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"Come in and have a look."

Lin Manni stepped inside, with Shen Tang and Song Zhiyi following behind.

As soon as you enter the courtyard, you can smell the fragrance of jasmine.

The courtyard, with its six rooms, was paved with blue bricks, and in one corner stood a long, narrow flower bed filled with jasmine flowers.

A breeze blew in, and the whole yard smelled wonderful.

"It smells so good!" Song Zhiyi wrinkled her nose and sniffed hard.

"What a beautiful courtyard!" Shen Tang looked at the courtyard with delight. There was also a mimosa tree planted in the courtyard.

"Come inside and take a look," Lin Manni said with a smile.

Shen Tang followed and stepped over the threshold; the room looked even bigger inside than outside.

The main room was bright and spacious, with newly replaced glass windows that let in sunlight, making the floor shine.

The main room is furnished with a row of leather sofas, exuding a high-end and sophisticated feel.

"Come and sit down, it's so soft," Lin Manni said with a smile as she sat on the sofa.

"This sofa is so nice, so comfortable," Song Zhiyi exclaimed, sitting on the sofa.

Shen Tang sat down next to her, and Lin Manni looked at her and asked, "Do you like it?"

"Hmm?" Shen Tang asked, somewhat puzzled.

"I'm asking you, do you like this house?" Lin Manni asked with a smile in her eyes.

Shen Tang didn't speak; she understood what Lin Manni meant.

This house is her and Huo Xiuyuan's new home.

"Sister Manny, something happened at my family. Huo Xiuyuan might not have told you yet. We might..."

"He told me," Lin Manni said, holding Shen Tang's hand, "that I should get ready quickly, so you don't get away."

"But if the matter isn't clarified, Huo Xiuyuan and I might not be meant to be."

"What nonsense are you talking about! Is my son so useless to you?" Lin Manni tilted her head and looked at her.

"You don't understand him. He's always been stubborn since he was a child; once he sets his mind on something, he'll definitely do it. Now that he's set his mind on you, he'll definitely get to the bottom of things. You have to trust him."

Lin Manni was uncharacteristically serious. "I wasn't a good mother. I never gave him maternal love when he was little, so..."

She looked at Shen Tang and said, "You must treat him well and let him feel loved by you."

Shen Tang frowned; these words sounded rather awkward.

"Let's see if your kang (heated brick bed) is big enough?"

Lin Manni pulled Shen Tang into the bedroom next door, where a kang (a heated brick bed) that was more than two meters wide came into view.

"How about it? You two can roll around on this big kang as much as you want."

Shen Tang quickly retreated from the room. This Lin Manni really talks the talk.

The six rooms have two bedrooms and a large hall that occupies the space of two rooms.

The kitchen is a separate bungalow built outside. It has a stove and cooking utensils.

It's completely move-in ready.

There's a small yard at the back of the house. Lin Manni said, "We can grow vegetables and raise chickens here."

Shen Tang was speechless; she couldn't raise chickens, she was terrified of them.

When I was a child, I was chased all over the street by a big rooster.

"The house is in your name, so you're in charge. If you're not satisfied with anything, just say so, and I'll have someone change it," Lin Manni said gently.

Looking at the courtyard in front of her, Shen Tang felt a warm glow in her heart.

In her past life, she became a top celebrity, very rich and successful, but she never experienced true love.

Those who surrounded her seemed to be wearing masks, and no one knew what was hidden behind those masks.

She has no friends, no relatives, only people bound together by mutual interests.

"What's wrong?" Lin Manni asked quickly when she saw tears falling from her eyes. "I'm not good at comforting people. Just tell me what you don't like. If you don't like any of them, we can look at other houses."

Shen Tang hugged Lin Manni tightly. "Sister Manni, I love you."

"I love you too." Lin Manni hugged her back. "This will be your home from now on."

"Okay, enough with the sentimentality. I still have a gift for you."

Lin Manni pulled her outside into the courtyard and opened the outermost door.

A brand-new bicycle leaned against the wall, with the Phoenix brand logo embedded on the front and the paint on the body gleaming.

"This bike is for you too." Lin Manni patted the seat. "Can you ride it?"

"Of course!" Shen Tang pushed her bicycle out the door.

After pedaling a few times and getting the bike moving, I easily stepped onto it by sweeping my leg over from behind.

"Wow! That's pretty impressive," Lin Manni exclaimed.

Song Zhiyi said enviously, "How come I can't ride? I've been trying for so long and I still haven't learned. I've fallen and gotten bruises all over."

"If you can't ride, find someone who can and have them take you," Lin Manni said with a smile.

Shen Tang rode her bicycle around for a while, the wind blowing past her ears, carrying away all her unhappiness.

She rode back, got off her bike, and said, "Sister Manny, I have a way to make money. Do you want to give it a try?"

"Oh?" Lin Manni became interested upon hearing this.

She had already heard about Shen Tang's ability to make money from Gu Siming.

"I'm all ears," Lin Manni said with a smile. "Come on, let's talk inside."

The three of them went into the house together.

Although Shen Tang doesn't need to participate in daily rehearsals, she still has to abide by the troupe's rules and regulations and go back to the military base to sleep at night.

After having dinner with Lin Manni and Song Zhiyi, she hurried back to her unit.

Shen Tang rode her bicycle back to the military base, and she had just parked it.

People gathered around.

"Phoenix brand bicycles, these are so hard to buy, you need a ticket to get one," a female member of the group said enviously.

"It looks great! Look how shiny the paint is!"

"Shen Tang, your bicycle is so beautiful, can I touch it?"

"Of course," Shen Tang said with a smile.

"Hmph, aren't you afraid of getting your hands dirty?" Li Meihua said coldly from behind.

"You're about to lose your job at the performing arts troupe, and you still have the mind to buy a bicycle? Who knows where you got the money to buy a bicycle?"

Shen Tang stared coldly at her, walking towards her step by step. "Where do you think you came from?"

Li Meihua gritted her teeth and lowered her voice, saying, "Shen Tang, don't you know what kind of money Zhou Nan gave you?"

Shen Tang sneered, "Then tell me, what kind of money is that?"

Li Meihua naturally didn't know what kind of money it was. She had tried to inquire about it from Zhou Nan, but Zhou Nan wouldn't tell her a single word.

"It can't be cleaned anyway!" Li Meihua said coldly.

"Li Meihua, didn't you say you wanted to buy a bicycle? Let Shen Tang ask if you can still get a ticket," a woman next to her said loudly.

She had long disliked Li Meihua's condescending attitude, and deliberately said that to embarrass her.

"Yes, let Shen Tang ask her."

Li Meihua's face turned pale, and she clenched her fists tightly.

Shen Tang patted the car seat and said with a smile, "If you want one, I can help you find out if there are any tickets."

"I don't care! It's just a beat-up bicycle. Anyone can buy one."

After saying that, Li Meihua turned around and strode away.

Shen Tang didn't bother arguing with her, so he propped up his bicycle and went upstairs.

She walked to the dormitory entrance, where Li Meihua was carrying a basin and walking out.

She blocked Shen Tang's path, lowering her voice to say, "Shen Tang, don't be so smug. When Huo Xiuyuan comes back, he'll definitely dump you!"

"I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you, but this bicycle was bought for me by Huo Xiuyuan's mother."

"What?" Li Meihua frowned.

Huo Xiuyuan's mother has arrived?