Chapter 133
The guesthouse is not far from the train station and it was bustling with activity early in the morning.
Hearing a knock on the door, Lu Qin, with his messy hair, got up from the bed. As soon as the door opened, someone hugged his legs. Lu Qin opened one eye and looked down. This kid got up really early, it seems he has recovered.
His brother-in-law appeared from the corner and said, "I'll go buy you something to eat."
"Have something to eat, where's my sister?" Lu Qin leaned behind him.
"She's packing her luggage. Please keep an eye on Kong Dongdong first."
Lu Chunnong was sorting out the clothes he had taken off yesterday.
Sun Laimei and Qin Shi lived in the same room, so it was inconvenient for Kong Yue to knock on the door.
Lu Qin gestured assent, closed the door, and returned to bed with Kong Dongdong in his arms. "I'm going to sleep for a while. Don't open the door if someone knocks."
"Well, uncle, are you still sleepy?" Kong Dongdong sat on the bed, stretched his short legs to the edge of the bed, with his left leg folded on his right leg and his toes raised.
"I'm so sleepy." Lu Qin placed his right hand on his forehead, with his fine hair drooping on it. Listening to the noise outside and the train whistle in the distance, he fell asleep again.
Kong Dongdong bent his short body and tried hard to reach the shoes on his feet. After reaching them, he pulled them away and threw them under the bed. He turned over, climbed onto another pillow and fell asleep in a short while.
Kong Yue went for a walk outside, bought his familiar soy milk, fried dough sticks, buns, and eggs, and returned after knocking for a long time before the door opened. The child, who had been awake and full of energy when he was brought in, was now hazy, with a dazed look at the corners of his eyes and yawning constantly. It had only been less than forty minutes, and he didn't know what he had been doing.
Kong Yue looked away and stuffed breakfast into his hand. "I'm going to see if there's a suitable house with your sister later. Do you want to come?"
School starts the day after tomorrow, and Sun Laimei definitely won't be able to go with them. Kong Dongdong can just barely come along, so renting an apartment is urgent.
Lu Qin was completely sober. He was interested in looking at the house. After putting Kong Dongdong down, he said, "I'll go take a look too."
"Yeah." Kong Yue agreed, silently reminding him to pack up quickly.
The hot water was already prepared. Lu Qin arranged for Kong Dongdong to sit down and peeled an egg for him. When the fried dough sticks were hot, he broke off a couple of small pieces for him and reminded him to eat them first.
Lu Qin was washing up in the house with a basin. After washing up, he saw that Kong Dongdong had finished eating, so he finished the rest in a few bites.
Kong Dongdong stretched out his finger to indicate that it was very greasy. Lu Qin carefully carried him down and washed his hands with warm water, then rummaged through the drawers to find his things.
Before nine o'clock, he knocked on his brother-in-law's door with a shoulder bag on his back.
"Let's go." Kong Yue and the others had already packed up.
The door next door also opened, and Sun Laimei took Qin Shi with her. After spending a night together, she liked her more and more. "Our whole family is going, so why don't you go too? It's no big deal. We even promised your mother to take care of you."
Lu Qin glanced over and said, "Comrade Qin, please come with us. You're unfamiliar with the place, so it's a good opportunity to take a look around and get familiar with it."
Lu Chunnong closed the door, holding a cloth bag in his hand, which contained a letter of introduction and a marriage certificate. "Xiao Shi, come together."
Being invited repeatedly and enthusiastically, Qin Shi couldn't refuse. She had no choice but to go back to the house to get her army green bag. When she came out, her face was a little red. "Thank you for your help."
As they walked outside, they met many other people who were also walking outside. They were probably going out for a walk.
The scene in broad daylight is completely different from that at night. When I came here yesterday, there were lights everywhere and the floor was a blurry shape.
Standing at the door, everyone was stunned by the scene before them: a broad road, two or three-story buildings, and four-wheeled cars passing by.
It was hard to see clearly last night, but Sun Laimei dared to walk in front. Now she just stood there, not daring to move.
Lu Qin stretched out a finger for Kong Dongdong to hold, then turned to ask his brother-in-law, "Brother-in-law, where are we going now?"
"Let's go." Kong Yue had already found a place. He turned his head to glance at Lu Chunnong.
Lu Chunnong hummed, "Mom, let's follow."
Since someone was leading the way, Lu Qin took a step back and said, "You guys go ahead, I'll follow behind."
Since he was unfamiliar with the place, he could have kept an eye on the back to avoid being bumped into by others.
The station was ten minutes away from the guesthouse. Lu Qin could see from behind that her aunt was walking stiffly, with her hands and feet moving in an unnatural manner.
After walking for five minutes, two buses had already passed by.
There were a bunch of people waiting at the bus stop. When Lu Qin and his group arrived, the bus had just stopped. Lu Qin picked up Kong Dongdong with one hand and said, "Auntie, let's catch up. We'll have to wait for the next bus later."
He also gestured to Qin Shi, and Qin Shi nodded when she received his gaze.
Five people squeezed in with the crowd. There were five or six stops along the route.
Qin Shiren was thin, and she stumbled as she squeezed in. Lu Qin quickly supported her and quickly released her hand. "Be careful, auntie. Yeah, my brother-in-law will give you money. Just squeeze in."
Kong Yue turned around almost at the same time and helped Sun Laimei walk inside, finding a seat for her to sit down.
Seeing that there were still two empty seats, Lu Qin quickly pushed Qin Shi to sit down, and then he squeezed over.
Qin Shi suddenly felt dizzy and almost didn't react until a familiar figure sat down next to her.
Lu Qin turned around and smiled, "Sit down."
The car started quickly. Kong Yue stood up and said something to the salesperson, then pointed at a few of them and paid the money.
The people in the car were chattering away, some with their local accents, others speaking purely local dialect.
Lu Qin pricked up his ears. He had heard these words when he was on a business trip in his previous life. The accent was probably close to that of Guangzhou and was quite distinctive.
The guesthouse was located in the suburbs, and they drove all the way to the city, passing through the busy streets, with people getting on and off along the way.
Lu Qin turned her head to look and saw that her aunt was almost leaning against the window and couldn't see clearly.
The place Kong Yue wanted to take them to was not the city center. After passing through the city and continuing south, there were gradually fewer people.
"We've arrived at the station, everyone get off." The salesperson shouted while holding up the loudspeaker.
Lu Qin stood up and let Qin Shi go first, and the group got out of the car quickly.
Kong Yue stood by waiting for them. Lu Chunnong walked over and touched Kong Dongdong's head. "Are you feeling dizzy today?"
"I'm not dizzy." Kong Dongdong shook his head, his eyes gleaming with joy. He was very happy to be able to come out. "Mom, this place is different."
"Yes, it's different from where we are."
Kong Yue waited for them to finish speaking before saying, "When I came here, I looked at the map and asked the locals. It's half an hour away from Ningda University. Let's rent a house here. It's not far from the Ningda Affiliated Primary School."
Sun Laimei looked around and when she heard about elementary school, she knew it was about her grandson's schooling. "I have no problem with that."
"Okay, I'll go ask. There should be a lot of people renting houses here."
The degree of openness in the city is different from that in a small county town.
Lu Qin's hands felt a little sore, so he changed his hand and squinted his eyes to look inside, thinking that the houses here would appreciate in value in the future.
The five of them made quite a big scene, but no one said they wanted to separate. After all, they had just arrived in Ningchuan City, and no one knew whether it was safe or not.
Cross the road and you will see a small alley. The alley inside is quite unique, with one or two-story structures or even higher floors, and separate courtyards.
The foot of a tree is always the best place for grandpa and grandma to chat. Lu Qin subconsciously adjusted his hair.
"Brother-in-law, I'll go over and take a look first. You guys just stand here and don't move." He originally wanted to put Kong Dongdong down, but suddenly thought of something, so he picked up the child and left.
Kong Yue squinted his eyes and saw the scene in the distance clearly.
Sun Laimei, "Then shall we go over there?"
Kong Yue: "...wait a minute."
The location where they were located happened to be a blind spot, which meant that they could see the people under the tree, but the people under the tree could not see them.
"I've noticed quite a few outsiders coming around lately."
"The kids are starting school now, Sister Liu. Your daughter-in-law's belly looks like she's going to have a boy."
The person called Sister Liu said, "You are talking nonsense. My daughter-in-law is obviously pregnant with a granddaughter."
"You two have such a bad attitude. It doesn't matter whether you have a boy or a girl."
“…”
When we sit together and chat, all we do is talk about family matters. You expose my shortcomings and I expose yours.
Lu Qin was standing before them at that moment, a bright, sunny smile on his face, a child cradled in his right arm, listening to the gossip with a smile on his face, practically blending in with them. The child in his arms followed suit, narrowing his already small eyes into slits.
It was the old man closest to him who noticed that there seemed to be a young man he didn't know next to him.
He turned around and looked at him in surprise, his eyes falling on his face, "Young man, who are you from? Why haven't I seen you before?"
Lu Qin had a smiling face. He sighed, "Sorry, what you guys said just now was so funny. I'm not from here."
"Oh." The old man waved his hand.
The commotion here immediately attracted the attention of the other uncles and aunts. One auntie interrupted and said, "Young man, where are you from? I don't think you are from here."
"I'm from the next province, and I came here to attend university. Aunty, your accents are so nice. Come on, Dongdong, call me grandpa and grandma."
"Hello, Grandpa and Grandma." Kong Dongdong was not afraid of strangers and greeted them confidently.
Older people love young children the most, and their hearts softened when they heard the call. Especially the child, who was fair and tender, with small red lips, and whose clothes were matched by someone, a sweater with a jacket, looking energetic and clean.
"Hey!" Once interrupted, they immediately forgot what they were going to say.
"Auntie, please continue. I just heard that a new bookstore is going to open in the city..."
"Ah, yes, yes."
Five minutes later, the women thought they had dug out some information about Lu Qin and were surprised. "Comrade Lu, you got into Ningxia University."
Comrade Lu said modestly, "Yes, I was admitted to Ning University."
He sighed naturally, "Alas!"
The smile on Kong Dongdong's face immediately disappeared and he frowned.
In five minutes, they all knew that the two were uncle and nephew. "Comrade Xiao Lu, you've already been admitted to university, why are you still sighing?"
"No, I'm just worried about one thing. I want to rent a house. I just walked down Line 3 and met a chubby, round-faced woman with short curly hair and wearing gray clothes. She told me that her family has a house for rent. Then I went to take a look. The house is quite good and can accommodate four people. But she asked for 19.5 yuan a month. I was wondering whether to rent it or not. Luckily I met you. Are the rental prices here like this?"
As he described, the face of the older sister flashed in their minds.
But they were surprised, "Nineteen dollars and five cents a month"
"Comrade Xiao Lu, you haven't been deceived, have you?"
"Whose house is so expensive to rent? Even my empty house is not that expensive! By the way, Comrade Xiao Lu, where are you going to rent a house?"
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