Seeing the Zhao family like this, the Shi family knew that they really couldn't come up with that much money, so they lowered their standards. Finally, after a long negotiation, the two sides finally agreed on a price that both could barely accept.

This also drained the Zhao family's savings over the years. Zhao Hua's family was not very happy, especially his brother and sister-in-law, who almost got divorced. M..

After getting the money, the Shi family took Shi Chunyan, who was reluctant to leave, back to the countryside.

From then on, the matter was settled.

Lu Xia sighed after seeing what happened. He didn't expect that the Shi family could actually succeed.

But Shi Chunyan’s life should be ruined.

I heard that the Shi family was quite happy and had a great sense of accomplishment. They said these things themselves.

After Shi Chunyan came back, someone came to propose marriage to her.

They were all widows of advanced age. They didn't care that she couldn't have children. They married her to help take care of the children.

I guess she'll be getting married soon.

...

...

Lu Xia sighed when she saw this. It was not because she felt sorry for Shi Chunyan. She would never forget what she had done to Jiang Junmo. She just felt that it was retribution.

After knowing the follow-up of this incident, Lu Xia was not very interested in the affairs of the village. Shen Qingqing still lived in the village, and there were still several months before school started in September, so Lu Xia wrote to her and sent some books to her, asking her to read more first.

After that, I started to busy myself with my own things.

Jiang Junmo is currently reviewing well and occasionally attends classes at the Department of Architecture. He has been able to keep up.

Meanwhile, Lu Xia's part-time translation work has not stopped at all, and has evolved from simple documents to complex literary newspapers and books.

The higher the requirements, the more time and effort it takes, but the effect is also very good. Her English level is gradually improving and her learning efficiency has greatly increased.

Just then, the two received news that the renovation of the courtyard had been completed and they could go over to inspect it at any time.

Lu Xia was very happy to hear that and wanted to go there right away, but she also knew that she still had to go to class, so she could only wait until the holiday.

…

After waiting for a long time, the weekend finally came. Lu Xia got up early and rode his bike to the courtyard with Jiang Junmo.

It was still the same slightly deserted alley. When I arrived, I found that the gate of the courtyard had not been changed, but it had just been repainted and looked very new.

As soon as the two of them came over, Grandma Liu opposite saw them.

He came out and said to them: "Hey, you two finally came here, is the house repaired?"

Jiang Junmo smiled and nodded at her, "Yes, Grandma Liu, we are here just to inspect it."

"Oh my! It's finally fixed! You guys are doing a major renovation. It's been a few months now, people are coming and going, hammering and banging, I don't know what you've fixed. Did you tear down the house and rebuild it?"

Jiang Junmo shook his head. "No, I just renovated the interior. I was not in a hurry, so I did it a little slowly."

“Ah, so that’s it!”

Seeing that she was still very curious, Lu Xia smiled and said, "This house has just been repaired, and it needs to be left to air out for a while. When we move in later, please come and take a look, Grandma Liu."

Grandma Liu finally smiled with satisfaction when she heard this. "Okay, I'll go take a good look at it then."

I didn't want to waste their time anymore, so I chatted for a few minutes and left.

Only then did Lu Xia and the others open the door and go in.

Actually, you can't see any changes when you first go in, because the screen wall blocks the view.

Walking around the screen wall, you can immediately see obvious changes. At least the weeds in the yard are gone.

It has become much smoother and the aisle is paved with tiles, making it look very clean.

The jujube tree that was in the yard is still there, and its branches have been re-pruned.

The stone chairs and benches under the trees are still there. Although they haven’t changed much, they look very different.

I can't say what's different, it just feels different.