37: Liu Yifei moved into a courtyard house

In the afternoon, while he was touring the company, he received a call from Liu Yifei.

"School is starting, and I don't want to live in the dorms." Liu Yifei's voice came through the phone.

Li Xiuwu immediately understood what Liu Yifei wanted to express.

"Do you want to come stay with me?"

"Okay! I'll move over today." Liu Yifei's happy voice came through.

"Mom, Li Xiuwu agreed! Let's hurry and pack our luggage." She ran to find Liu Xiaoli without even hanging up the phone.

Li Xiuwu shook his head, finished his tour of the company, and returned to the Courtyard House.

Not long after he returned, Liu Yifei and her mother arrived by car.

"Li Xiuwu, come help quickly!" Liu Yifei's voice called out.

Li Xiuwu saw Liu Yifei taking things out of the car, carrying bags big and small.

Last time Li Xiuwu invited them to stay here, Liu Xiaoli had not agreed.

"Why is it only Xixi's things? Auntie, aren't you coming to stay too? In the Courtyard House, there are only the three of us little ones, and we can't even take care of ourselves; we eat takeout every day."

Liu Xiaoli was very tempted. During the time Li Xiuwu went to film a deadly secret, she had stayed here for a while, and that feeling was too comfortable.

She had some difficulty falling asleep and was easily awakened, but here she had absolutely no such trouble. Waking up from a sleep, she felt completely refreshed.

During this time, back at the villa, not to mention that Liu Yifei was dissatisfied every day and wanted to come to the Courtyard House every other day, she herself also missed it very much.

"Mom Xiaoli, Yifei, you're here!" Hearing the commotion, Shu Chang also ran over.

"Mom Xiaoli, are you coming to stay too? That's great!" Shu Chang hugged Liu Xiaoli's arm and said happily, "I don't want to eat brother's instant noodles ever again."

"You two." Liu Xiaoli stroked Shu Chang's hair.

"Alright then." She nodded with a smile.

"I told you to come together, now we have to make another trip," Liu Yifei said.

Liu Xiaoli shot her a glare. This was staying in someone else's home; it didn't matter for children, but as an adult, how could she just easily move in?

It was only because Li Xiuwu was still a student that she could move in under the guise of taking care of the three of them.

There were three rooms in the West Wing of the backyard. Liu Yifei and Shu Chang each took one, and the middle one served as their small living room.

Liu Xiaoli stayed in the East Wing, which also had three rooms. The side room here was the kitchen, and the main room in the backyard served as the dining room.

"Chang Chang, go review your studies. We'll handle the packing, Xixi," Liu Xiaoli said to Shu Chang.

"It's okay, Mom Xiaoli. Studying also requires a balance of work and rest." She happily helped Liu Xiaoli and Liu Yifei tidy up the rooms.

Young people didn't have so many complicated thoughts; being able to live together with her good sister was the happiest thing.

Li Xiuwu couldn't help with tidying the rooms, so he stepped out.

"I'll order a table of food, and we can celebrate tonight."

"Let Auntie make a table of food instead," Liu Xiaoli said. She had come over specifically to take care of the three of them.

"Auntie, it's too late tonight, we don't have enough ingredients, and you still need to tidy up the rooms. Listen to me today, and from now on, I'll listen to you."

"Alright." Liu Xiaoli nodded.

The food from the hotel was delivered, and the four of them gathered around the table in the backyard dining room.

"Celebrating Mom Xiaoli and Xixi moving into the Courtyard House!" Shu Chang raised her juice.

"Yay!" Liu Yifei clinked her glass with Shu Chang's.

"Yes, if you have anything you need in the future, just tell Auntie. Auntie will definitely take good care of you," Liu Xiaoli said. As an adult moving in, she still felt quite embarrassed.

But she missed the environment of the Courtyard House too much; living here, she felt completely relaxed.

She now understood why the birds in the trees liked living here.

The swallows didn't fly south in the winter, and when spring arrived, those Little Fatty Birdss didn't migrate north either; they just stayed in the Courtyard House.

"Yes, Auntie will have to worry more and take care of us three children who lack self-care abilities," Li Xiuwu also raised his cola and clinked glasses with Liu Xiaoli.

"You are all good children," Liu Xiaoli said with a smile.

The meal ended, and their relationship became much closer.

Li Xiuwu could even hear the increase in favorability points.

"Chang Chang, Yifei and I are going to class. Are you going to review at home or go to school?" Li Xiuwu asked her.

Shu Chang, who was chatting happily with Liu Yifei, looked up.

Liu Xiaoli and her daughter also looked at her.

"I think I'll review at home."

Seeing the three pairs of eyes on her, she explained the reason: "I'm currently in the second year of high school. If I go to school, I'd have to be transferred to a third-year class to review. Changing classes would probably mean getting to know new classmates and dealing with the old ones, which would waste some time."

Hearing Shu Chang's explanation, the three felt it made sense and nodded in agreement with Shu Chang reviewing at home.

"You just review at home. I'll come back every night to guide you. If there's anything you don't understand, write it down."

"Mm-hmm." Shu Chang nodded, her eyes filled with gratitude.

After eating, the group chatted for a while longer, then returned to their respective rooms to rest.

The next day, Li Xiuwu got up, washed up, took out his sword, and practiced in the Central Courtyard.

Hearing the movement, Liu Xiaoli came over.

"Xiuwu is awake. After you're done washing up, go ahead and have breakfast. I'll go check on Xixi; she's definitely sleeping in again."

"Thank you, Auntie." Li Xiuwu nodded with a smile.

Li Xiuwu stood under the tree for a while, teasing the various birds, communicating with them, and listening to them gossip about nearby news.

After listening to the gossip for a while, he went to the backyard, where Liu Yifei walked over, yawning.

"Didn't you go to sleep quite early last night? Why are you still sleeping in?"

"I was looking at the homework Teacher Wang assigned yesterday."

From the start of the semester until now, Liu Yifei hadn't attended a single day of class. Today, she had to go to class, and she suddenly became nervous.

Li Xiuwu seemed to understand her thoughts and chuckled.

"You're still laughing? You haven't attended a single day of class either; let's see how you handle it." She glared at Li Xiuwu.

"You think everyone is like you?" Liu Xiaoli entered at this moment, with Shu Chang following behind her.

"Chang Chang and Xiuwu are both geniuses. Look at you—your grades aren't good, and you don't even know how to work hard."

Liu Yifei pouted and lowered her eyelids. She really wanted to refute her mother's words, but she looked at Shu Chang, then at Li Xiuwu.

She felt even more miserable in her heart. Heaven was unfair; why were the two people around her both geniuses?

Li Xiuwu had good acting skills and was a top scholar of the college entrance examination. Shu Chang's acting skills were impeccable, and her current grades were also heading toward being a top scholar of the college entrance examination.

It was unreasonable.

Li Xiuwu and Shu Chang didn't know what was in Liu Yifei's mind, and they sat down to eat breakfast.

"Auntie, your cooking is really good. Before you came, we always bought our breakfast. Not only was it unhealthy, but it also didn't taste as good as yours."

"If you like it, Auntie will make it for you every day." Having her cooking acknowledged, Liu Xiaoli was very happy.

"That's great! Eating Mom Xiaoli's cooking every day from now on, I'm so happy," Shu Chang said with a face full of happiness.

"Yes, if you want to eat anything, you can tell me in advance."

After Liu Xiaoli finished speaking to the two of them with a pleasant expression, she saw her daughter still standing there.

"What are you still standing there for? Come over and eat. Do you want to be late for class?"

"I'm already full from being angry." Liu Yifei felt like her mother was no longer hers. She glared at Li Xiuwu and Shu Chang and sat down, dissatisfied.

"You're the one making a fuss. Look at Xiuwu and Chang Chang."

Liu Yifei's mouth could hang a wine bottle.