Chapter 56 Housewarming Party

Moving into a new house has been a major event since ancient times, and strictly speaking the ceremony is very complicated.

But this was the first time that Wang Xiuren and Lin Qiu had to handle such a big thing since they were born. The previous move in their hometown was almost entirely presided over by the elderly in the family, so the two of them didn't know much about it at all. They could only rely on their memories of the last move and some local customs told by the landlord.

Lin Qiu still planned to hold a housewarming party this time when moving. On the one hand, buying a house and settling down in Pengcheng has been Lin Qiu's obsession since his rebirth. On the other hand, buying the house in Jinxiu Garden is also a declaration that their family finally has a stable home in Pengcheng.

Wang Xiuren certainly supports it.

Although he doesn't have many friends, as a man, he is more or less competitive. Although he didn't say it, he felt somewhat proud both in his heart and on his face.

The world has begun to develop towards the point where people laugh at the poor rather than at prostitutes. After coming to Pengcheng for more than a year, he has seen many wealthy and powerful families. A family with a monthly income of ten thousand yuan is simply not considered important by those people.

Thinking about it this way, there is actually nothing to be proud of about buying a small house in Jinxiu Garden.

But Wang Xiuren was still very happy and notified several good friends early on to attend his housewarming party today.

After watching TV for a few minutes, Wang Xiuren went out to buy vegetables carrying a large cloth bag.

Lin Qiu chased after him, handed him a list, and told him: "Try to buy everything!"

Wang Xiuren took the list, answered and entered the elevator.

He was quite familiar with the area and quickly found the vegetable market. He walked around the stalls and put the produce into cloth bags one by one after weighing them.

He walked around the vegetable market carrying a large cloth bag and went home with a full harvest.

Lin Qiu was busy in the kitchen, and Lin Ping followed behind to help.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Lin Qiu leaned out and asked, "Have you bought everything?"

Lin Qiu, who was wearing a low ponytail and an apron, looked very gentle and virtuous. Wang Xiuren was jealous. He raised the cloth bag in his hand and said proudly: "I bought them all. I also bought half a roast goose!"

"Very good!" Lin Qiu praised him, took the cloth bag from his hand, and assigned him another task, "Go and post the couplet!"

For a new home, there should always be some sense of ceremony and atmosphere. It’s also a joy to look at it!

Wang Xiuren found the prepared couplet and walked towards the door.

Wang Shan, who was lying on the carpet, saw this and jumped up, followed her father happily, saying, "I'll help Dad!"

After Wang Xiuren had put up the couplets, Lin Qiu brought out a piece of cooked meat, a fish, and a chicken, and also took out the incense, candles, and paper money he had bought.

"Set off!"

Following Lin Qiu's order, four people, big and small, carried the three animals to the nearby land temple.

The land temple is not very big. It is located in a small corner beside the street. There is a big banyan tree next to it. I don’t know if it was influenced by the incense, but it has grown particularly strong.

Wang Xiuren also had to ask around before he found this small temple that was half a person's height.

Wang Xiuren and Lin Qiu burned incense and knelt down devoutly. Wang Shan imitated her parents, bowing and kneeling with them, and her movements were very similar.

Lin Ping put away the smile on his face. He watched seriously from the side, with his mouth tightly shut, for fear that he would say something taboo.

Lin Qiu was originally an atheist, but after having the opportunity of rebirth, he attaches great importance to these things.

After the worship, she breathed a sigh of relief as if she had accomplished something great.

Finally, Wang Xiuren lit a long string of firecrackers.

"Okay, let's go home!" Lin Qiu waved his hand, and the others hurriedly followed, carrying their things.

"Anything else?"

After returning home, Wang Xiuren, smelling of gunpowder, asked.

After all this busy work, it was not even ten o'clock yet, and the guests probably hadn't left yet.

"You take Shanshan to watch TV. Pingping and I will prepare the meal."

Lin Qiu thought that there were many people coming today, so he had to prepare early, so he and Lin Ping washed and cut in the kitchen.

Wang Xiuren turned on the TV for his daughter to watch, and he put melon seeds, peanuts, red dates and sugar into the dried fruit plate, and then washed the fruits and placed them on the table.

Soon, the doorbell started ringing.

Wang Xiuren hurried over and looked through the peephole to see that it was Zhao Dalong and Zhang Guixiang, a couple, so he quickly opened the door.

"Congratulations! Congratulations on moving into a new home, brother!"

As soon as Zhao Dalong came in, he started to speak loudly. Zhang Guixiang, who was standing beside him, elbowed him and said, "Can't you lower your voice a little bit?"

"Brother Zhao, sister-in-law, come in and sit down!" Wang Xiuren greeted them warmly, "Shanshan, take your uncle Zhao and aunt to watch TV!"

Wang Shan loves to show off at this age, so she quickly pulled the two of them, one by one, to sit on the sofa, calling them sweetly.

"Brother Zhao, sister-in-law, have some fruit!" Lin Qiu also leaned out from the kitchen to greet them.

"Just take care of your own business and don't worry about us!" Zhang Guixiang was not shy and shouted at Lin Qiu.

Lin Qiu didn't care and quickened his work, thinking that there would surely be a lot of customers later.

Just as she expected, guests arrived one after another and the sofa was soon full.

Wang Xiuren quickly moved out the stacked plastic stools from the storage cabinet on top of the shoe cabinet and asked everyone to sit down and chat.

"Brother Man, why didn't you bring your sister-in-law here?" Wang Xiuren was a little surprised. When he went to invite Brother Man that day, his sister-in-law was also there. They had agreed that the two of them would come together.

Yang Guiman waved his hand and said, "Stop talking. Your sister-in-law was about to come over when the teacher called her to go to school. My little Man got into trouble at school again!"

"Then why did Brother Xing come here alone?"

"Ayun has been sent on a business trip, and she asked me to congratulate you on her behalf!" After completing what his wife had asked him to do, Ah Xing nervously asked, "Do you know whose gift the fruit basket I just brought is from?"

“Who is it?

Everyone's eyes were on Ah Xing. Ah Xing paused and tried to stretch his throat, but his father elbowed him and said, "Why are you keeping me in suspense? Tell me now!"

Ah Xing grimaced at the elbow from his father, "Dad, you are really strong!"

"Hurry up and tell me!" The landlady didn't feel sorry for her son at all. She pricked up her curious ears and waited for the answer.

"It's Director Huang!"

"How did he know I was moving? I didn't even dare to invite him." Wang Xiuren was shocked by the answer. How could he have deserved the care of such a high-ranking director?

"He heard me asking for leave and asked me casually. I said it was because you were moving into a new house. Then he asked me to buy him a fruit basket for you." Ah Xing didn't expect that Director Huang could remember Wang Xiuren.

When Yang Guiman heard Director Huang's name, he began to stare at Wang Xiuren again.

After Lin Qiu finished preparing the meal, Wang Xiuren moved out an octagonal table that he had rented from the entrance of the community.

Lin Qiu prepared two tables for the housewarming party. The octagonal table was placed in the middle of the living room. Several men drinking sat together, while the female guests and the three women in the family sat around the small long table in the dining room.

The women at the table carefully savored the Hunan and Guangdong cuisine, talking about gossip from time to time, while the men at the table ate a lot and drank one glass of wine after another.

After the guests left, Lin Qiu looked at the leftovers, Wang Xiuren who was drunk and slumped on the sofa, and his daughter who was sleeping on the bed, and was glad that he had his sister around to help.

She poured all the leftovers into a plastic bag, planning to throw them away later, and then carried all the bowls and plates into the kitchen to wash them.

Lin Ping helped to sweep the garbage on the ground, mopped the floor again, and opened the doors and windows for ventilation.

By the time the two sisters had cleaned the room, they were already slumped in their chairs, exhausted.

"Moving house is so tiring!" Lin Ping sighed.

Lin Qiu pushed her and said, "Go to the small bedroom and lie down!"

"Let me take it easy first." Lin Ping rubbed his waist.

"I suddenly realized how amazing my mother is! There are so many big things to do at home. Although my father takes care of everything, it is my mother who handles everything from buying groceries to washing dishes." Lin Qiu suddenly realized how difficult it is for his mother.

In other words, life was not easy for women of the previous generation. They had to do farm work, housework, and give birth to children, and they were not allowed to complain about being tired.

Although women of my generation are much better off than my mother and her generation, we still have to endure the same hardships that women should endure.

Thinking of this made her inexplicably depressed.

After dinner, Wang Xiuren sent Lin Ping to the dormitory. After returning home, he keenly noticed that something was wrong with Lin Qiu's mood. Although he didn't know where it came from, he tried his best to find ways to make her happy.

"Shanshan, quickly ask mom to come over and see the gifts!"

Sure enough, the tool man Wang Shan jumped and dragged her mother to sit on the carpet.

There were already many gifts placed around the carpet.

The landlord gave Wang Xiuren a money tree, which really suited the local people's temperament. He moved it next to the TV cabinet.

The item Ah Xing gave was a four-piece set, and it was obvious that it was picked by his wife.

Brother Man loves drinking tea, so he gave Wang Xiuren a set of tea sets. At present, Wang Xiuren has not decided where to put it, so he can only put it in the cabinet.

Brother Zhao and Sister Guixiang were the most generous, giving a red envelope of 68.88 yuan.

After Lin Qiu appreciated the gifts given by everyone, she took the thick red envelopes. Wang Xiuren tried his best to make himself happy. His daughter snuggled up to him with admiration. At this moment, she finally felt that everything had settled.