Supreme Heir Son-in-law

Chapter 996 - 995: Life for Two

Tangtang and Guoguo, the two sisters, had great ideas, but while their ideals were full, reality was grim.

Because Tangtang and Guoguo didn’t have much money on them, the place they rented wasn’t very good, even in the suburbs.

It was a broken tongzi building, the room was damp and cramped, and stepping into it felt like walking into a basement.

No, it was even worse than a basement; at least, a basement wouldn’t be so noisy.

And in the room they lived in, the soundproofing was terrible, they could hear everything the neighbor said from their room, leading to them having to endure all sorts of noise when they got back from work every time.

The sounds of couples arguing, children crying, and the children cursing the elderly surrounded them day and night, making their heads hurt and disrupting their rest.

Moreover, the room was dark and damp, with no sunlight at all. Only in the afternoon for a short while could it catch some weak sunlight; the rest of the time was spent in darkness.

Because the room never got any sunlight, it became particularly damp, the quilts would get clammy within three days, and the clothes in their wardrobe would go moldy if not aired out.

But they couldn’t take things outside to sun them; there were too few spots to sun things, and they couldn’t compete for space. On the other hand, there were many thieves in the area.

If they took things outside to air, there was a high chance of them being stolen. Even keeping things inside wasn’t very safe; within just half a month of living there, their place had been broken into twice.

Complaining to the landlord was useless too; the landlord wouldn’t care and would just tell them to get a locksmith to fix the locks.

So when Tangtang and Guoguo wanted to sun their belongings, they could only bring them out for a little while each afternoon.

And they could only sun them inside the room, which made their life very troublesome and tiring.

When the time was short, they didn’t think it was a big deal. At that time, they always told themselves that the hard times would eventually pass, and as long as they persisted, they would embrace a bright tomorrow.

Before, when they were under their parents’ roof, they had endured all kinds of hardships. They thought they could get through this smoothly too.

But they forgot that when they were away from their parents, they had lived with Xu Ke for a long time.

Easy to go from frugality to luxury, hard to go from luxury to frugality.

The days with Xu Ke weren’t grand or lavish, but they were rare, calm, and peaceful days, without worries about food and drink or hardship over anything.

So just after living here for a little over half a month, they already felt it was unbearable.

But at this time, they hadn’t thought about going back to Xu Ke, just gritting their teeth to persist a little longer.

As soon as this month’s pay came in, they could add a little more money and live in a place with relatively better security and find a job that paid better.

This way, little by little, they could move back to the city center and find a relatively stable job and settle down.

But before they could implement this plan, Tangtang and Guoguo encountered something that broke them.

Because the house was too old, the doors and windows weren’t very sturdy.

Therefore, before going to bed every night, Tangtang and Guoguo would double-check the doors and windows, lock them multiple times, and even block them with items and place fragile items to alert them before daring to sleep.

But even with this, they couldn’t sleep soundly at night, not because they feared someone breaking in, but because the neighbors were too noisy, and they couldn’t sleep peacefully.

Initially, this troubled them, but now they felt lucky that they couldn’t sleep soundly.

Because a glass they placed on the doorknob shattered, the sound of breaking glass startled Tangtang and Guoguo out of their sleep.

It also startled the thief who was trying to sneak into Tangtang and Guoguo’s room.

They didn’t expect Tangtang and Guoguo to be so vigilant, setting up such a little mechanism to alert themselves.

However, they had already made their move, and they were already there. If they left now, they’d have come for nothing.

Besides, they had thoroughly scoped the place out and knew the renters were just two sisters, and both were quite good-looking.

In this area, they were old bachelors; the thought of finding a pretty wife was wishful thinking in this life, so they had set their sights on Tangtang and Guoguo.

Initially, they didn’t dare to make a move, thinking Tangtang and Guoguo were kids who left home after arguing with their family.

They feared that if they acted, the family would come looking for them, and they wouldn’t be able to handle it.

But after keeping an eye on Tangtang and Guoguo for more than half a month and seeing no one came looking for them, they finally made their move.

Until today, after drinking some alcohol, their evil thoughts surged, and they couldn’t resist but come over under the cover of darkness.

Tangtang and Guoguo quickly climbed out of bed and grabbed the weapons they kept by their bedside.

They carefully opened the door a crack and saw three men already in their living room.

Seeing the three men, Tangtang and Guoguo were more nervous than ever before; at that moment, their hearts raced so fast it felt like they might explode.

Meanwhile, their palms, holding onto their sticks, were slick with sweat, and their faces turned pale.

They had never encountered such a situation before; it made their hands and feet numb and left them at a loss.

But Tangtang and Guoguo knew clearly that they couldn’t back down now, that they had to stay calm. If they panicked, no one could save them.

They had only lived here for over half a month, but they had already learned how indifferent people in the tongzi building were.

They had once seen a couple next door, the man abusing the woman. The woman cried for help, but no one came out to help or say a word, and they even closed their doors.

The next day, after the woman was beaten, people gathered and spoke ill of her.

Clearly, this woman was the victim, but in their words, it seemed like it was all her own doing.

Upon hearing these words, Tangtang and Guoguo felt chills down their spine, as if they’d fallen into an ice cave.