Chapter 407 Sense of Belonging
The old lady clapped her hands and said, "I forgot, my old man is a retired military doctor. He likes to play with Chinese medicine. There is a smell in the house, and the pregnant wife may not be able to stand it.
By the way, you are Interpreter Lin, right? I always hear my grandson mention you and he always praises you to no end. My grandson is called Chen Ze and he works in the same department as you.
Lin Anan's eyes lit up, "Yes, this is a coincidence."
There was indeed a person named Chen Ze in the Intelligence Analysis Department, but he was just an intern intelligence analyst who had just joined the department. That guy had a very good personality, was hardworking and willing to endure hardships, and Lin Anan had a very good impression of him.
Du Juan hurriedly stuffed a handful of candy into the old lady's hand and said, "I'll trouble you to take care of me in the future."
The old lady took the candy and patted Du Juan's hand with her skinny fingers: "What a pretty girl! We are neighbors from now on, so let's not say these polite words. My last name is Zhang, so you can just call me Grandma Zhang from now on."
"Hey, Grandma Zhang."
Grandma Zhang has a kind and enthusiastic personality. After locking the door of her house, she took the initiative to take the two of them to get acquainted with the surrounding neighbors.
"We have eight households on the second floor, and five of them are currently living there. They are all very good families.
Grandma Zhang's cloth shoes made a soft rustling sound as they stepped on the concrete floor.
She led Lin An'an and Du Juan to the middle door of the second floor and knocked on the door with her knuckles: "Wang family, are you there?"
"The man of this house is from the communications company. His surname is Wang. His wife is a lathe operator in a textile factory. She just gave birth to a baby girl last month."
The sound of a baby crying came from inside the door, followed by a woman's gentle humming.
"Is it Grandma Zhang? I can't get my hands off you, what's wrong?"
"It's okay, you go ahead and do your work."
Grandma Zhang took the two of them forward and knocked on the doors of every house.
"This is the home of the artillery company commander. His wife is an elementary school teacher with a very good temper. This is the home of the old squad leader of the kitchen squad..."
Whenever there is someone at home, she will introduce the two parties to each other. If no one is at home, she will talk about the basic situation of the family.
Along the way, Dujuan was a little shy, but behaved quite generously and appropriately, and was not ambiguous when distributing the candy.
To be honest, Lin Anan was very satisfied with the environment of the tube building, which was much better than she had imagined.
Not only is the environment not messy, it is also neat and orderly.
Moreover, neighbors know each other every day, and if they have good character, it will be comfortable to interact with them.
When they were walking back, Grandma Zhang followed into the Lin family and took a look. Seeing that several people didn't have buckets of water, she borrowed her own bucket.
"Juanzi, you are a shy young wife. Remember to avoid hanging out with the Wu family's wife on the first floor. She is not a good person."
Grandma Zhang is not good at gossiping. After just a few words of advice, she ended up blushing.
Lin Anan and Du Juan looked at each other and said, "Grandma Zhang, is the wife on the first floor a bad-tempered woman?"
Grandma Zhang shook her head. "No, I just don't understand what people are saying."
"That……"
"Okay, just keep an eye on it. I'll be going back first. My old man probably needs to get up for his lunch break."
"Okay, take your time. When they check in, you and Grandpa Chen can come to our house for a drink."
"Okay."
Lin Zihuai was very quick and efficient. He brushed the floor and was now cleaning the windows. "Sister, just stand at the door and take a rest. Du Juan and I will clean up."
"Okay, your brother-in-law should be here soon. I'll go meet him."
Dujuan put down the remaining sugar and hurried to help.
Lin Anan leaned on the handrail in the aisle and looked around. Her vision was surprisingly good.
It is early spring now. The ice and snow are gradually melting, and new buds are beginning to sprout on the branches. Everything is very lively.
After standing there for a while, Chu Mingzhou and several soldiers from the regiment appeared in her sight.
"Mingzhou."
When Chu Mingzhou heard the voice, he looked up and saw her waving at him.
“Here I come.”
Lin Zihuai heard the noise and hurried out. When he saw the dark brown cabinet top, he immediately threw the rag in his hand into the bucket, "Brother-in-law! The stairs here are narrow, lift the desk first!"
He said "da da da" and ran down to help.
"fine."
Chu Mingzhou looked up at the corner of the second floor, his shoulders slumped slightly, and he adjusted the position of the wardrobe.
Xiao Li, who was walking in the front, was the "strong man" in the company. At this moment, his forehead was sweating and the brim of his cotton hat was soaked. "Captain Chu, your big wardrobe must weigh at least 100 to 200 kilograms. The material you used is really good."
"Thanks for your hard work."
Lin Anan moved aside, took out a piece of paper with a list of furniture from her pocket, and counted them one by one.
Dujuan moved quickly and rushed to the water room to fetch some water and poured it for everyone to drink.
"A big bed, a dressing table, a wardrobe...put them in this room."
"Just put the coffee table and sofa in the middle, and the dining table over here..."
The room was soon filled with furniture.
Chu Mingzhou has always been meticulous in his work. After all the furniture was brought into the house, he took out a tape measure and re-marked the precise placement positions on the ground.
"I'll get everything fixed for you all at once while everyone is still here."
"Thank you, brother-in-law."
When all the furniture was put in place, the dim lights in the corridor were already on.
Chu Mingzhou stood at the door and took in the overall situation. He nodded with satisfaction and said, "Let's go. I'll take you down."
"No trouble, we can just go back to the group by ourselves." Everyone congratulated Lin Zihuai and prepared to leave.
"No, I have to give it to you. Today it's all thanks to you big brothers." Lin Zihuai said sweetly and took out two packs of cigarettes from his pocket and gave them to a few people.
As soon as the people left, the house suddenly became quiet.
Dujuan squatted on the ground and wiped the dust from the furniture. She didn't feel tired after working for most of the day.
Lin Anan sat on the sofa, holding her waist and nodded with satisfaction.
The wind was quite strong when we left the tube building.
Chu Mingzhou tightened Lin Anan's scarf, and finally opened his military coat to wrap her in, using his body to shield her from the wind and snow.
"Let's go home and eat dumplings."
"Okay! Let's go home and eat dumplings!"
Lin Zihuai turned around and glanced at the tube-shaped building. Warm yellow light was shining through many windows, which gave him a sense of accomplishment for the first time.
And... a sense of belonging from a foreign land.
"Sister, I'll keep another room for you."
As soon as Lin Zihuai finished speaking, Chu Mingzhou glared at him.
Lin Zihuai paused, then changed the subject, "I know you don't need it, but this is my intention. My parents can stay here when they come, and Xiaolan and Xiaoyu can stay here too..."
"Okay, when your brother-in-law goes on a mission, I'll bring the two little guys to join you."
"That's nothing."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
The wind was strong, so everyone quickened their pace.
Chu Minglan had already cooked the meal and was just feeding Tuanzi in the yard. When she saw everyone coming back, she immediately went to greet them, "How is it? How is Brother Zihuai's new home?"
"It's fine. Very good!"
Chu Mingyu also came over and hugged Lin Zihuai, "Hurry, Brother Zihuai, take me to live with you."
"Okay, okay, I won't let you leave even if you want to!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
