◎First update◎
Liang Baozhen was a little depressed when she returned home, and she didn't know who she was worried about.
Xu Shengjie noticed at a glance that something was wrong with his daughter-in-law. Even when Shanshan was excited to share the swing with her mother, she didn't get excited at all and just tried to support her. Shanshan, the silly girl, didn't notice it, but Xu Shengjie did.
After Shanshan fell asleep, Xu Shengjie carried the child to his own crib and then asked about his wife.
"What's wrong?" He stretched out his hand and pinched Baozhen's eyebrows. He found that when she was upset, her eyebrows would be twisted. Such a beautiful face was twisted.
Liang Baozhen was not in a position to say anything. After all, it was Liu Nianhua's private matter. Neither Aunt Zhang nor Liu Nianhua wanted more people to know about it.
She leaned on Xu Shengjie's chest and didn't answer directly. She just asked him, "Let me ask you, if you like a woman..."
"That's the wrong question." Xu Shengjie answered first.
"What's wrong?" Liang Baozhen straightened her body slightly and tilted her head to look at the man.
"Replace one of the women with Liang Baozhen."
"Hmph~" Liang Baozhen felt that this man was getting thicker and thicker. He was not like this before. After being married for a few years, he dared to say anything. "Let's put it this way. If you like Comrade Liang Baozhen, Comrade Liang Baozhen may have you in his heart, but for many reasons he is unwilling to be with you, what can you do?"
Xu Shengjie pinched her chin and walked over to her, looking into her clear eyes. "Of course we have to get it back."
Liang Baozhen pushed him away, "You are so frivolous."
Xu Shengjie laughed and hugged his wife, "I like you, so I must marry you. Am I going to watch you marry someone else?"
"What if I say I'll never get married in my lifetime?"
"This is not up to you..." Xu Shengjie leaned over and gently kissed his wife's trembling eyelashes. He said the harshest words, but his movements were gentle and soft.
The two looked at each other in silence, their lips getting closer and closer, their breaths hearing each other, and suddenly they heard a clear child's voice.
"Mom~"
Liang Baozhen pushed Xu Shengjie away, and they both looked towards Shanshan's crib. The child had woken up for some reason and was rubbing her eyes, looking for her mother.
"Why are you awake?" Liang Baozhen patted the man's arm and asked him to bring the girl over.
Shanshan slept for a while, her soft hair was messy and her eyes were not very open. But as soon as her father picked her up, she leaned on her mother with her hands and feet. Xu Shengjie just saw that his daughter was like an octopus, occupying his wife like this.
Xu Shengjie pursed his lips. It seemed that it was urgent to give his daughter a separate room.
Two days later, the Xu family finally moved into their new home on an auspicious day.
When they were about to leave, the neighbors in the big compound came to see them off and walked them all the way to the entrance of the alley. Master Wei, as the manager of the big compound, and Master Li talked to the Xu family for a long time. All they did was to remind them not to forget everyone and to remember to come back and visit.
Everyone in the courtyard got along well with each other. This was the first family to move out, so naturally everyone was reluctant to see them go. Even the widow Chen Yulian, who usually kept a distance from others, and Luo Hongmei, who loved to gossip, came to see them off.
Zhou Yun looked at a group of neighbors he had known for many years, and suddenly felt reluctant to leave. His heart ached and he almost didn't want to leave.
Xu Shengwei invited Fang Zhibin, Biaozi and others to come and play, but he also had intensive training, so they had few opportunities to meet. Fang Zhibin is in high school and will take the college entrance examination next year. Biaozi is still in junior high school, Xiaolong is now learning the craft from a carpenter every day, and Xiaohu is still a glorious elementary school student.
The few of them were not too sad, they just agreed to go and watch Xu Shengwei when he had a public competition in the future.
On the other hand, Xu Shengya and her good friends were a little sad. Song Xinhe took her hand and gave her a leaf bookmark. The bright red maple leaf had been stuck in the book for more than half a month and had become smooth like a heart.
Song Xinmiao and Qin Xiaoyue also came over and said goodbye to her, telling her to come back more often when she has time. Xu Shengya felt reluctant to let her friends go, and she also gave gifts to her friends. They were beautiful corn seed bracelets that she made, one for each person.
Liang Baozhen and Cheng Caili said a few words to each other and then talked to Liu Nianhua. Liu Nianhua was in much better spirits now. Aunt Zhang on the other side was also talking and laughing with her grandmother. It seemed that everything was on track and they were still close neighbors.
Not far away, two little heads came together, hugging each other tightly, clinging to each other, reluctant to part.
Shanshan looked at Sister Chuchu and said in a baby voice, "Sister Chuchu, you have to come see me~"
Chuchu's little face was close to Shanshan's, and she nodded vigorously, "I'll ask my mother to bring me over."
After they kissed for a while, Shanshan looked for Lily in the crowd again, but Yao Xiangli had gone to the countryside with Wang Xiaocui, who was about to give birth, and was not in the crowd.
"Shanshan, let's go."
Shanshan heard her mother's voice, waved to Chuchu again, and said in a clear voice, "Goodbye."
The Xu family moved out of the large courtyard at No. 59 Yueya Hutong and officially moved into their new home, the courtyard at No. 32 Chunri Hutong.
The excitement and excitement of having a new home right before their eyes temporarily overwhelmed the reluctance to leave. The family stood at the gate of the courtyard and watched Xu Shengjie open the door.
The courtyard house at this time no longer looked dirty, messy and cluttered as it did when I first saw it. After being cleaned and put in order, it looked brand new.
The street gate is majestic and the eaves are decorated with auspicious hollow reliefs. After entering the gate, there is a screen wall engraved with peony flowers. The peonies are lifelike, and the traces of time have been wiped away, restoring some of their beauty.
There are four locust trees planted in the four corners of the front yard. Their branches are still young and they were transplanted by Xu Shengjie.
On the partition wall between the front and back yards, there are two stone-carved hollow windows on the left and right. Originally, there were many defects and many stone carvings had fallen off. Xu Shengjie invited a stonemason to repair them and restore them. After most of the repairs were done, there is no damage at first glance.
Passing through the middle hanging flower gate, you will reach the main courtyard.
Directly opposite is the main house, which has two rooms in total, spacious and bright, each with an area of 20 square meters. Zhou Yun was arranged by his grandson to live in the most spacious room in the main house, and the other room was occupied by Xu Shengjie and Liang Baozhen. The east and west sides are the east and west ear rooms respectively, attached to the side of the main house, also facing north and south, bright and transparent.
Shanshan's room is temporarily located in the east wing near her parents' rooms. She is already over three years old and can start trying to sleep alone.
There are two rooms in the east wing and the west wing respectively, which will be chosen by Xu Shengwei and Xu Shengya, and the remaining ones can naturally be used as guest rooms.
There is also a side room for showering next to the open space behind the west wing, with a stove in front. Since it is their own yard, they can be more casual and don't have to worry about dividing the land with their neighbors.
There is a spacious courtyard in the middle of the main yard. There is an osmanthus tree in the east corner. I heard from Mr. Qian before that this tree is several decades old and is an old tree. It is almost the season when the golden osmanthus is fragrant. At this time, the osmanthus buds hanging on the branches are like stars, shining brightly.
Next to the tree is a swing made by Xu Shengjie. It swings back and forth with a gentle push.
Xu Shengwei was the first to rush over and swung high up on the swing. After Xu Shengwei finished, Xu Shengya got on. She asked her second brother to help her push the swing. She felt as if she was flying, one in front and one behind, with her dark hair fluttering in the wind.
"I want to sit, I want to sit, Shanshan wants to sit too." Shanshan jumped a few times on the spot, and the uncle and aunt jumped so high that they seemed to be flying.
"Come, Shanshan, come and sit." Xu Shengya was having fun and gave the swing to her little niece.
Xu Shengjie squatted down and opened his arms to welcome his daughter, "Come here, Shanshan, Daddy will hold you on the swing."
When Shanshan heard this, she put her left leg upside down and threw herself into her father's arms. The father and daughter sat on the swing. Shanshan blinked her big eyes, her pupils were dark and bright, flashing with excitement.
Xu Shengwei pushed the swing, and Shanshan felt like she was being held by her father and was really flying~ Ugh~
The swing swung back and forth, leaving Shanshan's giggling laughter in the air.
After playing a round, Shanshan was still not satisfied, so she asked her mother to hold her for another round. Finally, she excitedly wanted to push the swing for her grandmother.
"That's a good idea. Grandma, go sit with us too." Xiao Wei started to cheer and wanted to help his grandma.
"I'm too old to play with children's toys."
"Grandma, we will just push it gently, don't worry." Xu Shengya and Xiao Wei each supported Grandma on one side and helped her sit on the swing.
Zhou Yun had never sat on a swing in his life, and he felt a little at a loss when he first sat on it.
Xu Shengjie and Liang Baozhen held the swing and let her sit on it safely and steadily without any shaking.
"Push gently." Xu Shengjie reminded his younger brother and sister before letting go.
"Know."
Everyone knew their limits, but grandma couldn't stand the torment and let the swing swing back and forth at a very small amplitude, leisurely and carefree. Zhou Yun held the swing tightly at first, but gradually got used to it and gradually found it interesting.
She smiled with wrinkles all over her face and joked to herself, "At my age, I'm still playing with children's toys. I'm embarrassed to tell others about it."
"Grandma, what's the big deal? Look at this tall and strong man, he has the nerve to sit on the swing." Liang Baozhen pointed at Xu Shengjie mercilessly and moved the man out.
The tall and strong Xu Shengjie was not embarrassed at all, "You can't blame me for this, Shanshan insisted on sitting, and I couldn't help being pestered by a lady."
Shanshan didn't care what anyone said. She was so happy watching her grandma sitting on the swing. But after swinging for a while, the swing finally stopped and remained still.
She stood behind the swing, stretched out her two little hands, and pushed hard, but it didn't move.
She wrinkled her little face, exerted all her strength, and pushed hard, but it still didn't move.
Zhou Yun felt a small force behind him. He turned around and saw his great-granddaughter working hard and cheering him on.
"Shanshan, come on!"
Xu Shengjie and Liang Baozhen looked down at the little girl trying to push the swing for her grandmother. Her two little arms were stretched straight and she cried out, "Ah~"
Xu Shengjie quietly exerted some strength at the other end, and the swing carrying Zhou Yun began to swing slightly again.
Shanshan looked at the swing in amazement, then looked down at her hands and hurriedly showed off to her parents, "Dad, Mom, I'm so awesome!"
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