We arrived in Shanghai in the evening. Our new home is on the third floor of an apartment building with two households per elevator.
The three of them walked in with their luggage. The house was fully decorated, fully furnished, and had a telephone installed. They called their friends one by one to inform them of their safe arrival and tell them the phone number of their new home.
The three of them packed their belongings. In their new home, Su Qingmeng also set up a children's room for Kang Kang, full of childlike fun. Kang Kang was almost five years old. Lin Xiuyao coaxed his son, "You're already a big boy. Can you sleep on your own at night?" Having a son had seriously affected his sexual happiness.
Kang Kang shook his head: "No, I want to sleep with mommy and daddy. Daddy is an adult, and he still sleeps with mommy. I don't want to sleep alone."
Lin Xiuyao: "Your mother is my wife. Only husband and wife can sleep together. You are grown up now. You should sleep on your own."
Kang Kang didn't listen and ran to the master bedroom and lay on the bed, "I won't."
Su Qingmeng: "Okay, let's take it slow. We just moved to a new house, and he doesn't feel safe sleeping alone. Let's talk about it after the New Year."
"Alas, I gave birth to a debt collector." Lin Xiuyao said helplessly, "I'm going to buy some food. Let's have a simple meal tonight."
Su Qingmeng: "Go ahead, and buy some seasonings."
They cleaned up the house and went to visit their neighbor when the people next door came home from get off work in the evening.
After exchanging pleasantries, they introduced themselves. The new neighbor's family consists of seven people. His father, Jiang Bei, is the Minister of Culture. His mother, Lin Zhuting, is retired and raises the children at home. His eldest son, Jiang Ningyue, is the director of an electronics factory. His eldest daughter-in-law, Qin Fu, is an elementary school teacher. His youngest daughter, Jiang Ningrou, is in the first year of high school this year. His granddaughter, Jiang Shitong, is five years old and her nickname is Nannan.
This family is considered the "upper class" of this era. Lin Xiuyao has inquired about the people living in the apartment here. They are not simple people, either rich or powerful.
They gave each other cakes they brought from Beijing. Since they were neighbors from now on, they had to take care of each other. The neighbors learned from their conversation that one of them ran a company and the other was a writer. They were polite to them and did not look down on them.
The next day, the transport team contacted Lin Xiuyao and told him that their home appliances had arrived. Lin Xiuyao gave them his address and went out to get the car.
There were four people in total from the two truck drivers, including Lin Xiuyao. They first moved large items such as refrigerators and televisions upstairs, and then moved smaller items such as rice cookers, radios, projectors, etc. The most numerous items were Su Qingmeng's books, which numbered three large boxes.
Lin Xiuyao stored his bicycle and motorcycle in the community's carport. Now they can't be parked in the corridor, and there is no surveillance, so they are prone to theft.
After unloading and moving everything home, it was already past 5:00 PM, and Lin Xiuyao took the drivers to eat. This trip had taken them three or four days, and the car was filled with electronic gadgets, so they had to be careful about bumps and dents. They were able to deliver all this stuff intact, thanks to the drivers.
Su Qingmeng was wiping the furniture at home, and Kang Kang also helped with a rag. After the two of them wiped the furniture, they started to eat dinner.
It was almost seven o'clock when Lin Xiuyao came back, reeking of alcohol. Kang Kang leaned in and sniffed, "Dad stinks."
Lin Xiuyao was very conscious. He didn't drink much. He had attended several banquets and had some experience. The wine and liquor would be absorbed into the body as soon as it entered the mouth, and would not enter the stomach. He didn't like drinking, and alcohol was not good for the body. This was how he had always dealt with it.
Today he also advised the drivers to drink less. Su Qingmeng has always emphasized not to drink and drive, so he is also very safety-conscious.
Su Qingmeng saw him coming back and said, "Take Kang Kang downstairs to play, it's a good time to sober up." Kang Kang needs exercise time every day to grow up healthily.
"I didn't drink. I accidentally spilled some wine on my clothes, that's why it smells so bad." He explained to his wife and called to his son, "Kang Kang, let's go."
Kang Kang's car had just been delivered today, so Lin Xiuyao took him to the community park with the car and the ball. When he first came to see the house, he noticed there was a large garden in the middle of the community, which was perfect for Kang Kang to play.
It took more than half an hour for the father and son to return home. It was more convenient to take a bath in the new house. There was a bathtub in the bathroom. The old one was demolished and replaced with a new one during the renovation. When Su Qingmeng cleaned the house, she scalded it with hot water and disinfected it with alcohol.
Kang Kang used to wash in a big wooden tub, but today he was very happy to see such a big bathtub and played with his favorite little duck in the water.
Lin Xiuyao was taking a shower next to him, "Kang Kang, hurry up and take a shower. Stop playing or the water will get cold soon." After he finished showering, he took his son out and the three of them started watching TV.
At this time, Kang Kang’s favorite children’s program was being broadcast. At 8:30, Kang Kang began to doze off, so Lin Xiuyao sent him back to his room to sleep.
Then, the three of them rode a motorcycle to go shopping in Shanghai's bustling commercial street during the day, accompanied Lin Xiuyao to observe the market, and prepared New Year's goods by the way.
Lin Xiuyao communicated with Kang Kang from time to time, hoping that he would sleep alone at night. After his persistent persuasion, Kang Kang finally agreed to sleep in a room by himself, but he still came to the master bedroom from time to time to sleep for a night.
On the fifth day after the Lunar New Year, Lin Xiuyao's assistant, Xiao Bao, arrived in Shanghai. The two began looking for shops and hiring salespeople. Shanghai has a strong dialect scene, so hiring local salespeople would be more suitable. Lin Xiuyao had already secured a stall at the wholesale market, and he could open the business as soon as he could hire someone.
On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Wen Qian brought her husband and children to visit Su Qing Meng's home. "You bought a good house. The location is good, the space is large, and the lighting is good." She was a little envious. Her husband was allocated a two-bedroom house in the school staff building, which was quite crowded.
"How much did you pay for it?" After hearing the price Su Qingmeng said, he was surprised. "Is the housing price in Shanghai so expensive?"
Su Qingmeng explained: "After all, this is Nanjing West Road, and the housing prices should be among the most expensive in Shanghai."
Zhou Wenxi was secretly shocked. They could afford a house worth hundreds of thousands of yuan. They seemed quite wealthy. She knew Lin Xiuyao was involved in business, and at first she thought it was just a small business. She hadn't expected him to be so profitable, even opening a company.
Initially, she hadn't been optimistic about their future, but unexpectedly, they've been in love for ten years and now have a child. "It's great that you've moved to Shanghai! Let's go shopping this weekend," Zhou Wenxi shared with her local tips, including shopping and entertainment options.
It was almost noon. Su Qingmeng and his wife were busy in the kitchen. Kang Kang entertained the guests by himself, poured water for the three people, turned on the TV, and took the little girl to play in his room, like a little adult.
They prepared five dishes and a soup for the four adults and two children. The meal was a great feast for both the host and the guests. After the guests left, the two of them cleaned up. Su Qingmeng said, "Why not hire a part-time worker?"
When they were in Beijing, they hired a housekeeper to come and clean their home once a week, and usually the two of them did all the housework together. Now that they have moved to a new city, they need to find a new nanny.
"It just so happens that I'm recruiting recently, and I'd like to find a nanny for my family at the same time," said Lin Xiuyao.
They decided not to hire a live-in nanny, but to find a part-time worker who didn't have to live at home. In the end, Lin Xiuyao kept an aunt who was good at cooking light Shanghai dishes. She was from Sichuan Province and could also cook Sichuan cuisine.
The new nanny, 38 years old and surnamed Wei, comes in at 7 a.m. every day to make breakfast, then goes out to buy groceries and comes back to clean the house. She leaves after making lunch, and they take care of their own dinner. She works four or five hours a day and is paid 34 yuan.
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