Jiang Xia and Lu Yuanting officially moved to Shangjing when their children Lu Zhiyan and Lu Zhiyao were six years old, and they also applied for transfer to Shangjing for work. This was because both of them were outstanding talents. In addition, Lu Yuanting's grandfather was from Shangjing, and Jiang Xia's grandfather was also from Shangjing. The household registration was transferred efficiently and without any obstacles.
Today, the housing market has begun to open up step by step. The former unit welfare housing can be purchased at a very preferential price. After registering the real estate certificate, you can enter the real estate market, and both selling and renting are allowed.
"Mom, why do you want to buy this yard?" Lu Zhiyao looked at the big yard in front of him curiously. This was a small yard in the inner ring of Shangjing. It looked a bit old, but it was well maintained. The alley in front of it led to all directions, and there were several banyan trees planted at the door for coolness in the summer.
In the past, everyone lived in this kind of small house with a courtyard, but now everyone is more in favor of the concept of community and residential area. People live in high-rise buildings, with one building being four stories high, and everyone lives side by side. Not many people like this kind of small house with a courtyard anymore.
"Because my grandfather, your great-grandfather, lives here." Jiang Xia blinked when she saw her daughter asking this. Thanks to her uncle, she bought one of those extra housing units in the community that were part of the pilot program. It was a one-story building with four families on each floor. Each family had an area of about 120 square meters.
It is comfortable to live in, but it is not as quiet as having your own yard and a separate house. Besides, in a few years, ordinary people will not be able to afford it.
Old Master Jiang lives here. He is old and has difficulty walking. He doesn't like high-rise buildings and prefers to live with his old neighbors. Knowing that Jiang Xia wanted to live with him, he quickly found such a house for Jiang Xia.
The owner and his family went abroad to live and had no plans to come back. They were old neighbors of Mr. Jiang, so they felt at ease selling the house to Mr. Jiang's granddaughter, and the price they offered was also very affordable.
Jiang Xiayu immediately made up his mind and bought it!
Lu Yuanting did not have any objection. His salary had increased a lot, but it was not just a fixed salary. Some of his tasks and participation in various international competitions would give him generous bonuses and titles. In addition, Lu Yuanting would also invest in his spare time from work. Although he was not engaged in business, he had a vision and sense for this aspect. The money in his hands was rolling in more and more, and he had an astonishingly lucrative income.
He had little desire for material things, and no matter how much money he earned, he would give it all to Jiang Xia, and he didn't even keep any money for himself.
He would rather ask his wife for money and be controlled by Jiang Xia.
"Mom, this is my New Year's money." Lu Zhiyan didn't say much. When he heard Jiang Xia talking about buying this yard, he thought about it seriously. He heard from others that houses are very expensive. It seems that their family is not very rich, so they may not have enough money.
Dad said that mom is the person with the most say in their family, and they all have to listen to mom and be controlled by her.
So he also has to support his mother.
"I have some too! I can buy lots of meat with my New Year's money!" When Lu Zhiyao saw his brother speak, he nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
The two little ones received particularly generous New Year's money every year, and Jiang Xia saved the money in an extra passbook opened for them. The elders in the family loved children and were very generous with them, so the total amount of money they received was actually not a small amount.
"Captain Lu, what should we do? Can you still support us after buying this house?" Jiang Xia looked at her two children with worried expressions, chuckled, turned to look at Lu Yuanting, and spoke with a hint of sarcasm.
After hearing what Jiang Xia said, Lu Yuanting immediately picked up the two children, put their passbooks back into their pockets, and deliberately poked them with his stubble, causing the two children to twist and turn in his arms. He then chuckled.
"Keep the money. Dad can still afford to support you. Let's go inside and see our new home."
The two children struggled to hide from Lu Yuanting's beard. When they could no longer hide, Lu Yuanting put them down and the two children walked directly into the small courtyard in the alley.
Lu Yuanting ignored the two children who were running around. He glanced at Jiang Xia beside him and led her into the house.
"We can plant some things in our yard some time. I know some medicinal herbs that are both beautiful and useful. We can also build a grape vine rack next to it, so we can enjoy the shade and eat grapes." Jiang Xia and Lu Yuanting walked in together. After looking at the yard, they came up with a plan.
"We two will sleep in that room, and that one will be for..." Jiang Xia pointed at the layout of the house and began to arrange it.
"Yeah." After listening to Jiang Xia's words, Lu Yuanting immediately rolled up his sleeves and began to clear the pile of weeds in front of him. This yard had not been lived in for a long time and it was a bit desolate, so it had to be cleaned up from time to time.
Seeing Lu Yuanting taking action right away, Jiang Xia subconsciously wanted to step forward to help. However, before she could step forward, she was grabbed by Lu Zhiyao and asked to sit down on a clean rattan chair.
"Mom gives the orders and we work." Lu Zhiyao looked at Jiang Xia seriously.
"Dad said that mom is the commander-in-chief of our family. We all have to listen to mom's command. Mom just needs to watch over it." Lu Zhiyan also spoke seriously.
Seeing the appearance of the one big and two small ones, Jiang Xia could only nod helplessly and take on the duties of the commander-in-chief, directing them on what to do. Lu Yuanting's hands were enough to hold up the frame, and the two small ones were not very strong, so they just pulled some grass with their hands beside them, and they seemed to be having a lot of fun doing it.
Seeing that he couldn't help, Jiang Xia could only ask Grandpa Jiang next door for some icy green bean soup and some soaked eggs. The two little ones drank the green bean soup themselves, squatting on the side like two kittens, and blinking at Jiang Xia.
"Captain Lu, lower your head." Jiang Xia spoke to Lu Yuanting.
Lu Yuanting lowered his head, and Jiang Xia first used her hand to wipe the sweat off his face. Lu Yuanting didn't actually sweat much, but when Jiang Xia touched his hand, she felt that Lu Yuanting's skin was burning hot, especially hot to the touch. Looking at Lu Yuanting's healthy and sexy wheat-colored skin, Jiang Xia paused.
He stopped wiping it and directly put his hair on Lu Yuanting's shoulder.
"Stop seducing me, the child is here, be quiet!" Jiang Xia said, looking up and glaring at Lu Yuanting angrily.
Although she was glaring, it looked like there was no anger in her eyes. Instead, her pupils were sparkling and translucent in the sunlight. Her slightly widened eyes looked like those of a very rare breed of cat. Her eyes were very beautiful, and her skin was white and translucent in the sunlight. Lu Yuanting could almost recall the feeling of his hand touching this skin.
It is soft and smooth, and turns red with a slight pinch or touch.
Lu Yuanting was really angry this time.
"Look! You really are!" Jiang Xia looked at Lu Yuanting's eyes. Seeing the relationship between husband and wife, she knew what Lu Yuanting was thinking at a glance. Her face turned red and she immediately handed the bowl of mung bean soup to Lu Yuanting.
"..." Lu Yuanting gulped down several mouthfuls of mung bean soup in silence, and only then did he feel his anger was suppressed.
He is wronged.
Although he did seduce his wife intentionally or unintentionally these times and had a long history of bad deeds, he really did nothing today. Instead, it was his wife who... teased him.
Jiang Xia was just about to step over to the two children to see if they were warm and if they wanted some more mung bean soup, but just as she took a step, she heard a noise coming from outside the yard.
I saw a few children peeking out of the gate. Judging from their clothes, they should be people living in this alley. They were probably the children of the surrounding neighbors. They all looked like strong and sturdy little boys. Some of them looked not much different from Lu Zhiyao and Lu Zhiyan.
The leading child poked his head into the yard. Jiang Xia followed the boy's gaze and saw that he was looking at her daughter. She immediately understood.
Oh, she's here to see her daughter.
Lu Zhiyao has been very cute since she was a child, and her delicate appearance is almost the same as Jiang Xia when she was a child. Because of this, many children have wanted to be friends with her since she was a child. Little boys gave her candies, flowers for her hair, beautiful pencils, and some even secretly brought their parents' rings to give to Lu Zhiyao.
When he was in Jiangcheng before, Lu Zhiyao was already very famous.
Of course, the little boys' efforts were never successful.
Because Lu Zhiyao has an older brother, Lu Zhiyan grew up with his uncles and aunts in the army and learned a lot of tricks. Although he is younger than his peers, he has no rivals in a fight and he always has a stern and fierce face.
The little boy who wants to get close to Lu Zhiyao must first deal with the big mountain of her brother Lu Zhiyan.
Oh, there is a Lu Yuanting behind him. How could Lu Yuanting tolerate that his daughter was so young being abducted by a gangster? He frowned, and just one glance was enough to scare the little boy who wanted to please Lu Zhiyao and get close to him into tears.
Lu Yuanting knew his son's temper, so he just stood by and watched the show happily, taking another sip of mung bean soup.
"Who are you looking for?" Lu Zhiyan really stepped forward and stood in front of his sister, staring at the three children coming over. Although he was also a child, he felt that he was not as childish as them.
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