The next day, Lu Xiaoxiao specially woke up early. Firstly, she had a lot of things to pack for the move that day, and secondly, Zhang De's entire family had come to help her move.
As she had forgotten to make an appointment with Zhang De and his family the day before, she did not know when Zhang De and the others would come that day. Therefore, she had to wake up early to wait for them. Otherwise, it would be unreasonable for her to be still sleeping when Zhang De and the others came.
Lu Xiaoxiao was full after drinking a glass of milk for breakfast that day. As she was still in the growing stage, she ate another egg. After eating, she burped.
She rested for a while and saw that it was only eight o'clock, so she first wrapped the clothes of the original owner and her parents in bedsheets. Then, she placed the food and vegetables in a basket. The seasonings and cutlery were also placed in a basket. The other things were not something her small body could carry. She could only wait for someone to help.
Just as Lu Xiaoxiao sat on the stool to rest, she heard a knock on the door. Hence, she jogged over and opened the door. She saw Zhang De's family of three standing outside the door. Lu Xiaoxiao hurriedly invited them into the house and told them that she had already packed some things. There were only big things left.
There was strength in numbers. In a short while, all of Lu Xiaoxiao's items were packed and moved into Uncle Zhang's jeep.
When the car stopped at the small courtyard, it was only past nine o'clock. When the neighbors heard the commotion, they all came out to watch the commotion. Auntie Zhang skillfully greeted the neighbors and said that her niece had moved here from that day onwards. As it was too messy after moving, she did not invite them over to sit. When she was done, she would welcome everyone over for tea.
After the small talk, Auntie Zhang, Lu Xiaoxiao, and the others began to move things in. As the furniture in the main room of this small courtyard was complete, the furniture moved from the courtyard was placed in the two empty rooms on the right.
There were two rooms on the left. One was for the kitchen and the other was for storage. One of the big rooms in the main area belonged to the original owner's parents. The smaller room belonged to the original owner, and the other was the study. After everything was placed back where it was, everyone sat down and rested.
Lu Xiaoxiao saw that it was almost time for lunch. It was clearly unrealistic to cook in the small courtyard. It was impossible for her to not even treat them to a meal after helping for an entire morning. This was too unreasonable.
She thought for a moment that it was most suitable to eat at the state-run restaurant, so she said, "Uncle Zhang, everyone is tired from helping me move today. I'll treat everyone to a meal. Don't be in a hurry to refuse and hear me out. I'm very grateful for your hard work. Now that Dad and Mom are no longer around, I have to learn to grow up. But I'm too young to do anything now, so I can only treat you to a meal at the state-run restaurant. I hope you can agree."
When Auntie Zhang heard this, she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and agreed. Then, they went to the state-owned restaurant to eat.
When they arrived at the shop, Lu Xiaoxiao asked auntie and the others to sit down. Then, she went to buy food.
When Lu Xiaoxiao saw that there was a supply of braised pork, dumplings, mutton soup, and steamed buns that day, she ordered a portion of braised pork, two plates of dumplings, four bowls of mutton soup, and ten steamed buns. She spent seven yuan, 68 cents, and food coupons for three catties of food and one and a half catties of meat.
When Auntie Zhang saw the dishes served, she said that it was too wasteful for Lu Xiaoxiao to order so much. She even reminded her not to be so extravagant in the future.
Lu Xiaoxiao knew that Auntie was doing this for her own good, so she replied, "Auntie, don't worry. I am feeling happy today, so I bought more. Just treat it as the housewarming meal for my move. It definitely won't be like this in the future. The food is getting cold. Everyone, eat quickly."
Lu Xiaoxiao was full after drinking a bowl of soup and eating two dumplings. When Auntie and the others were full, there were still four steamed buns left. She asked Auntie Zhang and the others to take them away and said that she had been eating porridge and not steamed buns for the past few days. When Auntie Zhang saw Lu Xiaoxiao say this, she could only accept it.
After Zhang De sent Lu Xiaoxiao back to the small courtyard, he left. Lu Xiaoxiao sat down and rested for a while before starting to walk around. When she saw her neatly packed belongings, she was very happy. This was considered her first home in this world. She might have to live here for a long time in the future. The environment she lived in was very pleasant.