The day they agreed to meet happened to be a holiday. Since she had already made arrangements with the Su family, she didn't go back home and stayed in her dormitory the day before.

In the morning, Su He tidied up her dorm room, then took the gifts she had prepared in advance and went to the Lin family home with Lin Jingyan, who came to pick her up.

The Lin family lives not far from here, right next to the government compound.

In fact, Su He is currently living in government staff dormitories, but they are occupied by ordinary staff. Their police station is not large and does not have its own dormitories, so the staff are all accommodated here.

The government compound next door is inhabited by families of higher-ranking officials.

There were guards at the entrance of the compound, and Su He, as an outsider, had to have her identity checked and registered before being allowed to enter.

The buildings inside are also noticeably different; they are no longer tenement buildings, but rather low-rise row houses. In addition, there are small villas behind the buildings.

According to Lin Jingyan, these villas are inhabited by high-ranking government officials.

That's why the compound is managed so strictly.

But what she envied most was that every household here had its own bathroom. Sigh, seeing this made her regret not moving here!

...

Lin Jing lived on the second floor of the building. When she entered, her parents gave her a warm welcome.

"Xiao He, come in quickly. I've been looking forward to your arrival. If Xiao Yan is busy in the future, you can come over by yourself. Sometimes his work is so busy that there seems to be no end in sight."

Su He nodded, "Okay, Auntie, I understand."

"Why are you still calling me 'Auntie'? We've already registered our marriage, just call me 'Mom'."

Su He felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this, but still called out, "Mom."

"Oh." Lin's mother was even happier, and reached into her pocket to take out a red envelope. "Take this, it's a gift for changing your address."

Su He was somewhat at a loss and turned to look at Lin Jingyan.

Lin Jingyan smiled and said, "Keep it. It's a family tradition."

Su He then accepted it.

Turning her head, she saw Lin's father's expectant eyes and called out, "Dad."

"Oh!" Lin's father was clearly pleased, and then Su He received another red envelope.

Lin's parents got along very well. Although Lin's father didn't talk much, he would occasionally ask her a few questions about her work.

Lin's mother then inquired about the house renovation.

I heard that it's almost done, and even the furniture for Su He's home has been prepared, so I breathed a sigh of relief.

They were also pleased that although the Su family were from the countryside, they were rare people who loved their children and had prepared so much furniture as a dowry. It seemed that they wouldn't have to worry about anything in the future.

After that, Lin's mother prepared to cook.

Su He couldn't let her go alone, so she quickly went over to help.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law worked together and quickly prepared six dishes.

After the meal, Lin's mother did not let them leave immediately, but sent them to their rooms for a midday rest.

The Lin family's house had three bedrooms and a living room, which was considered a large house in those days.

When all three children were at home, Lin Jingyan and his older brother shared a room, while Lin Jinghong shared another.

After Lin Jinghong got married, she rarely went home because she lived in Beijing. In addition, her eldest son was stationed in the army for many years and rarely came back.

So Lin's mother renovated the two rooms, thinking that it would be convenient for her children to occasionally bring their wives and sons-in-law back to stay after they got married.

Of course, since his eldest son and daughter come back less often, Lin Jingyan spends more time at home, so he currently has a separate room at home.

Su He and Lin Jingyan were a little embarrassed when they were sent back to their room.

After all, even though they got their marriage certificate, they hadn't slept together yet.

It's inevitably a bit awkward to suddenly find yourself in the same room.