Siheyuan, my new life

At less than seven o'clock in the morning on the twenty-first day of the twelfth lunar month, two jeeps covered in mud and dust stopped steadily at the entrance of the alley on the west wing of the courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. Lin Yu stepped out of the car and walked directly towards the alley.

Zhou Tian, ​​Zhou Di and Zhou Xuan each carried two large bags in their hands and got off the jeep one after another.

He reached out and pushed the gate, which was obviously bolted. Lin Yu raised his hand and gently knocked on the two door knockers. The brass door knockers collided with the wooden door, making a crisp sound.

Soon Huang Ying's voice came from the courtyard: "I'm here, wait a moment."

Just now, Huang Ying was cleaning up the dishes in the kitchen with Zhou Xiu. When she heard the knock on the door, she hurried out, wondering as she walked, who would knock on the door so early in the morning?

When Huang Ying opened the courtyard door and saw Lin Yu and the others standing in front of her, she smiled and said, "Are you back?" Then she turned around and said loudly to the kitchen, "Sister, Lin Yu is back."

Lin Yu also smiled and nodded. He really couldn't say it out loud, so he could only smile and nod, then walked into the courtyard.

Hearing Huang Ying's words, Zhou Xiu dropped the rice spoon in her hand, walked out of the kitchen in two steps, and saw her eldest son standing in the yard. Her full of worry turned into a slightly excited sentence: "Xiaoyu is back."

Lin Yu smiled and said: "I'm back, is everything okay at home?"

At this time, Lin Nan was holding little Lin Zhou, with Sun Yong following behind him. As soon as he walked out of the house, he shouted: "Brother, you are finally back. The New Year is almost here, and I was worried whether you would come back to celebrate the New Year."

When Xiaolin Zhou saw that his long-missed elder brother had finally returned, he also shouted loudly: "Brother."

Lin Yu reached out and took Xiao Lin Zhou, and said with a smile: "Lin Zhou, do you miss your brother?"

Xiao Linzhou nodded his little head vigorously and said loudly: "I thought about it. I also asked my aunt and mother when you can come back."

Lin Yu smiled and rubbed his little head: "Okay, I'll give you a gift later."

It was not until this time that Sun Yong interrupted and greeted with a smile.

Zhou Xiu, who was standing next to him, smiled and said, "Okay, don't stand in the yard in such a cold weather. Let's go back inside and talk."

At this time, Zhou Tian and others had already delivered the bags they were carrying to Lin Yu's study. Then the three of them smiled and nodded to everyone, and walked towards the gate of the courtyard.

Zhou Xiu quickly said, "Zhou Tian, ​​please go to the living room and have a cup of tea and take a rest."

Zhou Tian smiled and said, "Let's go across the street and check out the construction of the yard. The custom-made doors and windows will be delivered later today."

After Zhou Tian and the other two walked out of the courtyard, they walked towards the main house. Zhou Xiu said, "Our street office has been quite busy recently, so we haven't had time to go over and take a look. I just saw that everything was covered with mats when I passed by in the car, so I couldn't see what was going on inside."

Of course Lin Yu knew what was going on. A group of middle and high-level puppets built such an ordinary courtyard. If it wasn't for the purpose of concealing their tracks, these guys would probably be able to finish it in a short while. However, even so, they still deliberately built a high mat wall around it. Some people went to inquire out of curiosity, but when they learned that this was a house built for Director Lin who lived in the west wing, those who were originally planning something immediately hid as far away as possible.

In the minds of these ordinary people, the directors of the street offices and the directors and secretaries of their respective factories are already great leading cadres, but those are far inferior to this young man living in the west wing. You have to know that he is the deputy secretary and deputy director of the Beijing Public Security Bureau and the secretary of the Security Department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, a senior leader at the administrative level of a bureau-level official.

Residents who usually live near the courtyard house at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang often brag about it outside. After all, it is a very face-saving thing to be able to be neighbors with such a big leader.

After entering the living room, everyone sat down casually. Lin Yucai smiled and said, "The courtyard house opposite has basically been built. Since the latest construction method is adopted, we can move in after the doors and windows are installed. I plan to move into the new house before the Chinese New Year this year."

Hearing that they would be able to move into the new house soon, Lin Nan said cheerfully: "Brother, what should we do with the furniture in the house? It's a bit too late to buy it now."

Lin Yu smiled and waved his hand: "You don't have to worry about these. I have already arranged it before I went on a business trip. All of them are made of Huanghuali wood and small-leaf red sandalwood. From now on, you and Sun Yong will live in the front yard, and then you can bring your eldest nephew over. I will not be traveling far for a long time after I come back this time. Let your eldest nephew and little Lin Zhou be their companions. I plan to give them medicinal baths from a young age. This will not only strengthen their physical fitness and make them immune to all diseases, but also lay a good foundation for the future."

After hearing what her eldest brother said, Lin Nan glanced at her husband sitting next to her, and they both smiled. With her eldest brother's words, she believed that her mother-in-law would not disagree.

Lin Yu glanced at his watch and said with a smile: "You should all go to work when it's time to go to work. Xiao Lin Zhou will stay at home and play with his brother today."

Zhou Xiu stood up and said directly: "Okay, we'll go to work first. By the way, do I need to come back to cook for you two at noon?"

Lin Yu waved his hand: "I'll take Xiao Lin Zhou out to eat. I haven't eaten the food in Sijiu City for such a long time. I'm really a little greedy."

Lin Nan said with a smile: "Brother, I will come back to have lunch with you guys at noon, okay?"

Before Lin Yu could answer, Zhou Xiu ruthlessly suppressed him: "Get lost, just go to work honestly, and our family will go to Quanjude to eat roast duck tonight."

Lin Yu said to Sun Yong: "Sun Yong, tell Qin Ming and the others that I will go to work tomorrow."

At Zhou Xiu's urging, everyone got up and walked out of the house.

Lin Yu put Xiao Lin Zhou, who had been lying in his arms, on a chair and said with a smile: "Xiao Lin Zhou, wait here. I'll go get you a gift."

After saying this, he stood up and walked into the study room under the little guy's expectant eyes.

After a while, Lin Yu walked back to the living room with a bunch of toys in his hands. These toy cars and guns were put into the storage bag by Zhou Xuan and his team when they cleaned up supermarkets and department stores in major cities in Europe and the United States.

Under the guidance of his elder brother, Xiao Lin Zhou happily fiddled with various toys. You should know that there are basically no formal toy factories in China nowadays. Even if there are, ordinary people's families cannot spend money to buy toys for their children. Usually, the children are either chasing and fighting together, or climbing trees to dig bird nests and play in the mud under the guidance of older children. When they are older, they will go to the river together to catch fish and shrimps.