Things went even more smoothly than Meng Fuyan had imagined. The marriage application was approved the next morning, the house was allocated to them, and the keys were in Meng Fuyan's hands.
Gu Tingzhi personally delivered it to her.
Meng Fuyan had just woken up and hadn't even finished breakfast when the keys to her new house were delivered.
Meng Fuyan was stunned. "So fast?"
She slept too much during the day yesterday and couldn't sleep well at night, so she didn't go to bed until after midnight. As a result, she got up a little late this morning and hadn't even finished breakfast yet. It was only 10 a.m., but she had already received the keys to the new house.
Gu Tingzhi was in an incredibly good mood, like a young man who had become several years younger. He held Meng Fuyan's dazed face and kissed her, then sat down opposite her and excitedly ate another breakfast.
He had already eaten breakfast, but that didn't stop him from having another meal.
"Eat quickly, I'm off today. After we finish eating, I'll take you to see the new house. They picked out the best location for me."
Hearing this, Meng Fuyan couldn't sit still any longer. She quickly finished her meal and went to look at houses with Gu Tingzhi.
When they arrived at the location, it was indeed a courtyard, and it had both a front and a back yard. The location was a bit further from Lu Guozhong's house than they had imagined, but not too far, within a ten-minute walk.
The location is indeed good. The houses here are arranged in rows, four rows in total. Their house is the first one in the last row. The main road is in the first row. The houses behind it have cement roads in front of and to the sides, which are spacious and clean.
There are two rows of trees and several flower beds behind the house, so you can go out for a walk.
Gu Tingzhi laughed and said, "How is it? I know you like it quiet, this one is just right. The front is a bit noisy, but the back is much quieter. We're still at the first one, so it's convenient to go out and relatively secluded. The first one is the most spacious, while the ones inside feel a bit cramped."
Meng Fuyan was very happy and immediately opened the door to go inside.
It's a two-story building, though not as large as Lu Guozhong's, since their ranks can't compare. But for Gu Tingzhi and Meng Fuyan, it's already a pretty good environment.
The house is already renovated, and the yard has been tidied up, but it's just a simple tidying up. I'll have to decorate it myself after I move in permanently.
The room is furnished, but not completely; only the most basic items are provided. If you don't like them, you can buy your own and put them in other rooms. There are a few empty rooms without furniture.
The sofa and coffee table in the living room, as well as the desk and bookshelves in the study, are a matching set, simple yet elegant. Meng Fuyan thought they were quite nice and didn't need to be changed.
Downstairs there's a large living room, two bedrooms, and a small storage room; upstairs there's a small living room and four bedrooms.
It's so spacious for two people.
These houses are allocated according to rank. The higher the rank, the better the benefits. Of course, those with higher ranks are usually quite old and have families, so they can't fit in small houses.
Gu Tingzhi and Meng Fuyan are exceptions.
Meng Fuyan asked with delight, "From now on, it's all ours?"
Gu Tingzhi smiled and put his arm around her shoulder. "Of course, we've given them all the keys."
Meng Fuyan was overjoyed and skipped over to see the master bedroom. There were two large master bedrooms, one downstairs and one upstairs.
The downstairs room is furnished with a bed and wardrobe, and the upstairs room is the same.
The one upstairs is just a little bigger than the one downstairs.
These wardrobes and beds are made of high-quality materials; they look high-end and classy.
Gu Tingzhi asked, "Would you like to stay upstairs or downstairs?"
Meng Fuyan thought for a moment and said, "Let's stay upstairs. We're both young, climbing stairs won't be a problem. It's not like we're too old to climb. The bedroom upstairs will be more private."
Gu Tingzhi seemed to be thinking of something, and he could barely suppress the smile on his face.
Meng Fuyan looked at the bedroom upstairs and pointed to the large wardrobe that stretched along the wall, saying, "This bedroom is so big, it's a bit empty. Actually, a bedroom doesn't need to be too big. This row of wardrobes isn't enough for me. How about we add a wall here? We can create a separate walk-in closet, and then we can add some more cabinets inside."
Such a long row of wardrobes would be considered very large for other families, after all, resources were scarce in those days, and cloth coupons were hard to collect, so where would they find so many clothes to store?
But Meng Fuyan is different. She brought back too many clothes from abroad, and now her space is piled high with them. Even if you add another row, it can only hold some of her usual clothes. She has hundreds and thousands of coats, dresses, skirts, and suits of all colors, for spring, summer, autumn, and winter. How can this little space be enough?
Gu Tingzhi knew that this girl had a lot of things. She had traveled abroad for four years, going all over the world, and had all sorts of strange and beautiful things, especially clothes and shoes.
“Okay, it’s just adding a wall, simple. There are so many rooms upstairs, we can keep two for our children, and use the rest as walk-in closets.”
Meng Fuyan was satisfied.
After looking around, they found that they had all the basic necessities, but since they would need to buy a lot of things to live there permanently, the two of them discussed it and decided to go shopping and furnish the house as soon as possible.
Meng Fuyan suddenly remembered a question, "Do you still have any savings?"
They definitely have money, but they can't spend it in China on money from abroad. Besides, they've been abroad for so many years, and if they come back and start spending lavishly without doing anything, it wouldn't be good if people around them got jealous and reported them.
Money must have a legitimate source.
After Meng Fuyan left, her mother took all the rent money from the Meng family. She said that the things in the house were bought with money from her mother.
Gu Tingzhi nodded. "Don't worry, yes, I'm still being paid my salary according to my previous position while I'm away. And with all the achievements and tasks I've completed over the years, I've received a lot of bonuses from above, and you'll get one too. I've already received them all today."
As he spoke, he took out two passbooks, one with 10,000 yuan and the other with more than 40,000 yuan.
The ten thousand belonged to Meng Fuyan.
Meng Fuyan was stunned. "So many!"
Gu Tingzhi laughed and said, "Of course, these contributions cannot be measured by this amount of money. If it weren't for the fact that we are all young and have no burdens, and I was afraid that some people would be too envious, the reward might be even greater!"
"Let's go to the city to buy some things."
Gu Tingzhi took Meng Fuyan out of the house, first to find someone to build a wall and make cabinets, and then drove directly to the city.
I withdrew more than 5,000 yuan and went directly to the department store to make a purchase.
The pots and pans, various tableware, the quilts and sheets used for the wedding, and curtains—the house doesn't have curtains.
Then there are various toiletries, as well as books and paper, most of which are everyday items. Weddings always need some sense of ceremony, so essential clothes, shoes, and jewelry are indispensable.
After a shopping spree, the two loaded the large and small bags into the car, spending most of the five thousand yuan.
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