Households relocated in the 1990s

Chapter 275 Preparing to Move
“That person called us a lot of times a few days ago, saying he wanted to meet with us in person,” Yuan Qionghua told An Songyu at the dinner table.

The brothers and I had dinner together today.

It can be considered a small reunion for An Jianguo and his friends when they returned to Fengyin Bay.

Everyone paused their eating after hearing Yuan Qionghua's words.

"Sister-in-law, how about we meet tonight? I'll come over to you after I get off work!" An Jianping said without thinking.

Yuan Qionghua shook her head helplessly: "He insists on meeting with the homeowner to talk."

An Jianmin, who was standing next to him, also frowned:

"What does he mean by this? Does he know that Ayu is the homeowner and thinks she's young, innocent, and easy to talk to?"

"It's alright, Third Brother. We'll leave a little later this afternoon and go with Ayu."

As he spoke, An Jianmin looked at An Jianguo and the other person on the other side.

An Jianguo agreed without hesitation. He turned to look at the fourth brother and said:

"Then give them a call later and tell them that Lao Wu won't be attending the project meeting today."

"You'll also be in charge of meeting with the materials supplier!"

Having gained considerable experience over the past few months, An Jian'an nodded without the slightest panic upon hearing his elder brother's words.

The rest of the family breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this arrangement.

An Songyu, who was eating in silence, was rather helpless.

She probably isn't as useless as her family thinks, is she?
But ever since the demolition notice was issued, their family has never let An Songyu face this issue.

After the meal, Bi Lizhu asked the same question again:

"Xiaoyu, why did your sister suddenly go to Hong Kong Island?"

"Didn't she say the night before last that she was planning to move some more things over here today?"

"Did she mention this?" An Songyu turned to look at her in surprise.

Bi Lizhu found it even more strange: "Aren't you planning to move any things?"

After moving into the new house, do you still want to go back to your old neighborhood?
“It’s not that there isn’t…” An Songyu thought for a moment before answering.

She had considered moving in.

I've just been too busy and haven't really thought about when I'll move here.

but……

"Mom, are we moving too?"

Bi Lizhu did not answer directly, but turned to look at her husband.

The distance between her workplace and the textile factory's residential compound and Happiness Garden is not particularly large.

It's mainly because it's very convenient for An Jianping there.

An Jianping nodded without hesitation:

"It's definitely time to prepare for the move."

“But your brother and his family don’t have much stuff in the residential area. They said there’s no rush, and they can move it all over in one truck on Sunday.”

"Your sister originally said she would move part of it today."

"We don't know how many days she'll stay in Hong Kong Island, so the move will probably be delayed."

"As for me and your mother... it's alright, we have all the necessities here, take your time!"

"But Xiaoyu, since you're running around so much every day, you could move in here first."

“Yes, don’t worry about your mom and the others not moving in yet, we’ve already moved in.” Yuan Qionghua quickly added from the side.

Upon hearing this, Bi Lizhu smiled and said, "It seems that it's okay if we move a little slower, Xiaoyu has a place to eat now."

“Of course, since Jian Guo and his brothers aren’t home, we’ve all discussed it and decided that several families will get together and have a meal.” Yuan Qionghua smiled rather smugly.

"Then Xiaoyu might as well stay here," Shi Youqin quickly added, listening to her wives' suggestions.

"Then Grandma, you can stay and keep me company for a while too!" An Songyu quickly seized the opportunity.

But he was preoccupied with Anshun and the couple on the other side of the reservoir, and didn't utter a single word.

This time, not only An Songyu, but everyone else couldn't help but shake their heads.

Shortly after lunch, the An brothers, An Jianguo and An Jianping, who had to rush to a meeting at Fengyin Bay in the afternoon, left first. Immediately afterward, An Jianping and his wife, who also had to go to work in the afternoon, left as well.

Of the remaining four, only Geng Yulan doesn't have to leave; Jiang Shanshan also has to go to inspect the store.

In the past two days, because of the Jiangcun banquet.

She hasn't been to the store for two or three days.

Although nowadays their numerous fruit shops and fruit wholesale stalls are all on the right track.

Whether the boss goes or not will still have different effects.

An Songyu and the other two also couldn't stay at home for long.

This afternoon, Anshun and his wife, unable to stay still, didn't even take a nap, just waiting for their youngest son to take them back.

An Songyu and the other person got into the car without thinking.

But little did I know, we hadn't even left the residential area yet!

Anshun and the couple's old friends had already made plans to set off together.

Seeing that several cars had almost formed a convoy, An Songyu couldn't help but shake his head.

An Jianmin hasn't been back for a while.

Looking at the cars in front and behind, I couldn't help but ask my parents:

"Dad, Mom, is it more comfortable for you at the reservoir?"

"We're all comfortable!" Anshun and his wife smiled contentedly.

“Jianmin, don’t worry about us all the time. We have such nice houses to live in in this community, and the villagers live nearby too. We’re not uncomfortable at all,” Anshun comforted his youngest son gently.

"It's just that we're more familiar with the reservoir area, and it's cooler there, so we prefer to go there."

Shi Youqin also smiled and said:

"We really don't feel uncomfortable living here in this community."

"We're still not used to the elevator. We always feel a little uneasy when we ride it up and down."

"And I'm not very good at pressing the floor buttons either!"

"Although I can chat with my old friends in the village, it's still boring."

"But it's different over at the reservoir."

"People are more comfortable living in places that are close to the ground."

"And over there, even if we're old and frail, we can still move around anytime."

An Jianmin opened his mouth slightly. He really wanted to tell the two elderly people that there was plenty of space for them to move around, whether in the community or in the park behind the community.

But he also knew in his heart that his parents had spent their whole lives working the land and were busy all their lives.

The "moving around" mentioned does not mean needing ample space to move around.

Instead, like over by the reservoir, there could be a vegetable garden or something.

When they're bored, let them grow some vegetables, raise some flowers, or even raise some poultry.

This way, they won't be so bored, and their children can have something new to eat.

At this moment, An Jianmin had to admit it from the bottom of his heart.

In comparison, my second brother's original idea was the most suitable.

Look how much more at ease the two elderly people are because of the reservoir.

Yuan Qionghua was unaware of her brother-in-law's complicated feelings. She remembered something else and asked:

"By the way, Mom and Dad, is the silkworm rearing busy yet?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Youqin's wrinkles seemed to smooth out a bit more:
"I'm definitely getting busy lately."

"However, the mulberries in the mulberry orchard are growing quite well. I'll call you back to pick them when they ripen in a while."

"Really? Then I'll have to pick a lot!" Yuan Qionghua's eyes widened in surprise.

She thought that after leaving Jiangcun, the mulberries that could be picked every year would become a rarity.

Unexpectedly, even after another year, the mulberry picking continued as before.