"Dabao," Yang Ruxin called out to Zhou Xiao, who was standing nearby and hadn’t picked out a room yet, "take your sister to choose a room. No matter where you are, we’ll always have a room for you here."
"Sister Ruxin..." Zhou Xiao’s eyes were starting to redden.
"Go on," Yang Ruxin waved her hand.
At that moment, Sini ran over, taking Zhou Ying’s hand. "Xiaobao, come quickly, Lanlan and I picked out a big room. We’re still young, so the three of us can live together, and we can split into separate rooms when we’re older..."
Zhou Ying glanced at Yang Ruxin, then at her brother, and seeing her brother nodding with a smile, she happily followed Sini and Erya upstairs.
"I’ll share a room with Xiaofeng," Zhou Xiao said, letting go of her previous nervousness and smiling.
"Brother Dabao, come up here, we’re staying in this room," Xiaofeng called down from the staircase, waving his hand. "There’s another door at the back that leads out to a view of the mountain opposite..."
"Okay," Zhou Xiao said, hurrying upstairs with a laugh.
Yang Ruxin thought that she should also save a room for Fang Tianze; otherwise, the kid would definitely cry in front of her. Truth be told, she really didn’t want to see such a pretty little boy shedding tears.
"That’s really nice." Feng Family came over for a visit too and was immensely satisfied. "Once we add the furniture, it will be even more beautiful."
Yang Ruxin nodded. She had thought about suggesting the Gu Family move in as well, but after thinking it over, she held back. After all, they were not relatives or close friends, and even if her family didn’t mind, the people of the Gu Family wouldn’t likely agree.
Although the house was ready, the furniture was still not made, so they could not move in yet.
The furniture was commissioned to Yang Rulin, but he had been busy rushing the first batch of goods to Beijing, so he hadn’t started on them. Now that the order was completed, he began working on the furniture for Yang Ruxin’s new house.
They had bought the mules and made the carts, and the personnel for the caravan were also decided upon. They temporarily settled on eight people, led by Yang Zhenli. He had traveled to many places before and had broad experience. With Li Zhong and Liang Youcai also helping out, there shouldn’t be any problems. Moreover, the other people were all carefully selected and reliable.
With Gu Yao leading them, she wasn’t worried.
However, it would take almost two months to travel to and from Beijing, and it was uncertain if they could return for the New Year. Therefore, she made it clear to everyone in advance that if anyone was reluctant to go, she wouldn’t force them.
"Xinxin, this opportunity is rare," Yang Guobin said with a smile. "Without this chance, one might never get to visit Beijing in their lifetime. Besides, there’s silver to be made from the round trip, and everyone is willing; their families are supportive too, so don’t worry."
"I appreciate everyone’s effort. When you all return from this trip, I’ll host a banquet for you," Yang Ruxin nodded. She had thought about going herself, but there were too many things to take care of at home, and she really couldn’t leave. In the end, Gu Yao had to make the trip.
"If there are no major delays, we’ll return before the New Year," Gu Yao said, unfazed by the trip. "But during this long period, big brother..."
"Don’t worry, I’ll take care of him," Yang Ruxin chuckled, feeling a bit guilty inside, as she and Erni had just started to get close.
Erni felt a bit down, but she wasn’t sad because she knew Gu Yao would soon return.