Rebirth: I became rich by farming

Chapter 703: Chapter 703: Helping to Move House (9/25)

True to their nature, as long as someone wasn’t unkind to the siblings, they’d generally lend a hand, and life naturally got better and better for them.

Mei Yinan didn’t care whether Mei Yifang took her words to heart, but she had said what needed to be said. In keeping with Mei Yifang’s character, she wouldn’t gossip about it, so there was nothing to worry about.

Moreover, the most important thing was that Qi Yongwang was an honest person. Even without her saying anything, Qi Yongwang wouldn’t do anything excessive, so barring any accidents, they really could make a good life for themselves in Jiangcheng.

Upon arriving at Fan Tianyu’s home, Mei Yifang couldn’t help but sigh that there was indeed a difference between a three-bedroom and a two-bedroom apartment.

Fan Tianyu arranged for Mei Yifang and her husband to stay in the guest room near the entrance, and he himself moved from the master bedroom to the second bedroom, naturally leaving the master bedroom with its en suite restroom to Mei Yinan and her spouse.

The first thing Mei Yinan did when she entered the house was to check if the stains on the wall of the second bedroom had been cleaned. If not, she’d find time to do it herself. However, the wall was already spotless, showing no signs of the previous stains.

Running her hand over the wall, Mei Yinan marveled at the workmanship and asked, "Who did this? It’s quite good."

Fan Tianyu smiled and said, "Well, it was Zhenzhen who did it. I don’t know how she learned it, but even this she can handle."

Mei Yinan knew Mei Mengzhen had mentioned doing it, but saying and doing were two different things. She genuinely hadn’t expected Mei Mengzhen to actually get to work herself. Curiously she asked, "Zhenzhen did this? How did she do it? Did you help her out? How could you let a girl do this? You should have hired someone."

Fan Tianyu did want to hire help, but Mei Mengzhen insisted on doing it herself. "Zhenzhen wanted to do it herself. I thought she was just playing around, so I didn’t stop her. Who knew she had such good skills," he explained.

Fan Tianyu went on to explain the process of painting the wall: first, they used sandpaper to sand off the stains, which made the wall uneven. Mei Mengzhen filled the wall with putty to make it even, waited for it to dry, then painted it. It sounded simple, whether listening to the description or doing the task.

Looking at the completed wall, Mei Yinan was speechless, but as it was getting late, they chatted briefly about family matters and then went to bed.

Fan Tianyu slept well, but Mei Mengzhen was excited on her end. Pei Ziyu had finished his first court hearing, and he would have the entire seven-day National Day holiday off. The two of them could truly enjoy some fun together.

However, Mei Mengzhen was supposed to help with moving house, right? She said, "I might need to help my second aunt move. They’re moving from Xincheng to Jiangcheng. Although I don’t need to do any heavy lifting, I should help out with delivering meals."

Hearing the disappointment in Mei Mengzhen’s voice, Pei Ziyu asked, "Moving house shouldn’t take more than two days, right? Just moving the larger pieces of furniture should do it. Are they really going to make you guys help with arranging the small furnishings? At most, delivering meals for two days should be enough, and besides, I’m on vacation, so I can help out, too."

Mei Mengzhen felt so sorry letting Pei Ziyu help. "It’s rare for you to have a break, how can I make you do work? Alright, don’t come over. Take a good rest at home for two days, and let’s meet up after that."

Mei Mengzhen estimated that two days should be enough, but even though she had made this decision herself, Pei Ziyu had not agreed. The next morning, she saw his figure at her doorstep, and she asked somewhat angrily, "Didn’t I tell you not to come? Why are you here anyway?"

Pei Ziyu smiled and said, "I know you’re worried about me, but now that I’m here, it wouldn’t be right not to go. So let me do it. Besides, it’s just to lend a hand. I’m not going to be moving anything too heavy."

Mei Mengzhen understood and then brought Pei Ziyu inside. She cooked breakfast at home and called Fan Tianyu to let everyone know to come down for the meal. As soon as she entered the room, Mei Yinan saw Pei Ziyu and her eyes crinkled into a smile, "Ah, Ziyu, you’re here too today."

Pei Ziyu replied politely, "Yes, since Zhenzhen mentioned that second aunt was moving house, she specifically asked me to come and help."

Mei Yinan blamed Mei Mengzhen as she looked at Pei Ziyu, "Ziyu is so busy usually and rarely rests, why would you have him come help out? Your second aunt understands the thought, so there’s no need for you two to help. Zhenzhen, don’t bother delivering meals either. Go out and have fun with Ziyu, don’t spend the holiday with us."

Pei Ziyu immediately refused, "How can that be alright? We can’t just let you guys do all the hard work while we go out and have fun."

However, Mei Yifang also felt Mei Yinan was right and quickly agreed, "Yeah, why have you help out? We have plenty of people at home. I heard you’re very busy at work, and it’s rare for you to have a break. Hurry and go out with Zhenzhen for some fun."

They said these polite words, but of course, they couldn’t take them seriously. In the end, Pei Ziyu and Mei Mengzhen still went to help Mei Yifang.

To be honest, Mei Mengzhen was much stronger than Fan Tianhua, so having Fan Tianhua help with moving things wasn’t as effective as having her deliver meals. Within moments, the task of meal delivery was swapped to another person, and of course, that person didn’t have to leave Pei Ziyu’s side. Mei Mengzhen was quite happy about it.

It wasn’t only Mei Mengzhen who felt happy; Mei Mengchen could distinctly sense the changes in his sister. As they went downstairs together, he cautiously asked, "Are you really happy to see brother Ziyu, sister?"

She was indeed quite happy, but was it that obvious?

Knowing her brother’s sensitivity, Mei Mengzhen asked, "You’re not happy that sister is with brother Ziyu, Chenchen?"

He didn’t feel unhappy at all. It had been some time since Mei Mengzhen and Pei Ziyu started seeing each other. Although Pei Ziyu didn’t show up often, he never missed a call with Mei Mengchen. Ever since Mei Mengchen learned to chat using pinyin, their conversations had never stopped. Thus, Mei Mengchen had accepted Pei Ziyu’s presence beside his sister.

As for the worry about his sister being taken away, without Mei Yifan and Jiang Xiumei stirring up needless drama, Mei Mengchen didn’t think unnecessarily in that direction. After all, Mei Mengzhen treated him well, and she honestly wouldn’t do something like abandoning him. So if someone within their circle got along well with his sister, he genuinely wouldn’t have any unusual reactions. But today, Mei Mengzhen was truly too happy.

Mei Mengchen said, "Not that, just that sister seems too happy today. But, are you going out to play with brother Ziyu? What about Chenchen? Should I follow brother Tianyu?"

"We can all play together."

Remembering what Fan Tianyu said about being a third wheel, although he didn’t understand it, he felt he might be too much of a presence, so he immediately rejected Mei Mengzhen’s suggestion, "Chenchen won’t go; Chenchen will play video games in Xiyuan."