Chapter 1426: Chapter 1426 Primary Task 2
Wang Xinsheng also knew that whatever he said was pointless, given Lu Jiang and Feng Qingxue’s young but stubborn nature!
After dinner, he and his wife escorted them to the house they had prepared.
As they neared their destination, the car passed by the front of Zhun Courtyard, guarded every five steps. Wang Xinsheng said to Lu Jiang and Feng Qingxue who were sitting in the back seat, “See that? Lao Yi lives there. He just moved in not long ago. If you need anything, just knock on his door; it will be taken care of. His guards won’t stop Qingxue anyway.”
Feng Qingxue made a sound and leaned on the car window to look outside, indeed seeing the tight security.
The weather was hot and the car windows were open, making it easy for her to look outside. She also noticed that many pedestrians walking past this grand courtyard were very cautious, not daring to breathe heavily.
“Is this the courtyard?” Feng Qingxue asked.
There are many kinds of ‘grand courtyards’. The elders live in the political center surrounded by red walls. The military courtyards are also called grand courtyards. Similarly, top leaders reside in sanatoriums, courtyard residences, and other similar compounds, which are also considered grand courtyards, also guarded every five and ten steps.
However, without exception, the real grand courtyards are the ones where the elders and commanders like Lao Yi reside.
Being called a ‘child of a grand courtyard’ doesn’t refer to children of just any military courtyard, but to those whose elders once lived in the Red Wall Courtyard, Zhun Courtyard, mountain sanatoriums, like Jiang Xiaoyue, Wang Zhonghua, Lao Yi, and so on, who are high-ranking officials’ children – aning their family elders are at least deputy provincial or deputy military commanders; not every official’s child qualifies as a high-ranking official’s child.
Yes, Xibao and Fubao, the triplets, can now be considered high-ranking officials’ children.
Wang Xinsheng sensed Feng Qingxue’s implication and chuckled, “Yes, that’s right. Many of our country’s veteran leaders live in such courtyards, whereas few of them stay with us. The place we live is more of an office location.”
Feng Qingxue understood, very clearly.
Compared to Lao Yi’s Zhun Courtyard, the old house next door where Wang Xinsheng and Guo Yan ntioned seed like a tiny sparrow to a vibrant phoenix, with its peeling paint on the doors and windows, the bricks and tiles all covered in grey.
It was a quadrangle, not big, but also not small, with three main rooms, two side rooms on the left and right, and a fully equipped kitchen and bathroom.
In the courtyard, there was a pogranate tree, which had miraculously survived, now with green leaves fluttering, dotted with green pogranates almost drooping down from the branches, promising a future harvest.
Guo Yan ca down and led Feng Qingxue inside. After unlocking the door, she handed over the keys, “There’s no well in the yard, and relying daily on water delivery isn’t ideal. We’ve pulled a water hose from Lao Yi’s ho and installed a faucet in the kitchen. Although Lao Yi said the water cost is negligible, when it’s ti to pay the water bill, you should do it as a gesture. We cannot take it for granted.”
“I’ll rember that, Auntie,” Feng Qingxue naturally appreciated Guo Yan’s kindness.
Wang Cuilan now favored Fubao the most. She took Fubao around for a look and said with a smiling face, “This house is nice. It’s alright that the yard is a bit small. If the triplets want to play, Xueniang and I will take them next door.”
Wang Cuilan used to be a soldier under Lao Yi and was brought up by him, so naturally, their relationship was very good. Chen Xueniang was Han Ye’s lifesaver; how could Lao Yi not facilitate their lives generously? Wang Xinsheng probably chose this house for them to live in considering that they wouldn’t have to worry about personal safety.
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