Buy a house with 30,000 yuan and live in a small town

Chapter 542 C is also a language
After dinner, Liu Wangxue wanted to help clean up the dishes, but Grandma Xu pulled her away without saying anything: "Don't worry about it. Come on, sit down and talk with grandma."

Meng Wanqing took Liu Wangxue's other hand and walked together, jokingly saying, "That's right, just let the men do these jobs, otherwise what's the point of raising them?"

Liu Wangxue suddenly laughed out loud.

There is a dishwasher in the kitchen, so you don't have to do much. Just separate the food scraps and other garbage and wipe the table.

Grandpa Xu and Xu Chonglin are both clean people. They like to clean up while cooking, and the stove is always spotless after cooking.

It didn't take long to clean up. Xu Qingsong cut a few more oranges and brought them out. Everyone sat together to eat fruit and chat.

Grandma Xu took off the massager on her waist after dinner and put it on Grandpa Xu's waist. He leaned back in the sofa and praised Liu Wangxue for being thoughtful, saying that this massage was much more comfortable than the one Xu Qingsong bought for him.

Xu Chonglin had said he wanted to have a drink after dinner, so he took out his tea set and prepared to brew a pot of tea that Liu Wangxue had given him. When he opened the bag, he saw that there were small green tangerines inside, so he immediately decided to try that first.

Liu Wangxue usually likes to drink it herself, so this time she volunteered to help Xu Chonglin make tea.

Wash the pot and cup with boiling water, open the top cover of the small green tangerine, use a tea needle to help pour the tea leaves into the pot, and then put the peel in. Wash the tea with boiling water, brew the tea, and after soaking for a few seconds, pour the tea into the fair cup, and then divide it into cups one by one.

The tea that Liu Wangxue bought was naturally good tea. Xu Chonglin tasted it slowly and felt that the tea flavor was rich and smooth, with a sweet taste with a hint of sourness, and a slightly green and astringent flavor.

Xu Qingsong gestured to Liu Wangxue: "Look at my dad's expression of enjoyment. I guess, after he finishes drinking these, he will definitely buy the one you gave him next time."

Xiaoqinggan Pu'er tea does have the effects of regulating qi and strengthening the stomach, eliminating accumulation and stagnation, soothing the liver and moistening the lungs. However, the green peel is cold in nature. Although it is largely neutralized by the warm nature of ripe tea, the nature of Xiaoqinggan Pu'er tea is still warm and cool. It is not recommended for the elderly to drink too much.

Liu Wangxue didn't say this out loud for fear of spoiling the mood, so she decided to tell Xu Qingsong later and ask him to give some instructions.

Xu Chonglin put down the cup and refilled himself with some more: "It is indeed good tea."

The family sat and talked for a while. Xu Qingsong suddenly took the teacup from Liu Wangxue's hand, placed it on the coffee table, and pulled her up.

Liu Wangxue asked him: "What are you doing?"

Seeing this, the four elders also asked, and Xu Qingsong replied, "We agreed on the way here that I would take Xuxu to visit our home. Dad, mom, grandpa, grandma, you guys sit down first, I'll take her upstairs and downstairs to have a look."

The elders laughed when they heard it and said, "Okay, go ahead."

Xu Qingsong put his arm around Liu Wangxue's shoulders and walked away, whispering to her, "The main thing is to take you to see the cloakroom and prove with facts that I am not playing the victim, nor am I damaging my mother's reputation."

Liu Wangxue couldn't stop laughing: "Okay, seeing is believing."

Xu Qingsong took her to take a look downstairs first.

When the two floors were purchased, a spiral staircase was built inside during the renovation, turning it into a duplex. Grandma Xu and Grandpa Xu's rooms are downstairs, while Xu Qingsong and his parents' rooms are upstairs.

The layout of the upstairs and downstairs is exactly the same, with three bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen, two bathrooms and a nanny room. There is one bathroom in the master bedroom and one outside.

Grandma Xu and Grandpa Xu live in the master bedroom downstairs, leaving a guest room. Another bedroom was converted into a study, and the wall connecting the nanny's room to the living room was knocked down and converted into an open dining room, so that the living room space looks a little bigger.

Xu Qingsong mainly took Liu Wangxue to the study room. The study room, which was converted from a bedroom, originally had a bay window, which was not changed during the renovation. A comfortable tatami was made, and two single sofas and a small round table were placed. Two desks were placed side by side against the wall next to the door, and the remaining two walls were made of solid wood full-wall bookcases. In front of the bookcases was a three-layer footrest, which was convenient for finding books on the upper layer.

Xu Qingsong pointed at the desk and said to Liu Wangxue, "This study room is used by my grandpa and grandma. When I was a child, the most common scene I saw was them sitting here, one in front of the other, either writing lesson plans or correcting students' homework and papers." He pointed to the small sofa and said, "When they have nothing to do, they sit there and read books and chat."

Liu Wangxue looked at the tatami by the bay window: "I guess that should be your place, right?"

"That's right!" Xu Qingsong pulled her over to sit down, and opened the curtains a little, looking at the lights outside, and pointed at the ceiling, "The study upstairs is similar to this one. These two bay windows were my favorite when I was a child. The windows face due south, and it's especially warm when the winter sun shines in. I would read a book here."

Liu Wangxue guessed: "And then he fell asleep while watching?"

"Almost, especially after lunch," Xu Qingsong laughed, imitating the movements of his childhood and moving the pillow. "I just leaned like this, put the book on my knees, and then I slid down while reading, and soon I fell asleep unconscious. My grandma even laughed at me, saying that I was like a cat. After eating, I would find a warm place to lie down. I would just lie down, but I would pretend to read a book first as if I had a guilty conscience. Hahaha..."

Liu Wangxue reached out to pinch his face and laughed at him: "It turns out that Mr. Xu's 'histrionic personality' was formed since childhood."

"What's this 'histrionic personality'? There's no such thing." Xu Qingsong grabbed her hand and pulled her in to hug him, pointing to the bookshelves on the two walls and asking her to look. "I've read most of these books."

Liu Wangxue stood up and walked to the bookcase to see what books were placed in the glass cabinet door. Xu Qingsong did not let go of her hand, but followed her strength and stood up, and went to look with her.

It was just as Liu Wangxue expected, with one side full of books related to archaeology or history, and the other side full of books related to law. She looked from top to bottom and found some children's books on the bottom layer, all of which were "illustrated history" and "evolution of Chinese characters", as well as some poems and ancient stories suitable for children to read.

Liu Wangxue took a quick glance and was pleasantly surprised: "A comic book of the Four Great Classical Novels!" Just by looking at the spine of the book, one could tell it was very old, so it must be an old version.

Xu Qingsong squatted with her, stretched out his hand to push open the cabinet door, took out the book and showed it to Liu Wangxue: "This book was read by my father when he was a child, and it has been several decades. He used to treasure it and said he wanted to keep it as a family heirloom."

Liu Wangxue took the book in her hand and felt something was different. She opened it and saw that the pages were not as thick as ordinary paper. "Has it been repaired?"

"Yes," Xu Qingsong nodded, "My dad said that they were not properly preserved in Taojia Village. They were exposed to moisture and sunlight, and the paper became brittle over time, including these books. Later, our family moved here, and the space was bigger, so my dad and grandpa went back to move all the books here. My grandpa even took the time to repair all the books that needed repairing."

Liu Wangxue flipped through the book briefly and put it back, closing the cabinet door. "You have to keep it well. Old editions like this are hard to buy now. When I was a kid, I rented them from the book rental store in town and never thought of buying a set. Later, when I wanted to, I either couldn't find them or some private sellers offered very high prices, so I just gave up."

"Do you still want it now?" Xu Qingsong asked, and was about to reach out and open the door again, "I'll give this set to you."

Liu Wangxue quickly held his hand to stop him and joked, "Dad said he wanted it to be a family heirloom. You decided to give it to me. Have you asked for his opinion?"

"This book has been passed to me now. I can give it to whoever I want." Xu Qingsong said as a matter of course, "Besides, when you get married in the future..."

Liu Wangxue raised her other hand and pinched his mouth to interrupt him. With a sly smile, she leaned close to him and whispered, "I've said before, check the goods first and talk later." After that, she let go of his hand, stood up and walked towards the door.

Xu Qingsong also stood up and shouted at her in a low voice: "You flirt and then run away, are you so cowardly?"

Liu Wangxue turned around and leaned against the desk, looking fearless: "Didn't you say that you would prove your words with facts? Are you going to the cloakroom to check it out?" Xu Qingsong smiled, walked over, took her in his arms, opened the door and went out, thinking, I'll let you be arrogant for a while.

The decoration of the second floor is the same as that of the first floor, which is simple and elegant in Chinese style. Since it was changed into a duplex, there is no kitchen on the second floor. The master bedroom is occupied by Meng Wanqing and Xu Chonglin, the second bedroom is for Xu Qingsong, and the other bedroom is converted into a study room like the one downstairs. The wall connecting the nanny room, kitchen and living room was knocked down, and some space in the living room was occupied and converted into an open cloakroom.

The rest of the living room was Xu Qingsong's play area when he was a child. When he grew up, he changed it into a family fitness area with some home fitness equipment. Meng Wanqing and Grandma Xu usually practice yoga here, and Xu Chonglin also lifts dumbbells and rides a bicycle. Grandpa Xu only exercises here when it rains or snows and he can't go out. He usually gets up early to take a walk in the artificial lake park behind the community, and then buys breakfast and brings it back.

The first thing Liu Wangxue saw when she came in was the living room. She thought this area was pretty good: "Why didn't I think of setting up a fitness area at home? When it rains or snows and I can't go out for a morning run, I can exercise at home."

Xu Qingsong thought it would be fine if she did it now: "The living room in the small building has a lot of space, so putting a treadmill or elliptical machine there wouldn't make it look crowded." He thought again: "If you really want to do it, you can actually put it in the living room in the bungalow. Usually no one lives there, so you can make good use of the space."

"That's a good idea!" Liu Wangxue affirmed, and immediately discussed it with Xu Qingsong, "The sofas in the living room are originally spliced ​​together, so we can move some of them to the small building and put them in the living room or guest room. This way we can free up some space and it won't delay my mother from laying out the yoga mat."

Gu Xuelan also has the habit of practicing yoga, but she doesn't practice it every day. She basically practices it every one or two days. When she is not practicing yoga, she just does exercises in the yard.

"Of course!" Xu Qingsong said, and joked, "Once we have a treadmill, we can have fun on rainy days to release some energy, and we can also throw our little fat boy on it to run for a bit."

"Good idea!" Liu Wangxue smiled when she thought of that scene, but she was also a little worried. "It has gained a lot of weight this winter. I have to take it for a physical examination in a few days."

Xu Qingsong held her in his arms and walked towards the cloakroom: "Indeed, when I held it, I felt that it was too fleshy."

Liu Wangxue couldn't help but think of how she helped Xiao Ci lose weight last year, and continued to laugh: "Little Fatty Ci is going to have a hopeless life again."

Xu Qingsong laughed and sighed: "This winter melon in our family has also found an enemy for its entire life."

Liu Wangxue made a "gun" gesture and blew it to the side of his mouth: "It's going to be a protracted war."

Xu Qingsong laughed and thought she was very cute, so he bent down and kissed her.

The cloakroom is open, and the layout inside can be seen at a glance. There is a whole wall of cabinets against the wall, and shoes, bags, clothes and accessories are neatly placed in different categories. The middle is also separated by metal shelves like those in clothing stores, and they are almost full. A quick look shows that most of them belong to women.

Xu Qingsong led Liu Wangxue inside, pointed to the wall on the right and said, "Here, these are my dad's things. They are all here."

The cabinets on this wall also contain men's items classified in different categories. Liu Wangxue thinks they are enough for daily use and are similar to those of Liu Nanshan. However, compared with the room full of women's items, they are indeed a bit "pitiful" as Xu Qingsong described.

Liu Wangxue smiled and said, "Actually, it's not that bad. Didn't you say your father lives a minimalist life..."

"No, no, no," Xu Qingsong shook his head, "This is what you see now. I mean, when I was a child, the cabinets on this wall were shared by my father and me. It was not until I went to work in Hai City that this wall completely belonged to my father. So you see, isn't this a pitiful corner?"

"Well, it's true when you think about it." Liu Wangxue looked at Xu Qingsong with sympathy and raised her hand to touch his face, "So pitiful." In fact, she couldn't help laughing in her heart.

Xu Qingsong continued to pretend, holding Liu Wangxue's waist with both hands and bringing her into his arms: "My position in the family is clear at a glance. You must be nicer to me in the future to make up for the unfair treatment I have received."

Liu Wangxue finally couldn't hold it back anymore, and smiled up, and the hand on his cheek changed from touching to pinching: "Do you dare to say this again downstairs, huh?"

Xu Qingsong also laughed, lowered his head and kissed her, and said honestly: "I dare not, hahaha..."

Liu Wangxue pulled him out and said, "Didn't you say you live on the second floor? Which room is yours? Let me see."

Xu Qingsong took her to a door in the middle, pushed it open and walked in, saying, "The one on the left is my parents' bedroom, and the one on the right is the study."

After entering the room, Liu Wangxue looked around and said, "It's similar to your room over in the courtyard."

The room is of course larger than the one in the courtyard, the color scheme is just as refreshing, and the bed and wardrobe are also much larger than those over there - wait, wardrobe -

Liu Wangxue walked directly to the large wardrobe that covered the entire wall, and opened the doors one by one. It was full of clothes, and it was obvious at a glance that they were all his clothes. She pointed at them and asked with a smile: "Who was there just now, saying that the position was low and the treatment was poor?"

Xu Qingsong came over and hugged her, closing the cabinet doors one by one: "Well, what does it matter whether I play the victim or not? You didn't believe a word of it."

Liu Wangxue turned around in his arms and walked away: "You know me so well, Mr. Xu~"

Xu Qingsong was like a large pendant hanging on her. She took a step and he followed: "Of course, I like you so much."

In addition to the desk, a single sofa and a coffee table by the window, the room also has a large bookcase compared to the one in the courtyard, which is filled with almost all books related to computers and game development and production.

Liu Wangxue saw this and asked him, "I don't think you've told me how you got interested in the gaming industry. Logically, your grandfather studied archaeology, your father studied history, and your grandmother and mother both majored in law. With such a strong family atmosphere, you should have chosen a major related to language and writing, right?"

Xu Qingsong thought for a moment and said, "C language is also a language."

Liu Wangxue turned her head and looked up at him: "That makes a lot of sense. I'm speechless."

Xu Qingsong raised his hand and poked her dimple, and said with a smile: "I'm just kidding. Actually, there's no such thing as interest or not. If I have to say, it should be curiosity and challenge."

"What curiosity? What challenge?" Liu Wangxue asked.

"To be specific, it has something to do with Tao Huayu." Xu Qingsong held her from behind and walked towards the small sofa. He took her to sit down and said, "When we were in high school, there were MP4 and MP5 players. Qiushui Town also sold them at that time, but they were expensive, and many parents didn't buy them for their children because they were afraid that it would affect their studies. Sister Hua Xin had just gone to the city to study at a junior college, and she saved up the money she earned from her part-time job and bought one for Tao Huayu. The downloaded content was all English listening or English movies. The original intention was to let him study hard and improve his English grades, but he took it to the town's store and asked the boss to download games for him."

In fact, it wasn't Tao Huayu who took the initiative to download games to play. He was instigated by the boys in his class. It was so rare to bring this thing to school. The classmates who were close to him rushed to play with it, but they found that there was nothing to play with. Some people provoked him, saying that he was a coward and it was a waste to use this thing without playing games. They also said that he also wanted to be a "good boy" who only knew how to study.

How could the masculinity of a middle school boy be easily erased? After school that day, Tao Huayu was escorted to the store to ask the boss to download the game for him. For a long time afterwards, all the boys in the class played the game before and after class.

In order to get the highest score and break the record, Tao Huayu worked hard after school. He was not a natural student, and he spent all his time breaking the game record, so his main job was neglected.

In the final exam at the end of the first semester of his sophomore year, Tao Huayu failed miserably. Before his parents said anything, he was already so ashamed that he felt embarrassed.

During the winter vacation, Xu Qingsong went back to Taojia Village to hang out with Tao Huayu and found something wrong. He didn't say anything when he asked him because he was a boy and wanted to save face. But Meng Wanqing found out after chatting with Tao's mother, and then Xu Qingsong also knew about it. It wasn't a big deal, he could just make up for it if his grades dropped.

The next day, Xu Qingsong went to see Tao Huayu again and asked him directly for the MP4. He wanted to know what game could make him forget about food and sleep and still fail to break the record.