Chapter 421

Second uncle was treating, so Gu Lan and the others naturally had no opinion and happily followed him into the coffee shop.

After the opening, people in big cities reacted quickly.

There was no shortage of wealthy and bold people anywhere.

And so, the owner of this coffee shop was one of them.

As soon as he heard that the country encouraged the development of a market economy, he immediately transformed his ancestral property into a coffee shop.

Decoration, hiring baristas, hiring waiters... after a flurry of activity, it opened.

And don't say, the business was quite good.

The shop was full of people; decent-looking young men and women were sitting in the shop, with a transparent glass cup in front of them, containing a liquid that felt strange to the Gu family.

Gu Yucheng just pushed open the glass door, and a girl with a round face and an enthusiastic smile walked toward them.

"Welcome, please go to the front desk to order; you can sit anywhere."

Walking to the ordering counter, the Gu family, who didn't understand anything, ordered the classic coffee in the shop.

After finding an empty seat and sitting down, they waited quietly.

Soon, the waiter came over with a tray and placed the coffee in front of them.

The waiter was smiling the whole time, not fawning, not arrogant, and the attitude made people feel very comfortable.

"Guests, please enjoy; if you need anything, wave and call me; I'll come over when I see it."

Gu Yucheng nodded, "Okay, you go ahead."

Gu Qingzhou looked at second brother, his expression surprised, "Second brother, aren't you nervous? I see you look like you've adapted very well."

"What's there to be nervous about; we're not here to drink 'tyrant coffee'; we're not lacking anything compared to them; we're not inferior." Gu Yucheng said.

Gu Qingzhou gave a thumbs up.

Gu Yucheng was somewhat proud, tsk... why did Dad and Mom let him send the college students in the family? It wasn't because his skin was thick enough.

That girl was wearing a cotton coat covered in patches, two short braided pigtails resting on her chest. Her skin was rough, but her features were beautiful; she looked seventy percent like her mother, only her brows and eyes held a shadow of his own.

He didn't understand what was so good about establishing self-confidence; wasn't this something everyone had? But Dad gave the order, so he just followed it. Being able to visit Haicheng and go to the capital to see, only a fool would refuse.

"So bitter!!" Gu Zhihang (Tiedan)'s face wrinkled into a ball; he held the bitter coffee in his mouth, wanting to spit it out but reluctant to do so, and a mask of pain was put on his bronze-colored face.

Ah ah ah, spending money to buy suffering.

"Why are others drinking it so calmly; it's so bitter, so bitter; I can't take it anymore." Gu Zhihang's tongue was all bitter.

Gu Zhili, also known as Little Li Bao, often ate chocolate with the twins and accepted the taste of coffee well.

He ordered one with milk and sugar added, and after taking a sip, his lips were all white milk foam.

"It's quite good; Yubao and Hengbao should like it; I don't know if I can take it away; I want to take it for them."

Gu Xingye (Bangbang) didn't like to drink it, but could accept it, "Take what; take them to the shop to drink tomorrow; it's fresh and they can sit in the shop; this shop is quite warm."

Gu Zhili thought it was the same, "Hmm, I've remembered the road; I'll take them tomorrow."

Noon.

When eating at the restaurant, Lin Zhao only then learned about Qingzhou and the others going to drink coffee; it had only been a few months since the opening, and even a coffee shop had appeared? Some people's reactions were really fast; they deserved to be rich.

She carefully bit open the skin of the pan-fried bun; the hot soup inside would scald people's lips and tongues into blisters if one wasn't careful.

"I'll go try it in the afternoon too."

Lin Zhao blew on the pan-fried bun she picked up with chopsticks and looked at Gu Chenghuai, "Do you want to go?"

Gu Chenghuai picked up a chopstick of vegetables for her and replied gently: "I'll send you all over, and then go see an old comrade-in-arms."

"That's fine; then we'll each be busy with our own things."

Yaobao sat next to her mother, eating fried fish, her brows and eyes obediently saying: "Mother, I'll accompany you."

"Good; is Seeing Qian Bao going?" Lin Zhao asked.

Seeing Qian Bao shook his head, "I want to go to the bookstore to see."

He was still young, and no one was assured to let him go alone.

Gu Lan took the initiative to say: "I also want to go to the bookstore to see; I'll go with Seeing Qian Bao."

These two, one was a girl and one was a child, wandering around in a strange city, and no one was assured either.

Gu Qingzhou followed and said: "I'll go too; see if there are any books I need and buy a few in advance."

Gu Xingye: "I'll go too; I haven't been to a bookstore in a big city yet; I'm very curious."

Gu Xingci (Laimei) was her brother's follower; hearing him say he was going to the bookstore, she also indicated she wanted to go.

And so, in the afternoon, they divided into several teams, each busy with their own things.

Lin Zhao's group stayed in Haicheng for a total of five days; they had been to all the places they should go and left behind many photos of their lives.

It is worth mentioning that until they were about to leave, Gu Yucheng didn't find an opportunity to talk to Mr. Qiao about the ownership of the Western-style building.

The tickets to the capital were booked.

Only then was he anxious.

"Chenghuai, what should we do?!"

They had a good time playing these few days, and only now did he remember his most capable younger brother.

Gu Chenghuai thought for a moment and said: "I have no way either; I can't even see the person, so how can we talk. Let's leave it like this for now; when you go back, let Dad think of a way. If it really can't be returned, we'll pay the market price, spend money to buy this house, give it to Dad and Mom, and let them move to Haicheng to live. Life here is convenient, and the climate is good, which is very suitable for retirement."

He had been to Haicheng several times and liked it very much; what he was most satisfied with was that everything was convenient.

For example, when he went to find his old comrade-in-arms, he could hail a taxi or take a bus, without having to walk a few steps to get there.

Lin Zhao agreed in her heart but didn't express it in public.

The matters of her father-in-law and the Gu family brothers, they could decide for themselves.

Gu Yucheng's locked brows relaxed.

"That's the only way!"

He tended to buy it, but such a good house, and it was in Haicheng, it must be very expensive; he didn't know how much each family had to add, and whether the family's savings were enough?!

The Gu family brothers had earned a lot of money in the past few years; the family lacked tickets, so the money earned could only be saved, and the numbers on the passbook were quite considerable.

With money in their pockets, they weren't panicked about doing anything; this was also the main reason why Gu Yucheng was so calm and composed now.

As the old saying goes, money strengthens a coward's courage; it's really philosophical.

Seeing that the time was not early, Lin Zhao and the others didn't delay and boarded the train to the capital.

Lin Heling and Song Xiwei originally wanted to go too, but were stopped by Lin Zhao.

Moving the grave was a big matter and couldn't leave Lin Heling; if this matter wasn't handled well, he wouldn't have the heart to do anything else.

Looking at the persistence in her daughter's eyes, Lin Heling had to agree.

He told her the location of the small courtyard house he was going to transfer to Lin Zhao, letting her go directly, and it should be habitable.

Song Xiwei said: "Your father and I will go over after we finish our work, as much as possible before you start school."

The children were going to university, and if they didn't go to send them off, they would feel they were pitiful.

"Got it; Dad and Mom, rest assured; I've traveled many times, and I have Gu Chenghuai with me, so nothing will happen." Lin Zhao pulled her mother's sleeve and shook it, saying softly.

"Don't be careless." Song Xiwei had endless worries.

In the past few years, she and Lin Heling hadn't gone out less, and they had really seen many scams.

After sending off her daughter and the others, Lin Heling began to deal with the Lin family's affairs.

First, he had to take back the Lin family's property.

Taking it all back was impossible.

The reputation of Lin Half-City back then wasn't fake; if they really took it all back, they didn't know how many forces' cakes would be moved, and the resistance was too great.

In the end, the property taken back wasn't much, only about ten sets, and there weren't many antiques and calligraphy and paintings left...

Uncle De was not lightly angered.

"Deceiving people too much! If the old master were still here... how would those people dare."

"Things remain the same but people change; my old face is no longer useful, letting the young master suffer grievances."

Lin Heling held Uncle De's arm, his emotions very stable, "It's nothing; this result was within my expectations long ago; the Lin family now doesn't have many people left, and it has long lost the scene of prosperous descendants back then; it's normal to be looked down upon; it's fine; it will be fine when my dad and the others come back... I hope we can ask for it back then."

If nothing else, the ancestral home must be asked back.

Uncle De also said: "If nothing else, the ancestral home must be asked back."

He pulled open his collar and took out a strange-looking key made of material like wood, worn on a red string.

"Young master, this is the key to the secret room of the ancestral home; the entrance to the secret room is in the room where sundries are kept. With this, plus the one in the master's hand, put together, it can open the door to the Lin family's secret room. The old master said that the things inside can make the Lin family rise again."

Lin Heling put away the key.

"Uncle De, rest assured, the Lin family won't fall."

Uncle De had no children, and he regarded the rise and fall of the Lin family as more important than anything else; hearing the young master's words, his expression relaxed.

"I believe it."

After Old Master Lin's grave was moved into the Lin family cemetery, Uncle De lived in a house near the cemetery and was unwilling to move again.

Lin Heling couldn't bear for him to live the life of an ascetic; Uncle De smiled, "I'm old; I don't want to toss anymore. Staying to guard the grave is the life I want to live; it's not bitter or tiring. If the young master still considers me a member of the Lin family, don't persuade me."

What else could Lin Heling say?

He found people to repair the house near the cemetery to be new, replaced the doors and windows, ordered furniture, spread clean quilts, filled it with food... entrusted people to come and take a look every few days, and afterward planned to go to the capital with Song Xiwei.

"Uncle De isn't going over, Zhao Zhao will ask."

Uncle De said: "Little Miss is a thoughtful and kind girl; she will understand me."

Seeing that he really didn't want to leave, Lin Heling had to leave by himself.

After sitting in the car, he looked at Song Xiwei, "How about we move to Haicheng to live?"

"Fine; you know me; it's fine wherever I live." Song Xiwei didn't care.

Her personality was overbearing, and her strength was too great; she was the kind who got full work points every day in the village, and she could also fight wild boars, so she wasn't popular in the village, so she didn't have many people she was close to in the village, and she didn't have the idea that it was hard to leave her hometown.

"Then shall we move when we go back?" Lin Heling wasn't pretentious either and directly consulted his wife's opinion.

"Can."

Lin Zhao and the others arrived in the capital; after the station, more people got off the train, squeezing people until they couldn't breathe.

Fortunately, they got off the train smoothly.

After leaving the station, they hailed a few cars and rushed straight to the Lin family's small courtyard house.

The weather was good today, with a big sun hanging in the sky, making people feel very good.

About forty minutes passed.

Lin Zhao and the others got off the car.

Gu Zhiyu walked in front to lead the way, looking at the house number, searching for their own courtyard.

After finding it, he twisted his head fiercely, "Mother, here! Our house is here!!"

While speaking, he knocked on the door.

Lin Zhao chased after him quickly.

The main gate wasn't locked, and it opened with a light push.

At this time, there happened to be someone in the courtyard.

It was a woman who looked honest and simple.

"You are from the Lin family, right?" Seeing the people at the door, the woman subconsciously stood straight and spoke nervously.

"Yes, you are the person helping to clean, right? You've worked hard." Lin Zhao greeted with a smile, looking around the courtyard; this small courtyard house was square, there were many houses, there was a well in the courtyard, and it had just been repaired, looking very clean.

"Not hard, it's almost cleaned up." The woman said, "I came today to dry the quilts. Since you've come, I'll go first; this is the key; you keep it."

After saying a few words, she hurriedly left.

The number of people in this family was so large it made people panic.

Lin Zhao waved her hand, "Find a room to live in yourselves; go to school in the afternoon."

"Okay."

Everyone avoided the main room with the best lighting and entered the rooms one by one.

There were too many people, and they couldn't satisfy one person per room, so they could only have several people live in one room; the children didn't feel uncomfortable, but were excited.

Gu Xingci spread out a floor mat and said: "Zhiyu, Zhihang, ever since you two joined the army, I haven't lived in the same room with you for a long time; tonight we have to chat until twelve o'clock."

Gu Xingye looked at his younger brother, "There are others in the room; don't disturb the people; eleven o'clock at most, no later."

"... Fine."

Lin Zhao walked into the main room, her face full of satisfaction, nodding continuously, "This house is really good; I'm satisfied with everything."

"I just looked at the surrounding facilities; buying anything is very convenient. The driver said we are very close to the square; I'm going to watch the flag-raising tomorrow morning!"

Gu Chenghuai put down his luggage and said: "The flag-raising is very early; you can't get up; watch it another day; your feet are swollen; rest your body well first."

Knowing that her husband felt heartache for her, Lin Zhao didn't argue with him, "Fine."

She sat down and changed out of her small leather shoes; her heels were burning with pain.

"What if the children want to watch?" Lin Zhao raised her eyelids, her eyes carrying undisguisable fatigue.

"I'll take them; don't worry; rest well." Gu Chenghuai said, "I'll go out to boil hot water; you soak your feet."

Not long after, he brought a foot-washing basin into the room.

There were herbs to relieve fatigue in the water.

"Where did the herbs come from?"

Gu Chenghuai said: "Prepared by fourth brother."

"Little brother is really careful." Lin Zhao's brows and eyes were full of smiles.

Gu Chenghuai raised his eyes, "I suggested it."

"The best, best of course is my Gu gentleman." Lin Zhao looked at her husband who was kneading her feet for her, bent down, and kissed the corner of his mouth.

Gu Chenghuai's brows and eyes deepened, his black eyes locking onto her, carrying a sense of oppression and possessiveness.

"What do you think if I go get a perm?" Lin Zhao suddenly spoke.

She had seen many girls with perms in Haicheng; they were fashionable and foreign-style, making her heart beat fast; it was no wonder it was a city at the forefront.

Gu Chenghuai's mind flashed with the explosion heads he had seen before, and he couldn't accept it somewhat.

He said implicitly: "You are quite good like this."

Afraid that these words would spoil the mood, he added, "If you really want to perm, then go."

No matter what Zhao Zhao did, he wouldn't laugh.

"I'll think about it again." Lin Zhao was still struggling; her hair quality was really good, black and thick, and she was somewhat reluctant to ruin it.

"Hmm."

After dusk.

Lin Zhao and the others, who had rested well, went out to see the university.

The first stop was Huaqing University.

Just after opening, people's enthusiasm, suppressed for ten years, urgently needed to be released.

The sky was slightly dark, but the people outside didn't decrease at all, and people laughing and laughing could be seen everywhere.

There were also people doing small businesses on the road.

The 'explosion sound' of popcorn rang out, and the children shouted excitedly.

Gu Chenghuai saw that his daughter wanted it, stepped forward to buy some, and distributed it to the children.

A group of big children laughed with their teeth bared.

Raising her eyes, she saw from afar the ancient, thick, and atmospheric gate of Huaqing University.

"Look there quickly." Gu Zhihang's loud voice rang out.

He pointed to the huge gate head and said excitedly: "Mother, I want to take a photo at the gate."

Ah ah ah ah, this university is even better than he imagined; he likes it, hehehe.