Zhuang Wan didn't rush downstairs. She first sent a text message to Su Tao asking where her room was.
The apartment building was undergoing a major renovation, with a significant change in location and many rooms, so for a moment she really didn't know which building Su Tao had moved to.
Su Tao received the message and immediately replied: "Room 102, Building 3, next to Mr. Mei."
Zhuang Wan ran from her own building No. 5 to Building No. 3, and all the way she heard the tenants' surprised discussions.
Upon entering, Zhuang Wan was stunned by the empty room and asked:
"You are... a poor family?"
Su Tao yawned. "After I standardized all the apartment buildings last night, I found that my four-bedroom, two-living-room apartment didn't meet the standards. Everyone else's was neat and tidy, and mine stood out too much. So I moved to Building 3, connected 102 and 202, and made a double-story apartment."
"I haven't had time to decorate yet. I'll finish the living room first. You can sit down for a while."
Zhuang Wan was quite curious: "A two-story house is great, like a small villa in a building. Are you renovating it now? Can I take a look?"
Su Tao nodded: "Okay, then you stand aside, the living room is right here on the first floor."
She picked out a set of fabric sofas and a glass coffee table in the home improvement store, placed a wall-mounted ultra-large screen TV opposite, and a set of light blue TV cabinets below, which matched the light blue carpet very well.
"Sit down."
Zhuang Wan sat down blankly. Although she was mentally prepared, she couldn't help but be surprised to see such an exquisite living room appear in such a short time.
Su Tao continued to decorate. Her bedroom was inside the living room. It was similar to her previous bedroom and was directly copied from it.
Next to the bedroom is a bathroom with separate wet and dry areas.
There is a cat climbing frame for kittens to play next to the stairs to the second floor. Going up the stairs you can see the dining room and open kitchen.
Directly above the bedroom on the first floor is her study, which is also decorated according to her previous study.
Next to the study is a large I-shaped balcony, which she uses as a pet room. She puts their favorite food and supplies in it, as well as two large litter boxes.
It was almost noon when the whole renovation was finished. Zhuang Wan lay on the sofa in her house and refused to go to work. She said enviously:
"Before the apocalypse, this place of yours was called a loft! It's a small two-story apartment. It's really cozy. You can live downstairs and enjoy the upstairs. You can even visit Mr. Mei when you're free."
Su Tao went to the refrigerator and got some iced sparkling water for her: "When you raise your two children to be independent, move in with me, or I will build you a separate house."
Zhuang Wan waved her hand. "A woman like that, once she has children, she can forget about living a carefree life. No matter how old they are, they're still children in my eyes. They can't live without me. Chenxi is fine, but my daughter is my little cotton-padded jacket. Now she studies every day and comes to our clinic from time to time."
"By the way, during the days when you went to look for Heizhima, one of our tenants, an elderly man, became dizzy while going out and fell down the stairs. He then had a heart attack and was taken to our emergency room by a passing tenant. He was about to die when Chenxi saved him."
"The old man's family came to me that day to thank me and insisted on giving me a red envelope. I refused, but the next day they slipped a Dongyang Shopping Center card through the crack of my door. I asked Chenxi to return it."
Su Tao was very surprised: "Chenxi is so powerful, how did he do it?"
"I asked Chenxi, and she said that it was Dr. Zhong who taught her first aid. She was quite panicked at the time, but she had no choice but to give it a try because it was a matter of life and death. Unexpectedly, it worked."
Su Tao said, "You have raised a good daughter. She knows so much at the age of eleven. I will set up a small office for her in the outpatient clinic in a few days."
Zhuang Wan said, "She must be so happy. She even wanted me to buy her a white doctor's coat as a birthday present, but it's surprisingly hard to find. I've been searching for half a month and still can't find one. If that doesn't work, I'll have to ask someone to get some cloth and make one myself."
Su Tao wrote it down: "I'll ask the customers at Panliu Mountain when the time comes. These people travel all over the place and can buy basically anything."
Zhuang Wan sighed, "You really are half their mother."
Su Tao stopped: "No, just sister."
The two of them started laughing as they talked, and the afternoon sun shone into the small apartment, bringing warmth to the space.
As soon as the two walked out of the apartment building, they saw Fan Chuanhui holding a camera and clicking non-stop. He was taking pictures of Meng Xiaobo's family.
When Meng Xiaobo saw Su Tao and Zhuang Wan, he immediately smiled and said:
"Boss Su, Manager Zhuang, these are my parents. They just moved in with us today. Our building looks so nice, so I quickly asked Xiaohui to take a photo with us as the background."
Meng Xiaobo's parents also seem to be down-to-earth people. Father Meng even asked embarrassedly:
"Hello, Landlord Su, Hello, Manager Zhuang. Can we show the photos we took to outsiders? They're not bad people, just our relatives and friends."
Su Tao smiled and said, "What's wrong with that? Just go ahead and take pictures."
Father Meng beamed with joy. "That's great! I'm so happy! It's even neater and cleaner than what we saw in the photos. The building is also grand and beautiful. Haha, I can't help but want to share it."
As he said this, he slapped Meng Xiaobo in the face happily: "The only achievement of my silly son is that he can live here."
Mother Meng held her future daughter-in-law's hand and rolled her eyes at her husband:
"You're talking nonsense! It was Xiaoju who applied for the housing in the first place. Your son is so stupid, how could he think of such a thing? Now you're taking advantage of your daughter-in-law!"
Father Meng immediately uttered an "ouch" and admitted his mistake: "Yes, yes, I was wrong."
Su Tao couldn't help laughing when looking at this family. It turned out that being afraid of one's wife was a tradition of the Meng family.
She asked Meng Xiaobo: "When are you going to have your wedding?"
Meng Xiaobo smiled happily:
"Next month, the specific time has not been decided yet, we plan to hold it in Taoyang. Boss Su, you must come then. We would also like to invite you to be our host."
The four members of the Meng family all looked at her expectantly.
Su Tao agreed immediately: "No problem, call me when you set a date."
At this time, Fan Chuanhui waved and shouted:
"Boss Su, Manager Zhuang! Come take a picture too! Our building is so beautiful. If you didn't know us, you'd think we were in a pre-apocalyptic neighborhood. We have to take a picture as a souvenir."
Su Tao and the other man stood still, smiling, facing the bright afternoon sun, with their backs against Taoyang's simple and beautiful apartment building.
With a click, the scene was frozen.
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