Ye Zhiyu scratched her face: "Dear teachers, I'm really sorry for not replying to you in time. Actually, Lu Chen and I both plan to go to Peking University, as do my older brother and sister-in-law."
I looked apologetically at the teachers, feeling sorry that they had made a wasted trip.
Professor Lin immediately straightened his chest, his eyes brimming with pride.
The teachers from the other two schools got anxious. "Student Ye, don't be so quick to refuse. We've come all this way, so listen to our terms."
"If you come to our school, your tuition will be waived for four years, and you'll also receive a subsidy every year..."
Professor Lin glared: "You have one, we have one too. Our school can even arrange a separate dormitory room for the couple."
"We can do that too. We'll let them choose their favorite teacher..."
"I can do it too."
They came up with all sorts of tricks, even saying, "You have four of you, give one to us."
Professor Lin tapped him on the head: "They're a married couple, which couple do you want to separate? What, are you the Queen Mother of the West, bringing out the whole Milky Way?"
Three schools came; one returned full of vigor, while the other two followed dejectedly.
School starts on September 10th, and Ye Zhiyu and Lu Chen went to Beijing ahead of time.
After arranging the house for Tao Qingtang and Lu Ze, Lu Chen had asked Lu Ze for his opinion when Ye Zhiyu mentioned wanting to buy a house.
Lu Ze and Tao Qingtang discussed it and decided to give a large portion of their savings to Lu Chen. Although it was only a few thousand yuan, it was still a good amount.
Lu Chen added some more and bought them a courtyard house.
According to the old custom, the parents would eventually live with their eldest son. Before that, given their personalities, they might have stayed in the old house by themselves and not lived with anyone else.
However, there are too many variables now. If they have to choose, they will probably still choose the eldest brother according to the rules. Tao Qingtang and Lu Ze disagree and insist on writing an IOU.
Those are their parents, and it's only right that they take care of them in their old age and see them off in their final days. Why should they ask for money for that?
In the end, Ye Zhiyu persuaded him to stay.
"Sister-in-law, brother, don't feel guilty. I want to treat your place as my second home. If Lu Chen bullies me in the future, I'll go to your place and you'll have to stand up for me."
Tao Qingtang didn't want to leave her child so soon, as she didn't know when she would see him again. She wanted to spend more time with him.
When they arrived in Beijing, the same young soldiers who had come to pick them up were there again.
With the recent major moves from above, Ye Jinlin and Su Zheng'an are extremely busy, basically living at the military base every day.
Instead of rushing back to the small house Lu Chen bought, she went to the Ye family home first to visit her grandparents. When she got home, she learned that there were many teachers missing, and her grandmother and maternal grandparents had been asked to come out of retirement.
Looking at the paintings that had been re-hung throughout the room, a display of her grandmother's unique romance, Ye Zhiyu couldn't imagine what her grandmother's feelings were when she unearthed these dusty paintings, cleaned them, and hung them up proudly. She must have shed tears.
I stayed at my grandfather's house for one night, and went there the next day right when the two elderly people got off work.
They happened to run into each other outside the courtyard. Grandma was wearing a shawl, and time had never diminished her beauty. She held Ye Zhiyu's hand tightly and said she would make her some red bean buns.
He kept saying, "My Zhiyu is finally back. Now that she's back, she won't leave again."
Seeing their heads full of white hair, I couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.
After spending two days with their family, they began to decorate their little home. Ye Jinlin wanted to help, but Ye Zhiyu refused, as she didn't trust his aesthetic sense.
My God, it's comparable to how straight men later thought girls just liked the "deathly Barbie pink."
Why has my aunt bought all my clothes for so many years? Firstly, it's inconvenient for her to buy them because her daughter is older. But the main reason is that she doesn't like the clothes he buys—they're all too bright red and purple, too flashy and gaudy.
She even wondered how he managed to win over her mother. Was it just his face?
Ye Zhiyu nodded. It's very possible; good looks are everything.
"Ayu, this is my long-term business partner. You can just call him Brother Chen."
"Brother Chen, this is my wife, Ye Zhiyu."
Today, we mainly came to buy home appliances and furniture. Lu Chen said he wanted to introduce her to someone who lived nearby, so she came along.
Ye Zhiyu smiled and nodded: "Hello, Brother Chen."
Chen Binlong was somewhat amazed and laughed loudly: "You're a lucky guy, kid."
Lu Chen's expression softened: "It's because she's kind enough to think highly of me."
This is nothing like how I usually treat him; he's always so cold and distant, you brat.
"Old Chen, where have you been?"
The three turned around and saw a woman with fashionable curly hair and a bodycon skirt walking towards them.
Chen Binlong quickly went to greet him: "Honey, I just ran into my brother! Come on, let me introduce you..."
Lu Zhaodi waved her hand: "No need, we know each other."
"Huh? You two know each other?" Chen Binlong was taken aback.
Ye Zhiyu and Lu Chen were also surprised to find that Chen Binlong's wife was actually Lu Zhaodi.
"Do you remember last year when you had your accident, I sent the child back to my mother's house, and my daughter was almost abducted?"
"Of course, I still get itchy hands when I think about it. Those guys should be glad they're in jail, otherwise they'd be living a life of misery and anger. The thing I hate most in my life is bullying the old, weak, sick, and disabled, and they even dared to touch my daughter."
Lu Zhaodi pulled Ye Zhiyu's hand, "It was Zhiyu who saved your daughter."
When Li Cuihua sold Lu Zhaodi to raise money, Lu Zhaodi married Chen Binlong's family with a death wish. He had a bad class background and was also a fierce and ruthless person, so Lu Zhaodi naturally felt that a hellish life awaited her.
Clutching a pair of scissors, ready to die at any moment, she never expected the man to not touch her at all.
He only told her to be ready before he married her because of his mother's dying wish. He was not considerate or romantic enough, and he was very different from the husband that Lu Zhaodi had hoped for when she was a young girl in love.
But he would stand by her side without hesitation when she was bullied, he would fight for her life, and he would tell people in the village that he had a bad class background and that they should come after him if they had any problems.
If anyone lays a finger on his wife, he'll be prepared to trade his entire family in exchange.
Then everything fell into place, and the man began to take risks, all in order to give her and their child a better life.
He did indeed do it. The only thing she could do was to shut them out of her family home when they learned that their lives were improving, severing all ties so as not to drag him down.
Later, the truth came out and Chen Binlong was arrested. Fortunately, there was no evidence. She ran around trying to help him, and luckily, his brothers were all loyal people.
After he got out, he said that a brother had testified for him and helped him, and then they started working together.
Their business grew bigger and bigger, and the two of them reached the top in the industry.
"What a coincidence! You two are truly our family's benefactors. My sister-in-law saved my daughter, and you saved me. We can never repay this kindness in our lifetime."
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