night.

Wang Peng's home.

Xue Jianchang and his son, along with two other people, came to receive the food truck.

My cousin Li Fang was completely dumbfounded.

Her business was doing well when her cousin suddenly sold all the equipment she used, putting her at risk of losing her job.

"Brother Dongshan, say a few words, please." Wang Peng patted him on the shoulder.

"Brother Peng," Xue Dongshan scratched his head, "I don't know what to say."

He's a quiet and reserved guy; he hasn't said more than ten sentences in total since then.

"Dapeng, this is why I spent money to buy your food truck." Xue Jianchang shook his head and smiled bitterly.

My precious son is so bored.

He's so timid he can't even utter a fart, afraid to talk to others. How will he take over the family business in the future?

“Dapeng, you two brothers are so close, I can’t follow him around every day, so I’ll have to trouble you,” he said.

"Don't worry, I also enjoy making friends." Shen Dongsheng put his arm around Xue Dongshan's shoulder.

Xue Jianchang glanced at his watch. "It's getting late. Let's head back first. We can have a drink another day."

"We can drink anytime." Wang Peng shook hands with Xue Jianchang and saw him off with a smile.

Li Fang said, "Peng, I'm going home to tell Mom and Dad that you don't need to come tomorrow."

The food truck has been sold, and we won't be doing fried rice anymore. My parents won't need to deliver food anymore.

“I’ll go,” Wang Peng said. “You can be my nanny, and the salary will still be two hundred yuan a month.”

"Pengdi, don't joke around." Li Fang smiled wryly.

“I’m not joking.” Wang Peng waved his hand. “Without you by my side, my life would definitely be a mess. No one would cook or do my laundry.”

"The most important thing right now is to build the houses. Once the houses are built, then we can start doing business," he added.

"Is there enough money to build the house?" Li Fang asked seriously.

Building a house to keep warm was indeed an urgent matter for the siblings.

Wang Peng opened the cabinet, took out all his savings, plus the 5,000 yuan from selling the food truck, for a total of more than 8,700 yuan.

He inquired about the current construction costs and found that the money could build an ordinary brick house of eighty square meters.

"Pengdi, this money isn't enough, is it?" Li Fang took out her purse. "I have six hundred more. You can take it."

"No need, this amount of money is enough."

Wang Peng said, "You wait at home, I'll go to your house and ask my second uncle to help me build a house."

He glanced at his digital watch; it was already 9:15. He hurriedly rode his bicycle to his second uncle's house that very night.

...

Upon arriving at Li Village, Wang Peng found his second uncle asleep, so he had to knock on the door to wake him up.

The door to the main room opened, and the father and son sat in the living room talking.

It was too cold at night, so my second aunt didn't get up. She greeted her nephew through the curtains.

"Second Uncle, I sold my food cart to my classmate's dad for five thousand yuan."

“I’m planning to partner with Li Longfei to run a video arcade. You and your aunt should rest for a few days. I’ll hire you to work there when my video arcade opens.”

"This is your and your aunt's salary, I'll still give you four hundred yuan."

Wang Peng took out four 100-yuan bills and placed them on the table.

"What did I say to you last time? Did you ignore what I said?" Li Guixi slammed his fist on the table.

Last time, my second uncle clearly stated that he would reduce his salary by fifty yuan, so the two of them would only have three hundred yuan together.

"What's wrong with you in the middle of the night? Why are you yelling at the child?" My second aunt started yelling at me from the bedroom.

Wang Peng was both amused and exasperated. "Second Uncle, don't be angry. I'm the boss, and I didn't agree to lower your salary."

Li Guixi threw a hundred yuan to his nephew, then put the remaining three hundred in his pocket, saying, "I keep my word. If I said three hundred, then it's three hundred."

Wang Peng promptly shut up. The man was his maternal uncle, and naturally had a strong backbone. Continuing to argue would only result in him being scolded again.

He took out eight thousand yuan and said, "Second Uncle, find someone to build me three rooms so I can get through the winter."

Xiaowangzhuang is about to be demolished, and the new houses will only last for a year at most, so there is no need to build overly luxurious houses.

“Dapeng, I do know how to build houses, but I’ve never been a contractor.” Li Guixi lacked confidence. “I’m afraid I’ll mess things up.”

"Second Uncle, I'm not asking you to be a contractor, I'm asking you to build me a house."

"The monthly exam is coming up soon, and I made a promise to my homeroom teacher that I don't have time to worry about housing."

"So I'm giving you the money, and you're in charge of who to hire to build the house and what kind of house to build."

Wang Peng couldn't help but feel a headache coming on when he thought about the pledges made by the top ten.

"Oh, I see." Li Guixi scratched his head. "Alright, I'll take care of this house. You'll have somewhere to stay while it's being built, right?"

Building a house definitely requires demolishing the old one first, and people need to find a place to live and make do for a few days.

Wang Peng said, "I can stay in the school dormitory first, and my cousin can go home with you first. After my house is built, she can stay with me."

"My cousin is temporarily working as my nanny, and her salary is still 200 yuan. I'll raise her salary once I find a suitable job."

Li Guixi waved her hand, "You two siblings can discuss your own affairs; I won't interfere."

At this moment, my second aunt came out wearing a military overcoat.

Building a house is a big deal, and she has to take care of it.

“Dapeng, the wheat at home has been planted. Your second uncle and I will go and help you.”

“Your father came to borrow money today, but your mother was detained by the police station for fifteen days and fined three hundred yuan. Your uncle isn’t home, so I don’t dare lend him any money.”

At this point, Zhao Li sighed, "Those two are senile, how could they hit a police officer?"

Wang Peng smiled wryly, "Assaulting a police officer and obstructing official duties, if this happened decades later, would not just result in administrative detention."

Li Guifen was used to being arrogant in Wangcun and thought everyone had to give way to her. It's good that she suffered a loss this time.

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