"I'm bringing you this."

Li Qin took a file folder out of her bag and threw it onto the stone table.

"Alright, I'm going now. Remember to come over for dinner later."

"Okay, sis, what's this?"

"See for yourself."

Li Chu looked at the closed door and shook his head with a smile. This woman, she's over sixty, yet she's still so energetic and energetic.

He put down his cup and picked up the file folder.

He only realized upon opening it that it was the construction permit that his sister had helped him obtain.

The construction permits for the house near Shichahai and the courtyard house to the east have both been approved.

Actually, you can do it without this certificate. For example, Zhu Wen and his team have already started construction in Shichahai.

However, if the structure of your house changes and no longer matches your property certificate, then later, during the housing reform in the 1990s, your house may very well be deemed an illegal building.

If the property is accidentally changed to public rental housing, he'll lose a fortune.

Both of these drawings were specially prepared by a professor from Tsinghua University, which Zhu Wen specifically sought out. They needed to be submitted to the government for record-keeping, so these drawings and construction plans had to be very formal. The sketches he drew himself were not acceptable.

Li Chu was satisfied and put all the documents back into the file bag. Now, after the construction is completed, he can ask the relevant department staff to come and inspect the site. As long as it matches the drawings, they will issue a certificate, and he can use these documents to exchange for a new property ownership certificate.

...

Even after lunch, none of the family members who went out for a walk had returned.

Li Chu stood at the gate, looking dejectedly to the east and then to the west.

Several dogs were waiting for him to go for a walk, and they were getting impatient seeing him standing there without moving.

Just then, the door to the neighbor's house opened, and Wang Ziwen came out.

"Hey, Xiao Chu, what are you doing standing here?"

"Hey, brother-in-law, I just finished eating and had nothing to do, so I was thinking of going for a walk."

"Okay, then you go ahead and turn around. I'll go play chess with Old Zhao in the back."

Watching his brother-in-law hurriedly walk away, Li Chu smacked his lips and suddenly felt that perhaps he should also find a hobby for himself, otherwise everyone else would go out and not take him along, and he would be too bored by himself.

Seeing that the dogs were all sitting there waiting for him, he took the homemade dog leashes from Liu Dazhuang, tied them up one by one, and led them eastward.

In summer, it gets dark late, and after dinner, everyone sits outside to cool off. This group of dogs is quite a sight to behold.

Some fearless kids would try to pet the dog when they saw it, but they would be scared away when the dog bared its teeth. Then they would smile and say nice things to Li Chu.

He usually allows the children to touch it when this happens.

Then when you come back tomorrow, he can go through the same process as the day before, until one day he touches it himself without Li Chu's help, and then he won't touch it anymore.

Many children are like this, and he can't understand what they're thinking.

Actually, his dogs are very familiar with the neighbors in the alley and will never bite them. The occasional baring of their teeth is just them playing with the children.

If you touch them casually as an adult walks by, they won't react at all.

However, this won't work if it's a stranger.

When they wander around the alleys, they will stare at any strangers they encounter.

For example, today...

"Hey, Jianjun? What are you doing here?"

Feeling the rope tighten in his hands, Li Chu noticed the dogs seemed to want to run forward. He turned around and saw an acquaintance approaching, though he wasn't familiar with the dogs.

"Brother Chu, I've come to talk to you about something! Make sure you keep the dog on a tight leash."

Although he had seen these dogs a few times, Sun Jianjun still felt a little scared every time he saw them.

"It's okay, I won't bite you."

Li Chu replied, then turned back to say goodbye to the neighbor he had just spoken to, and walked away.

"What's wrong? Why did you, Director, go to all this trouble to come all the way here to see me?"

"Brother Chu, are you insulting me? My position as director is nothing compared to yours."

"Alright, stop being so cheeky. Tell me, you're usually not around unless it's something important. How about we go to your place?"

"I won't go to your house. It's just a small matter. Let's talk on the way."

"Let's go then, let's head out onto the main road."

Sun Jianjun turned around and glanced at Liu Dazhuang, who was a few meters behind Li Chu.

"Brother Chu, is that young man the one the higher-ups assigned to you?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"Just asking around, what happened to your previous driver?"

"He was just promoted, and he's been sent for a period of training. When he comes back, he'll still be driving for me."

"Your speed is really too fast," Sun Jianjun said with admiration.

"By the way, Brother Chu, my master is back."

"Uncle Liu is back? Didn't he say he was going to retire in his hometown when he left last year? Why is he back?"

"Don't even mention it. He said he couldn't adapt at all after going back. He had diarrhea non-stop. Luckily, he's in good health."

"How is he? Is he alright?"

"Uncle Liu is seventy years old. If he has diarrhea too often, it could really cause problems," Li Chu asked anxiously.

"Don't worry, it's nothing serious. It's just that I had some trouble adjusting to the new environment when I first got back, and you know how spicy and numbing the food is there, so it was a bit hard to get used to all of a sudden."

"It's good that nothing's wrong. I'll go see him tomorrow."

As they spoke, they reached the main road outside. Li Chu looked around and asked, "Why didn't you drive?"

"No, I was just taking a walk after dinner and somehow ended up here. I remembered I had something to ask you, so I came over."

Upon hearing this, Li Chu raised an eyebrow. This bend is quite far. It would take at least half an hour to walk here from Sun Jianjun's house, even if you walk fast.

"Tell me, what made you manage to sneak this far?"

Sun Jianjun was silent for a moment, then looked back at Liu Dazhuang behind him before lowering his voice and saying, "There is a case I would like to ask you about."

"Jianjun, have you lost your mind? I'm a doctor, and you're asking me for advice on case matters?"

Sun Jianjun scratched his head in frustration: "This whole thing is really weird, I just can't figure it out. Just think of it as me grasping at straws in desperation."

Seeing his appearance, Li Chu couldn't help but wonder what had happened to him.

(Announcement: Dear readers, this is the second update for today. The next chapter will be released at 5 PM. Thank you for your support and encouragement.)