Siheyuan: Starting with one acre and three fen of land

The car stopped in front of the Chen family’s gate. He Yuzhu took Chen Xueru’s hand, pushed the door open and got out of the car.

"Xue Ru, it's getting late, you should go back first! I rushed to get you back." He Yuzhu's tone was apologetic.

Chen Xueru covered her mouth and chuckled, waving her hand: "Brother Zhuzi, then you can go back to the Zhang family! I'll be waiting for you here, see you the day after tomorrow!"

"Okay, I'll go back after I see you go in." He Yuzhu's voice was full of tenderness.

Their eyes met, full of affection.

Chen Xueru turned her head, nodded slightly, and walked into the Chen family's gate gracefully.

When she stepped over the threshold, she suddenly looked back, waved happily to He Yuzhu, a happy smile on her face, and ran briskly into the yard.

Only when her figure disappeared did He Yuzhu stop smiling, turned around and went back to the car, ready to go back to the Zhang family and get ready to visit the Chen family the day after tomorrow.

In Chen Xueru's small courtyard, lights shine through the window into the courtyard, and the reflections of flowers and trees are reflected on the ground.

Chen Xueru stepped on the mottled reflections, holding her handbag, and walked towards the main room happily.

When she saw the light on in the living room, she thought it was Aunt Feng waiting for her, and she called out before she even entered the room: "Aunt Feng..."

The moment Chen Xueru stepped into the living room, her voice stopped abruptly and her body seemed to be frozen.

Under the bright light, Su Wan was seen sitting upright on the sofa, sipping tea calmly.

Feng Liping was standing aside obediently, winking at her.

Chen Xueru's brain was working frantically, all kinds of thoughts flashed through her mind, and she reacted instantly. A sweet smile quickly appeared on her face, and she walked forward quickly.

"Mom, why are you here? I don't think there are any problems with those stores recently!"

Su Wan placed the teacup in her hand on the tea table with graceful movements, and looked at Chen Xueru: "Tell me about what happened in the past few days!"

Chen Xueru blinked innocently and glanced at Feng Liping secretly, only to see her smile bitterly and nod slightly.

Su Wan saw her little action, snorted, took out her silk scarf, and put on a sad expression: "Oh, my daughter is starting to hide it from me!"

When Chen Xueru saw this scene, she hurriedly sat next to Su Wan, took her hand and acted coquettishly.

"Mom, how could I hide this from you? It has just been confirmed and I haven't had time to tell you yet."

Feng Liping stood aside, watched the two start fighting, and silently left the living room.

Su Wan stopped what she was doing and looked at her seriously, as if trying to judge whether she was lying.

After a while, she said in a sad voice, "Oh! My daughter is grown up, and she's about to be kidnapped!"

"Mom, that's impossible! Brother Zhuzi will come to visit you the day after tomorrow." Chen Xueru said truthfully.

When Su Wan heard this, she immediately regained her composure: "Xiao Ru, tell mom about it quickly."

"What else is there to say? Isn't this the only thing?" Chen Xueru tried to play dumb and avoid the question.

Su Wan didn't intend to let her go. She stretched out her finger and poked her forehead: "You, don't say that mom didn't give you a chance. Go convince your dad yourself!"

Chen Xueru's face flashed with anxiety, and she shook Su Wan's hand: "Mom, don't be like this. I said it's not enough. I'll tell you whatever you want to know."

"Hehe, it's too late to tell you. I'd better go back to my room and rest!" Seeing her expression, Su Wan pretended to get up and leave.

Chen Xueru hugged Su Wan's hand tightly, pulled her to sit on the sofa, and pleaded with her eyes: "Mom, you are the best. Please."

Su Wan found it funny in her heart, but she remained serious on her face.

She turned her head, looked at Chen Xueru deeply, and sat down on the sofa reluctantly.

Seeing her sit down, Chen Xueru let go of her hand, picked up the teacup on the tea table, and handed it to Su Wan respectfully with both hands: “Mom, please have some tea!”

Su Wan raised the corner of her mouth slightly, reached out to take it, glanced at her sideways, and a hint of teasing flashed in her eyes.

Chen Xueru gave Su Wan a flattering smile, stood up and knelt on the sofa, gently massaging Su Wan's shoulders.

"Mom, you've been waiting for me for so long, you must be tired, let me massage your shoulders."

Su Wan was very pleased with her flattery and her expression gradually became happy.

After Chen Xueru pressed for a while, Su Wan put the teacup in her hand down again: "Okay, sit down quickly."

"Hehe, Mom, you have to stand on my side." When Chen Xueru heard her stop, she immediately stopped and sat beside her obediently.

Su Wan turned sideways, took Chen Xueru's hand, and looked carefully at her daughter beside her.

Under the light, Chen Xueru was no longer the little girl she was a few years ago. She held her hand and cried silently.

My daughter now has skin as white as cream and beautiful features, just like myself back then.

Su Wan couldn't help but reach out and stroke her cheek, sighing in her heart: My daughter has really grown up.

Chen Xueru felt the warmth of Su Wan's palm, and a familiar scene appeared before her eyes: "Mom~"

Hearing the gentle call, Su Wan came back to her senses, looked at her eyes full of expectation, and decided in her heart to help her daughter pursue her happiness.

"Now tell me! Where did you go today?"

Chen Xueru was controlled by Su Wan's operation. Facing her question, she could only answer honestly: "Brother Zhuzi took me to the suburbs today to meet a leader."

"The chief in the suburbs?" Su Wan thought for a moment, thinking that He Yuzhu knew a middle-level cadre, and was a little surprised, "Does Xiao He know anyone in the army?"

Chen Xueru nodded obediently, with a smug smile on her face: "Yes, he is still the highest military leader in our area."

"Ah?" Su Wan was shocked by the information in the words. Her expression changed and she quickly confirmed: "Xiao Ru, are you sure?"

"No, I didn't know until I went there."

Seeing her mother's surprised expression, Chen Xueru couldn't help laughing, "When I was chatting with Sister Han, she said that Chief Li will go to Jinling next month."

When Su Wan heard the last name Li, she frowned and searched carefully for relevant information in her mind.

After a while, she thought of the time when the war broke out the year before last. After Chen Boting came back from a mobilization meeting, he mentioned to him that the military chief of this area was indeed surnamed Li.

This information was confirmed, and it seemed that Chen Xueru did not deceive her.

"Xiao Ru, but how is this possible? Isn't Xiao He a cook?"

Chen Xueru smiled softly and showed the new watch on her wrist: "Mom, look at this!"

Seeing that she didn't answer, Su Wan took out the new watch on her wrist and her eyes fell on the watch.

"What's wrong? It's just a foreign watch. It seems Xiao He does have some family background."

"Hehe, this is not an ordinary watch. It was captured from the northern battlefield, and Brother Zhuzi gave it to me yesterday." Chen Xueru touched the watch strap, her eyes full of tenderness.

Su Wan was suddenly confused. According to common sense, this thing was not something that ordinary people could get.

Considering He Yuzhu's identity and background, she could only think of one possibility: "Is Xiao He valued by a certain senior leader?"

Chen Xueru looked at Su Wan with a smile and nodded slightly.