Chapter Six New Home

  As the mayor, Old Man Leng Yun often received various gifts. He wouldn't accept expensive ones and would directly have the person and their gift thrown out. Later on, no one dared to give him gifts again. However, he would accept some small tokens that didn't cost much but held meaning, as it wouldn't be right to make his subordinates feel unappreciated. When there was an opportunity, he would return some of these items, which helped to build relationships with others. Since there were so many of these items and no way to deal with them all, most were just piled up, and some were even given away as gifts.

  This time, Leng Bing Han came to Shu Du, specially picked some suitable opportunities to give away, having prepared for no trouble. With memories of his past life, Leng Bing Han knew that although these things were small, they could sometimes play a big role. For convenience, he threw all these things into the Ming Yu Jie Zi.

  Today, I saw this driver in his 40s still working hard to help me with my luggage. It was a bit heartless, but seeing his age and the slight yellowing of his middle finger, it seemed like he should be smoking. So, I thought about giving him this lighter as a token of gratitude. Power belongs to power, emotions belong to emotions, they can't be mixed together.

  Ye Zi Qiang didn't dare accept it, his hands waving like a wheel hub, repeatedly saying: "No way, no way, this is what I should do, how can you make me?"

  "Since it's Xiao Han's intention, you can accept it!" Piao Chunling had been watching Leng Yihan's actions all along. Without relying on her own status, she didn't look down on others and treated them as equals, showing no signs of being a spoiled rich kid. Although Piao Chunling came from a high-ranking official family, she had experienced many ups and downs and looked down on those arrogant young people. As Leng Yunyi's position rose, she worried that Xiao Han would grow up in such an environment and develop bad habits. But now seeing Leng Yihan's actions, she felt completely at ease and was very happy about it.

  When he saw the wife of the municipal party secretary, she gave instructions and Ye Ziqiang stretched out his slightly trembling hand to take it over with great embarrassment. He bowed to everyone and retreated. As soon as he walked out the door, his eyes were moist, this moment was etched in his mind, unforgettable, he felt the long-lost equality and respect in the home of the municipal party secretary, which he dared not imagine.

  After Ye Zi Qiang left, Leng Bing Xue had just sat down when Wang Ying Ying pulled her up and took her on a tour around the place.

  The first floor of the villa has a living room, dining room, guest room, nanny's room and bathroom. The nanny had to go back to her hometown for some temporary business, so Leng Bingxue didn't get to see her. The balcony in the living room leads directly to a small courtyard outside, about 50 square meters in size. Inside the courtyard, there is a stone bridge with flowing water, and all around are planted flowers and trees that bloom in every season, such as crabapple, elm, and wisteria. The walls of the courtyard are covered with roses, lush and verdant, a sight to behold. Upstairs, there are four rooms, each with its own independent bathroom. Every room has windows that look out onto the artificial lake outside, and the lighting and ventilation are quite good. The decoration is very simple and elegant, just like Wang Peiyuan's style.

  However, Wang Yinying's room was a bit exaggerated, with pink walls and new moon-shaped wall lamps, brightly colored floor tiles, and white lace curtains that had a dreamy fairy tale flavor. The house was filled with all sorts of cute plush toys, including Barbie dolls, Snoopy, and Shaggy dogs - you name it. At first glance, it was obvious that this was her boudoir. But she was already in her twenties, and yet her room was still decorated like this, which made Ling Bing feel a little endearing.

  Seeing the cold and icy expression, Wang Yinying could not guess what he was thinking about. However, her mother was right next to her, so she didn't dare to bully him openly, as he was the apple of their eyes. She had no choice but to pull him to see the room she had prepared for him, but in the process, she secretly pinched his waist and saw Cold Ice Han deliberately pretending to be in pain, making a face. It seemed that she got great comfort from it, and her face lit up with a smile brighter than a flower.

  The cold and icy room was next to Wang Yinying's room, it could be seen that it had also been newly renovated, very simple, without too bright colors or excessive decorations, but not at all simple. The ceiling and walls were light blue, the floor tiles were white, the bed sheets and quilts were embroidered with elegant dark flowers, there was a bedside table on each side of the bed, each with a lamp on it, and a small sofa and tea table by the bed. It seemed that they knew Leng Binghan liked to read, so they also set up a large bookcase and desk, on which were placed a calendar, quartz clock, paper and pen and other office supplies. The whole layout was warm and elegant, full of modern simplicity and freshness.

  "How's that, do you like it?" Wang Yinying tilted her head and looked at Leng Binghan with great expectation. After getting his affirmative response, she smiled complacently and said: "Ah, it was worth it for me to run around for half a month to help you decorate the room! Xiao Han, how should I thank you?"

  Before Leng Qing could speak, Fu Chunling slapped her and scolded: "You ungrateful girl, you still dare to ask for something in return for doing things for Xiao Han? Is this how a sister should behave?"

  "Oh no! I'm telling you, Mom, how can you say that to me? I'm your own daughter, after all. You can't just abandon me now that you have a son?" Wang Yinying exclaimed dramatically, covering her head and speaking with a sorrowful face.

  Leng Bing smiled coldly, feeling very warm and fuzzy inside. Whether it was her godmother or her elder sister, neither of them treated her like an outsider. He was deeply moved as he hugged Wang Yinying, saying: "Yinying jie, thank you!"

  "You stinky little brat, taking advantage of your elder sister again!" Wang Yinying muttered to herself, but still tightly hugged Leng Bingxue, a happy smile spreading across her face.

  The last room was locked, which was Wang Peiyuan's study, where many important documents were kept, and even Madame Fu Chunling couldn't enter easily.

  After visiting the house, Leng Bing hurriedly made a phone call to Chang Fu's home. Having arrived in Shu Du, she still hadn't informed them of her safety, and her parents must be very worried.

  Leng Yun sent off Leng Bing Han and then returned to the municipal government to work, but Li Huanfen was waiting for Leng Bing Han's phone call at home. Although Leng Bing Han has been sensible since childhood and relieved them of worry, after all, he is still a child, isn't he? This is his first time traveling far away, it's said that when children travel thousands of miles, mothers will be worried, how can they not be concerned?

  First, I called my mom to report that I was safe. Hearing her slightly choked voice on the phone, I knew she was reluctant to let me go and felt a bit uncomfortable in my heart. However, I pretended to be happy and told her about how my aunt Wang Yingying went to pick me up at the airport, how beautiful her house was, how they had carefully decorated my room to make it look nice, and so on. The only purpose was to reassure my mom.

  As expected, Li Wenyin felt a little less worried after hearing what Leng Binghan said. She began to instruct Leng Binghan to pay attention to safety in Shu Du, to know how to adjust his clothes according to the temperature, to tell her family if he lacked anything, not to be stingy with money, and so on. Finally, she also reminded him to listen to his uncle and aunt, not to be naughty, and other similar things. She talked a lot, repeating some things several times, but somehow, the nagging voice of his mother, which had originally been very annoying to Leng Binghan, now sounded pleasant and enjoyable, and he even felt a little thrilled! For a moment, his heart was filled with the thick and heavy maternal love.

  After Li Yunfen finished talking, it was time for an exchange between the two mothers.

  Chunling answered the phone with a smile and joked: "Little sister, you can't bear to part with Xiao Han as soon as he leaves?"

  Li Yufen sighed: "Old sister, how can a mother not worry? Xiao Han is still so young. However, in the future, I'll have to trouble you to take care of him more. If he doesn't listen, just beat him, don't be soft-handed."

  "Don't be so polite, I'm Xiaohan's mom too! Hehe, Xiaohan is such a good kid, how could he not listen to me? I couldn't bear to..."

  ……

  The two mothers chatted for a while about this cold topic, fully exchanging their opinions. Before hanging up the phone, Wang Yinying came over again and insisted on saying a few words to Li Huafen. Every time she went to Changfu to play, Li Huafen was also very good to her, originally, Li Huafen had three sons, always wanting a daughter, and indeed treated Wang Yinying as if she were her own daughter.

  Not long after, Wang Peiyuan, who had just finished the meeting, hurried back and saw Leng Binghan with a smile on his face. He hugged Leng Binghan tightly and didn't want to let go. He remembered that when Leng Binghan was young, he used to like to tease him by poking his chin with his own beard. Now, however, Leng Binghan had grown up and was almost as tall as Wang Peiyuan's chin. It would be difficult to pick him up like he did when he was a child. Thinking about the years that had slipped away from his fingers, even Wang Peiyuan, who was used to seeing big waves, couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

  A family happily had a meal together, during which you picked dishes for me and I added rice for you, it was warm and cozy. Wang Peiyuan and Fu Chunling looked at each other, with warmth and satisfaction in their eyes.

  After dinner, Leng Bingxue took out the various local specialties that his family had asked him to bring to his grandparents. In fact, after the road was repaired, it was very convenient to get to Changfu from Shudu, and all kinds of local specialties in Changfu could be transported out. Not to mention in Shudu, even in big cities like the capital, Mingzhu, and Guangyue, they can also be bought. However, this is also a thought from Leng Yuxiao and Li Huafen, so it's different from buying them outside.

  At night, Leng Yunhui returned home and made another phone call. The whole family had a good talk again, including Leng Zhenglin and Xiao Wei who just got back from school. They all chatted with Leng Binghan. It was just a casual conversation to show concern, but Xiao Wei cried loudly on the phone. During the Spring Festival, Leng Yunhui and Li Huafen had formally adopted Xiao Wei as their goddaughter. After this period of time, Xiao Wei's personality had become more cheerful. However, seeing her closest relative Leng Binghan leave still made her feel reluctant and sad.

  Leng Bing Han also felt a sour feeling in her heart, but Xiao Wei needed the warmth of family, happy and healthy growth, not like herself running around everywhere. There will be more reunions later, Leng Bing Han comforted Xiao Wei, and also comforted herself.

  Since the last fight, after her own identity was exposed, Xiaowei's identity was also exposed. This is good too, at least in school she doesn't have to worry about being bullied, and there's still Pangzi Luo Hui in class, and in school there's Erge Leng Zhenglin taking care of her, who wouldn't dare bully her, this made Leng Bingxue feel much more at ease.