At around three o'clock in the afternoon on the third day of the third year of junior high school, Zhong Yanchen received another call from Han Che, saying that they had arrived in the capital and were settling in the hotel. After washing up and resting for a while, they would go to their house at about five o'clock.
It looks like about a clock.
Yan Chen said, "Okay, I'll ask my family to cook dinner for you."
"Okay!"
Han Che and the others arrived at Yan Chen's house at half past five. Han Che had been to their house a few times and didn't think anything of it. It was the first time for Jiang Han, Wang Yu, and Jiang Han's girlfriend to come here. When they stepped into the courtyard, they saw
After seeing everything inside, I couldn't help but be surprised and envious.
Jiang Han punched Yan Chen on the left shoulder and said, "Okay Yan Chen, you actually have such a big courtyard in the capital. Not bad, not bad, really good. It seems that you have developed well in these years.
ah?"
Yan Chen said, "Why don't you give up your status as a civil servant and switch to business. I believe it won't be long before you can buy a courtyard house in Kyoto that's bigger than mine."
Jiang Han's girlfriend held his arm with a smile on her face. Yan Chen didn't even look at the girl.
Jiang Han said, "Come on, stop washing me, how can I compare with you? Who doesn't know that you are the most promising one among our group, with your smart head?"
Who among us can be as good as you? Why don’t I go into business and buy a courtyard bigger than yours? Look at me, I don’t even think highly of myself.”
Yan Chen said, "My courtyard is not really big in the capital. It can only be said to be enough for living, and it is just for a quiet environment. Compared with those real large courtyards, it is still very different, so you
There is no need to compliment me."
Wang Yu nodded while looking at the scenery in his yard, "Oh, that's okay, that's okay. This is already very good for ordinary people like us. We just can't imagine such a big courtyard."
I don't even dare to think about it." As he said that, he handed a packaging box in his hand to Yan Chen, "It's just a small thing."
Yan Chen lowered his eyes and glanced at the packaging box, then stretched out his hand to take it, "Come here, what else do you bring?"
Wang Yu said, "Isn't your wife pregnant? According to your family's current conditions, there should be nothing missing, so I bought a toy for my eldest nephew in advance so that he can use it when he is born."
Yan Chen picked up the toy box and looked at it, then nodded, "Thanks!"
Wang Yu waved his hand, "Hi, you're welcome!"
Following Jiang Han, the two presented their own gifts, "Originally, I wanted to buy two sets of clothes for your children, but I didn't know what material to choose. It is said that babies' clothes are very particular, so I bought them.
I bought some books on parenting. You and your wife are both new fathers and mothers, so you can read them when the time comes.
Now, there is also a scale here. Monitor your wife's weight at all times and don't let her get too fat. By then, the hand will be there, but the backbone will be gone." She said and winked at him ambiguously.
blink.
"Go away," Yan Chen reached out and snatched the scale's packaging box from his hand, "Thanks!"
Jiang Han shook his head, and then Yan Chen looked at Han Che beside him, "What did you bring again?"
Han Che said, "I consulted with my grandpa and he said that pregnant women should eat more nuts and some whole grains with higher fiber content, so I brought you some nuts and whole grains.
There are still some in the car outside, you can come with me to the car to get them later."
Yan Chen was not polite to him, so he nodded, "Yeah, okay!"
Following Yan Chen, he ushered a few people into the reception room, and then they took a look at the decoration and furnishings in their room. Wang Yu asked, "All of your furniture is made of mahogany?"
Yan Chen nodded slightly, "Yeah!"
Wang Yu clicked his tongue and said, "Rich, rich!"
Jiang Han on the side looked at the pair of blue and white porcelain vase ornaments in the room and couldn't help but asked, "Are those genuine?"
Yan Chen lowered his eyes while making tea and said, "Of course they are all fake." There are several genuine items in their home, but they are all kept in the secret room in his and Xiang Jin's bedroom, including
How could Xiang Jin's bronze incense burner be placed in plain sight? Wouldn't this obviously attract thieves?
Jiang Han said, "I thought it was true."
Yan Chen said, "Except for the furniture in this house, which is all mahogany furniture, the other ornaments are all handicrafts, which our Mrs. Yan bought when she went shopping."
"Your wife, Mrs. Yan, has good taste. Look at these ornaments, all of which are very high-quality," Wang Yu said.
Yan Chen said, "Of course, our Mrs. Yan has always had a unique vision!"
Jiang Han couldn't help but burst out laughing, and then said, "Hey, why don't you see your Mrs. Yan and the others?"
Yan Chen explained to them, "Grandma and grandma are preparing dinner in the kitchen, Ajin is taking a lunch break, and the rest of the family is with my uncle looking at the house."
A few people nodded, and Han Che asked, "Has Ouyang bought a house again?"
Yan Chen said, "No, didn't my father-in-law, mother-in-law and Aunt Ajin come to BJ to celebrate the New Year? My eldest brother-in-law said he would take them to see the courtyard he bought in BJ and let them know about his house.
Where did you buy it?
My uncle and the others also wanted to buy a courtyard house in BJ, so they went there to look at it together, so there were only four of them left at home."
Everyone nodded, and Yan Chen poured five cups of tea for each of them to drink, while he himself directly took a cup of tea and started drinking it.
After several people picked up the tea and took a sip, Jiang Han couldn't help but praise, "What a great tea! Oh, what kind of tea is this? It even has a fruity aroma?"
Yan Chen said, "Fruit tea!"
“Fruit tea?!”
"Yes," Yan Chen nodded slightly, "A customer gave it to me before. If you like it, you can take a can back to drink."
Jiang Han pretended to evade, "Why are you so embarrassed?"
Yan Chen said, "It doesn't matter, I rarely drink tea, and our Mrs. Yan doesn't drink tea now."
Several people followed and thanked them, and then Han Che asked, "Did your uncle and the others buy it for investment, or do they live in it themselves?"
Yan Chen said, "Self-conceited."
"Your uncle and the others have retired? Are they planning to retire here?"
Yan Chen said, "Well, my aunt has retired, and my uncle has two more years to go."
Han Che nodded, "That's good, that's good. We're all here. It will be convenient for relatives to visit each other."
"Um!"
After the few people chatted for about ten minutes, Xiang Jin came.
Seeing her, Han Che couldn't help but look at her and said, "Hey, Mrs. Yan, can you sleep well?"
Xiang Jin said, "I can't help it. Pregnant women are pregnant. Don't you know that pregnant women are sleepy?"
Han Che made a "cut" sound and said, "Boom!"
Xiang Jin raised his eyebrows and said, "How about you try to get pregnant?"
Han Che choked, "I'm a man, not a woman, how can I get pregnant?"
Xiang Jin said, "Well, look, you can't get pregnant, why are you laughing at me for being able to sleep? A certain great man once said that without the right to investigate, you have no right to speak. You can't even experience it for yourself. You
You are not qualified to say that."
Han Che pointed at Xiang Jin and looked at Yan Chen, "Yan Chen, you see your Mrs. Yan is still so unreasonable and unforgiving. People say she has been stupid for three years, so why hasn't your Mrs. Yan become stupid yet?
"
Yan Chen glanced at him lightly and ignored him, but stood up and walked over to carefully sit Xiang Jin on the sofa. Then he saw Xiang Jin and said, "Even if I'm pregnant, I'm not necessarily stupider than you!"
"
Han Che choked again. After Xiang Jin sat down, he nodded to the other people and said hello. Yan Chen asked her, "Do you want some water?"
Xiang Jin shook his head, "I just drank there."
Yan Chen nodded, "Are you hungry?"
Xiang Jin shook his head again, "I just ate two biscuits while drinking water, so it's okay."
Yan Chen directly took the walnut-betting tool from the side, then picked up two walnuts, pressed them and peeled them for her.
When Xiang Jin took the walnut kernel from his hand, she looked at him and smiled. The corners of Yan Chen's mouth were slightly raised, and his eyes were filled with smiles and affection.
Jiang Han's girlfriend saw the beauty of the two of them, and at the same time, her eyes showed envy.
Xiang Jin turned his head and immediately met the eyes of Jiang Han's girlfriend. The girl was a little embarrassed and avoided her eyes and smiled slightly at her. Xiang Jin also smiled at her.
Then he asked Jiang Han, "Jiang Han, don't you want to introduce your girlfriend to us?"
Jiang Han's girlfriend still looks pretty, but she looks a little thin and not tall, about 1.578 meters tall.
Then Jiang Han was surprised and said, "You know I am Jiang Han?! Why don't you think Wang Yu is Jiang Han? Mrs. Yan is really smart?!"
Xiang Jin was a little speechless. How smart is this?! But he didn't show it, but said, "When Han Che called my husband on the first day of junior high school, he said that Jiang Han and his girlfriend were sitting so close to each other.
So close, then you must be Jiang Han? I didn't hear that Wang Yu also brought his girlfriend? I know Han Che, and the remaining one among the four of you is Wang Yu, right?"
Jiang Han nodded sheepishly, "It's exactly what Mrs. Yan said," and then introduced her, "My girlfriend, Wang Yuanyuan."
Xiang Jin nodded, then looked at the girl and greeted her, "Hello, my name is Xiang Jin. Welcome to BJ and our home!"
The girl took Jiang Han's arm and said, "Thank you!" After that, there was nothing more to say.
Xiang Jin thought to himself that this girl was a little shy and not good at expressing herself, so he didn't communicate with her much. Instead, he looked at Han Che and said, "Don't you rarely see your dad a few times throughout the year? Why is it so big?
During the Chinese New Year, you weren't at home to spend time with your dad, and you came over to have a BJ?"
Han Che sighed and said, "Oh, don't mention it. I want to stay with his old man at home, but do you want me to stay at home?"
Yan Chen handed the deposited walnuts to Xiang Jin and said, "What do you mean?!"
Wang Yu said, "Speaking of which, does this have anything to do with you two?"
Xiang Jin was surprised. The hand that put the walnut kernels into his mouth was a slap in the face, "What does this have to do with us?!"
Wang Yu said, "The relationship is very big. You two got married without saying a word, and now you are even pregnant with a child. Yan Chen, you are famous again now, and you are a different person in the eyes of our elders."
A person’s son and grandson.
As soon as we return home, we are all displeased in the eyes of our parents and grandparents. They always make excuses in front of them. Look at Yan Chen. Not only does he have his own career now, but he even has no plans to get married.
I'm married, and I'm going to be a father soon. What about you? What about you? When will you find a girlfriend to bring back to us? When will we be able to hold a grandchild?
These words are spoken every day, even when we are toasting at the dinner table on New Year's Eve, these are the words our elders say to us, well... Do you think Lao Han and I can continue to stay at home?"
Xiang Jin said, "I wonder if your family is urging you to get married?"
Wang Yu nodded, "Isn't it? Not only does it prompt marriage, it also prompts childbirth!"
Yan Chen said, "So you just come to BJ to relax?"
Wang Yu nodded again, "Oh, my dear! I'll hide for two days and then come to BJ for a tour. Maybe I can meet love during the trip."
Yan Chen nodded, "That's a good idea!"
Xiang Jin said, "Do you need to travel so far to find a girlfriend, and also rely on traveling to meet her? Han Che, stop talking, your university of finance and economics is most in need of girls, where can you find them?
Ah, if you dress up more like a dog and go back to the University of Finance and Economics a few times, you might be able to attract a few beautiful elementary school girls. And Wang Yu, your police academy has some police beauties, right? You can
Are you chasing the police beauty in your school?
Besides, if you want to have an affair, you go to Lijiang. Why did you choose to come to BJ? Come to BJ, a famous cultural and historical city like Xi'an. These two famous cities are loved by literati and archaeologists. Lijiang is famous as the capital of affair.
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Han Che glared at Xiang Jin angrily, "What do you mean by dressing up like a human?"
The other people sitting there couldn't help laughing. Xiang Jin nodded slightly and said, "Oh, yes, you are already a bitch, so there is no need to dress up. Go back to your alma mater more often."
Go and have a look, and also go to your crayfish shop at the University of Finance and Economics. There might be a beautiful girl there who likes to eat your spicy crayfish. If you meet her a few times, won't she become familiar with her?
Then you ask me to practice more?"
Han Che asked, "Do I need it?"
Xiang Jin was stunned, "Have you already found a partner? That's good. Then why are you hiding it? Take it back and show it to your family and elders."
Han Che said, "You think I don't want to do it? Isn't this because I don't want to do it?"
Xiang Jin and the others were stunned for a moment, then Xiang Jin said with interest, "You really have a partner?"
Han Che was a little unhappy, "Look what you said, I'm not bad looking, and I'm also a bit bourgeois. Isn't it normal to have a partner?"
Xiang Jin nodded, then gave him a thumbs up gesture, "You said you apologize."
Wang Yu said, "Oh, Old Han, you are not right. You have a partner and you don't even tell me. It turns out that I am the one who dares to fall in love with you? Have you suffered a blow of ten thousand volts?"
"
Han Che said, "We have all grown up now, do you still think you are the same as when we wore crotchless pants? Do you think I have to tell you and report everything to you? Look at the two of Yan Chen and Xiang Jin.
Did I tell you when we were in love?"
Wang Yu just snorted.
Jiang Han said, "We have grown up together since we were young. Originally, I was worried that because of Yan Chen's aloof and indifferent temperament, no girl would dare to get close to him in the future. Maybe we would all get married.
He is still single, but I didn’t expect that he would be the first among the five of us to get married and have children. It’s true that a person cannot be judged by his appearance, and the sea cannot be measured, haha?”
Han Che said, "What's the point? Yan Chen knew one thing and went for it persistently. Xiang Jin was his daughter-in-law since he was a child. In order to be with her, she was in the third grade of junior high school.
When I was young, I transferred to another school and was in the same class with Xiang Jin. Then I went to the third year of high school and finally went to college. Whenever I had free time, I flew to Shanghai. From the time they met and fell in love, it took ten years!
How impatient is this girl? On the day Xiang Jin received her postgraduate diploma, she was taken directly to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get the certificate."
Jiang Han and Wang Yu both laughed. Jiang Han's girlfriend also looked at Xiang Jin again with an envious expression. Jiang Han looked at Yan Chen and joked, "Yan Chen, you can't tell yet.
, you are still in puppy love?"
Yan Chen said, "What about puppy love? My wife and I only started dating after we graduated from high school and entered college."
Jiang Han pouted and said, "You fell in love with Xiang Jin when you were in the third year of junior high school. Isn't that puppy love? Let me tell you, falling in love is also love, you know?"
Yan Chen asked, "What is secret love? Can you not use such obscene words? Do you know that I am in love? Almost all the teachers and students in our school know that I like Xiang Jin, do I still need to have a secret love?"
"Oh..." Several people laughed again.
Jiang Han looked at Xiang Jin, "Xiang Jin, did you know that Yan Chen liked you when he was studying with you?"
Yan Chen also looked at her with a smile on his face.
Xiang Jin said, "I know!"
Seeing her honest answer, Jiang Han asked again, "What were you thinking at the time?"
He believed it and said, "I'm happy. I also like Mr. Yan in our family. That is, when I grow up, I will make him mine. If anyone dares to come and poach me, I will beat him up."
It’s like her parents don’t even recognize her!”
The smile on Yan Chen's lips deepened, and the doting in his eyes was expressed without any concealment.
"Wow..." Several people followed with another burst of exclamations.
Jiang Han and Wang Yu each gave her a thumbs up, "Mrs. Yan, you are so powerful!"
"So domineering! Not bad at all!"
Han Che said, "This is the so-called family does not belong to the same family. The temperaments of Mrs. Yan and Yan Chen completely overlap."
Xiang Jin said, "You can say whatever you want, but this person is mine." After saying that, she held Yan Chen's arm possessively and leaned against him.
Yan Chen responded cooperatively, "Well, I'm yours!"
Several people laughed and said that they were both disgusting!
Yan Chen looked at the few people and said, "My heart is sour. It doesn't matter if I just tell you. No one will laugh at a single person."
A few people choked again and said that Yan Chen's mouth was too poisonous and he was still as annoying as when he was a child.
After everyone joked for a while, Yan Chen asked them which hotel they were staying in, and then Han Che said that he had come to the hotel where BJ usually stayed before.
Yan Chen nodded, and then asked them when they would start work.
Han Che said that he would return to Shanghai on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and the other two were on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. Jiang Han's girlfriend still remained silent and just looked at everyone with a smile.
Xiang Jin thought to herself, wouldn't this girl feel her face stiffen?
Yan Chen asked, "When will we fly directly from BJ to Shanghai?"
Han Che nodded, "Yeah."
Yan Chen asked again, "Then whose car are you driving back here?"
Han Che said, "Jiang Han's family."
After several people stayed in the house for a while, they all got up and said to go outside and take a look. When they saw the white plastic sheds in the yard, Wang Yu asked, "Oh, we were just looking at them when we came here."
Here we are, what are those white plastic sheds, are there flowers, plants and trees?"
Yan Chen said, "No, vegetables!"
Everyone was surprised, and Jiang Han said, "Let me go, you actually planted all the vegetables in the yard? I said Yan Chen, do you two save so much? You can afford such a big courtyard.
, and you still dig out such a small amount of money for vegetables?”
Yan Chen said, "Who said we were cutting back? We are doing this to eat fresher food!"
After several people listened, they all nodded. No matter how fresh the vegetables are, they can't be as fresh as those just picked from the ground. Then Jiang Han asked, "What vegetables are grown there?"
Yan Chen said, "Green vegetables, eggplants, cucumbers, and peppers."
Several people were surprised again, "Oh, yes, these mainstream vegetables are available."
At this moment, a large group of people walked in from outside talking and laughing. Jiang Han looked at Yan Chen and Xiang Jin and said, "Is that your family?"
Both of them nodded.
"Hey, your family is very lively during the Chinese New Year this year, huh?"
"Um!"
As everyone approached, Xiang Jin and Yan Chen greeted them first, and then introduced each other to everyone. Then Grandpa Zeng said, "Let's go, let's go inside and sit down and talk."
Yan Chen said, "We just came out of the house."
Several elders nodded, and then Grandpa Zeng said, "Okay, then you can just go outside and get some fresh air. Let's go in and sit for a while."
Several young people nodded politely, and then several elders filed in.
Ouyang Bo walked at the back. After greeting Han Che from a distance, he handed a thick fabric bag to Xiang Jin. Xiang Jin reached out and took it, "What is it? It's quite heavy."
Ouyang Bo said, "I thought the food at home wouldn't be ready soon, so I packed some food for you outside. Eat it while it's hot."
Xiang Jin opened the fabric bag and found that it contained a white porcelain jar. Ouyang Bo said, "Be careful, don't spill it. It contains soup powder."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Oh," then she looked at Jiang Han's girlfriend, "Would you like to eat some too?"
Jiang Han's girlfriend waved her hand, "Oh, no, thank you, I'm not hungry yet!"
Xiang Jin nodded, then looked at Xian Yanchen, "Then I'll go eat first?"
"Okay, I'll take you there," Yan Chen responded, and then took the thick fabric bag from her hand, then took Xiang Jin's hand and said to several people, "You guys stay here for now.
I'll be back in a moment."
Everyone nodded in agreement, and Ouyang Bo immediately asked Han Che, "When did you arrive?"
Han Che said, "I arrived at BJ at around three o'clock, and here at around five o'clock. I heard that you took your parents to see the courtyard house you bought?"
Ouyang Bo said, "Ah, let's find out the location of the land. I plan to renovate it this year."
"Renovate? Why are you renovating at this time? You don't often live in BJ?" Han Che asked.
Ouyang Bo said, "Some tiles are overgrown. In our area, many people want to renovate them uniformly during the Chinese New Year, so I will follow them. It will save a lot of trouble by then. I will take Grandpa and the others over to take a look. When the time comes,
It’s also convenient for them to go over and help me keep an eye on my tail.”
After hearing his explanation, Han Che nodded, "Oh, that's right, unified renovation. Oh, is there any unified renovation in my house? If so, I can also renovate my house."
Ouyang Bo shook his head and said, "I don't know. Just call and ask about the community over there."
Han Che nodded slightly, "Okay, I'll call and ask then. Oh, you're back just in time. Let's go for a walk and follow me to the car to move some things down. Don't forget them later.
, then I brought you here from the provincial capital."
Ouyang Bo nodded, "Okay!"
Immediately, Han Che asked Jiang Han for the car keys, and then he and Ouyang Bo went to the car to move things.
When two foam boxes and several bags were placed on the kitchen floor, Xiang Jin couldn't help but shout, "Oh my god, what did you bring for us? There are so many?"
Han Che said, "It's nothing, just a few roasted rabbits and some rabbit heads, plus some red dates, astragalus, angelica and other Chinese medicinal materials that can replenish qi and blood in exchange for whole grains. There are also two bags of stinky tofu."
Xiang Jin couldn't help but laugh and said, "You brought me stinky tofu again?"
Han Che said, "Eat it, otherwise Yan Chen will call me and ask me to search the streets for him to find stinky tofu. I will be in Shanghai then, where can I go to find it for him?"
Xiang Jin said, "I'm not as greedy for stinky tofu now, but I still thank you!"
Han Che said, "Tch, if you had told me earlier, I wouldn't have had to prepare it for you. I personally went to his house to get this for you on the first day of the new year."
Xiang Jin said, "Oh, thank you even more!"
Han Che said, "Oh, come on, just don't forget me when there are good money-making projects."