Everyone in Xiangyang Village knew that the newly arrived educated youth, Cheng Qiao, was a naive and sweet person who, even after being deceived, would cheerfully speak up for others.
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Chapter 450: Finding a Place to Live
Li Huan would never have thought that after the little troublemaker got married, their family would be reunited. Not only did his mother and the third child come, but even Ye Jun came with his twins.
However, the two of them were worried about accommodation for the whole family. They had already occupied the dormitory of the garrison, and they couldn't let their family members live in the dormitory of the garrison as well. This would make it very difficult for Qin Daqiang.
The only place we can live now is the guesthouse. Of course, Qin Guoqing’s military compound can allow my mother and the children to live there, but Ye Jun definitely can’t.
"What a coincidence, why don't we go to the guesthouse and get a few rooms? We can decorate the rooms so my mother and her family can come and stay. They don't have to squeeze into the small suite on National Day."
Qin Guoqing applied for a small suite, which is a one-bedroom and one-living room layout. The inner room is the bedroom, the outer room is the living room. The suite has a kitchen and a bathroom, but no toilet.
The toilet needs to be used in a public toilet, which is not far from the house, but the environment is poor. Even if there are special people to clean it, it cannot accommodate so many people using it. This is also the place that military wives hate the most, but it is also the place they cannot leave.
"Okay, I guess mom and the kids won't get used to living here on Guoqing, especially Xiao Nuan. Going to the toilet is something she can't stand."
Cheng Qiao imagined Xiao Nuan queuing to use the toilet. There were no cubicles between each squat toilet, and her white buttocks were exposed without any covering. She would definitely be scared and run away.
"I'll go to the school to get a letter of introduction, and then go to the guesthouse to borrow three or five rooms, and then decorate them."
Li Huan nodded, and when Cheng Qiao left, he immediately started to meditate. He wanted to recover his health as soon as possible and not let his mother and children worry.
Cheng Qiao came to the guesthouse with a letter of introduction. In fact, the people in the guesthouse were already very familiar with Cheng Qiao. Sometimes when someone had a minor illness or pain, they would ask Cheng Qiao to prescribe two prescriptions of Chinese medicine or give him two injections, and the problem could be solved quickly.
"Cheng Qiao, how come you have time to come here today?"
"Hello, Sister Zhang. You are on duty today. My mother-in-law and my children are coming over in the next two days, so we are here to book a few rooms."
"Really? I know you have five children, and there are four you haven't seen yet. You should take a good look at them this time. By the way, you need to borrow a few rooms. There is a shortage of rooms at this time, and someone from above is coming over."
Cheng Qiao nodded and stretched out three fingers, indicating that she wanted to borrow three rooms. Sister Zhang shook her head and said that she could only spare two rooms at most.
"Two is fine, you can let the children sleep with my mother-in-law or Master."
Cheng Qiao knew that each room had two wooden beds, which could accommodate two people, but if the two wooden beds were put together, three or four people could sleep on them.
"Then we'll have two rooms, but it would be better if we could borrow two more beds. I want to put them together so that several children can sleep sideways."
"Okay, a room is two dollars a day, two rooms is four dollars, and a wooden bed is thirty cents a day, how many do you want to borrow?"
"Actually, I don't know how long I'll have to borrow the room. My mother-in-law and the kids finally come here, so of course they have to stay longer. So, I'll give you fifty dollars first, and buy a wooden bed for each room."
"Okay, I'll record it."
Sister Zhang was very happy to take the money from Cheng Qiao. The leader would only be here for a few days, but Cheng Qiao was a big money sponsor, so she had to take good care of him.
Sister Zhang took out the key and picked two south-facing rooms on the first floor. These two rooms were the best rooms on the first floor. They were not only close to the tea room, but also to the toilet.
"It's a little dirty, I'll clean it up later."
Cheng Qiao glanced at the garbage scattered all over the floor and said nothing. Instead, she found a broom and a mop and cleaned the two rooms thoroughly.
Sister Zhang felt a little embarrassed and asked someone to go to the warehouse to move two wooden beds. Cheng Qiao fetched some water and wiped the wooden beds clean, then took them to the door to dry in the sun.
Sister Zhang also wisely helped Cheng Qiao. Cheng Qiao did this because it was beneficial to their hospitality. For such a clean place, people would of course come to stay as long as there was a need.
Two days later, Ye Jun and the twins arrived first. Li Huan and Cheng Qiao stood on the platform, looking around, anxiously searching for the train carriage where Ye Jun and the others were.
"Mom, my mom, dad, here... look over here, Nuannuan is here..."
A familiar voice was heard. Cheng Qiao knew it was her precious daughter without even looking. She took two steps at a time and ran towards the train carriage. Li Huan also hurriedly followed.
"Master, are you okay?"
"Qiao girl, it's good to have these two little ancestors around me, hey, Xiao Nuan, don't..."
Xiao Nuan couldn't wait to climb out of the car window. Ye Jun was so anxious that he wanted to catch her, but was stopped by Ye Jing. Didn't he see that his sister was about to cry?
Cheng Qiao quickly caught Xiao Nuan and held her tightly in her arms. Xiao Nuan finally couldn't hold back her tears. She missed her mother so much and finally she could see her mother.
"Be good, don't cry. Your eyes won't be pretty if they get swollen from crying."
"Mom, I am beautiful. I am not afraid. Mom, I miss you. I dream of you holding me while I sleep at night."
Cheng Qiao looked at the clear eyes and felt so distressed. She thought about keeping her daughter by her side this time. But she immediately rejected the idea. Cheng Liguo could not take care of two children, and she could not raise the children according to the routine.
"Come on, mom will take you to the guesthouse."
"Mom, why is it a guesthouse? Don't we have our own home in Hexi?"
Xiao Nuan was a little confused. She had a home in Xiangyang Village, a home in Xiangyang County, a large grocery store in Chuncheng, her own courtyard house in the capital, and her grandfather's courtyard house. Why did she have no home in Hexi?
"Then how about we build a home in Hexi?"
"Great! We're going to build a house as big as the Beijing herbal medicine shop. We can sell herbal medicine in the front, the middle can be used as a living room, and the backyard can be used as a living room."
Cheng Qiao and Li Huan looked at each other and both felt that this was a feasible solution. There was a small circle of vacant land outside the garrison area. They could go to the relevant departments to find out. If the land could be bought and sold, they would buy a piece of land.
A group of five people got on a bus, which was the only bus from the train station to the garrison. It was originally designed to facilitate the commuting of military wives, but now it has become the most crowded place.
"Xiao Nuan, hold on to your mother. Ye Jing, hold on to your father as well. Master, follow us and don't fall behind."
Ye Jun rolled his eyes. He thought, "Do you think you look down on me because of my age?" But he was a skilled martial artist who could fight two rounds without even getting out of breath.
In order to show his physical strength, as soon as the car door opened, Ye Jun directly used his internal energy to prevent people around him from getting close to his body.
Li Huan learned boxing from Ye Jun, so he knew what Ye Jun was doing at a glance. Taking advantage of this moment, he pushed Cheng Qiao into the car and rushed forward holding Ye Jing.