1970s: A hot-tempered wife who accompanied a soldier to the military compound and made a fortune.

Chapter 1707 Moving
The person in charge didn't refuse outright, saying they would go with them to take a look before making a decision.

Knowing that Fu Yancheng had a car, he said, "I happen to have some time right now, so I'll go with you to take a look."

To his surprise, he took one look at the small courtyard and immediately fell in love with it.

The courtyard wasn't large, but it was elegantly and cleanly maintained.

Most of the property here is privately owned, so it's not chaotic. It's just not really suitable as a liaison office, but it would be perfect for their family to live in: "How much is the rent for this house?"

Chu Xue didn't know what he meant, but after a moment's thought, she quoted a price: "Twenty yuan a month to rent the whole courtyard."

The man laughed and said, "Can you make it cheaper? It's not a liaison office; I want to rent it myself."

Chu Xue was taken aback: "You're not staying at the liaison office's free accommodation? You're renting one yourself?"

The man laughed and said, "My mother fell and broke her leg a while ago. My wife asked her former comrade-in-arms for help and got her job transferred here. Housing is quite tight in all units now, and she can't get a good house since she just arrived. I thought it would be better for us to rent a house."

And so, things turned out unexpectedly well; before they even moved out of the house, the yard had already been reserved.

After the agreement was reached, the person in charge handed Fu Yancheng a business card: "My name is Su Hongxing."

Fu Yancheng drove the person back, then went to the Houhai Subdistrict Office to tell Aunt Sun what had happened: "Auntie, you should be getting off work soon."

Fang Ruyu glanced at her watch: "Indeed, it's almost time to get off work."

Fu Yancheng took a paper bag out of the car: "This is what Chuxue and I bought when we passed by Quanjude on our way to run some errands. We're bringing it back for you and your uncle to eat."

Fang Ruyu didn't need to look; she could tell what it was just by smelling it, and refused to accept it no matter what.

Fu Yancheng said, "This is our way of showing respect to you and your uncle. If you refuse again, we won't dare to accept your invitation to stay for dinner next time." Fang Ruyu had no choice but to accept it with a smile, "You can't do this again. You have three children to raise now, and your wife is in school. There are expenses everywhere. Don't be too stingy and save some money."

Fu Yancheng didn't find her nagging at all; on the contrary, he felt very comforted. She was only saying this because she considered them family.

With the addition of Song Sanrui and his wife, Aunt Wei was indeed relieved of a lot of worries, and Wei Wenbin no longer had to rush home as soon as get out of class ended, always thinking about helping his grandmother share the burden.

Of course, the same goes for the first snow; she became more relaxed and confident in class.

Time quickly came to the end of the month. Because Fu Yancheng had to go on a mission, the task of finding a construction team fell to Song Sanrui after the courtyard was cleared out.

The house had already been completely renovated. Now all we need to do is block the moon gate leading to the second courtyard and open a door leading out in the empty space next to the side room.

The project was small and was completed in two days.

Chu Xue originally wanted to hire some laborers to help with the move, but Song Sanrui refused, saying, "Sister-in-law, Xiaomi and I can just borrow a cart from next door and get it done. There's really no need to waste that money."

In November, they moved to a house with seven main rooms and two side rooms on the east and west sides.

The main room in the middle was turned into a hall, and Chu Xue and the others stayed in the easternmost room. Originally, Aunt Wei wanted to stay in a side room, but Chu Xue did not agree and directly arranged for her to stay in the main room on the west side.

Wei Wenbin and Song Sanrui moved into the east wing, while one room in the west wing was converted into a storage room and the other into a kitchen.

The small courtyard where they used to live was also rented to Comrade Su Hongxing.

When Fu Yancheng returned from his mission, it was almost the end of the month.

(End of this chapter)