Chapter 407

After Old Mrs. Xiao and Xiao Changgan became estranged, an unhealable crack formed in their hearts.

The old lady eventually only took out fifty thousand yuan for the family of four's living expenses, and the rest was all repaid to the two banks they owed money to.

After the bank received this part of the repayment, the person in charge of the collection department also gave Old Mrs. Xiao a lot of face, indicating that they could appropriately extend the debt and give the Xiao family a chance to catch their breath.

Old Mrs. Xiao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Even now, she was still hoping that the Xiao Group could come back to life. As long as they could slow down the pace of bankruptcy, there might be a chance.

Who knows when the next Xiao Yiqian might appear?

For her, the Xiao family was currently facing a huge difficulty, but in the end, it was only a problem of tens of millions. If they really met a big boss with a net worth of ten billion like Xiao Yiqian, even if the other party just leaked a little money from their fingers, it would be enough for the Xiao family to come back to life.

Compared to Old Mrs. Xiao, who was full of longing and expectation, Xiao Changgan was very depressed.

The money from the old lady selling the furniture only left fifty thousand yuan, and this fifty thousand yuan was still held in her own hands.

Xiao Changgan himself was about to run out of resources, really reaching the point where he couldn't even afford a pack of cigarettes.

That evening, the old lady only took out twenty yuan to buy vegetables, buying a pile of worthless rotten cabbage and half a jin of pork.

Xiao Changgan was miserable with anger, but he had no way to deal with it, so he could only endure it in his heart now, while also racking his brains to study where the old lady would hide the antiques left by the old master.

Just when the Xiao family was complaining about the poor life of clear soup and light water, Xiao Churan's family had already started moving into the Tang Chen Yi Pin villa early the next morning.

Since the furniture was all newly bought, moving didn't require moving any large items. The four people packed their own clothes and supplies, then packed the tableware and kitchenware, found a truck, and pulled everything over at once.

Ye Chen was in a particularly good mood because when packing the bedroom, he had deliberately and tentatively asked Xiao Churan if she wanted to bring the bedding he used for sleeping on the floor.

Xiao Churan said shyly, "Aren't you already prepared to upgrade? Why are you still bringing these things?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen was instantly incredibly excited!

After the truck arrived at Tang Chen Yi Pin, Xiao Changkun set off a few small hand-held fireworks at the entrance, which counted as a housewarming celebration.

Subsequently, the family of four began to pack their respective rooms.

Ye Chen and Xiao Churan packed the master bedroom on the second floor, Ma Lan packed the master bedroom on the third floor by herself, and Xiao Changkun went to pack the small room next door alone, sullenly.

In his words, it was to separate from Ma Lan.

Ma Lan was too lazy to argue with him. Anyway, she was going to sleep in the master bedroom on the third floor. As for Xiao Changkun, he could sleep wherever he wanted. Anyway, she felt annoyed looking at him now, so separating was actually quite pleasant.

However, Xiao Churan felt a bit uncomfortable inside.

Although her parents' relationship had never been very good, they had managed to get through these twenty-plus years. Now that they were suddenly separating, it made her feel uncomfortable.

But she also knew that as a daughter, she couldn't interfere too much in her parents' affairs, so she thought it would be better to let them separate first, so both of them could calm down and think carefully.

If they could both think it through, life would be better in the future.

Just when Ye Chen and Xiao Churan were almost finished packing, Dong Ruolin also took a taxi over.

She didn't have many things, just two suitcases and a bag. Xiao Churan enthusiastically invited her in and then took her directly to the second floor by elevator.

As soon as they got out of the elevator, she shouted, "Ye Chen, come quickly and help Ruolin!"

Ye Chen hurriedly went out the door and saw Dong Ruolin, who had dressed up specifically, at a glance.

Dong Ruolin was dressed very beautifully today. A beige trench coat paired with a black base sweater inside not only made her figure look tall and plump but also particularly feminine. As for her lower body, it was a woolen miniskirt paired with black leggings, which completely outlined her slender legs, thin and long, very eye-catching.

As soon as Dong Ruolin saw Ye Chen, her little face turned red. She waved at him somewhat nervously and said, "Ye Chen, I'll have to rely on you to take care of me in the future!"

Ye Chen smiled slightly, nodded, and said, "Welcome, welcome."

Actually, Ye Chen felt a bit helpless inside.

He knew Dong Ruolin liked him.

If she just confessed to him, he wouldn't care; he could just politely decline or turn a deaf ear.

However, now that she had suddenly moved in to live under the same roof as him, it really made him feel a bit of a headache.

But of course, he couldn't show anything unusual in front of Xiao Churan.

Xiao Churan pointed at Dong Ruolin's two big suitcases and said to Ye Chen, "Ye Chen, you have strength, help Ruolin move her luggage to her bedroom."

"Okay." Ye Chen nodded and dragged the two suitcases into Dong Ruolin's bedroom.

Dong Ruolin also followed in, feeling a burst of sweetness in her heart.

In her view, she would be able to be closer to Ye Chen in the future. Regardless of whether she could eventually be with Ye Chen, as long as she could be closer to him, she would be very satisfied in her heart.

After all, in her heart, Ye Chen was not only the object of her secret crush but also her savior twice, so she only longed to be closer to Ye Chen, and that would be enough for her.

As for whether the two would have any development, she had to see what was going on with his and Xiao Churan's relationship first.

If the two were always in a fake marriage, then she would naturally strive for it, but if the two had real feelings, then she definitely couldn't snatch her best friend's husband.

Dong Ruolin followed Ye Chen into the room, looked around, and said in surprise, "Oh, this room is quite big!"

"Hmm." Ye Chen smiled and said, "It's definitely enough for you to live in alone."

Dong Ruolin pursed her lips and nodded, then seeing that Xiao Churan hadn't come in yet, she hurriedly asked, "How have you and Churan been lately?"

"Pretty good." Ye Chen answered casually.

"Oh..." Dong Ruolin asked obscurely, "Compared to before, have there been any changes?"

Dong Ruolin wanted to know if Ye Chen and Xiao Churan had broken through that layer of relationship, but she couldn't ask very clearly, so she could only beat around the bush obscurely.

Ye Chen didn't think much about it, just said casually, "Our relationship is very stable; there are no changes."

Hearing him say there were no changes, Dong Ruolin felt much more at ease. She estimated that Xiao Churan and Ye Chen were still sleeping in separate beds, which proved that the two actually hadn't made any breakthroughs.

For her, this was good news.

At this time, Ma Lan on the third floor was incredibly excited. She took many photos and selfies in her big bedroom, turned the beauty filter to the maximum, and then carefully selected a few photos of the living room and photos taken from the outside, posting them all to her Moments.

The caption was: "Oh my, after waiting for so long, I've finally moved into our own big villa at Tang Chen Yi Pin! This is the largest unit type in Tang Chen Yi Pin! Such a big living room, such a big bedroom, I don't know if I'll be scared sleeping here at night!"

After writing this, she thought of Old Mrs. Xiao and added another sentence: "Sigh, this villa has three floors above ground and two floors underground, a total of five floors, and ten bedrooms in total, each one very luxurious and stylish. But with our family of four, how can we live in all of them? It's really worrying..."