhou said as well.
Dong Yujie couldnât help but laugh.
Mrs. Dong said, âBy the way, you two were talking about buying a house. Have you guys already decided to buy a house?â
âMhm,â getting back to the main topic, Dong Yujie said, âHuaizhou said that once we get married, it will not feel very stable living in a rented place. So, he wants to take a loan to buy a house.â
âWhy does it have to be this troublesome? We can just trade houses.â Mrs. Dong said, âThis house is big. Itâs a waste for me to stay here by myself. You two can stay here, and I can stay in the smaller house.â
âIs Huaizhouâs rental a two-bedroom?â Mrs. Dong asked.
âMhmm.â Jiang Huaizhou nodded.
âThat sounds good. If the lease on Huaizhouâs current place hasnât ended by the time you two get married, Iâll move over there, and you two can stay here,â said Mrs. Dong.
âHow can I let that happen?â Jiang Huaizhou immediately said, âHow can I let you stay in a rental?â
âWhy not? Besides, your company is at a crucial stage right now. I already felt bad when you bought two houses all at once.â Mrs. Dong said.
âWhy not just buy a small apartment, either a one or two-bedroom? Mom can live by herself. This way you wonât have to spend too much money. Your company is still in an upward phase and not yet stable. Donât let buying a house weigh you down.â Dong Yujie said, âMom is right, your company is in an ascending period, it hasnât stabilized yet. Donât be weighed down by a house.â
This house was indeed a little too big for Mrs. Dong to live alone.
Mrs. Dong lived here by herself, so two rooms would be left unused.
If Dong Yujie and Jiang Huaizhou move into this house, it would be just right in line with Jiang Huaizhouâs original plan.
And if he bought a house with one or two bedrooms, it would be less stressful for him.
âGood. The lease for my rental is ending in half a year. Iâll go check out the houses available at the real estate agency. If I find a suitable one, Iâll buy it, â said JiangHuaizhou. After all, itâs hard to find a new housing development in the city center of City B these days.
There wasnât enough land.
If they wanted to live in the city, they would have to choose to buy a second-hand house.
Even so, second-hand houses were at sky-high prices.
âIf I buy this house, I would need to renovate it, which will take at least half a year.â Jiang Huaizhou started planning.
His lease would end at around that time.
Mrs. Dong nodded and said, âThatâs what we will do then.â
After dinner, Jiang Huaizhou and Dong Yujie helped Mrs. Dong tidy up the table. They refused to let Mrs. Dong do anything.
âMom, you already worked hard preparing the dinner. Just donât bother doing the other things.â Jiang Huaizhou said.
However, there was already a dishwasher in the house.
As such, they didnât need to handwash the dishes.
However, they still had to wipe the table.
After they had cleaned up everything, Jiang Huaizhou appeared to be stalling and refusing to leave.
Mrs. Dong then asked with a smile, âHuaizhou, do you want to sleep here tonight?â
Jiang Huaizhou then looked over, brimming with joy. Mrs. Dong then said, âYour room is ready. I clean your room every day. But because you donât live here, I was afraid that the pillows would get dusty outside, so I put them away.â
âIf you want to stay, I can bring them out for you. Theyâre clean,â Mrs. Dong said.
Jiang Huaizhou obviously wanted to stay. âThen I will stay.â
He didnât even hesitate.
Mrs. Dong then smiled and said, âSure. I will tidy up your room for you.â
Dong Yujie knew that her relationship with Jiang Huaizhou was rather different from the relationship of other couples.
After all, they had lived together since young. This wasnât something unfamiliar.
Even though their relationship had changed, Jiang Huaizhou staying the night here didnât make Dong Yujie feel uncomfortable.
Jiang Huaizhou still left a lot of his clothes here.
His pajamas were left here as well.
It was very convenient for Jiang Huaizhou to stay here.
Jiang Huaizhou thought about it and said, âWhy donât I just move back here?â
Mrs. Dong had just tidied up the room when she came back and heard this.
She then said, âSure. It will be very exciting if you live here, but your dad will be living by himself, and he will be very lonely. Will your dad be happy if he found out that you came to live with us?â
âIf I were your dad, I would feel sad. Itâs like a gathering of a family, but I am excluded and abandoned. Is that even appropriate?â Mrs. Dong said.
Jiang Huaizhou pondered and said, âI didnât think it through.â
âYou can stay here occasionally, but you canât stay here all the time.â Mrs. Dong said, âI am not saying this because you are not welcomed here.â
âI know.â Jiang Huaizhou said with a smile.
Mrs. Dong had considered reasonable things.
If all three of them were here having fun together and Mr. Jiang was at home by himselfâŚ
No matter how you think about this, itâs sad.
This was why Jiang Huaizhou decided to move out and live alone.
The first reason was that it was more convenient for him to do work if he was living by himself.
The other reason was to prevent one person from feeling lonely if he were to accompany the other.
And so, he decided to live by himself.
He would alternate and visit one house per week. Thus, it would be very fair.
Jiang Huaizhou suddenly said seriously, âMom and Yujie, I have something to say.â
âSay it.â Mrs. Dong stared at Jiang Huaizhou with a smile as she wondered why Jiang Huaizhou suddenly started behaving seriously.
Dong Yujie looked at Jianghuai puzzledly.
Why was he suddenly so serious?
Jiang Huaizhou cleared his throat and said, âMom, I want to marry Yujie.â
Before Mrs. Dong even reacted, Jiang Huaizhou said to Dong Yujie, âYujie, will you marry me?â
They just started dating today. And now, they were already getting married?
Mrs. Dong then asked, âIâm not against that. Iâm just surprised. I thought you two just started dating today?â
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