Small Western-style building
Under the pretext of celebrating Chen Jin, several families gathered for a meal. Everyone said that they would go to my third uncle's house next time, and my third uncle readily agreed, "Then wait until National Day, and make some time to go to my house for dinner!"
So the time for the next gathering was decided.
We stayed until around five in the afternoon and had dinner, and the dinner party ended today. My aunt was carrying two bags of luggage, so Chen Jin said he would drive the car to deliver the luggage and also take my cousin back to school.
Cousin Chen Yongxin laughed at her, "You dare to carry one person, so it's the same if you carry more. What are you afraid of? You've practiced driving a lot."
Because of work reasons, he and Chen Yongfei both squeezed in their rest time to go to the driving school to practice driving, which was not as good as Chen Jin who reported to the driving school every day throughout August. So Chen Jin got his driver's license, but the two of them still had to wait.
"Yes, yes, Third Sister, please turn a corner and take me back to school." Chen Jia, carrying his schoolbag, also said that he wanted to ride in the new car.
Chen Jin took a look and thought, okay. "Okay, then you follow me in the car."
The car couldn't accommodate so many people, so my third uncle, my third aunt, and my aunt all said they wanted to walk back and digest their food along the way. Since I'm going to send my cousin back to high school later, I can also send my second uncle and aunt, who are both in Dongcheng District, and then go to the University Town to send Chen Jia to Nanjing University.
The group went downstairs. My uncle and his friends were not in a hurry to leave. They followed them to see Chen Jin's new car. They all said it was beautiful and impressive.
The elders didn’t know much about cars and thought that the Santana, with its grand appearance and spacious space, was already a very, very good luxury car. After seeing it, my uncle got in the car to experience it for a while, touched the seats and steering wheel, and nodded with satisfaction.
My aunt suggested that my uncle should also buy a new car, since he was a small boss after all. If he drove a broken car to discuss business all day long, others would be afraid to give him projects after seeing his car.
My second cousin nodded repeatedly, "Dad, it's time to get a new car. Santana is fine." He will also buy a car when he gets his driver's license. I wonder how much budget Dad can give him for buying a car...
"Let's talk about it later." The eldest uncle reluctantly got out of the car and called Chen Jin, "Hurry up and send your second uncle and the others back. Call the eldest uncle if you have anything."
"Okay~" Chen Jin waited for his eldest uncle's family to drive away, and called his second uncle and others to get in the car. The car arrived downstairs of his third uncle's house in Rose Garden in five minutes. They waited for their cousin to carry his aunt's luggage upstairs and then bring his luggage down.
After leaving the Rose Garden, Chen Jin drove towards Dongcheng District, dropped off his second uncle and aunt on the street near the staff building of the Municipal Meteorological Bureau, then turned to No. 11 Middle School, and finally headed straight for the East Gate of Nanjing University.
"Third sister, when will the small western-style building outside your school be renovated?"
"It's already been renovated. I'm going to inspect it tomorrow. I'll wait for the smell to dissipate and then move in after October."
Professor Jiang stipulated that the first draft of the graduation thesis must be submitted before the end of this semester, so she decided to live in the small western-style building for convenience and to go to the library more often to find information. In addition, the recruitment notice for counselors had not come down yet, so she wanted to hang out in front of the teachers more often to leave an impression.
"What's wrong?" Chen Jin felt that Chen Jia seemed to have other interests.
Chen Jia didn't hesitate and said directly, "I thought that when the decoration is completed, I would move my clothes and cosmetics to your place and take them when needed. There is a girl in our dormitory who often takes other people's things without asking. When the school started, my cosmetics were taken by her several times. She didn't change her mind after I told her. You see, I have to take all my things back home when I go home on weekends."
"If you lock your things in the cabinet, she won't be able to find them." Chen Jia shook her head in distress. "I don't know where she learned the lock-picking skills. It's easy for her to pick the dormitory lock. Well, we don't have any evidence. But we have locked the cabinets many times, but the things hidden in the cabinets were still used. It's true! Third sister, my roommates and I are very sure that the things we locked in the cabinets have been used! But we told the counselor, but she didn't admit it. There was no evidence. The counselor also said that we excluded her."
"You must also want to ask us how we know she can pick locks, right?" Chen Jia continued, "When we first came to school, there was only one key to the dormitory. One time, everyone lost their key and wanted to find someone to open the lock, and she used a piece of wire to open the lock. Another time, it was the dormitory next door, and the person with the key didn't come back, and she was able to help them open the lock. The locks of the two dormitories are different!"
"We can't find any evidence no matter how hard we try. What can we do? If we can't afford to offend them, we can just hide. The better things of others were either taken home or stored in other dormitories, but I'm not very familiar with the people in other dormitories..."
It’s not that no one helped, but they thought her things were expensive and were afraid that if there were any problems they wouldn’t be able to explain themselves.
"It's so difficult. Before I went to college, I wanted to live in a dormitory, but I didn't know that living in a dormitory would be so complicated!"
Chen Jin understands her very well, "It's normal to have some crazy ladies in the dormitory." It's the same in her dormitory, there is also a crazy lady.
"When you come back after the National Day, bring your things here and leave them there. I'll give you a key to the guest room on the first floor. If you can make it in time, you can come over to take a shower at my house."
After all, she is an old student who has lived in Nanjing University for three years and knows very well what the dormitories in Nanjing University are like. Either the water supply is suddenly cut off or there is no hot water. What I fear most is running out of hot water in the middle of taking a shower, especially in the cold winter when I’m shivering.
Now that my family has the means, of course I want my sister to live a better life.
As for moving here to live normally? It's not impossible, but the procedures are more complicated.
Their School of Arts has very strict dormitory inspections for students other than seniors. Unless you ask for leave from the counselor, you are not allowed to stay overnight outside. The application process for senior students is not as strict, but they still need to apply. Chen Jin submitted an application to not live in the dormitory this semester.
Although she applied to not live in the dormitory, her bed was still reserved. There are always students who have to go back to school occasionally for something, and then they have to live in the dormitory.
There are exceptions. For example, Yang Qian, who lives in her dormitory, often lives outside the school. This requires the student's parents to go to the school and talk to the counselor and college leaders, and sign a letter of guarantee.
Whether it can be agreed depends on the college, as each college has different management of students.
"Oh, thank you, third sister!" If she wasn't driving, Chen Jia would definitely rush over and give her third sister a big kiss!
"The other people in the dormitory are pretty good. I'll leave some things with you. Just come get them when you need them."
The car stopped not far from the east gate of the school. Chen Jia picked up his schoolbag, said goodbye to her, got off the car and returned to school.
Chen Jin had just turned the car around to go home when a car drove in front of her. The driver glanced at her inadvertently, and after only a few seconds, his eyes widened.
"Crazy man!" Chen Jin cursed inwardly, started the car and left.
Li Xingyi slammed on the brakes, rolled down the window and looked back. All he could see was the empty road. A bus and a motorcycle passed by. It seemed that the scene he just saw was fake. It's definitely fake, right?
How could Chen Jin drive a Santana? !
Bai Ling, who was sitting in the passenger seat, almost hit her forehead when he braked, and she turned pale with fright. After coming to his senses, he couldn't control his temper and slapped Li Xingyi's arm heavily, "Can you drive properly? You scared me to death!"
Bai Ling had just turned her head to look at the car window on her side and was greeting a friend she knew, so she had no idea what Li Xingyi had just seen.
Li Xingyi's lips moved, but in the end he didn't say that he had just seen Chen Jin, for fear that Bai Ling would hear it and start quarreling with him again.
By the way, they are already engaged now, and both sets of parents have agreed that they will get married after they graduate. By then, his parents will buy them an apartment near the school, which will be convenient for them to come and study.
Yes, Li Xingyi and Bai Ling have both been confirmed to be admitted to graduate school and stay in the school for further studies. They come from similar families and have similar ideals. Their families all run companies and they both have older brothers who support the family, so their families expect them to develop in the field of academia or politics.
"I just saw an acquaintance and I thought I was seeing things." Li Xingyi explained, then leaned over to check if she was bumped into. After coaxing her for a while, Bai Ling was satisfied.
After sending Bai Ling back to school, Li Xingyi returned to his car, still wondering how Chen Jin could drive, and how come he was driving a Santana worth 200,000 yuan. In his family, only his father and brother would drive that car when they went out to do things... Could it be that Chen Jin's family lent it to her?
That should be the case. Chen Jin mentioned that her uncle seemed to run a construction company and should have some money.
Forget it, what do you want to do with her? It doesn't matter anyway.
Li Xingyi put the matter behind him, started the car and left Nanjing University.
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Chen Jin drove to the small Western-style building and parked her car on the roadside in front of her house. She had seen other people with cars here do the same thing, so she followed suit.
The house next door has been completed. From the outside, there is no difference between the two buildings, but Chen Jin dare not compare it with the one next door. The decoration cost is 500,000 yuan, and I heard that all kinds of furniture are imported. Tsk tsk…so envious!
"Miss Chen!" The leader of the decoration team was already waiting. Without much greeting, the leader handed the key chain to Chen Jin. The locks in the house were still the original ones, and they all needed to be replaced with new ones. Chen Jin kept them and would come back to supervise the replacement herself at the end.
No major adjustments were made to the front yard. The ground was only leveled again, flowers were planted in the flower beds, and the originally gray walls were repainted, giving the small yard a brand new look.
No major adjustments were made to the interior. The walls were repainted, the stair railings and doors were replaced with wood-grain tiles, and new furniture in warm colors was added, making the house feel cozy. The doors of the house were all open. Chen Jin checked each room one by one, testing the condition of each light, the faucet, the flush toilet...
The bookcases and desks in the study were specially customized and made of solid wood. This was the room Chen Jin stayed in most often besides the bedroom, and he repeatedly instructed that it be decorated well.
In her opinion, the two bedrooms upstairs and downstairs are similar. Her favorite is the small living room on the second floor, which is a semicircle protruding outward with a whole wall of windows. The sofa here is also specially customized. It is a semicircular sofa placed against the window. It is soft. She imagines that it must be very comfortable to sit here and bask in the sun in winter.
There is a balcony next to the public bathroom on the second floor, facing the backyard. The washing machine is placed here and the washed clothes are also hung on this balcony to dry. Looking down at the backyard from here, there is a gravel path and a pavilion built near the left wall with a set of tables and chairs. It is suitable for having afternoon tea with family and friends, or setting up a barbecue stall.
Chen Jin looked around and took notes. She had to buy things in slowly, and she would be able to move in in November.
After Chen Jin repeatedly checked both sides and made sure there were no problems, the leader arranged for someone to come and replace the lock, and then gave all the keys to Chen Jin. Once Chen Jin signed and paid the balance, the deal was completed.
After the leader led his men away, Chen Jin immediately fell on the soft sofa and looked up at the hanging crystal chandelier, his eyes following the slightly swaying pendant back and forth.
Empty head.
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After the house was inspected, Chen Jin went to the small western-style building every day to move all the unopened books and small items from the Hanlinyuan apartment and placed them in their appropriate places. She would also go to the furniture store and place small items in every corner of the house, such as floor lamps, of which she bought three.
I also went to toy stores, tableware stores, etc. It seemed like I would never finish buying all the miscellaneous things.
She also went to her eldest cousin's toy store and bought more than thirty stuffed dolls of various sizes, filling the trunk, back seat and passenger seat of the car.
It was like a car full of happiness, rushing towards her bright and brilliant future.
"Xiao Jin, come here. Come over to our house and eat some fruit later." Professor Song was watering the flowers in her front yard. When she saw Chen Jin park the car and get out, she waved at her.
This little girl is cheerful every day. She often comes to our new house recently and brings things to decorate it every time she comes. She also went to take a look. Although the girl was the only one working there, she had everything arranged in perfect order. The furniture was also well chosen, and it made people happy just by looking at it.
She is a diligent and studious student. It's a pity that the girl is unwilling to continue her postgraduate studies.
Chen Jin looked up when he heard the voice, smiled and waved, "Hello, Professor Song! I'll be there when I'm done."
"What did you bring this time?" Professor Song was quite curious. The day before yesterday, Chen Jin bought a lot of small ornaments and brought them home. He filled them into various inconspicuous corners, making the house lively and interesting in an instant. She was an old lady in her sixties, but she was also given some childlike small ornaments.
"Hehe." Chen Jin smiled and opened the trunk, "Ding ding ding~"
A trunk full of little dolls!
"Wow! You can open a kindergarten here!"
Chen Jin was so happy that he wanted to put his hands on his hips: spend little money to buy great happiness!
She carried her dolls home one by one. The ones on the back seat and the passenger seat were big dolls. She became worried after buying them: they were so big that they were not easy to put into the washing machine for cleaning!
Finally, the big dolls had to be taken to the bathroom and brushed by hand in a large bathtub.
There were several chairs in the backyard, all filled with dolls sitting in the sun.
After finishing the housework, Chen Jin picked up two panda dolls and took them to Professor Song's house.
"President Xi." Every time Chen Jin saw Professor Song's lover, President Xi, she would subconsciously straighten her back, for she was really afraid that President Xi would tell her about the school's history again...
Following Professor Song to the living room, Chen Jin handed her two little dolls and reminded her that it would be best to wash them in the washing machine before playing with them.
Professor Song smiled from ear to ear, "You have a good taste. The little things you picked are really interesting."
Professor Song invited Chen Jin to stay for lunch and afternoon tea. It was not until after four o'clock that Chen Jin said goodbye and left. First, he moved the dolls from her backyard back into the house, checked the doors and windows, and then drove back to Hanlin Garden.
Chen Jin's days were so fulfilling that she completely forgot about what was happening at school. She didn't know if someone was looking for her and was going crazy.
The counselor made several phone calls before he contacted Chen Jin and informed her to return to school. The places for postgraduate study must be determined before the end of September. According to the ranking of professional grades and other comprehensive scores, one of the places for postgraduate study fell firmly on Chen Jin.
So Chen Jin went back to school again and took the borrowed books to the library to renew them.
"Once you sign, you can't regret it. I advise you to think carefully." When the counselor saw that she was about to sign the application to give up her place in graduate school, his heart tightened. It was a pity that Chen Jin gave up such a good opportunity.
But in this world, not everyone is suitable for studying. Chen Jin believes that she will continue to learn new knowledge in the future, but it is meaningless for her to continue to study in this major.
However, before signing, Chen Jin still cautiously asked, "If I give up this guaranteed admission, it will be Lin Xinran who gets it, right?"
The counselor nodded and said, "According to the overall ranking, she is ranked fifth. If the people ahead of her give up, the spot will fall to her."
"That's good." Chen Jin signed his name with confidence.
The counselor looked at her signature and couldn't help but sigh, but this was a foregone conclusion and there was no point in saying more.
"Please leave me a phone number where I can contact you in time. I will call you when there is any news about the college's recruitment of counselors."
Chen Jin's eyes lit up, "Thank you, teacher!"
Then he quickly wrote down his number, "This is my cell phone number, thank you teacher, thank you for your help!"
"No trouble." The counselor joked, "Who knows, we may be colleagues in the future."
"That's even better!"
Chen Jin left the School of Arts and went to Chen Jia's dormitory to find her.
Today is the last day of September, followed by a two-day National Day holiday. It had been agreed that everyone would go to the third uncle's house for a dinner, so Chen Jin took Chen Jia back on the way.
Chen Jia majored in accounting. Her class did not catch up with the good times and the dormitory building they were assigned to was an old one, the kind that accommodated eight people. When Chen Jin came over, he saw her packing her luggage.
"Third sister?! Why are you here? Are you here to pick me up? Wow!" Chen Jia was just struggling with how to bring so many things back, but now she doesn't have to worry anymore, because her third sister is here!
"I have something to do at school, so I came to pick you up on the way. Are you ready? If you're ready, let's go?"
Chen Jia hurriedly packed all the odds and ends on his desk into his schoolbag, and stuffed most of the clothes in the closet into his luggage bag.
One of my roommates saw it and asked, "Chen Jia, did you take all your clothes back?"
Although some people in the dormitory may steal clothes to wear, if they take all the clothes back, won’t they have nothing to change into?
"My sister has a house near the school, and I will put my things there from now on." Chen Jia said this to the girl on the lower bunk diagonally opposite her. When she saw that person pause, she snorted, put on her schoolbag, then picked up her luggage bag, and walked out of the dormitory with her head held high.
The distance from the dormitory building to the small western-style building outside the west gate was still a bit far, so Chen Jin and Chen Jia each carried a corner of the luggage bag. She felt a little regretful and thought she should have driven into the school.
"So, Third Sister, you have a car, why don't you drive it?"
"It's too ostentatious. I'm still a student."
Chen Jia planned to take most of the luggage she brought to her third sister's house after the National Day, but her roommate was staying on campus during the National Day, and she was afraid that her clothes would be taken away, so she decided to take the clothes home first.
It just so happened that since she was here, she could just put the clothes in the closet in the second bedroom, so she didn't have to move them back and forth.
As soon as Chen Jia came in, he walked around looking at the houses here. She likes both big houses of her third sister very much! The houses in Hanlinyuan are prosperous and bustling, while the small Western-style buildings in Nanjing University are quiet and profound. They have completely different styles.
and! There are many more things in the small western-style building than in Hanlin Garden. The small ornaments and dolls bought by my third sister are so cute!
Chen Jin gave a copy of the keys to the courtyard gate, the main door of the house, and the second bedroom to Chen Jia.
"The bathroom on the first floor is equipped with a water heater. If there is a water outage at school, I will come to my house to take a shower."
"good."
Chen Jia also said that he wanted to go back to Hanlin Garden with her in the evening so they could go to Wanmin Square to watch a movie. Chen Jin was also tempted after hearing this, so he called his second uncle's office.
"Uncle, it's me. Oh, it's okay. I went to pick up Jiajia. I wanted to invite her to go to the movies with me tonight. There are also my third brother and Yongan. I wonder if my second brother is free. Okay! Then Jiajia will stay at my place tonight. Okay, goodbye, uncle!"
Chen Jia gave her a thumbs up in admiration, "Third sister is reliable!"
Chen Jin called her three cousins and asked them if they wanted to go to the movies. Finally, she called her third uncle and told him that she would pick up her cousins from school later, and they would eat out in the evening and then go to the movies.
I have many relatives, so I have to make multiple phone calls to arrange one thing. Chen Jin sighed and said, "It would be great if I could call several people at once, so I don't have to check the time."
Seeing that the time was almost up, I prepared to go to No. 11 Middle School to pick someone up.
When she went out, she saw a car parked in front of the house next door. She couldn't tell what brand it was, but her third cousin had given her a lot of knowledge when she bought the car. Even though she couldn't recognize the brand of the car, she could tell that the car must be very expensive. The door to the front yard and the main door to the house were open. She looked inside but saw no one.
"Third sister?"
"Oh, here I come." Don't be too curious about neighbors.
A party initiated by Chen Jin actually gathered most people together, even Chen Ting came, only Gu Minmin was still absent. The eldest brother and his wife were able to relax for once. They handed the child to their aunt and sneaked out.
We had a buffet dinner at a restaurant chosen by my eldest cousin, and my eldest cousin's wife said that this meal was a treat for my younger brothers and sisters. It can be seen that the sister-in-law is in a particularly good mood today, and Chen Ting also seems very happy.
The third cousin Chen Yongfei couldn't wait to share the "gossip" with her, "The uncle divided the family, and the house was given to them as agreed before. The cash was not much. The eldest brother and the second brother each got 500,000 yuan, and Chen Ting got 300,000 yuan. There is also a construction company. The uncle gave them shares, and they can get dividends in the future..."
Chen Jin glanced at him and said with a smile, "Are you envious?"
"Do you think everyone is you, rich woman? My dad has said how to divide the family stuff in the future, but he won't divide it now!" So his life is still pretty much the same as before, except that he lives in a better place and he's about to own a car. Otherwise, nothing has changed!
"Third uncle is also worried about you, afraid that you will become like those people in the village when you have money. Hey, speaking of the village, how is the old secretary's family doing? Did Aunt Xin get her share of the money?"
"No."
“?” Chen Jin frowned. Why didn’t he get any? Wouldn’t that be a huge loss? !
Chen Yongfei patted her head, "She didn't get any money, but she got the building that Chen Wensong bought in Xiu Li Community. Tsk tsk, a building, Building 9, all with two or three bedrooms. I can't even imagine how happy I would be if I had a building to rent out. Crazy leader, if you deliberately give me work again, throw the document in his face!"
Chen Jin was also envious, "If I had this building, I wouldn't want to write a single word of this crappy thesis."
Everyone came over with their plates in their hands. When Chen Jin and the others told them that Jiang Kexin had successfully divorced and had taken away a building that Chen Wensong had bought in Xiu Li Community, the happiness on everyone's faces disappeared by half.
Everyone's eyes were filled with envy.
Only Tian Miao looked like he had gotten his revenge. "People like Chen Wensong deserve it!"
Second cousin Chen Yongxin came up with another piece of gossip, "The village chief's eldest son, Uncle Wen Zhen, bought a piece of land in the suburbs of the West District and plans to build a few buildings."
Chen Jin scratched his face, "He should be getting along well with his wife, right?"
"With the village chief watching over him, he wouldn't dare to do anything bad."
When Chen Jin was watching a movie tonight, all he could hear was: a building, several buildings, a building, several buildings...
I don’t know if God heard her wish, but her grandfather finally called her again.
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