In the night, Zhao Changan was walking, Lou Chengpeng was pushing his bicycle, and Xia He was carrying a drawing board, walking along the long street.

The long street lights come and go, sometimes bright and sometimes dark, like black and white piano keys, and the three people's steps are like stepping on notes.

Although the demolition in Hedong has not yet started, many residents have already received compensation and vacated their houses.

The people who have not moved out are either renters or residents who do not have a house outside. They want to stay here for a few more months and save some money on renting a house.

SISU has designed two plans for cash compensation and existing house compensation for the demolition area. At present, most people want houses, including the courtyard house of Yang Yixin's family, which can be converted into a building of 390 square meters.

When Zhao Changan was playing chess with Yang Mo a few days ago, he made a joke on him, saying that if anyone married Yang Yixin and lay in bed doing nothing, he would become a multimillionaire.

In the end, Yang Mo only said: "Actually, I'm quite optimistic about you."

He was so scared that Zhao Changan didn't dare to argue with Yang Mo anymore.

Zhao Changan and Lou Chengpeng were talking, while Xia He listened quietly. The three of them walked through a street with no lights and the moonlight was blocked by buildings. Zhao Changan calmly touched Xia He's thin waist.

Xia He understood instantly, and his pretty eyes suddenly shone in the darkness.

Lou Chengpeng was as shrewd as a ghost. He saw the couple's little moves with the corner of his eye, and couldn't help but smile.

In the China Merchants Bureau, there were also two good-looking girls from southern Jiangsu who expressed their affection for him, but in Mingzhu, he decided to be a strange man who was not close to women.

Except Tang Shuang!

In fact, he had long been tired of the women in the north who were female celebrities, female models, music conservatories, dance conservatories, art conservatories and film schools. It was not that he was shameless, but that he couldn't help but stick to each other one by one.

So now he feels sick to his stomach when he looks at those women. Only Tang Shuang, the white lotus, fascinates him.

Zhao Changan found a house for Lou Chengpeng, which was a vacant room on the second floor of Yang Mo. As Guo Wanqiu's husband, of course he supported his wife's work with both hands.

His house in Hedong was among the first to sign a contract. At the same time, in order to be demolished at any time, Yang Mo compensated each tenant with three months' rent and asked them to move out.

Originally, Yang Mo was a little reluctant when Zhao Changan rented a house for Lou Chengpeng, but he reluctantly agreed until Zhao Changan promised to give notice and move out the next day.

But there is no rent required, just water and electricity bills.

Lou Chengpeng obviously didn't care about the rent, and he didn't like to take advantage of others for no reason. Zhao Changan insisted that he would treat more guests if he had nothing to do in the future, so he smiled happily and said, 'Of course!'

Although the alleys were a little lonely at this time, there were still some shops operating along the branching streets, and there were still pedestrians coming and going. It was still relatively safe for a girl to walk alone at night.

In fact, after the demolition in Hexi began, Zhao Changan repeatedly emphasized that if girls go in and out of this urban village at night, they should not go through the demolition area in Hexi, but from the east of Hexi.

At a fork in the road, Zhao Changan and Xia He separated. He and Lou Chengpeng walked another hundred meters along the winding street and arrived at the door of Yang Mo's house.

After the weather got cold, Yang Yixin stayed at Jiaotong University, and of course Guo Wanqiu did not come back at this time.

"Okay, okay, okay, you two are here, come and kill two games first."

Yang Mo, who was waiting boredly in the room, was overjoyed when he saw Zhao Changan leading a young man who also looked impressive, and went to get his crystal chess set.

——

It was already past ten o'clock in the evening when Zhao Changan and Lou Chengpeng left Yang's house.

In the meantime, Guo Wanqiu called and said she was staying at the school that night. Yang Mo couldn't wait to drag Zhao Changan and Lou Chengpeng to play a few more games.

Lou Chengpeng suggested going out to eat something, but on such a cold day, Yang Mo was obviously unwilling to leave the house where the iron pipes of the coal stove were burning red and it was as warm as spring.

"Find a place to have something to eat. It's best to have some wine on such a cold day."

The two walked eastward for a while and came to a busy intersection. Even in winter, the city that never sleeps in Mingzhu is still brightly lit, and almost all the shops on the roadside are open.

"Okay, let's eat some skewers, drink some wine, and get some skewers of lamb kidneys."

Zhao Changan was also a little hungry. Besides, it was such a cold day and Xia He's rental house was freezing. He also needed some wine and lamb kidneys to light the fire.

Mutton skewers, lamb kidneys, and high-quality bottled grain wine, the two of them had a great time eating and chatting freely.

"Brother Lou, there is something I don't know whether to talk about or not."

Zhao Changan thought about it and felt that it seemed a bit unreasonable for him to bring an excited Lou Chengpeng over to rent a house tonight even though he knew that Tang Shuang was moving to Zhuozi tomorrow.

How could Lou Chengpeng, who knew the news tomorrow night, still have the nerve to see him, including eating at Yinnan.

"It's broken. When you said that, I knew I was in trouble. It's getting cold. Xiaoshuang wants to go back to the school dormitory?"

What Lou Chengpeng said with a wry smile made Zhao Changan look at him with admiration. It turned out that he had always been aware of it, and he was not as stupid as he thought!

"This is also possible, but the most likely thing is that she will move to our branch near the south gate of SISU in the near future. There are also more than a dozen staff dormitories there. You can see the disadvantages here.

Due to the demolition in Hexi, it will be very troublesome to enter and leave the company at night.

It’s not safe either, and all the previous shops have been moved away, making it inconvenient to buy things. Even if the steel frame bridge across the river is completed in a few days and can be opened to traffic from Hedong, it will not only take a long detour, but also the Hedong side

The general trend of stores is also relocating one after another.”

"Brother, let's go away and say these things to you. Brother, you are a trustworthy person!"

Lou Chengpeng and Zhao Changan had a drink and drank it in one gulp.

Then he said: "But in the short term, Xiaoshuang will move away, but in the long term, she will definitely move back. Xiaoshuang is only a sophomore, and I plan to settle down and train hard in Mingzhu for a few years.

urgent."

——

Zhao Changan said goodbye to Lou Chengpeng, and walked towards Xia He's rental house with a paper bag of mutton skewers, lamb kidneys, grilled buns, and a small half bottle of wine.

The two of them shared eight ounces of this 600 ml bottle of high-grain wine. They got a little tipsy and stopped drinking.

But it was a pity to throw away the rest, so Zhao Changan brought it back.

It was already eleven o'clock in the middle of the night, the night was quiet, and the moon was hanging alone. Because of the snow last night, the temperature in the streets and alleys of Mingzhu late at night was reduced to zero degrees, and the air exhaled was carrying a large cloud of water vapor.

Zhao Changan couldn't help but think about Lou Chengpeng, and at the same time he was also reflecting on himself.

Before that, he actually looked down on people like Qi Peng, including Dong Jisi and Zhai Shaobai, and felt that they really had no ability and were just relying on the blessings of their ancestors.

Now it seems that this view of mine is stupid and dangerous.

——

When we entered Xia He's rental house, it was already twelve o'clock at night.

This girl is actually still painting.

"You work so hard, what are you drawing?"

Zhao Changan put the paper bag on the table and took a look at Xia He's unfinished watercolor painting.

It is an antique Ming and Qing folk house, but there are many modern colors inside, such as bicycles, motorcycles, electric lights, and televisions,——

"I want to draw this area of ​​residential buildings that are to be demolished. I think it will be very interesting."

Xia He smiled at Zhao Changan: "Thank you, I feel hungry when I smell this aroma."

Zhao Changan, on the other hand, moved slightly in his heart and looked at Xia He's unfinished paintings seriously: "Your idea is very good, especially pay attention to those valuable things such as inscriptions and stone carvings, and draw them, etc.

I will hold an art exhibition for you in the future!"

"It's settled!"

Xia He's eyes were shining.

"Of course!"

Zhao Changan answered affirmatively.

He has been looking for that stone carving for a long time, but he still has found nothing.

I hope Xia He can bring him unexpected joy!
Chapter completed!