The security in Paoju Hutong has always been very good, mainly due to the deterrence of the detention center, and of course the inspections of Aunt Honghuan. I heard from the neighbors that there has never been a thief in this area for many years.
Although Li Tang should have no problem dealing with two or three thieves with his current skills, no matter how advanced his martial arts skills are, he is still afraid of kitchen knives. He did not dare to be careless. He took off the sword on his back and held it in his hand. Although the sword was not opened, the key was Can be used as a stick at any time.
He opened the door gently, walked in quietly, and glanced into the courtyard against the screen wall.
Hey, there is actually a big-bellied woman standing in the courtyard.
On lookout, right?
A husband and wife team up, and the man steals things inside?
Thinking of this, Li Tang felt relieved, it was probably only two people at most. So he straightened up and walked out from behind the screen wall. At this time, the big-bellied woman in the courtyard turned around, and the two of them happened to look at each other.
The big-bellied woman was startled at first. After seeing Li Tang clearly, she said in surprise: "Teacher Li, are you Teacher Li Tang?"
Li Tang looked at the woman with a big belly in surprise. She was quite old, probably in her early forties. She had a chubby face due to her pregnancy, and she looked familiar.
Unintentionally, his eyes glanced at the open door of the west wing. He suddenly had an idea and said hurriedly: "Are you Aunt Zhang?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a very familiar voice next to him: "Teacher Li, you are finally back!"
Fan Xiaopang and a middle-aged man walked out of the west wing. The middle-aged man looked to be in his early forties, with a straight waist, and his eyebrows were vaguely similar to Fan Xiaopang. He looked like a handsome uncle.
"Binbin, you're here, oh, Uncle Fan, Auntie Zhang, hello you guys!"
"Teacher Li, I'm really sorry. I've wanted to come to visit you for a long time, but I've been putting it off until now." Aunt Zhang, who was pregnant with her belly, said with a smile.
Uncle Fan also nodded to Li Tang very politely.
Fan Xiaopang said rudely: "Teacher Li, where have you been? Why haven't you answered the phone after calling me for a long time?"
"Is it?"
Li Tang took out his cell phone from his pocket and looked at it. Sure enough, it showed eight missed calls, five of which were from Xiaopang, and the other three were from Nai'an.
It turned out that he had specifically muted his cell phone during the audition in the morning, but later forgot about it and did not mute it back.
"Oh, I'm sorry, my phone is on silent."
He quickly put his cell phone back on silent mode and saw everyone standing in the courtyard. He hurriedly said: "Uncle, aunt, please sit in the room."
Of course, when serious guests come, they cannot go to the restaurant in the east wing. Li Tang quickly stepped forward, opened the door curtain of the main room, and motioned for the two of them to come inside. At the same time, he said to Fan Xiaopang, "Binbin, I still have my bicycle." It's outside, help me push it in."
"Okay!"
Looking at the conversation between the two, Aunt Zhang and Uncle Fan looked at each other without revealing anything. Aunt Zhang even said with a smile: "I always heard Binbin say that Mr. Li's courtyard house is very beautiful. I just want to visit it."
The main house is taller and deeper than the side rooms. Generally, families with tight housing in large courtyards often divide the main house into two rooms, the front and back. Moreover, the height of the brick wall of the main house is usually about three meters, and the height from the ground to the highest point of the roof beam is about the same. It's five meters long, enough to separate the room into two floors. The attic above can also be used as a room.
Of course, Li Tang would not decorate like this. He even opened up the main room and the west room, separated by two screens, and divided them into study and living room areas. In this way, the entire space looks larger and the lighting is better, while taking into account the functions of the house.
"Wow, this is bigger than the wing outside."
Aunt Zhang walked in and took a look around, with a surprised look on her face. She also carefully touched the screen with the hollow carvings of pine and crane patterns and asked, "Is this an antique?"
"Uh, I'm not sure about this either."
Although Lao Li's comrade in Beijing could deceive others, he did a good job. These two screens are said to be refurbished from old goods, and the 3+2+1 sofa set in the living room is completely imitating the Italian high-back retro style, wrapped in dark brown leather and decorated with exposed rivets, which is both quaint and simple. It's grand and harmonious with the Chinese interior decoration style.
"Uncle, aunt, please sit down!"
To the east is Li Tang's bedroom, so there is no need to visit it. Li Tang invited the two of them to take a seat, while he fiddled with the tea sets on the coffee table.
The 90*55 carved camphor wood tea sea was bought last time when Fan Xiaopang and I visited the wood carving market in Dongyang. The sky blue tea set imitates that of Ru Kiln. The tea is Longjing tea sold on the market, the water is bottled pure water, and a simple-looking pig iron kettle is placed on the induction cooker for heating.
While boiling water, Aunt Zhang took another look at the furnishings in the house. Li Tang did not live here all year round, so the furnishings were relatively simple. The couple had seen the west wing where Fatty lived before. The tea room outside was now a small living room, and the bedrooms inside were complete with heating and sanitary facilities, which completely subverted their perception of a bungalow.
Although the electric heater in the room is not very hot, the indoor temperature can still be maintained at about 17 or 18 degrees. Aunt Zhang has taken off her bloated down jacket, and her belly wrapped in the sweater looks even bigger. Fortunately, the sofa is big enough. It's very comfortable to sit on and lean on the high backrest.
"Teacher Li, your yard is quite expensive, isn't it?"
"Hey, Aunt Zhang, you're welcome, you are the elder, just call me Li Tang."
Hearing that the two of them were talking about Teacher Li, Li Tang didn't dare to blame him, and then replied: "When I bought it, the price was not bad, only more than 500,000, mainly for later decoration and furniture, etc., it cost a little The total amount of money is probably more than 900,000."
More than nine hundred thousand?
The couple couldn't help but look at each other. It seemed that Teacher Li was quite capable. He said more than 900,000 yuan in an understatement.
At this time, Fan Xiaopang, who was helping Li Tang push his bicycle into the courtyard, jumped in and sat down on the armrest of the sofa next to Aunt Zhang. Before she could put her hand on her mother's shoulder, she heard " There was a "pop" sound.
I saw Aunt Zhang slap Xiaopang on the fat thigh, and then scolded: "How old are you? Are you sitting still? Sit down!"
Xiaopang had no choice but to cover his thighs and sit on the sofa next to him.
Li Tang looked dumbfounded. It seemed that what Xiaopang said about her mother before was not an exaggeration. Aunt Zhang was really tough.
Uncle Fan, whose face and nose looked a bit like Jacky Cheung, looked embarrassed. He coughed twice, and then said to Li Tang with a grateful expression: "Li... uh, Xiao Li, our Bingbing will give you something this time." Sorry, I heard from Bingbing that you have always taken good care of her, and this time you helped her get the role. Her mother and I came today, mainly to express our gratitude. In addition, Bingbing has caused you so much trouble, We really feel sorry for it, so we plan to move out today.”
"Is the new house ready?"
It was only a matter of time before Xiaopang moved away. Li Tang felt a little regretful. After all, there would be fewer opportunities after moving away.
"Actually, it was renovated last year, mainly because her mother was not in good health and kept dragging it. Now the smell is almost gone, and it was cleaned by someone, making it easier to live in."
Uncle Fan nodded and said sincerely: "Well, Xiao Li, if you are free tonight, we would like to invite you to have a meal together to express our feelings."
"Uncle Fan, Aunt Zhang, you are too polite. Logically speaking, when you come to the capital and come to my house, I can be considered your host anyway. I'll treat you to dinner. I'll make a reservation first."
As he spoke, Li Tang took out his cell phone and prepared to book a table. There were quite a few restaurants on Dongzhimen North Street outside the alley. Not far ahead, in Beixinqiao Santiao, there was a restaurant that specialized in home-cooked dishes from Beijing. His roast duck and boiled fish were both delicious. It's great, the environment is good and the decoration is quite high-grade.
Upon seeing this, Uncle Fan quickly stopped him and said, "No, no, no, Xiao Li, we must come for this meal..."
"Uncle Fan, of course I have to invite you and Aunt Zhang to my house, so don't be polite!"
"Xiao Li, this is not okay. Bingbing has caused you so much trouble, and we feel sorry for it. Please give us a chance to express our gratitude..."
Li Tang wanted to say more, but Xiaopang suddenly jumped out and said: "Oh, don't you guys bother me? It's just a meal. It's not just eating anywhere! Look, I don't want to go anywhere. I'm old." Order some dishes from Cai Restaurant and eat them at home, I’ll treat you!"
Hearing Xiaopang say this, Li Tang's eyes lit up and he said hurriedly: "That's good. Since Auntie is inconvenient, let's not bother and just eat it at home."
After saying that, he also said to the little fat guy: "Bingbing, since it's your treat, don't be stingy and order some hard dishes."
"Without your instructions, I'll go over and take a look. If there's nothing hard to eat, let Lao Cai go out and buy it."
Uncle Fan and Aunt Zhang didn't refuse this time. Li Tang was right. Aunt Zhang is now over six months old and almost seven months pregnant. It's really inconvenient to run outside.
"Xiao Li, that's troublesome." Uncle Fan said politely.
"It's okay. I rarely live here. I always live alone. I'm very familiar with the neighbors, just like my own home."
The water has been boiling for a long time, Li Tang said with a smile while making tea.
Uncle Fan and Aunt Zhang once again fought each other's complaints, and they felt relieved in their concern.
To be honest, if an eighteen-year-old girl goes to the capital to live in a young man's home, how can a parent not be worried? Fortunately, Li Tang is well-known and can be regarded as a star. In addition, he has won awards one after another. Uncle Fan and Aunt Zhang are somewhat unsure. They came over today to take a look and found that there are many houses here. Their daughter lives in An independent space provides another layer of peace of mind.
Now listening to Li Tang's tone, his daughter lives here alone most of the time, and the big stone hanging in his heart is finally put down. They are all people who have been here before. If there is really something going on between Li Tang and his daughter, how could they be separated so easily with the enthusiasm of young people who know the taste of each other.
Li Tang skillfully washed and brewed the tea, ironed the tea sets before dividing the tea, holding the cups in both hands, and placed them in front of the two of them.
"Uncle drinks tea, aunt drinks tea."
"Thanks!"
The tea is just average, but the environment and atmosphere invisibly increase the fragrance of the tea. Aunt Zhang took a sip and praised: "The tea is good!"
However, Uncle Fan knew how to taste tea and felt that the taste was average, but he didn't say much.
Aunt Zhang held the small tea cup in both hands and secretly looked at Li Tang. The young man looked particularly handsome from the side. As far as appearance is concerned, Aunt Zhang is satisfied.
She asked tentatively: "Xiao Li, I heard from Bingbing that your family is in Shanghai and you still work at the Shanghai Drama Center?"
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