Flowers in full bloom

After arriving at the pawnshop, Hualei paid the balance, signed the formal contract, and then went to the government office with Manager Chen. There were many people in the office, and Hualei and Manager Chen also lined up and waited in a disciplined manner, occasionally asking Manager Chen something in a low voice. By the time Hualei got the title deeds for the house and the shop, it was already late in the afternoon. After bidding farewell to the smiling Manager Chen, she and Uncle Fu returned to Qingyun Lane.

When we returned to the house in Qingyun Lane, Ping An and Xiao Qun had also returned. We bought two ready-made wooden beds and placed them in Hua Lei and Xiao Yuan's rooms on the second floor. We also bought a wardrobe that matched the wooden beds and placed it in the room. We bought a rectangular table and placed it in the study on the second floor for Hua Lei and Xiao Yuan to use first. We didn't have a suitable ready-made bookcase, so we needed to customize it, and it would take a few days to get it. We also bought a new eight-immortal table and placed it in the main hall. We moved the original eight-immortal table in the main hall to the south of the west wing next to the kitchen, so that we could eat alone there in the future. We would go to the main hall when we ate together.

Hualei also let them allocate their own bedrooms. When they came back, they had already made their own arrangements. Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu lived in the east side room, and Brother Ping'an's eldest son lived in the side room next to it.

Aunt Song and her daughter lived in the west wing, leaving the west side room vacant for the time being. Ping An and Mrs. Luo lived in the north room of the east wing with their one-year-old daughter, while Xile and Xiaoqun lived together in the south-most room of the east wing, next to the gate of the courtyard, so they could take care of it if the gate needed to be opened at night.

All the stock from the bookstore brought from the old house was temporarily placed in the middle room of the east wing. The wooden shelves that were used to store cloths were also moved inside, which was just right for storing pens, inkstones, and books. The remaining wooden shelves were temporarily placed in the west wing.

Hua Lei saw it and asked Aunt Song to live in the west side room, and Xiaoxiao to sleep in the ear room alone. Aunt Song declined, saying that the ear room was big enough for both mother and daughter. The doors of the west ear room opened directly outwards and would not affect the west side room, which was just fine.

Hua Lei didn't say anything more. Hua Lei went upstairs and put the title deed and other things in the cabinet in her room and locked it. She changed into comfortable clothes and went downstairs. Aunt Song and Xiao Xiao had already served dinner on the table.

Everyone sat down at the table in the main room. Xiao Ya was held in Mrs. Luo's arms, while Xiao Fei sat on Uncle Fu's lap. Everyone squeezed together a little and sat down.

Hua Lei looked at everyone's happy eyes and said, "I have obtained the deeds for this house and shop this afternoon. From now on, this will be our home in Shangjing City. Thanks to Uncle Fu, Aunt Fu, Aunt Song, our three brothers, Sister-in-law Luo, Xiaoxiao, and our Xiaofei and Xiaoya. Thank you all for not leaving us and following us to Shangjing City where we are unfamiliar with the place. Everyone has worked hard along the way, especially Uncle Fu, who has been the most concerned. Hua Lei and my younger brother Hua Moyuan thank you all." As they spoke, the brother and sister stood up and bowed slightly to thank everyone.

Uncle Fu hurried forward and gave Hualei a false hand, "Miss, Master, this is what we should do. We don't deserve such a generous gift from you. We will never forget the great kindness that Master has shown me and our whole family."

Hua Lei helped Uncle Fu sit down and continued, "Although grandpa is gone, Xiaoyuan and I will definitely follow his teachings and treat everyone here well. Please rest assured that I will make good plans and work hard to lead everyone to gain a foothold in Shangjing City as soon as possible. As long as Xiaoyuan and I have something to eat, everyone will have something to eat. Tonight is our first dinner at home in Shangjing City. Let's eat first and then talk about other things."

Everyone nodded and started to eat. The fragrant braised pork, the delicious pork rib soup, the sweet and sour fish, the fresh and tender fried eggs with chives and a few stir-fried vegetables made everyone very satisfied. The fatigue of nearly twenty days of running around also disappeared in the comfort of the food and Hualei's sincere words.

After dinner, when the women had cleared the dishes and gathered in the main hall again, Hua Lei spoke again, "Tomorrow the bricklayers will come to the store to do some work. Uncle Fu will just watch over them and cooperate with them if they need anything.

I decided to keep the big store on the west side as our old business, selling some writing brushes, inkstones, and some books and materials for students. Brother Ping'an and Xiaoqun will go find the contact addresses in Shangjing City left by the suppliers who bought goods for our old house to see if we can continue to get goods from them. "

When Hua Lei was preparing to sell the old house and the bookstore, she informed several suppliers of the bookstore in advance, settled all the balance with them, and asked them if they had any familiar shops or acquaintances in Shangjing City who could continue to supply goods.

In this era, many workshops are family-run. As expected, the harvest was quite fruitful. Almost all aspects of the supply of pens, inkstones, paper and inkstones had workshops in Shangjing City. Now, if Ping An and Xiao Qun took their letters of introduction, it would be much easier.

He turned to look at Xile and said, "Brother Xile, tomorrow morning you take the dimensions of the bookstore and go order some desks and bookcases that the bookstore needs. The styles can refer to the ones we have in the old house." He paused and said, "No, tomorrow morning you take me and Auntie Song out first, and we'll go to the surrounding alleys to take a look. You go order the desks and bookcases in the afternoon."

"Sister Hua, are you going to play? I want to go too." Xiao Fei, who was sitting on Uncle Fu's lap, asked hopefully. "You are just playing." Uncle Fu nodded his grandson's head gently. "Okay, Xiao Fei will go too, as long as he can get up. Xiao Yuan and Xiao Xiao should also go, and get familiar with the surrounding environment, so that you don't get lost in the future."

Hualei smiled, touched Xiaofei's head, and continued, "Here's what I think. After the bookstore is separated from the shop in front of us, there is also a small store. Brother Xile said this morning that there is no breakfast shop nearby, so I was wondering if we can open a breakfast shop or something. Aunt Song used to make lunch for a dozen children in the private school, and the children all said it tasted good. If we open a breakfast shop, it may be feasible for others to patronize it, so I want to go to the surrounding streets tomorrow to see the specific situation."

Aunt Fu's eyes lit up when she heard that, "Miss, I think it's okay. Sister Song's cooking skills are unanimously recognized by people in our town. The master and children all like to eat her food." Aunt Song asked a little timidly, "Aunt Fu, I can only make some small things like dumplings, steamed buns, and wontons. Can I open a shop?" "Okay, Sister Song, you have good skills. Mrs. Ping'an, Xiaoxiao and I will help you. Mrs. Ping'an's skills are not as good as yours, but it's okay." Aunt Fu promised.