"Huh? Where's my sister-in-law?"

Detective Leng Feng returned with the situation and, not seeing Wei Yuyan in the house, inquired about it.

"I went to town to help make and sell steamed buns."

Wu Chen was holding a book, the one Wei Yuyan had read last time. It was a military treatise, and he hadn't expected her to enjoy reading such books.

If Wei Yuyan knew that Wu Chen thought like this, she would laugh herself to death.

It's not that I enjoy reading these kinds of books; it's just that there aren't many other good books at home.

"Oh? Sister-in-law is working so hard, should I go and help her?"

Leng Feng thought that more people meant more strength, and besides, it was just making steamed buns, no big deal.

“I’ve noticed that you’ve become increasingly unruly since you came to my house.”

One minute you're saying you want to steal cured meat, the next you're saying you want to make steamed buns. When you get back, even your master will find fault with you.

Wu Chen seemed to be in a good mood, and even started arguing with Leng Feng.

"Don't worry, I'll never forget my rules. Anyway, I know that in this family, my sister-in-law is the one in charge."

Leng Feng looked at Wu Chen smugly. It didn't matter whether Wu Chen liked him or not. As long as his sister-in-law was satisfied with him, he would be fine.

"Snap!"

Wu Chen put the book on the table and glanced at Leng Feng.

"Oh dear, my sister-in-law told me to feed the chickens, so I'm off to feed them now."

A chill ran down my spine from the cold wind, so I quickly slipped into the kitchen.

Dinner consisted of rice cooked in the cold wind, and leftovers from lunch, which was enough for us.

"It feels so strange without my sister-in-law at home."

As Qianqian ate her rice, she thought about sleeping alone tonight and felt quite unaccustomed to it.

"My sister-in-law will be back tomorrow."

Wu Chen served food to Qianqian, which suggests that in their hearts, Wei Yuyan was already family.

The next morning, Leng Feng got up early to cook porridge. Today's porridge was pumpkin porridge, and the pumpkin was a gift from Aunt Guihua.

She grew a lot of pumpkins, more than she could eat by herself, so she sent over several.

"Sir, the construction worker said this morning that it will be finished in three or four days."

Leng Feng placed several bowls of pumpkin porridge on the table.

"Really? I wonder what else you're missing at home."

Wu Chen thought he could have Leng Feng go and make the purchase.

"As for the furniture, my sister-in-law has already ordered it from carpenter Gao."

Other pots, pans, and other utensils are available in the old house, but I don't know if that's enough.

Xiao Lei reminded him, "I'm afraid my older brother will buy a bunch of things that we already have at home."

"Is that so? Then I'll go check on Carpenter Gao later. You guys eat quickly, and when you're done, Leng Feng will take you to school."

Wu Chen nodded, and said he would go and see what furniture Wei Yuyan had ordered later.

After the meal, Leng Feng saw the children off and then picked up Wu Chen to go to Gao the carpenter's house.

"Oh my, it's Wu Chen? You're really back."

Carpenter Gao had naturally heard the news of his return, but he had not seen him yet.

"Hmm, I heard my partner ordered some furniture from you, so I came to check it out. Is it ready yet?"

Wu Chen nodded and slowly walked into the courtyard.

"It's all done. Here are the cabinets, tables, chairs, and benches. Take a look."

The carpenter led him to his storage room, where everything was already prepared.

"Hmm, there's quite a lot of furniture here."

Wu Chen nodded; this furniture was sufficient.

"When should we send it?"

"I asked the carpenter."

"We'll let you know in a couple of days, before the new house is even cleaned."

Wu Chen touched the cabinet to check its quality and replied.

"Okay, don't worry, I personally picked out each of these planks one by one. They are all the same thickness and smooth so they won't hurt your hands."

Seeing that Wu Chen looked worried, Gao the carpenter explained.

"Yes, very good."

Wu Chen nodded and left the courtyard with Leng Feng.

"Going home, sir?"

Leng Feng took out a stool to help him onto the carriage.

"Let's go take a look at the old house."

Wu Chen slowly boarded the carriage.

"yes".

Leng Feng quickly drove the carriage to the old house.

"Oh dear, it's locked, sir. You don't seem to have the key, do you?"

Leng Feng glanced at the locked door and realized he had been careless.

"Who said I didn't?"

Wu Chen suddenly took out a key from his pocket; it turned out that Wu Lei had given it to him before he went to school.

Leng Feng scratched his head, took the key, and opened the kitchen door, which led to Xiao Lei's old room.

It has a bed, a cabinet, pots and pans, and everything else.

"Oh dear, it's covered in dust."

Leng Feng looked at the thick layer of dust on the stove.

"Starting tomorrow... no, this afternoon, you will begin cleaning the new house."

Wu Chen is also looking forward to moving into the new house soon, and maybe he'll have the chance to share a room with Wei Yuyan.

"yes".

A cold wind should blow down.

At noon, the cold wind blew as usual when cooking, but Wei Yuyan had prepared all the dishes yesterday. There was still half a pig's trotter and a pound of pork belly left from the pig's trotters she bought yesterday.

Once the rice is in the pot, the cold air starts to work its magic.

"You're back?"

Wu Chen was sitting in the courtyard drinking tea and basking in the sun when Wei Yuyan came in, looking exhausted.

Wei Yuyan nodded without saying anything. She was a little tired today. It had been a long time since she had gotten up so early to make steamed buns. She felt strange.

"Sister-in-law, the food is ready. You and Grandpa eat first, I'll go get them."

As soon as Leng Feng brought out the dishes, he hurried off to catch the carriage.

Wei Yuyan went to the kitchen, scooped out rice, and brought it out.

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