Chapter 9: Can Toss

Zhong Hui tidied up the house roughly, and the next day Zhong Xiong arranged for his brothers in the construction team to drag all the tidied things to Zhong Xiong's house.

"Mom, are we going to live with my uncle?" Ge Linlin asked Zhong Hui with her head tilted up.

"Yes, our house is going to be demolished and a new one built. During this period, we will live in my uncle's house, okay?" Zhong Hui asked softly.

She divorced Ge Zhihua. Although Linlin seemed happy every day, Zhong Hui was still worried that her daughter would have psychological problems.

"Okay, I like living at my uncle's house. I want to play with Brother Zhong Xu." Ge Linlin was even happier when she heard that she could live at her uncle's house.

Zhong Hui felt relieved that her daughter was happy.

The three floors above Zhong Xiong's house are all rented out. Although the houses in Xiatuan Village are not as easy to rent as those in Shangtuan Village, they are cheaper. People who work away from home are frugal and are willing to rent them.

Therefore, most of Zhong Xiong's house was rented out, leaving only a small room on the second floor, where Zhong Hui and Ge Linlin lived.

"Hui, there are two rooms on the first floor. You can live there. There are too many people on the second floor, and the public bathroom and toilet are at the other end of the corridor. It's so inconvenient." Zhong Xiong was not very happy about his sister living upstairs.

Zhong Hui had her own considerations. Although her eldest sister-in-law was a very nice person, they had to live under the same roof for a long time and there would be no more conflicts between them. Zhong Hui did not want to affect her eldest brother's family.

"It's okay, I'll live here. It's nice here. Besides, I won't be staying here for long." Zhong Hui insisted.

The house was small, and the only furniture it had was a wooden bed. Zhong Hui had moved her own bed and cabinets in, and Ge Linlin was jumping on the bed with Zhong Xu.

"Stop jumping, Zhong Xu. How old are you?" Zhong Xiong was so angry that he wanted to go up and beat him up.

Zhong Xu was afraid of his father, but Ge Linlin was not afraid of her uncle. She pulled Zhong Xu out and ran away laughing.

"Linlin also likes it here. Look, she's having so much fun." Zhong Hui said with a smile.

Zhong Xiong had no choice but to agree: "It's not easy for you to cook here, so you have to eat on the first floor."

"Of course." Zhong Hui smiled. It was indeed not inconvenient to cook here. She had already decided to pay living expenses to her sister-in-law.

It won't take one or two days. It will take at least half a year to repair her house.

After tidying up the things in the room, Zhong Hui and Zhong Xiong hurried back to their own place. The excavator would come today to demolish the old house.

When the two arrived, the workers had already moved everything inside. After confirming with Zhong Xiong, the excavator started working.

"Boom, boom, boom..." In a few seconds, the old house was flattened.

Looking at the pile of broken bricks and tiles on the ground, Zhong Hui was extremely excited. Her good days began from here.

As soon as the old house was leveled, they began digging the foundation. When they built the old house before, it was a bungalow, so the foundation didn’t need to be dug much. But now they are planning to build a six-story house, so the foundation has to be dug deeper.

Zhong Xiong's construction team consisted of twelve people. With strength in numbers, the foundation was laid in two days.

"Hui, when will you start renovating this house?"

After the foundation is laid, it will take a week or two. During this time, Zhong Hui has to water the ground every morning and evening to prevent the cement from cracking.

Zhong Hui connected the water pipe and replied to Aunt Meihua while watering the plants: "Maybe in two weeks."

"Well, that's going to be done soon." Aunt Meihua nodded and asked, "How do you calculate the labor costs for repairing the house? How much is a day for a master worker? How much is a day for an unskilled worker?"

This stumped Zhong Hui. Zhong Xiong was taking care of all this, and she only had to pay the bills. So far, she only owed some money for the materials.

"My eldest brother is in charge of everything. I didn't ask, Aunt Meihua, who in your family wants to build a house?" Zhong Hui asked curiously.

"No one, it's me. My house was renovated last year and has four floors. I rented out the cheaper ones and thought about adding two more floors. If I rent them out for a year or two, I'll get my money back. It's a good deal."

Aunt Meihua also has her own thoughts. Now it is said that the neighboring Shangtuan Village will be demolished soon. There are more tenants in Shangtuan Village than in Xiatuan Village. Who wants it because of its good geographical location and proximity to the industrial park?

If the house is demolished, those tenants will have to find new houses. At that time, their houses in Xiatuan Village will definitely be easier to rent.

Zhong Hui gave Aunt Meihua a thumbs up and said, "You are really smart."

Aunt Meihua smiled proudly: "Of course not. If my family hadn't thought too much and was willing to work hard, who knows what would have happened."

Every family has its own problems. Aunt Meihua's parents-in-law are famous for their partiality in the entire Xiatuan Village.

"By the way, auntie, the Chinese broccoli in my field can be harvested in the next few days. I've been so busy these past two days that I forgot about it. Has any boss come to ask about it?" Zhong Hui remembered this and asked hurriedly.

"Yes, several people came to ask about it. One offered 78 cents, and another offered 80 cents. The price is more than 10 cents higher than the price in the first half of the year. This is really a good year." Aunt Meihua said happily.

Zhong Hui was also happy. She planted three acres of Chinese kale. The weather was good this year, and she estimated that each acre could produce about 3,000 kilograms. Selling the Chinese kale would bring in another income.

The climate here is good, and they could have planted another season after the harvest, but her elder brother said he would plant lychee trees for her instead. Zhong Hui felt a little regretful.

However, she was renovating a house and had to cook for the workers every day, so she didn't have time to grow vegetables, so she stopped thinking about it.

"Then auntie, when the boss comes to collect, please call me." Zhong Hui said.

"Okay, I'll definitely call you. Our two families' lands are connected." Aunt Meihua agreed with a smile. "By the way, can you ask your eldest brother for me how the wages are calculated?"

She only planned to hire people to do the work and buy the materials herself at the market. She didn't want others to make more money from her.

"Okay, I'll ask when I get back." Zhong Hui nodded in response.

After watering the plants, I returned to Zhong Xiong's house. As soon as I arrived at the door, I ran into Zhong Xiong driving back in his broken van.

Zhong Hui greeted her and asked about the salary for Aunt Meihua.

Zhong Xiong narrowed his eyes. Could it be that Aunt Meihua also heard some news?

On second thought, it shouldn't be the case. He was having dinner with his leaders and only heard a tiny rumor. He didn't dare to confirm it himself.

Maybe it's just a person's luck that can't be stopped. Zhong Xiong could only think so and told Zhong Hui the price of labor costs.

"Okay, I'll tell Aunt Meihua later."

Zhong Xiong nodded, turned around and told his wife about adding two more floors to their house.

Yang Fangqin looked at him like a fool. How could this guy be so troublesome every day?