「The next day.」

The workers knocked down the walls between all 14 shops. Mr. Luo came over with his team to take measurements, calculating a total area of 312 square meters. Afterward, Lin Feng took Mr. Luo to see the main store. The branch's decor couldn't be too different from the main store's, so he asked Mr. Luo to innovate on the design while staying true to the original style.

Mr. Luo already had several plans in mind. He confidently stated that he could produce the design renderings in three days.

However, Yu Zheng didn't have time to wait another three days. Before leaving, he toasted Lin Jiajun and Jiang Anmin with tea instead of wine, thanking them for their hard work. Being in another city, his reach was limited.

"Brother, we're family. There's no need to be so formal."

"Just leave everything here to us, don't worry!"

Once the design plans were finalized, Lin Feng would take Zhang Yuxi and Lin Jie to Jingcheng. Chen Miaomiao and Meng Liang were going as well. Meng Liang was quite lucky; a university in Jingcheng had accepted an extra batch of students this year, and he was one of them. The whole group planned to travel to Jingcheng to register together. Meng Liang's parents and Chen Miaomiao's parents were all planning to accompany them.

Three days later, Mr. Luo presented seven different design plans. He sent them to Yu Zheng, but everyone had a different opinion. After some discussion, they decided to merge elements from several versions. They had Mr. Luo create a new design based on their combined requirements to see how it would look. To their surprise, it was exceptionally beautiful.

After finalizing the design, the renovation work was entrusted to an acquaintance of Lin Jiajun. With both of them supervising, the project had to be completed one month before the New Year.

Lin Feng pulled Lin Jiajun aside. "Jiajun, is your acquaintance reliable?"

"Very reliable. He used to work for the company before leaving to start his own renovation business."

Lin Feng nodded. "Then I'm relieved."

He had originally wanted to give the job to Mr. Luo's team, but with the project being in a different city, Mr. Luo didn't have the capacity to handle it yet.

With this matter settled, his parents-in-law also departed. For the babies' first birthday banquet, only relatives and friends had been invited, and Lin Feng had specified no gifts. However, when his parents-in-law left, they secretly slipped in one hundred thousand as a birthday gift. Zhang Yuxi didn't discover the money in her bag until after they had boarded their plane and she had returned home.

They're too much... Zhang Yuxi's eyes reddened.

Lin Feng hugged her. "Since it's a token of Mom and Dad's affection, we should accept it."

Zhang Yuxi nodded. "Honey, let's go to Modu for the New Year."

"Alright. It's about time we paid a visit."

「...」

「The next day.」

It was time to register for school. Zhou Cuilan was helping Lin Jie pack, taking him to get his documents sorted and buying him new winter clothes. This was Lin Jie's first time traveling so far from home, and Zhou Cuilan felt a mix of emotions. Lin Jie, however, was buzzing with excitement, eagerly anticipating his new life at university.

Zhang Yuxi, on the other hand, didn't have much to pack, having organized everything before they left.

There were no direct high-speed trains from Meicheng to Peking University, only flights. Chen Jianguo had already bought all the plane tickets and booked a hotel. The parents from all three families agreed that if the kids found the dorms unsuitable, they would rent an apartment for them. As for cooking, Chen Jianguo, who couldn't bear the thought of his son getting thin, proposed they hire a nanny.

Their biggest worry about the flight was how the babies would handle it; they were afraid they might cry and inconvenience the other passengers. To their great surprise, the babies behaved wonderfully. Aside from some discomfort during takeoff and landing, they were very obedient.

After arriving in Jingcheng, the couple breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing the babies looking so drained, their hearts ached for them. Getting settled at the hotel was another ordeal, and as soon as they got to the room, the babies fell asleep.

"I'll go to the kitchen and make some light baby food for them," Lin Feng comforted Zhang Yuxi. "They must be exhausted."

Zhang Yuxi nodded. The hotel was willing to let them use the kitchen, provided they paid enough. After all, special circumstances called for special treatment.

Lin Feng made an appetite-stimulating porridge for the babies, along with some braised tofu and prepared fruit. Just before leaving the kitchen, he decided to also stir-fry some cucumber slices. He peeled a cucumber and cut it into transparently thin slices. Frying them this way made them soft and easy to eat.

A nearby chef watched, stunned by Lin Feng's masterful knife skills. He cooked with the flair of a master chef.

When Lin Feng returned to the room, the babies were all awake and playing on the bed. Even the most energetic of the quads wasn't his usual active self, to say nothing of the others. Lin Feng and Zhang Yuxi fed them the baby food. After eating, the babies were full of energy again.

Only then did the couple finally relax.

After dinner, they discussed their plans. They agreed that Zhang Yuxi would handle the school registration tomorrow while Lin Feng stayed at the hotel to watch the children. That evening, Lin Feng played with the babies in their room for a while before the whole family turned in early for the night.

The next morning, Zhang Yuxi woke up to find Lin Feng had already prepared the babies' food.

"Honey, it'll be tough for you to handle the babies alone today. I'll get everything done and be back as soon as I can," she said.

Lin Feng smiled. "Go on, don't worry about a thing. I'll take good care of them."

After everyone had left, Lin Feng pushed the four-seater stroller out of the hotel. He planned to use this free time to sort out their housing situation. The large stroller, with two rows of two seats, was difficult to get into the elevator. Thanks to the help of some kind strangers, he finally managed to squeeze inside.

"Yes, I'm at the hotel entrance..." Lin Feng hung up the phone and looked off into the distance.

A moment later, a black sedan pulled up. When the driver saw Lin Feng, he froze, completely flustered.

"Uh... how am I supposed to fit that in my car?" he stammered.

Lin Feng was just as helpless. "How far is it?"

"About a twenty-minute drive."

"Let's just walk."

"Right," the man said quickly. "I'll go find a parking spot."

Five minutes later, the man returned. "Hello, my surname is Wang. You can call me Xiao Wang."

"Let's go. We can talk on the way," Lin Feng replied.

After Lin Jie had been accepted into Peking University, Lin Feng began searching for apartments on an app. He paid an agent to show him properties via video call. After viewing five places, he finally settled on a fully furnished, eighty-square-meter apartment with three bedrooms and one living room. Lin Feng was in luck; the current tenants were moving out in mid-August, which was perfect timing.

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