Now that she said she was going to renovate the house on Long Island, Emma took the opportunity to take a lot of photos of the whole family, especially Li Manrui, who had lived here for more than 20 years, but really didn't take many photos.

At the request of Li Manrui and Lin Zitan, Emma took photos of many places in the house that were memorable to them, especially Lin Zitan's bedroom.

Emma said his bedroom looked clean and imagined how his teenage years had been spent quietly in this large bedroom.

Lin Zitan found the receipt of his winning prize from many personal belongings, which was the beginning of his life, from a pseudo-rich second generation, to the first pot of gold of the current rich generation.

"What's that?"

Just as Lin Zitan was stunned with the receipt, Emma suddenly turned his head from his bookshelf.

"A receipt~"

Although more than 20 years have passed, Lin Zitan always feels as if everything happened yesterday. The only thing that is different is that he has a lover and children by his side.

"Won the lottery? Have you ever bought a lottery ticket? Why didn't I know you had such a hobby?"

Emma glanced at it and smiled, but she didn't see it too clearly, and turned her head to the children playing in the water outside the floor-to-ceiling window.

"I didn't buy it, Mike gave me my 18th birthday gift~"

Lin Zitan replied lightly and shallowly.

"Mike looks pretty good, I just don't know...... Why did it end up like that, by the way, I heard that Amanda died of an epidemic in prison, and she didn't have time to call her youngest son before she died. ”

Emma only remembered the news she had just received from her grandfather two days ago, so she hurriedly said to Lin Zitan.

"Is she dead? Has anyone seen her body? Is it confirmed?"

Lin Zitan thought of this woman, and the only little regret he had for Mike disappeared, leaving only worries about the safety of his family.

"Don't worry, it's been confirmed, 30 percent of the people in their prison are infected, and she was the first to be affected, but the staff treated her as a general pneumonia in order to cover up the facts, and she died without a tube. ”

When Emma said this, she couldn't help but sigh about the past between Mike and Amanda.

"A vicious woman deserves to die!"

Lin Zitan was silent for a long time, and finally spoke......

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"It just so happens that the big house near Zhang Jing's house has been renovated, you can move there for the time being, as for the decoration, I will let John come and keep an eye when he is free."

I will let Xiao An help arrange the moving company and decoration company, so you don't have to worry too much, you just need to move the things you feel are necessary to remove, and the rest can be lost!"

Before leaving, Lin Zitan comforted Li Manrui, who was stunned.

In fact, what he wanted to talk about was Mike's clothes and supplies, as well as the bits and pieces in the study except for books, but Li Manrui still maintained the habit of cleaning the study every day over the years.

Fortunately, Li Manrui's spirit is still very strong, and all the Mike's things in the bedroom were put into the storage room by her after their divorce, and she didn't even leave a photo, but she was reluctant to throw it away.

"I know, during this time, I will set aside time to tidy up, by the way, you can take away all the wine in the wine cellar, your grandfather is old, and now he is sick, and he can't drink. ”

After speaking, Li Manrui raised his feet and walked upstairs.

The study that was written into the will by Mike as an inheritance, but never found any special clues, has always been the reason why she has been reluctant to start construction all these years, now that I think about it, it is better to demolish it, so as not to worry about watching in vain.

If you want to decorate a house in the United States, you can't just find a worker. Even if you do it yourself, you need to apply for a permit, otherwise you will receive a fine.

Unlike domestic houses, which are usually reinforced concrete structures, most of the houses in the United States are wooden structures, and once the structural problems of the house are caused in the process of decoration, it will cause harm to the safety of the house.

For safety reasons, it is necessary to apply for a permit to renovate the house. If you don't apply, in addition to being fined, the insurance will not claim compensation in the event of a renovation accident.

If the renovation is not up to standard, the tenant may file a lawsuit and get you into legal action, ZF will order you to reapply for a new permit, and the previous renovation will be required to be forcibly demolished and pay a hefty fine.

There are two major benefits to applying for a permit: first, you don't have to worry about someone coming to inspect it when you are renovating. Secondly, if there is a problem with the renovation project, you can also apply for renovation accident insurance, which is also a guarantee for the construction period and the future sale of the house.

Generally speaking, work that requires alterations to the structure, electricity, plumbing, or mechanical parts (heating, cooling, etc.) of the house requires a permit and is renovated by a licensed professional.

In addition to applying for a permit, the decoration also depends on the "face" of ZF and neighbors. The renovation of the house must be approved by the district ZF housing management committee, and the tax must be paid not only for decoration, but also for repairing water pumps, painting walls, and any work that exceeds a certain cost.

In addition, it is necessary to consult with the neighbors, and they need to sign and agree. It is necessary to take the start paper from the relevant departments of ZF and paste it in the most conspicuous place at the door, and if there is no objection within two weeks, the paper can be torn off, and some will be pasted until the end of the project.

In fact, in order to save this part of the expenses, many Chinese often like to find some small decoration companies to secretly construct, and as a result, it will be easy to be complained by the surrounding neighbors, and after being complained, the ZF department will come to inspect and issue a fine.

When you sell your house, you can keep a clear record of the complaints and fines you have received on ZF's website.

If the buyer finds out that all the complaints about you are the neighbors, then the house will definitely not sell for a good price, because the neighborhood relationship is too complicated.

In order not to cause any trouble to Li Manrui, Lin Zitan deliberately found a more professional construction team combining foreigners and Chinese.

This team also happens to be a company that their real estate company has cooperated with for a long time, and it is very good in terms of administrative documents and decoration technology. Not long after handing over the project to them, the renovation company applied for the construction paper and the relevant permits.

On this day, Lin Zitan wanted to call to ask Li Manrui how she was packing up and when she could start work, but she received a call from Li Manrui before she could call.

"Hey, Mom, what's going on in the study?"

Lin Zitan listened to Li Manrui's incoherent words, and his heart immediately sank.

"I don't know how to describe it, so you better hurry up and come over!"

Li Manrui looked a little nervous on the phone, as if she was frightened by seeing something she shouldn't see.

"Alright, I know, I'll go back right away. ”

Lin Zitan hung up the phone and cleaned up the things in the office, got up and walked out, Xiao An saw him come out and immediately followed.

"I went straight to Long Island, and there seemed to be something wrong with my mom. ”

Lin Zi said concisely.

After leaving the office building, the two of them immediately drove to Li Manrui's residence on Long Island.

When Lin Zi arrived, Grandma Li looked surprised, she didn't expect her grandson to come over suddenly, but at this time, Li Manrui locked herself in Mike's study, and did not alarm the other two old people in the family at all.

"Grandma, I have something to do with my mother, is she in the study upstairs?"

Lin Zitan pretended to say in a relaxed tone.

"I should be upstairs, I've been busy all morning, and I'm talking about going up and asking her what she wants for lunch!"

"Then I'll go up and ask Xiao An to order a few pizzas for lunch~"

Lin Zitan walked upstairs quickly, and explained to Xiao An and Grandma.