Chapter 98 Moving
After the first month of the lunar year, the weather in Yanjing gradually warmed up, with daytime temperatures occasionally climbing above ten degrees Celsius.
The decoration of the small courtyard near Shichahai has been completed. Lin Weimin chose a sunny weekend and prepared to move in.
Upon learning that he was moving, Qu Xiaowei and Wang Shuo came to help.
In fact, there was no need for both of them. Lin Weimin was a bachelor and he didn't have many things.
When his fellow writers and editors who lived in Guowenshe learned that he was moving today, they blocked the door of Lin Weimin's dormitory since early morning and took the initiative to help him move.
Lin Weimin looked at the dozen or so people in front of him, and then looked at the three or four bags of things he had. He felt that these people had no good intentions.
Since the people had come and the reasons they gave were so reasonable, Lin Weimin had no way to refuse.
He could only let these people carry some things in their hands, divide up his belongings, and then head towards Shichahai with brisk steps.
Many of them were writers who came from other places to revise manuscripts. They didn't have bicycles, so they simply sat on the back of other people's bicycles. Later, when there was no room left on the back seat, they even sat on the front crossbar of the bicycle.
Three grown men squeezed on a bicycle, the scene was so beautiful that it was hard to bear to watch.
On the way out of Chaonei Street, the spring sunshine was bright and the previously bleak winter scene had slowly come to life. A group of people were riding bicycles and strolling on the streets of Yanjing.
I don't know who started it, but everyone couldn't help but sing along.
"Young friends
Let's meet today
Rowing a boat
Warm wind blowing gently
Flowers are fragrant and birds are singing
The spring scenery is intoxicating
Happy songs and laughter fly around the colorful clouds
..."
The song "Young Friends Come to Meet" was written by Zhang Meitong, composed by Gu Jianfen, and sung by Ren Yan. It became a national hit when it was released last year.
The group sang and laughed as they walked from Chaonei Street to Baimixie Street.
Pushing the door and entering Lin Weimin's courtyard, everyone didn't even bother to put their things down and just walked around in the courtyard. They didn't look like they were here to help with the move.
Lin Weimin shook his head helplessly. Fortunately, not everyone was so tactless and helped Lin Weimin pack up his things.
"Wow! Weimin's yard is really bright."
"Of course! Such a neat little yard is rare!"
"It cost a lot of money, didn't it? Hey, Weimin, how much did you spend on this yard?"
Everyone shouted to Lin Weimin, who replied ambiguously, "It cost several thousand yuan."
Everyone exclaimed, this boy is really rich!
The news that Lin Weimin bought a yard had already spread throughout the Guowen Society these days, but he never revealed how much he spent.
At any time, it makes sense not to show off your wealth.
Everyone came to help Lin Weimin move today, and most of them wanted to visit Lin Weimin's small courtyard.
Lin Weimin has added a lot of things to the courtyard during this period of time, so there is no problem for him to move in directly after moving in today.
After a simple cleanup, he asked Qu Xiaowei and Wang Shuo to go out and help buy some food.
All his colleagues in the office who are familiar with him know that he is moving today, and they have made an appointment to come over today to congratulate him on his new home.
Zheng Guo watched Lin Weimin take out a few big unity notes and handed them to Qu Xiaowei, and said to the people around him with a beaming face: "We can have a good meal again today."
This guy's style has always been like this. Everyone has long been used to it and has been making fun of him.
Zheng Guo didn't care. It didn't hurt him to be criticized. The most important thing was to gain advantage.
While Qu Xiaowei and Wang Shuo went out to buy, colleagues from the community came to Lin Weimin's courtyard one after another.
"Director, you are here!"
"Editor-in-chief, please come in."
Lin Weimin stood at the door like a welcoming servant, welcoming everyone with a smile on his face.
No one came empty-handed, and Lin Weimin collected a pile of towels, sheets, thermos bottles and other things.
After entering the yard, everyone can't help but look around the yard and comment on it.
Not many people buy houses with their own money these days. Firstly, houses are allocated by their companies, and secondly, everyone’s income is not high and they cannot save much money.
Among his colleagues and friends, there are very few people like Lin Weimin who spend thousands of dollars to buy a small courtyard house in Yanjing City.
Everyone was chatting and laughing, and they would tease Lin Weimin about this matter when they had nothing to do.
Liu Yin took out a handful of melon seeds from somewhere and gossiped, "Weimin, you've already bought this house. It's a bit of a waste to live alone. When are you going to find a partner?"
When she said this, many people around her started to make a noise.
"That's right, when are you going to get a girlfriend?"
Lin Weimin chuckled and said, "I'm not in a hurry. I'm only 20. The ones who should be in a hurry are those comrades who are 26 or 27, or almost 30, and still haven't gotten married."
This is a form of group harm. Among the people who came today, there are several bachelors, and two of them are almost 30 years old and still single.
"Hey hey hey, you're going too far!"
"That's right. What kind of person is that? Don't you want to wish everyone good things?"
Everyone collectively denounced Lin Weimin, and he showed a smug look on his face and asked you to use me to play the cymbals.
Qu Xiaowei and Wang Shuo bought a lot of peanuts, melon seeds and sugar cubes in addition to rice, flour, grain, oil, vegetables and meat.
There are too many people coming today, more than thirty in total, so these things cannot be missing.
With snacks, everyone became more interested in chatting.
Groups of three or five people gathered together and chatted about all sorts of things. A few of them took the initiative to take on the task of today's housewarming banquet and were busy in the east wing.
While washing vegetables, Liu Yin asked, "Weimin, why did you want to move the kitchen to the east wing?"
The layout of the Siheyuan is very particular. The main room is parallel to the main gate and is usually where the head of the family lives. The side rooms on the east and west sides are for children, servants or guests.
The east is the most respected house, and generally the eldest son of the family lives in the east wing.
Lin Weimin installed the kitchen in the east wing, but installed the guest rooms and study in the west wing, so Liu Yin asked this question.
Lin Weimin said: "It's nothing, I just feel that the west wing is more livable."
As the sun rises, the west wing is well-lit, while the east wing has very poor lighting most of the time during the day, and it only gets better in the afternoon.
Lin Weimin doesn't want to lower his quality of life because of a so-called requirement.
While he was chatting with several chefs in the kitchen, Qu Xiaowei's voice was heard in the yard.
"For the people, Tiesheng is here!"
Lin Weimin came out of the east wing and saw Shi Lan pushing Shi Tiesheng. He smiled and said, "Tiesheng, you are finally here."
He introduced Shi Tiesheng to everyone in the courtyard, and when he turned around he found that Shi Lan had already run to the kitchen to help with a happy expression.
A few people were busy in the kitchen, talking and laughing, while others were scattered in the yard and the living room of the main house, chatting loudly.
The whole yard was filled with a lively atmosphere, and Lin Weimin smiled knowingly.
It feels so good!
(End of this chapter)
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