CHAPTER 47: CHAPTER 47 MOVING TO A NEW HOME

The next morning, Gu Yi was busy with business.

Ye Hao came in carrying a bag.

"Bro, you’re back!"

Ye Qian just came out of the kitchen and saw Ye Hao come in.

Hearing Ye Qian’s call, Gu Yi looked up and met Ye Hao’s eyes.

Ye’s mother also came running out of the kitchen upon hearing.

"Mom, I’m back."

"We just heard from Yiyi yesterday that you were coming back, didn’t expect it to be so soon. You must be tired, put your things down."

Ye’s mother said as she went forward to take Ye Hao’s luggage.

"Mom, I can do it myself."

Ye Hao didn’t let Ye’s mother take his luggage; he placed it on the table himself.

Gu Yi took a plate and put two meat dumplings and two eggs on it, and also brought out a bowl of porridge.

"Have something to eat first."

Saying this, he placed the food on the table in front of Ye Hao.

"Look at my silly head, only chatting with you. It’s Yiyi who cares for you, go ahead and eat."

Seeing Gu Yi treating Ye Hao well, Ye’s mother felt quite happy inside.

"Thank you, Mom. Yiyi, you guys go ahead and busy yourself, don’t worry about me."

"Alright, you eat first. If it’s not enough, there’s more in the kitchen."

Gu Yi felt a bit embarrassed, especially since there were people in the shop, so she went back to her work.

Eating the meat dumplings, Ye Hao realized that Ye Qian hadn’t lied; Gu Yi’s cooking was truly delicious.

He couldn’t help but look at Gu Yi, who was giving change to an elderly woman.

The elderly woman was probably a regular, as Gu Yi chatted and laughed with her as they spoke.

No wonder people say that men who focus on their work are handsome, and women who are dedicated are particularly charming.

After giving the change, Gu Yi went to tidy up the tables.

Ye Hao quickly finished his food and went to help her.

"Let me help you."

Gu Yi looked at the person tidying the table in front of her.

"How come you’re so fast, are you full?"

"Yes, I’m full, the food was great."

"If you liked it, eat more. Go rest; traveling’s tiring, isn’t it?"

"Yes, it was quite tiring, but seeing you instantly made me feel not tired."

"You’re so cheeky, but you’ve come back at the right time, we’re moving to a new house later."

"Moving to a new house? Where to?"

Ye Hao didn’t think about buying a house, assuming she had rented another place.

Seeing Ye Hao’s puzzled face, she realized she hadn’t told him about buying a house.

"An elderly couple not far from here is selling their house. Staying at the store with Mom and Qianqian wasn’t convenient, and Dad didn’t have a place to stay when he visited, so we went to see the house with Mom and liked it. We bought it, planning to move today."

Ye Hao was stunned; she didn’t buy just anything, but a house.

Anyway, a purchase is a purchase, but how did she come up with so much money at once?

"Was the money enough?"

"Yes, it was. Mom and Dad gave me a thousand, I made some money in these two months, and there was what you gave me. I spent it without asking you, do you mind?"

Hearing that the money he gave was used for the house, Ye Hao felt instantly relieved.

He was happy; he had contributed a bit to their future after all.

"Spending it is fine; isn’t money earned for the wife to spend?"

Hearing this, Gu Yi felt sweet inside, thinking he was really good with words.

By morning, Ye Fu brought the entire Gu Family over.

Ye Hao quickly went over to greet them.

Gu’s parents took a good look at Ye Hao; their marriage had been rushed, the house was busy that day, and they hadn’t really observed him before.

After looking him up and down, they couldn’t help but think that soldiers are indeed different, standing there with a spirit.

Everyone sat down in the store, and Ye Hao hurriedly helped serve water.

Ye’s mother heated some dumplings and brought out some five-spice eggs in a basin.

Gu’s sister-in-law watched Gu Yi peeling eggs with her head down, thinking about how the once unimpressive sister-in-law had become so capable.

With her husband away, she managed her in-laws, ran a shop, bought a house, and led a bustling life.

She was kind to her family; when she visited, she wasn’t empty-handed, and last time when the Gu Family Brothers came to help, they took back plenty of food.

Seeing many people today, Gu’s sister-in-law felt that some topics were better left unsaid, waiting for a chance to have Gu Yi guide her on a path someday.

After Ye Fu brought back a bamboo stick, Gu Yi closed the store. She planned to rest today and not open for business.

Everyone moved things into the newly bought house.

Once the things were settled, they began cleaning.

The elderly couple had always kept the house clean, and with so many hands today, it was cleaned up in no time.

Now the only thing left was to set up the beds.

"We’ll handle making the beds, you men take the kids out."

Gu’s mother, quick in nature, organized everything at once.

"I’ll go shopping then."

The custom here is to cook a meal in the new house on moving day, symbolizing a prosperous family.

"Go ahead, take Hao Hao with you and buy plenty."

Ye’s mother never missed a chance to let Gu Yi and Ye Hao spend time together.

The result was that the women were responsible for making up the beds, while the men organized the yard.

Gu Hui and Gu Min played in the yard.

Gu Yi and Ye Hao went out to buy groceries.

Gu Yi saw that it was almost 11 o’clock and realized there wasn’t time for elaborate dishes.

"Time’s too tight, how about we buy some easy-to-cook vegetables, and get the main dishes from the restaurant? What do you think?"

"Your call, everyone hasn’t rested all morning and they’re probably hungry. We’ll buy groceries first and then go to the restaurant, head home, and the dishes will still be warm."

Ye Hao thought this was a better plan, as Gu Yi had been busy all morning and cooking would just keep her at it.

Buying outside could reduce a lot of work, giving Gu Yi more time to rest.

At the market, they bought some vegetables and some meat, then went to a nearby restaurant to ask the owner if they could have the food cooked and delivered home.

The owner didn’t say yes or no, only asked what they wanted.

Gu Yi ordered stewed chicken with potatoes, sweet and sour ribs, braised pork, braised fish, and old duck soup.

Apart from these meat dishes, the restaurant also had some vegetables.

Gu Yi told the owner she wanted double servings of everything except the old duck soup.

There was no delivery service at the time, but hearing Gu Yi order so much, all in doubles, the owner agreed to deliver but required a deposit first.

Ye Hao paid the deposit, gave the address, and they headed home with the groceries.

When they got home, everyone was sitting in the living room chatting.

Seeing Gu Yi return, Ye’s mother and Ye Qian came to help.

"Yiyi, why did you buy so few groceries?"

Ye’s mother saw it was mostly vegetables and just a piece of meat, worrying that this might upset the in-laws.

"Mom, I was afraid there wasn’t enough time to cook, so I bought some dishes from the restaurant, enough to eat, don’t worry."

Luckily, the previous owners left some firewood for them.

Ye Qian washed, Ye’s mother chopped, Gu Yi stir-fried, and Ye Hao sat at the stove helping with the fire.

Quickly, Gu Yi finished cooking: stir-fried meat with chili, scrambled eggs with chives, stir-fried vegetables, sweet and sour lotus root, and stir-fried bean sprouts.

As the dishes were set on the table, the restaurant food was delivered just in time.

The table was filled with dishes, and everyone gathered around to eat.