"No, I'll live in the side room instead." Ye Chen'er disagreed. The main house was occupied by the direct descendants on both sides, and she was just a daughter-in-law from a secondary house, so how could she live in the side room of the main house?
Yan Xiaonan knew what Ye Chen'er was thinking: "Chen'er, you're only staying temporarily. When you marry Brother Ai Dang, you'll have your own home. Why do you need to think so much?" Ye Chen'er suddenly realized that she was indeed overthinking things, since she was only staying temporarily.
"Nan Nan, I've looked around. There's not a single piece of furniture here, so we can't live here right now," Ye Chen'er said.
Yan Xiaonan hurriedly went into the main room, closed her eyes and used her mind to look through the entire courtyard. Sure enough, there was no furniture at all. Thinking of furniture, she thought of Southwest. Maybe she should ask Southwest to come and make furniture for her. But no, Southwest still has to go to work.
Yan Daqiang spoke up: "Mom, you can stay with me now without worry. Leave this place to Ai Dang. That should be enough for a year or two, right?"
Grandma Yan nodded. It seemed she would have to stay at her son's house for a while longer. This eldest son, was he doing this on purpose? A year and a half? That wouldn't do. There's no place like home, and of course, this was also her and Nan Nan's home.
Yan Daqiang knew that his mother had seen through his intentions, so he smiled and said, "Mom, why don't you stay with me a little longer? Let me take good care of you. Even just one more day would be nice."
Yan Xiaonan nodded in understanding. If she moved here with her grandma and parents, her uncle definitely wouldn't have as much time to come over. But living in his house meant she could come back to visit every day on her way to and from get off work. Her uncle was so kind. But she couldn't really stay for a year or two, could she?
“Brother Ai Dang, could you contact someone to install radiators these next few days, and also help renovate the kitchen and other rooms? Turn the back room into a guest room, and plant some fruit trees. The other rooms are fine, no need for renovations, we just need to get some furniture.”
Yan Aidang nodded: "Then I'll go first. Chen'er, do you want to come out and take a look with me?"
Looking at Yan Aidang's hopeful eyes, Ye Chen'er smiled and nodded. She greeted Grandma Yan and everyone else, and the two walked out side by side.
"Uncle, could you lend me someone familiar with the capital? I need him to show me the way." Yan Xiaoqiang's eyes lit up when he heard this. His daughter was so clever; this way, he could move into his own home as soon as possible.
Yan Daqiang shook his head helplessly. It seemed the little girl didn't like living here. Xue Ying, Xue Ying, if you want to take Nan Nan as your goddaughter, you'll have to do it yourself. He glanced at Bao Guo, who quickly saluted: "I know the streets and alleys of the capital well."
"Great! I'll lend it to you for a day then!" Yan Xiaonan was overjoyed and was ready to go right away. Yan Daqiang had no choice but to agree.
Yan Xiaonan asked her uncle to take her grandmother and Cuihua back first, but Yan Xiaoqiang was worried about his daughter and insisted on going with her. So they went. Their first stop was a scrap metal recycling station. Not only was Baoguo surprised, but even Yan Xiaoqiang was baffled.
Yan Xiaonan winked at her father, and Yan Xiaoqiang immediately understood that his daughter must have an ulterior motive. "Come on, pack your things, what are you standing there for?"
After visiting three scrap yards, Yan Xiaonan collected all sorts of furniture, including broken beds, tables with broken legs, cabinets without doors, and a lot of miscellaneous books and paintings.
It turns out that Yan Xiaonan has figured out the characteristics of her superpower. She can store some things from years ago into her spatial storage, such as a phoenix hairpin, while she doesn't need modern things, such as the ten yuan in her milk pouch.
Yan Xiaonan was playing a magic game alone in the scrap yard. She would silently chant "collect" when she felt that something was old, but most of the time the space ignored her. Gradually, she figured out the trick and secretly collected everything she could. Then she would take it out and put it aside, and then have the people at the scrap yard calculate the money and deliver it to her home.
Before they knew it, they had bought several large cartloads of furniture. The staff at the scrap yard were overjoyed. Business was booming today, and their bonuses for the month were secured. The pretty girl even gave them three cents because they had made three trips. What a kind girl!
These pieces of furniture only cost a little over fifty yuan. When they arrived at the courtyard house, Yan Xiaonan put all the calligraphy and paintings into her side room. Yan Xiaoqiang was a little confused: "Girl, why do you always buy this junk?"
The little girl smiled, glanced around, and saw Baoguo tidying up the broken furniture in the courtyard. She quickly whispered, "Dad, these are all nanmu and mahogany. They'll be worth a fortune in the future."
Yan Xiaoqiang was excited: "Really? Daughter, then let's go again tomorrow!"
Yan Xiaonan shook her head: "Dad, I've already emptied these scrap yards, there's nothing there."
Yan Xiaoqiang wasn't worried at all. Beijing was such a big city, how could there only be a few scrap yards? He had plenty of time, so he could just go out and look for some.
After moving their things, they checked the time and realized it was almost time to go back. Grandma would worry if they didn't go back soon, so the three of them locked the courtyard gate and headed towards Uncle's house. Baoguo handed the key to Yan Xiaonan: "Comrade Yan, here's the key. There are two keys. The other one is in the leader's office. I'll bring it to you tomorrow."
Yan Xiaonan waved her hand: "Just call me Nannan, don't bring me along. In case I forget my keys, I can still go get them later."
Baoguo nodded. As expected of the leader's favorite child, he was indeed smart and generous. Who would want to leave their house key to someone else?
Uncle said it was true that it would take ten minutes by car, but it was false that it would take more than half an hour to walk. It had been almost an hour and they still hadn't arrived. Yan Xiaonan said to her father, "Dad, we need to figure out how to get a bicycle ticket now. You need to have a bicycle."
Yan Xiaoqiang wholeheartedly agreed. The distance was so great, even farther than his own journey from Mushroom Village to the town. It made sense, considering that Ai Dang said the courtyard house was in the city center, while his uncle's place was a military compound, so the distance was definitely far.
I thought about checking the black market for bicycle tickets, but then I realized that wouldn't be a good idea. We're in Beijing, after all, and I can't cause trouble for my brother. I'd better ask him; he knows people there.
The three of them chatted and laughed as they finally returned to Yan Daqiang's house. What Yan Xiaonan didn't know was that her appearance had already attracted attention. The news that a beautiful girl had come to Major General Yan's house had already spread throughout the entire military compound.
Yan Daqiang hadn't returned to his unit and was unaware of the matter, but Xue Ying was excited. As soon as she arrived at the hospital, she was surrounded by people: "Sister Ying, Sister Ying, what's your daughter to you? Does she have a boyfriend? How about introducing her to my son?"
“Sister Ying, Sister Ying, you’ve met my son before, and you like him a lot. Why don’t you introduce him to me? I’ll definitely treat this girl better than my own daughter.” Another doctor walked over.
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