"Qingqing, are you moving today?"
In the morning, Lin Qing, Lu Xianghong, Xu Fengjiao, Wang Haoran, and Chen Bin were walking to work together when Lu Xianghong suddenly asked if she had seen Qingqing packing her things that morning.
"Yes, I can move today."
Mentioning her new house made Lin Qing excited. After more than half a month, her house was finally finished. A few days ago, the carpenter delivered all the furniture she had made, and after airing it out for a few more days, she could finally move in today. Starting tonight, she could finally go into her spatial dimension. She was determined to take a nice bath there tonight to celebrate.
"We'll help you move it at noon!"
Upon hearing that Lin Qing was moving to a new house today, Wang Haoran made a suggestion.
"Great! Then have lunch at my place, and you guys can help me cook."
Hearing Wang Haoran's suggestion, Lin Qing said happily. They have a custom where the first meal after moving into a new house is a family and friends gathering together, commonly known as the "opening meal."
"Okay, it's settled then."
Upon hearing that she could have lunch at Lin Qing's place, Xu Fengjiao's eyes lit up instantly. Ever since she had lunch at Lin Qing's place last time, she had been thinking about Lin Qing's meals!
Although Lu Xianghong and Chen Bin didn't speak, the smiles in their eyes showed that they were also looking forward to it. After all, they hadn't had any meat in a long time. The food the educated youth ordered was practically inedible. Every day it was cornbread and mixed grain porridge, and the vegetables were always boiled without any oil.
At noon, Lin Qing borrowed a handcart from the carpenter. With the help of Xu Fengjiao, Lu Xianghong, Wang Haoran, and Chen Bin, she loaded all her things onto the handcart and then pushed it to the new house.
Standing in front of the new house, Lin Qing solemnly stepped forward, unlocked the door with the key, and then pushed it open.
Congratulations on moving to your new home! May you always be happy and healthy!
Seeing Lin Qing, who was stunned as she opened the door, Gu Nanxun spoke gently.
Upon hearing Gu Nanxun's blessing, Lin Qing couldn't help but turn to look at him. Gu Nanxun was looking at her with a gentle expression.
"Brother Nanxun, look, this is our new home."
Looking at Gu Nanxun, Lin Qing's eyes suddenly reddened. She had a home again. Lin Qing looked up at the courtyard in front of her. It was not as beautiful or as magnificent as the houses in later generations, but it was the home that belonged to her and Gu Nanxun. In her previous life, she had worked hard to save money to buy a new house, but it was eventually sold by a scumbag. Now she finally had a home again, and it was a home that she shared with her lover.
Gu Nanxun looked at Lin Qing, whose eyes were red-rimmed, and squeezed her hand tenderly. Lin Qing, regaining her composure, smiled at Gu Nanxun and said, "That's wonderful!"
"Let's go inside!"
Gu Nanxun squeezed Lin Qing's hand and said softly.
"Okay, let's go in!"
After saying that, Lin Qing pushed Gu Nanxun forward, and everyone followed Lin Qing inside.
The courtyard was very clean and tidy. A cement path led directly from the gate to the main house. The path was flanked by courtyards paved with blue bricks, with an open space in the middle where Lin Qing planned to plant a tree. Of course, she hadn't decided what kind of tree to plant yet, but she hoped it would be a shady tree so that she could enjoy the shade in the summer and build a swing under it. She remembered that when she was little, there was a swing in the orphanage, but she could never get one from the other children. Back then, she always hoped that she would have her own swing someday.
Lin Qing led them directly into the main house. Both the bedroom and the living room had large glass windows, and sunlight shone through the glass, making it exceptionally bright without the need for artificial lighting.
"Qingqing, you designed this courtyard so well."
Looking at Lin Qing's courtyard, Lu Xianghong said enviously.
"Sister Xiang Hong, how about designing our yard like this too?"
After Xu Fengjiao finished looking at Lin Qing's bathroom, she made a suggestion to Lu Xianghong.
“Okay, let’s build our house like that too. We don’t need so many houses, just two. One will be our bedroom, and the other will be the kitchen and bathroom, just like Qingqing’s layout.”
Lin Qing's main house has two rooms: one is Lin Qing's bedroom and living room, and the other is a kitchen and bathroom. Lin Qing doesn't like others sitting on her bed, so she divided the bedroom into an inner and outer room so that she can entertain guests outside when they come.
The kang (heated brick bed) that Lin Qing slept on ran from west to east through the entire room, separated by a fire wall in the middle. This way, heating the kang would keep both the living room and bedroom warm in winter.
The kitchen and bathroom were also separated by a wall. Lin Qing even left a drain in the bathroom that connected to the vegetable garden in the backyard, so that the water from the shower could flow directly from the drain to the vegetable garden in the backyard, which was a win-win situation.
In the bathroom, Lin Qing had made a wooden tub for soaking in the bath. Next to it was a washstand, on which a washbasin, soap, a toothbrush holder, and a towel could be hung. There was also a water tank next to it, so you could directly scoop water to wash your face, which was very convenient.
"Brother Nanxun, wait here for a moment. We'll go to your house and move the kitchen supplies over."
After touring the house, Lin Qing said to Gu Nanxun.
"Okay, go ahead!"
Then Lin Qing and her friends went to Gu Nanxun's house.
"Qingqing, why are you moving Brother Gu's bedding?"
Seeing Lin Qing bring out Gu Nanxun's bedding along with his own, Wang Haoran said with a puzzled look.
"Qingqing, this isn't a good idea! You're not married yet, and living together like this will create a bad impression. The villagers will gossip."
Lu Xianghong disapproved and tried to dissuade him.
“Sister Xiang Hong, what are you thinking! I’m having Brother Nanxun stay in the front yard. I originally planned to use the two rooms in the front yard as a clinic, so the doors face outwards. Now that I’m no longer a barefoot doctor, it’s perfect for Brother Nanxun to stay in those two rooms for the time being.”
Seeing Lu Xianghong's disapproving expression, Lin Qing explained with a smile.
"Oh, I see! That startled me."
After hearing Lin Qing's explanation, Lu Xianghong patted her chest and said, "Thank goodness, I thought Lin Qing was really going to live with Comrade Gu right now."
What Lu Xianghong didn't know was that the two houses outside were actually built by Lin Qing for Gu Nanxun. When Lin Qing built the house, she did consider using the front house as a clinic, but that was just an excuse. At the time, Lin Qing didn't know if Gu Nanxun liked her, but she didn't want him to live in that dilapidated house, so she built a house with the door facing outwards so that people wouldn't gossip if Gu Nanxun moved in later.
"Alright, let's hurry over there."
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