"Brother Li, come here, there are some things here for you to see." Zhu Wen pointed to the main house.

Li Chu then realized that the doors to the main house were locked, and it seemed that there were indeed good things inside.

He suddenly became curious about what was in the room.

When Zhu Wen opened the door, the moment he saw what was inside, he couldn't help but swear again.

He was willing to bet anything that the rich brothers had emptied out a prince's mansion back then, even taking down the floorboards. That's how ruthless they were!

He didn't go inside at all, just looked around from the doorway, and then gestured to Zhu Wen that he could close the door.

"I won't say anything more. You guys handle it. Anyway, it's all up to you."

As he spoke, Li Chu pretended to take out three stacks of ten-yuan notes from his bag and casually tossed them over.

"This is the advance payment; we'll discuss the rest later."

Zhu Wen hurriedly took the stack of papers, and one stack fell to the ground.

He couldn't help but curse him under his breath, thinking, "What normal person carries that much money in their bag every day?"

"Brother, I have no idea what materials we used. The money I paid was just the normal construction fee."

"Brother Li, it's just ordinary pine wood."

"Alright, I'll head back now. Send over the finished drawings and I'll go get them approved."

"Understood, Brother Li. Take care."

Zhu Wen breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Li Chu's figure disappear from the corridor leading from the middle courtyard to the front courtyard.

He looked at the money in his hand, smiled slightly, and put it into his pocket.

That's it. We could use all this money to buy the best materials and still not use it all. It's so much more efficient to work for him.

After putting the money away, he turned around and went into the main room. He carefully picked up the stacked floor tiles one by one and inspected them. His master and uncle had specifically instructed him to be careful and not to cause any trouble for others.

Li Chu walked out of the courtyard house and closed the door behind him. It was dinnertime, and many people in the alley were sitting at their doorways with bowls in their hands, chatting and eating together.

Especially if someone's meal includes meat, even just two slices, they'll put it on top of the table. They'll leave the meat there intact even after they've almost finished their rice, just to show you how good our meals are.

But today is different. Most people got paid today. It's the first month of a pay rise, and almost every household has a slice or two of fatty meat in their dishes today. Everyone is eating with their mouths full of oil.

Upon seeing Li Chu, the neighbors in the alley greeted him warmly. Everyone here knew that he had bought this big house. Few people envied him, but many secretly cursed him for being crazy.

Everyone thinks he's stupid. With so much money, wouldn't it be better to live in an apartment building? Why did he have to buy here? He's just wasting his money.

The original residents of this courtyard were already green with envy among the neighbors.

They also want to live in an apartment building, but unfortunately, no one wants the dilapidated house they live in.

When Li Chu drove home, several dogs were lying at the front door. As soon as they saw his car, they all stood up. When he got out of the car, they all rushed over, circling his legs affectionately, wagging their tails. After he petted each of them a couple of times, they happily ran home.

Wenxuan's bicycle was parked in the front yard, it seemed that he had already brought Yueyue back. Yueyue's clear laughter came from Huihui's room in the middle yard.

When he reached the kitchen door, Ding Qiunan was facing away from the door, humming a song as she busied herself cooking over the stove.

Just as he was about to speak, he saw his wife pick up a small paper packet from the chopping board next to her. He didn't know what was inside, but she carefully poured the contents of the packet into the pot.

Li Chu's face turned green at the sight. What was going on? The image of "Dalang, it's time to take your medicine" flashed through his mind involuntarily.

"Wife, what are you putting here?"

The sudden voice startled Ding Qiunan so much that her hand trembled. Oh no, she had poured all the unidentified object from the paper package into the pot.

Ah~

Her shout startled the three children, who all ran out of the house.

When they ran to the kitchen door, they saw their mother glaring at their father, holding a spatula in one hand and a cleaver in the other.

"Why did you have to scare me like that? Now look what's happened, how are we going to eat this pot of chicken?"

"I didn't mean to scare you, I was just asking what you put in the pot."

Li Chu, standing at the door, shrank back and whispered.

The three children looked at their father, then at their mother, and then simultaneously looked at the paper package that had fallen to the ground.

Ding Qiunan then realized something was wrong. She looked down, then recalled her actions, and chuckled, "I was putting rat poison in. What was I putting in? I was going to poison you to death today. What are you thinking about all day?"

"Who told you to act so strangely just now? I really thought you were putting something weird in the pot."

Li Chu wasn't quite done yet, so he turned to the three children and said, "Didn't you see what happened just now? Your mother was like this..."

As he spoke, he exaggeratedly imitated Ding Qiunan's actions, but in a very lewd manner, making it obvious to everyone that he wasn't up to any good.

"Hahaha..." Wenhui and the other two were laughing so hard at their father's imitation. Wenxuan was quite good; even though he was laughing so hard he could barely stand, he still remembered to support Yueyue.

In the kitchen, Ding Qiunan could hardly contain her laughter as she watched her husband's actions; she dropped the spatula and cleaver she was holding onto the floor.

"You're so annoying. I'm not as exaggerated as you make me out to be."

Li Chu clapped his hands and said, "Seriously, honey, what did you put in there just now?"

After catching her breath while leaning against the slatted floor, Ding Qiunan finally managed to catch her breath.

"We're out of MSG at home. I was too lazy to go buy some, so I went to my sister's house and asked for some. I just wrapped it in paper and brought it over. Now look what happened, it's all been poured into the pot."

"Hehehehe..." Wang Yueyue, who had stopped laughing, suddenly burst into laughter again, for some reason.

Ding Qiunan turned off the gas stove and walked out of the kitchen, looking at Wang Yueyue with some confusion.

As a result, Yueyue laughed even harder when she saw her mother-in-law.

"Wenxuan, is your wife alright? What's she laughing at?"

"I don't know either, Mom. Let me help her to the living room first."

"Huihui, Li Chu, what is Yueyue laughing at? Why is she laughing like that?"

The two people Ding Qiunan mentioned shook their heads in unison: "I don't know, she just started laughing as soon as you spoke."

"Am I that ridiculous?" She had fallen into deep self-doubt.

(Announcement: Dear readers, there will be three chapters updated tomorrow, August 15th, at 6:00 AM, 11:00 AM, and 5:00 PM. Thank you for your support and encouragement.)