Watching the sea from the shore

Chapter 82 New Home
I don't know how Lu Guanhai and his mother negotiated, but Ni Manhua wanted to buy the family room with all the money, then decorate it immediately, and move in as quickly as possible.But in fact, Ni Manhua prefers to have his own family pay for the purchase of the house. After all, this matter is a temporary idea of ​​his own, and it is embarrassing for him to ask Lu Guanhai to spend so much money all at once.

But I don’t know why Lu Guanhai disagreed. Lu Guanhai’s mother decided to sell their small house and live in the storage room in the supermarket. There was a small bed there. Lu Guanhai’s mother usually stayed there at noon when there were few people. Rest there.

But of course Lu Guanhai would not agree with this decision. The warehouse had accumulated dust all year round and the air was bad. Lu Guanhai's mother's body was not suitable for living in it.Lu Guanhai is a filial person. His mother has spent all her life savings to get him married. He doesn't want her to have a home.

Lu Guanhai's mother sold the house secretly. She only told them about it after signing the contract with the seller. Ni Manhua was so stunned that he didn't know what to say. Lu Guanhai's eyes were red, and he Mom pulled her into the bedroom, and the two of them talked for a long time. Ni Manhua sat in the living room and looked at the closed door, feeling mixed emotions in his heart.

This was not what Ni Manhua wanted. She didn't know why things developed in an unexpected direction.

But at this point, Ni Manhua had no other choice. During the time when he started to decorate, Ni Manhua moved all his things back to his home, and Lu Guanhai and his mother also lived in her home. Originally, Lu Guanhai's mother wanted to sleep alone in the supermarket and was afraid of disturbing Ni Manhua's parents. Ni Manhua persuaded her to live with them.

In fact, from that time on, Ni Manhua felt that something was wrong with Lu Guanhai. His eyes often showed fatigue, and sometimes he would be alone in a daze.Ni Manhua didn't know if he was a little unaccustomed to the change of place, but Ni Manhua's family's villa was very big. They were busy with work and had very little time at home. Ni Manhua thought Lu Guanhai should be more relaxed. right.

It took them more than half a year to decorate the house assigned by Ni Manhua's work unit and move in. After they moved there, Ni Manhua persuaded Lu Guanhai's mother to stay at her house and live with her parents. After all, she was in poor health. Unfortunately, he is getting older. Ni Manhua thinks that Lu Guanhai's mother will live more comfortably if there is a nanny at home to do the laundry and cooking.

On the day they moved into their new home, Ni Manhua's mother brought the nanny to the house and cooked a housewarming banquet for them. Because Lai Hongtu was there, Ni Manhua called Zhan Ping over.The atmosphere was quite warm. Zhan Ping brought a bouquet of tulips when she came over and insisted on placing them in the middle of the dining table during the meal. She said that the world of Ni Manhua and Lu Guanhai started with romance.

Zhan Ping was also the most talkative, and she kept finding something to chat with everyone during the meal: "I think this house is really nice. It's good to have units. It's very quiet in the compound. The floor of the house is not high, so it's convenient for residents to take the elevator. One of these three rooms is mine, right? I won’t be polite to you if I don’t have a place to live in the future.”

Zhan Ping toasted Ni Manhua, and Ni Manhua smiled and took a sip: "I'll give you a key. You can come and live wherever you want."

"Oh, she is so popular?" Lai Hongtu pretended to be surprised and his eyes widened, so angry that Zhan Ping made a move to throw wine at him.

Ni Manhua's mother ate the food calmly, and said in a leisurely manner: "This house is still a little small, and the end is only two steps away. After raising a child, I will have to hire a confinement wife. It's really crowded."

Ni Manhua's smile froze at the corner of her mouth. She wanted her mother to complain less and say something happy on a day like this. But she didn't know how to say it, so Zhan Ping said: "Auntie, the family room in the unit is average. It won’t be too big. You don’t know that my previous unit also had family rooms. I asked around and found that they were only [-] to [-] square meters, and most of them were two-bedroom apartments. This house is [-] square meters.”

"Then buy something bigger elsewhere..."

"Eat vegetables, eat vegetables. Today's vermicelli shrimps are particularly delicious and the meat is tender." Ni Manhua's father realized that his wife was talking too much and it was rare to answer her words.Lai Hongtu also took his sister's words and started a new topic: "Manman, I think this painting in your restaurant is beautiful. Where did you buy it?"

"Gifted by a friend." Ni Manhua breathed a sigh of relief: "A female classmate with whom I have a good relationship in the next class in high school gave me two paintings when I got married."

Lai Hongtu nodded: "That's a good relationship. Your friends are all artists. Maybe this painting will be worth a fortune in the future."

The social circles of Ni Manhua and Zhan Ping almost overlapped when they were in high school. As soon as Ni Manhua mentioned Zhan Ping, he knew who it was: "Xiaomeng gave it to me, right? She also said that she would give me two pictures when I got married. It was directed at her. Should I get married with these two paintings? Her paintings are quite expensive now."

"Hurry up." Ni Manhua's mother once again found a topic that she could interject into. She looked at Zhan Ping and urged: "You are the same age as Manman, and you are not too young. Why don't you find a boyfriend first? Don't be like Like her uncle, he was not in a hurry to find a partner when he was young, but now that he is older, he cannot find one even if he wants to."

"Sister, what are you doing to me again? It's not like I can't find you."

"Then you should look for her. My niece is already married, but you, my uncle, are still single."

"Okay, okay, I'll go find one on the street tomorrow."

The scene that Zhan Ping was most happy to see at Ni Manhua's house was watching Ni Manhua's mother scold Lai Hongtu. Seeing Lai Hongtu's cowardly behavior, Zhan Ping felt very happy.

Zhan Ping deliberately tried to please Ni Manhua's mother: "Don't worry, auntie, I'm better looking than my uncle. As long as I want to get married, all the people who are willing to marry me will go to Tiananmen Square."

It's not that Lai Hongtu can't hear what Zhan Ping said, but he just finds it funny and doesn't get angry.Zhan Ping was indeed good-looking, much prettier than him, that's why he always felt that she should find a younger and better-looking man.

Halfway through the meal, Zhan Ping suddenly realized that neither Lu Guanhai nor his mother spoke much, so she began to play the role of warming up the conversation again, trying to draw them into the conversation: "Hey Lu Guanhai, what's going on in the living room?" The sketch looks like you and Manman, right? Was it also drawn by Xiao Meng? She is a bit biased, and even drew you two wearing school uniforms."

"No," Lu Guanhai had been immersed in eating, but now he raised his head: "That was what Manman and I paid to have people draw it outside."

Zhan Ping was a little surprised: "When? Why do you still spend money to find someone to draw? Manman and I know so many friends who study painting."

"When I was in high school, I was looking for someone to draw at the lantern show. I told you about that time." Ni Manhua answered. That time he sneaked out to watch the lantern show with Lu Guanhai. Ni Manhua Hua told Zhan Ping before he left, and Zhan Ping called them for a long time, but Ni Manhua didn't want to mention the details of the light show at the time because he was disappointed with the light show, and the painting had been kept in the Where Lu Guanhai was, Ni Manhua would have almost forgotten it if Lu Guanhai hadn't brought it out when he confessed on Ni Manhua's birthday.

Zhan Ping said a long "Oh" and started to communicate with Lu Guanhai's mother again: "I just said that the people in this painting look much younger. Auntie, look, your son has been handsome since he went to school. , very popular in our school.”

Lu Guanhai glanced at the painting and said sheepishly: "Xiao Hai looks like his father. When I was in school, many female classmates came to our supermarket to buy things."

"They look like you, too. These eyes are just like yours. You two, mother and son, have really bright eyes."

Fortunately, there is Zhan Ping who can find topics. She tried her best to make everyone feel involved, and the atmosphere after the meal was quite harmonious.

After eating, Lai Hongtu drove away, and Ni Manhua's driver picked up several other people. Lai Hongtu originally wanted to take Zhan Ping with him, but Zhan Ping did not leave with him, but stayed to help clean up.

Lu Guanhai couldn't just let Lu Guanhai clean up the leftovers on the table, so Ni Manhua and Zhan Ping helped throw away the leftovers. Then Ni Manhua wiped the tables and chairs, Zhan Ping went down to throw away the garbage, and Lu Guanhai washed the dishes.

The kitchen is open, right next to the restaurant. Lu Guanhai was washing the dishes and looked back at Ni Manhua: "How about you put it there and I'll do it later."

"It's okay. I'm okay now. Doing some housework occasionally is good for your health."

"I told you before that I wouldn't let you do housework."

"You didn't ask me to do housework. I had to do it myself. The nature is different."

Lu Guanhai smiled, but he still didn't seem too happy. In the past two years after getting married, Ni Manhua felt that Lu Guanhai's speech and behavior had become much more mature than before. Maybe it was because he had grown up and became an adult. Happiness is not as obvious as it used to be.

Ni Manhua could only think this way, otherwise she couldn't understand why Lu Guanhai was unhappy when they were clearly moving towards a better future.

Zhan Ping came up after taking out the garbage, and after changing her shoes, she came back with a mop to mop the floor: "Look at you two, if you come out to live, no one will take care of you anymore. You have to do everything by yourself. You will be very tired in the future."

"It's great to do it by yourself. You can live your own life and do your own work. I think it's great."

"As long as you are happy, let me finish dragging the floor and leave."

"Why are you so anxious?"

"Your crazy uncle is waiting for me downstairs. He says he is afraid that I will be kidnapped on the way back. He doesn't expect me to be well every day." Zhan Ping said this seemingly disgustedly, but the expression on her face was still a little happy.

Ni Manhua took the broom from Zhan Ping's hand with a clear expression and pushed Zhan Ping to let her go quickly.

Ni Manhua has long been aware of the awkward and ambiguous relationship between Zhan Ping and Lai Hongtu. She really hopes that they can become a couple as soon as possible. Ni Manhua is relieved whoever takes care of the other between these two people.

At that time, Ni Manhua thought that they would all have a bright future.

(End of this chapter)