463 Siheyuan

Su Taotao came to this well-maintained courtyard with extremely complicated feelings.

Plus the exterior walls have just been renovated, so it looks like a brand new building from the outside.

It doesn't look out of place in a building in the "rich area".

Su Taotao looked at the lifelike stone lions on both sides of Ruyi Gate. They were even more solemn and majestic than the ones she saw in the capital later in life.

That dignified look without anger showed that the owner was either rich or noble.

Su Taotao couldn't help but glare at Fu Zhengtu. This man was so secretive that she had never even known that the house in the capital was actually a courtyard house.

Fu Zhengtu naturally didn't know the obsession of people in the 21st century with the courtyard house.

Thinking that Su Taotao was tired, he took the small package from her hand and held her hand in his.

"Are you wearing too little? Your hands are so cold?"

Su Taotao shook her head: "I'm not cold at all, my blood is boiling right now!"

Fu Zhengtu: “…………”

The ancient Ruyi Gate slowly opened, and Chen Chen was dazzled. He walked in and stood in front of the screen wall:

"Wow, this house is so big and beautiful. It's as big as Grandma Song's house. Are we going to live here in the future?"

Passing through the hanging flower gate, there was a deep courtyard with towering trees inside. Chen Chen felt that his eyes were not enough to see them all.

"Mom, this house is so beautiful. It's even newer than Grandma Song's house."

Su Taotao smiled wryly: "Yes, Mom only just found out that we have such a beautiful house in the capital."

Zhou Linglan looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar courtyard in front of her with extremely complicated feelings.

She originally thought that she would never come back here again in her lifetime.

The yard had been completely renovated and there were no longer many traces of her childhood.

She herself couldn't tell whether she liked it or not. In short, she felt very conflicted.

Seeing that they really liked it, Xiao Zhang felt relieved and said to Chen Chen:

"Chief Hu's place hasn't been renovated for 10 or 8 years, but this place has just been renovated, so it looks newer, but the courtyards here are about the same age."

Chen Chen smiled and asked, "How old is it?"

Xiao Zhang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I'm afraid I'll have it after I'm over fifty."

Chenchen led Baibai inside: "Mom, I'll take Baibai to explore the way!"

It was Baibai’s first time to take a plane, and he still can’t get over the feeling. He feels listless and doesn’t really want to move.

Chen Chen felt a little distressed, and hugged Bai Bai's dog head: "Bai Bai, go to the house for a while, I will come to you after I finish the inspection."

The big black dog wagged its head and tail and followed Chenchen closely, refusing to leave at all.

Chenchen had no choice but to put his hands behind his back and stroll slowly like a big boss.

Xiao Zhang waited until everyone had gone in, followed them and said, "Look for any places that need repairs. Just tell me and I'll find someone to do it for you."

Su Taotao hasn't recovered from the visual shock yet.

Zhou Linglan shook her head and said, "No, this is already great. Thank you for your hard work."

Xiao Zhang touched the back of his head, a little embarrassed: "It's not hard, it's not hard. I was just responsible for finding people. Others did the work and I just watched. I'll go back now. Call me if you need anything."

Fu Yuanhang, who had been silent all the way, suddenly asked: "Mom, this yard is big enough, can I install a basketball hoop in the yard?"

Chenchen came over and said, "Basketball stands, basketball stands are great, I like them too, Grandma, can you install one?"

Zhou Linglan nodded: "Of course, as long as you like it."

Fu Zhengtu said, "Don't bother Xiao Zhang with this. I'll do it when the weather gets warmer."

Xiao Zhang scratched his head and said, "It's not a big deal. In fact, the easiest way is to nail a basketball hoop directly on the Chinese toon tree at a suitable height. It may damage the tree a little bit."

"No," Fu Zhengtu shook his head, "I'll just put up a wooden frame under the tree and nail the basketball hoop on it."

Xiao Zhang nodded: "That's a good idea. We have a big tree to lean on and we won't get hurt."

Xiao Zhang made sure that no one needed anything, and helped them pack their large luggage before he stood up and said goodbye.

Zhou Linglan stuffed two bags of coconut candy and some dried seafood brought from the south into Xiao Zhang's pocket and did not allow him to refuse.

Xiao Zhang had no choice but to accept it.

After he left, Zhou Linglan walked around the pomegranate tree. Seeing the knife marks on it, the past came to her mind and she smiled knowingly.

People in the capital like to plant pomegranate trees in their yards, which symbolizes many children and good fortune.

But their family was small, and by the time of Zhou Linglan's mother's generation, she was the only one left.

Her mother only gave birth to her.

Otherwise, her biological father, who was a beast in human form, would not have dared to allow the stepmother to eat up the whole family.

Zhou Linglan thought that if she had not been rescued by Han Lei that year, they would have succeeded.

God has mercy on us. Those who want to wipe out a family will eventually become the last one to do so.

It was a pity that she could not cut off her bones to return her father's name. Even if she did not take his surname, her body, her children's body, and her grandchildren's body still flowed with his dirty blood.

What a pity.

"Grandma, why are there so many scars on this tree?" Chenchen, who had just returned from inspecting the territory, asked in confusion with his head raised.

Zhou Linglan stopped reminiscing and touched the child's head:

"This is the height scale of my grandmother when she was a child. It was drawn by her grandmother."

Chen Chen blinked: "Wow, no wonder it's so tall, Grandma, trees grow with us every year, your reference is inaccurate!"

Zhou Linglan touched the child's head and looked at him lovingly: "Chenchen is really smart. When grandma was a child, she was not as smart as Chenchen, so she only thought of stupid ways."

Chen Chen smiled and shook his head: "No, if grandma is not smart, why are my dad and uncle so smart?

Chen Chen is smart because his father is smart, so my grandmother must be the smartest grandmother, who gave birth to the smartest father, and then Chen Chen was born!"

Zhou Linglan laughed, hugged Chen Chen and rubbed his head, then felt relieved.

Her surname is Zhou, and her children and grandchildren are surnamed Fu. They have had nothing to do with that man for eight hundred years.

"Grandma, what kind of tree is this? It's so tall."

Zhou Linglan looked up and said, "This is a Chinese toon tree. When spring comes, its branches will be full of Chinese toon buds, which we can pick and fry with eggs."

Chen Chen was a little confused: "But it's so high, how can I pick it?"

Chenchen can climb trees, but he can’t climb that high.

Zhou Linglan held Chenchen's hand and said, "Let's find a long bamboo pole and tie the sickle to it so we can pick the fruits from above. Grandma will teach you when the time comes."

Chen Chen thought for a moment and said with a smile, "I just said my grandma is smart and can think of a good solution."

Zhou Linglan: "This was not invented by my grandmother. It is the experience passed down from generation to generation."

Chen Chen asked again: "Grandma, there are so many rooms here, how are we going to live?"

Zhou Linglan pointed to the main house and said, "I'll live in the main house. Taotao and Zhengtu can live in the east wing. Ah Hang and Chen Chen can pick the room they like. You can live wherever you want."

Chenchen never thought that his home was so big. He took Baibai happily to walk through the long corridor, looking at this room and that room. He liked every room.

"I'll live in the west wing," said Fu Yuanhang.

Chen Chen nodded: "Yeah, this one is big, and I live with my uncle!"

Su Taotao patted the child's head and said, "You have grown up. Don't always stick to your uncle. Just live in the room next to your uncle and leave him some private space."

I don't know what private space means, but it probably means what it says, meaning to be alone:

"Well, it's OK for me to live next to my uncle."

Fu Yuanhang smiled and said, "It's okay. I'm used to living with Chenchen. It's okay for us to continue living together."

Su Taotao shook her head: "Chenchen should get used to living alone. Baibai should move to the back room in front of the screen wall, and the room next to us can be used as a study for Fu Zhengtu."

The room in the courtyard is large enough to accommodate a large desk, but Fu Zhengtu still needs a separate study. They don't need an additional study for the time being.

Chenchen puffed up his cheeks and wanted to live with Baibai, but considering that his mother would definitely not agree, he gave up.

Old Mrs. Song was very thoughtful. Just as she said, the main house and the east and west rooms were all covered with brand new beddings, the windows were clean and tidy, and people could move in right away.

They just need to pack up their own stuff.

Most of the things sent in advance are not used very often, so there is no need to pack them up so quickly.

After getting up early in the morning and walking for most of the day, they were tired. After a quick look at the yard, Fu Zhengtu and Fu Yuanhang went to boil water and heat up the kang. After washing up, they went back to their rooms for a nap.

Su Taotao lay on the warm kang, looking at the tall and unique ancient rhyme beams, feeling as if she didn't know what year it was.

Su Taotao was very sleepy and tired, probably because she was too excited, so she couldn't fall asleep. She lay on Fu Zhengtu's chest and drew circles:

"Why have I never heard you mention that the houses in the capital are courtyard houses?"

Fu Zhengtu was almost asleep, and said drowsily: "Seven feet of sleep at night, any house is the same, it can accommodate the whole family."

It was difficult for Su Taotao to explain to Fu Zhengtu why modern people were so keen on courtyard houses.

She bit Mr. Fu's chin and said, "I just really like courtyard houses!"

Fu Zhengtu curled the corners of his lips and kissed Su Taotao back with his eyes closed:

"It's good that you like it. There's nothing good about the courtyard house. If Grandma Song hadn't hired someone to build a kang and improved the sewage canal, it would be inconvenient to go to the bathroom at home."

No wonder, Su Taotao had heard before that most courtyard houses actually don’t have toilets, and everyone can only go to the public toilets in the alleys to use the toilet.

Rich families would reserve a clean room, but it was only used to place a toilet, which was filled with stench all day long, and the toilet environment was particularly bad.

But as soon as Su Taotao moved in, she felt that her own courtyard house was particularly in line with the living requirements of modern people. There was even a toilet in the bathroom and a shower in the bathroom.

"Grandma Song is very thoughtful." said Su Taotao.

"She studied abroad when she was young. We basically adapted our design to her style. In some places, it's even better..."

Su Taotao actually still had many questions, but Fu Zhengtu was really tired and fell asleep while talking.

Su Taotao was too lazy to ask.

The past has no impact on her current life.

On the contrary, the Fu family and the Zhou family have few members, so they don't have to deal with many trivial interpersonal relationships and can just live their own lives behind closed doors.

She is very satisfied with her current life.

People get lazy when the weather gets cold. It takes time to adapt from the south where it's spring all year round to the north where it's freezing cold. So I decided not to cook dinner and planned to go eat the "No. 1 Noodle in Beijing" that Chen Chen had been longing for.

The weather was too cold, Zhou Linglan didn't want to go out, and she didn't like eating fried noodles. She would rather eat noodles at home.

No one forced her, and the family of four who were not afraid of the cold braved the cold wind and came to the "First View of Beijing".

The familiar pattern of three long and two short knocks on the door, after all these years, Chenchen still remembers it.

"Come on, Li Xiangyang, are your ears frozen off? Go open the door!"

Li Xiangyang went to open the door swearing.

It seemed that after two or three years, he had not made any progress at all.

Still lazy and still so unwilling to work.

Still a chatterbox...

"What are you all eating on New Year's Day? Is there no firewood at home or is there a mouse in the rice jar?"

Li Xiangyang opened the door with a curse, and was about to roll his eyes at the old customer who had no good eyesight. However, when he saw the handsome young man in front of him, his voice was instantly stuck in his throat, and his pupils suddenly dilated.

"You, you, you, Ah Hang?"

Before he could recover from his shock, he lowered his head to look at the little one, his pupils dilated even more:

"Chen Chen? Did you take any ripening or enlargement drugs? How come you've suddenly grown so big?"

Little Chenchen: "..." He's not eating for free. We haven't seen each other for two or three years. Shouldn't he be a little taller? He doesn't want to know Brother Yangyang at all!

In fact, in the past few years, Li Xiangyang, Fu Yuanhang and Mu Mu have maintained a communication frequency of three or four times a year, and their relationship has always been good.

If this guy wasn't too lazy to write, the frequency of communication would be even higher.

It’s like the person who has been “growing” in my heart suddenly appears before my eyes, and it always feels a little unreal.

Chen Chen puffed up his cheeks and said, "Uncle Yang Yang! You just took the ripening agent and the growth enhancer. I couldn't recognize you just now. I thought you were Uncle Li with your unkempt beard!"

Chenchen decided to stop calling him Brother Yangyang and call him Uncle Yangyang. He refused to admit that he recognized him at first sight!

Li Xiangyang smiled, bent down, picked up Chenchen, and weighed his little butt:

"Little one, you've gained a lot of weight, and you're getting prettier as you get older. Sister-in-law, Brother Fu, Ah Hang, it's cold outside, please come in quickly."

Fu Yuanhang's friends all consider themselves elders, and basically assume that Su Taotao and Fu Zhengtu are of the same generation as themselves, and Chen Chen is a generation younger than themselves.

So whether Chenchen calls them brother or uncle, they will agree to whatever he calls them.

The inside of the store still looked the same as before, but the inside and outside were like two different worlds. One could not tell from the outside that the store was packed with people. The huge noodle shop was filled with people shouting and clamoring, and there was almost no room to step.

Someone from the kitchen called out, "Li Xiangyang, open the door and go to the toilet. There's a basin of mutton offal on table number five!"

Li Xiangyang put down the dust and curled his lips: "It's coming, it's coming, hurry up!"

"There's no place to sit here. Please sit inside and I'll take your order." Li Xiangyang said this and ran to the kitchen.