Gu Qishen and the other two quickly loaded everything onto the truck. Han Yi drove the truck ahead, while Gu Qishen and He Zhenhua rode their bicycles behind the truck back to their new home.
After arriving at their new home, Gu Qishen and his team moved everything in one go, putting all their belongings together and planning to unpack when they got back from get off work in the evening.
Seeing the increased amount of furniture in the house and the fact that the side rooms were also furnished, He Zhenhua asked, "Why is there so much more furniture? Did you bring it all back this morning? Why didn't you wait for us to help unload it?"
Han Yixian said, "You're all busy at work, so I found someone else to help. It was all done in one morning, so you don't have to worry about it. Now we can all settle in our new home."
He Zhenhua looked around the house again and really liked the layout. He had also made up for anything that was missing that morning. With his little sister around, things were much easier. He was going to start a new life here.
Gu Qishen was grateful to Han Yixian for his thoughtfulness, seeing that the coal shed had been stocked with plenty of coal and firewood. Even if they didn't cook, they would still need to boil water, requiring both coal and firewood. The kitchen now had an extra coal stove and a kerosene stove, making it convenient to boil water.
Han Yixian and He Yuhan have completely redecorated the place, inside and out, and it looks much better now. Living in a house like this is much more comfortable than living in the family compound; at least it's quiet.
Han Yixian said, "It's inconvenient that this house doesn't have a bathroom and toilet. I'm planning to build a bathroom and toilet in the yard. Are you going to build one in your yard? If so, we can build them together."
"It's about making our future lives more convenient and comfortable," Gu Qishen said. "Of course we should build it."
Han Yixian said, "The toilet will be built in the corner of the wall facing the street. We'll dig a septic tank and build a clean flush toilet. The shower room can be built next to the kitchen, so it'll be convenient to get hot water."
Gu Qishen nodded and said, "That's fine. But I heard that there's a sewer system under this street in front of our house, which was built because the factory next door needed it. We can connect it directly to the outside sewer system."
Upon hearing this, Han Yixian exclaimed happily, "That's great! This way, the sewage can be discharged directly."
He Yuhan had prepared lunch in advance. After Han Yixian and the others finished moving their things, cleaned up, and ate lunch, they all went to work.
In the afternoon, Han Yixian also drove to return the car and then went to work. He was too busy with work to take more time off.
With everyone gone, the house became quiet, so He Yuhan went into her spatial dimension to pick fruit. She already knew what fruits were available locally, and she took some out for everyone to eat.
Back then, the fruit in the space was being consumed too slowly and had become abundant, so He Yuhan sent a lot to Du Zhuoyuan so that his family there could eat it too.
Because the fruits produced in He Yuhan's space were very delicious, Duo Zhuoyuan suggested that the fruits they couldn't eat be sent to him, and he could sell them at a high price, which would bring in another source of income.
So now, He Yuhan works in the space whenever she has the chance. She entrusts much of the space's produce to Du Zhuoyuan for sale, charging high prices, yet demand still exceeds supply. He Yuhan's fruit is sold as luxury fruit by Du Zhuoyuan, and the same goes for other items. This has brought He Yuhan considerable wealth.
He Yuhan wanted to nourish the three of them, so after entering the space, she went to the kitchen to start stewing chicken soup. She added a lot of tonics to it, making it a truly medicinal dish.
Besides chicken soup, she also made braised beef with potatoes and Dongpo pork knuckle. Han Yixian and the other two were all malnourished and lacked oil in their diet, so they needed to eat more high-protein foods.
With no one else at home, He Yuhan can cook in her room without the aroma spreading, which is both convenient and safe.
Seeing that it was time to cook dinner, He Yuhan left her space to cook rice and stir-fry some vegetables.
Although she has a space, she cannot rely on it completely. She also needs to cook some meals outside to avoid arousing suspicion.
When the food was all served, Han Yixian and Gu Qishen returned one after the other on their bicycles.
Gu Qishen and He Zhenhua returned to their own courtyard, washed their hands and faces, and then went to Han Yixian's place for dinner.
He Zhenhua's eyes lit up when he saw the plate of glistening pork knuckle on the table. "Yuhan, I've been wanting to eat your pork knuckle. I'm so lucky today!"
He Yuhan smiled and said, "Then eat more later. First, drink the chicken soup in front of you. There are a lot of tonics in this soup, which is very good for your health. You have all lost a lot of weight recently, so you need to nourish yourselves properly."
All three of them still drank the delicious and nourishing chicken soup.
He Yuhan served everyone a bowl of rice and said, "The braised pork knuckle and beef today were specially made for you. Please eat as much as you can and don't leave any."
He Zhenhua picked up a piece of stewed pork knuckle that was tender and said, "Don't worry, there won't be any left. I can finish this whole plate of pork knuckle myself."
Han Yi first put a piece of beef on He Yuhan's plate and said, "You've lost weight recently, so eat more."
He Yuhan touched her face and said, "Where have I lost weight? I feel like I've actually gained weight recently."
He Zhenhua said with a smile, "There's a kind of thinness that Yi Xian thinks you've lost weight."
Gu Qishen picked up a piece of meat for He Zhenhua and said, "Hurry up and eat yours. There won't be any meat left soon."
There were four dishes on the table, two meat and two vegetable, a generous portion, but Han Yixian and his two male comrades finished them all.
He Zhenhua felt especially happy after eating and drinking his fill; this was the kind of life a person should live.
After cleaning up the dishes, the group sat on the sofa, drinking tea and chatting.
Han Yixian asked, "Did you hand over the house keys?"
He Zhenhua said, "Hey, you guys don't know, when Qi Shen and I went to hand over the keys, several families were already eyeing our house. But there were too many applicants and not enough available properties, so those people were making a fuss. We're not going to bother with them, and they can't gossip about us anymore."
"As long as we don't live in the family compound, those meddlesome housewives can't bother us anymore."
He Yuhan asked, "What, is there someone who dares to cause you trouble?"
He Zhenhua said helplessly, "Qi Shen and I are both single. I don't know who leaked this news, but some nosy housewives insist on setting us up as matchmakers, and some disgusting women keep coming up to us. It's so annoying."
Upon hearing this, He Yuhan laughed and said, "That's right. You're all so young to have reached your current positions, and you're all so handsome. It's no wonder that people are interested in you. There are plenty of people willing to be your stepmothers."
He Zhenhua said with a grin, "Qi Shen is very welcoming; female colleagues often fawn over him."
Gu Qishen rolled his eyes at He Zhenhua and said, "You must have quite a few women around you, right? I even saw a female colleague bring you food."
He Zhenhua waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, that wasn't food delivered to me. They asked me to give it to you, but I was afraid you'd scold me, so I didn't dare take it. You're much more popular than me."
"It's just that your position is what it is, and you often have a cold expression, so many people don't dare to fawn over you directly and can only do so through me."
Gu Qishen rolled his eyes at He Zhenhua and said, "I don't believe you. Several matchmakers have already come to my door saying they want to introduce you to someone, that's a fact, isn't it? At least no matchmaker has dared to come to me to propose marriage."
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