Zhou Yu was helpless. His hand was hurt by the pinch, but the other person didn't react.

Father Zhou continued, "Didn't the second son take a leave? That's perfect. Let's get ready and have dinner with everyone tomorrow and finalize the engagement.

What are your plans over there?"

He looked at Zhu Hang when he said the last sentence.

"I asked them to buy that dilapidated yard today. My sister told me to buy it, tear it down and rebuild it. We have a little over 10,000 yuan in our combined money.

I need to save some money for next year and cover the expenses of the past few months. I want to build a better house. Then, as for the betrothal gift, I don’t know how or how much to give.”

Mother Zhou took over the conversation, "We also told you in advance that you would be half-married into our family and would live here from now on. After your house is built, you will only go there to rest at night and come home during the day.

But outside, I can't say that. I have to save your face, so the betrothal gift is still required. Just give me 666."

Zhu Hang shook his head. "666 is too little. Also, I'm not afraid of people saying I'm marrying into the Zhou family. I'm alone anyway, and my eldest and second brothers won't come to ask for money. If they think I'm making money for the Zhou family, they won't have any reason to make trouble."

"Okay, let's say it's a half-marriage, living in the Zhou family and the child will have your last name.

You don't need a betrothal gift. If you marry into the Zhou family, the Zhou family should give you a betrothal gift."

In the end, it was decided that the betrothal money would not be discussed, the engagement banquet would be held tomorrow, Zhu Hang would speed up the construction of the house, and the wedding date would be decided next spring.

After the deal was settled, Zhu Hang turned to his sister-in-law for help. "Sister, I think our bathroom is well built. You know our reputation. We definitely won't be able to find a bricklayer, let alone rush the work."

Zhou Xiang chuckled, "You also know that your reputation is bad, right? Regardless of whether you marry into the family or not, you are lucky enough to marry my second sister."

"Yes, yes, yes, smoke is coming out of my ancestral grave."

Zhou Xiang laughed in his heart, let’s see if you still say this in a few years.

"Then treat my second sister well. Otherwise, not to mention the rest of my family, I alone can bring you back to your original form."

"I know, I know. My younger sister is the most powerful one in the family. You make the decisions on all the important matters."

"That's good to know, Dad. Go arrange for tomorrow's dinner. Invite Chef Yu from the Nantou Restaurant. Don't be afraid to spend money. Invite the people from the food station and the supply and marketing cooperative. Invite only the close ones. Don't invite random people. Then, leave a table for my future brother-in-law's people. Is that enough? Future brother-in-law."

Zhu Hang nodded, "One table is enough for just the few of us. I won't invite anyone else."

Zhou Xiang nodded, "Okay, Dad, you go by bike and invite the Ling family and Fatty Uncle. Then go find Master Ma Gua and ask him to go to the shabby yard of my future brother-in-law."

"Okay, my little girl will be the commander-in-chief, and I'll run errands for you."

After saying that, he pushed his bicycle out.

Zhou Xiang went to the south room and got a pen and paper and a wad of money. "Mom, take this money. This is our family's first wedding. Don't be stingy and make a fool of yourself.

Although my future brother-in-law has a bad reputation, our Zhou family likes him. As long as the engagement banquet is well organized, others will be able to see it."

Zhu Hang felt warm in his heart. His sister-in-law was always open and generous in what she said and did. No wonder everyone in the family listened to her on important matters.

Zhou's mother nodded and took the money.

"Let's go! Future brother-in-law, let's go to your shabby yard. I'll take a look at the terrain and draw a blueprint so that I can explain to Master Ma Gua how to build your house. Don't worry, my second sister likes everything I design.

After tomorrow, you two can officially date each other, so let’s separate for today! It hurts my eyes to see you.”

Zhou Yu blushed, and Zhu Hang left reluctantly.

Mother Zhou looked at her eldest daughter and asked, "He seems to be a good person and he cares about you. You should live a good life and don't be stubborn. Treat him well and he will treat our family well."

Zhou Xiang followed Zhu Hang to his shabby yard. The yard was not small, more than 200 square meters, with two houses and a kitchen.

Zhou Xiang looked at the people in the room and asked curiously, "How did the six of you fit in?"

Wu Haotian pointed to the two wide, worn-out beds in the main hall and said, "Just squeeze in and you can sleep."

Zhou Xiang nodded and said, "Well, it's healthier to squeeze together."

"Tell me! What are your plans? Will you still live together in the future?"

Everyone nodded. Zhu Hang didn't say anything, but Wu Haotian said, "We'll all live here for now. Once everyone buys a house, we'll move back to our own. However, since Zhu Hang is the eldest, we're used to gathering at his place, so we need a bigger living room and more rooms."

"Then let's build a building!"

A building? All six of them were stunned. They had never thought of that.

Zhu Hang hesitated and said, "Do we have enough money? Precast cement floor slabs are very expensive."

Zhou Xiang waved her hand and said, "Who wants that thing? My house is a bungalow and we need it urgently, so we bought the prefabricated panels. When Master Ma Gua comes, I will teach him how to make cast-in-place concrete. He might get so excited that he will charge less or more!"

Don't be afraid, don't you still have me? If it's not enough, I'll add it. When you get the house deeds, I'll write your name and my second sister's name on it."

The six people listened blankly as she talked about how big the building was, which rooms were on the first floor, which rooms were left on the second floor, and that the third floor was all Zhu Hang's wedding room.

"So what? Everyone can raise any opinions you want, but once we start building the building, you have to hold in your farts. You're not allowed to fart."

Everyone shook their heads. The room you described was so nice. It had a wardrobe and a bed, one room per person, and there was a bathroom on every floor.

There is a large living room, a large kitchen and a large bathroom on the first floor. Any comments?

"Okay, that's fine as long as you have no objection. The mandarin jacket master will be here soon. By the way, have you bought this yard?"

Zhu Hang looked at Wu Haotian, who nodded repeatedly, "I bought it. It cost 1,200 yuan. After completing the paperwork, the land and the house will all belong to the boss."

Zhou Xiang clapped his hands and said, "Oh, what a loss!"

"What? Twelve thousand and you're still at a loss?"

"No, it's my house that's at a disadvantage. Anyway, private individuals can't beat public ones."

The main reason is that I was overwhelmed by the houses that cost hundreds of thousands or millions of yuan in later generations, and I felt that a house that costs five or six thousand yuan was cheap.

But we have to buy it! Should we move out? Isn't the big yard safe? Dad gets up at three in the morning to boil water, and the food station's gate is locked at night.

"Isn't your house a public housing?"

"It's public housing, but my family can't live in it. After the renovation, I'm afraid someone else will take it over, so I bought it using the rent-to-sell policy."

"What does it mean to rent instead of sell?"

"It means using rent instead of the money to buy the house. The rent must be paid for 70 years. If you buy a house privately, your property certificate will also have a time limit."

"How much is your house?"

"It costs more than 6,000 to bring the yard."

"But you have a lot of houses! They're tiled ones, too. A house like that in town would cost at least two or three thousand."