After lunch, Lu Yuan went to tidy up the house with his father-in-law and mother-in-law, while Wen Moxue stayed home to look after the children and didn't go with them.
Mo Yitao also brought two of her close female friends from the family dormitory.
Actually, it wasn't her who brought them; rather, these two just happened to come over to chat with her and, upon hearing that they were going to clean the house, offered to help. Mo Yitao didn't stand on ceremony with them.
As soon as they arrived at the courtyard, the two old friends exclaimed, "Peach, this house is nice! Look, you can even grow vegetables in this yard!"
Another person said, "If you ask me, what should we plant? We should tidy up this yard and plant some flowers and plants. It will definitely look beautiful."
"Pah, Peach, don't listen to Fenglan. If someone with ulterior motives reports this kind of flower and plant, it could cause serious trouble."
Upon hearing this, Wu Fenglan realized she had misspoke and gently patted her mouth. "Yes, yes, Meifen is right. Growing vegetables is good, and you can eat them too."
Planting flowers and plants is indeed inappropriate now. Many people think it's a capitalist thing to do that focuses on pleasure, and if someone were to plant flowers and plants, they would definitely be reported.
Mo Yitao smiled and said, "I'm planning to grow some vegetables. And let me tell you, I learned how to grow vegetables from my son-in-law's family. I'm sure I can grow good vegetables. You can come here to pick vegetables when you want to eat them."
"That's great! From now on, I'll come to you whenever I want to eat whatever I want," Qi Meifen said with a smile.
Upon hearing that his mother-in-law wanted to grow vegetables, Lu Yuan quickly began to help plan the yard. "Mom, I'll tidy up the yard a bit later and set aside a few more plots for growing vegetables. We can also plant a couple of fruit trees so it'll be convenient to have fruit later."
"Okay, you can handle it as you see fit."
The three women tidied up and cleaned the house inside and out, while Lu Yuan and Wen Shengtuo threw out unwanted items. After a busy afternoon, they finally tidied up the small courtyard.
Mo Yitao invited her two old friends to stay for dinner, but they both declined, saying they had to go back to cook for their families.
"Then when we move into the courtyard, you can bring your families to eat there together."
"Okay, I'll definitely come over then."
This is considered an invitation to a housewarming party; the more people there are, the more lively it will be.
Lu Yuan went back into the house and packed a net bag of oranges for each of them. After some polite refusals, the two happily accepted the bag and left.
"Mom and Dad, I've finished furnishing the small yard these past few days, and we can choose a good day to move in soon."
Lu Yuan knew that his wife didn't like using other people's furniture, so the Zhong family took away all the better furniture and threw away all the bad furniture.
"Oh, moving now, instead of waiting until your brother gets married?"
"Let's move during this period. We're free anyway, so let's move over sooner and clear out this room to rearrange it."
"Alright, you can make the arrangements. Once you've got the courtyard ready, we'll move in."
The next day, with nothing to do, Lu Yuan busied himself in the courtyard. He originally wanted to renovate the house, but worried that the renovation would be too eye-catching and attract envy, so he had to give up. He would wait until the situation improved before demolishing and rebuilding it into a two- or three-story building.
Now all we can do is repaint the walls, fill the pits in the ground with cement, and expand the area in the front yard where we used to grow vegetables. It's no longer just a corner of the yard, but a third of the area is now used for growing vegetables.
Lu Yuan further divided this third of the land into three smaller plots. In one plot, he planted an orange tree and a pear tree. Seeing that his mother-in-law liked lychees, he also planted a lychee tree.
In the remaining two small plots, Lu Yuan planted various vegetables, including bok choy, cucumbers, tomatoes, green beans, eggplants, and chives, all of which were transplanted from his space.
With everything done, Lu Yuan looked at the slightly changed yard and felt a great sense of accomplishment. He clapped his hands and muttered to himself, "Just buy some more furniture, and everything will be done."
Looking at the sky, I decided to buy furniture tomorrow. Just as I was about to go home to my family's apartment building, there was a knock on the gate.
"Comrade Lu, you really are here."
"Director Zhong, what brings you here? Is there anything else about the house?"
The visitor was Boss Zhong, who sold them the small courtyard. He smiled and waved his hand, "It's not that there's anything wrong with the courtyard, but I came here specifically to invite Comrade Lu to my home for a meal tomorrow. We haven't properly thanked you for helping us move before."
"Director Zhong is too kind."
"No, it's settled then. Comrade Lu Yuan will bring his family to our house for lunch tomorrow. We'll be waiting."
Seeing his sincerity and the fact that he had made a special trip, Lu Yuan no longer refused.
"Okay, we'll definitely be there tomorrow."
The eldest brother left with a smile. The reason they insisted on inviting Lu Yuan to dinner was firstly to thank him for helping with the move, and secondly because they saw that the food Lu Yuan brought was of good quality and that he could take the supplies without hesitation, so they knew that he was a capable person and wanted to make friends with him. Moreover, the second brother had something he wanted to see if Lu Yuan could help with.
When Lu Yuan got home, he told Wen Moxue about it. Wen Moxue said, "You go by yourself tomorrow. I'll stay home and take care of the children."
Lu Yuan disagreed, "No, I want you to come with me, and bring the child with you."
"Three? That's too much trouble."
“How can you say that the babies are a nuisance? I’m going to tell the babies that Mommy is tired of them and that they can’t cling to Mommy anymore and they don’t need to drink milk anymore.”
Wen Moxue blushed and glared at him: "Your parents are still here, and you still can't behave properly."
Lu Yuan awkwardly touched his nose, forgetting about his father-in-law and mother-in-law standing beside him.
Wen Shengtao picked up the newspaper and read it seriously, pretending not to hear. Mo Yitao coughed lightly, suppressing a laugh, and said, "Well, the child can stay at home and we can take care of him."
Lu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Let Da Bao and Er Bao stay at home. You can't take care of all three of them. These two are more cheerful, so they can keep you two company. San Bao looks like a dead fish; keeping him at home will only make you two feel depressed."
Sanbao: ......
I'm talking about my son again. Humph, just you wait, son!
“How could that be? Sanbao is also very cute, and we are happy just looking at him,” Mo Yitao said.
Sanbao: Look, this is my real grandma.
night.
Lu Yuan was about to get into bed and get intimate with his wife when a baby's cry stopped him.
"Go check on the child, Sanbao is crying."
"Waaaaah..."
This time, not only Sanbao cried, but Dabao and Erbao also started wailing. However, after Sanbao let out a wailing cry, which made Dabao and Erbao cry, the family quieted down.
Lu Yuan hurriedly coaxed his two eldest children to sleep. Just as he got into bed and cuddled his wife, the third child let out a loud wail at the eldest and second children.
"Waaaaaah waaaaah..."
After knocking on the door three times, Mo Yitao asked, "What's wrong? Why has the child been crying all night?"
"It's okay, Mom. Sanbao seems to be sleeping poorly and is being irritable, which is affecting Dabao and Erbao."
"Then take Da Bao and Er Bao to our room."
And so, the crib was moved to Mo Yitao's room, and the three babies slept in the crib with them.
Lu Yuan warned, "If you cry again, I'll spank you."
Sanbao ignored him, turned around and hugged Wen Moxue, burying his head in her chest.
Hey, this brat did it on purpose!
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