Before Xiaoman and her group set off, Han Bin called Chen Chuan. However, Xiaoman and her party were arriving by carriage, and their arrival time was uncertain. Therefore, Chen Chuan was unable to pick them up.
Xiaoman wanted to take care of some other things, so she asked her parents to come a few days later.
After resting at the guesthouse for a day, Xiaoman and her group found Chen Chuan's house at the address he had given them.
The gatekeeper, seeing that they were old and young, and driving a horse-drawn carriage, assumed they had come to the wrong place. Just as he was about to say, "Where are you going? This isn't a place for you," Xiaoman spoke up: "Comrade, we're looking for Chen Chuan."
Without a second thought, the gatekeeper said, "We don't have that person here."
Xiaoman narrowed her eyes: "Are you sure?"
The gatekeeper instinctively took a step back: "I do... um... let me think." He then realized he did: "We have someone here named Chen Chuan, but..." The gatekeeper wanted to say, "But you couldn't possibly know him," but he didn't dare.
Xiaoman glanced at the gatekeeper: "Nao Nao, what's your Uncle Chen's position?"
After Nao Nao revealed Chen Chuan's position, the security guard immediately said, "I'll call you right away."
As soon as Chen Chuan received the call, he brought his wife out.
Nao Nao and Tengteng ran over to Chen Chuan as soon as they saw him, saying, "Uncle Chen."
Chen Chuan rubbed Nao Nao and Teng Teng's heads: "You've grown taller again." In the past few years, whenever Chen Chuan went to see Chen Jiao, he would go to Xiao Man's house for dinner.
Chen Chuan, with Nao Nao and Tengteng in his arms, walked towards Xiao Man and the others.
The security guard wiped the sweat from his brow, thinking to himself: "Luckily, I didn't say anything offensive."
Xiaoman carried Zuozuo and Youyou down from the carriage.
As soon as Chen Chuan arrived, Zuo Zuo and You You said at the same time, "Hello, Uncle Chen."
Nao Nao and Tengteng are already quite grown up. Zuo Zuo and You You are only three years old. Chen Chuan's wife couldn't take her eyes off Zuo Zuo and You You the moment she saw them: "Oh my, these two children are so affectionate. Come here, let Auntie hold them."
Zuo Zuo walked over with a smile.
Youyou stood still.
Zuo Zuo walked up to Chen Chuan's wife and said, "Auntie, please hug me. My little brother is shy."
"Okay." Chen Chuan's wife picked up Zuo Zuo and said, "Why are you so affectionate?"
Chen Chuan looked at Youyou and thought to himself, "This kid isn't shy, he just doesn't like being hugged."
Chen Chuan gave everyone a briefing. After the briefing, Chen Chuan led everyone back.
When they arrived at Chen Chuan's house, Xiaoman took out the gift.
Chen Chuan: "You're welcome to come, why bring a gift? When I visit your house, all I bring is my mouth."
Nao Nao: "Uncle, you brought us toys."
Xiaoman: "These are all homemade. These are snacks made by Uncle Guo, and this is tea picked by Uncle Shang."
Chen Chuan immediately opened the package and handed his wife a pastry: "Here you go."
His wife was very embarrassed: "Why are you like this?"
Chen Chuan handed the snacks to his wife, saying, "We're all family here. Don't be shy."
Nao Nao: "Auntie, Grandpa Guo's snacks are so delicious."
Chen Chuan: "Yes. Honey, you should try it."
Chen Chuan's wife glared at him: "But I can't be the only one eating. You should give some to the kids too."
Xiaoman: "No need, they eat it every day."
Chen Chuan: "They not only eat there every day, but they also eat it in different ways. Honey, you don't know, every time I go to her house I try to trick Uncle Guo, Nao Nao, and Tengteng into coming to our house. Unfortunately, they don't fall for it."
Nao Nao: "Auntie, you should try it! Grandpa Guo's snacks are really delicious."
Seeing that the children weren't really interested, Chen Chuan's wife took a bite. Her eyes lit up immediately: "It's delicious!"
Chen Chuan gave his wife a few more pieces: "Eat more. The kids will finish them all as soon as they get back."
Chen Chuan's wife ate two more pieces: "Oh dear, I really don't want to leave any for them."
Chen Chuan: "Uncle Guo's cooking is even better than his snacks."
Chen Chuan's wife: "Really? I really want to try Uncle Guo's cooking."
Xiaoman: "I'm planning to buy two houses here. Once I've bought them, I'll invite you all to my home for dinner."
Chen Chuan: "You want to buy a house?"
Chen Chuan's wife: "You want to buy two houses?!"
Xiaoman: "Hmm. One for me, and one for my parents." Her parents came to discuss her younger brother's marriage, and she didn't want them to stay in a guesthouse, much less stay at her brother's fiancé's house.
Chen Chuan's wife thought Xiao Man might have assumed that the price of houses in Beijing was the same as the price of houses in their village: "Houses here are not cheap."
Xiaoman: "I know."
Chen Chuan was surprised for a moment, but then he wasn't. With Wang Xiaoman's abilities, she could definitely afford a house: "What kind of house do you want? I'll help you find one."
"Okay. My family is large, so I want to buy a big one. My parents only have one son, so a small courtyard house will be fine."
Chen Chuan: "Okay, I'll take a look."
Chen Chuan's wife tugged at Chen Chuan, implying that Xiao Man definitely didn't know the price.
Chen Chuan smiled and asked, "When will your parents arrive?"
"Five more days." If it weren't for the tight schedule, Xiaoman would have found it herself.
"Then I'll find it for you right now."
Okay. Thank you.
"You're welcome."
"Then we'll take our leave now."
Okay. By the way, where do you live?
Xiaoman told Chen Chuan where she lived and then left.
After seeing Xiaoman off, Chen Chuan's wife complained to him, "She didn't know the price, and neither did you? You're not planning to pay them out of your own pocket, are you? No, even if you did, you couldn't afford it. Our family's money can only buy a small courtyard house at most. Are you going to borrow from your parents?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Let me tell you, Wang Xiaoman can afford it."
Chen Chuan's wife didn't believe it: "Was her family landlords before?"
"No. Let me tell you, Wang Xiaoman is incredibly capable. Don't let his thin appearance fool you. He dares to go deep into the mountains to gather herbs. The ginseng that Han Bin gave me, over a hundred years old, was something he picked from deep in the mountains. At the time, I didn't want it, but Han Bin said, 'This stuff can save your life, you should take it.' I said I'd take half, but Han Bin said, 'No need, I have another one at home.'"
Chen Chuan's wife gaped in astonishment: "She...she dares to go deep into the mountains to gather herbs?"
"Um."
"Then...then she really can afford it."
Chen Chuan is very efficient.
The next morning, just after Xiaoman and the others had finished eating, Chen Chuan arrived. "I've found a few houses; I'll take you to see them."
Xiaoman: "Okay."
Before looking at any house, Xiaoman would always ask Lao Shang: "What do you think of this house?" Only if Lao Shang said it was good would Xiaoman look at it. After looking at the houses, Xiaoman chose two: a small courtyard house and a large three-courtyard house.
After Chen Chuan helped Xiao Man complete the formalities, he said with a smile, "If you're all ready, I'll bring my whole family over for a free meal."
Xiaoman smiled and said, "Welcome."
Xiaoman doesn't plan to stay here permanently, and neither do her parents, so she simply tidied up.
On the third day at noon, Xiaoman invited Chen Chuan's entire family to her home. The way Chen Chuan's wife looked at Xiaoman was completely different from last time. Last time, although she was friendly, that friendliness stemmed from politeness. This time, her gaze towards Xiaoman was filled with both admiration and curiosity.
Old Guo prepared a huge feast. The Chen family children didn't want to leave, especially Chen Chuan's youngest daughter.
Chen Chuan told her to leave, but she wouldn't: "Aunt Xiaoman, let me be your wife."
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