Chapter 252 Entering the Capital Again
After the winter solstice, we were busy for a while, and then New Year's Day arrived.
During the three-day holiday, Jianggao School, like other schools, had a rare break without making up classes.
Since it was a holiday, the Gu family's previously agreed-upon plan to buy a house in Beijing was put on the agenda.
Chu Yan happened to be back in the capital as well. He was traveling with the Gu family this time, so he could help guide them and offer some guidance on real estate matters.
After the plane landed, Gu Yin looked at Chu Yan and said, "Let's go to the hotel to settle in first. What about you?"
Chu Yan checked the time; it was already lunchtime, and there was no rush.
"I'll go to the hotel with you. After we finish eating, I'll go home first."
The hotel was the one the organizers booked when Gu Yin came to visit the competition last time.
When Gu Yin left the hotel, she took the hotel's business card, which allowed her to make a reservation directly.
The Gu family has a large number of members, so they booked two adjacent suites.
After settling in, everyone went straight to the restaurant downstairs for lunch.
This hotel isn't a five-star hotel; it's just a regular hotel. Last time, perhaps the organizers had specific dietary requirements, so the food was quite good.
To be honest, they ate a wider variety of food this time, but the taste was really just average.
Gu Le couldn't eat anymore after finishing just one bowl of rice.
"It's cold and doesn't taste good. The salt hasn't penetrated at all. It's not as good as instant noodles."
Gu Yin also lost her appetite, and the large shrimp she ate tasted fishy.
Chu Yan ate only a tiny bit of pasta while frowning the entire time.
"If it's not good, don't eat anymore. Go upstairs and rest. I'll make a call to order food and have it delivered. We'll stay tonight, and tomorrow we'll change hotels!" If he didn't know that the old lady and the old man were reluctant to spend money on the hotel, he would have wanted to get rid of them by now.
He had no idea that there were such terrible hotels in Beijing! It's a miracle they haven't gone out of business!
The old lady was a little tired and had no appetite. Hearing this, she asked worriedly, "Won't this be too much trouble for you?"
Chu Yan smiled and said, "No, I'll go over to eat later and have them deliver some. I see you're tired, Grandma, let's go upstairs and rest first."
Everyone could see that the old lady was indeed tired, so they stopped worrying and went upstairs.
Chu Yan didn't go up, and Gu Yinsong led him to the door.
"I'll be busy this afternoon, I'll come back tomorrow. Do you have a room type you like?"
There are no purchase restrictions in Beijing right now, but they will be in effect in three years. Gu Yin thought for a moment and said, "I want to buy a courtyard house within the first ring road, priced at around 200 million yuan. I also want to buy four detached villas in Wangfujing. I don't care if they are new or used, but they must be fully furnished."
Gu Yin knew that Chu Yan's family was in the real estate business, so he must have information about it, or at least have connections who knew.
Chu Yan nodded: "Then I'll go home and check it out, and I'll take you there to see it tomorrow."
The two talked for a while longer before the car that was supposed to pick up Chu Yan arrived.
Gu Yin took a look. This car was incredibly expensive in her previous life. If she wasn't mistaken, it was a limited edition. When she was reborn in her previous life, it cost 27 million. She didn't know how much it would cost now.
After the car left, Gu Yin went upstairs. As soon as she sat down for a while, several people brought her food.
Watching the deliverymen coming and going, the old lady tugged at Gu Yin's clothes, saying with difficulty, "How much does this cost? Remember to give the money to Xiao Yan later, don't let him spend money! There are many people in our family, even if their family is rich, we can't just eat their food like this."
Apart from Gu Yin and Gu Le, the rest of the Gu family are still unaware of Chu Yan's family background.
Gu Yin nodded: "I know, I'll talk to him on my phone later."
After the food was brought in, the person in charge, who was probably the supervisor, smiled and looked at everyone: "You don't need to clean up the dishes after you finish eating; we will arrange for someone to come over."
Thinking about dinner, Gu Yin asked, "If I want to order food tonight, how do I contact you? Could you leave your contact information?"
The manager handed her his business card and smiled, "Don't worry about your dinner. Young Master Chu already told us in advance that we will deliver it on time at six o'clock. Please enjoy your meal. If you need anything, just call me. I won't disturb your meal any longer!"
After saying that, he led everyone away, thoughtfully closing the door behind him.
After everyone left, Gu Qingming looked at the table full of food and laughed, "Xiao Yan is a good person! Eat up, eat up, we're all so familiar with each other, a meal or two won't make a difference!"
He really liked Chu Yan; he was polite, generous, calm, good at studying, and good-looking!
Gu Yin glanced at the business card, "Nan Zhu Private Kitchen," and was surprised. Wasn't this Zhu Yaqian's, Aunt Zhu's, shop?
The food had just been served, and Gu Yin tried a fish dish. It was similar to the fish that Aunt Zhu had made for them before! It was delicious! But not as good as Aunt Zhu's!
"Wow! This food is amazing! I've never had such delicious food before! Beijing really is the political center! The chefs in these restaurants are all so talented!" Gu Shu exclaimed in amazement as he ate.
Gu Yin explained, "This is Aunt Zhu's shop, and the chef inside is her apprentice."
The Gu family knew that Gu Yin and Chu Yan were eating together. At first, Gu Yin offered to pay, but Chu Yan refused. Later, Gu Qinglang intervened, and Chu Yan finally accepted. However, he didn't accept money. Instead, he asked the Gu family to send some fresh mushrooms or similar items over the weekend, as he quite liked them. Aunt Zhu also liked those natural, unprocessed green vegetables.
"So it's from Aunt Zhu's house! No wonder it's so delicious! I envy Ah Yin, every meal is a feast! No wonder I've noticed you've gained weight recently!" Gu Hua said enviously as she ate.
Gu Yin was fine at the Gu family home, but during the school anniversary celebration, she practiced dancing and suffered from the summer heat, so she lost a lot of weight. After Aunt Zhu came over, her face became noticeably fuller in less than a week.
Gu Le had eaten Aunt Zhu's cooking often in her previous life, but this was the first time she had eaten her apprentice's cooking in this life, and she felt nostalgic.
Gu Yin thought of what Aunt Zhu had said and smiled, "Aunt Zhu also told me before that she wanted to come to our place to find mushrooms in March or April. I think it would be no problem to let her show off her skills then."
The old lady smiled and said, "That would be great! If she were still here during the pig-slaughtering feast, we could invite her over to have a taste. But by then, everyone will be preparing for the New Year, and they should have already returned to Beijing."
After lunch, everyone else went to rest. Gu Yin waited for a while, and two people came up to clear the dishes. The supervisor, however, was nowhere to be seen.
After their afternoon nap, the others woke up and discussed it. The adults wanted to visit famous tourist attractions, while Gu Shu, Gu Hua, and Gu Le wanted to visit famous universities. Gu Yin went off on her own to find Lu Jie.
Looking at the solemn building in front of her, Gu Yin felt helpless. She had thought that Grandpa Lu would be at Qingdao University, but he was at the Information Department. Gu Yin thought that would be fine, and she would meet him again tomorrow. But Grandpa Lu directly asked her to come.
Gu Yin and the gatekeeper looked at each other, and just as Gu Yin suspected that if they kept looking, she would be called in for tea, the people arranged by Old Master Lu finally arrived.
The other person looked very young, probably a recent graduate. When they saw Gu Yin, they exclaimed in surprise, "You weren't recruited by Minister Lu before you even graduated, were you?! What a genius!"
Gu Yin saw what he meant in his eyes and shook her head: "No, I haven't graduated from high school yet."
The young man smiled and handed her the visitor's badge: "I'm sorry, I was a bit abrupt. It's just that Minister Lu often brings someone to work, and I thought it was the same today. I noticed you look very young, so I had this question. Please come in with me. Keep the badge around your neck."
Gu Yin nodded and followed the person through the gate.
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