roccoschili Chapter 1284 I am content and happy, I am at peace with the passing years.
Chapter 1284 I am content and happy, I am at peace with the passing years.
Senior Brother Lu bought a house not far from the martial arts school. This house will be his and Li Xinhe's little home from now on.
This is a second-hand house, but it's relatively new and was well-maintained by the previous owner.
However, Li Xinhe and Senior Brother Lu felt that the decoration was a bit outdated and it was definitely not suitable to use it directly as their wedding room. So after completing the transfer procedures and obtaining the property certificate, they hired a renovation team to renovate it.
The afternoon of the day after the engagement party ended.
Su Xing accompanied his senior sister Li Xinhe to her new house to check on the renovation progress. Su Xing also took the opportunity to visit his senior brother and sister's future home.
Upon arriving at their destination, Li Xinhe chatted enthusiastically with her junior sister about how she planned to decorate their future home, her words filled with longing and anticipation for their future life.
"The sun is the best here. I'm going to put a beanbag chair here so I can sunbathe, read a book, or something."
Su Xing nodded, "That's great. You can also put a small tea table next to it, so you can have some tea, fruit, snacks or something on it while you're reading."
Li Xinhe chuckled. "As for reading, I was just saying that. I've never been a good student since I was little, and I always get sleepy when I look at a book."
Su Xing smiled and said, "Senior sister, you can read novels or comics."
"That sounds great! I'm currently following your comic, it's really good!"
Su Xing smiled and said, "I'm glad you like it, Senior Sister."
Li Xinhe continued, "I'm going to put a cat bed here and get a cat! Your master doesn't allow me to keep cats because he thinks they shed too much, but he won't be able to control me anymore."
She sometimes sees Su Xing posting pictures of his cats and dogs on his WeChat Moments, and she's so envious.
Su Xing asked with a smile, "So, Senior Sister, what kind of cat do you want to raise?"
"I haven't decided yet. I'll see how things go. I've heard that calico cats are the most beautiful cats, so I'd like to get one. Or maybe a black and white cat? But I've heard that black and white cats are a bit mysterious, so I don't know if I could handle raising one..."
Li Xinhe then suggested where to put which furniture and which plants.
Su Xing listened attentively and occasionally offered a few words of advice.
Senior Brother Lu went to his parents' house this afternoon to have a talk with them.
Li Xinhe knew what he was going to talk to his parents about, so she didn't go with them. They weren't married yet, and she didn't want to get too involved in her future in-laws' affairs.
In the evening, Senior Brother Lu came to the new house and picked up Li Xinhe and Su Xing. The three of them went out for dinner together, with Su Xing shamelessly acting as a third wheel.
Su Xing and Li Xinhe could both tell that Senior Brother Lu was not in a good mood and was forcing a smile.
Clearly, his conversation with his parents didn't go very well.
Although she could tell that Su Xing hadn't asked anything, and it wasn't her place to ask, even though she had a good relationship with her senior brothers and sisters, she still needed to have boundaries sometimes.
Li Xinhe didn't ask anything.
If there are things he wants to say, then they can close the door later and talk about them quietly, and discuss them properly.
After dinner, the three of them returned to the martial arts school together.
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The fourteenth day of the first lunar month.
Su Xing practiced his martial arts in the morning, and in the afternoon, he took some gifts and visited Grandma Li's house.
She and Grandma Li became acquainted through the flute. Last summer, when she was invited to Grandma Li's house for a barbecue, she met many elderly people who played traditional musical instruments and even joined their group.
After that, she often chatted with everyone in the group, asking them for knowledge and skills about various ethnic musical instruments, and became very familiar with everyone.
When Su Xing woke up in Luoyang, Grandma Li, knowing that Su Xing was coming to visit, also invited some old friends from the group to come to Su Xing's house for a get-together.
Grandma Li has already spoken to the community security guard.
Upon arriving at the destination, Su Xing registered at the security booth, stating that he was a guest visiting villa A08.
“Come with me.”
A young security guard greeted Su Xing.
Su Xing followed him and got on the electric sightseeing vehicle in the community.
The security guard escorted her to the gate of Villa A08.
Grandma Li was watching the commotion at the door when she heard the noise, so she quickly opened the door to greet them.
"Oh, Xiao Su is here."
Su Xing smiled and said, "Grandma Li, Happy New Year!"
"Happy New Year! Happy New Year! Come in quickly."
Seeing Su Xing carrying gift boxes and fruit baskets, she said, "Oh dear, why did you buy so many things again? What's going on?"
Su Xing smiled and said, "It didn't cost much; it's just a small token of my appreciation."
The two chatted and laughed as they entered the courtyard and headed into the house.
As soon as Su Xing entered the house, he saw seven or eight people sitting in the living room. Some were familiar faces, people he had seen before, while others were unfamiliar faces, people he had never met before.
"Oh, it's Xiao Su."
Mrs. Li's husband, Teacher Tang, greeted Su Xing with a smile.
Other people who knew Su Xing also smiled and spoke up.
"Xiao Su, it's been so long!"
"Xiao Su, do you still recognize me?"
Su Xing smiled and greeted those he knew first, offering New Year's wishes.
She smiled at the old man who asked her if she knew him and said, "Of course I know you, Grandpa Chen."
Grandma Li and her husband then introduced Su Xing to several other elderly people she had never met before, and also mentioned their online names in the group chat.
Su Xing greeted everyone sweetly, saying auspicious words.
She was familiar with the nicknames of these elderly people she had never met in person, and they had chatted together in the group before.
She then shared some topics they usually discussed in the group chat to build rapport.
"That's right, that's right, I just wanted to talk to you about the comforting and joyful aspects of playing the sanxian!"
"I was chatting with you about the peaceful days of playing the yangqin, does Xiao Su still remember me?"
"I am the evening breeze..."
This time it's a perfect match.
This gathering wasn't as large as the last one, since it was during the Chinese New Year period and some group members couldn't make it.
But there were quite a few people here today, making it quite lively.
When Mrs. Li organized the gathering, everyone tacitly brought their favorite musical instruments.
Su Xing now habitually brings his musical instrument with him when he goes out.
The bamboo flute and xiao are the most convenient, and she carries them with her almost every time she goes out. She also often takes the erhu with her, and she brought it this time as well.