In the blink of an eye, New Year's Eve is coming, and another year has come to an end.
Shan You flew south and picked up his parents back to the imperial capital.
One after another, large boxes were delivered to the gate of Xinyuan by the courier company. Xue Ling asked the bodyguards to move them to the underground warehouse for storage.
Cheng Tianyuan walked over with Xiaoshuang in his arms, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why don't you send them to Xiaohuzi together?"
When you need to use it, you still have to move it, so won’t it cost a lot of manpower and material resources?”
"There is not enough space for Xiao Huzi, and there are too many things sent."
Xue Ling explained: "The nanny in the courtyard has taken leave early. Ahu and Wang Qing are taking care of the two children and have no time or energy to clean the room.
Xiao Huzi is looking for a house for Shanyue and the others, and said that their things will be temporarily stored in Xinyuan, and they will move there together when the location is confirmed."
Cheng Tianyuan nodded and asked, "Where did Xiao Huzi find them?"
“Apartment nearby.”
Xue Ling replied: "I heard that there is a courtyard house for rent later, Xiaohuzi has already contacted someone, I don't know if I can rent it.
However, we have already discussed a large apartment, and if it is suitable, we can move in immediately.
Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, so we will temporarily settle the couple here in Xinyuan, and then we can slowly pick a place."
Cheng Tianyuan frowned slightly and couldn't help but ask: "Why did you come here so late?
It’s almost the Chinese New Year, time is so tight!”
"Don't mention it!"
Xue Ling smiled bitterly: "I heard that something went wrong during the sale of the fishery, and there was a big fuss, and we almost went to the police station.
Fortunately, the two parties reached an agreement in the end and the matter did not become a big deal.
After all, that is their base camp, and if you want to pack everything up and come here to retire, it won’t be done in a short while.”
"It's been more than half a month!"
Cheng Tianyuan sneered lowly: "However, I am quite familiar with the behavior of Mr. and Mrs. Shanyue. As long as the matter falls into their hands, there will be no chance of a perfect and stable solution."
"Say less."
Xue Ling chuckled: "They are all seventy years old, what else can we expect from them?"
Cheng Tianyuan looked at the large and small boxes in a truck and felt a little dizzy.
"No wonder they need to be placed in our Xinyuan...the pile would fill several rooms!"
Xue Ling lowered her voice: "I asked the housekeeping staff to clean up the two empty rooms and buy some bedding and daily necessities.
Shankoshi and his wife must have a large room.
In addition, the in-laws' father-in-law and mother-in-law also need a room.
By the way, Xiaoxiao's sister also brought a colleague here, both of them are girls, and I plan to arrange for them to live in the back garden."
"Um."
Cheng Tianyuan nodded in approval: "It's better for girls to go to a quieter place and it's more convenient."
Xue Ling explained warmly: "Originally, my in-laws and the others had booked a hotel, but they were a bit late and couldn't get a good place.
I contacted them and told them that the place at home is spacious, and a cold wave happened to hit the imperial capital these days, making it very inconvenient to get in and out.
If your place is empty, it's still empty. Don't be too polite. If you don't give us a chance to show our kindness as landlords, we might get angry.
After hearing this, the in-laws laughed loudly and agreed to move in, and said they would stay for about a week."
"That's right!"
Cheng Tianyuan whispered: "You come all the way to see your grandchildren, how can you let them live outside.
It costs money and trouble, and it's not safe to run in and out in the cold weather.
The garden is so wide and there are so many rooms, doesn’t it mean that when there are many people in the garden, it can be easily accommodated at any time?”
"yes!"
Xue Ling narrowed his eyes with a smile and said with a smile: "Finally we can have some fun this year!"
Cheng Tianyuan raised his eyebrows and asked: "Where is the third child?
Why hasn't he come back yet?"
"I was going to come back."
Xue Ling replied: "Unfortunately, the company arranged a fan signing event for him. He flew south and said he would be able to return home in the evening."
Cheng Tianyuan laughed happily when he heard that his youngest son was finally coming back.
"Okay, let Lao Chen pick him up at the airport."
Xue Ling shook his head: "No, Mr. Qing will pick him up and have dinner together at home."
"ah!"
Cheng Tianyuan smiled excitedly and said, "I haven't seen Ah Qing for a few days! Okay, okay! I'll go to the kitchen soon and tell the kitchen to add more dishes and make some more delicate dishes."
Since the last time when my old father-in-law came back successfully with the help of Lin Qingzhi's plane, Lin Qingzhi has come to Xinyuan more often than before.
He is polite and courteous, has an excellent temperament, and is approachable to others. Everyone has a favorable impression of him.
However, Lin Qingzhi is a busy man, and even if people want to have more opportunities to interact with him, they cannot always invite him, so there are not many opportunities to meet.
Xue Ling's eyes moved slightly, and she couldn't help but suggest: "I heard A Chong send a message on WeChat saying that Qing Shao's mother's feet were not very comfortable a while ago, and the doctor suggested that she go to the beach to recuperate, so his parents went to the southern hemisphere for vacation.
.
It's Chinese New Year and they can't come back yet.
It’s Chinese New Year and every household is celebrating reunion, why don’t we invite him to have a lively reunion dinner with us tomorrow.”
"OK!"
Cheng Tianyuan smiled happily and said: "It's so lively with so many people! But - can the big kitchen produce so many dishes?"
Lao Li said that there was a severe cold wave in the north during the Chinese New Year, and his old friends could not come to help.
Only he and Xiao Li worked overtime in the big kitchen, without one or two more people to help.
The Sankoshi couple and Ahu's family, plus the in-laws and their family, and a big family like us, the number of people in total is quite large.
The place is spacious enough, but the food is probably not enough!”
Xue Ling was also stumped! "Fortunately, you reminded me in time, otherwise a lot of people would be gathered together and starving - that would be embarrassing! I'll go find someone to ask and see if I can
We can’t find one or two more good chefs to help.”
"Go quickly!"
Cheng Tianyuan urged.
Unexpectedly, Xue Ling still couldn't find a suitable candidate after asking around.
“During the Chinese New Year, many people have returned to their hometowns to celebrate the New Year.
In addition, some of the remaining good chefs have been booked and cannot be spared at the moment."
Cheng Tianyuan hurriedly called everyone in the family group and asked them to find a way to find one or two chefs, otherwise they would have to roll up their sleeves one by one to help cook.
Everyone was wailing, saying that they couldn't find anyone, and suggested that they try to book a few tables in a big restaurant.
Some people came up with a bad idea, saying that they could simply buy a lot of barbecue food to grill, and everyone would cook and everyone would eat. In the end, there would be no need to wash the dishes, and they would just use disposable tableware and throw them away.
Xue Ling posted a "beat someone" emoticon, which scared the few brats who spoke into obedience.
After a while, Cheng Huanchong bubbled up! "Aqing said that the two chefs in his old house had nothing to do, so he asked them to bring a few young apprentices to show us their skills, and they can come to Xinyuan to make preparations tomorrow morning."
——It’s so timely! ——What a help in times of need! ——I love you! Boo boo! A few guys who were “beaten” in the group reappeared and became lively again.
Xue Ling and Cheng Tianyuan breathed a sigh of relief.