Siheyuan, a comfortable life under Zhengyang Gate

"Uncle, aunt..."

"It's Lanlan who's back."

"Lanlan, have you eaten yet?"

"Uncle, I've eaten."

"When did you eat? Why didn't I see you over at the restaurant?"

“I ate it at home.”

"When did you arrive? Why didn't you go to the restaurant for dinner?"

"Uncle, I just arrived a while ago and there was a traffic jam on the road."

Fan Yonglan drove back to the capital from the island city of Qilu Province. She should have arrived earlier, but due to traffic jam, she only arrived at Qianmenlouzi half an hour ago.

It was too late to have the banquet, so she cooked a bowl of noodles at her parents' house.

After filling her stomach, she came to take a look at the Huafengyuan community.

"Lanlan is back."

"Hey, Lord Hou, Grandpa Cai, Grandma Xu..., you are chatting."

"When did you arrive?"

"Just arrived."

"Have you got a meal yet?"

"Grandma Xu, I've eaten."

"Lan Lan."

"Sister Xiao Zongzi, Brother Pingping, Big Brother, Second Brother, Brother Yiheng..."

"Let me introduce you to my boyfriend, Zheng Zhenbang." Yang Xu introduced: "Old Zheng, this is Uncle Jun's daughter Lanlan."

"Hello, brother-in-law."

"Hello, Lanlan."

"Sister Xiao Zongzi, you actually brought your partner back."

"Is it weird that I brought my partner back?"

"A little bit."

"I'm getting married on National Day this year, so you have to come back then."

"That doesn't mean there are only two months left?"

"Yes, after attending Pingping and Chushi's wedding, Lao Zheng and I will go back to work for two months, and my parents will take care of the wedding preparations. We will come back during the National Day to hold the wedding."

"Sister Xiao Zongzi, you are so quick to act. You are worthy of being the impetuous big sister in our alley."

"When fate arrives, everything will fall into place naturally."

"I thought my second sister would get married first, but I didn't expect you to get married before her."

During the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, Yang Jing and Han Pengfei took the initiative to reveal the secret that they had been together for six years and said that they would take some time to get married this year.

At that time, Yang Xu didn't have a partner.

Unexpectedly, in less than a year, Yang Xu brought his partner back and they were going to get married on National Day two months later.

“I didn’t expect that myself.”

Yang Xu herself did not expect that she would find a partner and get married so quickly.

Fate is such a wonderful thing, it just happens when it's supposed to.

Yang Ping said, "Lanlan, you came back alone, where is your wife?"

"He's busy with work. He doesn't have time."

"We were not able to come back for your wedding, so I thought I'd have a drink with your spouse and get to know him."

"The main reason is that you rarely come back. I will bring him back and introduce him to you when my eldest sister gets married on National Day."

“I can’t come back for National Day.”

For this marriage, Yang Ping took such a long leave.

Two months later, his sister got married and he couldn't take leave to come back.

"Then I can only wait for a chance in the future and introduce you to each other."

“That’s the only way.”

Yang Xu said: "Who is that?"

"Which one?"

"The one who talked to our father."

Yang Ping said: "He looks familiar, but I can't remember who he is."

Han Pengfei said: "That's Uncle Fubao, don't you recognize him?"

Yang Xu and Yang Ping asked in surprise: "Uncle Fu Bao from Pian Ye's family?"

"correct."

"I haven't seen you for many years. You look a little different. It's Uncle Fubao."

"Pianye and Uncle Fubao have been in the Northeast and rarely come back. If Uncle Fubao hadn't come back last year when Lanlan got married, I wouldn't have recognized him if we ran into each other on the street."

Last December, Fan Yonglan got married, and Qiu Tianci came back from the Northeast to attend the wedding.

When Han Pengfei saw Qiu Tianci at that time, he didn't recognize him. He even asked Fan Yongheng where this relative came from.

Yang Ping said: "I'll go say hello to Uncle Fubao."…………

Yang Yukun was chatting with Ding Baosong and his group when he heard someone calling him from behind. He turned around and saw that it was Qiu Tianci.

"Fubao, when did you come back?"

"Brother Kun, I just arrived."

"Have you got a meal yet?"

"We ate at a restaurant near Dazhalan."

"Did you drive back by yourself?"

"I drove for fourteen hours and my back and waist ached."

Qiu Tianci drove back from Longjiang alone, a journey of more than 1,200 kilometers, and including the traffic jam it took a total of fourteen hours.

It was almost dark when he returned to Sijiucheng, so he found a restaurant in Dazhalan and had a meal.

He went home to pack his things and put his luggage at home, and then he came to Huafengyuan community.

"I still have the key to your house. I'll give it to you later."

"Brother Kun, I've already returned home, and I have a spare key.

Brother Kun, thank you for cleaning my house so cleanly."

When my father was still alive, he entrusted the family courtyard to Yang Yukun to help take care of it.

After his father passed away, Qiu Tianci continued to entrust the courtyard to Yang Yukun for care.

He had just returned home and there was not a single weed or fallen leaf in the yard. The house was cleaned spotlessly with no smell of decay or mildew, and the bedding had just been dried in the sun.

"Why thank you? You entrusted your home to me, so I have to take good care of it for you." Yang Yukun said, "You came back alone, why don't you bring your partner back to meet us?"

"The company is quite busy these days, so we both can't come back."

"Little Zongzi is getting married on National Day. Is it okay for you to bring your partner back? We haven't met your partner yet."

Qiu Tianci often chats with Yang Yukun and calls him to say hello no matter what.

Two years ago, this guy called him and said he had a girlfriend, a junior from the College of Veterinary Medicine, in the same school, two years younger than him.

Yang Yukun had seen the photo of this girl, but had never seen her in person.

Last December, when Fan Yonglan got married, Qiu Tianci also came back, but he came back alone without a partner.

"Are you getting married on National Day, Xiao Zongzi? Sure. I will definitely bring Lijun back to meet you then."

"You are 25 this year, right? When are you going to invite us to your wedding?"

"next year."

“Are you sure you can drink it next year?”

"Sure, Brother Kun, just prepare the red envelope. It will definitely be paid next year. I will tell you as soon as the date is set."

"Have you settled it with your father-in-law and mother-in-law?"

"It's been settled a long time ago. The year Lijun and I confirmed our relationship, I went to my father-in-law and mother-in-law's house for the New Year. Some time ago, Lijun and I went back to see them, and my father-in-law and mother-in-law even asked us when we were going to get married."

"It seems that your father-in-law and mother-in-law treat you very well."

"My father-in-law and mother-in-law are really nice, mainly because I am handsome and outstanding."

Yang Yukun laughed and said, "I told you you're fat and you're out of breath."

"Uncle Fubao." Yang Ping and his entourage came over with a smile: "I haven't seen you for many years. I almost didn't recognize you. If Brother Feifei hadn't said you were Uncle Fubao, I really wouldn't have recognized you."

"Pingping, congratulations." Qiu Tianci could still recognize Yang Ping.

Last year he came back to attend a wedding, ate at Yang Yukun's house for two days, and saw Yang Ping's latest photos.

"Thank you, Uncle Fubao. It's been seven or eight years since we last met, right?"

"There is."

If there is something happening in the alley, Qiu Tianci will come back in person only if they are close relatives. As for those who are not so close, he will ask Yang Yukun to give a 200 yuan gift money on his behalf.

Sometimes when he comes back, Yang Ping and his family are not at home. For example, he came back to attend a wedding banquet in December last year, but Yang Ping and his two siblings did not come back to celebrate the New Year.

Counting the time, he and Yang Ping's two siblings haven't seen each other for seven or eight years.

Yang Xu smiled and said, "Uncle Fubao, do you still recognize me?"

"You are a little dumpling." When Qiu Tianci came back last year, he also saw Yang Xu's latest photos.

He still remembers that every time he came back with his father when he was a child, Yang Xu and the others would take him out to play.

Although he is twice as old as Yang Xu and the others, he is three or two years younger than them.

"I didn't expect that Uncle Fubao still recognized me after not seeing me for so many years." Yang Xu said, "Uncle Fubao, why didn't you bring Aunt back?"

"She can't leave because of something at the company. Brother Kun said you are getting married on National Day. I will bring her back to meet you then."

"Okay, I haven't met my aunt yet."

"Is this your partner?"

"Yes, my boyfriend is Zheng Zhenbang, Lao Zheng, and this is Uncle Fubao."

"Hello, Uncle Fubao."

"Hello."

The midnight snack was arranged at 11 o'clock in the evening. After the midnight snack, some neighbors went home to rest, while some stayed to play cards and stay up late.

As for the guests who came from other places, they were accommodated in the February Flower Hotel and the Three Autumn Leaves Hotel.

In the past two days, the February Flower Hotel and the Sanqiuye Hotel have suspended their business to the public, and are all used to accommodate guests from afar. (End of this chapter)