When Zhang Meiling opened the door and saw the family of five, there was real surprise in her eyes.
"Hey, you're here, come in, come in."
Zhang Meiling said as she took the child from Qi Mengmeng's arms, "This is An An, right? An An, I'm your great aunt."
Although An An had no impression of Zhang Meiling, she didn't cry when she was taken away. She just yawned.
"Oh, An An is so well behaved." Zhang Meiling said with a smile and let everyone in.
Gu Guizhi put down the things he gave to Zhang Meiling and the others. Zhang Meiling said a few words to An An, and when she turned around and saw him again, her eyes were full of disapproval.
"Guizhi, what else are you bringing to my place?"
Qi Mengmeng smiled and continued, "Auntie Ling, I didn't refuse the things you gave me."
Before Zhang Meiling could speak, Qi Huilan glared at Qi Mengmeng and said, "Your Aunt Ling was just saying something polite, but you didn't allow her to say it."
"You two, Huilan, you've also learned bad habits." Zhang Meiling's smile became even brighter. "Okay, I'll take it. I'll take whatever you buy."
Everyone else burst into laughter.
An An, who Zhang Meiling had been holding in her arms, also started laughing, making a "chuckle" sound.
"Hey, this kid is smiling too. You look so happy. How about sleeping with your aunt tonight?"
Zhang Meiling asked them where they were staying and found out that they were staying in a guesthouse. She said disapprovingly, "We have room at home, why are you staying in a guesthouse?"
Without waiting for Qi Mengmeng to ask, Zhang Meiling told her that she had another courtyard with two entrances.
"I've already hired someone to renovate such a big house. It should be no problem for you to live in it."
Hearing that there were more than a dozen rooms, Qi Mengmeng shook her head first.
Before Zhang Meiling glared at her, she said, "Aunt Ling, of course your house is nice, but you see, there are only a few of us in our family. In a few days, Guizhi will go to military school, and I will go to school. There will only be my mother and two children at home. The house is too big and it will be too hard to clean."
Zhang Meiling only thought about the big house so that they would live comfortably, but she forgot that Qi Huilan would be at home with the two children most of the time in the future, and a house that was too big would also be a problem.
"Auntie Ling, I'm thinking of buying a yard near the school. Do you know anyone who wants to sell it?"
Qi Mengmeng told him that she wanted to buy a house. The houses in Beijing now would be priced at sky-high prices in the future.
Zhang Meiling was a little surprised and said, "Mengmeng, do you want to stay in Beijing in the future?"
Apart from this reason, Zhang Meiling could not think of any other reason.
Logically speaking, Qi Mengmeng only came here to attend college for a few years, and would definitely go back after graduation, so it is not very convenient to buy a house here.
People nowadays don’t have the habit of buying multiple houses for rent, so when Zhang Meiling heard that Qi Mengmeng wanted to buy a house, her first reaction was that Qi Mengmeng wanted to stay in Beijing.
Qi Mengmeng has no specific plans for her work content in a few years, but Qi Huilan gave an explanation.
"Sister Ling, we want to buy a house, mainly because it's convenient for us to live in our own house with our two children."
Zhang Meiling looked at the child in her arms and understood their choice.
It’s just that there are very few private houses nowadays, unless they are left by ancestors, but many of those left by ancestors are no longer in the hands of the family for various reasons.
Thinking of this, Zhang Meiling suddenly remembered a close friend who was living in another city.
Of course, they were demoted for some reasons. They wrote to her some time ago saying that they could return to Beijing, but they didn't want to come back. There were too many sad things in Beijing, and they would rather stay in the countryside over there.
Zhang Meiling remembered that her best friend's family said that they had returned two properties in Beijing. She could go and ask her best friend how their family had arranged the properties in Beijing.
If they plan to sell the house, they can sell it to Qi Mengmeng.
She believed that Qi Mengmeng would definitely give her bestie a suitable price.
Zhang Meiling's hesitation immediately made Qi Mengmeng realize something.
"Auntie Ling, is there anyone around you who wants to sell a house?"
Zhang Meiling did not hide anything and told her best friend what happened in her family.
"My friend's family owns a lot of real estate in Beijing. She left me the address and phone number there. I'll call their production team and ask her."
Qi Mengmeng didn't expect to have an unexpected surprise when she came here today. She just didn't know how big the house of Zhang Meiling's friend was.
Although a big house is more valuable, Qi Mengmeng's family doesn't have many people, so the bigger the better.
"I'll go ask my friends first. If there's no suitable house, you can move into my house first."
Zhang Meiling stood up and prepared to make a phone call. Qi Mengmeng said there was no rush. Zhang Meiling waved her hand and said, "It's okay. There's a post office next to us. It's very convenient to go there. You guys stay at home for a while. I'll be back soon."
Qi Mengmeng wanted to accompany Zhang Meiling, but Zhang Meiling waved her hand and said that she could go by herself. She opened the door and asked Qi Mengmeng to put the two children to bed to sleep for a while before leaving.
An An and Kang Kang had already slept before going out. Now they were looking around with their eyes open, looking very energetic.
Qi Mengmeng also didn't want to put her children on someone else's bed. Although she changed the diapers of the two children before going out, they were too young and uncontrollable. It would be embarrassing if they urinated.
About five minutes later, there was a knock on the door.
Qi Mengmeng glanced at Gu Guizhi and asked, "Auntie Ling, didn't you bring your keys when you went out just now?"
Gu Guizhi felt that it might not be Zhang Meiling. Even if the post office was next to the staff quarters, it was impossible for Zhang Meiling to come back so soon.
Sure enough, there was a man and a woman outside the door, exactly the same two people they had just met in the grocery store.
The two people outside the door also felt a little strange when they saw Gu Guizhi. The man took the initiative to ask, "Is this Zhang Meiling's house?"
"Yes, Aunt Ling is out. If you want to see her, you may have to wait a while." Gu Guizhi didn't know who the two people were, but he still politely invited them in.
Bai Jingjing and Bai Hao felt even more embarrassed when they walked in and saw Qi Huilan and Qi Mengmeng in the room.
In particular, the table was filled with things that Qi Mengmeng and her friends brought, and they only had two cans in their hands.
Bai Jingjing put the bag in her hand behind her.
Qi Huilan didn't know the relationship between Bai Jingjing and Zhang Meiling, so she stood up and asked them to sit down.
Seeing that they were holding two children, Bai Hao quickly declined and asked them to sit down.
While a few people were declining, Zhang Meiling came in.
She said to Qi Mengmeng happily: "Mengmeng, I have good news for you."
Qi Mengmeng was delighted, but she had not forgotten the other two people in the room. She walked over and played with Zhang Meiling's hand and said, "Auntie Ling, these two said they want to see you for something."
Zhang Meiling looked at Bai Hao and Bai Jingjing with confusion in her eyes. She didn't know them.
"Who are you two?"
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