In the height of summer, amidst the chirping of cicadas, Kang Kang played with Hei Dou in the yard. He was now more mobile and could no longer stay indoors, so he spent the entire day running around the yard. In the study, Su Qingmeng was writing a book about traveling into the future, titled "Amazing Journey."

In recent years, she has published three romance novels, "Qingqing", "Yunying" and "It's Hard to Say Love", and a serialized novel about a real and fake daughter, "Misplacement". Her pen name "Chenshui" is quite popular. For the next book, she decided to use "Xinghe", a pen name she has not used for three years.

Lin Xiuyao came in and said, "When a child grows up, he's no easier to take care of than a baby. He'll get into trouble if you're not careful."

"This is just the beginning! Kang Kang, come in, it's time for dinner." Lin Xiu Yao wiped his sweat with a towel. The weather was hot, and Kang Kang often sweated while playing. If he didn't wipe his sweat, he would easily catch a cold.

"Dad, I want to eat shrimp." Kang Kang knows how to express his preferences.

"Okay, I'll satisfy you. Let's have shrimp today." While eating, Lin Xiuyao said to Su Qingmeng, "There's a three-story courtyard house for sale in Nanluoguxiang."

Su Qingmeng swallowed the food in his mouth and asked with a smile, "How much is it?" That was Nanluoguxiang, the future tourist and cultural district.

"Eighty thousand."

"So expensive? It's the 1980s now, and a pound of pork only costs a little over a dollar. The landlord is asking a lot, isn't he?"

"Its land is two acres, and the agent said the house is well renovated."

The next day they went to see the house. The courtyard was quite large, and the main room was fully furnished with furniture made of huanghuali wood. There was also a rockery and a pond in the yard.

The owner of the house was a 30-year-old man who had decided to sell his ancestral home because he was going to study abroad at his own expense. He looked very reluctant. Su Qingmeng was very satisfied with the house, and they bought it without much bargaining.

After completing the formalities smoothly, Su Qingmeng held the property title and smiled, "I feel like I can finally lie down and relax." This courtyard house could be sold for hundreds of millions in the future.

Lin Xiuyao laughed. Although he couldn't imagine why courtyard houses were so valuable in later generations, investing in real estate was indeed a sure win.

This courtyard house is too big, and they have no plans to move in for the time being. However, it is not good to leave such a big house empty. Housing is tight in Beijing now, and the Housing Authority will come to inquire about it. Lin Xiuyao packed up the furniture in the house, found a classmate, and rented the house to the Foreign Trade Bureau as an office space.

The couple packed up the guest room at home, and Lin Xiu and they will go to Beijing tomorrow.

The next day, Lin Xiuyao booked a taxi and waited at the train station. At noon, he picked up the family of four. The couple, heavily laden with luggage, emerged from the station, their two children tied with ropes around their waists and tethered to Lin Xiuhe's hands.

"Brother, sister-in-law," Lin Xiuyao helped share the luggage, "You must have had a hard time on the road. The taxi is outside. Let's go home first."

It takes more than three days to get from the island to the capital. Both adults and children were very tired, but they did not delay and quickly got on a taxi.

Lin Xiuhe looked at the scenery outside the window and said, "Beijing has developed really well. I came here once a few years ago and it has changed a lot."

Lin Xiuyao: "With the reform and opening up, urban construction has been rapid, and now high-rise buildings are everywhere."

The taxi quickly dropped them off home. Lin Xiuyao led them inside. Hei Dou barked at the strangers. Su Qingmeng heard the commotion and came out from the second courtyard, "Brother, sister-in-law."

Kang Kang followed his mother and looked at the people who came. Why were they all dressed in black? Su Qingmeng patted Kang Kang lightly, "Kang Kang, call someone. This is your uncle and aunt."

Kang Kang obediently called out, "Uncle, Auntie."

Sister-in-law: "Sister-in-law, long time no see, you are still so beautiful." Today Su Qingmeng wore a sky blue dress and a high ponytail. She had fair skin and a slim figure, and there was no sign of having given birth.

After a few brief greetings, Lin Xiuyao opened the door to the guest room and said, "Put your luggage here first. There's a bathroom next to it, so you can go wash up first."

It was already past one o'clock when the eldest brother's family finished packing. The four of them changed their clothes. Lin Xiuhe was wearing a military uniform, a white shirt and blue pants. The two children were wearing navy-collared T-shirts and black shorts. Zhang Wangyue was wearing the now very popular leggings and padded shirt.

Su Qingmeng didn't like these two styles and had never worn them. As expected, her sister-in-law looked fatter when she wore them. She couldn't appreciate this fashion, but looking at the clothes the four of them were wearing, she could tell that they were living a good life.

The sister-in-law handed the gift she brought to Su Qingmeng, and everyone sat down in the west wing living room. They sat in the living room and chatted. Lin Xiuhe smiled at Kang Kang, "Your name is Kang Kang, come here, let your uncle hug you." He was not shy and opened his arms to his uncle.

Su Qingmeng chatted with Zhang Wangyue, "Sister-in-law, how do you maintain your appearance? You can't even tell you've given birth to a child. You look less than 20 years old."

"I don't take care of myself much. I usually like to eat fruits and exercise every day." In fact, she thinks the best skin care product for women is happiness. Lin Xiuyao is a good husband who is filial to his parents, and Kang Kang is smart and well-behaved. She has no worries and lives a happy life. Of course, she looks younger.

She looked at her sister-in-law inconspicuously. She was thirty years old, a little fat, with a dark complexion, and wrinkles at the corners of her eyes when she smiled. However, she had a round face and did not look old.

Lin Xiuyao asked: "Mengmeng, Xuanxuan, would you like to drink Coke or Arctic Ocean?"

Knowing that his eldest brother and his family were coming, he prepared a lot of drinks and wine. They seldom drank normally, especially Kang Kang, who was young, and the two of them paid attention to health and didn't like to drink either.

Mengmeng looked at her sister-in-law, and Xuanxuan said happily: "Is there Coke? I want Coke." He had only drunk Coke once, and he couldn't forget it after that. He didn't expect that his second uncle's house actually had it.

Mengmeng said shyly, "I want a Coke, too."

"Brother and sister-in-law, what about you?"

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