The three of them returned to the residential complex, bickering noisily all the way.
The two girls finally hopped off the bicycle. Chen Shi'an adjusted the seat back to a comfortable height and rode off without either of them, heading to the bicycle shed to park first.
By the time he reached Building No. 1, Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu were already waiting outside the door to Apartment 101.
"What are you doing here? We're still cooking and eating upstairs tonight."
"Taoist, open up and let us see how you've set things up these past few days!"
"You'll see when you help us move later. Sister Wanyin's still busy upstairs."
"Let us look! Just one look, then we'll go upstairs!"
Chen Shi'an could only take out his key, unlock the door, and take Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu inside for a look.
Wen Zhixia had been here on the day they cleaned. Back then, apart from the existing furniture and appliances, the place had looked rather empty.
Now it already had the cozy feel of a home, with plenty of the siblings' personal belongings added, such as Sister Wanyin's milk tea stall supplies and Chen Shi'an's pile of "junk."
Apart from the kitchen and the siblings' bedrooms, which still needed arranging, everything was essentially ready for them to move in at any time.
Since Lin Meng Qiu boarded at school, she hadn't come on cleaning day. This was her first visit to Chen Shi'an's new place.
Like a cat, she looked this way and that, peeking into Chen Shi'an's bedroom before looking at the courtyard.
Chen Shi'an had pulled out all the withered plants in the courtyard and turned over all the soil in the flower beds, breaking the clumps down until they were fine and loose, looking