On the day Lin Haitao and the others arrived, Zhang Xuemei specially asked her sister-in-law to stay home and watch the children while she went to the station to pick them up.

"Big brother and sister-in-law, over here, over here." Zhang Xuemei was waiting at the station, and Lin Haitao and the others saw her as soon as they got off the train.

"Xuemei, have you been waiting long? Actually, you didn't need to pick us up. Just give us an address, and we can find our way here ourselves. You said you brought your child with you. By the way, where's the child?!"

Lin Haitao had been talking for a while but still hadn't seen the child, so she looked at her sister-in-law with suspicion.

Zhang Xuemei smiled and said, "It's alright, sister-in-law. My sister-in-law is at home looking after things. You're unfamiliar with this place, so it's better if I come and pick you up."

"Exactly, Tianshui City is so big, what if we get lost?" Zhang Xuefeng shrank his neck, still thinking it was better for his younger sister to pick him up.

Zhang Xuemei looked at her younger brother and found that he was still as timid as she remembered, and of course, he listened to his sister-in-law very much.

"Sister-in-law, are you going to the place we rented for you first, or to my house? It's not far anyway."

"Let's go to the house first! Let's put our things down." Lin Haitao thought she could go to her sister-in-law's place later. Let's see where they'll be staying first.

"Alright, let's go." Zhang Xuemei first flagged down a red car at the street corner, but the driver refused to budge when he saw that there were three adults, saying that he couldn't ride it.

Helpless, Zhang Xuemei could only let her older brother and the others go first, while she called another car.

"Brother and sister-in-law, come in quickly. Look, this is the house I found for you." Zhang Xuemei took out the key from her pocket, opened the door, and went in first.

Zhang Xuefeng looked at the house and muttered to himself, "This is even older than Mom's house!" Of course, it couldn't compare to his family's brick house at all.

"Alright, you're here to make money, not to enjoy yourself. Having a place to stay is good enough. I asked Xuemei to find a cheap place for you."

Lin Haitao followed her sister-in-law inside, took a quick look, and was quite satisfied.

"By the way, how much is the rent? I'll pay you first."

Zhang Xuemei waved her hand and refused, saying, "It's twenty-eight a month. I only paid for one month, and the landlord will come to collect it every month after that. Don't think it's expensive. Houses around here are about the same price, usually around thirty-five."

"I'm currently staying here for sixty-one months. If you're not satisfied with this place, I'll find you another one."

"Satisfied, satisfied, it's fine. It's just a place to sleep anyway," Lin Haitao replied with a smile. Although she felt bad about the rent, she still took out some money from her pocket and handed it to her sister-in-law. She had to give what she was owed.

Seeing that her sister-in-law was genuinely satisfied, Zhang Xuemei readily accepted the money.

"Let me explain the situation to you first. You live in the east room, and the west room is occupied by another family."

"Look, this is the stove, the living room, and there's also a small room inside. If Ya Jing and the others come over, they'll have a place to stay."

Lin Haitao watched as her sister-in-law finished introducing the place but hadn't mentioned the restrooms yet, so she asked with a hint of doubt, "Xuemei, is there no restroom? Do we have to use the public restrooms outside?"

Zhang Xuemei had just realized she'd forgotten something; it turned out to be the toilet.

"Sister-in-law, look at me, I've forgotten. The toilet is right behind the stove. There's a small cubicle here with a squat toilet."

As for bathing outside, come and see for yourselves.

Zhang Xuemei led the two to the front yard and pointed to a small cement house that looked out of place with the house, saying, "This is it. This is the bathroom that the landlord built earlier. You have to heat the water yourself and carry it in to shower, and then the two families share it."

"Everything we need is here, so that's fine!" Lin Haitao understood that being away from home was never as convenient as being at home.

"Then come to my house first, brother and sister-in-law! Have dinner at my house tonight, and I'll go with you to buy some daily necessities tomorrow."

"Aren't you going to help out at the breakfast area tomorrow?" Lin Haitao wanted to get started as soon as possible! She didn't want to waste even a day.

"If you don't mind being tired, you can go with Minghan and the others tomorrow morning. I'll take you shopping when we get back."

"How could I complain about being tired!" Lin Haitao quickly waved her hand and said. Zhang Xuefeng, who was next to her, opened his mouth weakly. He was tired, but he didn't dare to say it.

Zhang Xuemei led the two of them towards her home, stopping at the vegetable market along the way to buy some groceries.

"This is really convenient for you. The market is nearby, and I see they have everything." Lin Haitao watched her sister-in-law greet the vendors skillfully, and some even gave her extra!

"Yes, life is quite convenient. It's not far from where you live, and you usually buy your things at this market."

"Third sister-in-law, you're back! Hey, eldest brother and sister-in-law, hello! I'm Xu Mingwan, you can just call me Xiaowan."

Xu Mingwan was carrying her child and wandering around the living room when she heard the door open. She immediately turned around and saw her third sister-in-law leading two people in.

"Hey, Xiao Wan, hello." Lin Haitao greeted her with a smile, and Zhang Xuefeng didn't say anything but just smiled.

"Brother and sister-in-law, please sit down first. Let me pour you some water." Zhang Xuemei poured two glasses of cool boiled water.

Then, looking at her sister-in-law's little daughter who was staring around with her eyes wide open, she reached out and took her, saying, "I'll breastfeed her!"

I don't know if it was because she was in a good mood, or because her diet had improved in the last few months, but this time she had plenty of breast milk, so we didn't need to buy any extra formula.

"Then I'll go pick up Panpan first! It's almost time." Xu Mingwan checked the time; it was already 4:30, time to pick up the child.

"I'll buy her a lollipop on my way back. I promised her yesterday. The money is in the drawer by the door."

"As an aunt, can't I afford to buy my niece some candy? No need, I have money."

Xu Mingwan greeted Lin Haitao and the others before going to pick up the child.

A short while later, Zhang Xuemei finished feeding the child and came out.

"Is the child asleep?"

"She's asleep. Right now she's just eating and sleeping, easy to deal with."

As Zhang Xuemei spoke, she headed towards the kitchen. It would be just the four adults and Panpan eating that evening, so there wasn't much rice to cook.

"Brother, why don't you go take a shower first? Didn't you bring all your clothes?" It was still a bit hot in September, and Zhang Xuemei saw that it wasn't convenient for them to shower there, so she told them to bring their clothes and come to her house to wash.

"Look, this is where the hot water comes out, and this is where the cold water comes out. The shower gel is all here." Zhang Xuemei showed them how to use the shower in her home, which was the only place in the house that had been renovated, making it convenient for taking a shower.

“This really is the city, so advanced. You two go out, I’ll give it a try.” Zhang Xuefeng ushered the two women out.

"Be careful, don't break anything," Lin Haitao said anxiously.