Chapter 380 The Siheyuan is our home

While eating watermelon, everyone asked about Lizhan's plans for this return.

Li Zhan smiled and said, "It is better to transfer back to this military region and serve under my second brother. I think I will be stationed in Beijing in the future. I will be studying in the military academy and also serve as the deputy division commander here."

Xia Juanjuan roughly knew that above the regiment commander was the division commander, and above that were the army commander, the commander, and the general.

The deputy division commander and the brigade commander are of similar rank.

Lizhan originally belonged to an independent regiment with stronger mobility. Correspondingly, its number of people was smaller than that of an ordinary regiment, so there was no separate brigade set up above it, and it was directly led by the division headquarters.

Now Bai Zihan has been promoted from deputy regiment commander to regiment commander, and Li Zhan went to the island for two years and was promoted to deputy division commander when he came back.

Xia Juanjuan thought about it again and suddenly asked, "What about my second brother? Will he get a promotion this time?"

Lizhan said: "It's not certain yet. However, I heard that it may move up next year."

After hearing this, Xia Juanjuan nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

In fact, she didn't care that much about whether she got promoted in the army. After all, even if Lizhan lost his job, she could still support him!

Xia Shuangshan and Lin Yuru didn't know the rank of positions in the army, but from what they heard, they knew that Lizhan was going to be promoted.

But they really have no idea how high the official rank is.

Whether it is the Fu family or Li Zhan, they both act in a low-key and principled manner. Over the years, they have not sought anything for themselves or their families.

Therefore, in the eyes of Xia Shuangshan and Lin Yuru, there seems to be no difference between them and ordinary people.

After lunch, Xiaowen and the others went to school, while the triplets kept pestering Lizhan, asking him to read picture books and tell stories about wars. After talking for a while, they felt sleepy, so Xia Juanjuan asked them to take a nap.

It was sunny at noon, and Xia Shuangshan didn't plan to go out to haul coal in the afternoon, so he and Lin Yuru went back to take a nap.

Of course, the main thing was that Li Zhan and Xia Juanjuan hadn't seen each other for more than half a year, and they must have a lot of personal things to say to each other. Wouldn't it be a delay if they kept hanging around in front of them?

Seeing that the triplets were sleeping soundly in the house, Xia Juanjuan pulled Li Zhan to the back and entered the yard.

Li Zhan saw the small vegetable garden in the backyard and said with a smile, "This small vegetable garden is lush and flourishing."

There was no blanket in the house, so Xia Juanjuan went straight into the room, took out a set, and threw it on the bed.

Li Zhan was always surprised no matter how many times he saw Xia Juanjuan disappear out of nowhere. Sometimes he couldn't help but worry that she would never come out once she went in.

This time, it took a long time to get in. Li Zhan waited for about ten minutes and couldn't help but feel worried.

It's a pity that although he had entered that space twice, he could only stay there for a short time each time before being bounced out. Now he has no way to go in and find his wife.

Fortunately, after waiting for about five minutes, Xia Juanjuan came out again. She was wearing a gauze dress, which was barely visible, and her hair was wet.

Li Zhan knew at first glance that he must have taken a shower in there, and then looking at his clothes, his eyes couldn't help but darken.

Xia Juanjuan came out with a bucket of hot spring water, gave him a new towel, and said, "It's so hot, go wash it first."

Although Lizhan was very anxious, he knew that if he didn't go, his wife probably wouldn't let him touch her, so he went to wash obediently.

After a while, Xia Juanjuan went to the space again, got a big basin, and put two big pieces of ice in it.

After a while, the temperature in the room dropped a lot.

Lizhan came in and without wasting time, he picked her up and threw her on the bed.

After doing it once and calming down their anger, they both slowed down their breathing and started talking casually.

As he was speaking, Li Zhan suddenly sat up, put on a shirt and got out of bed.

Xia Juanjuan was stunned for a moment. It was just the first time, and it was over? When did Lizhan change his personality?

As it turned out, she overthought it.

Lizhan took out a bunch of stuff from his clothes that were thrown on the ground and handed it to her.

Xia Juanjuan looked at the money he handed over suspiciously and asked, "Where did you get so much money?"

Lizhan's allowance was more than seventy yuan a month, and most of it should have been sent home. She asked him to keep twenty yuan every month, but he only kept five yuan. He also said that they ate in the cafeteria on the island and wore uniforms, so they basically didn't need casual clothes and had no place to buy things, so he refused to keep more.

It's not possible that even the five dollars for pocket money is useless and should be saved, right?

Li Zhan gave her the money and jumped onto the bed again. He turned over and pressed on her, saying with a smile, "It's a one-time reward from the army, one hundred yuan."

After hearing this, Xia Juanjuan generously took out thirty yuan and gave it to him, saying with a smile: "You didn't mention that you have some hidden money? Here are thirty yuan for you to save for your own pocket money."

Li Zhan was both amused and confused. His wife was quite ceremonial. After a round of payment, the money would become his wife's private money for him.

Li Zhan did not lend money and got busy, saying with a smile: "You keep it. I don't need it for the time being. By the way, tell me the truth about this house, is the rent really only fifty?"

Xia Juanjuan was caught off guard by his sudden entry and let out a sound, then she reacted to Lizhan's question.

She was somewhat flustered, and her body stiffened. She hadn't mentioned the matter of the courtyard house on the island last time, and she was still keeping it a secret.

Could it be that Lizhan asked this because he noticed something?

Li Zhan sensed her subtle changes, frowned slightly, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xia Juanjuan smiled guiltily twice and decided to confess now to get away with it.

"Nothing... Lizhan, I want to tell you something, but first you have to promise not to get angry with me."

Li Zhan: "..."

What could make her ask for a promise from him before she even told him what it was?

It can't be...

Li Zhan suddenly remembered the college student named Han Rui whom he met at the school gate...

No, it's not possible.

He still believes in his wife.

Besides, we are talking about the Siheyuan courtyard and it has nothing to do with Han Rui.

Li Zhan said, "Tell me first, what have you been hiding from me again? I promise I will try my best to control my temper."

"Oh..." Without getting any positive assurance, Xia Juanjuan moved uncomfortably. She was in a passive situation now.

As a result, before he could move, Lizhan pulled him back and said domineeringly: "Let's put it this way, why are you moving?"

Xia Juanjuan: “…”

All right, anyway, if you stick your head out, you'll get hurt, and if you retract your head, you'll also get hurt.

Besides, her concealment was not a heinous act.

"Actually... our courtyard house... doesn't require rent... I bought it."

Li Zhan was stunned for a moment, not believing his ears: "What?"

Xia Juanjuan had no choice but to repeat: "This courtyard house belongs to our family. I bought it."

Li Zhan stared at her, not knowing where to start.

Not to mention anything else, even the courtyard house of the Fu family that was taken away by Fu Qingye and Xu Dayou only had two entrances.

How much does this large courtyard house with three entrances cost?

Where did Xia Juanjuan get the money?

Xia Juanjuan didn't dare to say it all the time, but in fact, she was entangled in the issue of where the money to buy the courtyard house came from.

Although she had told Lizhan when they were in the space that she made money on the black market and occasionally sold some supplies to Luocheng and supplied the two factory canteens in the county town, she had revealed some of them.

But since I followed the army to the island, I haven't had much cooperation with Luocheng. The number of times I've cooperated with the county town has also decreased a lot.

She also never told Li Zhan how much money she made.

At this moment, Xia Juanjuan said in a low voice with a guilty conscience: "Actually, I'm quite rich."

Li Zhan asked, "How much did you spend on it?"

Xia Juanjuan shrank her neck and said, "Sixty, sixty thousand."

Li Zhan: "..."

In that era, the director of a large state-owned factory only earned a little over 100 yuan a month.

Even Mr. Fu’s son Fu Weixin only receives an allowance of two or three hundred yuan a month.

Sixty thousand dollars is an astronomical figure no matter who you are!

Xia Juanjuan was a little flustered and explained, "I... sold wood and cotton, as well as supplies and medicinal materials. And didn't I tell you that I supplied goods to two factory canteens in the county? So I saved a lot of money."

Li Zhan: "..."

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Xia Juanjuan became even more panicked.

"Well... don't think you are useless. You are still the mainstay of our family. All the daily expenses of the family are spent with your allowance. I... I save all my earnings..."

Lizhan's face darkened, and he suddenly turned over and switched positions with Xia Juanjuan.

"Ah!" Xia Juanjuan shouted briefly, and then fell softly on him.

Li Zhan said in a gloomy voice: "Are you trying to comfort me? Or are you trying to hurt me?"

Xia Juanjuan didn't have the energy to speak, and because she felt guilty, she could only try her best to say, "Of course... I was just trying to comfort you..."

Lizhan held her waist and helped her sit down, and said lightly: "Juanjuan, I found that you have a lot of secrets from me. While I am in a good mood now, just confess them all."

Xia Juanjuan: “…”

Anything else? My brain is kind of stuck.

She wanted to stand up, but Lizhan grabbed her hands, forced her to stay in that position, and jokingly scolded her, "Sit still."

"Hmm..." Xia Juanjuan gritted her teeth and decided to just say it, otherwise she would probably suffer later.

"Also... there is a courtyard house in the north of Beijing City, and the three-story courtyard house in Tonghua Lane in the county town... is also ours. I also... I also bought two shops in the county town and Beijing City... um... that's all."

Li Zhan: "..."

His wife is really a rich woman.

"I didn't realize you were quite rich."

Xia Juanjuan's eyes were filled with tears, and even though there were ice cubes in the room, her forehead was sweaty.

She shook her head quickly and said, "No... Actually..."

Your family is also very rich.

Xia Juanjuan thought about the three big boxes of gold, silver, jewelry and antiques of Shen Wanxue in her own space, and couldn't help but think of it.

However, he did not continue.

Even though Shen Wanxue was powerful enough to defeat his mother, she wanted to return the three big boxes of things to their original owners.

When she returns it to Shen Wanxue, it will not be her decision whether Shen Wanxue and Rong Zhenbang are willing to tell Li Zhan or not.

If she said it now, what if it caused a rift between the mother and the son? Why would she do that?

"Actually what?" Li Zhan asked.

Xia Juanjuan shook her head and said with some difficulty: "No...no, nothing...I...I've said it all, you should...um..."

As he spoke, he could no longer hold on and collapsed.

Li Zhan turned over and took over the show. He leaned over to her ear and smiled, "Is that really all? Isn't there still something about that college student named Han Rui that you haven't explained yet?"

Xia Juanjuan: “…”

Xia Juanjuan begged with tears in her eyes: "This...how about we ask this at another time?"

Li Zhan saw her pitiful appearance and decided to save her bullying for tomorrow night. He said with a smile, "You have no conscience. Let's see if you dare to hide anything from me."

It took me most of the afternoon.

Xia Juanjuan felt like her voice wasn't her own anymore, and she kicked Lizhan angrily.

Lizhan, on the contrary, woke up refreshed. He picked some tomatoes and cucumbers from the vegetable garden in the backyard, washed them with clean water, and brought them in to feed Xia Juanjuan.

When Xia Juanjuan saw the cucumber, her face turned green and she only ate some tomatoes.

The cucumber was destroyed in a fierce battle.

During dinner, Li Zhan asked Lin Yuru to prepare some rock sugar and snow pear juice for Xia Juanjuan to moisten her throat.

Everyone started talking about going to Guangzhou to see Yan Haotian.

Xia Juanjuan was on vacation, and Xiaowen and the others were also on vacation after finishing their exams these few days.

Li Zhan also came back, and he did not report to the military academy until September 1. From July to August, although he was affiliated with the military region here, he still had a vacation period of about a month, so he just had to wait until August to officially report.

It happened to be the best time for the whole family to get together and go to Guangzhou.

Xia Juanjuan said, "I will go to the train station to buy a ticket tomorrow. I also need to send a telegram to my brother. July is a hot month, and Guangzhou is expected to be even hotter. If we delay for a few more days, it may get even hotter."

Spring and autumn are best.

But now she has to go to school, the kids also have to go to school, and Lizhan can't miss the time in the army, so there's nothing he can do.

Xia Shuangshan and Lin Yuru are not afraid of heat. As long as they can see their son, they are not afraid of the stove.

The time was set immediately.

Everyone ate some watermelon, cooled off under the grape trellis for a while, and then went to bed.

At night, after the triplets fell asleep, Li Zhan and Xia Juanjuan slept in each other's arms.

After a whole afternoon of hard work, they were completely exhausted in the evening, so they just chatted idly.

"You said you bought a shop this afternoon, but aren't private businesses still not allowed now? What are you going to do with it?" Li Zhan asked.

Xia Juanjuan rested her head on his arm and said, "I guess it's about to be released. Our professor also said so in private. Some time ago, we went to Shanghai with the professor. Although we didn't say it explicitly, the atmosphere in the south has actually become much more active! This time I went to Guangzhou, I actually wanted to see what's going on there. Later, I want to start my own business!"

In this era, there are regulations that prohibit the family members of cadres from doing business.

Besides, she planned to develop by herself, with her own space and resources, and had no intention of relying on Li Zhan or the connections of the Fu family. Even if someone questioned her, she was not afraid.