Just then, Tingting finished buying clothes, and they were about to go to Fang Pingying’s house when Huang Lin rode over on his bicycle.
Upon seeing Huang Lin, juzi ran over with a smile, "Coming early is not as good as coming timely, we were just about to go to Sister-in-law’s house for dinner."
Fang Pingying and the others smiled and followed him out.
Originally, Fang Pingying wanted Qiu Lian to join them for dinner, but Qiu Lian didn’t want to go, saying that her shop had not closed yet, and it would be inconvenient for her to return later, so she didn’t go.
Thinking it over, Fang Pingying didn’t insist, since Qiu Lian would often visit their home when she had time, so she let it go without formalities.
"I guessed you all would probably be arriving around this time, so I didn’t stay at home any longer and came here right after work," said Huang Lin. After finishing his sentence, he saw Liu Fengsheng and asked with a smile, "And this is..."
juzi introduced him, "A friend of Sister-in-law."
"And not just that," Fang Pingying remembered, she had forgotten to tell juzi because they met at the shop that the person selling the house was Liu Fengsheng. She immediately told Huang Lin and juzi, "I almost forgot, we had arranged for Brother Liu to come see the house."
juzi was extremely surprised, "Ah, the house we bought is Brother Liu’s house?"
Liu Fengsheng immediately gestured with his hands, "Not mine, it belongs to a friend of mine. I was entrusted to sell it, but..."
Liu Fengsheng’s words trailed off, and his face showed a hint of an apologetic smile.
juzi immediately asked anxiously, "But what?"
Liu Fengsheng explained, "My friend originally entrusted it to me to sell, but these past few days some issues came up at home, and I needed a house to live in. Just yesterday, I already bought this house myself, and have paid for it. I thought that my friend’s house wasn’t put on sale, just a phone number taped on the door, no one would buy it, so I wasn’t in a hurry to come and remove it, not expecting you guys would take an interest."
After finishing, he again looked a bit embarrassed and said to Fang Pingying, "Pingying, this morning I thought it wouldn’t be clear over the phone, so I wanted to specifically come over in the afternoon to explain clearly to you. But speaking of which, I do feel a bit embarrassed, your friend might not be able to buy the house."
Fang Pingying was also extremely surprised, she didn’t expect that Liu Fengsheng had bought the house.
She remembered Tingting mentioning that their house in the provincial city was very big and beautiful, wondering why he would come to buy this kind of second-hand house.
But since Liu Fengsheng had mentioned earlier that there were some issues at home, she felt it was not polite to pry into his private affairs.
She then smiled at Liu Fengsheng and said jokingly, "It’s fine, being neighbors with Tingting and you will be quite nice."
Finishing her sentence, Fang Pingying then smiled at juzi, "It’s just, you’ll have to start looking for another house, probably won’t find one as close to my place."
Upon hearing that, juzi pouted at Huang Lin, "If only we had bought it sooner."
Huang Lin looked at her with a doting smile, comforting her, "Don’t worry, there are so many houses around here, we’ll surely find one."
Feeling embarrassed, Liu Fengsheng apologized to Huang Lin and the others, then said to juzi and Huang Lin, "However, I’ve also looked at some houses around here these past few days, and found some quite decent ones. If you don’t mind, I can give you some suggestions."
Juzi and Huang Lin had a good impression of Liu Fengsheng, and immediately agreed, with Huang Lin saying, "Alright, let’s go to sister-in-law’s place first and chat while sitting down."
Everyone went to Pingying’s house, Luo Honglan and Li Yuchun were cooking in the kitchen, Fang Ping’an was watching the children, Fang Xiu and Yu’er were still at the pastry shop, and they had to wait a while before getting off work.
Luo Honglan had seen Tingting in the town before and was extremely surprised to see her, never expecting that Pingying and Tingting could bump into each other in the provincial city as well.
Pingying briefly told Luo Honglan about their encounter, then greeted everyone, "We’re all family here, don’t be shy, make yourselves at home."
Juzi and Huang Lin were regulars here, naturally making themselves comfortable. They had already started laughing and playing with the little ones including Ruirui. Tingting, having never seen twins before, was also captivated by the two little guys.
However, Liu Fengsheng stood up, handing over a small bag he was carrying to Pingying, "Pingying, I brought Tingting along and wasn’t sure what to bring. These clothes are for the two little ones, see if they fit. If the sizes aren’t right, you can take them back to exchange."
Pingying took the clothes, politely responding with a smile, "Brother Liu, it was enough that you came to visit, there’s no need for formalities."
Tingting, who was playing with the little ones on the sofa, heard this and immediately ran over, taking out two little shirts from the bag for the little ones and smiling at Pingying, "Sister Fang, I picked these clothes out, they’re really pretty, please don’t reject them."
"Of course, why wouldn’t I take them?" Pingying playfully tapped her on the forehead, instructing, "But next time you come to visit, you don’t need to buy anything, otherwise I really won’t accept it."
"Alright, won’t buy anymore," Tingting giggled and casually stuffed the clothes back into a paper bag on the sofa.
Pingying felt the paper bag was taking up space on the sofa, casually tossed the bag onto the bed, then warmly invited Liu Fengsheng to sit.
Liu Fengsheng looked around and casually asked, "Pingying, where’s Mr. Luo, hasn’t he gotten off work?"
Pingying smiled, "He’s out on a business trip, has been almost half a month now, still not sure when he will be back."
"Military personnel are like that, at the mercy of their duties for the country," Liu Fengsheng smiled, "Otherwise, we common folks wouldn’t have such peaceful lives."
Hearing this, Huang Lin came over laughing, joking, "Yeah, always taking care of everyone else, neglecting his own household, always getting nagged by the wife."
"Stop joking, when have I ever nagged you?" Juzi also came over and asked Liu Fengsheng, "By the way, Brother Liu, can you tell me about the house issue?"
Liu Fengsheng nodded, and started explaining in detail, "Recently..."
Seeing the three of them get carried away talking, Pingying asked Juzi to entertain the guests while she went into the kitchen to help Luo Honglan with the cooking.
Li Yuchun handed her a ladle as she came in, and gestured towards Liu Fengsheng outside, "Who is this young man? He looks spirited, but why is he alone with his daughter, where’s his wife, why didn’t she come too?"
Pingying quietly said, "He got divorced, now it’s just him and his daughter, don’t ask about his wife when you go out, it might be awkward."
"Good thing, otherwise I might have really asked," Li Yuchun said, then followed up with, "How did you guys meet him?"
Pingying replied, "We met by chance back when I was selling goods in the countryside." Googlᴇ search novel·fiɾe·net
Luo Honglan remembered calling their home before, also smilingly added, "That’s right, sister-in-law and I even visited their home once. Their little girl is very warm-hearted, always affectionately calling people ’sister’."