Siheyuan House Collection
After the midterm exam, there are various monthly exams. Although I don’t understand why there are so many exams in college like in high school.
But Jian Jianan enjoyed it and didn't show any sign of rejection.
Since entering university, Jian Jianan seems to have come to the most suitable place for her, and she thrives here every day.
She had looked at the university course schedule and knew that she didn't need to attend classes all day, so after finishing the courses in her major, Jian Jianan would go to other colleges for classes. After all, they were all students of the University of Finance and Economics, and no matter what major they were in, it was related to economics, so it didn't count as being unproductive.
In just the past few months, Jian Jianan has taken courses in accounting, auditing, and labor law. She absorbs new knowledge like a sponge.
Her roommates had reminded her subtly, especially Zhang Yezi, who almost had the words "I'm trying to persuade Jianan not to go crazy trying to make money. If she really needs money, Zhang Yezi can save money and lend her some" written all over her face.
Zhang Ye Zi was a little worried. "You disappeared as soon as get out of class was over. I asked around and found out you were filling in for someone else again. How can you handle the afternoon like this? Exhausting yourself like this every day isn't a good idea. Besides, you're so focused on your part-time job that you don't have time for anything else. You still have classes for your major. Even though you did really well on the midterms, there's still the finals! Next year's scholarship will also be based on your final exam results, which is a whopping 1,000 yuan. Don't be penny-wise and pound-foolish, and lose the big picture!"
Jian Jianan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Don't worry, Headmaster. I just want to use my substitute status to learn some new knowledge in other classes. If I didn't have it, I would definitely be kicked out the moment I walked in. Not all teachers welcome unauthorized students. Besides, even if I'm subbing, I made the decision after careful consideration of my own schedule. Don't worry, it won't affect my studies in other classes."
Even if Jian Jianan said this, Zhang Yezi couldn't feel at ease. She gritted her teeth and said with difficulty: "I don't know what the situation is like at your home, but I am the head of the dormitory. I have the obligation and responsibility to take care of you. If, I mean, if you are in urgent need of money, you can find me, the head of the dormitory. The money I have earned during this period can fully cover the living expenses for this semester and the New Year. This is all thanks to you. Moreover, I can also be selected for scholarships next semester. I can't say for other things, but I can still fight for the third prize. This way, I can earn a few hundred yuan. So, you don't have to worry about me not having enough money. On the contrary, if you don't have enough money, come to me, understand? Don't work so hard!"
Jian Jianan suddenly felt very warm. She knew Zhang Yezi's family situation. Zhang Yezi had no intention of hiding it and just made it public. So everyone knew that when Zhang Yezi was in high school, she had to spend three hours every day climbing mountains and crossing hills to go to school, and in the evening she had to spend another three hours going home to do housework. It was like this every day.
Her tuition fees were borrowed from one village to another, and she had to earn her living expenses on her own!
However, even Zhang Yezi, whose family conditions were so difficult, was able to lend a helping hand when Jian Jianan's family was in the most difficult time.
Her eyes were so sincere. If it weren't for his face, Jian Jianan would have burst into tears immediately.
Jian Jianan repeatedly assured him that he was not short of money and that if he really needed money he could come to the dormitory head, Zhang Yezi reluctantly let Jian Jianan go.
Jian Jianan stood there, looking at the direction Zhang Yezi left, and thought about the care that other roommates had shown him during this period. For example, Ding Ran always skipped him when paying the electricity bill, and Chen Muya even bought a lot of daily necessities that would last at least a year. She also specifically asked Zhang Yezi and Jian Jianan to remember to help her use them, otherwise she would not be able to use them all by herself.
While Jian Jianan was busy working outside, there were so many people caring about him. The entire dormitory was silently helping him in their own way!
A strong wind blew, blowing Jian Jianan's hair back. She made a silent decision in her heart that this big mistake would have to be resolved sooner or later, and this matter would have to be explained to her roommates sooner or later. However, there was a method to explain it, and Jian Jianan still needed to study it.
When my mother's restaurant opens in Beijing, she must treat everyone in the dormitory to a good meal!
The final exams were coming up soon after Zhang Yezi had a conversation with Jian Jianan. More than a dozen courses had to be taken in three days. Even the most diligent students would feel tired, not to mention those who didn't study hard in class.
Chen Muya was extremely worried, covering her head and wailing, "What should I do? What should I do? Why did they test me on those subjects in management? I didn't even study them. How could they test me on things I don't know? Ahhhhhhh, I'm going crazy! Will the transcript be sent to my parents? Will it be sent home?"
Jian Jianan laughed, "Who told you not to study every day? Not studying in class is fine, but you didn't review during exam week and were still flirting with your boyfriend. Who can you blame for that? Aren't you the culprit?"
Chen Muya knew she was in the wrong, so she didn't dare to say anything more. She just quietly defended herself, "Oh, oh, you can't blame it all on me. It's just that my boyfriend is too clingy!"
Jian Jianan frowned. Although they had never met Chen Muya's boyfriend, Jian Jianan had a bad impression of him based on the fact that he called her every day to bother her.
Moreover, the timing of his calls was too coincidental! He wasn't usually very diligent, so why would he make so many calls when he was so busy at the end of the semester?
I don’t understand, I really don’t understand.
However, no matter what, when the final exam results came out, no one cared about this issue anymore.
Everyone was passing around a hard-earned copy of their final exam transcript, and everyone wanted to know where they ranked in the semester.
The report card was circulated from front to back in order of seating, and by the time Jian Jianan saw it, it had already been circulated to most of the class.
The student in the front row passed the report card to the student in the back row. Jian Jianan was reading a book at the time. He reached out to take it without even raising his head. However, the man did not let go even after Jian Jianan slapped him several times, as if he was trying to attract Jian Jianan's attention.
Jian Jianan looked up and saw that it was Yan Wenxin. He turned around with the report card in his hand and gave Jian Jianan a half-smile. "Congratulations, Jian Jianan, you did so well on the final exam. How many points do you think you scored?"
Jian Jianan: "If Yan Wenxin had given me her transcript, I would have known it long ago and wouldn't have to guess here."
Yan Wenxin smiled, then said slowly, "You got first place in the exam! You also got first place in the midterm exam. If you open it this way, your credit ranking will also be first in the whole grade."
He finished this sentence slowly before handing the report card to Jian Jianan. "Jian Jianan is truly hardworking and energetic. Not only does he have so much free time every day to work, but he also achieves such excellent academic results. We are truly impressed. I just wonder if you could give us some study tips as we are the top student in our grade."
As early as when Yan Wenxin opened his mouth to say the first sentence, Jian Jianan had already felt disgusted. He always felt that this person spoke in a very strange and uncomfortable way, and he didn't want to be nice to him.
Therefore, although Yan Wenxin seemed to be asking questions sincerely and seeking advice humbly, Jian Jianan just felt a hint of malice towards him for no reason.
"The trick—of course there is one, which is—"
Jian Jianan stretched out his tone, "It means working more."
Yan Wenxin's expression suddenly fell. He couldn't believe his ears and thought Jian Jianan was joking with him, but her expression was so serious that it didn't seem like she was joking!
She continued, "As we all know, health is the capital of revolution. I worked part-time to keep myself healthy, which laid the foundation for my studies. Then, I diligently absorbed knowledge from other subjects, integrating it into my own knowledge. That's why I achieved such good results."
Jian Jianan was talking nonsense with her eyes open. She spoke so confidently that even Yan Wenxin was confused by the meaning of her words and believed them for a second.
While Yan Wenxin was in a daze, Jian Jianan quickly and accurately pulled the report card from his hand. After taking a look at his ranking, he happily said to Chen Muya, "Xiaoya! Don't worry, you didn't fail!"
"What? I passed?"
One hundred points is a waste, sixty points are long live, this is Chen Muya’s college motto. For a period of time before, she had been worried about whether she would fail the course. Now that she got the confirmation that she had passed with a low score, she was happy all of a sudden.
"Great, great! I passed!"
Chen Muya was very happy, and so were the others.
Ding Ran studies well and is the most serious student in the dormitory. She ranks just behind Jian Jianan. Zhang Yezi has spent some energy working part-time to earn a living, so she is already satisfied with her upper-middle ranking.
Everyone in Dormitory 302 was very satisfied with their grades and excitedly discussed them. Yan Wenxin noticed that none of the four women paid any attention to him, as if he didn't exist. Jian Jianan would occasionally cast him a strange glance, as if asking him, "Is there anything else?"
Yan Wenxin had no choice but to turn his head away in frustration. He hadn't forgotten to throw out a sentence as he turned his head, "I really hope that Jian Jianan can maintain such excellent grades next semester. Then the scholarship will be in his pocket."
How sour! Where did this sour person come from and why did he say such sour words?
Jian Jianan turned a deaf ear and pretended not to hear and continued discussing with his roommates.
"Hey, where are you going on winter break?"
Jian Jianan: "I plan to stay in Beijing during the winter vacation and have a good time here."
At that time, Mom and Dad will go north to reunite with the brother and sister. For various reasons, their family decided to spend this year's New Year in Beijing.
But when other people heard this, they felt that Jian Jianan was a poor little thing. It was really unbearable! He worked part-time during school, and today he couldn't even take a break during the Chinese New Year and was still working!
Just imagine, when everyone was celebrating New Year's Eve with their families in their warm homes, Jian Jianan was handing out flyers on the street. When the New Year's Eve bell rang, she could only look at the fireworks in the sky with tears in her eyes.
It’s so sad, so sad, so sad!
This scene made Chen Muya burst into tears just thinking about it. If she hadn't thought that Jian Jianan would never agree to her, she would have wanted to invite Jian Jianan to her house during the Chinese New Year. At least she and her parents would definitely treat Jian Jianan well as a guest, and there would be no tragedy like having to work outside on New Year's Eve.
Jian Jianan had no idea that her words would only deepen her image as a pitiful little thing in other people's minds.
She was packing up her things and going home in a hurry!
Mom and Dad are on a flight tonight, so my brother and I have to go pick them up early.
The brother and sister haven't seen each other for a long time. Jian Jiabei has to train and Jian Jianan is busy with the affairs of the courtyard. They haven't seen each other for at least two months, but the brother and sister started bickering as soon as they met, and they immediately found the familiar feeling of the past.
"Dad! Mom!"
The brother and sister were sharp-eyed and immediately found their parents in the crowd.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Jian Jianan put his arm around his mother and said excitedly, "I'm going to take you home now. The courtyard has been renovated and it's so beautiful! You must take a good look around!"
Jian Jiabei poured cold water on the situation, "What's there to see? Just a few small courtyards, what's so interesting about them?"
He went to take a look at the courtyard house when his sister bought it, but it was an unrenovated courtyard house with traces of the previous residents still left, so of course it was dilapidated.
Jian Jiabei said, "Why not spend the New Year with me? At least my house is smaller, but it has everything. It's small but still quite cozy!"
Jian Jianan immediately retorted: "Your doghouse? I won't go even if you invite me! Mom and Dad are here to rest, not to clean up your house. Please understand this!"
After Su Qinxuan and Jian Yangping's initial joy at seeing their children wore off, they just watched them play and fight.
After a while, the parents looked at each other. The two children were still the same as when they were little!
The family walked into the courtyard in a grand procession. As soon as they entered, they were greeted by a brand new courtyard.
Beijing had a heavy snowfall some time ago. The white snow covered the eaves and the courtyard walls, which looked very beautiful.
Both adults exclaimed: "Oh, it's so beautiful!"
"Not bad, not bad, it's really beautiful!"
Jian Jianan squinted his eyes and was in a good mood. His family's satisfaction was also a recognition of his hard work during this period!
Jian Jiabei was obviously very satisfied and liked this place very much, but he was still stubborn. "It just snowed heavily and it's the coldest time of the year. You let Mom and Dad sit in the courtyard. That's not appropriate!"
Jian Jiabei questioned, and Jian Jianan glanced at him lightly, then said in a tone that seemed to have expected it: "Huh, I've thought of this a long time ago, so ah, I asked Mom and Dad to help me pack up and bring the things over, and we'll eat hot pot in the yard. Eating hot pot in winter is really the most suitable thing. Eating a steaming hot pot will warm your whole body!"
"Besides, there's a greenhouse inside the house. If it gets cold, you can go in anytime and stay warm no matter what."
The design of the courtyard house was jointly undertaken by Jian Jianan and Shan Jiqing, and underfloor heating was something Jian Jianan specifically requested to be added.
The winter in the north is too cold, completely different from the damp and cold winter in the south. My parents came from such a hot place, and they felt so cold as soon as they got off the plane. They definitely couldn't bear it.
Jian Jianan excitedly showed his family around the courtyard. "The floor tiles inside were bought by Shan Jiqing and I at the furniture market every weekend. They're all very beautiful!"
With Shan Jiqing's aesthetic reference, the floor and tiles are in line with the historical characteristics of the courtyard house. The two complement each other and are pleasing to the eye.
"Also, the quote I got from people on the market for this floor heating system was incredibly expensive! If Shan Jiqing hadn't hired a local, I would have had to spend a lot more money!"
Underfloor heating is not cheap, and there are few people who can do it. It is not easy to find someone. Fortunately, Jian Jianan got an introduction, otherwise she would never have found one on her own.
"Hey, this is..."
"Oh, this, I have to introduce this to you. This is a glass greenhouse, and it was also Shan Jiqing's suggestion. He said that the weather is gloomy in winter, so when the sun comes out, it will be extra precious. That's why he suggested I build this."
"Mom and Dad love to cook. Although everyone will be busy at first, you might want to show off your cooking skills when you have some free time. I asked the workers to knock down the ceiling and build a transparent glass ceiling so that sunlight can filter in directly. Then you can cook under the sun."
"And this, a glass greenhouse. Shan Jiqing said his grandparents had one too, and it was full of flowers. I think we don't need to plant flowers. No one in our family likes to grow flowers, but we can grow vegetables! We can grow onions, ginger, garlic, and other things in it. Then we don't need to spend money to buy them at the market. We can be self-sufficient!"
The idea of growing vegetables was firmly imprinted in Jian Jianan's mind. She didn't think this behavior was cheap at all. Green onions and garlic sprouts were also very beautiful! Who stipulated that these seasonings could not be ornamental plants?
Besides, onions, ginger and garlic are very practical! People can eat them every day, but ask those orchids that cost hundreds of yuan each, can they be eaten?
If they hadn't been so bad at talking, they would have definitely called you a psycho! If you dared to insult an orchid like that, it would wither immediately. How could it possibly have the tenacious vitality of onions, ginger, and garlic?
After touring the house, Jian Jianan and his family sat in the warm room, waiting for dinner to be served.
Dinner was also arranged by Jian Jianan.
In a nutshell, this welcome banquet for Mom and Dad was arranged by Jian Jianan so that Dad and Mom would not be so tired and could have a good rest.
After all, both of them had important matters to attend to, and Jian Yangping and Su Qinxuan did not come here just to reunite with their children.
They have greater ambitions and plans.
Shenya Clothing and Nanbei Group each have their own expansion plans, and both feel that it is very appropriate to use Beijing as a base for their northern expansion.
Therefore, the only thing Jian Jianan can do to help now is to arrange everything around them and solve all their worries.
Jian Jiabei actually wanted to help. He said that as an older brother, he was much older than Jian Jianan, so he should do more. His sister had just started college and was still in the adaptation stage. The final exam was very important and should not be neglected.
But Jian Jianan then asked him several questions.
"What would you do if someone told you they needed more money to take care of the house when you went to collect it?"
"What would you do if the workers asked you to pay more for exceeding the agreed working hours during renovation?"
"When you buy groceries, your aunt tells you that the vegetables need to be moved to a designated location. What do you do?"
These three questions immediately stumped Jian Jiabei.
He really didn't know what to do!
So, Jian Jiabei had to stay in school for training and leave all other matters to his sister.
Seeing him depressed, Jian Jianan would say caringly, "Every profession has its own specializations. Brother, you are now a police reserve, just like the role you loved reading in your childhood comics. You shouldn't be distracted by other things now. You should focus on your own affairs."
She smiled slightly: "For example, didn't you tell me the good news last month that you got a very good score in the exam?"
Jian Jianan spread his hands and said, "You see, I can't do it, so, professional matters should be left to professionals. Your sister, the thing I have always dreamed of since I was a child has finally come true, so I have to work hard!"
"So, just let me handle all the arrangements!"
Jian Jianan tried to persuade Jian Jiabei to stop and help with the work.
As expected, everything Jian Jianan arranged was perfect.
Jian Jianan's family of four sat in the courtyard, eating mutton from a copper pot. The mutton had no fishy smell at all, but instead had a hint of milky aroma. The moment it entered the mouth, the fat and taste of the mutton burst out all at once.
Eating a bite of mutton here in the middle of winter is truly an ultimate enjoyment.
After finishing their meal, Su Qinxuan and Jian Yangping did not stay in the courtyard to enjoy life. Instead, they rested for a night and got up early the next day to go to the next battlefield.
When Jian Jiabei woke up the next day, he was faced with an empty house.
I originally thought that there was no one at home, but when I turned around, I saw my sister Jian Jianan sitting in the living room with her legs crossed and reading a newspaper.
When she saw her brother get up, she immediately raised her chin to him and pointed in the direction of the dining table, "Look, breakfast is on the table. It's still hot!"
Jian Jiabei was surprised: "No, hasn't our mom opened the restaurant in Beijing yet, or has she already opened it but no one informed me?"
I know I’ve always been excluded from the business, but this is too outside!
Jian Jianan, still acting like an old man, didn't even raise his eyes as he said calmly, "Haha, I've walked around the entire area in the three days since I came here. I even know exactly what breakfast options are available outside every day. Today's fried dough sticks and soy milk, what a great combination!"
Jian Jiabei was stunned and sat down to eat.
He was not surprised that his parents came home early in the morning. It had been like this since he was a child!
Mom and Dad are always busy with work, either this or that. When they come back, it's only for fun, leaving him and his sister alone at home all day.
But now, he is still a little strange.
"Hey, sister, why don't you go out? I thought that since mom and dad were coming over today, you would go out with them for something."
"Me? I have something to do, so I won't continue like this. We can talk about it tomorrow."
Oh, so that's how it is. I don't know what happened that made my little workaholic sister turn down even my parents' invitation.
Why did he feel that the way his sister sat at the dinner table with her legs crossed and read the newspaper looked like a feudal lord reading a newspaper?
How could this be? It can’t be my illusion!
"You eat first, I have something to go out for."
The master put down the newspaper and prepared to go out.
"Oh ok."
The master put down the newspaper, glanced at Jian Xiaogong, and then walked away with slow steps.
In this way, Jian Xiaogong became more and more certain of his previous guess.
What is the master going to do?
The two or three members of the Jian family's northern clan devoured the headline, and then hurried to the window to see what the Jian family's southern master was doing.
Master Jian walked out of the door quickly and easily, closed the door lightly but did not lock it, and then showed a bright smile towards the outside of the door.
She laughed and called out, "Xiaoqing!"
Oh, it turns out to be Shan Jiqing!
He said that apart from Shan Jiqing, he couldn't think of anyone else who could cause such a big emotional fluctuation in his sister.
She herself probably didn't even notice how bright the smile on her face was!
Jian Jiabei breathed a sigh of relief. What he was worried about was that someone would take advantage of the fact that his parents were not around and confuse Jian Jianan's mind, causing his sister, who had been innocent and kind since childhood, to fall into a big trap that had been set up by others and get hurt.
Don't take it lightly. Jian Jiabei had heard the teacher talk about related cases in class before. Rich girls have always been the targets and disaster areas of other people with bad intentions.
Now it seems that my sister is still on guard. Those bad boys with bad intentions won’t be able to get close to her!
Jian Jiabei knew who it was and didn't take it seriously anymore. He walked back to the dining table with ease.
But the next second, Jian Jiabei came back to his senses.
wrong!
That's very wrong!
Very wrong!
Shan Jiqing is even more dangerous!
Who said that Dan Jiqing can be so careless?
Although Shan Jiqing and Jian Jianan grew up together and were childhood sweethearts, he also knew this family very well. Uncle Shan Tao and Aunt Xu Jing were both of acceptable quality. Shan Jiqing and his family certainly did not need to worry too much about his character and morals.
But haven’t you heard the saying “Those who are near water get the moon first”?!
People who are close to you need to worry more!
Just look at those legends from ancient times, about cousins who grew up together as childhood sweethearts, and how they suddenly got together because they fell in love with each other!
Thinking of this, Jian Jiabei didn't even drink the soy milk in his hand. He ran to the window with a "whoosh" and watched what Jian Jianan and Shan Jiqing were doing.
Then, Jian Jiabei saw that, unlike Jian Jianan who always had a bright smile on her face, Shan Jiqing had a blank expression and a cold face, but this was also his expression in the photo, so Jian Jiabei did not take it seriously.
However, when Shan Jiqing heard Jian Jianan calling him and turned around, his expression suddenly changed.
Although the face is still the same face and the facial features are still the same features, some changes have occurred so abruptly.
For example, the corners of Shan Jiqing's eyes curved downward strangely, the corners of his lips turned upward, and his muscles relaxed slightly in the second he saw Jian Jianan, at least they were not so tense anymore.
It is because I am in the mountain that I cannot see the true face of Mount Lu.
Maybe the two people who are living together don’t feel anything and think that it is no different from when they were children, but bystanders know best.
At least Jian Jiabei keenly sensed something amiss from the relaxed smiles of the boy and girl.
How can it be so ambiguous!
You know, you guys just smiled, is there any need to be so ambiguous?!
Jian Jiabei had a lot to say about this, but the two people had already run far away, and even if Jian Jiabei shouted their names at the top of his lungs, they wouldn't be able to hear him.
So, Jian Jiabei had no choice but to hold back his anger and wait for his sister to come back so that he could have a good talk with her.
At night, Jian Jianan returned home exhausted.
When she got home, she found out that she was the last person to go home!
As soon as Jian Jianan stepped into the courtyard, he heard his brother asking in a deep voice.
"Nannan, where have you been?"
He sat at a position near the entrance, from where he could see everything that happened. If anyone came in, he would be the first to be discovered.
What is he doing sitting here?
Apply what you learned in school to your life? Turn theory into practice?
"I'll go help!" Jian Jianan waved her hand and ran into the kitchen. Her mother was cooking in the kitchen and her father was helping her.
It is really not easy to ask Su Qinxuan and Jian Yangping to cook a meal now. Even Jian Jianan and his brother rarely have the chance to eat a meal.
Now I have to have a good meal!
Otherwise, when the food is ready and served, it is still unknown how much she can eat!
Just like that, Jian Jianan went into the kitchen, leaving his brother's question far behind him, and he didn't see the expression of extreme toothache on his brother Jian Jiabei's face.
During the meal, Jian Jianan was pestering his parents, asking them word by word if anything interesting had happened today, when Jian Jiabei suddenly asked this question.
"What were you and that kid Shan Jiqing doing out there?"
"Hmm? Xiaoqing! Could it be that he lives here too?"
"What a coincidence! I didn't expect that after being neighbors for the past ten years, our relationship would continue to develop until now. Has their family moved here too?"
Before Jian Jianan could answer, his parents exclaimed in surprise. They were both surprised that Shan Jiqing had such a strong connection with their family. How could they be neighbors for the past ten years, and now that they were in college, they were not even in the same city. How could they still be neighbors?
What a coincidence!
This is what the two parents thought.
Jian Jiabei disagreed. He snorted coldly, "Hmph, what do you mean by fate? I think it's a deliberate scheme!"
Fate and the like are all about destiny. Only coincidences can be called fate. Do you think that just any cat or dog can be called "fate"?!
impossible!
What fate! It was all intentional!
Now that Jian Jiabei recalled the past, he was sure that Shan Jiqing had been plotting against Jian Jianan for a long, long time!
When their family just bought a house in Donghu Liyuan Community, Shan Jiqing immediately rushed to his parents and asked them to buy a house as well.
But the community is so big, with more than a dozen buildings, why did they insist on buying the building above their own?
They had been neighbors for seven years, from elementary school to high school. Now they were in college. Although they were no longer in the same school, they were still neighbors.
If this goes on, neighbors will become neighbors again. When will the neighbors be eliminated?
My sister and that kid Shan Jiqing won't always be neighbors, right? And in the end, they might even live in the same room. That would mean they're not just neighbors anymore! It could even be a relationship that goes beyond neighbors! The more Jian Jiabei thought about it, the more disgusted he became. He quickly stopped thinking, not letting himself continue thinking.
He tapped the bowl with his chopsticks and repeated his question: "You haven't told me yet, what exactly did you go to see Shan Jiqing about today? Does that guy need your help again?"
Jian Jianan then turned around and said to his brother, "Ah? Didn't I just tell you that Shan Jiqing asked me for help regarding the courtyard house he bought? Didn't our family buy a courtyard house? As soon as he heard about me buying a courtyard house, he immediately became interested and bought one near our courtyard house. The commercial housing community is being vigorously developed, and the original residents want to move out of the courtyard houses and live elsewhere. There are quite a lot of vacant houses nearby."
It’s true!
His whole life, Jian Jiabei clapped his hands at the dinner table, with an expression on his face that said, "Just as I expected."
He said it! Shan Jiqing must have had the idea behind this development!
When they were in Donghu Liyuan, it was this kid who went home and told his parents that they wanted to buy a house in Donghu Liyuan and be neighbors with Jian Jianan. That’s why Uncle Shan Tao and Aunt Xu Jing bought the house upstairs from theirs.
Now it's like this again!
Shan Jiqing, that kid, somehow heard about their family buying a courtyard house and insisted on following them, even deliberately buying this courtyard house next to theirs. His intentions were obvious. Did he intend to be neighbors for life?!
"What exactly do you want help with? I think Shan Jiqing is already a teenager. He's not going to ask you, his partner, for help with something small, is he?"
Jian Jiabei couldn't help but say this.
Jian Jianan dragged out his words, looking at his brother in disbelief: "Brother - why are you talking like that? Xiaoqing really admires you privately, you're his idol! If he hears you talking like that now, he'll be very sad."
"Of course he came to me because he wanted my help. We owe our courtyard houses to him. If he hadn't been working so hard for us, I wouldn't have been able to finish renovating all of them in just a few months. If it weren't for Shan Jiqing's help, I would have been cheated out of a lot of money!"
Jian Jianan didn't know where her brother's wariness of Shan Jiqing came from, but she felt that it was very necessary for her to change his reputation, so she turned around and told her parents about it.
"Mom and Dad, you don't know how reliable Shan Jiqing is. Even after we went to college, he didn't just sit back and relax. He was always there to help me! He was always busy, sometimes even busier than me! He was the one who did all the bargaining with the store owners, so I only had to focus on my own work. It really saved me a lot of time and energy."
"Okay, okay." Jian Yangping and Su Qinxuan looked at Jian Jianan lovingly and nodded repeatedly. Whatever she said was what they did.
"Stop, stop, stop! Stop, stop, stop!"
Jian Jiabei finally couldn't help it and immediately stopped his sister from talking, asking her not to continue.
Jian Jianan was completely bewildered, and at the same time, he was also somewhat dissatisfied. "Brother, what are you doing? Why won't you let me continue?"
Jian Jiabei's eyes widened immediately. "You still want to keep talking? That's too much! I think the dinner table will become a show-off for Shan Jiqing!"
He glanced at his parents' expressions, thought for a moment, and decided to speak his mind: "Nannan, don't you think that your relationship with Shan Jiqing has changed a little?"
The second Jian Jianan heard his brother's words, he quickly denied it: "Changed? How is that possible! My relationship with him has always been pure friendship!"
Jian Jiabei was about to continue speaking when he was immediately stopped by a look from Su Qinxuan and Jian Yangping.
Those involved are often confused, but those who are watching can see things more clearly. They saw the most clearly what happened between their daughter and Shan Jiqing, but they did not intend to intervene, neither to stop nor to promote it. They just waited and watched, letting it develop naturally.
Anyway, their daughter is in her best years, and they will only take action when something really happens. As parents, they will always take care of her and won't let her get hurt.
Some things require you to experience them yourself before you can understand the emotions involved.
So the family returned to their previous happy situation.
Except for Jian Jiabei, he was in a bad mood, his mind and eyes filled with thoughts of his sister betraying him.
The family spent a happy and festive New Year in the courtyard. When school starts, Su Qinxuan and Jian Yangping, who came to Beijing to settle down and start a new business, can be closer to their children and have more energy to take care of them.
For example, now, Su Qinxuan drove her luxury car worth one hundred thousand yuan to the Central University of Finance and Economics to pick up her daughter.
"Get in the car, Nannan!"
"Okay, okay, I'll come right now, mom, wait for me!"
Su Qinxuan smiled as she watched her daughter pull up the passenger seat and get in. However, in a corner that neither mother nor daughter noticed, a pair of eyes saw the scene of Jian Jianan getting into the luxury car.
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