A soft ray of sunlight gently falls on the alley. At the end of the alley is a courtyard house with two dark gates and gleaming door knockers.
Pushing open the courtyard gate with both hands, you are greeted by a screen wall, carved with some unknown patterns, yet it is grand and imposing.
After passing the screen wall, you'll see a round stone table and a circle of stone benches.
There is a jujube tree in the yard, and a pond with an artificial hill in the pond. The design is reasonable, exquisite and elegant.
There is a wooden corridor that forms a circle around the main house, connecting it to the east and west wing rooms on both sides.
There are side rooms on both sides of the main house, which is basically the same as Nan Nan's courtyard house, except that there are two wells and eight entrances.
Stepping through the moon gate leads to a backyard, which is not much different from the front yard, but its area is significantly smaller.
“If you have a daughter, this is the best boudoir for you,” the homeowner said proudly.
Yan Xiaonan wholeheartedly agreed, believing that girls should be raised in comfort so that they will have a broader perspective and naturally seek out families with high standards in the future.
Xuemei excitedly opened door after door. She was so satisfied with this courtyard house that it didn't need any renovations; she could move in as soon as she added some furniture.
However, having been through the business world herself, she suppressed her impulse and asked about the price.
When the topic of money came up, everyone became much more serious. The landlord glanced at them and held up five fingers.
"Five million?" Southeast asked.
Yan Xiaonan nearly choked on her own saliva. Seeing the landlord's obviously gloomy expression, she quickly greeted him.
“He’s a researcher and doesn’t know the market price, but 50 million is really too expensive. Why don’t you let me negotiate the price?”
The homeowner's expression softened slightly when he learned that the other party was a researcher. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Forty-eight million."
Xuemei mustered her courage and said, "Boss, my family bought subscription certificates and won a prize a while ago, earning more than 40 million. If we scrape together a little more, we can raise 45 million."
The homeowner's eyes widened. He knew a little about the Shanghai Stock Exchange subscription certificates, but he never expected that someone would actually make money from them.
"Sigh, if I hadn't been in such a hurry to immigrate, this house wouldn't have become so cheap all of a sudden. If it had been sitting for another ten years or so, it would have doubled in value again."
Yan Xiaonan was startled. Could this homeowner be a reincarnated person? Otherwise, how would they know that the courtyard house would be so expensive?
"When will the property be transferred?" the homeowner asked.
"Tomorrow, I'll bring the money and documents and go with you to the housing authority to transfer the property," Xuemei said hurriedly.
"A scholar is useless, but at least there are two sensible ones in the family." The homeowner glanced sideways at the southeast.
Southeast's face flushed red with embarrassment, and he quickly looked down at the ground, wondering if there was a crack in the ground he could disappear into.
Yan Xiaonan glanced at Dongnan with amusement and said, "Big brother, you have your own abilities, you can make sure we have enough to eat."
This time, it was the homeowner's turn to blush. He looked at Southeast and said embarrassedly, "I may not have any other skills, but I'm number one at being a smart aleck."
Southeast waved his hand repeatedly, letting bygones be bygones with a smile.
That evening, when Fu Bao learned that she, like her aunt, had her own courtyard, she was so surprised that she didn't know what to say.
She hugged Yushu tightly and said excitedly, "Yushu, did you hear that? I have my own bedroom now."
Yu Shu was also happy for Fu Bao. This older sister Fu Bao was just like Aunt Xue Mei, both of them were wonderful people.
When Sister Fubao gets married, she must keep a close eye on her. If her in-laws dare to bully Sister Fubao, she will definitely come and fight them.
"Grandma, why don't you move in with me after the New Year? I'm your eldest grandson," Southeast said.
Grandma Yan shook her head. Her real eldest grandson was Yan Aiguo, and she had said that he would follow Nannan for the rest of his life.
Southeast felt somewhat dejected. Before, his house was small, and he couldn't take care of his parents and grandmother. Now he has a courtyard house, but he still can't take care of his grandmother and parents.
Cuihua spoke up: "I'll go and stay for a couple of days to help you get ready, and I'll also ask the restaurants in Beinan to prepare some food so our whole family can have a moving-in meal."
Yan Xiaonan exclaimed in approval, "This is a happy family. We must continue to make this happy!"
Time flew by amidst Yan Xiaonan's busy figure, and the following year arrived at the Little New Year.
Liu Jin finally returned, and Xue Mei was so happy to see him that she almost cried.
Liu Jin was filming at the film and television base. Although Xue Mei could visit him on set, she couldn't bear to see her son working so hard.
When Fu Bao saw Liu Jin, he quickly ran up to him and told him that his family had bought a courtyard house.
Liu Jin's mouth dropped open in surprise. Where did his parents get so much money? When he learned that his mother and aunt had gone to Shanghai to buy subscription certificates, he understood everything.
"Mom, everything we have is thanks to Auntie's help, so we must be good to her in the future."
Xuemei and Fubao nodded at the same time. Of course they knew this, otherwise they would be considered ungrateful.
Enming stood next to the deer, tilting her head to look at Liujin. This older brother looked so familiar.
Liu Jin saw En Ming and ran over to her, picked her up and said, "En Ming, do you still remember your big brother? You've grown so much in such a short time!"
Enming loved it when people said he had grown up, so she wrapped her arms around Liujin's neck and nodded seriously, "Brother, I've grown up."
Liu Jin laughed heartily, and carrying En Ming, went to greet Ye Ren and Fu Qingping first, only to find that there were many more people in the house.
Ye Ren also thought highly of Liu Jin, patting him on the shoulder and saying, "In the blink of an eye, the handsome young man has grown into a towering tree. Congratulations!"
Ye Wen already knew about the Yan family's forces from Ye Wen, and that Yan Xiaonan valued Liu Jin highly and even spent a huge sum of money to train him.
Liu Jin also humbly bowed to the two Grandpa Yes, showing great respect to the two stewards of the Ye family.
Then he ran towards Grandma Yan's courtyard. When Grandma Yan saw Liu Jin arrive, her eyes crinkled with a smile. She hadn't seen her great-grandson in so long.
"Great-Grandma, how come you're getting younger and younger?" Liu Jin asked, holding Grandma Yan's hand.
Grandma Yan lightly slapped Liu Jin's hand: "You chatterbox, how's it going? Is the filming finished?"
Liu Jin thought for a moment and said, "One movie is finished, and another movie is more than halfway done."
Grandma Yan nodded. Filming is hard work, but luckily it's her own darling's company, so Liu Jin shouldn't suffer too much.
The end of each year is Yan Xiaonan's busiest time, and this year, with Yi Tingjin still not in the mood, she is even busier than usual.
Fortunately, Ye Chenming had some free time at work and helped Yan Xiaonan with her work, finally managing to finish all the year-end tasks.
The two breathed a sigh of relief and ran straight home. It was already the Little New Year, and there must be a lot to do at home.
When Yan Xiaonan got home, she found out that Liu Jin was back. She immediately pulled Liu Jin aside and asked him about the film and television base. Because of the securities company and the real estate company, Yan Xiaonan hadn't paid much attention to the film and television base.
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