Because Old Man Dou lived in this house year-round and cleaned it from time to time, Zhao Qinglan and her group could move in after a little tidying up.
This courtyard is only one courtyard in, but it's already bigger than their family's house in the military family compound.
At least the three children won't have to squeeze into one room anymore.
However, Erwa insisted on staying in the same room as his older brother, and considering that the children were still young, Zhao Qinglan let them have their way.
However, seeing her daughter's expectant eyes, Zhao Qinglan could only turn to her husband.
"Tonight, I'll sleep with Xiaoduo."
"Alright then," Li Huai said helplessly.
What else could he say? He couldn't be more disappointed that he couldn't sleep with his sweet and soft wife.
After dropping them off, Zhang Yu didn't want to cause them any trouble, so he left after a short while.
Although she had a sleeper berth on the train and didn't suffer too much, Zhao Qinglan still felt quite tired after settling in.
They didn't bother to start a fire and cook; instead, they invited Old Man Dou and ate out together.
For their first meal in Beijing, they went to a famous Peking duck restaurant.
Peking duck can be considered a specialty dish of Beijing.
Zhao Qinglan had naturally eaten it in her previous life, but this was her first time in the capital in this life.
Therefore, she could only pretend not to know and watch Li Huai demonstrate for her.
After Li Huai personally rolled one up and gave it to her as a tutorial, the three children started to imitate it and began to eat and play with it.
Old Dou is also a big eater, but he usually eats roast duck by himself.
The old man was very happy to have Li Huai and his family with him for dinner.
Zhang's mother found it strange that her son came home so early.
"Didn't you go to pick up Li Huai?"
"I've already picked them up and delivered them to their home. Mom, I must say, my Aunt Liu really had foresight." Zhang Yu sincerely admired her.
"What do you mean by that? Why are you bringing up your Aunt Liu?" Zhang's mother asked curiously.
"Mom, I'm telling you, but you can't tell anyone, okay?" Zhang Yu whispered.
"Am I such a tactless person?" Zhang's mother said irritably.
"My Aunt Liu even left a courtyard for Li Huai back then. We can't let them find out, or who knows what kind of trouble they'll cause."
Zhang's mother was extremely surprised, but she immediately became happy for Li Huai.
"That's great, at least Li Huai has a home in the capital now."
"you do not say."
"By the way, have you met Li Huai's family?"
"I met him. The children are quite cute, and his wife looks pretty good too."
Knowing that Li Huai didn't want Li Zhenhua and the others to know that he had returned to Beijing, Zhang's mother gave up the idea of inviting Li Huai and the others to her home for dinner.
However, he immediately started looking for suitable things at home, thinking that he could bring them with him when his son went over again.
While Zhao Qinglan and the others were having a great time, Yu Huimin was not so comfortable at home.
After Li Zhenhua made that phone call, Li Huai didn't ask Zhang Yu to find someone to beat up Li Wei again.
After all, Li Huai isn't stupid. If Li Zhenhua really takes it seriously and drags Zhang Yu into it, it wouldn't be good if his friends were implicated.
Li Zhenhua also felt ashamed about the matter and kept it a secret from his wife and youngest son.
Since his youngest son wasn't being beaten anymore, he completely let the matter go and didn't plan to pursue it any further.
In truth, he dared not admit it; deep down, he felt guilty and ashamed towards his eldest son, Li Huai.
However, because of this incident, Li Zhenhua's resentment towards his wife, which had subsided, resurfaced.
He felt that if his wife hadn't been unsatisfied and caused all this trouble, none of this would have happened.
The two brothers, who are clearly related by blood, now act like enemies.
He once dreamed that his two sons could support each other and work together to revitalize the Li family.
Because of this, Li Zhenhua no longer goes home on time as often as before.
This also led to Yu Huimin feeling insecure and making a lot of money while her mood remained consistently bad.
Yu Huimin thought things would get better once her son returned from his Chinese New Year holiday.
Who knew that even when her son was on vacation, he was never home, and he would complain about her no matter what she said.
As for the blind dates she arranged, they all fell through because of her son's lack of cooperation, so it's no wonder she was in a good mood.
She was in a bad mood, which made her even more rude to the housekeeper. The housekeeper had no way to express her grievances.
Finally, after enduring it to no longer, the auntie gave up and said that she was going home for the Chinese New Year this year and could no longer work here. If it wasn't possible, she would have to hire someone else to do the work.
Yu Huimin was put on the defensive, but strangely enough, she didn't say she didn't want the nanny, though she still complained quite a bit.
Perhaps she also knew that there weren't many aunties who could tolerate her being capable.
With the aunt gone, all the housework fell to Yu Huimin.
She's not incapable of doing things; after all, she came from a life of hardship. But having lived a life of luxury for so many years, she rarely lifts a finger.
It's difficult for people to go from extravagance to frugality.
She thought she would be fine without her aunt, but after only two days, she couldn't stand it anymore.
Not only could she not stand it, but even her son complained, saying that the food at home was not good, which made Yu Huimin, who worked hard to cook, very angry.
She felt that ever since her husband found out she had done that thing, she had been having a run of bad luck.
Deep down, he just wished that Li Huai, the "culprit," would die soon.
Meanwhile, Li Huai, whom she resented, was discussing matters with his wife.
"Qinglan, when do you think we should go to my mother's grave?"
Zhao Qinglan had long felt that it was the proper thing to visit her mother-in-law's grave to pay her respects.
"Anytime is fine, you decide."
"Qinglan, Mom will definitely like you."
Alas, it's such a pity that such a good person is no longer alive; Zhao Qinglan felt a little lost.
That night, Zhao Qinglan put her daughter to bed.
Meanwhile, Li Huai and Old Man Dou chatted happily while eating peanuts and drinking Erguotou liquor.
In recent years, although Li Huai would write letters to the old man, he always reported good news and never bad news.
This time, after they met, the old man inquired carefully about what had happened to him in the past few years.
It was precisely because of the presence of Grandpa Dou, a respected elder who genuinely cared for him, that he felt this place truly felt like home, making it the perfect place for him to settle after returning to the capital.
The two chatted like grandfather and grandson.
From Li Huai, the old man also learned a lot about Zhao Qinglan.
The old man remained tolerant and did not look down on Zhao Qinglan because of her past.
Instead, she instructed Li Huai, "They've come all this way to marry you with their daughter, so you must treat them well."
"Grandpa Dou, don't worry, do I look like an irresponsible person?" Li Huai blinked.
"You little rascal, I didn't even praise you and you're already getting cocky," the old man said with a laugh.
In front of the old man, Li Huai became incredibly relaxed, even more lively and humorous than usual.
If Zhao Qinglan saw Li Huai at this moment, she would probably be surprised.
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