The next day, the couple took An'an to buy train tickets back to Shanglin, and then went to the family compound to see the house allocated to Lin Yuan.
It really is a building, a four-story dormitory building, with heating, garbage chutes, and running water.
Their house is on the third floor.
Zhao Huanhuan had seen this type of building before; it was one of the oldest styles of commercial buildings, much better and larger than the old-style tenement buildings.
The house is about 60 square meters, with two bedrooms, a bathroom, a kitchen, and a small living room that can only be used as a dining room.
Fortunately, the whole house is well-lit.
The bedroom consists of two bedrooms, one yin and one yang.
After reading it, Zhao Huanhuan asked Lin Yuan, "What about Mom and Dad?"
Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Mom and Dad won't come for now. Let's wait and see. We'll bring them over after we get a new place. This kind of apartment building requires climbing stairs, which isn't suitable for them. They'll get tired. I think we should save up some money and buy a bungalow in their neighborhood."
The bungalow has a small courtyard, which makes them more comfortable living there.
Zhao Huanhuan thought about it and agreed.
"Okay, don't worry. You just go to work and protect the country. I'll figure out how to make money," Zhao Huanhuan said with a smile.
It's 1977 now. If we wait another two years, the clarion call for reform and opening up will be sounded, and the individual economy can be developed.
They bought train tickets for the day after tomorrow.
The couple visited the house today, discussed how to renovate it, and then went home.
In the afternoon, the two of them brought An'an back again and started painting the walls with the wall paint they had bought.
Most of the residents here are family members. When the two of them were cleaning, two other families on the same floor came to visit and asked if they needed any help.
Lin Yuan smiled and said no, and thanked the other party.
Neighbors like them all know they're from the military, but they don't ask each other about their identities; it's a tacit understanding that has become a rule among them.
The two people came back the next day to continue painting the walls, and then they cleaned up the kitchen.
The people who lived here before probably moved out two or three months ago; there's still cooking fumes left in the kitchen.
When they got home in the evening, they had only cleaned up the kitchen; the bathroom was still unfinished.
"Let's tidy up the bathroom slowly when we get back. We can move everything in before I go to work," Lin Yuan said.
Zhao Huanhuan agreed, knowing that this was not something to rush.
After Lin Yuan brought Zhao Huanhuan and An'an home, the Lin couple were relieved. As long as they were alive, nothing else mattered.
When the two elders heard that Lin Yuan had been transferred to the original city and allocated a dormitory, and wanted to bring Zhao Huanhuan and An'an to live there first, they were very happy.
Lin Yuan also told his parents with guilt that he could only get one house for now, and that he would come back to pick them up once he had prepared another house.
Tell them not to overwork themselves and to pay attention to their health.
The two elders told him not to worry, saying that they were only in their early fifties, not seventy-eight.
Next, Lin Yuan was busy processing Zhao Huanhuan and An'an's household registration. During this time, he also went back to Yuancheng to get a certificate before returning to complete the household registration transfer for Zhao Huanhuan and An'an.
Afterwards, he invited Qiu Yi, Wen Yan, Tao Shize, Fang Mei, several other teachers, and his close friends to a meal, and told them about his plan to move Huanhuan to Yuancheng.
He also mentioned that he hasn't been able to bring his parents over for the past year, and asked his friends and Qiu Yiwenyan to visit them when they have time.
Everyone readily agreed.
The day before he left, Lin Yuan took some cigarettes and alcohol to visit the brigade leader in person. He also asked the brigade leader to take care of his parents while he was away. He also said that he would help the brigade leader if he went to Yuancheng.
The brigade leader is Tao Shize's father. He and Uncle Lin have been brothers for many years, so naturally he will take care of him. He told Lin Yuan not to worry and that he would not abandon him.
However, the brigade leader gave Lin Yuan a suggestion: "Uncle, let me tell you, even if you bring your parents to live with you next year or later to take care of them, don't move your household registration. Having a household here means you have roots here."
Lin Yuan agreed, "Yes, Uncle, I'll listen to you. My parents think so too. They said the Lin family has already settled down here, and they still like it here. They can go over there and live with us for a few years, but they said their roots are here and they won't move their household registration."
Tao Gang was relieved after hearing this.
On March 25th, Lin Yuan and Zhao Huanhuan moved to Yuancheng.
They still took the train, and they didn't bring much stuff. Just enough clothes for the three of them, Zhao Huanhuan's own bamboo basket, and some farm produce from home that her parents brought, like beans, millet, and sesame seeds.
As for the rest, Zhao Huanhuan said they would prepare the furniture later.
Her mother is already preparing bedding for the whole family.
They keep all their belongings at home, and they will come back to celebrate the Chinese New Year with their parents.
After returning to their hometown, they temporarily stayed with their parents. On Sundays, when their parents were off work, their mother would look after An'an while their father would go with them to buy furniture and kitchenware and carry them upstairs.
Let's focus on building a simple life first, and then we can gradually prepare for the things we need later.
There are two bedrooms, each with a double bed.
In An'an's bedroom, since he is still young, someone needs to sleep with him, so a 1.5-meter bed is the best.
The beds they saw were not the wooden stump beds that came later, but the most convenient ones to buy: iron frame beds with wooden planks on the bed frame and round tubular railings at the head and foot of the bed.
Since there are so many available, Zhao Huanhuan simply bought two of these beds.
After three or four days of busy work, everything was ready at home.
The newly made bedding has been moved in, and the curtains that Zhao Huanhuan bought have also been hung up.
Inside An'an's room, her mother also made her a large rag doll to place on her bed to keep her company.
Inside An'an's room, Zhao Huanhuan bought linoleum and laid it on the floor, and also put a rug next to the bed, just in case An'an would walk barefoot on the floor.
Inside their room, Zhao Huanhuan had laid a linoleum floorboard next to the bed so that she could walk barefoot.
Zhao Huanhuan wanted to make their little home as comfortable as possible within the limited space.
Lin Yuan had no objections to the arrangement of the house and let Zhao Huanhuan make all the decisions.
Zhao Huanhuan then made her own plan.
Inside An'an's room, there is a double-door wardrobe for hanging An'an's clothes, and a shoe rack by the door for storing An'an's shoes.
The rest of the room was empty, with a few paintings hanging on the walls, some painted by her for An'an and some painted by An'an herself. She bought frames and mounted them all.
Boys prefer a larger room with fewer things.
After he starts school, Zhao Huanhuan plans to have a bookshelf and a writing desk custom-made for him.
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