"The capital city! Here we come~~~"
An'an happily stretched out her hand, wanting to hug the capital.
Yuanyuan also opened her arms and shouted, just like An'an.
"Capital city, here we come~~~"
"We're here~~~~"
Dog Egg and Dog Cub followed suit, and the four of them stood on the street shouting, "We're here!" Yu Jiu covered her face, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Alright, alright, stop howling. If you keep yelling, you'll disturb the other people. Hurry up and go inside. You'll be living here from now on, so you'll have plenty of time to howl."
Zhang Yan picked at her ears and scolded all the unfortunate kids.
"Okay, we're going to howl every day from now on! Awooo~~~"
When they arrived at the new place, all four children were very excited. After howling outside, they went back inside to continue howling and even jumped up and down to look at the house.
This time, the houses that Xu Zijiang and Gouzi bought are right next to each other, just a few steps away.
They bought a small villa, which was quite spacious and had a small garden. It had five or six rooms, enough for everyone to live in.
Yu Jiu originally planned to have Xu Zijiang buy a courtyard house. Xu Zijiang and Gouzi had looked at courtyard houses before, but the courtyard houses were too far from the school, and it was inconvenient to go up and down the stairs. They couldn't live there for a long time, and it would be fine to go there for a short stay occasionally.
Moreover, the villa was equipped with underfloor heating, so it wouldn't be cold in winter. The villa was more comfortable to live in, so we bought it. However, since Yu Jiu likes courtyard houses, Xu Zijiang bought another one, planning to go there and stay with Yu Jiu for a few days when he has free time, so that they can enjoy some time alone together.
"I want to live on the second floor!"
"I want to live on the 3rd floor!"
An'an wanted to stay on the second floor, and Yuanyuan wanted to stay on the third floor. Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang let them choose their rooms first, and then Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang also chose a room. Yu Jiu was too lazy to climb such a tall staircase, so she also stayed on the second floor.
"Yuanyuan, are you sure you want to sleep on the third floor by yourself? How about you and your sister sleep on the second floor, and we'll go to the third floor to sleep?"
There is only one room on the first floor, and two rooms on the second and third floors. However, since Yuanyuan is only in the second or third grade and is still young, Yu Jiu was worried that he would be scared living alone upstairs, so she asked him one more question.
"I'm sure, I like living in high places. Mom, look, we can see so far from here, it's so comfortable! We can even see the puppies."
Yuanyuan saw the puppies in the neighboring yard, waved vigorously at them, and shouted loudly.
"You little rascal, which floor do you live on?!"
"I live on the second floor!"
The puppy responded to him enthusiastically.
The villa where Gouzi and Zhang Yan live has the same layout. Gouzi's parents live on the first floor, Gou Dan and Gou Zai live on the second floor, and Gouzi and Zhang Yan occupy the third floor.
"Then I'll live on the second floor, and Mom and Dad, you can live on the third floor!"
Yuanyuan is still a fickle little kid. When he saw that everyone else lived on the second floor and he was the only child living on the third floor, he immediately changed his mind and wanted to live on the second floor too.
She knew it.
Yu Jiu shook his head helplessly.
"Okay, then I'll move our things up to the 3rd floor. Anyway, there are still empty rooms on the 3rd floor. You can stay on the 2nd floor if you want, or on the 3rd floor if you want. It's up to you. There are still rooms on the 1st floor. If you don't like it, you and your sister can go and stay there one by one."
Since that's the case, it doesn't matter if there's leftover wine. Climbing one more flight of stairs is just a form of exercise.
"Okay! Mom, I'll help you carry your luggage!"
Yuanyuan was full of energy and helped Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang carry their luggage. An'an, on the other hand, was exhausted. She hadn't slept well on the way, so as soon as she arrived at the room she had chosen, she changed her clothes and went to sleep.
She could sleep through the noise and commotion of moving things, which showed how exhausted she was. It wasn't until evening, when the little house was all tidied up and filled with their familiar things, and everyone was preparing for dinner, that An'an finally woke up.
"Mom, I'm hungry. What are we having for dinner?"
An'an woke up hungry; her stomach was already rumbling. Yu Jiu rubbed her little head and smoothed out her frizzy hair.
"Let's go straight to a restaurant for dinner tonight. What would you like to eat? We'll drive out and go to whichever restaurant you like."
Yu Jiu dotes on his eldest daughter An'an, and of course he won't mistreat his son Yuanyuan either. Both are his flesh and blood, and Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang love them both.
It's just that An'an is raised to be a bit more delicate, while Yuanyuan is raised to be more robust. Also, Yuanyuan isn't picky about food now and will eat anything. An'an, on the other hand, is older and has more of her own opinions, so Yu Jiu tends to listen to An'an on these kinds of small matters.
"good!"
An'an perked up instantly, wanting to try the capital's delicacies again. She remembered that when Yu Jiu and Xu Zi brought them here before, they ate roast duck, which was delicious and had a flavor that couldn't be replicated elsewhere. Since they were already here, they definitely had to try the roast duck!
There are other local delicacies as well, which should all be available at the restaurant.
Zhang Yan and Gouzi had finished getting ready, so the two families drove two cars together to a large restaurant. They ordered roast duck, which An'an wanted, as well as many other local specialties, and ate to their hearts' content.
On the other side, Tang Xiaohuan finally found out where Yu Jiu lived and learned that she was very rich now. She was extremely jealous. She also knew that Yu Jiu was married and that her husband was tall, strong, and very powerful. She didn't dare to go to her house rashly.
So she secretly sent a letter to Yu Jiu's parents, telling them that Yu Jiu was here, hoping they would come and cause trouble for Yu Jiu.
Fearing to alert the enemy, Tang Xiaohuan didn't dare go to Yu Jiu's house to check, so she didn't know that Yu Jiu and Xu Zi had already moved away. Upon receiving Tang Xiaohuan's letter, Yu Jiu's parents immediately wanted to come and find her.
When Yu Jiu left, she took the police to catch her father gambling in the act, and even used peanut powder to trigger his allergy, causing him to be hospitalized and suffer for a long time.
However, none of that is the point. The point is that the factory manager specifically asked for Yu Jiu to marry him. Yu Jiu's parents agreed and even gave her money, but Yu Jiu didn't marry him. She secretly left on her own.
No one knew where she went, and before she left, she even deliberately started a fire. Although it didn't cause any harm to the Yu family, the house was charred black and completely uninhabitable.
So the Yu family had a very difficult time at that time. On the one hand, they lost their house and all their valuables. On the other hand, they lost their jobs, having been deliberately fired by the factory manager. The family was living in dire poverty.
Later, infighting broke out among them, with everyone blaming each other and even coming to blows, but it was no use and didn't solve the predicament.
The reason his family didn't end up living under a bridge and scavenging for garbage was because Yu Zhen had a stroke of luck; he was chosen by an ugly, fat, and old spinster who couldn't get married.
Her family was so worried about her marriage that they found someone she liked, but he was still so poor. So they gave the Yu family some money and then married their daughter off to them.
It was only thanks to the help of Yu Zhen's wife and her family that the family didn't starve to death. They are still extremely poor. Although the economy has been liberalized and the factory manager has long since stopped suppressing the family, they have lost all will to strive and just live a life of idleness and waiting to die.
Now that Tang Xiaohuan's letter has arrived, it just so happens that they need to go to Yu Jiu to ask for some money. Putting aside everything else, at least they need to provide for their biological parents' retirement!
Now that Yu Jiu is so rich, they can ask for a lot more for his retirement expenses. They've struck it rich!
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