Chapter 398 Plum

"yes."

Fu Jingyou curved his lips and smiled slightly.

The mood is subtle, just like when we first got married.

That's when he had his first home.

Now in Beijing, he has a second home.

People feel refreshed when good things happen to them. Fu Jingyou was happy and his expression softened.

His usually tough and stern face now showed a hint of gentleness and warmth.

They bought a hoe and a shovel, and the two of them carried the things back to the yard.

The house was very dusty. Fu Jingyou went in to clean up the lumps of dirt and broken tiles and did not let Lu Miao in.

Lu Miao didn't want to make things more difficult for him. He put on cotton gloves and pulled out all the weeds he could reach on the courtyard wall.

Then he picked up the hoe and started from the corners, slowly weeding.

The new hoe works well and is easy to use.

Lu Miao packed up slowly and it looked pretty decent.

Fu Jingyou went in and out several times to change the tiles and praised her several times.

Lu Miao held the hoe handle and looked at him speechlessly:

"Could you please give me some more compliments? Let me see what other words you can think of."

Fu Jingyou grinned and laughed, then went into the house to continue cleaning the tiles.

The courtyard had been empty for a long time, when suddenly someone came in and started busying around. Many people in the alley came over to look at it.

Someone poked his head in to see, and seeing that Lu Miao was unfamiliar, he asked if he had just moved in.

Lu Miao is not good at chatting with neighbors. When someone comes to ask her, she just responds truthfully and smiles.

During this time, a few old ladies with children came, looked around and thought the dust was too thick, so they left.

There was a little girl named Mei Zi, about sixteen or seventeen years old, who stayed behind.

Mei Zi is very enthusiastic.

After watching at the door for a while, perhaps sensing something from Lu Miao's unfamiliar weeding posture, she went into the yard, picked up the shovel leaning against the wall, and started helping.

Lu Miao was a little confused when someone suddenly rushed in and helped with the work without saying a word.

“Hey, you…”

Mei Zi stopped and looked at Lu Miao awkwardly.

There was a brief stalemate.

Lu Miao is not very good at receiving people who are too enthusiastic and too familiar.

It would be fine if the other party had an ulterior motive, but since this was their first meeting, she was really unsure of his motives.

Seeing that Lu Miao was just looking at her and didn't say anything, Mei Zi buried her head and continued to work.

"My last name is Luo, and I live in Xiaoyong Lane in the northwest corner... Everyone in the alley calls me Meizi."

"This yard has been uninhabited for a long time. You can't handle it by yourself. Let me help you..."

As if she was afraid of being rejected, she added:

"You're the new tenants, right? We'll be neighbors from now on."

"Yes, my last name is Lu, and my husband's last name is Fu. We used to live in East City."

At this time, it was not allowed to buy and sell real estate, so Lu Miao did not explain.

Lu Miao continued with Mei Zi's words without any embarrassment and said "thank you".

"It's nothing..."

Mei Zi shook her head, looked at Lu Miao and said:

"You don't look like you've ever been married. I was going to call you sister, but now I have to call you sister-in-law."

The new resident in the alley looks very different.

The clean cotton coat he was wearing was the same as what many people on the street were wearing.

The long hair is also braided.

But he had a pointed chin, long curved eyebrows, a fair and rosy face, and his whole body was as clean as if shrouded in moonlight.

It looks decent no matter how you look at it.

It looks good no matter how you look at it.

Compared to the slums they grew up in, it's really different at all.

"It doesn't matter what you call it."

Lu Miao smiled politely and looked at Mei Zi.

Mei Zi is thin and slender, with a thick and long braid.

She looks very much like Xiao Fuzi in the old movie Camel Xiangzi.

Her eyes are simple and clear, and she doesn't talk much.

Apart from the initial greetings, he was focused on his work, working diligently and efficiently.

Although the first meeting was a bit awkward, Lu Miao had a pretty good impression of her.

Mei Zi didn't stay here long.

Before Fu Jingyou came out to pour tiles again, a few calls with Beijing accents came from the alley in the northwest corner.

Mei Zi got nervous for a moment, put the shovel back against the wall, and said hurriedly:

"Sister-in-law, I'm going back today! Your place is so big, it will take a while to clean it up. I'll come and help you tomorrow when I'm free."

"No need actually...but thank you for today."

Mei Zi shook her head and ran away quickly.

Lu Miao was completely bewildered. Fu Jingyou came out and said:

"What are you thinking about? Who was that just now?"

Lu Miao shook his head. "She's said to be a warm-hearted girl who lives in a nearby alley..."

She didn't know anything else.

Fu Jingyou nodded in understanding.

There are large and small courtyards and dozens of alleys nearby.

There are no more than a handful of independent courtyards like the one they bought.

There are many residents in the alley, and when they move in, it should be lively and lively.

At around two o'clock, Lu Yuanzheng drove back.

He said the brick and tile issue had been taken care of and someone would deliver it to the end of the alley tomorrow morning.

Lu Yuanzheng handed the approval note to Fu Jingyou and asked Fu Jingyou to give the note back to the other party when he handed it over to him tomorrow.

Fu Jingyou had estimated the number of bricks and tiles needed in advance and mentioned it in the car at that time.

The note showed the maximum amount he had estimated, which was ten yuan.

After taking the money with him, Fu Jingyou put the note away and handed the money to his father-in-law.

Lu Yuanzheng turned to look at him, and he was also frank:

"Dad, take it. Miaomiao and I still have some money. We will ask you when we really need help."

All matters related to bricks and tiles consume my father-in-law's interpersonal relationships.

How can I let my father-in-law pay for it again?

Let's put things one way or another. If you don't make things clear now, it will be difficult to ask for help when you really need it in the future.

After a moment's thought, Lu Yuanzheng understood the logic and took the money.

"Dad~"

Lu Miao blinked and stuck to it.

A few days ago, he was stubborn and refused to call me "Dad", but now he calls me that intimately.

"Look at what a mess this yard is. How long will it take Brother You to clean it up by himself? Come on, help!"

Lu Yuanzheng was speechless.

I wonder why other people's cotton-padded jackets are cozy and warm, while his jackets have wide sleeves that let in cold wind?

Lu Miao chuckled twice, pretending not to see his speechless look, and casually handed the hoe to him.

What a heartless person.

Lu Yuanzheng cursed several times in his heart.

After all, he couldn't bear to ask her, a maid, to help with these chores.

Lu Yuanzheng took off his formal Zhongshan suit, rolled up his sleeves and called his son-in-law to join him.

The broken tiles in the house had been cleaned up, and Fu Jingyou also rubbed the dust and moss on the wall with a broom.

The dust isn't as heavy as before, but it's still there.

Lu Miao went in and pointed out several walls that needed to be demolished, but was quickly driven out.

The father-in-law and son-in-law in the room looked at the position of the beams.

After confirming that it was not a load-bearing wall and that its demolition would not affect the structure of the house, they began to dismantle it with a loud "bang bang bang" sound.

After working for most of the day, the house was roughly cleaned up into a rough shape.

As for the yard, Lu Miao was busy all afternoon but didn't achieve anything.

She can wipe off the dust and wash the dishes, but she doesn't have much patience for other rough jobs.