The couple made a living in the 1950s.

"Aye?"

"Ok?"

"I just brought a piece of cotton cloth home for Lai Di. She will have to worry more about the house in the future."

"Now the street office staff helps buyers and sellers to buy and rent houses without charging commission."

"When the time comes, we will give Lai Di some more cloth and food from time to time."

"You make the decisions at home."

After a while, the children came back from get out of class.

Lin Hanyu looked at her eldest son who came back with her, smiled and went forward to hug him.

"How long can you stay in Beijing?"

"I came back for a meeting and will leave tomorrow."

"Okay, let's eat first."

She didn't see her second daughter-in-law, two granddaughters and second grandson Ajin, so she turned her head to look at her eldest daughter-in-law.

"Where are Jin and the others?"

"And Qingshu, didn't she bring the child back?"

"Qingxiang went to the Children's Palace to pick up Leilei and the others to live at the hospital, but he didn't send us back because his brother was there."

"They said that they had issued a temporary document asking him to attend an academic seminar, and his working schedule was a bit tight."

"Leilei lives in the hospital's family quarters, and she can help him with his laundry and dinner."

"Every time he gets busy and goes to the cafeteria to eat, there's not a single good meal left in the cafeteria."

"Then tomorrow, I'll buy them some meat and vegetables and send them to the hospital's family quarters."

As Lin Manyu spoke, he squatted down and looked at the three youngest children in the family with a smile.

It was cold outside, so she and A-ye went to see Courtyard No. 21 and then sent them to Meimei's house to play.

Just as I was planning to prepare dinner before picking them up, Wang Lai Di came to our house and said that a landlord wanted to sell his yard.

Now seeing them coming back with their eldest son and daughter-in-law, I feel a little guilty.

She reached out and ruffled the little ones' hair, then turned to look at her eldest son who was sitting beside her.

"How did you and Xiaoou know that the three of them were at your Aunt Meimei's house?"

hehe"……"

Dabao lowered his head and chuckled when he heard this, "Ah Yu opened the door a little from the inside and called out to mom when he saw Xiao Ou enter the yard."

"When we entered the house, the three little guys were each holding an apple and eating it happily."

Lin Hanyu smiled, raised her hand and tapped their little heads, and said nothing more.

He tilted his head to look at his eldest daughter-in-law.

"Aren't Qingshu and the others going back to live in the courtyard this week?"

When Meng Xiaoou heard her mother-in-law asking about her sister-in-law, she simply sat down on the sofa next to her.

"Mom, Mingbo came to the Children's Palace to pick up Qingshu and take her back to the military compound. Qingshu privately said that He Baojie has been making trouble at home recently, and Grandpa Yubai asked them not to come back for the time being."

"I'm afraid it will affect Yubai and his children."

"Well, this He Baojie is enough to make Mingyu drink a pot."

As they talked, they came to the restaurant and sat down.

"What's wrong Mingyu?"

"Mingyu he......"

Seeing that his eldest son was interested, Lin Hanyu slowly told him what had happened in the Jiang family during this period.

On the other side, in the family quarters of Xiehe Hospital.

Erbao and his family were going upstairs when Niu Xiaoyun came down.

They nodded slightly as a greeting, then passed each other.

Niu Xiaoyun stopped only after everyone had gone far away.

At that time, she was not assigned to the same dormitory building as Lin Qingxiang as she had wished.

The chances for the two of them to meet alone became fewer and fewer, and in the end they didn't even run into each other.

The hospital has built a family quarters, and her husband, who works in the logistics department, also has a housing quota.

The unit drew lots to allocate housing, and their two families were assigned to the same staff building.

There are three floors in the family building. Dr. Lin’s home is on the second floor and my home is on the third floor.

Erbao came home, changed his clothes, and went into the kitchen to light the coal stove.

The earth heater needs to be turned on quickly, otherwise the room will be too cold.

He has to go back to the hospital for the night shift at eight o'clock.

The next morning, when Lin Manyu opened her eyes, she saw the sleeping face of her little grandson.

Last night, Erbao and his wife did not live in the courtyard.

This little grandson sleeps with her and A-ye.

Fortunately, the child is not unfamiliar with her and A-ye, and she can sleep well after telling him a bedtime story at night.

"Aye?"

"Ok?"

"Let's take Xiao Shi to see the yard today!"

"Dabao has to go to work, and Xiaoou is alone at home with Ah Heng, Ah He, and Ah Yu, and it's not convenient for her to help take care of Ah Xu."

"After we've looked at the yard, we'll bring some meat and vegetables over to Erbao and his wife."

"Now that the temperature outside is low, there is no need to worry about things going bad."

"it is good."

Bai Ye sat up, turned to look at his grandson who was still sleeping, and reached out to gently touch his little face.

"Let's go downstairs later. Should we let Xiao Shi sleep downstairs?"

"Otherwise, he won't be able to see the adults when he wakes up, and we won't be able to hear the sound when he cries."

Lin Hanyu and Bai Ye were carrying their little grandson Ah Xu downstairs.

The children at home were still sleeping and the living room was quiet.

Lin Hanyu walked closer to the kitchen and could faintly hear the voices of her eldest son and his wife talking.

She pushed open the kitchen door and saw her eldest son sitting on a small square stool, making a fire.

The eldest daughter-in-law was standing by the stove cooking.

The two of them had smiles on their faces the whole time, and they didn't stop smiling when they saw her come in.

After breakfast, Lin Hanyu and Bai Ye watched their eldest son get on the military vehicle that came to pick him up and leave.

Then he carried his grandson and walked towards the street office.

She looked at her little grandson lying obediently in her grandfather's arms, and reached out to peel off the mask to expose his nose.

Can breathe easier.

"Grandma... where are we going?"

"Ash, come with grandpa and grandma to look at the house, okay?"

“Where are we going to look at houses?”

"We're going to an old man's house to look at it."

Seeing that his grandson did not continue asking questions, Lin Hanyu signaled Bai Ye to speed up.

It was almost ten o'clock when they arrived at the street office.

Wang Lai Di saw them enter the room and stood up to greet them.

"Auntie Yu, Uncle Bai, the courtyard is in Nanluoguxiang. Let's talk while walking."

"it is good."

Seeing that there were many people crowded in the street office, Lin Hanyu and Bai Ye hurried out with Wang Laidie.

"Why are so many people gathered in your unit?"

"They are all people who have been rehabilitated. Some procedures require a certificate from the street office."

"I was able to find out that there was a yard for sale in Nanluoguxiang thanks to a university teacher in our district who was rehabilitated."

"He has an old friend who lives in Nanluoguxiang. He knew that the owner of this house wanted to sell the yard and return to his hometown, Shen City, to live."

"Otherwise, how would I know that there is a yard selling food in Dongcheng District..."

As they were talking, they came to the bus stop.

When we arrived at Nanluoguxiang, the owner of the house was already waiting at the entrance of the courtyard.

The owner of the house was a university professor. After being rehabilitated, he had reached retirement age. His son and wife both died in the countryside.

He plans to return to his hometown, Shen City, buy a new house, and live with his nephew in his old age.

Bai Ye looked at the white-haired old man in front of him, took a few steps forward and shook hands with him.

After exchanging greetings, the group walked into the courtyard.

This is a two-story courtyard built according to the traditional Beijing courtyard standards.

It faces south and has a bright main gate located at the southeast corner of the courtyard.