"He Qiusheng, I've told you so many times to get up and pack your things, but you're still lying in bed like a hen sitting on its nest. I've told you to pack your things eight hundred years ago, and you still haven't moved.
And Shuyu, I'm not saying you should be too meticulous when moving. You'll have to pack up again when the time comes. You need to sort all your knitting yarn by color, or you won't be able to sort it out until next year."
"You haven't remembered a single thing I told you before. The lid of the soy sauce bottle in the kitchen still won't close. I told you to buy a new one, but you walk by the supply and marketing cooperative every day without even taking a look inside..."
Zhao Meiya put one hand on her waist and shook her head towards the yard next door.
He Ruixue is about to be promoted to a doctorate this year, and the He family plans to officially move to the capital and has already found a house.
She had no shortage of money and had been asking people about housing when she first entered school. With Fang Wanggui also coming here to develop, her influence expanded rapidly and she had no shortage of manpower and resources.
She was quickly helped to find three vacant courtyards, which were not far from each other and distributed in three adjacent alleys. The larger one had three entrances, while the smaller one had only one.
The second courtyard where she and Jiang Yanxu live now is not the most spacious, but it is the most meticulously maintained and uses the most exquisite materials.
I heard that it was once the property of a wealthy businessman and it did not suffer much damage during the turbulent times.
He Ruixue’s favorite feature is the hanging flower gate between the front and back yards, whose hanging doorposts look like flower buds.
In the middle is painted a brightly colored Su-style painting, with a turquoise base, red and yellow outlines, and insect and bird patterns. It is a complete work of art.
There are several ancient trees in the yard, all of which are at least twenty years old. There is also a nearly one-hundred-year-old camphor tree in the backyard. The rough bark tells of the wind and frost and years it has experienced. In the future, it will be listed as a protected tree species and will be cared for by someone.
After He Ruixue moved in, she planted a lot of new flowers and decorated the bathroom and kitchen in a more modern way, laying tiles, connecting the water pipes, installing toilets, etc., just doing whatever was convenient.
The three of them lived in the front yard, and the backyard was left for He Dagen and Zhao Meiya.
Considering their age, they wanted separate rooms, so there are two rooms for the elderly. Each room has a separate toilet, so they don't have to leave the room when they get up at night.
On the left is the large kitchen and dining room that Zhao Meiya strongly requested, which is convenient for the family to cook and have meals together.
On the right is He Ruixue's activity room, which has a TV, a chess board, a radio...
It is a place for them to chat and entertain with old friends. There is a small medicine cabinet and simple medical equipment in the corner.
After the two elders came to live here, although they always said it was too expensive and they could not live there for more than a few years, it was clear from the fact that they slept longer and were in better spirits than usual that they were very satisfied with the new environment.
Otherwise, they wouldn't stay for half a year. If it weren't for the Qingming Festival and New Year's Day when they have to go to the village to worship and clean the ancestral graves, they would not be willing to come back.
Last year, under the instigation and financial support of He Ruixue, He Qiu Sheng made up his mind to open a restaurant in the capital, and recruited a group of young girls and boys from the He family in the village as employees.
He Ruixue fooled the two elders, saying that the restaurant was highly profitable and could perhaps be developed into a chain store, and by then half of the villagers, regardless of gender, age or status, would come.
Everyone lives together and can meet acquaintances just a few steps away, which undoubtedly makes them more looking forward to their future life and transforms the sense of loss of living alone in a foreign country into full motivation.
Although he is in his seventies or eighties, he still walks like the wind and often goes to the newly built hotels and staff housing to take a look.
He repeatedly warned the workers not to fool people when building a house, to use good materials, and not to cheat his relatives.
He Qiu Sheng looked filled with guilt. To be honest, he himself was not even sure about opening a restaurant, yet his mother and sister had already arranged everything for him in the future. It was really embarrassing.
But he is not without confidence. Over the years, he has often followed his master around, and the relationship between master and apprentice is deep.
What's more, craftsmanship is becoming less and less valuable nowadays, so Zhu Haihui finally gave in and passed on his craft to him without reservation three years ago.
There's nothing he can do. It's his son's fault that he's so disappointing. Not only can he not lift the spoon, but his personality is also exactly the same as his wife's, selfless.
He was angry that he had no talent in cooking and that he would have no successor, but he was also afraid that he would be coaxed into giving away all his family skills, so he placed all his hopes on He Qiu Sheng.
In addition to showing off his unique skills, he also took him to ask his fellow apprentices for advice from time to time, and even visited his uncle who had prepared state banquets in his early years.
In the past few years, he has learned a lot of unique skills. In an era when private restaurants are rare, he can definitely support a large chain restaurant.
Before Zhao Meiya could finish her scolding, He Ruixue took He Xiaoxu out of the door, handed the child to her, and said, "Mom, the train tickets are still half a month away, don't worry too much. Yanxu and I will stay in the mountains for a few days, and Xiaoxu will be left to you."
"Going to the mountains again. I see other young people are all focused on going to the city, but you two are just waiting to run away to the deserted mountains and become wild people."
"There's a new dance hall in town, and the people there dance disco really well. And there's a movie theater, and there's so many new movies that I can't even keep up.
If that doesn't work, go to a concert or watch people play basketball. Isn't there more fun in the city than in the mountains and forests? "
Zhao Meiya has lived in the capital for a long time and has watched a lot of TV and movies. In addition, influenced by the increasingly open atmosphere, her mentality has become younger.
Two years ago, she followed the fashion trend and went to the barber shop to dye her hair black and give it a slightly curly hairstyle.
Every time after washing my hair, I would comb it carefully with a curling comb and apply moisturizing face cream and hand cream before going to bed.
The clothes she wore also became colorful, mainly blue and purple chiffon shirts, and her pants were also black chiffon. She walked in a graceful and elegant manner, and with a pair of dark brown leather shoes, she looked a dozen years younger than before.
He Dagen mocked her for being coquettish in her old age, but she turned a deaf ear to him and turned to He Ruixue and said that the old man was jealous of her. Now that she stood out, everyone would say that there was a generation gap between them.
He Dagen was so angry that he secretly asked He Ruixue for skin care products so that he could use them and take care of himself.
There aren't many creams for men these days, and He Ruixue is worried about it.
Zhao Meiya simply changed the packaging of her cheap hand cream, which she didn't mind using, into a foreign-made one and threw it to him, saying that his skin was rough and it wouldn't do him any good anyway.
Sure enough, He Dagen was overjoyed and said that it was indeed a good thing.
The capital is very windy and dusty, but after applying the product, his face felt moisturized and not dry at all.
He also asked her if it was expensive. If it was not expensive, he should buy a few more boxes as a backup, as he could not live without it now.
In response, He Ruixue could only smile and hide this white lie.
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