The issue of whether the three little ones should rent a house together finally came to an end with the appearance of the Lin family.
Seeing that the two sides were arguing, Lin Youxi's stepmother Liang Meijuan proposed a new plan.
She planned to quit her job as a salesperson at Baimei No. 1 Middle School Store and rent a house in Jiangcheng with her three children.
Liang Meijuan's original job did not pay much, and she was also a contract worker, so she did not feel any burden in quitting her job.
She came to take care of Mei Youyuan and the other two, which saved her the salary she would have paid to the cook.
Another point is that although she is not the biological mother, everyone has seen how well Liang Meijuan takes care of Youxi, so they can naturally rest assured that she can take good care of the three of them.
After discussion, the three families decided that the Mei family and the Xia family would share the rent equally, and give Liang Meijuan an additional 4,000 yuan each month.
This salary covers laundry, cooking, cleaning and daily emergency expenses. The other three people pay their own tuition and living expenses separately.
Basically, the Xia family and the Mei family provide the money, and the Lin family provides the manpower.
After Xia Yuan found out, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep well the whole night.
As the summer camp of Jiangcheng Normal University No. 1 High School was about to start, the three of them followed their parents and their families to Jiangcheng. The parents first looked for houses nearby, while the children took Xia Xun's car and played around in Jiangcheng.
"Oh! Jiangcheng is indeed much more fun than Baizhou City!"
Mei Ya, who is now 8 years old, is in the third grade of primary school. This is her first time to see the scenery of a big city.
Xia Yuanlin and Youxi, who had already visited all the attractions, took Mei's sister to various scenic spots these days. After all, they have been spending less and less time together with her now.
"Xiaoya is going to move to Baizhou City to study soon. Aren't you sad?"
"Of course I'm sad... I miss my friend so much."
Meiya lowered her head and thought for a while, "But... Dad promised to buy me an astronomical telescope, and then I will have my own room, so I can still accept it."
"Astronomical telescope?"
Xia Yuan was a little surprised and asked, "Do you like studying the stars?"
"Yes!" Meiya said, her hands on her hips, "I have been planning to become an astronaut in the future, and exploring the starry sky is a very necessary part of it."
Meiya smiled and said, "You know, the stars we see now are actually the light it emitted a long, long time ago, thousands or tens of thousands of years ago!"
"Oh! You are really amazing..."
Xia Yuan stroked Mei Ya's head and listened to her with a smile, while Lin Youxi was telling Mei Fang about the recent situation of Station C.
After Yue Xinyi learned about Station C from Mei Fang and Lin Youxi, she was assigned to be in charge of the website's operations, similar to what Mei Fang had done before when she pretended to be Lin Youxi and interacted in the forum.
However, Mei Fang asked Yue Xinyi to register a new administrator account. She gave herself the online name "Big Sister of Yuexi Group" and has now become friends with the group members in the forum.
In fact, Lin Youxi still had some concerns about this matter. "Is it okay to let friends in the forum do this? Yue Xinyi still has to study. Will arranging such a task for her hinder her studies? I see that she seems to be very enthusiastic recently."
"In addition to online friends, we also need some real-life friends we can trust to help us do some simple but important things."
"As for studying... Yue Xinyi should know what's going on. We'll give her a KPI target. If her grades drop too much, we won't let her help anymore."
"Well..." Lin Youxi nodded, "Since Ah Fang said so, let's do it this way.
Mei Fang patted Lin Youxi on the shoulder and said, "If you have any opinions, tell me. Don't keep them to yourself."
"I have no objection."
Lin Youxi was silent for a while, then stared at Mei Fang again, "I just... don't like too many people in life knowing what we do, especially on the website. I feel it will be troublesome to explain."
"Do? What do you do?"
Xia Yuan suddenly poked his head out and approached Mei Fang curiously, "Tell me quickly!"
"We were just talking about the arrangements for Station C... Why are you so excited?"
Xia Yuan stuck out her tongue at Mei Fang, "I'm just curious!"
When Xia Yuan said this, he looked at Lin Youxi, and they both laughed at the same time.
Now the relationship between the two has become a little delicate because of that quarrel, especially when it comes to the topic of Mei Fang. They will start to be wary of each other cheating.
The three families spent a week in Jiangcheng and finished cleaning the three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment they rented in Jiangcheng.
This house is located in the community opposite the No. 1 Affiliated School of Jiangcheng Normal University. Many accompanying students rent houses nearby. The house is not big, only about 90 square meters, but it is ready for moving in and has complete water and electricity facilities.
Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi live together in the master bedroom, while Mei Fang and Liang Xiaojuan each have a separate second bedroom. Mei Fang's second bedroom is the one closest to the living room, which is considered to be some distance away.
"Okay... I've made your bed. You'll be attending summer camp tomorrow, so get a good night's sleep tonight... Look at you, one of the buttons on your shirt is crooked."
"It's okay, I can do this myself, Mom..."
As Mei Fang was speaking, she suddenly noticed that her mother Xiang Xiaoxia's eyes were red.
"Look at you, kid... How can I let you study alone out there?"
A mother worries about her son even when he is far away. This is an eternal truth.
Mei Fang originally thought it was nothing, but she couldn't help being moved when she saw her mother's expression.
"It's okay. Your son is not alone. Aunt Liang will help take care of me. Besides, aren't Yuanyuan and Youxi here?"
"Hmm... I get a headache when you mention that."
Xiang Xiaoxia rubbed her temples. "Mom has always been against you renting a house. What is she afraid of? Don't you have any idea?"
Mei Fang scratched his head. "Don't say that. Didn't I prove to you before that I would never do anything out of line?"
"You are not the only one I am worried about now..."
Xiang Xiaoxia pulled her son aside and whispered, "I see that Yuanyuan doesn't seem to be very distant with you recently. She's so cute now. You must pay attention. Do you understand?"
"This is not only for you, but also for Yuanyuan's future."
"Phew... I see."
It seems that mom is not worried at all whether Youxi will do anything out of line to her. It can only be said that she is really good at disguising herself.
The children said goodbye to their parents one by one. Xia Yuan and Teacher Yu hugged each other, and Mei Fang also hugged her mother Xiang Xiaoxia.
"Hey... my big son, the little man of our Mei family, is almost taller than your father now."
Xiang Xiaoxia pinched Mei Fang's shoulders a few times. As they were chatting, Lin Youxi suddenly came forward and hugged Xiang Xiaoxia.
"Ah... Youxi, what's wrong with you?"
Lin Youxi shook her head, "I just want to hug my aunt more."
"You kid..."
"Yuanyuan, Aunt Liang and I will help you take good care of Mei Fang, so you can rest assured."
"With you guys here, how could I be worried?"
Xiang Xiaoxia was stroking Lin Youxi's head. At this time, Xia Yuan suddenly ran over and wanted to hug Xiang Xiaoxia together, which made Teacher Yu very embarrassed.
"Oh my... you two like me so much... are you craving Auntie's cooking again?"
Xia Yuan nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes! However, it will probably be difficult for me to eat Auntie's cooking in the future... I'm so sad."
"Well, you're always welcome to visit Baizhou City!"
Xiang Xiaoxia held one child in her arms, saying polite words with a smile on her face, but she was worried in her heart.
The palms and backs of my hands are all flesh. How can I, as a mother, choose
I don't know how far the relationship between my little pig and these two cabbages has progressed...
I'm not in good condition, so the evening updates will be late.
(End of this chapter)