Rebirth: Regaining Joyful Moments
Chapter 86 - 086: The Zhou Family Wants to Call Off the Engagement

Chapter 86: Chapter 086: The Zhou Family Wants to Call Off the Engagement

Grandma Cai had already started packing up, and most of her son’s family’s belongings had been moved out, leaving behind only some old and useless items.

She and her grandson didn’t have much, just the kind that could all be taken away in a single bundle.

Grandma Cai’s son received a telegram and came to pick her up the very next day. He heard that it was the Xu family who had helped Grandma Cai last time, and he made a point of expressing his gratitude, also mentioning that renting the house to them made him feel very reassured.

That very day, Grandma Cai and her grandson followed her son to South City.

"Grandma Cai really trusts us!" Xu Nianhua looked at the house. It used to be Grandma Cai’s home, but now, it had become the house they rented.

Grandma Cai had said that they could use anything in the house and to dispose of whatever they couldn’t, making them feel as if it were their own home.

"It’s still early. Shall we start cleaning up?"

Xu Nianhua suggested that since they had finished selling their mung bean jelly and still had time, they might as well clean the place inside and out.

In the evening, the three siblings returned to Shuangzhu Village.

"Dad, Mom, what’s wrong?"

Xu Nianhua had wanted to tell them that they had already rented a house and even done a simple cleanup; they could move in as soon as they brought their bedding over. However, when he arrived home, he could sense that something was off.

"Did Aunt Qinghu come again?" Xu Nianji thought it was Xu Qinghu who had arrived.

"No."

Ji Ying hesitated to speak as she looked toward Xu Nianji, her face filled with worry.

Xu Nianhua’s heart sank, wondering if it was something to do with his eldest brother, or the Zhou family?

"Nianji, the Zhou family came this morning," Ji Ying took a deep breath, but before she could finish, Xu Nianji interrupted her excitedly, "Mom, why didn’t they give us a heads-up before coming? Did Xiaohe come too?"

Xu Nianji’s excitement made Ji Ying even more unsure how to break the news, while Xu Qinghe sat quietly to the side.

The over-excited Xu Nianji also realized something wasn’t right.

"They came to break off the engagement," Ji Ying sighed, explaining the Zhou family’s visit. They said they could not afford the two hundred yuan dowry, after already delaying for a year, they wanted to call off the engagement.

Moreover, with Xu Nianhua’s situation, the Zhou family felt even less inclined to marry Zhou He into the Xu family.

Xu Nianji’s figure swayed slightly.

"Big brother."

Xu Nianhua quickly stepped forward to support him.

Xu Nianji pursed his lips and gave a smile that was uglier than crying, saying, "I’m fine, I’ve lost my job, and if they want to call off the engagement, it’s the right thing to do."

Although he and Zhou He hadn’t spent much time together since their engagement, the thoughts of that shy girl were still dear to Xu Nianji.

He had even thought that after they got married, he would treat Xiaohe well and protect her from being bullied by others.

"Dad, Mom, if we could come up with two hundred yuan now, could we stop the engagement from being broken off?" Xu Nianhua asked.

Just like in the past, the Zhou family still wanted to break off the engagement.

But it was different from before. They had separated from the Xu family, and with time, they could come up with not just two hundred yuan, but even two thousand!

However, what they lacked most now was time.

After all, the marriage with the Zhou family had been dragging on for a year.

"Of course, I didn’t agree to the annulment today because I thought that girl, Zhou He, is good and we shouldn’t call off the marriage lightly," Ji Ying nodded and then, with a worried face, said, "But where are we going to find two hundred yuan?"