The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Huang Ling was welcomed into the house by Xie Huayuan, and her attention was attracted by the stylish furnishings in the house.

Wang Gang took his younger brother and sister to put their luggage away first, and then sat in the living room.

Xie Huayuan's daughter Xie Lingling poured over a few glasses of water.

"Hello, Aunt Huang. I am Xie Lingling, Brother Tunan's student."

Huang Ling looked at the graceful Xie Lingling in front of her and turned to Wang Gang and asked, "Who is this?"

Wang Gang explained: "Xie Lingling is the daughter of my landlord, Brother Yuan. I usually help her with math and English, so she calls me teacher."

Xie Huayuan smiled and said, "Thanks to Tunan, Lingling's grades have improved by leaps and bounds this semester."

It was only after Wang Gang's introduction that Huang Ling figured out the relationship.

Xie Huayuan is the landlord introduced by Professor Liu and also the owner of the villa. Xie Lingling is his only daughter, who is sixteen years old and is in junior high school.

The Xie family had been practicing medicine for generations and was once very wealthy, but they were affected by the special era and their villa was taken away. It was only returned in the last two years.

Xie Huayuan's wife died early, and he and his mother live with Xie Lingling. Xie's mother went out for something and has not returned yet.

Wang Gang rented the attic in Xie Huayuan's house and had been living with the Xie family for nearly a year, and they were very familiar with each other.

"Mom, Brother Yuan heard that you were coming to Shanghai, so he specially lent me the guest room. The room is on the second floor, and Pengfei and I will sleep in the attic together."

Huang Ling thanked Xie Huayuan and said, "Mr. Xie, I'm sorry to have caused you trouble."

Xie Huayuan smiled and said, "It's okay. Tunan helps us a lot, especially Lingling. I'm busy with work and can't take care of her studies. If it weren't for Tunan, Lingling would always rank last in the exams."

"Dad, am I that bad?" Xie Lingling said embarrassedly: "I'll take Xiaoting to the room to have a look."

Xie Lingling and Zhuang Xiaoting were close in age and seemed to hit it off right away. The two girls ran upstairs hand in hand.

Wang Gang took out the food he had packed from the restaurant and said to Xie Huayuan: "Brother Yuan, I packed some Northeastern dishes. Can you please use my refrigerator?"

"Okay, no problem, use it as you like."

Huang Ling helped Wang Gang bring the food into the kitchen, and then she found that Xie's kitchen was bigger than her living room.

"Tuanan, is this Mr. Xie very rich?" Huang Ling asked.

"The Xie family used to be quite wealthy, but their property was later taken away, leaving them with only this house. Brother Yuan now works at a traditional Chinese medicine hospital, and his income is not high, so he thought of renting out the extra rooms." Wang Gang explained:
"Brother Yuan's mother is very particular about her lifestyle and has high standards for tenants."

Huang Ling said worriedly: "They don't look down on you, do they?"

Wang Gang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Mom, what are you thinking about? Brother Yuan and the others are actually quite easy to get along with. Aunt Xie is just a bit of a germaphobe."

Huang Ling said: "I heard that the wealthy families in the past had many rules, and I'm worried that you won't be able to adapt."

Wang Gang smiled and said, "If you spend more time with Brother Yuan, you will know that they are all good people."

Zhuang Xiaoting rushed into the kitchen and said to Huang Ling: "Mom, mom, Sister Lingling has a flush toilet at home."

Huang Ling blamed: "Xiaoting, don't be so rude."

Wang Gang smiled and said, "Mom, I'll take you to the bathroom and teach you how to use the flush toilet."

Huang Ling was speechless: "I know how to use a flush toilet, do you really think I have never seen the world?"

The Huang family was actually wealthy in the past, but fell into decline due to the times. Strictly speaking, Huang Ling's marriage to Zhuang Chaoying was also a marriage of downfall.

Wang Gang took Huang Ling to see the bedroom, and Huang Ling was attracted by the record player on the cabinet.

"Do you want to listen to some music? Brother Yuan has some old records."

"No, it's someone else's property after all, let's not touch it." Huang Ling looked at the record player with some desire, but finally restrained herself. Wang Gang said: "Mom, what do you think of this house?"

Huang Ling exclaimed: "It's pretty good. Your mother has never lived in a house like this in her life."

Wang Gang smiled and said, "How about I buy one too?"

"Ah!" Huang Ling asked in surprise: "Mr. Xie wants to sell the house?"

Wang Gang shook his head and said, "It's not Brother Yuan who's selling his house, it's his neighbor next door who wants to sell his house and he's asking 20,000 yuan."

Huang Ling asked worriedly, "Isn't private property sales prohibited now?"

Wang Gang nodded and said, "It is a bit troublesome. After buying the house, I need to find the street office to handle the transfer, so I have been hesitating."

Huang Ling advised: "Tunan, a house like this is not something people like us can covet, and after you get a job, your company should allocate a house to you, so there is no need to buy a house."

Wang Gang said seriously: "The era of housing distribution is coming to an end. In the future, the company will no longer distribute housing. You have to buy your own house."

Huang Ling didn't believe it and said, "It's been decades since we divided the houses. How can it end just like that? Don't worry about it."

Wang Gang shook his head and said, "Mom, times are changing. You have to adapt in advance."

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Huang Ling was still a little bit unconvinced, and Wang Gang did not try to persuade her any more. In the evening, Huang Ling had dinner with Xie's family, and she also saw Xie Huayuan's mother.

Xie's mother was an old lady who looked very particular. She was quite friendly to Huang Ling and the others, but she insisted on separate meals during meals, which made Zhuang Xiaoting and Xiang Pengfei a little uncomfortable.

In the evening, Wang Gang took Huang Ling to stroll around Shanghai at night. At that time, the reform and opening-up policy had only been in Shanghai for two years, but thanks to the former foreign heritage, Shanghai's nightlife was still quite lively.

Huang Ling saw many private restaurants that were crowded with people late at night and was very curious.

The next day, Wang Gang took his younger brother and sister to visit the university campus again, and introduced Fudan’s past stories to Xiang Pengfei and Zhuang Xiaoting, which fascinated the two children.

Zhuang Xiaoting expressed her position immediately.

"Brother, I want to get into Fudan University in the future."

Huang Ling liked her daughter's ambition very much, but when she saw her nephew Xiang Pengfei looking unhappy, she couldn't help but ask:
"Pengfei, don't you want to go to college?"

Xiang Pengfei shook his head and said, "Aunt, my grades are not good, and it is still too difficult to get into university."

Wang Gang asked: "Pengfei, what do you want to do in the future?"

Xiang Pengfei thought of the restaurants he saw yesterday and said, "Brother Tunan, I want to do business and open a big restaurant in the future."

Huang Ling was a little unhappy when she heard this.

"Pengfei, you are still young, you still need to study hard. Doing business requires capital." Huang Ling advised.

There was a light called "money" flashing in Xiang Pengfei's little eyes.

"I want to make money, a lot of money, so that my mother can live a good life, and bring my father from Guizhou to Suzhou so that our family can be reunited."

Huang Ling was stunned. She didn't expect that Xiang Pengfei's original intention of making money was to reunite his family.

It has been many years since Zhuang Hualin and his wife were separated, and Xiang Pengfei has not been able to see his father all year round. It is obvious that the child misses his father.

"Pengfei, if you want to make money, you have to learn first." Wang Gang said: "There is a finance department in the university, which teaches people how to make money?"

"Really!" Xiang Pengfei said longingly.

"Pengfei, first set a goal, and then find ways to work hard to achieve it. I believe that with your perseverance, you will be able to realize your wish in the future." Wang Gang encouraged.

Xiang Pengfei looked at the college students coming and going around him and suddenly felt motivated. (End of this chapter)