It is more than seven hours' drive from Zailai Town to Hwaseong.

There was nothing to do in the car, Lu Xi chatted Q, swiped WeChat, listened to music, and even listened to English when he was tired of listening to music, and took a nap when he was tired of listening to English, and when he opened his eyes, a sign 5 kilometers away from Hwaseong flashed in front of him.

Hwaseong, which is hundreds of miles away, is finally about to arrive.

But what Lu Xi didn't expect was that Huacheng was about to arrive, but it took more than an hour to enter Huacheng and go to Lihua District, where the second brother Lu Gongcheng's home is located.

Lu Xi couldn't help complaining, although Huacheng is a provincial capital city and a southern metropolis, is it too much to occupy such a large territory?

In this way, it was not until more than four o'clock in the afternoon that he arrived outside the community of the second brother Lu Gongcheng's family.

At the bus shelter at the entrance of the community, the second brother Lu Gongcheng, the second sister-in-law Chen Lingting, and the niece Lu Yuzhu and a family of three stood there looking forward to it.

When they saw Lu Jichen's Land Rover coming, they greeted him.

The second brother inherited his father's gray hair gene, and he was only in his early forties, and he could see more gray hair in his hair, but he was not easy to see because of his short haircut.

After a period of cold, he said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for more than half a year, I've grown a lot taller, and I was a little shorter than your second sister-in-law during the New Year, but now I'm a little taller." I'm afraid it won't take a few years to surpass me. ”

The second sister-in-law is a typical woman in Southeast Province, with a gentle temperament, not much talk, delicate appearance, not tall, and only one meter five and a half.

Lu Xi has grown to 1.58 meters now, but she is a few centimeters taller than her.

However, if you want to say that the second brother is more than 1.77 meters, even if it is another three or four years, Lu Xi feels that it is unlikely.

In her life, in terms of height, she doesn't expect anything to be 1.8 meters, and she will be satisfied when she grows to 1.7 meters. After all, girls in Southeast Province are generally below 1.65 meters tall, generally around 1.6 meters.

The requirements are too high, and it is easy to be struck by lightning.

The arrival of my aunt and uncle has always been very excited, and I pulled Lu Yuzhu, who was close to Lu Xi, listened to my father's words, and said excitedly: "In the future, I will grow taller than my father, as tall as my aunt." ”

"If you are not a picky eater and eat more, there is still a chance." Chen Lingting said to her daughter with a radical method.

"Yuzhu is so big, and it's a picky eater?" Lu Xi joined the group of radical generals.

The little niece is nearly ten years old, less than one meter three, wearing a pink princess dress with a small ponytail, looking very ladylike, but in fact she is lively and active, with an elf personality, and she will be funny when she rises.

"Whoever is picky eater, doesn't he just don't eat meat, I'm a natural vegetarian." Lu Yuzhu retorted eloquently.

"I thought you were talking about natural meat." Lu Gongcheng teased.

"Daddy bullies, I'm not going to play with you anymore." Lu Yuzhu said and hugged Lu Xi's right arm tightly, looking like I would only play with my aunt in the future.

That teasing look made everyone laugh.

In the midst of talking and laughing, Lu Xi and the third brother entered the second brother's house.

Lu Gongcheng's house is a rented unit of Huaneng Thermal Power Plant, with three bedrooms, two living rooms, one kitchen and one bathroom, and the area is not as spacious as that of his hometown, but it is more than enough for Lu Xi to live in.

It's just that although people can live, it is very inconvenient to go to school.

The High School Affiliated to China City Normal University is located in Zhonghe District and Lihua District of Huacheng, one in Tiannan and the other in the north of Dibei. Traffic in a metropolis like Hwaseong has never been smooth, and it takes almost two hours to get from Lihua District to Zhonghe District, where Huafu is located, even by car.

So regardless of other aspects, in terms of distance alone, living in Lihua District and going to school in Zhonghe District is too far away, and it is really not very suitable.

Lu Gongcheng said at first that he would let Lu Xi live in his home and take care of him nearby, but he later considered this and stopped insisting.

After staying at the second brother's house and resting for a long time, he immediately started looking for a house.

Huafu is different from most high schools, before the 19th is the registration time for high school freshmen, and the military training of high school freshmen, in order not to delay the normal class time, is also arranged in the summer vacation, from August 19th to 26th, a total of eight days.

Lu Xi planned to find a house at least before the 18th, and then register on the 19th, and familiarize himself with the school environment.

And the matter of finding a house, it is naturally a "native" like the second brother and sister-in-law.

Lu Xi's luck is good, after looking for only one day, a friend of the second sister-in-law Lu Yuzhu asked for help with things, and happened to find a set in a better community near Huafu.

The name of this community is called "Xiangyu", the name is elegant, the environment is also quiet, the building is not new or old, and belongs to the school district, the law and order is good, there has never been any serious accident, it takes about ten or twenty minutes to walk, about ten minutes to ride a bicycle, and only a few minutes to take the bus.

In terms of these aspects, it is more in line with the requirements of mothers.

It's just that the floor where the house is located is a little higher, the 21st floor, the highest floor of this building.

For this, my mother is definitely not satisfied, and the two brothers also think it is too high and not very satisfied.

But Lu Xi is satisfied, she doesn't think there is anything on the 21st floor, there is an elevator, no matter how high it is, it is a matter of a few minutes. And live high and look far away, there are no buildings around to block the view, the sun is enough, the mood is good, and it will be very cool in summer.

As for the floor is too high, what if the elevator breaks? Not to mention that this is definitely a very low probability event, even if it does happen, occasionally climbing the stairs is really nothing for young people, and it is purely considered to be exercise.

What's more, it is really difficult to find a school district house in a key middle school like Huafu, if it is not for the relationship between the second sister-in-law, this small apartment, a two-bedroom, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom house cannot fall into the hands of an outsider like Lu Xi.

Under Lu Xi's arguments, the house was decided. After signing a one-year agreement and paying a year's rent, the problem of accommodation was finally solved.

The next thing is to disinfect the house and clean it, the second brother and sister-in-law, including the niece and the third brother, several people worked together for most of the day to tidy up the house.

In the end, it was left empty for a day, and Lu Xi moved in.

The second brother and sister-in-law were very thoughtful, afraid that Lu Xi would not be used to living alone, after Lu Xi moved in and the third brother returned to his hometown, in the next period of time, the second sister-in-law would live with him here until Lu Xi got used to it.

At the same time, they bought gifts, and went to visit the property management staff of the community and all the neighbors on Lu Xi's floor one by one, so as to improve the relationship between the left and right neighbors, and ask them to take care of them in the future.

Of course, as far as Lu Xi herself is concerned, there is no habit or accustomation, and she is not a real 14-year-old girl, so there is no problem at all to live alone. But this is all the decision of the "adults", and it is for her good, and she has no reason to oppose it.

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