Li Mengnan noticed that Minnie was holding a few contract-like things in her hands, and said unexpectedly: "This is a rental contract?" You even signed the contract so quickly? ”

"No, it's just a letter of intent." Minnie handed the pieces of paper to Li Mengnan, and explained: "That house is almost 30 years old, and there are many places with such and such problems, and we decided to rent the house, but only if the landlord repairs the things that need to be repaired......"

Li Mengnan took the letter of intent and glanced at it briefly, and suddenly his hands slapped together, and countless messy confetti fell in the wind.

"Huh? You...... What are you doing? ”

When Minnie wanted to step forward and grab it, it was too late, so she could only look at the large and small pieces of paper on the ground and cry without tears.

"Huh? Xiao Nan is back? At this time, Xiao Hui also walked out of the back room, and couldn't help but be stunned when she saw the confetti on the ground, "Nier, what's going on?" ”

"You ask him! It's okay to run out to play these days without helping, and I tore up the letter of intent as soon as we met! Minnie went over and grabbed Xiao Hui's arm, and began to make a small report with a snort.

Although Xiao Hui didn't understand why Li Mengnan did this, the palms and backs of her hands were full of meat, and they were all her own children, so she also had the heart to defend it, and persuaded: "Forget it, it's just a letter of intent, and it's not a formal contract, what a big deal......"

"But there's a deposit of 500 yuan in there!" Minnie Mouse said unwillingly.

"Okay, okay, aren't you two born incompatible? Why do you quarrel as soon as you meet? Xiao Hui reluctantly pulled the two opposing people apart again, and said to Li Mengnan: "Xiao Nan, the moving company will come over later, you come over and take the miscellaneous small pieces into the yard first, and you can move faster when people come......"

Li Mengnan glanced inside the open door, and sure enough, he saw that the floor and bed in the main room were full of packages wrapped in sheets, large and small, bulging, and he didn't know what was inside.

Xiao Bao'er also jumped out of the room at this time, and saw Li Mengnan winked at him, and handed him a look that only the two of them could understand, and Li Mengnan also smiled and nodded to her.

It seems that this little girl has done a good job of secrecy, and until now, her mother Xiao Hui and Minnie Mouse obviously don't know that he has rented a house outside.

Now it's time to reveal the truth, Li Mengnan stepped forward and grabbed Xiao Hui's shoulders, hugged her and walked out of the courtyard, and said, "Okay, Mom, don't be busy, I've already rented the house, let's go over now." ”

"What? You also rented a house? Minnie Mouse was in disbelief.

"You don't believe it? Do you want to make a bet? Li Mengnan smiled, "If you lose, you will take my surname, and if you win, I will let you take my surname......"

"Get out! Such an old joke, do you think I am an idiot? Minnie Mouse glared at Li Mengnan fiercely, this girl's reaction was not slow, if it was replaced by Qingche's little Lori, it was estimated that she would be tricked.

"Alas...... Forget it, I'll still feel unaccustomed to you with my surname! Li Ni, it sounds like a female soldier of the Eighth Route Army in an anti-Japanese drama......" Li Mengnan shook his head and spread his hands.

"Mom! Look at him, bullying me again! ”

"Huh? Why do you say 'again'? It's so vicious......"

After calling the moving company to explain the situation, Li Mengnan called a taxi at the entrance of the alley and took the Xiao family's mother and daughter to the new residence.

Like Xiao Bao'er's reaction last time, as soon as they entered the gate of the community, Xiao Hui and Minnie were stunned by the beautiful and quiet environment inside, Xiao Hui said in disbelief: "Xiao Nan, isn't the house you rented here?" We're just super shortcuts, aren't we? ”

Xiao Hui has run a lot of real estate agents in the past two days, and she is quite familiar with the recent rental market, in her opinion, a community with such a superior location and environment, even the smallest unit, is not affordable with their family's income.

Although Minnie Mouse had a similar idea to Xiao Hui in her heart, and she didn't believe that the house Li Mengnan rented was here, she never spoke, and her eyes never left the young women in gorgeous clothes who appeared from time to time on the road in the community, and her eyes showed an extremely complicated look.

Judging from the extravagance of these women, which is obviously not commensurate with their age, it is possible to guess their despicable occupation, although Minnie also looks down on these women who sell their youth without a bottom line, but she also has to admit that she is also envious of their comfortable and carefree life at the same time.

I obviously have better appearance conditions than these women, why do I have to work hard for life all day long? As long as you are willing to throw away the persistence in your heart, you should be better and more comfortable than these women......

For some reason, Minnie suddenly recalled the scene when she first met Li Mengnan at the beginning of school.

I thought I had met a rich boy who had a "private interview with Weifu", but I didn't expect it to be a 24k poor sling, and I lost myself to treating him as a rich and handsome man for so long...... But then again, it would be nice if this thing was really a rich man, and if it was him, he didn't seem to mind being raised.

Li Mengnan was sitting in the front co-pilot's seat at the moment to guide the driver, and he didn't notice the strange appearance of Minnie Mouse in the back row, and he only smiled at Xiao Hui's question and didn't answer.

It was Xiao Bao'er who took the initiative to come out to relieve Li Mengnan, pulled Xiao Hui and said, "Mom, don't ask, you'll know when you get there!" ”

"Huh? Why do you two seem to be hiding something from me? Nil, are you with them? After all, she brought it up by herself, how could Xiao Hui not see Xiao Bao'er's careful thoughts.

Minnie Mouse came to her senses and shook her head, "Mom, you know, I've been with you for the past two days, and I don't know what tricks they're up to...... But then again, Boa, were you really staying at your classmate the night before? ”

Seeing that the previous lie was seen through by Minnie, Xiao Baoer stuck out her tongue weakly, and laughed silently.

After paying the fare and getting out of the car, Li Mengnan took Xiao Hui and the three of them into the high-rise residential building they rented, and it was not until they got on the elevator and pressed the top floor button that Xiao Hui and Minnie Mouse believed that Li Mengnan really rented a house here.

"Xiao Nan, you sue Sù Mom, how big is the house you rent? How much does it cost a month? Xiao Hui was not the slightest surprise, but was a little worried about whether she could afford the rent.

"Mom, don't worry, the rent of this house is not expensive, only 1,000 yuan a month, and my brother has already paid off the rent for three years at once, you and my sister can live with confidence!"

Xiao Bao'er finally couldn't help revealing a little bit of the inside story, such a big secret had been held in her heart for so long, but she was suffocated.

Xiao Hui was very surprised, this kind of house near the city center, a thousand yuan a month can no longer be said to be inexpensive, but quite cheap.

At the same time, she couldn't help but have another suspicion in her heart - such a cheap rent, could it be that the house is very small, or there is some strict quality problem?

But soon she was relieved, her family had fallen to this point, what else was there to find fault with? The so-called house is just a shelter from the wind and rain, as long as you can put four beds and have a place for laundry and cooking, what else do you want?

But soon Xiao Hui and Minnie Mouse knew that this place that would be called "home" in the next three years was much more than just being able to do laundry, cook and put four beds.

Li Mengnan took out the key to open the door, and Xiao Bao'er, who had long been in a hurry to offer the treasure, couldn't wait to rush into the room with Xiao Hui and Minnie in one hand.

Although Xiao Hui and Minnie Mouse already had some unbelievable guesses in their hearts when they saw the gorgeous double-open security door at the door, when they saw the luxurious room interiors and high-end electrical appliances and furniture inside, they still stood on the spot, and didn't even respond to a few screams, as if the whole person was petrified.

"Xiao Nan...... Did we go to the wrong room? Are you sure the floor is right? ”

After a long time, Xiao Hui recovered from the shock, and asked Li Mengnan with a trembling voice.

"Yes, Li Mengnan, you ...... Don't make such jokes, okay? This room is what it should be, you can change it back quickly, my mother and I can hold it......" Minnie even decided that this was Li Mengnan's trick.

Xiao Bao'er held her stomach and smiled, she held this secret all night without saying it, in order to wait to see this scene at this moment, it was really more interesting than she imagined.

Li Mengnan also expected this situation for a long time, took out a bunch of keys, put one of them in Xiao Hui's hand, and said with a smile: "Mom, don't worry, this is the top floor, what kind of stupidity do you have to be to remember wrong?" And even if I'm mistaken, do you think you can just take a key and open someone else's security door? ”

After appeasing Xiao Hui, Li Mengnan took off another handful and stuffed it into Minnie's hand, smiled at her, and said, "I'll tell you a secret, if it's a trick, you can see the real scene with your mobile phone camera...... Would you like to give it a try? ”

"Humph! The devil believes in you! ”

Minnie said that, but she didn't really verify it, put away the key and changed into slippers and went straight into the house.

"Mom, sister, this is the living room, and the TV is fifty inches big! Sitting on the couch and watching a movie is like being in the cinema, it's so comfortable......"

"This is the bathroom, the water pipe is divided into hot and cold water, and the solar water heater is used...... If it's noon, the water temperature will be very high, don't turn it on too much at once, it will be hot; If it's a cloudy day and the water temperature is not enough, there is also a gas water heater here, just flip this switch to change the water flow......"

"No, no, you can't take a bath in the bathroom, there is a separate bathroom, the jacuzzi inside is big, and it can fit three people together, mom, sister, we don't have to go to the bath to take a bath in the future, we can soak at home every day......"

"Look, this is the kitchen, there should be no shortage of things, Qingche and I have made two meals here, it's much more convenient than at home, but I'm not used to the dishwasher, I don't feel like it's clean by hand, but the drying and disinfection function is very good......"

"The rest of the rooms downstairs are nothing to look at, they are basically empty, and one is my brother's bedroom...... But my brother said that the largest one should be opened into a fitness room, and if the weather is bad in the future, you can do some exercises there and do yoga or something, and move your body. ”

"The second floor is our territory, along the corridor to the left is the bathroom, where there is also a small bathtub to bathe, but not as big as the bathroom on the first floor, only one person can wash at a time......"

"Don't be in a hurry to see the bedroom first, Mom, sister, I'll take you to see the rooftop first...... Look, this is it, isn't it big and beautiful? My brother said that it is a pity that such a big rooftop is empty, and in the future, we will get some soil and turn it into a small garden in the sky, so that we can enjoy the shade and watch the stars like we used to do in the yard, but unfortunately the old pomegranate tree can't be moved. ”

"There are a total of four bedrooms on the second floor, the smallest one is left by my brother to Qingqing, and the largest one with a separate bathroom, my brother said that it is our mother's, and no one is allowed to move...... There are two rooms left, so let's go pick one......"

Xiao Bao'er was too addicted this time, like a little guide, taking Xiao Hui and Minnie to walk through every corner of the upstairs and downstairs of this house.

After visiting the entire room, Xiao Hui and the others returned to the living room again.

Li Mengnan, who was standing on the single chair on the floor-to-ceiling window of the balcony to warm up and flip through his mobile phone, immediately stood up, helped Xiao Hui to sit on the sofa, and asked with a smile, "Mom, how is it?" Are you still happy with this house? ”

"What else could you not be satisfied with with such a good house." Having said that, Xiao Hui still couldn't hide the sadness on her face, "But, Xiao Nan, the rent of this house is inevitably too cheap, right?" Be careful not to fall into any trap......"

Li Mengnan knew that Xiao Hui would definitely be worried about this, so he hurriedly released the words that had been prepared for a long time, and said, "Mom, don't worry, there are no traps...... Not long after the landlord of this house finished renovating the house, he was told that a wealthy distant relative abroad had died, and then he was busy going abroad to inherit the inheritance.

Later, he lived in a mansion and villa over there, and this house was a little unattractive, but it was troublesome to sell it across the ocean, and he didn't dare to guarantee that he would not have the idea of returning to his roots in the future, so he left this house first.

It just so happened that I had done him a big favor before, and he knew that I was looking for a house, so he said that you should simply live with me, and the rent or something should be symbolically charged, and I should help him look at the house and fill in the popularity of the house. ”

Although Li Mengnan's explanation was a bit of an adventure, it could withstand scrutiny, so Xiao Hui relieved herself and nodded: "Oh, it's good if it's an acquaintance...... But since we're helping people look at the house, isn't it good for us to mess with the things in the room like this? Why don't we move all the things from the house, let's use our own. ”

This time, Minnie Mouse on the side suddenly helped out and said, "Mom, didn't you listen to Li Mengnan, people are not bad at all, otherwise how could they borrow such a good house casually?" Besides, his friend kept this house with the intention of returning to China for retirement in the future, what do you think in this family can last for decades? In the end, people will definitely have to throw it all away and replace it with a new one, so don't worry about it......"

After Minnie said this, Xiao Hui thought about it and reasoned, anyway, the rags at home have long been overaged, and they don't want to throw them to the people who collect them, so don't take them here to be an eyesore.

At this moment, the doorbell rang suddenly, Li Mengnan looked up at the time on the wall clock in the living room, got up with a smile and said, "It's coming so fast...... Mom, you watch TV here for a while, and I'll go get something. ”

The door is only a dozen steps away from the living room, here Xiao Baoer just taught Xiao Hui how to turn on the TV, and over there Li Mengnan has already walked back with a bouquet of carnations in his hand, and he is still carrying a cake box in his hand.

In Xiao Hui's surprised eyes, Li Mengnan came to her with the bouquet of carnations in his hand, and said solemnly: "Mom, you have paid too much for this family over the years, and now that I am back, you can rest, and the family will be handed over to me in the future...... Mom, today is your birthday, I wish you a happy birthday! ”

"Mom, happy birthday!" Xiao Baoer followed to send birthday wishes.

"Raw...... Happy birthday, Mom. ”

Minnie said secretly that it's really damn, I've been busy moving and looking for a house these days, and I actually forgot about such a big event as my mother's birthday, but fortunately, there are still people in the family who remember, otherwise it would be an irreparable regret.

But I really didn't expect this person to be Li Mengnan, he has only been in this house for a long time, and he would be so careful about celebrating his mother's birthday.

Unconsciously, Minnie Mouse couldn't help but have a hint of tenderness in her eyes when she looked at Li Mengnan again.

"Okay, good, Xiaonan, you have a heart, so is Bao'er Nier, Mom is very happy today......"

Xiao Hui held the light pink carnation, and smiled with tears in her eyes, she could have such a sensible three children, she felt that even if she died immediately, she would be able to smile at Jiuquan.

"Mom, I also prepared a birthday gift for you, open it and see if you like it." Li Mengnan revealed another surprise again, and took out the jewelry box that had been prepared from his coat pocket.

He didn't show off any magic tricks from beginning to end, after all, it was his mother's birthday, and it had to be sacred and solemn.

The jewelry box was opened, and Xiao Hui's eyes could see the love for this gift, Li Mengnan gave Xiao Bao'er a look, and the little girl immediately jumped over happily, picked up the gold necklace and said, "Mom, I'll help you put it on now." ”

"Okay, good ......" Xiao Hui was so excited at the moment that she didn't know what to say except for these three words.

Looking at her mother who was crying with joy, Minnie suddenly felt a sense of loss, this is exactly the expression she has always wanted to see on her mother's face, she has worked hard for more than ten years without doing it, but Li Mengnan actually did it in less than two months.

Sure enough, this family still needs a man......

Helping Xiao Hui put on the necklace, Xiao Baoer pressed her on the sofa and ordered: "Mom, today is your birthday, as a birthday star, you don't have to do anything...... I already bought the vegetables yesterday, and my sister and I will cook a table of good dishes for your birthday later! ”