As Wenxi spoke, she handed over the new address and thoughtfully shone a flashlight on the woman.
The woman looked at the address, pointed to the house next to the one she had just come from, and said with a smile, "Your relative lives next door to my house, that's the one."
"Really? My relative lives next door to my sister's house?" Wen Xi was surprised, but she was also very confused. Wasn't this her and He Chen'an's house?
How could this be this woman's home?
Has He Chen'an not bought it yet?
Why would he give her the house keys if he didn't buy it?
A blush rose on the woman's cheeks, but the moonlight was dim and no one could see it. "This will soon be my home. I hope I can see you again after I move in."
"Then congratulations, sister! I'll be staying at my relatives' house for a while longer, so we should see each other again," Wen Xi said with a smile.
After the woman left, Wenxi's face darkened. She had just said that this place would soon be her home, which meant that it wasn't her home yet.
This house was bought jointly by Wen Xi and He Chen'an, so why will it be Wen Xi's house in the future, but hers?
What is it that Wenxi doesn't know about all of this?
Wenxi couldn't understand these things. She stood there, staring at the courtyard gate for a long time before turning away and returning to the guesthouse. With a heavy heart, she lay down on the bed and couldn't fall asleep for a long time.
The next morning, the three sisters came out of the guesthouse and immediately saw the car parked outside.
Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue had seen the car that Qin Mi often rode in, so they immediately recognized that the car was related to Qin Mi.
"Brother Qin, what are you doing here?" Wen Xi stepped forward and asked curiously.
"Wenxi, what are you doing here? Did you come back from home?" Qin Mi pretended to have met him by chance.
Wen Xi suppressed a smile and nodded. "Yes, we came back after the New Year, but the train changed locomotives on the way, which delayed us by several hours, so we only arrived here last night. There are no buses to the countryside tonight, so we have to stay at the guesthouse for the night."
"Get in the car. I'm going to the countryside anyway, so I'll take you up ahead!" Qin Mi said.
"Brother Qin, will this interfere with your business?" Wen Xi asked worriedly.
"I'm just going to the countryside to handle some matters," Qin Mi said.
"Thank you, Brother Qin." The three quickly thanked Qin Mi, who was personally escorting them back to their hometown—what a pleasant surprise!
Wen Xi also planned to sit in the back with Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue, but Qin Mi told her to sit in the front passenger seat, saying that it would be too crowded if everyone sat in the back and that they should put their luggage in the back. So she had no choice but to sit in the front passenger seat.
The car drove into the village and immediately caused a sensation. The villagers all gathered around to watch the excitement. When they saw the car parked outside Wenxi's courtyard, they were all shocked.
When they saw Wen Xi and the other two get out of the car, they were even more shocked and envious. They never expected that Director Qin would personally drive the three of them back. It seems that the relationship between Wen Xi's family and Qin Mi's family is really very close.
Captain Qian also heard that Director Qin had brought Wen Xi and the other two back, and rushed over in a hurry, thinking that something had happened in the team!
"I wonder what instructions Director Qin has for the Fengshou Brigade today?" Captain Qian asked nervously.
Qin Mi said, "I just came to bring Wenxi back. There's nothing wrong. As long as Captain Qian manages the production team well, there's no need to be so nervous."
The more nervous you are, the more it proves that you haven't done your job well and that you're feeling guilty. As long as you do your job well and manage the production team well, he won't deliberately find fault with you.
"Yes, I will follow Director Qin's instructions," Captain Qian said. "Director Qin, would you like to come to the village office for a cup of tea sometime?"
Qin Mi said, "No need for tea, I'm leaving soon."
Wen Xi took out her key and opened the courtyard gate. Qin Mi saw this and carried their luggage inside, placing it on the table. "You've just gotten back, so get some rest. I'm leaving."
Wen Xi escorted Qin Mi to the courtyard gate. "Brother Qin, thank you for bringing us back today. Please drive carefully on your way home."
"Understood, Xi." Qin Mi lowered her voice and whispered, in a tone only the two of them could hear.
Wen Xi felt that Qin Mi at this moment seemed to have the shadows of those two Qin Mis, which was kind of cute.
Watching Qin Mi drive away, Wen Xi closed the courtyard gate and was about to go to the kitchen to boil water to clean when there was a knock on the door behind her. Wen Xi quickly went to open the door.
Lin Yiwan threw herself into Wen Xi's arms and said happily, "Xiao Xi, you're finally back! It's been almost a month since we last met, I really missed you!"
Wen Xi hugged Lin Yiwan back and said with a smile, "I missed you too. I brought you roast duck and Beijing-style eight-piece dishes. You can steam the roast duck when you get home and eat it."
"Really? Then I'll have to try it properly." Lin Yiwan was overjoyed. She had eaten roast duck before, but it wasn't the authentic roast duck from Beijing. The one Wenxi brought was different; it was the real roast duck. Even if it was packed up and brought back, the taste was definitely incomparable to the ordinary roast duck on the street.
Wen Xi took out roast duck and Beijing-style snacks from her luggage and handed them to Lin Yiwan, saying, "Yiwan, take these home quickly so you can eat them for lunch."
"No rush. You've been away from home for almost a month, so the house must be very dusty. Let me clean it for you first," Lin Yiwan said.
"Okay, then I'll trouble you. Could you sweep the floor of the main room for me? I'll go tidy up the kitchen and boil some water so I can wipe the table with hot water later." Wen Xi quickly went to the well to fetch water, carried it to the kitchen, poured it into the iron pots, added hot water to both pots, and then started a fire to boil the water.
Once the water was hot, they called Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue over to fetch water to wipe the tables and cabinets, while Wen Xi tidied up the kitchen and washed the iron pots, otherwise they wouldn't have lunch today.
After a while, Tian Shengnan, Song Lan, and Zhou Bai also arrived. With many hands making light work, they quickly cleaned up the supplies.
Wenxi couldn't give Tian Shengnan and Song Lan each a roast duck, so she brought out a box of Beijing delicacies and let them divide it among themselves. She then invited them to come over for dinner that evening, as they should have a proper get-together after the New Year. Wenxi also wanted to hear some gossip!
Having been home for so long, there must be a lot of gossip going around in the village.
Qin Mi drove away, but before he even left the village, he encountered trouble. Yang Liling from the educated youth settlement suddenly rushed out and lunged at Qin Mi's car.
Fortunately, Qin Mi reacted quickly and stepped on the brakes, avoiding hitting Yang Liling. Otherwise, Qin Mi would definitely have been entangled with Yang Liling today.
When Yang Liling heard that Wen Xi and the other two knew some important people who rode in cars, she immediately felt that Gu Ningzhi and Qin Mi were incomparable, so she decided to switch her target to Qin Mi.
(End of this chapter)
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