"Our house is actually just an ordinary front and back yard," said Dad Wen as he pushed open the black lacquered door.
After the door opened, a large yard came into view. It looked to be about fifty square meters, and was divided into pieces by gravel roads.
"These places used to be planted with flowers, but they were all pulled out later. After your father and I came back, we retouched them and planned to plant some vegetables in the spring," said Mother Wen.
"This yard is so big!" Wang Xiaomei exclaimed.
"Wow!" The three little ones ran into the yard, screaming.
“There’s a tree here!”
“And there are stools and tables made of stone!”
Wen Nuan looked in the direction of the three little ones' voices and saw a tree about three or four meters high in the southeast corner.
"That's a pomegranate tree. Do you remember? When you were a child, you loved eating the pomegranates that grew on it. You never gave them to anyone else and kept them for yourself," Mother Wen said with a smile as she looked at the tree, her eyes full of memories.
"There are still some impressions," Wen Nuan found the memories about the tree from the little girl's memory, and her memories of the house became clearer and clearer.
"Let's go into the house first," Dad Wen had already closed the door, picked up the package and called for Dad and Mom Wen to go into the house.
The yard was very clean and free of clutter, so everyone felt safe letting the three little ones play in the yard.
While unlocking the main house, Father Wen said with a smile, "My wife and I are now living in the main house in the front yard."
When the door opens, there is the living room with an octagonal table and several benches in the middle.
"Hurry up and sit down, hurry up and sit down," Mother Wen took a rag and wiped the benches and tables, then asked everyone to sit down.
Wen Nuan looked at the empty living room. Many of the furniture she remembered were gone, as were some of the calligraphy and paintings that used to hang on the walls. Looking at this familiar yet unfamiliar place, Wen Nuan felt a little sore in her eyes.
"If something is gone, it's gone. Now that we're together as a family, that's more important than anything else!" Dad Wen carefully noticed his daughter's expression, patted her shoulder and comforted her.
In fact, it was not only his daughter. He and his wife were also sad when they came back and saw the empty home. However, they were no longer worried about anything after escaping the disaster. Moreover, it was already a miracle that the four properties were returned!
"Yeah, I know!" Wen Nuan controlled her emotions and said with a smile.
"You all live in the backyard. Your mom and I renovated it after I came back. The house in the backyard has been completely repaired. The basic furniture has been arranged. Bedding and other things were also bought before the New Year. I'll wipe it and bring it back to dry it for a while. Then you can sleep in it tonight!"
"How about I take you to the backyard?"
"good!"
There is a door in the northeast corner of the yard that leads directly to the backyard. The layout of the backyard is similar to that of the front yard, but it is smaller. There are several flower beds of various sizes built, and it is empty now.
"This is the main house, the master bedroom, the living room, and the study. I have placed all the basic furniture here. It will be used by Xiao Nuan and Jianshe to live here in the future. We will buy anything else they need later. This is the ear room, which we will leave for Xiuxiu," said Mr. and Mrs. Wen as they explained to the others and showed them around.
"The rooms on both sides are wing rooms. The largest one on the east side is for my father-in-law and mother-in-law. The smaller one next to it is for my younger sister. The two rooms on the west side are for Zhuangzhuang and Feifei. After a while, when the children get used to it and can sleep alone, they can sleep in their own rooms!"
"Oh, has everything been prepared for us?" The king's father and mother looked at the big house belonging to the old couple with surprise. It was clean and tidy, with wardrobes, tables and chairs. It was much better than their house in Wawu Village!
"If you ask me, you can all come and live in Beijing. Xiao Nuan, Xiao Mei and three older grandchildren are all here. What's the point of you staying in the village by yourselves?" Mother Wen said on the side.
"Will this work?" It has to be said that both the king's father and mother were moved.
"Why not, Mom? It has to be possible!" Wen Nuan saw that the old couple's attitude relaxed, and quickly struck while the iron was hot, "Look, Mom, my parents still have to go to work, my little sister and I have to go to school, and you have to take care of three children by yourself, and buy groceries and cook. How can you handle it? But if my dad is here to help, it will be different. Not only will you be much more relaxed, but we will also be more at ease!"
"Also, Mom, I'm not at home anymore. You have to take care of the children for my sister-in-law. My dad is the only one left at home, and there's no one to cook. He must just eat a few bites of food, and no one washes his clothes. Aren't you worried about him?" Wang Xiaomei also helped.
Hearing this, Yang Chunhua was even more excited. "But, if your father comes too, the food... At home, at least he can go to work and exchange work points for food. But here, there is no income at all. Isn't that just eating up all the food?"
"It's okay, in-laws. We both have to work and can't cook. It all depends on you. We have to pay for the food," Wen's mother said quickly.
"Also, mom, my little sister and I are going to college, and the school also provides subsidies. And," Wen Nuan pretended to be cautious and moved closer to Wang's father and mother and said, "On the train, I heard Wang Xia and the dining car staff say that the policy has been relaxed and now we can set up stalls to sell things. When the children go to kindergarten, you can set up a stall with my dad to sell things. Your pancakes are so delicious, and the buns you make are also delicious. It would be great if we could open a snack stand!"
"Are we allowed to set up stalls now?" Wang's father and mother looked at Wen Nuan in surprise.
"Well, when we were at the train station, you were so busy with your kids that you didn't see it, but I did see a lot of people setting up stalls to sell things, including some selling tea eggs!"
In fact, these were all Wen Nuan's nonsense, but not entirely. She vaguely remembered that she would be able to buy and sell freely shortly after the college entrance examination was resumed.
"That's not impossible," the king's father and mother were moved at the first sight of her.
"Well, let's discuss these slowly. Brother has to stay here for a few days anyway. We'll take him and sister-in-law out for a walk during these days, and then you'll have an idea!" Mother Wen said on the side.
"Yes, there is still time. It's almost noon and everyone is hungry. So, I'll go out to buy some groceries and things. Yahui, you take Xiaonuan and the others to tidy up the house and make the bed. After dinner, everyone can have a good rest. Tomorrow we will take my brother, sister-in-law and the kids out for a walk!" After saying that, Dad Wen hurried out.
Wen Nuan and the others also started to take action, taking out all the beddings in the closet and laying them out, unpacking the packages, and taking out the clothes and hanging them up.
I have to say that Mr. and Mrs. Wen prepared everything very well, not to mention the bedding, but also all the toiletries.
"Mom, it's not easy to prepare these things, right?" Wen Nuan took advantage of the time when no one was around and hugged her mother's arm and acted coquettishly.
"Fortunately, after I came back, I contacted many friends. With their help, it was not difficult to get these things," Wen's mother said with a smile, touching Wen Nuan's head.
"Mom, we're back, so glad!"
"Yes, that's great!"
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