Zhao Jianlan quickly replied, "They all went home to change clothes and shoes. We agreed to meet at the front gate of the residential area shortly."
Yu Xinyan glanced outside and then looked at Zhao Jianlan, "Are you going back to change clothes too?"
Zhao Jianlan looked down at the clothes she was wearing, "I’ll go back first. You get ready, and we’ll meet at the gate."
After saying that, she jogged away.
Yu Xinyan closed the door and went inside, quickly changing into old clothes, then putting on rain boots and grabbing a pair of work gloves before she swiftly locked the door and headed out.
The little yard where she lived wasn’t far from the front gate of the residential area, so when she arrived, only a few classmates were there. A classmate came over to greet her, "Yu Xinyan, are you here to help too?"
Yu Xinyan nodded to the classmate, "Yes, we’re all classmates. I’ll go over and see. Any help I can offer is worth it."
A nearby aunt overheard their conversation and added, "Luckily, the factory organized people a few days ago to lay down underground pipes in the rain, draining the water directly into the Yuquan River. Otherwise, we might have been hit too.
Indeed, because there are now three underground pipes, even if the flood came over the top and into the factory, fortunately, the factory didn’t suffer much loss. Just the low-lying areas accumulated quite a bit of mud, but it was already cleaned up by the organized team.
Moreover, all the buildings in the factory are brick and tile structures, so they barely suffered any damage, allowing everyone to escape the disaster unscathed.
However, the collapsed houses in the nearby village were mostly mud houses. Of course, there were also brick and tile houses washed away, but those mostly weren’t by the roadside; they were right at the flood discharge point. Even if they had half-brick exteriors, the inside was still mud, and when the foundation was washed away by water, the houses naturally couldn’t withstand the impact. As soon as there was damage, the houses were quick to fall apart.
Just as they were chatting, they heard someone arguing over there, "Mom, you’re too biased. My sister-in-law is already married; how she lives is her own choice. How can you use the money we worked hard for to support her?"
Xinyan felt the voice was familiar, and the aunt who spoke earlier said, "What’s going on with the Yao Family again?"
Another aunt craned her neck to look over there, "It’s definitely Granny Yao supplementing her youngest daughter, and her daughter-in-law discovered it. The Yao Family is really lively. A few days ago, Yao Hui went home and was chased out by her brother and sister-in-law. Now they’re arguing again."
"This Yao Hui really is something, a perfectly good young lady, just like she’s cursed to ruin other people’s families, married to Lyu Juncheng, a man who’s been married three times. You could just accept it once you’re married and live peacefully, but she keeps causing trouble. What sort of karma does the Yao Family have?"
At this point, Zhao Jianlan jogged over, "Xinyan, come on, let’s go watch the drama?"
Without waiting for her to respond, she grabbed her and started running forward.
Soon, the classmates waiting there also gathered around.
Mrs. Yao was pulling her daughter-in-law, "The eldest’s wife, don’t be like this. Listen to me, that money isn’t given to her for free. Xiao Hui is just borrowing it for a while, and once they’re better off, they’ll pay it back."
Yao Family’s eldest daughter-in-law was furious, "That’s only because I found out, so you say this. If I hadn’t seen it, would you have mentioned it to us?"
Without waiting for Granny Yao to reply, she quickly continued, "In the future, none of our wages will be brought home. I must think about my children. If you disagree, then separate us out.
Then you can supplement her however you like, and there’s no need to hide so cautiously, fearing we’ll find out. Also, since you’ve secretly supported Yao Hui, she should have a role in taking care of the elderly. At that time, don’t say stuff like she’s a married daughter or poured-out water.
Besides, Lyu Juncheng married two daughters from the Yao Family. They say a son-in-law is half a son, and adding it up, he counts as a son of the Yao Family, isn’t that right?"
Yao Hui was also angered by her sister-in-law’s words, "Sister-in-law, I’m merely borrowing money from mom for a while. Do you have to be like this? Furthermore, they say raising sons to prepare for old age; are you implying that big brother and little brother don’t want to take care of mom and dad and have to drag me, the married daughter, into it? You’re such a schemer."