Siheyuan: I just want to live

After leaving the supply and marketing cooperative, the jeep drove forward for more than two hundred meters and finally slowly stopped at the gate of a yard.

When Hou Debang saw the car stop, he turned to Chen Feng and said, "Brother Chen, we have arrived. This is the yard assigned to you. Let's get off the car and take a look!"

After hearing what Hou Debang said, Chen Feng also felt that he should go and take a look, so he said, "We really need to take a look, then get off the car!"

Upon hearing this, everyone got out of the jeep and walked to the gate of the yard together.

At this time, Hou Debang took out the envelope given to him by Section Chief Feng from his bag, took out a bunch of keys from it, carefully identified them, and then opened the gate of the yard.

After opening the door, the first thing that came into view was a screen wall. On the screen wall, a large relief of the Chinese character "福" made of several large blue bricks was particularly eye-catching. The three of them walked through the screen wall and entered the courtyard.

Chen Feng strolled around the yard with a satisfied look on his face. Generally speaking, this is a standard quadrangle courtyard.

There are three spacious main rooms facing north and south, with a small ear room on each side.

There are three smaller wing rooms on the east and west sides of the yard, plus the back house, so there are more than ten houses in the whole yard.

Although it looks a bit old now, Chen Feng firmly believes that as long as he finds some people to tidy up and renovate the water and electricity facilities, this courtyard will definitely be more comfortable and pleasant than living in a building.

At this time, Hou Debang saw that Chen Feng had finished looking at the whole yard, so he asked, "Brother Chen, how is it? Are you satisfied with this house?"

When Chen Feng heard Hou Debang's words, a smile immediately appeared on his face, and he happily replied: "Satisfied, very satisfied! Such a big house is simply amazing, how could I not be satisfied!"

Seeing that Chen Feng was so satisfied, Hou Debang also laughed and said, "I'm glad that you are satisfied! Well, I'll give you the key to this yard now!" After that, he handed the key and envelope in his hand to Chen Feng.

Chen Feng looked at what Hou Debang handed over and took it without hesitation.

Hou Debang watched Chen Feng take the envelope and the key with a satisfied smile on his face. He said gently, "Brother Chen, since your employment formalities have been completed, I'll leave it to you to take your time to look at the house."

"I have some things to deal with back at the factory, so I won't stay here with you."

After hearing what Hou Debang said, Chen Feng looked up at his watch and found that it was already 11: a.m. He thought for a moment and then made a sincere invitation.

"Brother Hou, how about you wait a while before going back? You see, you've been busy with our affairs today, and it's already noon. Why don't we find a place together and have a simple meal before leaving?"

Upon hearing this, Hou Debang quickly waved his hands and replied with a smile: "Brother Chen, why are you still so polite to me? Helping you with this little favor is my responsibility as a brother."

"As for the meal, let's talk about it later. We have an important meeting in the purchasing department this afternoon, and I have to rush back to the factory to prepare."

Seeing Hou Debang so firmly stated that he had something to deal with, Chen Feng no longer forced him to stay, but smiled and said: "Brother Hou, since you really have something to do, then I won't keep you, let's get together next time!"

Hou Debang smiled after hearing what Chen Feng said, and responded in a relaxed tone: "That's easy to say. After all, we will all work in the steel plant in the future, and we will have plenty of time to drink and party together!"

Then, Hou Debang turned to look at Chen Feng and continued, "Okay, Brother Chen, I can't waste any more time. I have to go back to the factory first."

Seeing that Hou Debang was eager to leave, Chen Feng quickly stood up and said enthusiastically: "Brother Hou, let me see you off!"

Hou Debang did not refuse Chen Feng's offer to send him off, so Chen Feng and his wife accompanied Hou Debang to the gate of the yard.

When they walked out of the yard, Hou Debang got on the jeep, then waved to Chen Feng from inside the car and said, "Okay, Brother Chen, I'll just drop you off here! You don't have to do that anymore!"

Chen Feng was standing outside the jeep. Hearing Hou Debang's words, he also waved his hand and responded, "Brother Hou, see you later!"

Hou Debang smiled and replied, "See you later!" Then he turned to the driver Xiao Li and said, "Xiao Li, drive, let's go back to the steel plant!"

After hearing Hou Debang's instructions, Xiao Li immediately replied, "Okay, leader!"

Then he quickly started the jeep.

Watching the slowly departing car, Chen Feng stood quietly waving his hands, his eyes following the vehicle until it completely disappeared around the corner of the alley.

Jin Ling, who was standing by, watched Chen Feng's actions, and she also stood there and waved her hands like Chen Feng. Finally, when the jeep completely disappeared, Chen Feng slowly turned around and walked towards the yard.

Jin Ling followed Chen Feng closely and entered the yard together. She couldn't help but ask, "Husband, when are we moving in?"

Chen Feng stopped and thought for a moment before answering, "I don't know either. This yard may have been uninhabited for a long time. We need to check if there are any quality problems."

He went on to say, "Well, I'll have someone come take a look at it and do some work on the yard. Once everything is ready, we'll consider moving in."

Jin Ling listened to Chen Feng's words and nodded in agreement. She knew in her heart that the yard really needed some repairs before she could live there with peace of mind.

Although she was a little impatient, she also knew that this was a necessary step.

Afterwards, the two began to carefully inspect every corner of the yard, discussing how to renovate and arrange it. They planned to turn it into a warm and comfortable home and welcome their future life together.

Chen Feng and Jin Ling walked around the yard and found that it was getting late, so Chen Feng said to Jin Ling: "Wife, it's almost time, we should go home and make lunch. I don't know how the children are doing, we have to go back and check."

After listening to Chen Feng's words, Jin Ling nodded and said, "Yes! I am also worried about whether Jin Ming has taken the children to eat. Let's go back quickly."

After saying that, the two of them hurriedly left the yard, locked the door, walked to the entrance of the alley, found a tricycle that was soliciting passengers, and headed towards the courtyard.

On the way home, Chen Feng saw someone selling steamed buns in front of a state-owned restaurant on the street. He quickly asked the driver to stop and got out of the car to buy several. After he got back in the car, he continued on his way home.

Soon, Chen Feng and his wife got off the car at the gate of the courtyard. After paying the fare, they immediately rushed home impatiently.

It was almost noon. If Jin Ming hadn't taken the children out to eat, they would probably have been starving.

Fortunately, when Chen Feng and his wife rushed back home, as soon as they opened the door, they saw Jin Ming taking good care of the two children while they ate.

Chen Feng noticed that two children were sitting upright on chairs, each holding a spoon, constantly reaching towards the large soup bowl on the table, digging into the yellow egg cake to their heart's content.

Seeing this, Chen Feng finally felt relieved. He was glad that Jin Ming did not mistreat the children and at least knew how to steam egg cakes for them to eat to ensure that they had enough food and clothing.

At the same time, Jin Ming, who was concentrating on watching the two children eat, suddenly heard a slight noise coming from the door. She turned her head sharply and her eyes were immediately fixed on the door.

When she saw that the people coming were Chen Feng and Jin Ling, a happy smile appeared on her face, and she quickly shouted, "Sister, brother-in-law, you are back!"

As soon as Jin Ming's voice fell, the two children were attracted and raised their heads. Their little eyes were fixed on the door, and when they found that it was Jin Ling standing there, their eyes flashed with excitement.

Without hesitation, the children threw the spoons in their hands aside, opened their arms, and shouted to Jin Ling: "Mom! You're back! Mom!"

It was only then that Chen Feng noticed the appearance of the children. He was surprised to find that the faces of the two children were covered with egg cakes, which made them look particularly funny and cute.

Obviously, they were eating with great concentration and completely immersed in the world of delicious food.

Chen Feng looked at the two children and almost laughed out loud.

Jin Ling's reaction was exactly the opposite of Chen Feng's. When she saw the two children eating like this, she frowned at first.

Then he quickly walked between the two children, took out a handkerchief from his pocket, and while gently wiping the child's face, he began to scold the child in a low voice.

"You guys are such a jerk. You're so old, how can you eat and get food all over your body and face?"

Hearing Jin Ling's scolding, the two children were not afraid, but still laughed heartlessly. Xixi even pointed at the egg cake in the soup bowl and said, "Eggs, rice, delicious!"

Xingxing, who was standing by, heard her sister's words and said incoherently, "Hmm! Xiangxiang!"

When Jin Ling heard the child say this, she looked into the soup bowl and saw that Jin Ming had poured a layer of greasy sesame oil on the egg cake.

Seeing this, Jin Ling rolled her eyes at Jin Ming, and then said, "How did you learn to be like your brother-in-law? Why do you need to put so much sesame oil when steaming an egg cake?"

Jin Ming, who was standing by, heard her sister's scolding and shrank her neck in fear. Then she quietly defended herself, "Well, didn't I cook before? Didn't I accidentally put too much in?"

When Chen Feng heard Jin Ming's words and saw his appearance, he immediately walked up to him, put his arm around his shoulders, smiled and spoke.

“Jin Ming, it’s okay, it’s just some sesame oil, if you put too much, it’s fine, you don’t have to be scared!”

After talking to Jin Ming, Chen Feng said to Jin Ling, "Wife, the sesame oil was not wasted. Didn't the children eat it all? Don't be angry!"

When Jin Ling heard what Chen Feng said, she rolled her eyes at him and Jin Ming, then stopped looking at them and turned back to concentrate on feeding the child.