Xia Qingyuan and her party took the train for most of the day and finally arrived at the provincial capital - Yuncheng in the evening.
Shen Yilin took a train for the first time and found it novel. He looked here and touched there without stopping along the way.
At two or three o'clock in the afternoon, I finally couldn't stand it any longer and fell asleep.
When he arrived at the station, he woke up. There was still clear saliva at the corner of his mouth, and a red mark on his face. It was obvious that the confusion had not passed.
Shen Yizhou picked him up with one hand and carried his luggage with the other hand. He walked in front and turned back to Xia Qingyuan and Lin Dongxiu: "Be careful."
The car in the compound has already been parked outside. It is an extremely spacious Jeep with a very domineering appearance.
Xia Qingyuan thought it was the driver who came to pick up the car, but she didn't expect it to be Chu Xingyu.
He arrived at Yuncheng one day earlier than Shen Yizhou and arranged all the trivial matters.
Chu Xingyu's eyes fell on Xia Qingyuan, and his eyes flashed with surprise.
He quickly concealed his emotions and nodded and smiled at a few people: "Secretary-General, Madam, Old Madam, and Xiao Yilin, I'll take you to your new home."
The car drove on a road that was at least twice as wide as the roads in Diancheng. It was flat and smooth. After driving for about half an hour, we finally arrived at the compound.
Shen Yilin lay on the car window and looked out, feeling shocked again.
When I first went to Diancheng, my horizons had been opened. Now it seems that, as the teacher said, there are people outside the world and mountains outside the mountains.
When the car drove into the compound, Shen Yilin couldn't bear to blink.
Rows of two-story Chinese-style buildings with yards, surrounded by green trees and flower gardens, are just places to live. It's like a small resort village.
Chu Xingyu explained: "This is also a family compound. What is different from Dian City is that not only the leaders of the provincial departments and departments, but also the senior officials of various bureaus live here."
This means that almost all the people in high positions in the province are in it.
Lin Dongxiu listened on the side and suddenly understood why Xia Qingyuan dressed them all up.
Compared with the previous years when simplicity was the pride, there were new ideas and new atmosphere in the 1980s. If you go out wearing clothes full of patches, the way people look at you is no longer the same as before.
By this time, the sky had darkened, and no one was walking around outside. Every household must have started to eat, and the smell of food could be heard coming from the brightly lit buildings.
Shen Yilin pressed his belly to prevent him from accidentally screaming and making others laugh.
The car stopped in front of a small western-style building, and soon someone came in. It was a woman in her forties.
She smiles when she sees people, her round face looks gentle and friendly, and her hair is neatly tied back.
She nodded to a few people and said: "Sir, madam, old lady, I am the aunt arranged by Mr. Xiao Chu to live at home. My surname is Wu. You can just call me Aunt Wu."
Shen Yizhou's expression did not change and he nodded: "Hello, Aunt Wu."
Xia Qingyuan also smiled and nodded.
Lin Dongxiu, on the other hand, became a little nervous when seeing strangers.
Why does Aunt Wu sound like a servant of a wealthy family in the movie?
Chu Xingyu added from the side: "Aunt Wu is arranged by the provincial department's logistics department. She is usually responsible for cooking and simple housework. She gets off work when the time comes."
Two years ago, individual housekeeping was not allowed. There were employment agencies set up by the labor department, and the small blackboards with housekeeping information written on them were often confiscated.
With the wave of reform and opening up, people are now more and more accepting of this industry, but it is still difficult to make a big deal about it.
Aunt Wu leaned over and followed them into the house: "Mr. Xiao Chu said that you were tired from the car ride here, so he asked me to arrange dinner first.
Madam, please take a short rest and you can eat later."
To Xia Qingyuan's surprise, both inside and outside the house, the style was more Chinese-style, combined with modern simplicity, low-key yet luxurious, not eye-catching but not being underestimated.
If it was like the one in Dian City that dazzled people as soon as they entered the door, Xia Qingyuan would feel a little inappropriate. After all, she was new here, so she had to keep a low profile, right?
Several people arrived at the dinner table, and all the dishes had been served.
There are four dishes and one soup. There are few seasonings such as Sichuan peppercorns and chili peppers in Yunnan cuisine. It is obvious that they have been carefully prepared.
Aunt Wu said: "Sir, madam, please use it slowly.
If there's nothing else, I'll get off work first."
Chu Xingyu also said: "I'm going back first. If anything happens, please call me at any time."
Shen Yizhou and Xia Qingyuan did not force them to stay and sent them to the door.
Aunt Wu was surprised again and kept telling them to go back.
Walking to the door, Aunt Wu said to Chu Xingyu: "Mr. and Mrs. really have no airs at all.
And when you look at his face, you can tell he is a very good person."
Chu Xingyu thought of the beautiful couple standing at the door to see each other off, nodded and said with a smile: "They are indeed very good people."
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After dinner in the evening, Shen Yizhou accompanied Xia Qingyuan to wash the dishes, while Shen Yilin and Lin Dongxiu cleared the table together.
Finally, I packed my luggage and prepared to choose a room to take a shower and sleep.
Shen Yilin said: "I want to live in the room upstairs, the one on the left side of the stairs."
There are a total of six rooms upstairs and downstairs. The upstairs is the master bedroom, study room and two secondary bedrooms, and there are three more rooms downstairs.
When he opened the window of the room Shen Yilin was talking about, he saw his own back garden, and a row of dense trees that separated it from the house behind. He liked it very much.
Lin Dongxiu immediately grabbed him: "You naughty kid, why are you sleeping upstairs? You sleep downstairs with your mother."
After that, he said to Shen Yizhou and Xia Qingyuan: "Just let Yilin sleep underneath. I can also cover him with a quilt at night."
Shen Yilin naturally refused to do it.
He said: "I don't want you to cover me with a quilt, I promise not to kick the quilt, okay?"
Lin Dongxiu pulled him: "Be obedient and sleep downstairs with mom."
Last time Shen Yilin made a fuss about catching mice. The next morning, Shen Yizhou felt refreshed. When Xia Qingyuan bent over, she discovered a dark mark on her collarbone.
Thinking back to Xia Qingyuan's movements of rubbing her waist, Lin Dongxiu understood it no matter how stupid he was.
Shen Yilin still doesn't understand. When he gets older, he will be at the peak of his youth. If he accidentally overhears something, wouldn't it be embarrassing?
Moreover, if it was because of him that Shen Yizhou and Xia Qingyuan were unable to move around at night, then her fat grandson and sweet granddaughter would only be able to see her in the year of the monkey?
Xia Qingyuan smiled and said: "Mom, let Yilin sleep in whichever room he likes. I'll just get up and take a look at it at night."
Shen Yizhou also said: "The room upstairs is empty, Yilin can sleep wherever he wants."
He had already walked around the house and had some general impressions.
Judging from the area alone, it is not only twice the size of Dian City, but also has a very good layout and lighting.
Moreover, the master bedroom also has a separate bathroom with a large bathtub.
Most importantly, the sound insulation is very good.
Therefore, no matter where Shen Yilin and Lin Dongxiu sleep, it will no longer affect them.
On this matter, Lin Dongxiu's attitude was very firm: "No, he sleeps with me."
She pulled Shen Yilin and whispered a few words in his ear.
I saw Shen Yilin looking at Xia Qingyuan and Shen Yizhou, his eyes getting wider and wider.
Then, he nodded and agreed readily: "I'll sleep down there with mom!"
Xia Qingyuan: "..."
Who can tell her what her mother-in-law said to him?