Transmigrated into the fat wife of the future prime minister

Chapter 136 Renting
It's just that the courtyard here, in terms of both location and environment, is not as good as his family's courtyard.

"Have you all finished looking around? Do you still think my courtyard is better?" The landlord turned to Gu Yunyi and the others, his face full of smiles.

Firstly, this is Lao Li's introduction; secondly, since they've come back, this deal is definitely possible.

Gu Yunyi glanced at the couple, nodded, and said, "Boss, if you haven't rented it to anyone else yet, we'll rent this house."

The landlord quickly replied, "No, no, I thought you would definitely come back. I'm not bragging, but no other house around here has a better yard than mine. Back in the day..."

Old Li laughed and cursed, "Alright, you still think back to the old days? Hurry up and take out your contract, pay the money and leave. Can't you see how travel-worn they are? Are you waiting to rest?"

"Okay, I got it, I got it!"

The contract had been prepared long ago. As soon as the contract was taken out, the couple knew they had no chance and had no choice but to leave.

No sooner had they left than a family of three entered; they had also looked at the house right after the first family left.

The man had delicate features and wore a dark green shirt. The woman had almond-shaped eyes, thin eyebrows, and a high nose. The man was also holding a baby in his arms.

Xu Qingmeng looked to be only three or four years old, chubby and with big, blinking eyes. Then she saw the baby grin at her.

Her big eyes curved into tiny crescent moons, and her smile was incredibly healing.

This little baby is so cute.

"Master, has this yard been rented out yet?" the baby holding the man asked anxiously.

Although the woman didn't speak, her expression showed great anxiety.

"You're too late. I've already rented it to this young master." After the landlord finished speaking, the couple were very disappointed, and naturally knew that there was no chance left.

However, the man holding the baby was still somewhat persistent and stepped forward to ask, "Gentlemen, are you all going to stay here together?"

The woman tugged at his sleeve, glared at him, and thought to herself that her man usually seemed shrewd and not stupid at all. Wasn't this a perfect opportunity to gather everyone from all three rooms? How could he be so clueless?

The man glanced at Huang Boyang, then bowed to Gu Yunyi and the others with a scholar's salute.

He took the initiative to explain: "My name is Fang Ziheng, and I am from Ling County. I have brought my wife and son to the prefectural city to take the imperial examination. You all look like scholars, so I wonder if you could do us a favor and spare a room for us?"

Huang Boyang glanced at Gu Yunyi but didn't say anything.

Gu Yunyi and Zhou Yuanjia exchanged a glance and asked with a smile, "There are exactly three scholars here, and only three side rooms. How can you be sure that we can spare one side room?"

Fang Ziheng didn't hide anything and said with a smile, "To be honest, we've been looking for a house in this area for quite some time. We passed by the gate around noon and saw this old gentleman talking to the coachman, saying he was looking for a courtyard for a friend. As soon as we came in, we saw this old gentleman serving this young master, so we guessed that this young master is the owner of the courtyard next door and doesn't need to rent this place. And these two young masters must be his friends. Plus, I've seen you before?"

“Oh? When did we meet?” Zhou Yuanjia asked.

“You had just finished looking around this courtyard when we arrived at the gate. Naturally, you didn’t see us, but we did see you. Then we met another young master who was with you in the inner courtyard, and that’s when we asked him.”

Gu Yunyi and the others cupped their hands and said, "We admire you."

Fang Ziheng looked rather unassuming, but his words revealed him to be a meticulous observer. Gu Yunyi and the others chatted with him for a few more minutes, discussing matters related to the academy examination. He seemed to know everything about it, exuding confidence and composure.

After discussing it, we finally agreed to rent it together.

There were no excessive demands regarding money. Fang Ziheng simply asked for the largest room, since there were children in the room, and even took out two taels of silver.

Gu Yunyi and Xu Qingmeng naturally stayed in the second largest room, while Zhou Yuanjia stayed in the small room. However, he didn't feel anything was wrong. On the contrary, he felt more comfortable and appreciated the attitude of speaking his mind.

Fang Ziheng's wife is called Huiniang. The baby hasn't been given a formal name yet, so everyone in the family calls him Yuanbao. The little guy is so cute and cuddly, just lying on his shoulder, eating his own food, very well-behaved.

Xu Qingmeng and the others had been busy for quite a while, especially Xu Qingmeng. After confirming the rooms, she went back to her own room to unpack.

The house doesn't need cleaning; the landlord has already cleaned it. They also said that the bedding and other items were just replaced with new ones, so you can use it without worry.

Summer bedding isn't particularly thick, but Xu Qingmeng was prepared and brought a set of duvet covers, which she put on the bedding.

After finishing this, Xu Qingmeng lay down directly on it.

Gu Yunyi was tidying up the rest when he saw this and stepped forward to ask, "Are you tired? Is your stomach alright?"

Xu Qingmeng nodded: "Yeah, I'm a little tired. My whole body feels like it's falling apart. My stomach is fine. I'll feel better after a nap."

Gu Yunyi wanted to say something more, but when he turned his head, he saw that Xu Qingmeng had already fallen asleep.

Gu Yunyi had no choice but to give up, and continued to take out the bundles and put them away properly.

After Gu Yunyi finished tidying up, he went to bed to rest. Since she was too close to the wall, he put his arm around her waist and pulled her to his side.

Xu Qingmeng fell asleep and instinctively snuggled into his arms, finding a comfortable spot to continue sleeping.

Gu Yunyi's gaze lingered on the face so close to his own, then he leaned his head closer to Xu Qingmeng before slowly closing his eyes and falling asleep.

When Xu Qingmeng woke up in the evening, the outside was already bathed in the glow of the sunset. Gu Yunyi was nowhere to be seen; she didn't know when he had gone out.

So he decided to get up and go to the kitchen to take a look, and see when Gu Yunyi would be back later, so that he could accompany him to the evening market to buy some things.

As soon as I came out, I saw Hui Niang washing clothes by the well.

"Get up," Hui Niang said, looking up with a smile.

Hui Niang wasn't particularly beautiful, but her smile gave people a warm feeling. Yuan Bao's features resembled his father, Fang Ziheng, but his smile was more like his mother's.

She wondered whether the baby in her belly would resemble Gu Yunyi or Xu Qingmeng more, and suddenly felt a surge of anticipation.

"Why did you get up so early? I didn't see Yuanbao." Perhaps because of her pregnancy, she still quite liked that big-eyed little baby.

(End of this chapter)