Zhou Fen took her granddaughter by the hand and looked around the main courtyard. "Your uncle Wang heard from your uncle that the yard here was well-maintained. Now that I see it with my own eyes, it's more than just good, it's absolutely beautiful."
"This yard here is divided into three small courtyards. The one in the front belongs to my uncle's family. My eldest cousin and I live in the one at the back. There is another yard at the back, which is reserved for my second uncle's family."
The people who came today were elders, and they were close friends with their uncle's family, so Xu Manman didn't have too many concerns. Although no one lived here, Xu Manman led everyone to open every room for everyone to see.
"No one lives here, and my cousin and I don't usually come here, so..."
The last time we cleaned the house was when Xiao Jin finished renovating it and moved in. We hadn't cleaned for more than half a month, so there was inevitably dust on the table. Xu Manman felt a little embarrassed when her elders saw the untidy side of the house.
Wang Yang didn't care about these details. He looked at the layout of the house and the furniture. "This house is really well done. No wonder your uncle praised it so much. The person who built it is really talented."
Aunt Zhou also nodded and said, "Yes, now that it's like this, it's much more comfortable to live in than in an apartment building, and the space is bigger." She looked at her granddaughter Leilei running around with kindness.
After touring the main courtyard, Xu Manman led a few people to the small garden. "There used to be a well here, but they sealed it off for fear it might be unsafe, so they turned it into a reservoir. The water from the taps in each of our rooms comes from here."
"That piece of land is sandwiched between two courtyards. It's not very big. The back of it was turned into a vegetable garden. From now on, we don't have to go out to buy vegetables."
Chinese people still have a passion for farming, especially the middle-aged. Wang Yang praised it repeatedly, "This is good, this is good, and this rack is both practical and beautiful."
Xu Manman took a few people to the courtyard of the third room and took a walk around. The overall layout was similar, but the flowers and plants planted outside and the furniture styles were different.
Then they came to the yard of the second house. At this time, Chen Ming had already parked the car with Zhou Ming, and Chen Ming was making tea in the kitchen.
"It's really strange. These three courtyards are all different. In fact, if you look closely, the layout is the same. The person who built these courtyards is really amazing." This is the second time Wang Yang said this.
Xu Manman asked everyone to sit down in the main room. Xiao Jin had helped her clean the room at noon today, so it was naturally very clean.
"It's really amazing. It was all a coincidence." Xu Manman recounted her chance encounter with Xiao Jin and the series of subsequent events.
After listening to this, Liu Li couldn't help but sigh, "Manman, you are so nice." It's amazing that she can meet such a talented person whenever she goes out.
Xu Manman took the kettle brought by Chen Ming and poured hot tea for everyone. She signaled her cousin with her eyes to get some snacks from the cabinet in the east wing.
Wang Yang picked up the enamel pot and blew on the hot water. The water had just boiled and was still very hot. "That shelf by the door, is it a climbing vine? What's it growing on?"
"It's grapes. I got this branch from Comrade Zichu. I've tasted it and it's very sweet. I wonder if it will not adapt to the climate here. If it bears fruit and tastes good, I'll send it to Uncle Wang and Aunt Zhou."
When Leilei heard the word "grapes", little Pengyu was instantly excited. A child of his age would be greedy at that time. "Grapes, I want to eat grapes! Grandma, grandma, I want grapes."
Zhou Fen smiled and tapped her nose. "Little greedy cat, the grape leaves haven't grown out yet. Wait until next year when the grapes are ripe and let your Aunt Manman give you some to try."
Just at this moment, Chen Ming brought over two plates of snacks, one of which contained candy.
Xu Manman took out a grape-flavored fruit candy and peeled it for her. "Auntie doesn't have any grape flesh now, so can you please have a piece of glucose first?"
The child smelled the sweet and sour fruity aroma of the candy, but he had no idea about the fruity taste at all. He opened his mouth and put the candy in. After eating it, he squinted his eyes in satisfaction, which made the adults around him laugh.
"Hahaha, this kid."
Wang Yang couldn't sit still, so he took two sips of tea and held the cup, asking Chen Ming to take him to see the novel designs in the yard. Several girls sat in the living room and chatted.
Only then did Xu Manman realize that Liu Li was already three months pregnant. She quickly changed her tea and made her a cup of hot milk.
"Last time, it was because we had to wait for three months here, so I didn't tell you."
Xu Manman smiled at her still relatively still belly and said, "Congratulations to you too. Calculating the date, you'll be born in April, right? That's perfect for confinement. It's spring, neither too cold nor too hot."
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