After the family had finished their New Year's Eve dinner, Commander Lu took them to the auditorium in the compound to watch a performance.
The show didn't end until 10 o'clock in the evening. After Lele returned home, she still didn't feel sleepy at all. She pulled Commander Lu and insisted that he go to the yard to set off fireworks with her.
Wen Nuan and Gu Qinghan took Bao Bao and Zhou Zhou back to the room, intending to put the two little ones to sleep first.
Baobao and Zhouzhou have already developed a regular sleeping pattern. In fact, they were already yawning and wanted to sleep on the way back home.
Now that Gu Qinghan had washed their little butts and changed them into clean diapers, they were crying again for milk.
Wen Nuan now almost always lies down to coax the little one to sleep, and the little one is not noisy anymore. He falls asleep while being loved very much.
Gu Qinghan walked around the room holding Bao Bao, who had a less bad temper, and planned to wait until Wen Nuan had fed Zhou Zhou until she fell asleep before putting the child back to bed.
Maybe it was because it was a little too late tonight, the two boys didn't cry much and fell asleep quickly.
Seeing that Wen Nuan didn't want to move after lying down on the bed, Gu Qinghan brought her a basin of hot water, wrung out a hot towel and directly wiped her face and upper body.
Wen Nuan glanced at the sleeping Bao Bao and Zhou Zhou, and whispered to Gu Qinghan, "Go help Le Le brush her teeth later, and let her come back to bed early."
After saying that, Wen Nuan yawned, seeming to be very tired.
Gu Qinghan tucked the quilt under her, lowered his eyes and looked at his wife's beautiful face, and smiled: "If you are sleepy, go to bed first. Lele has just started playing, and I guess she won't be willing to come back to sleep so soon."
After thinking for a while, he said, "By the way, Qinglan and Daxiang have already arrived in Beijing. They said they will stay at Doctor Li's place for two nights. Then you can go with Qinglan to buy some wedding supplies."
Wen Nuan nodded and said with a smile: "I was going to ask you when Qing Lan will arrive. Okay, since they are already here, I will ask them to go shopping in the department store then."
Gu Qinghan reached out his hand to brush away the strands of hair on her forehead and said, "Okay, then you and the child go to sleep first. I'll go check on Lele."
Wen Nuan saw Gu Qinghan was about to leave, so she reached out and held his hand, saying softly, "Wait a minute, I went to Wangfujing today and bought you a watch, but I haven't given it to you yet."
In the evening, I was talking to Lu Mingde and others, and coaxing the children to eat New Year's Eve dinner, and I hadn't given him the watch yet.
Now, before I fall asleep, I should tell the man first.
Gu Qinghan had broken his watch while on a mission before. Not only was the glass on the dial broken, but it also often stopped accidentally.
Originally Wen Nuan was thinking of buying it for him when he got promoted, but Liu Chunyan's incident happened, and there were not many styles to choose from in Beicheng, so it was put on hold.
Wen Nuan and Chen Meijiao spent a long time choosing today before finally buying a standard Shanghai brand watch.
"You bought it for me again?" Gu Qinghan's lips curled up slightly, and he was in a very happy mood, so he said: "Don't waste your money on me next time, save it to buy you some food."
Ever since he bought a skirt for Wen Nuan last time and Gu Qinglan said it was ugly, he hasn't bought anything for her again.
However, in the past few years, Wen Nuan bought him a lot of things.
"You've given me all the money, I definitely won't treat myself badly." Wen Nuan sat up, took out a box from the drawer of the bedside table and handed it to her, saying, "Put it on, give me your old one, and I'll find someone to repair it when the time comes."
Gu Qinghan changed his watch and smiled, "I should have taken it to be repaired earlier."
Wen Nuan put the old watch into the drawer, pinched him, and snorted, "Why? You don't like it?"
Hearing this, Gu Qinghan straightened his sleeves, kissed Wen Nuan on the face, and said, "How could I not like it? As long as it's given by you, I'd like it even if it's a blade of grass on the roadside."
Wen Nuan burst out laughing after hearing what the man said, "Gu Qinghan, you are too corny now!"
The next second, Wen Nuan raised her head and pecked the man on the lips, smiling and saying, "But I like it."
Looking at his wife's playful appearance, Gu Qinghan directly hugged her into his arms and said in a deep voice: "I don't want to get off again. I want to hold you and lie down for a while."
Wen Nuan hugged the other's strong waist, buried her head in his arms, and said, "Then wait a while before going down."
Gu Qinghan said "hmm", then asked: "Are the two people who came to our house today relatives who live in Commander Lu's courtyard?"
He has been very busy recently, and Wen Nuan and the children go to bed early, so they have almost no time to chat.
I heard from Aunt Chen before that Commander Lu wanted to take the courtyard back, but looking at the situation today, it seems that it is not going so smoothly.
Wen Nuan nodded: "That's the son of grandpa's cousin. Grandpa gave the yard to them to live in after grandma passed away. But Uncle Zhao went there three times, and the family was unwilling to move out."
"The reason I came here today is to buy that yard from Grandpa."
Talking about this, Wen Nuan was really so angry that she laughed.
Lu Mingde and Chen Qiu'e are so shameless. Not only have they lived there for so many years for free, but they also want to buy the courtyard house for only one thousand yuan.
You’re dreaming!
Even in this day and age, Commander Lu's three-courtyard courtyard house can be sold for three to four thousand yuan. Lu Mingde and Chen Qiu'e are really dreaming.
Wen Nuan added: "But they have promised to move out as soon as possible, but I don't know if they will play tricks again."
It wasn't Wen Nuan's malicious speculation, it was just that Lu Mingde and his wife's attitude changed too suddenly.
Such a greedy person is bound to arouse suspicion.
Gu Qinghan glanced at his wife, then leaned close to her ear and said, "How about I get someone to keep an eye on him?"
Wen Nuan shook her head and said, "That's not necessary. When I took Lele shopping today, I met an old man in the alley. I plan to visit him with my grandfather and ask him to keep an eye on him for me."
It would be more convenient to let a local man who hangs around the courtyard all year round watch over the place than to let an unknown stranger do the surveillance.
Gu Qinghan thought for a while before saying, "Okay, when are you going there?"
Wen Nuan: "It depends on Grandpa's schedule. I think Grandpa still has some emotional issues. Uncle Zhao and Aunt Chen said that Grandpa hasn't stepped into that alley since Grandma passed away. I guess the successive deaths of his relatives must have dealt him a big blow."
Commander Lu appears to be fearless and has the dignity of a superior.
Although he was very kind to her and the children, he always had a stern face when he was in the army, which made people feel a little scared.
But even for such a great general, there are things in the corner of his heart that he doesn't want to face.
Although Commander Lu agreed to go back to the alley with her to take a look during the meal, he did not specify a specific time.
Commander Lu was already busy, and he became even busier after the enemy spy incident last year.
If the Chinese New Year is over, I am afraid I don’t know when I will be free again.
Gu Qinghan looked at his wife's worried face, so he said, "How about you go back with Grandpa the day after tomorrow?"
Although tomorrow is the first day of the new year, there are activities scheduled at the Air Force compound, and Commander Lu has to preside over it.
Wen Nuan nodded: "Okay, then I'll do Grandpa's work tomorrow."
As soon as Wen Nuan finished speaking, Gu Qinghan put his arms around his wife's waist, then lowered his head to kiss Yanhong, whom he had been thinking about for a long time.
Just as Wen Nuan was about to push the other person away, she soon heard the sound of Lele's footsteps walking up the stairs.
So she reached out and pushed the man on her body, punching his shoulder and saying, "Hurry up, your daughter is here to see you."
Gu Qinghan frowned and sighed: "This is really not the right time."
Wen Nuan stretched out her foot and kicked him, saying, "Go quickly, don't let Le Le wake up the two little ones."
Little guy Lele just wanted to set off fireworks with Baobao and Zhouzhou. Now he might still be unwilling to give up and want to drag his two younger brothers who can't even control their poop and pee to play with him.
When Gu Qinghan heard this, he immediately jumped up and stopped Lele at the door when he rushed into the room.
Then he glanced at his wife and closed the door quietly.
*
There was a cold north wind all night and heavy snow fell. On the night of New Year's Eve, there was quite a heavy snow in Beijing.
When I woke up, the entire air force compound was covered with a layer of silver.
On the first day of the new year, Commander Lu was busy for half a day before he finally had some free time. However, he did not mention going back to the alley, but took Lele to go ice skating.
Gu Qinghan and Wen Nuan stayed at home to take care of their two younger brothers.
On the second day of the New Year, I got up before dawn and heated up the dumplings.
Commander Lu lived in a room on the first floor. He was a light sleeper, and when he heard the noise in the kitchen, he thought it was Uncle Zhao and Aunt Chen coming over.
After watching the performance on New Year's Eve, Wen Nuan asked them to go home and reunite with their families. Why did they come back so soon
After Commander Lu got up, he found that it was his granddaughter who got up, so he asked, "Why are you up so early? Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
He asked Chen's mother, when Wen Nuan was in North City, she usually woke up around eight or nine o'clock every day.
But it’s only a little past five o’clock now, and Wen Nuan has already heated up the dumplings. Doesn’t that mean she got up without even the wakeup call
After warming up some dumplings, she fried a few poached eggs. After hearing Commander Lu's voice, she packed up the fried eggs.
Cai Ying said: "I went to bed early last night, so I woke up early today."
Commander Lu smelled the fragrance of eggs and smiled: "Then Grandpa will wash up and have breakfast with you."
"Okay, then you go wash your face and brush your teeth first. I'll bring breakfast to the living room when I'm ready." Wen Nuan saw Commander Lu go to the bathroom first, so she put the heated dumplings and poached eggs back into the pot to keep them warm.
When he came out, I brought out breakfast, and Gu Qinghan and Lele came downstairs just in time.
Maybe it was because he got up too early, Lele was still not in the mood. He yawned while sitting on the dining chair and had no appetite even for breakfast.
Without the noise of the children, the living room was much quieter, so Wen Nuan said, "Grandpa, I plan to take the children to the square to watch the flag-raising ceremony. Do you want to come with us?"
The moment Commander Lu raised his eyes, Wen Nuan said, "After watching the flag-raising ceremony, we can also go see Uncle Li."
Hearing this, Commander Lu paused while eating breakfast, and after a while he pursed his lips and said, "Okay, I'll follow your arrangement."
Wen Nuan smiled and said, "Okay, we'll set off after breakfast."
Because Baobao and Zhouzhou were too young, and Wen Nuan was afraid that the children would cry, she made an appointment with Aunt Chen and Uncle Zhao last night and asked them to go directly over.
After watching the flag-raising ceremony, they took photos in the square. After all the busy work, it was already past nine o'clock.
Perhaps because he was back in the alleys where he grew up, Commander Lu didn't seem to be that resistant. After taking the photo, he said to Wen Nuan, "Come, Grandpa will take you to our teahouse in Qianmen. It's probably the most lively place right now."
Seeing that Commander Lu was in high spirits, Wen Nuan said, "Okay, it's really cold outside anyway, why don't we go out with Uncle Li for some tea?"
Commander Lu nodded: "No problem, go ahead."
Wen Nuan thought about it, looked at the other children, and said, "Grandpa, why don't you take the children to the teahouse and wait there, while Qinghan and I go and ask Uncle Li to come over."
Commander Lu looked at the children and said, "Okay."
Wen Nuan and Commander Lu split up into two groups.
She and Gu Qinghan randomly found a family in the alley and asked them, and someone told them about Uncle Li's yard. It seems that Uncle Li is a well-known figure in the alley.
However, just as I arrived at Uncle Li's door, I saw Uncle Li walking out of the alley with his hands behind his back and a sullen face.
Wen Nuan didn't think too much about it. She just went up to him and said hello, "Uncle Li, Happy New Year. Do you still recognize me?"
Uncle Li raised his eyes and saw that warm moment, and was stunned.
But he said the next second: "It's you, Lu Mingfei's granddaughter! You came at the right time, go back to your courtyard and take a look."
Wen Nuan asked doubtfully: "Uncle Li, what's going on?"
Uncle Li glanced at Wen Nuan and said seriously, "Don't ask. Just go and take a look and you'll know."
*
At the same time, Lu Mingde called Uncle Ma over early in the morning.
I had asked him to come over and look at the furniture yesterday, but who knew that Mr. Ma said he didn't want it anymore.
Chen Qiu'e had to persuade the person to come, and took advantage of the New Year holidays when everyone was visiting relatives and so on, to sell the cabinets, tables and chairs first.
Uncle Ma stroked the rosewood eight-immortals table with his hand, made a light "tsk" sound, and showed a dissatisfied expression on his face.
Lu Mingde didn't understand these things either, so he pointed to the large Huanghuali cabinet beside him and said, "Uncle Ma, if you don't like that table and chair, there is another large cabinet here. Didn't you say you wanted this thing?"
Uncle Ma walked to the large Huanghuali cabinet with his hands behind his back and said unsatisfactorily, "Why did you make the cabinet like this? It doesn't look good at all."
"And your tables and chairs are all wobbly, what are you doing?"
Chen Qiu'e and Lu Mingde looked at each other, and then said, "We really didn't take good care of these things, but the furniture is intact. If you put them away and add two nails on them, you can definitely sell them."
In the past, they thought that the house was not theirs, so they naturally didn't take good care of the things at home.
Especially since there are several children at home, it’s already a good thing that we don’t have to dismantle all the things directly.
If Chen Qiu'e hadn't said that Uncle Ma was interested in these pieces of furniture, they would have been covered in so much dust that it would have been impossible to touch them.
It was because Uncle Ma said he wanted to buy it that they just wiped it yesterday.
After hearing what Lu Mingde said, Mr. Ma sat down calmly and asked, "Before buying these pieces of furniture, I have a question for you."
Lu Mingde approached him servilely, "Uncle Ma, please ask."
Uncle Ma poured himself a cup of tea before asking, "I heard that someone has come to take back this house recently. Can you guys decide what to do with the things in this house?"
Uncle Ma glanced at the other person and snorted, "I'm telling you, if I take this thing, I won't give it back even if the emperor comes to power."
When Chen Qiu'e heard this, she immediately responded, "Uncle Ma, what you said is true. We bought all the furniture in this house ourselves. Now my husband's uncle is so unkind that he wants to take the house back. Do you think we can keep these things?"
"You can take it, but the neighbors here don't know much about this either. I hope you won't mention that you bought it from us in the future, so as to avoid those people making nonsense."
Uncle Ma raised one foot and said, "Hmm," "If that's the case, after I take the things, we'll have nothing to do with each other."
Lu Mingde and Chen Qiu'e breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's natural."
Then they pointed to several porcelain jars outside the yard and asked, "Uncle Ma, do you want the porcelain jars? If you do, take them back."
Uncle Ma frowned and snorted, "You two really think I'm a rag collector, don't you?"
He had set his eyes on the rosewood furniture and huanghuali cabinets in this yard a long time ago, but Lu Mingde and his wife had never intended to sell them before. Now, for some reason, they are willing to sell them.
I just heard recently that this yard is not his home but he is just renting it.
But since Lu Mingde bought it, he didn't care. After all, it belonged to whoever paid for it.
When Chen Qiu'e heard this, she immediately stepped on Lu Mingde's foot, then gritted her teeth and said, "Look at how you talk. Mr. Ma is a collector. If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense."
Then Chen Qiu'e looked at Uncle Ma and asked with a smile: "Uncle Ma, since you are willing to accept it, when will you move out? The money..."
Uncle Ma glanced at Chen Qiu'e and frowned: "Why are you in such a hurry? The quality of your furniture is not very good. I have to go back and discuss it with my wife. I will come back and give you an answer later."
"But you have to be prepared. I'm afraid the price won't be as high as before. If you want to sell it, then sell it. If not, I'm too lazy to go back and discuss it with my wife."
Lu Mingde hissed, then asked, "Then...how much is that?"
Uncle Ma gestured, "Eighty, no more. If you are willing to sell it for this amount, I will take it directly."
When Chen Qiu'e heard this, her heart bleeds. It would have been great if she had sold it last autumn!
That's thirty dollars short!
Lu Mingde and Chen Qiu'e looked at each other and decided to sell it.
Chen Qiu'e sighed softly and said through gritted teeth, "Okay, eighty is eighty!"
Anyway, it's better than having no money at all.
As soon as the voice fell, Wen Nuan and Gu Qinghan stepped into the threshold of the second entrance of the courtyard and said, "I won't sell it, this thing is ours!"
Lu Mingde never thought that Wen Nuan would appear here at this time.
Hearing that she was about to ruin his business, he immediately got angry and sneered: "Little girl, what nonsense are you talking about? This thing is ours."
Chen Qiu'e stood up, pointed at Wen Nuan with her hands on her hips and cursed: "What a wronged ghost! We said we would vacate this yard, can't I even dispose of the things I bought myself?"
This is really out of the question. Why would Wen Nuan appear here at this time
Could it be that they have been monitored all along
Wen Nuan walked directly into the main hall, glanced coldly at Lu Mingde and Chen Qiu'e, and said, "Are you sure this is yours?"
Lu Mingde and Chen Qiu'e looked outside the door and saw that there was no one else. It seemed that only Wen Nuan was there, and they didn't intend to give her a good face anymore.
Then he said, "This is what we bought. Who do you think it belongs to?"
Wen Nuan sneered, looked at Chen Qiu'e and said, "How shameless you are! This is obviously my grandmother's dowry. Why are you selling it?"
Fortunately, Uncle Li gave her some hints, otherwise she would not have known that Lu Mingde and Chen Qiu'e were so mean that they even extorted some money from the yard before moving out.
No wonder he agreed so readily a few days ago, maybe he had already thought of a way out, even if he couldn't move to the Siheyuan, he had to sell it for some money!
Wen Nuan looked at the old man Ma who was going to buy furniture, and said politely: "Uncle, this thing was left by my grandmother. I'm sorry to have made you come here for nothing."
Wen Nuan was polite at first, then aggressive, and said directly: "We will not sell anything in this house, not even a brick."
This courtyard is a bit shabby, dirty and messy. The courtyard is so spacious, but it is full of messy things, such as coal, wood, and broken porcelain jars...
There are all kinds of household garbage.
Uncle Ma looked at Wen Nuan's firm attitude, then looked at Lu Mingde and his wife who seemed to be almost going crazy, and decided to wait and see what happened.
So Uncle Ma said, "You guys talk first. It doesn't matter who sells the furniture. I can pay for it anytime."
When Chen Qiu'e heard what Uncle Ma said, her plan immediately fell through.
So he said "Pah" to Wen Nuan, pointed at her and cursed: "Look at your face, you are still a nagging woman, little girl, what are you thinking, you know better than us!"
"Commander Lu has been fooled by you. He is old and confused. We have heard everything clearly. It is still unclear whether you are a member of our Lu family!"
Chen Qiu'e no longer believed that there were such coincidences in the world.
Commander Lu's granddaughter disappeared shortly after she was born. Now a yellow-haired girl suddenly appeared and said she was Commander Lu's granddaughter. Anyone can come and claim her.
It just so happened that she came at such a coincidence that just when Mr. Ma was about to give him the money, she appeared here. No one would believe her if she said she didn't come here for this courtyard!
Maybe he was thinking of selling the furniture to Uncle Ma himself after they left!
Wen Nuan snorted coldly: "Whether you believe it or not is your business. It will not affect the fact that I am the grandfather's granddaughter."
"But if you want to sell anything in this house, I have the say, don't even think about it!"
Lu Mingde was also angry when he saw Wen Nuan's attitude. A few days ago, they lost face in front of Commander Lu.
Hearing what Chen Qiu'e said, he also got angry. He looked at Wen Nuan and said, "Little girl, now you have the yard, don't take advantage of us. If you stop us again, don't blame me for being rude!"
As he said that, he walked towards Wen Nuan, looking ferocious and as if he was going to attack her.
Suddenly, as Lu Mingde was walking towards Wen Nuan, a fast figure flashed before his eyes, and then he was punched and fell to the ground.
At the same time, a painful "Ouch—" sound was heard.
Gu Qinghan protected Wen Nuan behind him, looked at him coldly, and warned him: "If you touch a hair on her, I won't be polite either."
"you-"
Lu Mingde covered his face, looked at Gu Qinghan and cursed: "How dare you, you little brat, hit me? You—"
Seeing her husband being beaten, Chen Qiu'e picked up a broom and said, "You have bullied me to the point of going too far. Today I will show you who is the master of this house!"
Just as Chen Qiu'e was about to pick up the broom to fight back, Commander Lu walked into the room with Uncle Li beside him.
Commander Lu walked in slowly, and the first thing he did was to snatch the broom from Chen Qiu'e's hand.
Then he threw him out into the yard and said fiercely: "Well done!"
"These ungrateful, greedy people should be taught a lesson! Still the owner? I must have been blind to let you live in this yard all these years!"
Commander Lu looked down at Lu Mingde, who was lying on the ground, holding his left face and crying in pain, with a cold look in his eyes: "Wen Nuan is my granddaughter, there is no doubt about it, who do you think you are? It is not your turn to comment on this matter."
Commander Lu also thought that Lu Mingde and the others would doubt Wen Nuan's identity, but he didn't guess that they would say this to Wen Nuan behind his back.
Grandpa Li sat casually on the armchair nearby, took a sip from a small teapot, and said with a smile: "I have a say in this matter. I saw the little girl when she was born. She had a red birthmark on her shoulder."
Wen Nuan looked at Uncle Li and was about to speak, but Gu Qinghan beside her responded first: "Yes, there is one on Wen Nuan's shoulder."
No one could know it better than him.
Commander Lu looked at Gu Qinghan with displeasure.
Then he looked at Wen Nuan and said to Lu Mingde on the ground: "I have never doubted the identity of my granddaughter, because I found her myself!"
"Why do you sell my wife's dowry?" Commander Lu's eyes revealed an unprecedented coldness and harshness.
Seeing this, Lu Mingde could not help but move back twice. He didn't even dare to look directly at Commander Lu. He lowered his eyes in fear, shrank his body, and couldn't help trembling.
Chen Qiu'e looked at her husband's frightened expression and tried to save the situation. She looked at Commander Lu innocently and said, "Uncle, this is a misunderstanding. This thing is ours..."
Commander Lu glanced over coldly and sneered, "Shut up and stop calling me uncle!"
Chen Qiu'e met Commander Lu's cold eyes, and immediately felt as if a cold wind was blowing on her back, making her shudder.
Lu Mingde struggled to crawl over and begged bitterly: "Uncle, I was wrong. I really know I was wrong."
Lu Mingde even slapped himself in the face and said, "I shouldn't be so greedy. I'm so stupid!"
Commander Lu stretched out his foot and kicked him a meter away, cursing: "Get lost, I don't have a nephew like you!"
Commander Lu hasn't practiced for a long time, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have the strength to do it.
He had already shown mercy to a coward like Lu Mingde. If he had really used the strength he used on the battlefield, this guy would have lost his life!
Lu Mingde was seen holding his stomach, in so much pain that he didn't even have the strength to cry out. His face was flushed red and he was clenching his teeth tightly.
He regrets it!
You shouldn't be greedy for these few dozen dollars!
He had said long ago that Commander Lu should not be offended, but that stupid woman Chen Qiu'e insisted on selling the furniture!
Now, Commander Lu will no longer recognize their relationship!
What are they going to do in the future
Chen Qiu'e watched her husband being kicked away and immediately burst into tears: "Someone's dead!"
Uncle Li saw Chen Qiu'e almost pounced over here, so he immediately jumped onto a chair, squatted on it and said, "You're not going to die, it's just a kick, isn't it? The pain will go away, don't make a fuss, it's making my ears hurt."
He had long been fed up with Lu Mingde and his wife, who usually made the alley a mess and their children were thieving and cheating. He had punished them time and time again, but they did not get better.
But Commander Lu didn't come back to this alley, otherwise I could talk to him and have him drive this family away.
Now, the couple is finally moving away.
He was in a very happy mood.
It would be best if Wen Nuan could live in this alley by then.
He likes this little girl.
Commander Lu frowned as he saw Chen Qiu'e throwing a tantrum. "Move out immediately and clean up all your things today. Don't let me see anything that doesn't belong in this yard!"
When Chen Qiu'e and Lu Mingde heard this, they both cried out, "I'm dying, I'm dying..."
"It's New Year's Day, how can I move this? I might as well just die!"
Lu Mingde ignored the pain in his body and kowtowed, crying and shouting, "Uncle, I was wrong, please forgive me."
Commander Lu cast a fierce look at Lu Mingde and said coldly, "I have already given you a chance."
After all, they are relatives, so let them take care of this courtyard over the years.
However, he didn't expect that Lu Mingde and his wife would be so greedy that they wanted to sell the furniture for some money before moving out!
They also slander Wen Nuan's identity.
There's no way he could tolerate this anymore!
》
Perhaps it was because the noise in the courtyard was too loud, and it was Chinese New Year, so many people didn't have to go to work yet, so they gathered around to watch the fun.
When the people in the alley saw Lu Mingde and Chen Qiu'e crying and shouting, they began to whisper to each other: "Are they going to move away?"
"It's better to move away. Chen Qiu'e is too fierce. Last time, she scolded the fourth aunt so much that she didn't dare to go out for two weeks."
"Her youngest son even secretly took my eggs. How old is he? He must be 16 or 17, right? His hands and feet are so dirty. He should have been kicked out of our alley long ago."
"That Lu Mingde was drunk and acting crazy. Last time he broke my pickle jar and refused to admit it. I saw it was him!"
"Anyway, the whole family is not good people, just leave quickly."
Uncle Li listened to what his neighbors were saying, then waved to Wen Nuan and said, "Girl, come here. I want to tell you something."
When Wen Nuan heard this, she walked towards Uncle Li without hesitation, then leaned close to his ear and pricked up her ears to listen to what he said.
Commander Lu was dissatisfied again when he saw how close Wen Nuan was to Uncle Li. He frowned and asked, "Is there anything you can't tell me?"
Seeing that they were still talking, Commander Lu began to panic and said through gritted teeth: "Li Liming, don't try to alienate the relationship between me and my granddaughter. Just say it if you have anything to say!"
Uncle Li glanced at Commander Lu and snorted, "Who is trying to alienate the two of you? I'm pointing out a way to make money for you. It depends on whether you take it or not!"
Uncle Li glanced at Wen Nuan and motioned for her to tell Commander Lu about this as soon as possible, lest the two of them move away and she would have nowhere to talk to him in the future.
After listening to what Uncle Li said, Wen Nuan raised her eyebrows, then looked at Commander Lu and said, "Grandpa, not only should you ask them to move out, you can also ask them to compensate you before they move out."
Commander Lu: “???”
Wen Nuan looked at Lu Mingde and Chen Qiu'e and said slowly, "It turns out that they have rented out the other houses in the yard to others over the years. I'm afraid they have earned hundreds of dollars over the years, right?"
After saying that, Lu Mingde and Chen Qiu'e didn't care about crying anymore. They looked at Wen Nuan and cursed, "Bullshit, we didn't do it, don't spit blood on us!"
"You stinky girl, if you keep talking nonsense I'll tear your mouth off!"
When Commander Lu and Gu Qinghan heard this, they immediately stood in front of Wen Nuan and said in unison: "You dare?"
Wen Nuan passed over her husband and grandfather's shoulders and smiled faintly at the two people who were still quibbling: "Whether they are slandering others or not, we can ask the police to come and investigate and we will know."
*
Not long after, Lu Mingde and Chen Qiu'e were taken away by the police.
Uncle Ma looked at the treasure that was right at his fingertips and was gone just like that, so he planned to sneak away.
But when he was leaving, Uncle Li blocked his way and shook his head: "Old Ma, what you did was a bit immoral."
When Uncle Ma heard this, he found it very irritating and retorted, "Li Dazui, don't criticize me so casually. How am I immoral?"
Uncle Li snorted and looked at him with disdain: "You know very well that the things in this room do not belong to Lu Mingde, but you still want to collect them. Is that what you would do?"
Uncle Li and Uncle Ma both love collecting. I didn't expect that the old guy still wanted to keep the set of furniture in Commander Lu's house for so many years.
Eighty yuan, how could he come up with that idea!
Uncle Ma saw Commander Lu looking at him, and his face was a little embarrassed. He shook his sleeves and said, "I'm too lazy to talk to you!"
He just left without looking back.
Uncle Li looked at Uncle Ma's departing back, then turned back and said to Wen Nuan, "Girl, this set of furniture your grandma left behind is a good thing, don't sell it to anyone who comes to buy it!"
"Did you understand?"
Wen Nuan glanced at the rosewood eight-immortal table and the armchair, as well as the huanghuali cabinet, her eyes lit up, and she nodded in response, "I understand, Master Li."
Then she looked at Commander Lu and said, "This is what my grandmother left for my grandfather. Even the emperor would not sell it to me."
When Commander Lu heard this, the corners of his lips curled up slightly and his mood immediately improved.