Siheyuan: Returning to 61 to collect waste

Suddenly realizing that she was still upset about him rejecting her suggestion, he couldn't help but smile. "Are you still struggling with this?"

"No." She answered. Although she was not angry, she still couldn't understand why he refused to build a new house. "Hehe, don't worry. You will know my reason tomorrow morning."

Tong Yao was curious and asked quietly: "What's the reason? Can you tell me now?"

Facing his wife's coquettishness, Ye Chuan remained unmoved. He closed his eyes and said, "To punish you for ignoring me just now, I will tell you tomorrow."

Tong Yao smiled, shook Ye Chuan and said, "I want to know now, tell me quickly! Otherwise I won't be able to sleep."

Ye Chuan laughed and continued, "We can only talk about this tomorrow. If I tell you now, you will be even more sleepless."

Tong Yao had no choice but to snort.

Ye Chuan was right. If he told her now that he had bought two courtyard houses, how could she still sleep? Not telling her was torture, and telling her was even more tormenting. Let's not talk about it for now.

The night was quiet and the next day came quickly.

As soon as he opened his eyes in the morning, Tong Yao began to ask the reason, which made Ye Chuan smile bitterly. "Let's talk about it after dinner."

Tong Yao pouted and said, "Don't lie to me. Last night you said it would be this morning, but now it's been delayed until after dinner. You can't come up with any excuses later."

Ye Chuan smiled and replied: "Don't worry, I definitely won't."

At the table, Tong Yao hurriedly finished a bowl of porridge and then stared at her husband. Ye Chuan smiled bitterly and continued to eat slowly, completely ignoring his wife's threatening look.

Xiaoxue sat on her grandmother's lap and ate. Seeing her parents' strange expressions, she couldn't help laughing. After waiting for a long time for Ye Chuan to finish eating, Tong Yao was about to ask when he pulled her out the door.

"Where are you taking me?" she asked.

"Help you solve your doubts!" ​​Ye Chuan said with a smile.

Tong Yao didn't ask any more questions and followed him.

Considering that his wife's belly was already visibly pregnant, Ye Chuan did not quicken his pace. He slowly helped her to the jeep at the gate of the courtyard.

"Do we still have to drive?" Tong Yao asked in surprise.

Ye Chuan opened the passenger door, carefully helped his wife up, and said with a smile, "Just sit back and relax. Will your husband do anything to harm you?"

Even though she was already a mother, Tong Yao still blushed when she heard this, but she didn't say anything else. She just gave him a charming look.

This scene happened to be seen by Sha Zhu who was going out, and he was almost stunned. However, he was just a cleaner in the factory now, so he dared not provoke Ye Chuan again, so he had to go to work angrily.

Less than ten minutes later, Ye Chuan and Tong Yao arrived at the gate of another courtyard. He stopped the car and helped his wife out.

Tong Yao got out of the car puzzled and asked, "Ye Chuan, why did you bring me here?"

Ye Chuan said nothing, took out the key from his pocket and opened the door of the courtyard house.

He had bought this house many years ago, and after a little bit of renovation, it has become brand new. The repaired walls and gates around it look very solemn...

Seeing her husband open the door with the key, Tong Yao was completely stunned. "What are you still standing there for? Come in and take a look!" Ye Chuan said with a smile.

"This...this...what's going on?"

Ye Chuan supported his wife into the yard and locked the gate. As soon as they entered the yard, they saw a screen wall. After walking around the screen wall, a not-too-big front yard appeared in front of them.

There are two rooms on each side of the front yard, one is a warehouse and the other is a kitchen. There is a set of stone tables and stone benches in the yard, and the ground is paved with square marble.

"Yaoyao, this is the courtyard house I bought for 1800 Chinese Yuan a few years ago, but I never told you and your parents."

Tong Yao asked in surprise: "Did you buy this? How many years ago?"

Ye Chuan nodded and added, "Over the years, I have hired someone to renovate this yard whenever I have time, and it has now become quite large."

Tong Yao looked at him in confusion, with a serious look on her face: "Then why did you buy this courtyard? Why didn't you move in? Why did you hide it from me and my parents?"

When Ye Chuan saw her expression, he knew that some misunderstanding had occurred, and hurriedly explained:

"I actually wanted to tell you and my parents, but the situation was unclear at the time and I had a feeling this day would come, so I kept it a secret. You know what the consequences would be if we moved here. I didn't tell you because I didn't want to worry you. Once it gets out, the consequences will be disastrous."

After hearing his explanation, Tong Yao immediately understood that moving to such a striking courtyard house might indeed cause unexpected problems, so she nodded.

"Yaoyao, come and take a look at the front yard. I believe you will like it!" Ye Chuan invited with a smile.

After passing through the hanging flower gate, Tong Yao was shocked by the scene she saw - there were three main rooms lined up in the spacious front yard, with a wing room on the east and west sides, which looked like a small garden full of vitality.

The messy grass has been cleaned up, and between the main house and the west wing stands a large fish pond, with several small rockery looming in it, and several medium-sized koi fish are happily playing in it.

On the east side is a carefully arranged grape vine corridor with a spacious bottom where lounge chairs or tea tables can be placed; Ye Chuan intended to place the rosewood tea table he obtained from the system space here, but unfortunately it has not been realized due to his busy schedule.

The octagonal pavilion standing in the corner of the front yard was small and elegant, with an ancient charm. There were also several reserved spaces around the yard, which Ye Chuan left for Tong Yao to plant flowers in the future. Marble paths connected the hanging flower gate, the pavilion and the main house, making the entire front yard look particularly spacious and bright, and the house was also renovated.

Although Ye Chuan never lived here, he made sure to come at least once every weekend to get some fresh air and take care of the fish pond. Every half month, he would bring his old friend Fatty Han to help clean and tidy up the house.

He always came during rainy and snowy seasons, quietly appreciating the beauty of nature, always sighing in his heart, regretting that he had not shared this quiet beauty with Tong Yao.

Ye Chuan pointed to the main room and said, "This is the living room. The room on the east side is ours, and the room on the west side is where my parents live. The east and west side rooms are also enough for the children to live in, but..."

Tong Yao tried to come back to her senses, looked at Ye Chuan in confusion and said, "But?"

"But it's not the right time to move in now. We have to wait until the wind dies down. Safety is the most important thing. I'd rather stay here later than rush to move in."

Tong Yao nodded in understanding, "Did you design this?"

"It's not entirely about design. I just hope to restore the original appearance of this traditional courtyard house. It took about four or five years to restore it from a desolate and dilapidated courtyard to this state." Ye Chuan responded with a smile.

Afterwards, Tong Yao took his arm intimately and said softly, "It turns out that I misunderstood you. I'm sorry."

Ye Chuan looked at his wife kindly and said, "We have been married for many years. Why do you say such things? Come, I will take you around the house!"

So the two of them came to the door of the main house together. As Ye Chuan turned the key in his hand, the moment they opened the door, they saw the atmosphere of a great family described in the book. The plaque on the door, the paintings hanging in the middle hall, the table with an upturned head, and the two pairs of armchairs on the left and right, just looking at the shining wood, you can tell how expensive it is; although the hall is magnificent, it feels a little lonely and depressed without the atmosphere of people. The interior decoration on the east and west sides is roughly the same, and a wall in the middle divides the layout of the room.

There is a Luohan couch outside the house on my parents' side as a leisure space for after-meals, and the inner room is naturally a place for the two of them to sleep.

On my side there is an atmosphere of books. Between the bookshelves is a long table for writing. The innermost room is still the dormitory.

In the bedroom is a large bed with elaborate carvings of dragons and phoenixes, and beside it is a cabinet with several small bottles and cups, and near the bed is a dressing table. All the furniture is made of high-quality mahogany, showing dignity and elegance.

Tong Yao immediately fell in love with this place and wanted to move immediately, but she suppressed her feelings when she recalled her husband's words of advice.

Yaoyao," Ye Chuan said, "It's good that only you know about this, don't let your parents know. I'm worried that they can't bear the pressure in their hearts."

Tong Yao expressed her understanding and agreement, "Yes, I understand, you can rest assured." She has always been well cared for by her husband, but she also understands the danger of the outside situation.

Ye Chuan accompanied her to walk through every room in the front yard. Each room had corresponding matching furniture, all of which were exquisite and high-end.

At this time, Tong Yao raised a question, "Ye Chuan, you give me all your monthly salary, so where did you get the money to buy so many household items?"

She looked at him with a playful look. At the moment, the other party seemed to be caught in the embarrassment of hiding funds, and Ye Chuan couldn't help but smile awkwardly.

"Well... I also get extra commission!"

"Really?" She said in a teasing tone, but then turned serious. "Well, did it cost a lot of money to buy these things?"

Ye Chuan nodded affirmatively and then denied it. "Nowadays, these are just ordinary priced items, not very valuable." But, indeed, the items at this time are very valuable.

As time goes by, when we focus on economic development, these household items may become rare. "Tong Yao has read a lot, so she naturally understands that gold is precious in times of turmoil and antiques are precious in times of prosperity. However, even in this era, these things are still unaffordable for ordinary people.

The two stayed in the courtyard for about an hour, and even Tong Yao was reluctant to leave.

Ye Chuan then took out a bunch of keys and handed them to Tong Yao, "Yaoyao, these are all the keys to this courtyard. You can come here often in your spare time, but remember to keep it a secret and don't tell anyone else."

After some hesitation, Tong Yao finally accepted the key and lock. At that moment, she seemed to have become the mistress of this courtyard.