Sometimes he couldn't believe that 11 years had passed so quickly. The two years in the acrobatics class seemed longer than a lifetime.

Zuo Zhen came back with her mother and sister, and of course Lu Jin followed behind them.

Lu Jin ran straight to the kitchen and said he wanted to stay for dinner. Xu Tong, who had already been informed, had already added more food.

At noon, the two round tables were full of people again. Fang Yuehong was very curious about Guo Xuehua and her mother and daughter. After the meal, Zuo Zhen told her about Guo Xuehua's experience.

Fang Yuehong sighed that being a woman was difficult, and then she started to complain about Zuo Zhen for a while.

Zuo Zhen scratched her head. What was Mom trying to do? Wasn't she quite satisfied with Lu Jin?

Zhou Xiang understood Fang Yuehong's meaning and explained it for her, "Aunt Fang means that you should have your own opinion. It doesn't matter whether you have a boy or a girl. Don't torture yourself for a man. In short, men can't be spoiled."

Dong Yunrong also agreed with her daughter-in-law. "That's right, men can't be spoiled. You must ask men to help with household chores. Even if he doesn't know how to do it, just asking him to help pass bowls or plates is fine. He must see you sweating by the stove in the scorching summer and washing vegetables in cold water in the freezing winter."

Zuo Zhen was a bit amused and confused. These three experienced people were too confident. Could they really live their lives the way they wanted?

"Just have your own opinions and don't compromise yourself just to accommodate him."

Zhou Xiang saw Zuo Zhen's confusion and summed it up for her.

Zuo Zhen nodded, "I'll make a note of that."

Only then did Fang Yuehong let her daughter go, and Zuo Zhen breathed a sigh of relief.

In the afternoon, the Zuo family was driven back to the county town by Lu Jin. The road crew leader and the mayor came with the village chief of Dawangzhuang.

The plan for the town to build an old street is to make it 16 meters wide. This width is the width of the residential walls on both sides. In fact, a 2-meter open space must be left at the door of each house, so the public street is only 12 meters wide.

The street on the Dongxin Street side naturally also has to be 12 meters wide. The families who buy the land on both sides must reserve a 2-meter-wide open space for themselves. The original path was 1 meter wide, which means that the width must be increased by 11 meters, and these 11 meters are collected by the town road maintenance team.

Dawangzhuang was approved after several meetings because they knew that if it was not passed, the street would not exist, and if it did not exist, there would be no way to sell the other land.

After hearing what had been agreed upon, Zhou Xiang couldn't help but look at the squad leader and the mayor. "Are you ready to be scolded? I don't care. I won't scold you. The employees of the supply and marketing cooperative will scold you."

The two smiled and said, "Don't worry. We can't let Dawangzhuang give away their Mingtang, right? Besides not being allowed to build a house around this two-meter Mingtang, they still have the right to use it on a daily basis. The second floor can even have a one-meter overhang!"

"Okay, as long as you're not afraid of getting scolded, let's talk about the price!"

The squad leader spoke first, "Just the price of the land in Guanjia Village."

The head of Dawangzhuang disagreed. "What's the use of the land in Guanjia Village? What's the use of ours? Don't think I don't understand. Commercial land is the most expensive."

Zhou Xiang nodded. "If the land in Dawangzhuang is occupied at the price of Guanjia Village, it would indeed be unacceptable. However, you can't even think of matching the price with the grain station. No matter what time, newly developed land is not as valuable as old land."

"Then it's 100 per square meter. The one at the grain station is about 150 per square meter." The village chief of Dawangzhuang was very straightforward.

Zhou Xiang calculated the land he should buy. The west side was the 1,200-meter section from the supply and marketing cooperative to the school wall, and the east side was the entire 1,600-meter section, a total of square meters. "Okay, I won't bargain down the price, but there's one condition: leave a one-meter shared path on each side. Otherwise, if the back wall needs maintenance, or if you plant crops against it, won't it get soaked?"

The village chief of Dawangzhuang frowned. One meter of width is 2,800 square meters! More than 200,000 yuan was gone. "Then, your second-floor back wall is not allowed to overhang and occupy the air."

"good!"

The matter was settled, and it was handed over to the mayor. Two sacks appeared on the ground in front of Zhou Xiang. "Mayor Zhang, this matter is now handed over to you. The remaining 2.2 million is for the construction investment of streets and streetlights. This is the matter between you and the road maintenance team. I will no longer be involved. I will refund any excess and will not compensate for any shortfall."

The mayor and the road crew leader exchanged a glance, bent down, picked up the 50-pound bag, and ran out of the Zhou family. "It's not much, not much, Old Wang, why don't you run?"

The village chief of Dawangzhuang was stunned for a moment and then ran out of Zhou's house.

Dong Yunrong was stunned. What were these two people doing like bandits?

Zhou Xiang naturally understood that 2.2 million was enough for the construction of the entire U-shaped street. Their two departments hardly needed to invest any money. By reducing labor or materials, the cost of installing street lights would also be covered.

The next afternoon, Mayor Zhang came to Zhou's house, holding his waist and handing her the land purchase contract belonging to Zhou Xiang. "Your family has so much money that it's all in sacks. What's the town bank for? It's making me stretch my waist."

Ling Ran, who had finally settled things at school, heard this as he entered the living room and sneered, "Serves you right! I've never seen you team up with outsiders to rob your own people like this."

Mayor Zhang chuckled and said, "Robbing the rich to help the poor is a normal mentality, right, sister-in-law?"

Zhou Xiang didn't respond to his words. He just took the contract from his hand and looked at the person who walked in. "Why are you back?"

Ling Ran sat down beside her and said softly, "Everything is arranged. I feel at ease now that I'm back with you."

"What about the warehouse and the mall?"

"The only things left of the warehouse are the septic tank and the courtyard wall. The mall's elevator is almost ready, and renovations are still ongoing. I asked them to finish the eighth floor first, and it should be ready for living during the Chinese New Year."

The Chinese New Year is at the end of January, and even though the renovations are finished now, it's only been five months since the smell was removed. "I'm not going to move in yet! I'll let the smell get out and we can move in next spring. But we need to get the warehouse out of the way and have the electric meter installed so we can move in by Chinese New Year."

"As you say."

Mayor Zhang listened to the devil's soft voice and rubbed the goose bumps on his arms. "Sister-in-law, you haven't answered me yet. Why don't you deposit the money in the bank?"

"There's a limit on how much you can take, or you have to call to make an appointment, which is too troublesome." Zhou Xiang said as he 'took' the contract.

Mayor Zhang's eyes widened, but he couldn't figure out how the thing disappeared.

Ling Ran coughed, "You have nothing to do? Now that you have the money, shouldn't you start working right away?"

"That's the road maintenance team's business. We're already contacting the county construction team. Sister-in-law, if you don't deposit your money in the bank, the bank won't be able to lend us money."

Zhou Xiang laughed, "So, the whole town depends on me to function, right?"

Mayor Zhang nodded seriously. "Yes, yes. Your money is just sitting there anyway, why not save some? Five million for three years."

Ling Ran stood up and pushed the man out of Zhou's house. "Alright, go back to work. What does the bank's affairs have to do with you?"

Mayor Zhang struggled and said, "I need a loan! My bank account is not enough. Sister-in-law, please help me! We are about to make a great leap into the new century. The town will usher in a bright future. We can't let it hold us back, right, sister-in-law?"