"Don't make things difficult for them," Chen Yunyun called out to the police officer.

The man and woman turned their gaze to Chen Yunyun, and when they saw the child she was holding, they realized that they might have done something wrong.

"I'm sorry, we thought it was..."

"It's alright." Chen Yunyun noticed that the two people were wearing glasses, so she figured they must come from scholarly families.

Connecting this to what they had just said, Chen Yunyun quickly understood their predicament.

"Jingrun, give the things in that bag to your older brother and sister." Inside were some grains that Chen Yunyun had bought.

"How can this be?" the two said, declining.

Chen Yunyun stuffed the things into their hands and said cheerfully, "From now on, we'll all be neighbors, and there will be many times when we need to help each other, so don't be shy with me."

After saying that, Chen Yunyun led the people into No. 18. The two people stood at the door for a while with their things in their hands, silently wiped away their tears, and bowed in the direction of Chen Yunyun's front door.

The two siblings took the grain home, locked the door, and rushed into the main room with joyful faces. "Mom, we have food!"

"It was given to me by Ms. Chen, who recently moved in next door. She's such a kind person."

Those people beat up Lao Shu and ransacked his house. He had no money for medical treatment, and Lao Shu refused to lend them any. So the family just dragged on like this.

Mrs. Hu was exhausted from taking care of her husband and fell seriously ill, becoming bedridden.

The food that Chen Yunyun casually gave away solved the family's urgent problem.

Chen Yunyun was new to Beijing and didn't know much about the situation, but the bodyguards knew some of the inside story.

“Miss Chen, the man next door was once a literary giant, but…”

"He's having a tough time right now; there are a lot of eyes watching him. You should try to keep your distance from him."

The guard was right. These days, with the word "red" everywhere, everyone turns pale at the mention of "red."

If you're not careful, you could get yourself involved.

It's fine if Chen Yunyun doesn't live in Beijing long-term, but it would be bad if she caused trouble for Mr. Xue.

Chen Yunyun accepted the guard's advice and reminded herself to be careful.

The courtyard house that the research institute donated is quite spacious.

Entering through the main gate, the gatehouse and toilet are on the right. Going through the small door, the kitchen and dining room are on the right, and the living room is further ahead.

There are four rooms: two bedrooms and two storage rooms.

Mr. Xue had already had the house cleaned, so it was very clean, with all the necessary furniture and even the bedding was brand new.

The kitchen is bright and well-equipped.

There was also a neat stack of firewood piled up in the corner.

Chen Yunyun was very satisfied.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Xue. You've all worked hard too."

Chen Yunyun didn't invite them to stay for dinner, but gave each of them a small red envelope as a thank you gift.

"Mother, is this our house?"

"Yes, does A-Tian like it?"

"How about we plant two cherry trees in the yard and pick cherries to eat in June or July?"

"Look how big this room is, it's perfect as a study for you siblings."

“These rooms are for each of you three siblings, and you can decorate them as you like.”

Xu Jingrun looked up and asked, "Mother, are we no longer living in Nanxian?"

Chen Yunyun smiled and said, "Isn't this because you'll be taking the college entrance exams in the future? Once you get into university, you can come to Beijing to study."

"You two should work hard and try to get into Peking University or Tsinghua University, okay?"

"Go to university?"

Xu Jingrun's question made Chen Yunyun realize that she might have let something slip: the college entrance examination was not reinstated until 1977.

This child is far too perceptive.

"I was just saying it casually. Anyway, it's definitely not a bad thing for you to read more books."

"These next few days, I'll be busy with Director Xue's affairs. You all stay with me and don't cause any trouble, especially you, Xu Laosan!"

Seeing Chen Yunyun change the subject without blushing or skipping a beat, Xu Jingrun lowered his eyes to hide the curiosity in them.

The family had a casual dinner and were getting ready for bed when there seemed to be a knock at the front door.

Chen Yunyun put on her clothes, suppressed the cough in her throat, and walked into the yard. The knocking became clearer.

Who would suddenly come looking for you so late at night?