After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

Lan Yujuan turned on the surveillance footage and saw two unfamiliar women standing at her doorstep.

One of them had a neat short haircut and was wearing a community property management uniform, looking professional and energetic.

The other person was also dressed smartly, carrying a fruit basket, and seemed a little nervous standing at the door.

Lan Yujuan hesitated for a moment, and only went to open the door after hearing the doorbell ring again.

"Excuse me, is there anything I can help you with?"

Lan Yujuan opened the door halfway and politely inquired.

"Hello, Miss Lan!" the short-haired woman greeted politely, revealing a perfectly timed smile.

"I'm the new property manager for our community. You can call me Xiao Xu!"

Lan Yujuan smiled back, "Hello, Manager Xu!"

Then, Manager Xu turned around and introduced:

"This lady is also a resident of our community, Ms. Tang Shan."

"Ms. Tang said that her son, Tang Yu, is a classmate of Ms. Lan's daughter."

"She was away on a business trip a few days ago. She only heard about it when she got home this morning. Yesterday evening, something unpleasant happened at the kindergarten gate because of her mother-in-law's inappropriate words and actions."

"Ms. Tang felt very guilty, so she took the initiative to come to the property management office. She was very sincere and hoped to apologize to Ms. Lan in person."

Upon hearing this, Lan Yujuan turned to look at Tang Shan beside her.

It turns out that the woman in front of me is the daughter-in-law of "Aunt Wang," who insisted on playing matchmaker for me yesterday.

This Miss Tang seems to be a reasonable and understanding person; my first impression of her was good.

Moreover, Lan Yujuan had heard her daughter mention Tang Yu before. She said that Tang Yu was not very talkative in class, but was very good at drawing, and the two of them would occasionally play together.

Thinking of this, Lan Yujuan immediately stepped aside and took the initiative to invite him:

"Please come in!"

"We're all neighbors, come in and have a cup of tea!"

Seeing her calm demeanor, Tang Shan visibly relaxed and replied with a smile:

"Okay, that's fine!"

Seeing that his task was complete, Manager Xu glanced at the time, smiled, and took his leave.

"Okay, you two can chat anytime, I'm going back to work now!"

Seeing this, Lan Yujuan quickly urged her to stay, "Manager Xu, since you're already here, please come in and have a cup of tea!"

She had witnessed Aunt Wang's fighting prowess yesterday.

Although Tang Shan looked kind, the two had never met before.

Although it was supposed to be an apology, she was still a little nervous being alone with him.

Manager Xu was all ready, and turned to enter the elevator.

When he turned around and saw Lan Yujuan looking somewhat nervous, he immediately changed his mind, smiled, and nodded, saying:

"Well then, I'll take my leave!"

After the two entered the house, Lan Yujuan led the guests to the sofa area and sat them down, then turned around to make tea.

Tang Shan put down the fruit basket, sat down on the sofa, and casually started chatting with Manager Xu.

"I heard that Manager Xu was temporarily transferred to our community from headquarters?"

Manager Xu probably guessed what Tang Shan wanted to ask, and replied with a faint smile:

"Yes, I only received the notification after I got off work last night. I'm here temporarily to take over the property management of this community."

Tang Shan was also very direct and immediately asked:

"What happened to the previous property manager? Was he fired or transferred?"

"When I passed through the neighborhood today, I heard people talking about this everywhere, saying all sorts of things."

Lan Yujuan was at the water bar not far away, boiling water and making tea while listening intently.

Manager Xu cleared his throat, glanced at the water bar area, and said in a calm tone:

"She wasn't fired, she was transferred."

"The original manager was from the nearby suburbs, and the company had a villa development project there, so the sales office happened to be short of a manager."

Even Lan Yujuan was stunned when she heard this.

She originally thought that it was just a change of work environment to a remote place, at most it was exile.

Who would have thought that he would be transferred to the mountains to sell villas!

"Would he really agree to that?" Even Tang Shan was stunned and asked in a low voice.

Anyone with eyes can see the difference before and after.

Being a property manager in my current residential community offers a high base salary, good benefits, an easy job, and real power.

He could be transferred to a new villa development area. Although it sounds like he would still be a manager, his base salary was low, and he would mainly rely on commissions from selling houses.

Moreover, in a new project in an unfamiliar place, if someone is parachuted in, the people under their command may not be obedient.

Manager Xu smiled faintly, "Everything has its advantages and disadvantages."

"First of all, the original manager has worked hard for the company for so many years, and even if he didn't achieve great things, he certainly put in a lot of effort, so his base salary won't change much after he's transferred there."

"While the benefits aren't as good as in the city, the commission from selling villas makes the potential very attractive. Men, you know, always want to take advantage of their youth and try new things!"

"Moreover, the original manager's hometown is in a town near that villa area. After being transferred there, it will be more convenient for him to commute to and from get off work every day."

"The long-time residents of the community should know that the former manager supported three sons on his own, and the whole family had been renting a place in the community and even took out a loan to buy a car."

"Now, the whole family has moved back to their hometown, and the three children have gone back to school in town, so their burden is lighter."

"Moreover, she has parents back in her hometown who can help take care of the children. The company is also located in the community, and they arranged a job for Ms. Zhang."

"So, overall, the original manager is still able to accept this job transfer within the company."

Lan Yujuan washed some more fruit, brought over some hot tea, and joined in the conversation.

The three of them drank tea and chatted about gossip they had heard in the neighborhood, and the distance between them unconsciously shortened.

It was through this conversation that Lan Yujuan gradually pieced together from Manager Xu's fragmented words that she learned that Ms. Tang in front of her was actually a well-known interior designer.

"Ms. Tang is very capable in the design industry!" Manager Xu praised.

"The kindergarten in our neighborhood was designed by Ms. Tang's studio."

"When this kindergarten project was completed, it was featured on television because it applied many advanced environmental protection concepts, and it was also interviewed by many big bloggers in the design industry."

When Manager Xu praised her, Tang Shan simply smiled calmly and accepted it without hesitation.

He was neither arrogant nor humble.

Upon hearing this, Lan Yujuan's eyes lit up, and she instantly became interested.

She had no time to care about the mess that happened yesterday.

The small coffee shop in the hillside courtyard needed design and renovation, so she immediately inquired about it discreetly.

"Ms. Tang, may I ask what size projects your studio typically takes on?"

"Do you only design large-scale sites like kindergartens? Or do you take on projects of all sizes?"

Tang Shan paused slightly, took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, and smiled:

"It depends on the specific circumstances and the studio's schedule!"

"Generally speaking, I prefer to take on design projects that are interesting."

"Ms. Lan, do you have a shop or house that needs design or renovation? If you are interested in our studio, you can come and take a look in person another day when you have time."

Lan Yujuan immediately took out her phone and said happily:

"That's great! Let's exchange contact information first!"

So the three of them exchanged contact information.

Manager Xu, who was sitting next to them, saw that the two of them were chatting naturally and seemed to be getting along quite well.

Moreover, it seemed that Tang Shan was also embarrassed to talk about her family's private matters in front of a third party.

So after finishing his tea, he got up to say goodbye.

"You guys continue chatting, I'll head back to work now!"

Lan Yujuan didn't try to stop them. The two got up, saw the new property manager to the door, and went back inside to continue their conversation.

With the groundwork laid, the two had become somewhat familiar with each other, and the distance between them had narrowed considerably.

Tang Shan then revealed the purpose of her trip and sincerely apologized:

"Ms. Lan, I'm so sorry about what happened yesterday!"

"I really didn't expect my mother-in-law to do something so absurd."

"Before I came here, I had already discussed it with the family. We will send my mother-in-law back to her hometown in the countryside today."

"I've sent my child back to my parents' house so they can take care of her for a few days. I'll bring her back once I find a suitable nanny."

The other party's swift and decisive actions made Lan Yujuan somewhat uneasy, and she offered a tactful piece of advice:

"Miss Tang, if it's just about what happened yesterday, then it's fine if we talk it out."

"You really don't need to...do this..."

Tang Shan said gently, "Miss Lan, please don't overthink it."

"What happened yesterday was just a trigger. In fact, I had been thinking about sending my mother-in-law back to her hometown for a long time."

"Don't laugh at me, but my mother-in-law used to love matchmaking for people during the off-season in her old rural hometown."

"In her eyes, as long as he's a man, even a princess is worthy of him!"

"My mother-in-law's nephew is considered a major problem even in the countryside. And yet, my mother-in-law has this ridiculous idea of ​​having my cousin, who's a graduate student, marry him and become his stepmother!"

Lan Yujuan sat beside her listening, her jaw dropping in astonishment.

"This is... way too outrageous!"

Tang Shan picked up her teacup, took a sip, and said with a wry smile:

"Who can argue with that?"

"Later, it was my dad who, out of consideration for the family, helped that old bachelor find a job on a construction site, and that's how the matter was settled."

After hearing this, Lan Yujuan couldn't help but show sympathy and comforted her:

Every family has its own problems!

"Miss Tang, let's just let yesterday's matter go."

Saying this means turning the page completely.

The two chatted amiably, and Tang Shan, rubbing her temples, casually brought up some trivial matters concerning her family.

"I work as a designer, and I'm usually very busy, so I can't take care of my family at all."

"My family runs a renovation company, and I'm their only daughter, so my husband has to rely on his family to help him manage it."

Lan Yujuan reached out, silently picked up the watermelon, and listened while eating.

Tang Shan continued:

"My spouse and I were college classmates and fell in love on our own."

"When we got married, I didn't ask for a dowry, nor did I mention a house or a car. We just agreed that the first child would take my surname, and the second child would take their family name."

"Their family agreed quite readily!"

"Who would have thought that such a huge mess would follow behind..."