Chapter 387: Childhood Sweethearts Embracing in Sleep, Caught in the Act by Parents. (6k Subscriptions Requested!)
The property management arrived swiftly with the keys.
Father Xu and Mother Xu had already been standing at the villa's entrance waiting early on.
Gazing at the villa before them, the old couple was deeply moved, as the Chinese people possess a strong sense of territorial ownership.
Unless they were at the end of their rope, they would never sell their land or house.
Moreover, this house harbors their youthful memories, it was their first new home after getting married, the place where their two children grew up; to them, its significance was extraordinary.
Now, having finally bought it back, their hearts were more excited than anyone could imagine.
"It's just that I don't know if the original decoration has been changed. I remember when we got married, we bought quite a lot of mahogany furniture."
Father Xu sighed, looking at his wife who had weathered storms with him for over twenty years, they too had been young once.
More than two decades ago, a fleet of wedding cars lined up to escort her here, and they were only a few years older than Xu Musen and Yao Mingyue are now.
Now in a blink of an eye, he noticed more wrinkles at the corners of his wife's eyes.
"All those years since we sold it, it's probably all been changed by others. What's the matter? Did you hide some private money somewhere back then and just remembered it now?"
Mother Xu looked at her husband, and suddenly asked out of the blue.
Father Xu, caught off balance, was rendered speechless, "When have I ever hidden private money? My pockets are cleaner than your face every day..."
"Alright, alright, as long as we could buy back the house, that's good enough. We can just save up some money and renovate it later. This is already very good."
Mother Xu looked at the familiar villa gate, her gaze subconsciously drifted to the main bedroom they used to live in, where opening the window offered a view of the front gate.
She used to stand here every day, holding a young Xu Musen, waiting for her husband to come home from the company.
In the blink of an eye.
Their eyes, as if by agreement, looked towards Xu Musen and Yao Mingyue standing at the entrance.
Unknowingly, so many years had already passed.
The property management came over with the keys to the villa's gate, "Hello, these are the keys to Villa 702. The current owner has informed us that it can be resold at any time, with the price set at the previously lowest listing price. Would you like us to show you around?"
"No need, we can look around by ourselves."
Xu Musen took the keys, even if the house's decor had changed, he could navigate its structure blindfolded.
"Alright, if you need anything, just call me."
The property manager, recalling that knowledgeable voice, also made the thoughtful choice to wait at the entrance.
Xu Musen pushed open the villa's gate, the small courtyard hadn't changed a bit, even the yellow pear tree they had planted in the yard was still there.
But nearly ten years had passed, and the tree still looked almost the same in height and thickness as when it was first planted.
No wonder it's called a century-old tree; it really takes a hundred years to see a bit of growth.
And the little pavilion in the yard hadn't changed either, even the custom-made swing was still there, just that it looked a bit rusty from not being used for a long time.
Yao Mingyue used to like having him push her on the swing, carefree.
The moment he stepped into this yard, memories already came flooding back.
Approaching the house door.
Xu Musen looked at the key in his hand and slowly inserted it into the lock.
Click clack.
The door gently opened, and the unique aroma of aged rosewood wafted towards them. The next moment, Xu Musen's gaze slightly hesitated.
Father Xu and Mother Xu were also taken aback the instant they looked in.
The familiar rosewood furniture in the room, the familiar potted plant decorations, even the table and chairs were in their original places!
And the sofa and the ground were spotless, the lamps were shining like new, it was clear someone had been cleaning regularly.
It was as if the house had been waiting all this time, to meet them again, everything was just as it had been.
"This... this is the vase we bought that year, isn't it? And this is the baby chair we custom-made for Musen and Ming Yue when they were kids, this, this is the wardrobe we rounded the corners of, worried they might bump into it..."
Mother Xu walked into the living room, looking around excitedly, almost as if she had returned to years past.
"Yes, this is the coffee table we chose together, and the piano we bought for the kids. Look at this floor, isn't this kitchenware the set we picked out together?"
Father Xu's demeanor was also very excited, just like a young boy who had found his "secret base" after being away for many years.
"Could it be that the family who bought our villa never lived here? It's exactly the same as when we moved out."
"Wow, I really didn't expect this, so many things here were personally bought by us..."
Father Xu and Mother Xu, looking at everything familiar in the room, were filled with an indescribable feeling.
After all, this was their wedding house, the place where they watched their children grow up. At this moment, standing in the familiar room, it was as if they had traversed time and returned to their own youthful days.
Father Xu took his wife's hand, excited and happy.
"Let's go, let's go see the bedroom, to see if it's the same as before!"
"Your leg isn't the same as it used to be, slow down..."
Mother Xu's eyes were mirthful and relaxed, the two behaving as excited as the first time they entered their new home.
Xu Musen watched his father jogging along, ever since his car accident, his father had some lingering issues with his leg, limping a bit when he walked too fast.