"What house?" Xia Youyou asked in confusion.
"The title deed in Qiangong's bed."
"That's not a good idea, right? That's not ours." She still wanted to buy a set she liked.
"Let's go take a look first. At worst, if they come looking for us later, we can just return it to them or buy it from them. This will save Qi Siling from running around looking for a house for us. Besides, houses are hard to sell right now, and we don't have enough money. Yellow goods are not easy to get out. If you're not careful, you'll be reported."
What Cao An said was right, Xia Youyou also thought of it, so she took out the house deed from the space.
"Let's go check it out first. If someone lives there, we'll find another house."
In recent years, some vacant houses in Beijing have been occupied and turned into slums. Some are managed by the Housing Authority and have become desolate because no one lives there.
"As for finding a house, let's talk about it next time I see Qi Siling."
The next morning, Huang Run came to the guesthouse to pick them up. Standing downstairs, he called out to Cao An. Cao An rolled his eyes, opened the door, and walked into the hallway. "Quiet down! Someone's sleeping!" After a long chat with Huang Run the previous day, they had become quite familiar with each other. He wondered if the girl was awake at this hour.
"Hey, sister, you haven't woken up yet? Okay, I'll wait for you guys in the front."
Cao An shook his head helplessly, turned around and knocked on Xia Youyou's door.
"Youyou, are you awake?"
Xia Youyou had already woken up and was getting ready. Holding the teeth whitening device in her mouth, she replied incoherently, "Wait a minute, brother!"
After they packed up, they went downstairs, and Huang Run took them to the state-owned restaurant next door for breakfast.
"Let's go to the Forbidden City and explore it. There are many antiques inside. These are the places where the emperors and their concubines actually lived. You'll definitely be interested!"
I don’t know whether Xia Youyou is interested or not, she just hopes that she won’t have to walk too far.
Just as the three of them were riding on Huang Run's motorcycle, Xia Youyou vaguely heard someone calling her from behind. She glanced around and saw that it was Qi Siling riding a bicycle towards them.
She grabbed Huang Run's hand as he was about to turn the accelerator, "Wait!"
Qi Siling breathed heavily and finally caught up.
"I forgot to ask you yesterday when you left the capital. Luckily I caught up!" He took out a piece of paper from the inside pocket of his coat and handed it to Xia Youyou. "This is my home address and the phone number of my workplace. If you want to find me, you can call these numbers or write to me."
Cao An also took out the address and phone number he had prepared long ago from his pocket and gave it to him. "Okay, let's keep in touch. By the way, do you have anything to do tomorrow? If you don't, you can come over. I have something to discuss with you."
He knew what it was, put away the paper, then lowered his head and smiled at Xia Youyou, "Have fun! I'll come to see you tomorrow morning."
Xia Youyou also smiled brightly, "Okay!" His smile was so beautiful, he should smile more.
The few people separated, and Huang Run finally took the two people on the road as he wished.
Xia Youyou wrapped herself tightly in a scarf and looked around excitedly in the truck bed, wanting to open her arms to welcome the embrace of the wind. However, Cao An stopped her, saying that it was too ostentatious and inappropriate!
It doesn't matter, I can just sit here.
"Our Forbidden City has hundreds of years of history. It was the residence of 24 emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It's truly magnificent and exquisite. You two must see it; you'll definitely experience something special."
Xia Youyou didn't know if she felt anything different. Seeing the withered grass in the square didn't make her feel anything. She simply felt that this ancient building, having experienced the vicissitudes of life, witnessed the honor and disgrace of centuries and generations, must have been exhausted, finally desolate. It had seen dynasties change, burning, looting, and the changing times. Perhaps it longed for a new life more than anyone else, right?
The three of them spent the entire morning strolling around the Forbidden City. Xia Youyou couldn't stand it anymore and kept clamoring to go back. Cao An knew her temper and felt sorry for Huang Run's enthusiasm. "She's not feeling well. Let's go back to the guesthouse. I'll treat you to lunch at the state-owned restaurant."
"Why are you still arguing with me about this? Do I need you to treat me? Let's go back. I've seen it all. Since it's your first time here, I'm going to show you something new."
The three of them returned to the guesthouse. Xia Youyou only ate a little bit and then stopped eating. "The food in this state-owned restaurant is so disgusting! It's not even as good as my mom's cooking!"
Back in her room, Xia Youyou fell into a deep sleep. She had walked for so long that her heart was a little tired. That night, Cao An knocked on her door and asked her to come down for dinner, but she was too lazy to go downstairs.
Cao An had no choice but to go to the state-owned restaurant, greet the kitchen staff, and personally go in to fry a goose egg and make a vegetable and meat soup. Of course, the vegetables were greenhouse vegetables from the space, and they were deliberately brought in from outside to avoid attracting attention.
All the food was packed into boxes and carried out of the state-owned restaurant.
"Youyou, open the door!"
Xia Youyou was sound asleep, wrapped in her goose down quilt. She didn't want to move at all when she heard Cao An knock on the door. She hated the stinky bed and quilt in the guesthouse, so she took out her own mattress and quilt and put them on the floor to sleep.
"Brother~what's wrong?"
"I made food for you, get up and take it." Her appetite has not been very good in the past two days. In order to prevent the weight she had gained with great effort from disappearing again, he had to cook for her himself.
Xia Youyou rolled on the mattress, wrapped in the quilt, got up and went to open the door.
The door opened a crack, and Cao An saw that her hair was disheveled and wrapped like a silkworm cocoon.
One of them couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Did you fight with someone in your dream while you were sleeping?"
Xia Youyou was dissatisfied with her stubbornness and opened the door to let him in. "Yeah, I was chasing you and beating you in my dream." He twisted my ear yesterday and I was looking for revenge!
"Oh~ Did you win?" He walked in sideways with his lunch box and saw the mat on the ground. He shook his head helplessly. He was really spoiled. But he was almost there. He didn't like the smell of the quilt in the guesthouse, so he used his own quilt and bedspread.
"I was just about to start fighting when you woke me up. Tell me, are you afraid that I'm going to hit you, so you called me now?"
"Stop fooling around and eat!" She put the box on the table and saw that she was still standing there. "What? Aren't you hungry yet?"
"I don't want to eat now. I want to sleep."
Cao An was helpless, "Put the food in there and eat when you are hungry. Don't let it get cold." It was inconvenient to reveal those things outside. The guesthouse was not soundproof, and if someone heard it, it would be a report!
Xia Youyou nodded obediently and sent Cao An away.
Cao An stood at the door, urging him, "Don't just sleep. You haven't eaten much these past two days. If you lose weight, Mom will scold me when we get home!"
"Brother! You're such a nag!" Xia Youyou's face was wrinkled like a bitter gourd. She just wanted to sleep now. "I can hardly open my eyelids."
"You've been sleeping all afternoon!"
"Maybe I walked too long this morning and I'm a little tired."
When Cao An heard this, he knew the reason. "Check your body carefully." Without saying anything more, he closed the door. "Lock the door!"
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