Chapter 188: Business Comes to the Door
Chen Xingling laughed when he heard it: "You earned the money, I just gave you a lot of kindness." β
Gu Qi looked at her bright and sweet smile and couldn't help but rub her waist.
"I'll clean up these, you go and rest for a while."
The two of them went a little too far last night, and when she woke up in the morning she was complaining that her back was so sore that she didn't look like her own.
Chen Xinglingqiao's face was slightly red, she threw things to him, and fell on the big bed next to her to stretch her limbs.
The ceiling fan on the top rotated, bringing in a cool breeze.
In fact, it is not too hot on this side of the three parks, first, the wind is strong by the river, and there can be a river breeze blowing from time to time; The second is that there are trees or grass all around, which can provide shade and cool down, which is cooler than a place full of concrete.
Compared with the building on the first floor of Linjiang, this side is cool.
At this time, Gu Miao downstairs also discovered this.
"Sister, living here must be cooler than living on the first floor of Linjiang. Look at! There are so many windows on the first floor, and they are all so big, the wind can come from any direction. Let's sit here for a while, and we won't sweat at all. β
Gu Xuan heard that he had not heard it, and continued to read.
Instead, Xiaohuzi on the side explained: "Little aunt, there is a big tree outside the study. Dad said he couldn't get in the sun, so it wouldn't be hot. β
Gu Miao whispered sourly: "It's so good!" β
Xiaohuzi continued to play the pinyin game.
Gu Miao saw the old mother walk in, and hurriedly stepped forward.
"Mom, is it wide upstairs?"
Li Ying replied: "It is wider than the first floor, and there is a balcony and a bathroom at the back of the room." By the way, the restroom on the first floor is over there, and the end of the hallway is. I almost couldn't find it. It's a good thing that I didn't build too much, otherwise I would get dizzy going around every day. β
Gu Miao pouted aggrievedly: "Mom, big brother, they can live so well......"
"It's definitely better than we are." Li Ying said angrily: "I went to the kitchen just now to see, those pots and bowls are so beautiful!" Buckets of fish swam around, palm-sized prawns, pots of sea cucumbers β I was almost dazzled! β
Gu Miao's saliva flooded in an instant, and the grievances in her heart also flooded.
"Mom, you said that this side is so spacious, and the three of us won't have more-"
Li Ying's face instantly darkened: "Don't think about it, there are only two rooms upstairs." They have a husband and wife, and a little tiger, and they didn't expect our share at all! β
"That-" Gu Miao pouted: "Can't you tell the eldest brother to let Xiaohuzi live with them?" He's a little kid living in a roomβisn't that a waste? β
Li Ying thought of Chen Xingling, who had long since changed, and felt a headache.
"I'm not going to say it! If you want to live, then you tell your eldest brother to go! β
Gu Miao was deflated all of a sudden, and whispered depressedly: "Big brother, he ...... He always listened to his daughter-in-law. You're, he won't blame you. If I go, he will stare at me. β
Li Ying gave her a roll of the eyes: "If you don't dare to go, you won't talk nonsense!" β
Gu Xuan, who was reading, put down the book and stared at them with cold eyes.
"We can come to live in Yucheng thanks to the house allocated by the eldest brother's unit. There are several other workers in a dormitory, and they don't have to choose to live in the same way. We are not employees of the shipyard, and we can live in such a good building when we first come here, all because of the ability of the eldest brother. This place was built for her by her sister-in-law's mother's house, what are you doing to make a fuss? β
Gu Miao was speechless for a while, and her face turned red with embarrassment.
Li Ying was a little dissatisfied when she heard it: "She is already married to our family, and her things are ours!" β
"Pull it down." Gu Xuanliang pricked his heart: "My sister-in-law's mother's family just can't get used to seeing our family nesting together, and she is reluctant to let her daughter be wronged, so she would rather pay for such a place for her sister-in-law." You have a little heart, a little shame, I am ashamed of you! β
Li Ying glared at her eldest daughter, couldn't find the words to go back and forth, turned around and went to the kitchen.
Gu Miao couldn't stand her sister's cynicism either, and ran away.
Gu Xuan saw that the surroundings were finally quiet, and continued to pick up the book and read.
After lunch, Gu Qi and Chen Xingling continued to pack their things upstairs, while Xiaohuzi played in the living room on the first floor.
Li Ying and Gu Miao were eating melon seeds under the tree, and Gu Xuan stayed in the study to read.
"Ling Ling! Ling Ling! "Someone knocked on the door outside.
Xiaohuzi jumped up and ran out to pull the bolt of the door with a puff of smoke.
"Uncle Ma!"
Ma Dali was wearing a broken straw hat, and when he saw Xiaohuzi, he immediately smiled and squatted down.
"Huzi, are you playing sailing again? Is mom at home? β
Xiaohuzi shook his head and nodded: "This is a steamboat that my father made for me, not a sailboat." Mom was at home, and she and Dad were upstairs packing upstairs. β
Ma Dali saw that there seemed to be a lot of people downstairs, so he lowered his voice and asked, "Huzi, uncle has asked you for a small task, okay?" β
Today, the new garden is in the house, and the family must be very busy. It seems that there are still guests at home who have not left, and it seems to be a female guest, so don't go in and bother.
"Okay!" The little one replied crunchyly.
Ma Dali whispered: "You go upstairs to find your mother and come down, saying that I have something to discuss with her." β
"Hey!" Xiaohuzi hurriedly answered, turned around and ran inside.
After a while, Chen Xingling hurriedly went downstairs and walked out quickly.
"Dali, why don't you come in? You and your two sisters have already been arranged for the evening banquet, and Xiaohua and her cousin are also coming. You are more familiar with it, and I will arrange for you to sit at a table then. Why did you come alone? β
Ma Dali beckoned to her, and his eyes gestured twice.
"Come here, we have something to discuss."
Chen Xingling stepped forward suspiciously.
Ma Dali lowered his voice: "Do you remember the old man I told you last time?" β
"Yes." Chen Xingling asked, "He wants to visit now?" Tell him that we've moved in and can come at any time. β
Ma Dali shook his head: "Yesterday morning, when I was cleaning up the grass, he came again. When I saw that he had kind eyes and a local accent, I took him on a tour of the garden. He was very happy after reading it, and explained that he was an old overseas Chinese who had returned to his hometown, and that his previous house was too old and uncomfortable to live in, and that he had bought a piece of land in the east of the city and planned to build it for the elderly. He said he was going to build a garden similar to yours, but on a larger scale. β
"Uh-oh." Chen Xingling's eyes turned lightly and asked, "Then?" β
Ma Dali smiled and whispered: "I asked him if anyone helped him build, and he said that he hoped that we would introduce the construction master to him, and he would go to find someone to help." I just thought...... It's not ...... Is business coming to the door? β
Chen Xingling glared in surprise and asked with a smile: "He agreed?" How so? β
"I told him he designed and built it himself." Ma Dali smiled embarrassedly and explained: "I also said that we have our own construction team, which can contract labor and materials, and can make his entire garden from dirt into such a beautiful garden." He was very happy, saying that he was old, his children were abroad, and building a house was not a trivial matter, and one person could not do so much work. He said that as long as the price is reasonable and the quality is guaranteed, he can contract his garden to us. β
Chen Xingling: "Wow! I was pleasantly surprised.
"He- where is he? What's his name? Do you know him? β
Ma Dali replied: "The old man lives not far from the front, so I specially sent him home and chatted with him all the way." His family is a former big family in Yucheng, surnamed Liao. The ancestral hall of the Liao clan was just ahead, and his home was not far from that ancestral hall. Do you recognize? β
"Some impressions." Chen Xingling nodded.
Ma Dali smiled: "He said that when we are free, I will go over to find him." He wants to show us the land to the east of the city, and if we can really build him a big garden, and make it so beautiful, we will take care of it. He said he walked in the morning and evening, and was home in the afternoon. Do you have time now? There are still a few hours before the evening start, so it should be enough to go to the east of the city. β
"Let's go!" Chen Xingling immediately turned around and shouted to his son on the steps: "Huzi, tell Dad, Mom and Uncle will go out!" β
Then, she hurriedly pulled out the bicycle: "Let's go, get on the bike!" I'll take you! β