Chen Yan was also taken aback when he saw Tian Tian: "What a coincidence, you live here?"
Sweetie nodded: "Yes, yes, we just moved here yesterday."
Chen Yan nodded: "We're moving in today."
"Brother Chen Yan, we'll be neighbors from now on!" Tian Tian said happily.
Chen Yan hummed in agreement.
Sweetie couldn't wait to ask, "Brother Chen Yan, did your little orange come with you?"
"No." Chen Yan shook his head: "Because Xiao Ju Zi is my uncle's cat, not mine."
Sweetie said "Oh," and couldn't help but ask again, "Will he come to your house as a guest in the future?"
Chen Yan: "No, the cat can't come that far, it will get lost."
"Alright then." Sweetie lowered her eyes, looking somewhat disappointed.
Chen Yan comforted her, saying, "If you want to play with Xiao Ju Zi, I'll have Dad take us to Uncle's workplace to see him when we have a holiday in a few days."
"Okay, okay."
Just then, a clear female voice came from the courtyard: "Yan Yan? Who are you talking to?"
The next second, a young woman wearing a light gray fitted wool coat came out of the courtyard. She had a neat short haircut, thick eyebrows that were slightly raised, a high nose bridge, and deep-set eyes, giving her a very heroic look.
When she saw Tian Tian, a smile appeared on her face: "Wow, what a pretty little girl!"
Chen Yan called out to her, "Mom."
Sweetie greeted her sweetly, "Hello, Auntie."
"Hello, little girl." Jiang Ling squatted down in front of Tian Tian, reached out and touched her little face, and asked her with a smile, "Little girl, you are so pretty, what's your name?"
Sweetie replied softly, "Auntie, my full name is Cheng Tangtang, but you can call me Sweetie, which is my nickname."
"Okay, sweetie."
Jiang Ling only has one son, Chen Yan, and plans to have a daughter, but unfortunately, both she and Chen Yan's father are busy with work and have not been able to put their plans into action.
She adores little girls, and even more so, pretty little girls like Sweetie.
Looking at her, even his tone softened involuntarily.
She stood up, patted Tian Tian's little head, and invited her to come to her house to play.
Sweetie shook her head and declined: "Auntie, you must be very busy moving today, so I won't go to your house and cause trouble. I'll go play with Brother Chen Yan after you've finished settling in."
“Okay, then you must come and play with Brother Chen Yan.” Jiang Ling said with a smile, “It’s his first time here today, and everything around him is unfamiliar. I’ll have to trouble you to show him around.”
Sweetie readily agreed, "Yes, yes, I'll definitely come back to see Brother Chen Yan again."
When Tian Tian got home, she immediately told Fang Qiao that Chen Yan had moved next door.
Fang Qiao was washing the celery leaves she had picked in the kitchen.
Moving to a new house is a joyous occasion, and she planned to prepare a feast, inviting Gao Ping's family, as well as several colleagues who were on good terms with Cheng Baidong, to her home for dinner.
Hearing Tian Tian's words, she recalled the handsome little boy with the orange cat she met in the Forbidden City on the first day of junior high school, and a smile appeared on her face: "Really? What a coincidence."
"Yes, it's such a coincidence!" Sweetie said happily, "His mother is very beautiful, and she even invited me to his house to play."
Chen Yan is handsome, so his mother must be good-looking too.
Fang Qiao said, "In that case, how about we invite their family to our house for dinner tonight?"
After all, the two families live next door to each other and often visit each other.
"Okay, okay! I'll go tell him!" Sweetie ran out impatiently.
Fang Qiao washed the celery leaves in her hands and spread them on a bamboo steamer to drain.
She planned to use the celery leaves for steamed dishes, but she had to drain them beforehand. Damp leaves are difficult to coat with flour and tend to clump together, making them unappetizing after steaming.
The water left over from washing the celery leaves was still hot, and it would be a waste to just throw it away. Fang Qiao chose to use it to wash the mud off the sweet potatoes.
After tidying up the kitchen, Fang Qiao took off her apron and went upstairs.
The family's bedrooms are all upstairs.
The two sunny rooms downstairs have been converted into studies.
One room belongs to Cheng Bodong and Fang Qiao, and the other room belongs to the children. Fang Qiao bought two 1.8-meter-tall bookshelves from the trust store and placed them side by side against the wall. The capacity inside is enough to hold the children's books from childhood to adulthood.
Near the window is a two-meter-long desk. Since the children are still young, Tian Tian and Xiao Jing will use this long desk for now. Once An An and the two younger children start school, a new desk will be provided.
Meanwhile, Xiaojing's sewing machine is also temporarily placed in this room. From Monday to Saturday, when Tiantian goes to school, she can still make clothes in this room.
Upstairs, Tian Tian will still share a bedroom with Xiao Jing for the time being.
Fang Qiao and Cheng Baidong slept in one room, and the three children slept in another. However, Fang Qiao knocked down the middle of the two rooms and did not install a door, but only a cloth curtain for cover, so that if the children made any noise at night, they could be notified in time.
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