Wen Nuan brought Le Le to Wangfujing to buy New Year's goods.
Because Gu Qinghan and Commander Lu had not officially had their day off today, and after going out for a meeting in the morning, they did not go home for lunch, so Wen Nuan only brought Lele out with her.
Baobao and Zhouzhou were too young for Wen Nuan to take care of them alone, so she had to leave them at home and let Aunt Chen and Uncle Zhao take care of them.
When I came out, my two sons had already fallen asleep and they probably slept for more than two hours.
Wen Nuan also planned to go back early, so as to avoid being late when there were so many people everywhere and it would be difficult to take the bus.
Wen Nuan also made an appointment with Chen Meijiao in advance for this trip. She has now become the deputy manager of a state-owned hotel, and it is said that her salary has doubled.
Business has improved a lot since their restaurant placed an order for some dried seafood from the army.
If she hadn't known that she was coming to Beijing, Chen Meijiao would not have planned to take a holiday so early and would have devoted herself to her work.
Lele looked at the busy Wangfujing and asked her mother curiously, "Mom, are there a lot of things to buy here?"
Last Chinese New Year, Lele only went to the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace.
Now we are at the department store, our big black eyes are looking around curiously, wanting to buy a lot of snacks and toys.
I also want to buy some fun things for Baobao and Zhouzhou.
Wen Nuan heard Lele's question and said with a smile: "Yes, this is the largest department store in the capital. There are many things to buy. Lele, do you want to buy anything?"
Commander Lu knew that Wen Nuan was taking the child out shopping today, so he gave Le Le 20 yuan in advance last night and told her to pick out a gift she liked.
Originally, Commander Lu took out six big unity notes, saying that he would buy one for each of his three children as a New Year's gift.
But Wen Nuan happened to see it, so she didn't let Le Le ask for so much.
Later, her great-grandfather gave Lele twenty yuan, saying that consumption in Beijing was relatively high, and he wanted to buy one thing for each of the three children with the twenty yuan.
But twenty dollars is a lot of money. Even if I buy a gift for each of my three children, I still can't spend it all.
I heard Lele happily pointing at the candied haws stand nearby and said with a smile: "Mom, I want candied haws."
Wen Nuan frowned and asked her, "Didn't you just eat? Why do you want to buy food again?"
The little girl was smart. She knew that buying some food didn't count as the gift Commander Lu said he would buy for her. She must be greedy now.
But Wen Nuan was tired of eating them and was not so interested in the candied haws.
Lele opened his big black eyes and laughed, "Mom, didn't you say that Aunt Meijiao has a little sister? I want to buy delicious food for the little sister, and also buy some for Baobao and Zhouzhou!"
Chen Meijiao's daughter Belle is almost three years old. I heard that she will be sent to the kindergarten in the compound next year.
Lele and Belle are only a little over a year apart in age, so they should be able to get along well.
It was rare for the little guy to take care of his little sister so much, so Wen Nuan smiled and agreed: "Okay, Lele, see if you can buy things, and use the money in your pocket."
As the child grows up, it's time to teach her to go out and do some cooking.
Wen Nuan knew that Le Le also wanted to buy something for her brother, so she reminded her: "But you don't have to buy anything for Bao Bao and Zhou Zhou, they can't eat snacks yet."
Whenever Lele eats something delicious, he wants his two younger brothers to have a taste.
However, the two children are not yet six months old, let alone snacks, they have not even started adding complementary foods.
After hearing the warm words, Lele reached into his pocket and took out a one-yuan bill.
Because Wen Nuan was afraid that she would lose the two big unity notes, she gave her a dollar first. Unexpectedly, the child hid it so well.
It definitely won’t fall off.
Lele nodded: "I understand. I'll go buy some candied haws now!"
Although Lele had been to the supply and marketing cooperative many times with Chen Ma and Gu Qinglan, he had never tried to buy things by himself.
Every time, she would pick out the things first, and then the adults would pay.
Now suddenly hearing her mother say this, Lele plucked up the courage and took the first step.
Wen Nuan followed her and saw Lele walk to the stall, then looked back at her.
Wen Nuan smiled and said, "Be polite. Call me grandpa first, then tell me how many strings of candied haws you want."
Lele looked at the densely packed candied haws and saw several greedy children gathered around them, chattering about wanting to eat them.
Lele didn't hesitate and went straight forward. Then, as Wen Nuan said, he called out, "Grandpa."
The old comrade selling candied haws must have seen many children come to buy candied haws, so when he heard Lele's call, he immediately lowered his head and asked with a smile: "Child, do you want candied haws? What kind do you want?"
Maybe it was because of the old comrade's good attitude that Lele was not so shy anymore and said with a smile: "Grandpa, I want the one on the top, and the other one."
Lele stood on tiptoe and pointed out the candied haws that he wanted the most.
The old comrade also readily took the candied haws from her, handed it to her, and said, "A string is 20 cents, you give me 40 cents."
Lele thought for a moment, looked at the one dollar in his hand, and then said, "Grandpa, give me two more strings."
"Okay." The old comrade gave Lele two more strings and said, "Then four strings will be 80 cents."
Lele handed over the one yuan in his hand and asked, "Is this enough?"
"That's enough." The old man took Lele's one yuan and gave her the change while saying, "How old are you, kid? Can you finish all this?"
Few children can afford to pay as much as one dollar. If they can pay fifty cents, they are considered wealthy.
Then the old comrade selling candied haws noticed Wen Nuan not far behind Le Le, and seeing their similar looks, he guessed their relationship.
Wen Nuan is pretty and has a nice figure. Even when she's standing there, she's so beautiful that people can't help but take a few more glances at her.
The little guy Lele is also cute. He is round, fair and tender, and looks very lovable.
Moreover, these two people look somewhat familiar, but I just can't remember who they look like.
Lele smiled when she heard this and said, "I'm buying it for my sister, my mother, and my aunt."
"Since you're so good, grandpa will give you another string." The old comrade handed Lele another string of candied haws, but Lele didn't take it. Instead, she looked back at Wen Nuan, as if asking for her opinion.
Wen Nuan took two steps forward and said to the old comrade, "Comrade, thank you for your kindness, but we just had a meal and can't eat that much now."
Lele couldn't hold it with one hand, so he smiled sweetly: "Grandpa, I don't want it then, thank you."
After that, Lele ran back to Wen Nuan and handed her a string of candied haws: "Mom, this is yours."
Wen Nuan took it and said with a smile: "Okay, thank you Lele for the candied haws."
After Lele gave a string to Wen Nuan, he started to eat his own candied haws, as if he had skipped lunch, and took one bite at a time.
The old comrade on the other end raised his voice and shouted: "Kid, you haven't given me your change yet, this is your money!"
Wen Nuan went forward to take the change and said to the other party, "Thank you, comrade."
The old comrade looked at the warm face and smiled: "You're welcome. I just saw that your child is sensible and polite. He's so cute."
Unlike other children, some of them would not only not buy, but also secretly lick a few times and leave. Not to mention giving money, some would even steal things.
So when I see such a well-behaved little guy, I always become more patient.
When Lele heard the uncle praising her, she smiled and said, "Thank you, Grandpa. Your candied haws are so delicious!"
"Oh, this kid is really good at talking. I have to give you this candied haws today." The old comrade was amused by Lele's words and directly took out a candied haws made of a big apple and handed it to her, "Here, this is for you from grandpa."
Wen Nuan knew that this was someone's good intention, so she motioned for Le Le to take it.
Lele happily took it this time and said sweetly, "Thank you, it's really sweet, much better than the ones I bought at the supply and marketing cooperative."
Lele, a little foodie, has his own experience at a young age. Now when he eats a candied haws, he knows which part is crisper and which store has bigger hawthorns.
So the little guy is not just flattering, he probably says that because he really thinks it tastes good.
After the old comrade talked to Lele for a few words, he asked Wen Nuan: "From your accent, it seems that you are not from Beijing?"
Wen Nuan didn't think about it and nodded, "Yes, I didn't grow up in Beijing, but my elders are from here."
The old comrade said "Oh", looked at Wen Nuan's pretty face, and then asked: "Which side is your elder from? What's his last name?"
Hearing this, Wen Nuan looked at the old comrade in front of her.
The man's clothes were not very good, even a little sloppy. In the middle of winter, he did not wear a fluffy hat, but only a straw hat.
However, this old comrade spoke authentic Beijing dialect and looked older than Commander Lu.
The important thing is that he looks a little chubby, but he is cute and amiable.
Wen Nuan saw that he didn't look like a bad guy, so she didn't hide it and said directly: "It's near Daqianmen, but my grandfather hasn't been back to the hutong for a long time. His surname is Lu."
I heard from Aunt Chen that Commander Lu has never returned to the courtyard since her grandmother passed away.
This has probably been going on for ten or eight years, right
Wen Nuan didn't have time to go there, and she didn't know what the hutongs were like in that era.
Mother Chen said before that she would go back to the Siheyuan for the New Year this year, but after being in Beijing for a few days, I haven't heard Grandpa and Uncle Zhao mention it. It seems that things with the house are not going well.
I haven't paid any attention to it in the past ten or eight years, so it will probably be difficult to get the house back.
Human nature is so greedy.
But that was Commander Lu's ancestral home, and how to arrange it was decided by her grandfather. Since he didn't mention it, she didn't ask.
The old comrade just raised his eyebrows and this time looked at Wen Nuan and Le Le carefully.
Then he smiled and asked, "Is your grandfather from the Air Force compound?"
I haven't heard that Lu Mingfei actually has a granddaughter
It's not that I haven't heard of it, but more than 20 years ago, Lu Mingfei's youngest son's daughter-in-law went back to her hometown and never came back to Beijing again.
Some people said that both the child and the adults had died, while others said that the daughter-in-law was killed along with the child.
Looking at the age of this girl Wen Nuan now, she is probably the same age as the baby who was born in the Lu family courtyard.
It seems there is a story behind this.
Lu Mingfei is lucky.
Wen Nuan had never thought that she could meet her grandfather's former neighbor just by buying some candied haws, so she smiled and nodded: "Yes, do you know my grandfather?"
"When your grandfather was young, he had to call me brother. Do you know me?" The old comrade said, and then said, "But your grandfather's status is different from ours now. I'm afraid he doesn't recognize me."
When Wen Nuan heard this, she knew that someone would definitely think that Commander Lu did not return to the Siheyuan because of his position.
She didn't want her grandfather to be misunderstood by the neighbors, so she took the initiative to explain: "Comrade, my grandfather has suffered too much in recent years, so he doesn't want to go back to the courtyard. Seeing the things reminds me of him. Please understand."
The old comrade looked Wen Nuan up and down, then smiled and said, "I see. Everyone in the alley knows about this. But you should call me Uncle Li, don't mess up the generations."
Uncle Li didn't mean to blame Commander Lu, it's just that after so many years, almost all the people in the alley are still there.
There are soldiers in the alleys, but they will come back when they should.
He also knew that Commander Lu had lost his son in middle age. Even for a general, it would be difficult for him to accept such a blow.
However, he also hopes that Commander Lu will be able to come out one day and return to the compound to take a look.
Wen Nuan called out obediently, "Yes, Uncle Li, I am sorry for being rude."
Uncle Li smiled and waved his hands: "Ignorance is not a crime. Go back and tell your grandfather to go back to the alley for a walk."
"This person, half of his body is already buried in the earth. You should persuade your grandfather to be more positive. Don't you have such a good granddaughter like you and great-grandson around? Be more positive!"
Wen Nuan listened carefully to Uncle Li's words, nodded and smiled, "Yes, Uncle Li is right. I will go back and tell Grandpa that I saw you today, and ask him to go back to the alley to chat with you when he is free."
Uncle Li waved his hand, not taking the warm words seriously, and said, "Go ahead, go ahead. It's still early, buy things and go back early, otherwise you won't be able to get on the bus later."
Commander Lu's courtyard house has been occupied for so many years. I'm afraid it has been given to Lu Mingde's family.
It’s better not to go back, so as not to be an eyesore.
Lu Mingde's family is nothing.
After expressing her thanks, Wen Nuan was about to leave.
But after thinking about it, he turned around and asked, "Uncle Li, do you sell candied haws regularly in Wangfujing?"
"No, no." Uncle Li smiled and said, "I am a rag collector. Today I am setting up a stall for someone else and filling in for him."
Wen Nuan looked unconvinced, but nodded and said, "If you're still here when I come out later, I'd like to buy a few more strings of candied haws to take back."
Uncle Li said readily, "Okay, I'll wait for you here."
Wen Nuan smiled and said, "Thank you, Uncle Li."
Since we are neighbors in the alley, we naturally have to get along well with each other.
Even if grandpa doesn't plan to take back the courtyard house, it is still his ancestral home, and sooner or later he will go back to take a look.
It’s good to know more elders.
Although Wen Nuan has never lived in a hutong, she still has some understanding of hutong culture.
They all pay great attention to seniority, and the higher the seniority, the more weight their words carry.
If grandpa plans to take back the courtyard house in the future, he will have a place to seek justice.
*
Not long after Wen Nuan bought some candied haws, Chen Meijiao came with Belle.
Belle looks like Chen Meijiao, with big round eyes, and she is tall and fair.
The little girl, with her hair tied in two pigtails, hid behind Chen Meijiao shyly, and then looked at Wen Nuan and Lele curiously.
Fortunately, Lele was a qualified big sister. After seeing Belle, she took the initiative to step forward, held Belle's hand, and gave her a candied haws.
Lele said with a smile: "Belle, I'm Sister Lele, this is the candied haws I bought for you, come and try it."
Seeing this, Chen Meijiao coaxed, "Bei Er, thank Sister Lele quickly."
Bei'er hesitated for a while before taking Lele's candied haws and whispered, "Thank you, Sister Lele."
Wen Nuan and Chen Meijiao saw the two little ones playing together and hugged them.
Chen Meijiao looked Wen Nuan up and down, and said in shock: "Comrade Wen Nuan, are you still going to let me live? How come you can't tell at all that you just gave birth? You are in such a good condition, aren't you?"
Wen Nuan has fair skin to begin with, and now she looks even whiter in this maroon cotton-padded jacket. However, her skin is still fair with a rosy glow, and her complexion is in great shape.
Even with just two simple braids, she looks refreshing, like a famous girl in her twenties.
How can you tell that she is the mother of three children
Wen Nuan felt a little light-hearted because of Chen Meijiao's exaggerated tone, and said with a smile: "If you don't say it, others will think you are still an 18-year-old girl."
"I love to hear that. Every time I go to work in a restaurant, those people who go to eat there think I'm an auntie. They call me sister-in-law and auntie, and even call me auntie casually. It makes me so angry!" Chen Meijiao took the warm arm affectionately with a bright smile on her face.
Then Lele handed the last string of candied haws to Chen Meijiao and said, "Aunt, this is yours."
"Wow, I have some too?" Chen Meijiao took a look and said with a smile, "Lele should eat it by himself. Auntie has had lunch and is not hungry yet."
As he said this, he touched his stomach to indicate that he was really full.
Wen Nuan nudged her with her elbow and said, "Just take the child if it's given to you. It's better not to let them eat so much and get cavities in their teeth."
Chen Meijiao is one year younger than her and is about the same age as Gu Qinglan.
Actually, I like sweets very much, but I feel embarrassed to snatch the food from children.
Lele smiled and did not take back her candied haws, saying, "Yes, Auntie, you can have some."
When Chen Meijiao heard this, she quickly took over and said, "Okay, thank you Lele."
Then Chen Meijiao looked at Wen Nuan and said, "Isn't your Lele too well behaved? My Bei'er is not like that. No one can take snacks from her. If anyone dares to take them, she will definitely perform the Great Wall of Crying for you."
Wen Nuan couldn't help laughing and said, "Don't say that, Bei'er. You are a little bit protective of your food because you are young."
The two men held their daughter's hands and walked into the store, talking about parenting for a while.
When they got to the toy counter, Lele and Bei'er couldn't wait to choose their own toys.
Seeing that the two children were focusing on their toys, Wen Nuan said to Chen Meijiao, "Sister-in-law Guihua is pregnant with her second child."
Chen Meijiao's eyes lit up and she said, "Really? That's great. Captain Zhou must be very happy, right?"
Although Chen Meijiao didn't stay in the staff quarters for a very long time, she got along well with sister-in-law Guihua because of sister-in-law Juxiang.
I knew before that Sister Guihua had finally given birth to Zhuzi, and she also sent clothes for the baby from Beijing.
I didn't expect to have a second child so soon, and that means Sister Guihua and Captain Zhou are finally together.
Wen Nuan nodded, "Of course I'm happy. Now that Zhuzi can say he can walk, it's time for the second baby."
Sister Guihua will be 35 years old after the New Year. I don’t know if she will have another child after giving birth to her second child.
Chen Meijiao echoed, "That's right. When the second child is born, Zhuzi will be over two years old. It probably won't be too difficult to take care of him."
Then, Wen Nuan talked about Sister Juxiang again, "Sister Juxiang is also very capable now. Not only does she work in the ground kitchen, she is also the workshop leader of a small factory."
Because Sister Juxiang and Chen Meijiao used to be neighbors, the relationship between the two was much better.
But Chen Meijiao was also busy now, and sister-in-law Juxiang was also busy, so the two of them did not have as many opportunities to communicate as before.
But after hearing that Sister Juxiang is living such a fulfilling life now, Chen Meijiao is also happy for her: "Sister Juxiang can't sit still, it would be even better if there is something for her to do."
Then Chen Meijiao looked at Wen Nuan and asked, "What about you? You are going to take Bao Bao and Zhou Zhou with you now. Are you not going back to the kitchen?"
Wen Nuan nodded: "Yes, the children are too young and cannot be left alone. I plan to take care of them until they are about two years old."
Wen Nuan resigned from the quartermaster, but the quartermaster was unwilling to let her go, saying that he would suspend her without pay first and let her think it over carefully.
In fact, she had already thought it through clearly. Gu Qinghan's work focus in the next two years would be in Beijing and the flight test work in Shenyang.
So she planned to come earlier to let the child adapt first.
By then, she will wait for the resumption of the college entrance examination, and then she will wait for the economy to open up and do her own thing.
Chen Meijiao smiled and said, "Isn't your grandfather in Beijing? I suggest you just move here. There are people here to help you take care of the children. If you want to work, our state-owned restaurant welcomes you anytime."
If it were someone else, it might not work, but who can blame her for being warm
The staff in the hotel were all very interested in this magical woman.
The reason why the restaurant is doing so well now is that Chen Meijiao often writes to Wen Nuan for advice, and many special dishes have been launched according to her plans.
So now the restaurant business is more prosperous than before, which is also more or less dependent on the warm-hearted method.
Wen Nuan smiled and said, "How can I leave? I asked you to come out today because our cooking team asked if your restaurant wants meatballs. If you want some, hurry up and make a reservation, otherwise they will be gone soon."
Speaking of work, Chen Meijiao quickly became excited. She hurried over to pick out the toys she wanted with Belle. Then, when she was going home, she would stop by the hotel and ask the hotel staff to make reservations as soon as possible in preparation for the Lantern Festival.
Afterwards, Wen Nuan asked Chen Meijiao about the situation in Daqianmen Hutong, but Chen Meijiao was not in the hutong over there, and she was still a little young and didn't know many people.
Wen Nuan couldn't find any connections with Chen Meijiao, so after shopping at Wangfujing Department Store, she took Lele back to find Uncle Li.
Uncle Li really stayed at the same place waiting, but there were not many candied haws left on the tree branch.
Uncle Li saw Wen Nuan coming back with Le Le, so he wrapped the remaining five candied haws in paper and handed them to her: "Here, girl."
Wen Nuan looked at the candied haws that Uncle Li handed over, and quickly took out a dollar from her pocket and handed it over: "Thank you, Uncle Li."
Uncle Li looked at the one dollar Wen Nuan handed over, chuckled and said, "You call me Uncle Li, how can I accept money from a junior? Take it back, it's New Year's Day, it's a little gift from you."
The more Uncle Li looked at Wen Nuan, the more he felt that her eyes resembled those of Lu Mingfei's youngest son. It was just a few candied haws, not worth it.
Wen Nuan took the candied haws and also passed on some peanut crisps and a bottle of white wine that she had just bought.
She smiled and said, "Mr. Li is so thoughtful. I can't be impolite. Please accept this little snack."
Wen Nuan didn't dare to buy anything too expensive, so she bought some common liquor that can be bought anywhere.
Peanut crisps can be regarded as a side dish to go with wine. They are not too flattering, nor too shabby.
Uncle Li took it and said, "Okay, you are thoughtful. If you go back to the hutong in the future, remember to come find me."
"Okay, thank you Uncle Li." Wen Nuan watched Uncle Li pack up his things and prepare to leave. She didn't plan to stay any longer.
*
General Air Hospital.
Lu Mingde and Chen Qiu'e had been waiting in Commander Lu's small building for more than two hours, but neither Aunt Chen nor Uncle Zhao took them seriously.
After pouring them a pot of tea, he said Commander Lu was not at home and left them alone.
Chen Qiu'e never thought that it would be so easy to get in. Why would she have to endure such humiliation after arriving here
Lu Mingde had long seen his wife's dissatisfaction, and couldn't help but whisper to Chen Qiu'e: "I told you long ago that my uncle is busy. It's not like I haven't come to see him before. At this time, he is either in a meeting or visiting his subordinates. Do you think everyone is like you?"
Early this morning, Chen Qiu'e said that she wanted to go to Kongyuan, saying that she wanted to take the initiative and ask Commander Lu to sell the house to them.
Siheyuans could not be traded in the past, but in the past two years they have been traded privately.
Chen Qiu'e didn't want to wait any longer and planned to take advantage of today's good day to say a few good words to Commander Lu and then take the house back.
Of course Chen Qiu'e didn't intend to take it for free. After all, it was a house with a large yard and three courtyards, so she had to give the owner some money.
This will also save you from any ambiguity in the future.
But who would have known that, although I came, Aunt Chen and Uncle Zhao just said they had to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner and didn't have time.
Later, when they were free, Chen Qiu'e planned to ask them to call Commander Lu, but two babies at home started crying.
Later, I had to change diapers and feed them milk powder, and I had no time to take care of them.
Chen Qiu'e watched Aunt Chen and Uncle Zhao carry the child out, so she nudged her husband with her elbow and said, "Could it be that your uncle's cheap granddaughter is here too?"
When they came, they didn't know who was in Commander Lu's family, let alone that Commander Lu's adopted granddaughter was also here.
If that were the case, I wouldn't have come.
Lu Mingde said, "It's fine if it's there. It would be even better if it's there. If my uncle agrees to give us the courtyard house, what else can she say?"
I'm not afraid even if he is there. After all, he is still an elder!
Is there any room for that cheap granddaughter to have a say
When Chen Qiu'e heard this, she also felt that this was right. Even if it was the case, what did she have to do with what Commander Lu had promised
It also saves you from having to ask them for it later.
Thinking of this, Chen Qiu'e calmed down. However, after sitting for more than two hours, she couldn't sit still any longer, so she went to Chen Ma and Uncle Zhao and asked, "Chen Ma, Uncle Zhao, can you help us make a phone call to ask when my uncle will be back? You see, it's not a good idea to keep waiting like this."
It's already four o'clock, and she still has to go back to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner!
What is going on
Mother Chen was holding her bag and trying to coax her, but was interrupted by Chen Qiu'e, who said in a bad tone, "I just told you that our leader is not available. He went to a meeting early in the morning."
"If you need to see him for something, you can continue to wait here. Of course, if you don't want to wait any longer, you can go back earlier."
Chen Qiu'e was so angry at Chen Ma's attitude that her face turned green, but she dared not say anything because this was someone else's place.
Seeing that his wife was about to lose her temper at any moment, Lu Mingde came over, held her arm, and said, "Since you're here, what's wrong with waiting a little longer?"
Then, Lu Mingde raised his voice and said, "Besides, we haven't seen uncle for a long time. It's okay for us to have dinner together tonight."
When Uncle Zhao heard this, he wanted to pick up a broom and chase this shameless person out, but Aunt Chen blocked him with her eyes and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Just let them wait."
They don’t know that Commander Lu was too embarrassed to look for them, but now that they’ve come to his door, how can he let them go
Lu Mingde pulled Chen Qiu'e back and sat down again, waiting for another half an hour.
The two little daughters who were brought here to play the victim couldn't sit still and ran away early.
Just when Chen Qiu'e was about to ask Chen Ma to call Commander Lu again, the sound of a car finally came from outside the door.
Lu Mingde and Chen Qiu'e were overjoyed, and the expressions on their faces finally faded. They muttered, "We are finally back. No matter how miserable we are, we must ask Commander Lu to sell the house to us."
The moment Commander Lu entered the room, Lu Mingde and Chen Qiu'e stood up and shouted in unison: "Uncle, Happy New Year."
As soon as Commander Lu entered the room, he saw Lu Mingde and Chen Qiu'e, whom he hadn't seen for a long time. He frowned immediately, but quickly regained his composure.
He washed his hands first, then looked at the two people and said lightly: "New Year's Eve hasn't passed yet, what new year is it?"
Lu Mingde and Chen Qiu'e were stunned for a moment, confused by Commander Lu's cold attitude.
But since they were planning to come and talk about the house, they shamelessly said, "Uncle, you're joking. Are you very busy recently? Did we not disturb you?"
It seems that he is really busy. They have been waiting for a long time. On the 30th of this year, he still has to attend various meetings.
But there is nothing I can do even if I am busy.
"Yeah, it's pretty busy." Commander Lu sat down opposite them, opened the door and asked simply and directly: "About the house, when are you going to move out?"
Lu Mingde and Chen Qiu'e were both stunned. They didn't expect Commander Lu to talk about the house first.
They had been waiting here for so long just for this matter, so they stopped beating around the bush and asked, "Uncle, actually we are here today just for the house."
Commander Lu looked towards them, and Chen Qiu'e was frightened by his cold eyes.
Then she quickly pushed the man next to her, motioning for him to speak.
When Lu Mingde saw Commander Lu's look, he immediately had a bad feeling. He swallowed and asked in a low voice: "Uncle, that house..."
"How about..."
"Transfer it to us..."
Commander Lu looked over without making any noise, then asked, "Transfer? What do you mean by that?"
Seeing that Commander Lu was not as scary as before, Chen Qiu'e said with a smile: "Uncle, I am actually a little embarrassed about the house. I can't bring it up."
"But you know that our family is in a difficult situation. Mingde, the house allocated by the factory is only a one-bedroom one, which is too small for our family. My eldest and second sons are both adults, so they definitely cannot live with us."
"So we are thinking, why don't you transfer the yard to us? You can just tell us how much it costs. Do you think this is feasible?"
Just as he finished speaking, he heard a child's cry outside the yard, and soon a little kid ran in.
However, he stopped the moment he saw Lu Mingde and Chen Qiu'e, and looked at them with a little confusion with his big black eyes.
But Lele ignored Lu Mingde and Chen Qiu'e, and walked straight to Commander Lu, handing him the candied haws: "Grandpa, this is the candied haws for you."
Commander Lu looked at the candied haws handed over by the little guy and took it with a smile, which was completely different from the horrible expression just now: "Okay, thank you Lele."
He glanced at Lu Mingde and Chen Qiu'e, then said to Lele: "Lele, go to the kitchen and wash your hands first."
When Aunt Chen and Uncle Zhao heard this, they immediately waved to Lele and shouted, "Lele, come over here, Auntie. I'll wash your hands for you."
Lele glanced at Commander Lu, then at Lu Mingde and Chen Qiu'e, guessing that they were going to talk about something.
Then he walked towards Mother Chen and the others, and said with a smile: "Aunt, this is some candied haws for you."
"Wow, our Lele actually bought delicious food for Aunt Grandma?" Aunt Chen put Lele back into the cradle before taking the candied haws that Lele handed over.
Then Aunt Chen handed a string to Uncle Zhao as well and said, "Eat it, the kids bought it for us."
Lele said with a smile: "There are still many delicious foods, but they are still in the car, you wait a little longer."
Uncle Zhao hadn't eaten this sweet thing for many years, but since it was bought by Lele, he tasted it with great relish.
Wen Nuan followed Lele and packed up the things she bought before slowly walking into the small building. However, the first moment she entered the door, she saw Lu Mingde and Chen Qiu'e.
There was also Commander Lu sitting opposite them, but her grandfather's face didn't look very good.
Commander Lu pointed at her and said, "I can't sell the courtyard house. I plan to leave it to my granddaughter."