Siheyuan: A warm home with wife and children

It was already dark when I got home, and most of the guests had left.

The family was finally able to sit down quietly and have a hot meal.

However, the meal was unusually dull.

"Mom, you can stay here and keep me company from now on!"

Yingzi suddenly suggested that she wanted her mother to stay in the courtyard house and live with her.

She had always been with Aimin, but no matter how good her son was, he couldn't be with her every day.

They worked day and night, and were gone for months at a time.

He usually spends his time with Li Lan.

Thanks to the fact that all of Li's children are successful, his daughter-in-law is not unfilial.

Yingzi's mother wasn't a picky person, so they got along quite well.

But how can she compare to her own daughter?

"We'll see!" Yingzi's mother was exhausted and didn't want to think about anything at the moment.

She can think about these issues after she has rested.

Yingzi didn't press the matter further and quietly ate her meal.

Li Lan felt somewhat uncomfortable.

After dinner, Yingzi went into the kitchen to wash the dishes, while Li Lan wiped the table and took a rag to wash it.

"Lanzi, don't mind it. I know you've had a hard time taking care of Mom all these years."

I wanted to bring her over so she could have someone to talk to. You're going through a crucial time like this; it's too hard for you to be alone."

If you speak kindly and gently, things will be much easier to handle.

And so, Yingzi explained it to her like this.

The slight resentment in Li Lan's heart immediately disappeared.

How could she not understand that no matter what she did, she could never be as good as her own daughter?

Of course I understand. Without my spouse, I'm busy with work every day.

When I get back, I'll have to take care of the child's studies. I don't have to worry about food and drink, but I definitely won't be able to take care of her feelings.

With their daughter by their side, the two of them would come back, have a meal together, and then sit in the yard and chat.

It's easy for me, and my mother-in-law and sister-in-law both have company.

"Sister, what are you saying? I know, I know everything... You mean well."

"I'm glad you don't misunderstand. This is our family; we were all of one mind when Dad was alive, and we'll remain so even after he's gone."

Chapter 655 The First Building for Foreign Affairs, Auto Show

The deceased are gone, but the living must continue to move forward.

Yingzi's mother finally decided to go home with her daughter-in-law, Li Lan.

These days, people believe in raising children to provide for them in old age.

This isn't just talk; it's something that's actually being put into practice.

The son is still alive, but the elderly woman is living with her daughter. What's going on?

Are the son and daughter-in-law unfilial?

My spouse is gone, and now no one cares about the elderly anymore.

Raising children is supposed to provide for old age, but the Li family has raised two unfilial sons.

Yingzi's mother didn't want people to gossip; gossip can be deadly.

I've grown old, and my spouse has passed away.

Yingzi's mother didn't want to cause any more trouble for anyone, whether it was her son or her daughter.

Yingzi wanted to try again to persuade the old lady to listen to her advice.

Unfortunately, the old lady wouldn't listen to her at all.

After talking for a while, the old lady simply said, "I'm too tired, let's talk about it tomorrow!"

"You know, Mom is really something. She wasn't like this when she was young. How come she's become more and more stubborn as she gets older?"

Yang Jianguo smiled and said, "When have you ever stopped being stubborn? When Dad is home, has he ever gone back on his word to Mom?"

"..." Yingzi thought about it carefully and realized that it was indeed true.

It seems she used to make the habitual mistake of being blind to her own shortcomings, always assuming that the stubborn old man in the family was her father.

But now it seems that her mother was the one who truly had a plan.

"Sigh~" Yingzi sighed with some melancholy.

She was worried about her mother's health, and stayed there alone all day with no one to talk to.

It's fine if she goes out for a walk, but it's better if she stays cooped up in her room.

If you keep doing this for too long, your body will suffer.

"If you're worried, just go check on it often; it's not too far away."

Li Aimin's residence is no ordinary place; it's the Huiyuan Apartment in the Asian Games Village, the premier high-end apartment complex in Beijing catering to foreigners.

The residents who come and go all share one striking characteristic: they are wealthy.

Anyone who lives in Huiyuan Apartments, whether they own or rent, is absolutely wealthy and influential.

After all, even renting a place costs tens of thousands of yuan, and that's for a two-bedroom apartment.

Three-bedroom apartments once reached a high price of 2 yuan, which was in the 90s when the average person's salary was only a few hundred yuan.

Simply put, for salaried workers, let alone buying a house in Huiyuan Apartments, their annual salary isn't even enough to cover the rent.

This is a legacy of the Asian Games, and the organizing committee had a headache after the Games ended.

Finally, when organizing the renovation and sale of Beichen Group, neither party was a professional, and neither knew how to set a price.

But it was against this backdrop that Huiyuan Apartments became a hit.

Because of the poor initial sales, the organizing committee hired Taiwan's Jiudingxuan Company to plan and promote Huiyuan.

As a result, the Commercial Times published the first real estate advertisement in China.

Actually, the whole advertisement was unremarkable and rather dry.

The only somewhat interesting thing is probably the phrase "Asian Games Village High-end Residential Area".

Yet this very advertisement attracted a large number of wealthy people.

You're so inexperienced!

Many people have money but don't know how to spend it, and some people get rich without even realizing it.

They have absolutely no idea what "high-end" means.

Seeing the advertisements mentioning "Asian Games Village" and "high-end residential area," I wanted to come and experience it for myself.

What defines high-end!

Li Aimin was among the first to buy, when the price of Huiyuan was less than 4000.

He thought the place was nice, so he bought ten sets in one go, which he considered a good deal.

Currently, he lives in two apartments there himself, and rents out the other eight.

Li Lan usually collects the rent, and her demeanor and attire have become increasingly luxurious.

“We used to live across from each other, and it was fine with my dad around. Do you think we'll still be living across from each other now?”

"Why don't you find an opportunity to ask Aimin?"

Seeing that she looked uneasy, Yang Jianguo thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll go to the auto show with you this weekend."

"Why are you going to the auto show?" Yingzi asked in surprise.

"Buy a car."

……

On the weekend, a family of three took a taxi to the auto show.

Qi Tongwei said he would drive to deliver it, but his workplace called him back just before he was about to leave.

"Why is he so busy? I only saw him once a week."

Holding her mother's arm, Zhiyi complained somewhat helplessly.

“You’re busy now. Your dad was even busier back then. He was gone for months on end.”

"Work comes first. The security situation hasn't been very good lately, and I'm afraid I'll be busy all the way ahead."

Yang Zhiyi also knew that she herself was a member of the system.

Even if they're not part of the same system, they're still better informed than outsiders.

She was just missing her husband and wanted to vent her frustrations.

When she's busy, she can spend more than ten days at a time in the lab.

If you think about it, he's not much better than Qi Tongwei.

"correct."

Yang Jianguo suddenly remembered something: "Their department may be sending out a batch of outstanding cadres."

"Huh?" Zhiyi was taken aback and asked, "Dad, there's no Tongwei here too, is there?"

"The list hasn't been decided yet; we'll just follow the organization's arrangements."

"..." Zhiyi was even more depressed now.

If he were involved, their newly settled life would be thrown into turmoil again.

One is in Beijing, the other is in a rural area.

If we live close by, it's fine, but if we live far apart, we might only see each other once or twice a year.

Zhiyi didn't want to live like that.

She planned to go back and ask Tongwei what he was thinking.

The family could have bought a car a long time ago, but since Yang Jianguo has a car for hire, he usually prefers to ride a bicycle.

Secondly, Yingzi doesn't drive, so there's nowhere she can use her car.

This time, he plans to buy a car so that Yingzi can learn to drive.

In the future, when I visit the old lady, it will be convenient to bring her something and accompany her for a stroll.

There was nothing to complain about; the two of them immediately fell in love with the new Santana.

Even Yingzi, who never cares about cars, knows that cars are known for their durability.

This car never breaks down no matter how you drive it.

"Hello, I'd like to order a car." I approached the salesperson at the booth, but the salesperson was very arrogant.

What kind of car do you want, and how much do you need to pay?

Okay, let's get our tickets, pay, and line up!

You should be able to get the car in three to six months.

There was nothing wrong with his tone of voice, it was just that condescending attitude.

This infuriated Zhiyi, and in a moment of impulse, she wanted to confront him.

Yang Jianguo grabbed his daughter and said with a smile, "Forget it, why are you getting angry with a laborer?"

Since we have to queue, let's just wander around for now.

I took the ticket and stuffed it into my pocket.