Zhou Chen was originally just a programmer, but he was able to work hard in a few years to reach the company where he is today, and now he has shown amazing painting skills.
From what Hong Dou said, Zhou Chen only learned wood carving for two or three months, but he was able to carve so well. What is this kind of talent if not a genius?
But the more this happened, the more uneasy she felt. Zhou Chen was too good. Being good was a good thing, but it was related to her sister's happiness. Being too good was not always a good thing.
But when she looked at Zhou Chen and Hongdou, loving each other, with eyes full of tenderness, her heart relaxed slightly.
"Sister, let's take you and Lingdang to visit the ancient city today. It's very different from the Magic City. It has a different scenery."
"Really? Then I want to go take a look. Let's go."
There is not much work to do today, Xu Hongmi still has plenty of free time.
Zhou Chen drove the car and the group headed towards the ancient city.
Xu Hongdou has been to the ancient city several times and has been to many places suitable for fun, so today she serves as a tour guide, taking her sister and niece, and Zhou Chen is responsible for helping them get things. When Xiao Lingdang is tired and can't walk, it is also by
He held it.
After shopping around all morning, they found a place to eat at one o'clock.
Xu Hongdou and Xu Hongmi sat tiredly on their chairs and didn't want to move, while Zhou Chen took Cui Lingdang and ran to buy ice cream.
Xu Hongmi looked at her daughter, who was still brisk in her steps, and Zhou Chen, who was full of energy, and sighed.
"It's so comfortable to have a man shopping with me. Xu Hongdou, don't tell me, this boyfriend is really competent and has a good temper. He has been shopping with us for so long, and he never showed any impatience at all.
It's because I'm holding the bell that I don't even feel tired. With this kind of physical strength, you will definitely be happy in the future."
Xu Hongdou, who was drinking tea, almost spit out a mouthful of tea, choking her and causing her to cough non-stop.
"Xu Hongmi, what kind of talk are you talking about? If you don't know how to speak, just say less."
Xu Hongmi looked surprised: "What are you talking about? I said he has good physical strength and you won't have to worry about the heavy work at home in the future. What are you thinking? Oh, you can't do it?"
Xu Hongdou quickly covered her mouth and shouted angrily: "Xu Hongmi, shut up."
Xu Hongmi laughed out loud, she was teasing Xu Hongdou on purpose.
"To get back to the subject, Zhou Chen is really good, he can care for others, and he is patient. Anyway, I think he is better than your brother-in-law."
"If my brother-in-law hears this, he will probably be heartbroken to death."
"Oh, he doesn't know how."
"Sister, how many days are you and Lingdang planning to stay here?"
"Well, I'll stay for two more days. I have a flight the day after tomorrow. I can't let Ling Dang get carried away. Besides, I also have to work."
Xu Hongmi's visit this time was actually to see Xu Hongdou's condition. Now that she sees that her sister is in good condition and has found a good boyfriend, most of her worries have been reduced.
Originally she wanted to leave tomorrow, but thinking that Ling Dang would finally come out, let her play for two more days.
After having lunch and resting for a while, the Xu Hongdou sisters immediately resurrected with full health and started shopping again in the afternoon.
It wasn't until they drove back to town at night that they covered their feet and complained that it hurt.
"Zhou Chen, you've been shopping with us all day, and you're always holding the bell. Why don't you seem tired at all?" Xu Hongmi asked curiously.
Zhou Chen said with a smile: "Because I have always exercised, this distance is nothing to me. Even if I have to go up and down Mount Tai, I can recover after sitting for a while."
"Awesome, awesome."
Xu Hongmi sincerely praised: "If I hadn't known that you were running a company, I would have thought you were the kind of traveler who climbs mountains and wades in water. You will also take Xu Hongdou with you when you exercise in the future. Look at her.
I’m too lazy, and I’ll be ruined if I continue like this.”
Xu Hongdou said dissatisfied: "Xu Hongmi, don't talk about me, you are no better than me."
"Haha, can we be the same? I have a job and you don't."
A mockery that made Xu Hongdou hold his breath.
"Xu Hongmi, you are so cruel."
Zhou Chen first sent Xu Hongmi back to the B&B, and then drove Xu Hongdou and Cui Lingdang to Yunmiao Village.
Lingdang had already fallen asleep on the road, and when she got off the car, she was still carried back to the small courtyard by Zhou Chen.
When they returned to the courtyard, Nana was sitting in the restaurant eating alone. When she saw them coming back, she immediately came over happily.
"Shh, Ling Dang is asleep. Let's put her up first and come back down later."
Zhou Chen and Xu Hongdou went upstairs to put the bell in place, and then went downstairs to the rest area to drink tea with Nana.
"You went to the ancient city today. Judging from the looks of you, you must have been playing all day, right?"
Nana gave Zhou Chen and Xu Hongdou tea and asked with a smile.
Xu Hongdou shook his head and patted his shoulder, sighing: "Yeah, I'm exhausted after a day of shopping."
"You should have all eaten, right?"
"have eaten."
"oh."
Nana suddenly looked melancholy: "You are all not here today. I am the only one left in the courtyard. It is too quiet. I am not used to it. Damai left, Master Ma also started a business, and even Teacher Hu
We all went to the capital to attend the music festival. If you all leave in the future, I will be the only one left in this small courtyard."
Feeling Nana's sadness, Xu Hongdou held her hands and comforted her: "We haven't left yet. Teacher Hu is only going away for a few days and will be back soon. Damai will also come back in the future.
There will also be new tenants in the future.”
"Even if there are new tenants, it's not you, it's boring."
The more Nana thought about it, the sadder she felt. She had lived in this small courtyard for a long time, but since Zhou Chen and Xu Hongdou moved in, the courtyard has become more lively than before, which also made their relationship become very close.
She felt that even if new tenants would arrive in the future, there would definitely not be such an atmosphere again.
Xu Hongdou didn't know how to persuade her. Although she liked the atmosphere of the courtyard very much, she also liked being with Nana Damai and the others.
But she knows better that she does not belong here. She can live here for a while, but it is impossible to live here for a long time.
Nana wiped her tears and said, "Hongdou, don't worry, I just felt it. Today, I was suddenly the only one left, so I suddenly felt empty in my heart."
Xu Hongdou hugged her and comforted her: "I understand, I really understand this feeling of emptiness."
Zhou Chen also consoled him: "Nana, there's no need to be so sad. If you stay here, we will definitely come back in the future. If you leave here and go home, that's fine too. We all live in the Magic City.
Being able to get together on the phone is more convenient than here."
When Nana heard this, she was stunned for a moment and said: "This seems to be the truth. To be honest, after living here for a long time, I almost forgot that my home is in Shanghai."
Seeing that Nana was depressed, Xu Hongdou simply went back to the room with her to comfort her, while Zhou Chen returned to Xu Hongdou's room and looked at Cui Lingdang.
In the next two days, Zhou Chen and Xu Hongdou stayed with Xu Hongmi and her daughter. They did not go to the ancient city anymore, but walked around Yunmiao Village.
The night before leaving, Xu Hongmi specially asked Xu Hongdou to drink wine all night. Both of them were drunk. In the end, the two sisters slept together with their heads held in their arms. Cui Lingdang, who had no one to take care of her, just
I can go back to the room to sleep with Zhou Chen.
Then early the next morning, Zhou Chen drove Xu Hongmi and her daughter to the airport.
Before parting, sisters Xu Hongmi and Xu Hongdou were reluctant to leave and hugged each other for a long time.
Xu Hongmi said: "No matter you decide to stay in the capital or go somewhere in the future, after returning home, go back to the capital with Zhou Chen. When you arrive, remember to call me and I will pick you up."
Xu Hongdou made a gesture: "No problem, I will definitely go to the Magic City when the time comes."
Zhou Chen's family is in Magic City. She is now in love with Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen is willing to accompany her home to meet her parents. Although Zhou Chen has no parents now, she is also willing to go home with Zhou Chen.
"Just remember, I'm leaving, but I still want to advise you that falling in love is a matter between two people, and getting married is even more a matter between two people. You can't always think about yourself, and you should also think more about Zhou Chen.
It's easy for you to go to the devil with him, but if he goes to the capital with you, it will be much more troublesome in all aspects."
Xu Hongdou quickly interrupted her sister's mumbling: "Okay, okay, I understand. Stop mumbling and leave quickly. The time is up."
Xu Hongmi patted Xu Hongdou's forehead: "Talking to you properly, your attitude will make me angry to death."
It was time to board the plane, and Xu Hongmi said no more. She just told Zhou Chen: "Zhou Chen, I will leave my sister to you. Please be more tolerant of her."
Zhou Chen solemnly replied: "Sister Hongmi, don't worry, I will definitely do it."
"Goodbye then."
"Bye bye, aunt, bye, uncle."
"Bye bye, bell bye."
"Sister Hongmi, bell, bye."
Xu Hongmi left slowly with Lingdang, and she lectured: "Lingdang, who asked you to call me uncle?"
"Uncle is my aunt's boyfriend. I call him uncle, right?"
"Even if I want to call him uncle, I have to wait until my aunt gets married to him."
"oh."
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After Xu Hongmi's mother and daughter left, Zhou Chen and Xu Hongdou started to get along with each other romantically as boyfriend and girlfriend again, and their lives were very brisk.
Hu Youyu went to the capital and came back. He went to perform at a music festival and got a little limelight, but there was no follow-up, so he went back to his hometown and returned to his small courtyard.
Ma Qiu Shan also took the time to come back and rest for a few days. At the same time, he told Zhou Chen, the shareholder, his plan. In a few days, he would set out to meet some old tea masters and ask for advice on tea art.
It can be said that Ma Qiushan is currently the busiest in their courtyard, but while he is busy, he is also very happy and full of energy.
Recently, Xie Zhiyao and Huang Xinxin are busy with the settlement of Shaohua Bookstore. In order to allow Shaohua Bookstore to settle in Yunmiao Village, they also specially found Zhou Chen, hoping that Zhou Chen could come forward to help.
After all, Zhou Chen is a big businessman in the magic city, and he must be more famous than them, but Zhou Chen refused directly because he didn't want to cause trouble to himself.
However, he also agreed to them borrowing his name, which was not considered borrowing, because he did buy the B&B in Yunmiao Village, but he didn't think his name would be of any use, and he was not a Forbes billionaire.
The people on the list are not very famous either.
After Damai left, room No. 3 was empty for about half a month, and finally a new tenant was welcomed.
Xie Xiaochun was busy that day and couldn't get away, so he asked Zhou Chen and Xu Hongdou to help settle the new tenants.
Standing at the door of Youfeng Courtyard, Xu Hongdou said curiously: "I wonder what kind of person the new tenant is?"
Zhou Chen said: "You are quite concerned, is it because of Nana?"
"Well, we are leaving soon, and Nana will be the only one left, so I hope to have a tenant who is easy to get along with."
"No one can say for sure about this kind of thing."
Zhou Chen remembered that in the plot, Huang Xinxin lived in the small courtyard first, and then a middle-aged woman named Bai, who was the divorced single mother who later surrendered to Hu Youyu.
However, his appearance changed the original trajectory. Huang Xinxin has not moved into Youfeng Xiaoyuan yet. Instead, a tenant came first. It is not known whether this new tenant is still the woman in the plot.
"coming."
An electric sightseeing car drove over, and Xu Hongdou immediately became energetic. The sightseeing car stopped at the entrance of the courtyard.
Sitting in the car was a woman wearing a straw hat and a white shirt, who looked to be in her thirties. Xu Hongdou greeted enthusiastically: "Hello, how are you on the road?"
"Good luck, hello." The woman responded politely.
Zhou Chen walked over and picked up her suitcase.
"Mr. Zhou, can I trouble you?" The person who drove the car was an employee of Xie Zhiyao.
Zhou Chen said: "It's okay, just go and do your work and leave it to us."
"Okay, then I'll leave first, Mr. Zhou."
Xu Hongdou led the woman into the small courtyard: "Xiaochun was supposed to pick you up, but Xiaochun was busy unloading the goods, so he asked us to help with the reception. I will take you to the room first."
"Okay, okay, thank you."
"You're welcome, please slow down."
Walking into the small courtyard, the woman looked around, and Xu Hongdou said: "It is daytime now, and everyone in the small courtyard is busy. We will hold a welcome party for you in the evening."
"No need to trouble everyone."
"It's okay. This is the new tradition of the courtyard. Your room is on the second floor. Be careful, the stairs are a bit steep."
Zhou Chen followed behind, sent the suitcase to the second floor, and then went down, leaving Xu Hongdou to entertain him alone.
After arranging the new tenants, Xu Hongdou went downstairs and sat down in the lounge.
"arranged?"
"Well, it's been arranged. The new tenant's name is Bai Manjun, Sister Bai."
"oh."
Zhou Chen nodded. It seemed that although Huang Xinxin didn't come, Bai Manjun still came. Hu Youyu was now interesting.
"I told Sister Bai that I will arrange a welcome party for her in the evening. I will invite Nana and Teacher Hu to make it more lively."
"Okay, it's fine with me anyway. I'll be where you are."
Xu Hongdou didn't feel numb at all. Instead, she leaned against Zhou Chen and enjoyed the quiet moment.