Chapter 957: Incompatible Zodiac Signs Affect Wealth

"Oh, here is this month's household money, I almost forgot." Nianyin handed over a stack of banknotes.

Actually, there were still a few days left until the day for paying household expenses, but Gu Zhihao's expression clearly meant he wanted money!

If one were to talk about major flaws in this man, he didn't have any.

He was from the Gu Family, cared for his wife and children, and cooked well, but he also had quite a few petty traits.

He was always calculating every little thing, especially keen on nitpicking over details, and viewed small amounts of money as being larger than a millstone.

Every month, if the household money was even a day or two late, he would get very anxious; now it was even more excessive, as he was urging for it before the date had even arrived.

However, she had misunderstood this time.

Gu Zhihao did not take it: "That's not what I meant, it's, it's..."

A bright idea struck him, and he had a solution.

"Look, Lao Qi isn't home, and you are living in our house; people outside are gossiping!"

"So, could you move out? It's not appropriate for a woman like you to live out alone. How about you move to my wife's sister's place? You two are like sisters and can talk to each other, and since her family has many people, there's no fear of gossip..."

Nianyin took over the conversation: "You don't need to worry about my affairs; I will move out tomorrow, but the children..."

If it weren't for the two children, she would have wanted to move out long ago.

She could live independently, but she couldn't take the children; if she left the children here, she worried that over time they wouldn't be close to her.

"The children can stay here, you can come back to see them anytime, or you can take both children away; as long as you agree to let me see the children, I have no opinion on who they live with."

Nianyin:...

Originally, she thought Gu Zhihao was being petty again, wanting to monopolize the two children, but she could not see any calculation in his eyes.

It seemed he really just didn't want her living here, and if that was the case, there was no problem; Nianyin didn't want to live in the Shi Family either.

A grown man nagging all day long, fussing over trivial matters like firewood, rice, oil, and salt—she couldn't stand him at all.

After discussing.

They decided the children would live at the Shi Family from Monday to Friday, and Nianyin would take them to live with her on Saturday and Sunday.

The two children would not be separated, only the adults would be.

The children agreed.

Shi Yuke did not agree.

"Sob sob sob, don't go, Nianyin, don't go!"

At the front gate, Nianyin stood there dragging her suitcase, feeling very awkward.

Shi Yuke hugged her thigh, refusing to let her leave no matter what, crying with snot and tears, looking so miserable as if Nianyin had done something to her.

"Let go, other people are watching." Nianyin really wanted to kick her away, but that would make the situation look even worse.

"No, I won't let go. Are you leaving because Yuke isn't good? Don't go, sob sob sob, Nianyin, don't go. Yuke will definitely be good, I won't pester you to tell me stories anymore, and I won't make you angry..."

Shi Yuke was very dependent on Nianyin, even more so than the children were.

Some people in the residential complex called Shi Yuke a fool.

Although she was truly foolish, she knew these were not kind words.

In the past, when her father was home, he told her to endure it, pretend not to hear it, and not to argue back with people.

Her husband was the same, just telling her to endure it; they never considered whether she felt hurt inside!

But Nianyin was different.

Once, when Nianyin returned, she accidentally heard someone mocking Shi Yuke for being a fool, and without a word, she rushed over and beat that person up.

After beating them, she pointed at the person's nose domineeringly and said: "Get lost! If I see you bullying my family again, I'll kill you!"

From then on, no one in the entire complex mocked Shi Yuke again.

It was also from that time on that Nianyin's image in Shi Yuke's heart instantly became tall and grand, so now that Nianyin was leaving, she naturally couldn't bear it.

"Wife, let go, release your hands."

Gu Zhihao came over to pry his wife's hands off; he never expected that while other parts of the plan went smoothly, he had forgotten about his wife.

Wasn't this intentionally ruining his plans?

Shi Yuke had always been obedient to her husband, but this time she didn't listen, stubbornly hugging Nianyin's thigh and refusing to let go: "No, I want Nianyin to stay, she can't go, sob sob sob, don't go, don't go, stay..." Shi Yuke was usually not stubborn, but today she didn't know what was wrong.

No matter how much her husband pleaded or even tried to scare her, it was useless!

She just hugged Nianyin's thigh and wouldn't let go, refusing to let her leave no matter what.

Nianyin was moved.

She was soft-hearted but not hard-hearted; the people she had been in contact with since she was small were all independent, and no one had ever been this dependent on her.

Even Meiyin and Yulong.

Her daughter in name and her son by blood did not depend on her like this.

But Shi Yuke depended on her, not as a pretense, but as something she could truly and genuinely feel—a defenseless reliance and unconditional trust.

So she hesitated; she wondered if she should just continue living together.

At worst, she would just give more living expenses; that petty, calculating man was only after this little bit of money anyway.

Before she could speak, Gu Zhihao was already anxious and blurted out: "You foolish woman, if she stays, our whole family will face a great disaster."

Uh!

Gu Zhihao realized he had made a slip of the tongue and immediately covered his mouth.

Nianyin sensed something unusual from his words and immediately pressed him: "Who told you that if I stay, your whole family will face a great disaster? Was it a woman, not very old?"

He hurriedly denied it: "No, what nonsense are you talking about? I don't understand at all, no one told me these things."

Nianyin threw aside her suitcase, kicked Shi Yuke away, and reached out to grab Gu Zhihao by the throat: "I won't waste words with you, tell me immediately, was it a tall and thin girl? Around twenty years old?"

He didn't want to tell the truth.

Because the girl had specifically warned him that this matter was known only to heaven, earth, him, and her, and could not be told to a third person; telling others would be leaking heavenly secrets!

Revealing the secrets of heaven will be punished by the heavens.

However, having his neck choked was too uncomfortable; he couldn't catch his breath.

Nianyin's gaze was fierce; he did not doubt for a second that she would keep her word and really choke him to death right there.

"Mm."

He nodded, which served as his answer.

Nianyin let go, and Gu Zhihao collapsed limply to the ground, huddling together with his wife.

Nianyin didn't even take her luggage, leaving in a hurry by car.

There were quite a few people in the residential complex watching the commotion, pointing and whispering.

Everyone was surprised.

"Who is this woman to the Shi Family? She looks easy to talk to, so why is she so fierce?"

"Tsk tsk, you don't know yet? Last time, the little son living upstairs from me just said one sentence about the Shi Family's daughter being a fool, and he was beaten up by her, almost getting his bones broken."

"Really? Is it that little son who is over one meter ninety tall and weighs over two hundred jin?"

It was no wonder others didn't believe it; that man had a fierce look, and usually, not to mention cursing Yuke, he would curse anyone in the complex he didn't like.

But no one dared to provoke him; the vast majority of people were angry but dared not speak out.

"It's true, would I lie about something like this?"

People discussed it heatedly, and no one noticed a figure flash by in the corner of the wall and disappear.

Sheng Family.

Shi Youxuan only heard the beginning before she grabbed Nianyin and walked out: "We must return immediately; I'm afraid if we go back late, she will escape again."

"Mm."

The two hurried back to the Shi Family residential complex.

Shi Youxuan entered the complex, but instead of going to the Shi Family, she went straight to the property management office to ask if any girl had rented a place in the last three days.