"Uncle, are you used to it?" Xiao Yu greeted Uncle Xiao dryly.
Uncle Xiao, carrying his newly bought folding stool in one hand and his grandson's clothes in the other, walked briskly, his face beaming with joy. Hearing this, he said, "Why wouldn't I be uncomfortable here? It's much more spacious than our yard. Your eldest brother took some photos and sent them back yesterday, and my old friends were so envious. I even met some fellow anglers there today. After a few days of settling in, we can go fishing."
Xiao Yu: -_-||! Okay, he'd heard that his uncle loved fishing even before he retired, and he'd even taken twenty or thirty coworkers on a massive fishing trip. As his aunt had said, he'd explored every river, lake, or sea in their area.
"How is Haoyu doing at school?" Xiao Yu made small talk. He actually didn't like to talk much, but sometimes, when he met elders, he would talk a lot unconsciously to show politeness.
"There are several elementary schools nearby, and they say you can choose any one. However, I asked those who were playing chess just now, and they said that many of the students in our courtyard are in some affiliated elementary school. I just heard that the tuition there is a bit expensive. Your aunt and I are going to go take a look in the next couple of days. If it's not too expensive, we'll let Haoyu go. It feels good to be recognized by the people in this courtyard."
"My mother said she would come to give me extra lessons during the New Year because she was worried that I couldn't keep up." Xiao Haoyu, who was following beside her legs, suddenly spoke.
Uncle Xiao: ...
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Xiao Yu pursed his lips, because he seemed to have heard his mother talk about his eldest cousin's wife, who was said to love eating, especially snacks.
The couple didn't originally live with the old couple, but every time they went there, they felt like mice entering a rice jar.
In order to encourage the couple to bring their children home more often every Sunday, the aunt would prepare a bunch of snacks in advance just to attract her daughter-in-law.
However, the daughter-in-law was a soft-hearted person. When it was said that the elder or younger sister-in-law was asking for a divorce, she had no regard for the old relationship and asked for money, people and everything else.
If it weren't for a grandson, they would have probably completely fallen out.
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Building 3 is in a great location, facing east, so the lighting is excellent. Originally built for public servants, it has been thoughtfully designed. The balcony is at least 30 square meters, perfect for growing flowers and vegetables.
There are small plazas in front and behind the building, and a canopy on the side of the building with fitness equipment inside. There is also a basketball court in front of the intersection of the two buildings and a pond connected to other parts of the community.
When Xiao Yu looked at the environment, not only did his uncle Xiao like it, he even wanted to stay here to retire.
Of the two households on the first floor, one is currently occupied by Uncle Xiao, and the remaining one is vacant. According to the discussion among the Xiao family, the half-acre of land in the yard of this household will be used as a public vegetable garden in the future.
The living room can be used as a small supermarket, which is convenient for everyone to use when they are short of oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, etc. The room can be used as a chess and card room or other places.
Xiao Yu's family lives on the top floor. After all, it is such a large space, and it is only right for them to live there.
Xiao Yu went upstairs to take a look. The rooftop garden on the top floor was big enough to fully satisfy Xiao's mother's love for growing vegetables and her restless personality.
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Before Xiao Yu could even get the ingredients upstairs, Uncle Xiao snatched them away. Uncle Xiao also heated up the snails and called Xiao Chengen down to eat with him.
Xiao Yu then realized that the grandfather and grandson had a bucket of instant noodles each for lunch because the "housekeeper" was not at home.
The same is true for Xiao Chengen and Xiao Jiaran.
At this moment, Uncle Xiao and his three children ate a pot of white noodles in a 30cm diameter takeaway box that was 80% full of fried snails.
"Delicious! Grandpa, please eat slowly. Your stomach can't handle it being so spicy." Xiao Haoyu was really laughing.
Seeing that he was too small to compete with the others, Xiao Jiaran simply took a big bowl, scooped out a bowl for him alone, and threw it aside.
Uncle Xiao was all smiles, not caring at all about his grandson's smile or not, and even called out to Xiao Yu to join him in eating. Xiao Yu had indeed skipped lunch in order to escape, but he hadn't eaten the snails yesterday, so there was no reason for him to eat them now.
"No need, I've eaten. You guys eat it." Xiao Yu said as he picked up an apple from Uncle Xiao's house and went to the kitchen.
When Uncle Xiao saw him eating the apple, he didn't say anything.
He guessed that these snails were from some big restaurant. They tasted really good. He had been eating them for all these years and had never eaten anything so delicious.
This made him very excited about the bag of river fish that Xiao Yu brought.
As a fisherman with ten years of experience, he was quite good at cooking river seafood. However, with so many people here, I guess even if everyone shared the seafood, there wouldn't be enough for everyone to eat.
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"Uncle, did my mom tell me when you will have the house-warming party?" Xiao Yu was eating an apple and finally felt less embarrassed. Otherwise, he would always want to swallow his saliva when he smelled the fragrance of snails.
Uncle Xiao slowed down, picking at the snail meat expertly and saying, "It doesn't really matter whether we do it or not. It's just an excuse to have a meal. We checked the lunar calendar, and there aren't any auspicious days this year. We're planning to hold off on it this year. Your third uncle, your younger uncle, and your younger aunt all want to secure stable jobs first. If we secure a job this month, even if we start working next month and stay until the New Year, we'll still have two months of work and at least a month's salary, which will give them some peace of mind."
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"As for when to hold it next year, we'll talk about it next year. Anyway, if you young people are busy with work, you don't have to come. We old guys can take care of ourselves."
“…” Xiao Yu: He felt that he had seen the prototype of the future senior citizen group.
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