Su Yan didn't see what was going on next door because she was in the hospital during the day. On the night before New Year's Eve, Lu Ting told Su Yan that Miao Qingqing and the two children she brought with her were driven away. Only Aunt Ke and her little grandson were left next door. Ke Yanan was in the hospital with his eldest son Ke Jidong.
Su Yan asked doubtfully, "Why is Miao Qingqing willing to leave?"
"Ke Yannan filed for divorce. If Miao Qingqing refuses, she will be arrested for intentional injury. Although Xiaodong's left eye was saved and not completely blinded, it's not much different from being blind.
Now that she is in the spotlight, Miao Qingqing is afraid of being put on the list and has to divorce. She originally planned to leave her two children in the Ke family, so how could Ke Yannan agree?
In Su Yan's impression, Miao Qingqing has the potential to be a white lotus, otherwise how could she marry Ke Yanan with two burdens?
Every time Lu Ting was cooking, she would run to the stove to watch and ask how to make this dish or that dish. Lu Ting ignored her, and Su Yan didn't take her seriously either.
Luo Yanyan from the art troupe was divorced and didn't bring her child with her. She would go out to meet people by chance whenever she had free time. Lu Ting didn't even take her seriously.
Not to mention that Miao Qingqing has several children with her. Even if she is single, Lu Ting would not be interested in her because she is thin and small and not very good-looking.
Su Yan is very confident in Lu Ting, but it is not known whether Lu Ting is confident in Su Yan or not. Anyway, Su Yan is a very self-disciplined person and keeps a distance from all young gay men.
Su Yan is not in the mood to play ambiguous games with others. She despises those who act recklessly after getting married.
On the night before New Year's Eve, Lu Ting drove his car with New Year's goods and brought Su Yan back to the Lu family courtyard. Lu Yiming and his grandmother came here a few days in advance.
Lu Ting unloaded the New Year's goods and drove out again. Su Yan didn't ask, guessing that he was going to collect rent.
Hua Min hurriedly asked Lu Jin and Lu Fengnian to move the food back to the living room, and Su Yan entered the hall carrying candies, biscuits, melon seeds and peanuts.
Seeing Lu Yiming holding a black pear and chewing it fiercely, he asked, "Aren't you cold eating frozen pears in such a cold day?"
"It's cold. My grandma gave it to me."
Hua Min came in carrying half a sheep and said with a smile, "Sister Qiu from next door came to our house for a stroll. When she saw her grandson coming over, she grabbed a handful of raisins and dried red dates for the child.
Sister Qiu brought over three black pears. I confiscated them at first, but she said they were called frozen pears and were made by her eldest daughter-in-law.
I saw that it was almost gone, so I took Yiming and Yilan to eat. They shouldn't give me diarrhea, right? "
"Mom, let's give them some ginger tea later. It's cold out, so it's better for children to eat more hot food. Yiming's physique is okay, but Yilan has a weak spleen and stomach, so she'll get diarrhea easily. Lu Ting bought some pears, and we can steam them with rock sugar for them to eat. It's good for the lungs."
Lu Jin came in with a large basket of fruit, which contained apples, pears, and candied oranges.
This Chinese New Year they didn't take out a basket of each fruit. There were only so many people in the family, so they only prepared about ten pounds of each fruit, which was just enough to eat during the New Year.
Hua Min put away her things. Su Yan helped Lu Yiming and Lu Yilan wash their faces and feet. Seeing that Lu Ting had not returned yet, Lu Fengnian couldn't help but ask, "Where did Lu Ting go?"
"Rent collection."
"What rent?"
"A few years ago, we bought a four-story courtyard in Maozi Hutong and rented it out to three families. Next year is New Year's Eve, so Lu Ting went to collect the rent in advance."
Lu Fengnian didn't know what to say. His son's house purchase, such a big thing, was hidden from them without telling them anything. Su Yan saw that her father-in-law's face looked strange and knew that he was imagining things.
He has to know about this sooner or later. The reason they didn't tell him before was because there were a lot of trivial matters at home, and with Zhu Ting as a troublemaker, how could they possibly bring up the matter of buying a house?
"Dad, we decided to buy this house when Zhu Ting was trying to split up the family. Someone happened to be selling their private house, so we pooled our money and bought it."
"Where did you get so much money?"
At this time, Lu Ting walked in and said, "Part of the money was borrowed from my father-in-law and all my savings, and the rest was mortgaged with gold.
The seller is going to Hong Kong, and Yanyan happened to have a large jar of small yellow croaker, so we were able to buy the yard. We didn't touch the things in grandma's mahogany box. If Dad doesn't believe me, we can dig it out and show you."
"A small courtyard with two entrances costs several thousand yuan, and a large courtyard with four entrances and a thousand square meters would cost tens of thousands, right? Even if I gave you all the small yellow croakers your grandma has, it wouldn't be enough to exchange them for anything. And those antiques are hard to take out, so the seller is sure they won't take them.
Okay, I know you two are wealthy, but buying a house is such a big deal, can you please discuss it with us? "
"Dad, the seller was in a hurry to get the money. If I asked you to spend all your savings, would you still pay? Xiao Jin's ex-wife is so unreasonable. How can we tell you this?"
Lu Fengnian glanced at Lu Ting and said, "Aren't you just blaming me for not transferring this courtyard to you?"
"Dad, this is the Lu family's ancestral home. Even if you don't transfer it to me, it's still my son's. Why should I be in such a hurry? The reason I bought another one is so that Yanyan and I can have a place to grow up in our old age."
"You don't plan to live with Yiming?"
"I have no plans. When he gets married, I'll just separate him and let him live alone, so as to avoid conflicts between his wife and mine. Far away is fragrant, close is smelly. If we don't live together, there will be fewer conflicts.
You see, since you guys have separated me from you, my wife and mom have a pretty good relationship, right? If Yanyan lived with you guys, you wouldn't like her after a while."
"What are you talking about, you bastard? When did we stop liking Xiaoyan?"
Seeing the father and son arguing, Su Yan quickly interrupted, "Okay, Lu Ting, tomorrow is the New Year, don't make Dad angry anymore."
"Wife, I didn't provoke him. Dad wanted to wear a mask on his face. We were planning to tell him a long time ago, but we didn't say anything because we were worried he would get angry."
Lu Fengnian laughed out of anger. In the end, it was his fault as a father. His son had grown up and had his own opinions. He no longer discussed some things with him. It would be a lie to say that he was not sad.
"Tell me, where is the house?"
"Our family owns the largest courtyard in Maoer Hutong, right next to Houhai Lake."
"You are really capable. That house is at least four times as big as our Lu family's courtyards."
Lu Ting laughed awkwardly, "That's because my wife is capable. I only paid a small portion. My wife is the owner of the house."
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Take me to your house tomorrow. By the way, are those tenants reliable?"
"We left that house empty for over a year before renting it out. The tenants are reliable, and we're not fools who would just rent it out casually."
His family is not short of money, so he naturally won't rent out the house in a hurry. At least he knows the background of the families he rents the house to.
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