The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 46 Moving

"How could we possibly guess that..." Sun Fangfang rolled her eyes at Wei Qingqing. "Tell me if you want, or don't if you don't. I'm not curious at all..." She got up to pour water for the two of them.

"Hmph, it won't hurt to tell you. The delicacy I discovered is grasshoppers..." Wei Qingqing became even more smug.

"Tch! Who hasn't eaten grasshoppers? There are plenty in restaurants..." Zhang Yang said with a hint of disdain.

"You don't know anything! Those are wild grasshoppers. The ones in restaurants are all farmed. How can you compare them?" Wei Qingqing immediately got angry and argued with Zhang Yang, her face flushed.

Wild grasshoppers and farmed grasshoppers do indeed taste different. Farmed grasshoppers are fed a fixed diet, while wild grasshoppers eat crops and grass in the fields, so they naturally have a wild flavor. Some grasshoppers even have a wild wormwood flavor after being stir-fried because they love to eat wild wormwood.

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about anything else. You two came back today, is something wrong?" Sun Fangfang came over with two glasses of water and asked.

"Of course, isn't it the Mid-Autumn Festival? The house is all renovated, and we plan to bring both sets of parents over so we can all celebrate the festival together," Yang Ming said.

"Sure! We're planning to bring both sets of parents over too. It's the Mid-Autumn Festival, after all, so it's more lively when everyone's together," Sun Fangfang nodded, stood up, and said, "Let's go take a look now and let you two big bosses inspect the goods."

So everyone went to Yang Ming's new house together.

The house is a large house with four bedrooms and two living rooms. When you open the door of 701, you are greeted by wooden floors. Everyone took off their shoes, put on slippers, and walked into the new house together.

Facing you is the living room, a spacious living room with a row of off-white leather sofas in the center, surrounding a fiberglass coffee table with several glass tea sets on it. Above is a large floral chandelier. On one wall hangs a 60-inch LCD TV, while the other walls are empty, where you can choose and hang any decorations you like.

The four bedrooms are quite spacious, each with its own bathroom, shower, and study. There is a large bed by the window to ensure good lighting. There are also closets, wardrobes, dressing tables, and other amenities.

Everyone took a look around inside, and Yang Ming and Wei Qingqing were very satisfied; it was a house with a modern feel.

Everyone then went to take a look at 703. This set is different from 701. 703 has a stronger emphasis on classical beauty in terms of decoration and layout. Most of the furniture is made of solid wood with carvings. The bedroom bed is also a large canopy bed, which is something you can usually only see in period dramas.

"The renovation of the two houses cost a total of 50 yuan, which was still at cost price. Adding the furniture, the total cost was 80 yuan. Knowing that you are living in the houses for both sets of parents, I was very fair in terms of renovation costs. For this house, which focuses on classical elements, the renovation and furniture were cheaper. I replaced the double beds with canopy beds. These things are not easy to find. We went through a lot of trouble to order four sets from a woodworking factory. They are all made of walnut wood." Sun Fang was a little proud when she talked about the canopy beds.

"It's alright, pretty good." Wei Qingqing nodded, looking at Yang Ming, "Let's go pick up my parents now, help them move in the sooner, and then we can go back sooner..."

"Okay!" Yang Ming nodded.

"I'll contact the moving company under the company. Anyway, I don't have to pay them, so I might as well use them..." Sun Fangfang agreed, then went home to change her clothes and helped contact the moving company under Longteng.

"I'll keep watch here for you..." Zhang Yang immediately became lazy, still shirtless.

The move went smoothly. Sun Fangfang hired two large trucks, and the moving company brought a total of twenty strong young men. Yang Ming's delivery truck also arrived after delivering vegetables to the Yingning Hotel.

The houses in Wuyi Lane were all old and dilapidated, looking like they were about to fall apart. Wei Jianguo and Xue Hua weren't particularly reluctant to leave. Although there's no place like home, this place was so run-down that they couldn't bear to stay. With the rain these past few days, the roof was constantly dripping, and they used all their pots and pans to catch the water. The constant dripping made it impossible for them to sleep at night, so it was no wonder the couple didn't want to stay.

Two large trucks were loaded with daily necessities before everything was moved out. The large pieces of furniture were all old and not suitable for the new house, so Yang Ming loaded them onto his own transport truck. He would take them to Zhengjia Village when he returned to the village in the afternoon. Although the house had everything he needed, it still felt a bit empty, so taking them back would fill the space.

After tidying up, the whole house immediately felt empty.

"Where's Mimi? Mimi's still in the kitchen..." As she got into the car to leave, Xue Hua suddenly remembered the tabby cat in her kitchen.

"You guys go ahead, I'll go find it." Yang Ming jumped out of the car and went into the house.

Everything that could be moved was moved away, leaving the house feeling empty and dilapidated. The couplets and New Year pictures that had been pasted up for the New Year over the years had long since accumulated into a thick layer, which looked quite unsightly on the walls. Dust from the roof hung down and swayed in the breeze.

The large pot on the stove had been taken down, but the kitchen in the apartment building didn't support a large pot. Even the Wei family only used it in winter when heating the kang (a traditional heated bed). Yang Ming remembered that he needed to make a cold stove at home, so he simply moved it to his car.

The kitchen was very dark. After the large pot was put away, there was nowhere to hide inside. However, Mimi was not in the kitchen. Yang Ming looked into the stove hole and suddenly saw a pair of yellow-green eyes.

"Mimi..." Yang Ming waved to the kitten.

"Meow..." Mimi meowed, but instead of climbing out, she turned her head to the side.

"Cats are all slow-paced, I only realized that today, and it's really annoying." Yang Ming muttered to himself, then waved to Mimi.

"Meow..." Mimi meowed again, and this time she actually crawled straight into the hole in the kang (heated brick bed).

Just as Yang Ming was about to use the farm space's camera function, Mimi appeared again. This time, Mimi was carrying a yellow and white kitten in her mouth. The kitten was already 10 centimeters long, and with its tail, it was a full foot long. It was extremely cute, with a thin little body, fluffy fur, specks of black and gray, and a long, thin tail that swayed back and forth. It was being held by its mother's neck, with its two little front paws resting on its chest, looking just like a well-behaved elementary school student in class.

Mimi carried the kitten out and placed it on the floor of the main room, then went back. She did this six times, and by then there were six adorable kittens in the main room, all of them yellow and white tabby cats. When Mimi crawled out of the kang hole for the seventh time, she was carrying a large rat that had been half-eaten.

"So, you do know how to move after all..." Yang Ming was both amused and exasperated, but he didn't pack them all away. Instead, he waited for Mimi's next move. Who knew if there were any kittens left inside? What if one was left behind and starved to death?

Mimi carried the mouse out, then sat down on the ground, looking up at Yang Ming. Her meaning was clear: the belongings are packed, let's go…

Yang Ming was amazed by the cat's intelligence, but then he remembered that it was a stray cat, and he understood. The creatures that roam the corners of the city are usually quite clever; those that aren't have already been eliminated.

Yang Ming put Mimi and her seven children into the farm space, then got up and walked outside. His transport vehicle was still waiting outside.

As for Mimi's "luggage," Yang Ming simply ignored it. There was plenty of that stuff at home; he'd let her eat her fill later. By the way, before Yang Ming and his wife returned to the city, they had already cleaned up the dead rats in the east wing, filling two large baskets, weighing about 100 pounds. It was truly baffling how there could be so many rats in the house.

When Yang Ming came out, the two moving company trucks had already driven away, leaving only his own truck parked on the side of the road. Yang Ming got in the truck: "Old Yang, let's go to Xinhua Bookstore first..." Yang Ming still remembered the learning machine his wife had promised to give to their son.

"Yes..." The driver was an elderly man who looked like a farmer. His skin was dark, and there were deep wrinkles on his forehead and around his eyes. His dim yellow eyes had a kind light in them. Anyone who saw him could feel his simplicity. His back was a little hunched, but not bent. He had a kind of feeling of supporting the world.

His hands and feet were rough, but very nimble. When he stepped on the clutch and turned the steering wheel, his movements were skillful. Even professional race car drivers would give him a thumbs up and exclaim: "Beautiful!"

Learning machines are usually sold in Xinhua Bookstore. The delivery truck stopped directly in front of Xinhua Bookstore, and Yang Ming got out and went straight into the bookstore.

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