Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 360 Uncle Wang Enters the Provincial Capital

Aunt Wang turned her head and glared at Uncle Wang, saying, "You old fool, you've kept such a big thing from me. What are you trying to do?"

Uncle Wang chuckled and said, "You know? It's not all done yet. I was thinking of telling you after it was done, in case something went wrong and I was disappointed. To be honest, I haven't been sure about it these past few days."

Aunt Wang gave Uncle Wang a knowing look and said, "You're right, it's like a dream."

Uncle Wang put his bag on the table and said, "Are you leaving now or first thing tomorrow morning?"

Xiao Wei said, "Let's go now. Go to Uncle Chen's place first thing tomorrow morning and tell him what happened. The sooner the better. Besides, Brother Xie's wife is still here, so it's better to go sooner."

Uncle Wang looked into the house and asked, "Who's inside?"

Xiao Wei said, "I found a factory manager for the food factory over there. He came from Andong. I'm picking up his sister-in-law on the way to Longcheng."

Uncle Wang said, "You went to Andong again? Didn't you just go? Did you go specifically to pick someone up?"

Xiao Wei said, "No, I bought a shop over there, and I'm just picking up Sister Xie on the way."

Uncle Wang paused for a moment, rolled up his sleeves, and went to the kitchen to wash his face. He asked, "Going over there to buy a storefront? What for? Are you going to open a shop there? Planning to open a restaurant or something else?"

Xiao Wei said, "I haven't decided yet, but since I have the opportunity, I'll just buy it now, so I won't have to scramble to buy it later."

Uncle Wang nodded and said, "That's true. How big is it? How much did it cost?"

Xiao Wei said, "It's over 900 square meters and cost 120,000 yuan."

Uncle Wang wiped his face with a towel and said, "Over 900 square meters for 120,000? That's not too expensive. Is the location good?"

Xiao Wei said, "It's right by the river, not far from the entrance to the riverside park, just a few minutes' walk away."

Uncle Wang hung up the towels and said, "That's good. There's a lot of transient population over there, so business will be easier. Do you have enough money?"

Xiao Wei nodded and said, "That's enough, it's all paid for. All the formalities are done. The property certificate was issued yesterday."

Aunt Wang said, "Xiao Wei said that the houses in Fengtian have started construction and we can move in in October. Why don't you go and take a look?"

Uncle Wang nodded, straightening his sleeves, and said, "Okay, you're not going? What are you doing at home? We have a car, so let's pack up and go together. Bring whatever you can. If you don't want to come back, just stay there with Xiao Hong. I'll go over after I finish handing over my work here."

Aunt Wang blinked and laughed, saying, "That's right, your brain didn't quite catch on. Right, let's go together, let me tidy up." She turned around and asked, "What about the vegetables? There's still food in the fridge."

Uncle Wang said, "I can't leave it here. I'll take it to the second son's family. I'll be back in a couple of days, and I won't be eating then."

Aunt Wang happily gathered the vegetables that couldn't be stored, put them in a bag, and took them to her neighbor. Humming a little tune, she came back inside to start tidying up. Just then, the child in Xiao Hong's room started crying. Uncle Wang turned to Xiao Wei and asked, "There's another child?"

Xiao Wei said, "Brother Xie's son is a little over a year old, with a chubby face."

Mu Lijuan came out holding her baby and a bottle and said, "Boss, do you have hot water? I want to make some formula for my baby."

Aunt Wang came out, took the bottle, and said, "You hold it, I'll take care of it. Where's the formula?"

Mu Lijuan turned around, picked up half a bag of Jin Xing milk powder, and handed it to Aunt Wang, saying, "Thank you, Auntie, thank you for your trouble."

Aunt Wang said, "Don't be so polite. We're all family now. Check if he's peed yet." She then turned and went to the kitchen to make formula.

After the baby's diaper was changed and the baby was fed with a bottle, Mu Lijuan sat on a stool with the baby in her arms and talked to Aunt Wang. Aunt Wang took out her suitcase and tidied her clothes while talking, making Uncle Wang run around the room.

"Are you planning to move right away? Just pack a couple of things in a few days," Uncle Wang complained. Aunt Wang replied, "I'll pack everything up first and then I won't be coming back. You can just put it in the car before you move, or you can pack it yourself."

Uncle Wang said, "I'll pack. You just need to get your things ready for today. Xiao Mou is waiting. Let's hurry up and get ready so we can leave. Look at the time." Aunt Wang looked at her watch, thought for a moment, and said, "Okay then, let's go. I'll just take that suitcase; it's already packed."

Uncle Wang was speechless for a moment, then put on his clothes, picked up the suitcase Aunt Wang was going to take, and said, "Xiao Wei, take my bag, let's go."

After getting dressed, Aunt Wang looked around the house inside and out before the four of them locked the door and went downstairs.

Once downstairs, I put the suitcase in the trunk. Luckily, it wasn't too big, or it wouldn't have fit. As soon as I finished, people gathered around: "Auntie, what are you doing? Going out?"

Aunt Wang said, "Let's go see Xiao Hong. Xiao Wei is driving back anyway, so we can go on the way."

"Wow, Xiao Wei's driving now? That's a great job. You can go anywhere with just a piece of metal under your feet. That's really something. It's much better than carrying heavy loads on a construction site. How much do you make a month?"

Aunt Wang said, "That's how it is. It's good as long as there's work to do. Just help look after the house, and we'll be going." The group got into the car, and Xiao Wei started the engine, reversed a bit in front of the building, turned around, and drove onto the main road, heading straight for the city.

The car didn't even enter Beixi City; it went directly from Weiningying to Fengtian and arrived at Nanhu's home at 6 p.m.

Xiao Wei opened the door and carried Aunt Wang's suitcase into the house. Then Uncle Wang, Aunt Wang, and Sister Mou followed them in. This was the first time Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang had come to Fengtian since Xiao Wei and Xiao Hong arrived. They looked around the house and said, "Huh? Isn't Xiao Hong home?" They put down the suitcase and went inside to check, but no one was there.

Aunt Wang frowned and said, "She's still not back so late? This girl deserves a scolding."

Xiao Wei said, "She's either at a restaurant or at Chen Xiao's house. It's no fun for her to stay at home alone. She must be so lonely every day." He picked up the phone and made a pager call.

Uncle Wang put down his bag, walked inside, looked around the room, and said, "Xiao Wei is right. Xiao Wei isn't usually around here. It's a good thing to let Xiao Hong and Chen Hui and his wife interact more. It's good for the two of them to get along. It's rare that Xiao Hong and Chen Hui's wife get along so well. Don't meddle."

Mu Lijuan, holding her child, was also looking around the house. She had never lived in an apartment building before, and everything looked new and exciting to her. It was so spacious!

Uncle Wang pushed open the door and looked into the two rooms, pointing to the one where Chen Hui and Chen Xiao usually lived, and said, "So, Chen Hui and Chen Xiao usually live in this room?"

Xiao Wei nodded. Uncle Wang looked around the house, then into the master bedroom, and said, "It's alright, the house isn't small. Is there anything in the house?" He opened the refrigerator to check, and Aunt Wang took off her coat and went into the kitchen to start preparing a meal. Xiao Wei said, "Cooking? Let's go to a restaurant to eat. You haven't been there before, so you can try it."

Uncle Wang was looking at the things in the refrigerator when he heard Xiao Wei's words. He thought for a moment, then turned to look at Aunt Wang and asked, "Are you going?"

Aunt Wang fiddled with the pots and pans for a bit, looked into the pot, nodded, and said, "Go ahead, isn't it good that you don't have to cook?"

The phone rang, and when Xiaowei answered it, he heard Xiaohong's delighted voice: "Brother Guizi, you're back?"

(End of this chapter)