Chapter 423 Chapter 425: Long-term planning

Zhou Huaian was stunned for a moment after hearing this, "Are you really planning to have more children?"

Zhou Yiding nodded obediently, "My husband said that there are only my brother and I in my family. Even if the first child is a boy, we will still have another one if we have a chance. Let's prepare the house first. It will be needed in three years at most."

Yang Chunyan nodded, "What Yiding said does make sense. We are ready to stay there, and three years will pass quickly."

"Great!" Zhou Huaian punched Zhou Yiding in admiration, "You're such a shrewd guy. I didn't even think about that."

"Bah! You can't even use an idiom. This is called long-term planning!" Zhou Yiding said, glancing at him with disdain. "Of course you can't think of this. You're just an idiot!"

Zhou Huaian said dissatisfiedly: "You look down on me, isn't it my idea to buy a house in the city?"

Zhou Yiding glanced at him and said, "After you see the doctor and are satisfied, you have to talk to Doctor Xiao Wang and ask him not to disclose it to anyone."

Zhou Huaian patted his chest and said, "Don't worry about Dr. Xiao Wang's character. As long as he promises something, he will keep it secret."

Zhou Yiding nodded, "Okay, let's go."

It was already noon when Yang Chunyan and the other two arrived in Ning'an. Zhou Huaian and Zhou Yiding were both hungry, so they went to a mutton restaurant and each ordered a bowl of mutton noodles and a portion of mutton offal.

After eating a bowl of mutton noodles and drinking a bowl of mutton soup, I broke out in a sweat.

Yang Chunyan wiped the sweat off her face and said, "It's really much warmer in the county town."

Zhou Huaian nodded, "There's no frost in the city."

The three of them came out of the mutton restaurant, and Zhou Yiding said, "Let's go take a look first and then go find Doctor Xiao Wang."

"That's right!"

Zhou Huaian pushed the bicycle in front and led the way. When they arrived there, Yang Chunyan found that it was a little different from what she remembered, but it was not far from the location where the station would be built later.

Zhou Huaian looked at the two of them and asked, "What do you think?"

Yang Chunyan nodded and said, "I think it's okay." She felt that as long as it was near the county town, it would be fine to buy it anywhere.

Zhou Yiding also nodded, "I think so too!"

After the three of them reached a consensus, they went to Deshengtang together, found Wang Zhen and told him their decision.

Wang Zhen said, "We have made the decision. I have prepared two distribution methods. One is that I will buy half and you two will buy half together. The other is that the three of us will split it equally."

Zhou Huaian glanced at Zhou Yiding and said, "In that case, we will shamelessly split it with you!"

Wang Zhen smiled and nodded. "To be honest, I hope you guys will choose to split it in half. I want to expand the department store after the new year, and I'm a bit short on funds if I take over half."

His original plan was that if Zhou Huaian and he wanted half, he would buy it first and borrow some money from his grandfather before starting the construction. If both of them wanted it, he wouldn't have to borrow money.

Yang Chunyan said: "Expanding the store is a good thing, it proves that your business is booming and your career is moving to a higher level."

"It's good, but I worry too much." Wang Zhen said, "There's one more thing. I plan to build a small courtyard after I buy it. How do you plan to build it?"

Zhou Huaian regretted selling the steel quota after hearing this. "Steel is so expensive now. We are short of money to build a small courtyard, so it may be difficult to build a building."

Zhou Yiding nodded, "Me too!"

"Then do the same as me and build a small courtyard." Wang Zhen stood up and said, "It's time to go to work now, so go pay the money and get the certificate, so as to avoid any more trouble."

Zhou Huaian hurriedly said: "Doctor Xiao Wang, we have something else to ask of you!"

Wang Zhen sat back and said, "You say!"

Zhou Huaian hesitated for a moment and said, "We would like you to not tell anyone else about our purchase of land and building a house!"

Wang Zhen said readily, "Okay! But the Land Management Office needs your household registration book to register your information."

"Thank you! Thank you!" Zhou Huaian said as he took out the household registration booklet and gave it to him. "This is our household registration booklet. Sorry to bother you with the payment."

Wang Zhen smiled and waved his hand, "No need to give it to me, let's go to the Land Management Office together to pay the money and get the land use certificate, and ask them to help divide it up."

He paused for a moment, then took out the bill for the herbs he sold that morning and a stack of money. "This morning, I sold Paris polyphylla and honey for a total of 453.3 yuan. Keep this money. The land cost 1980 yuan, so if we split it among the three of us, that's exactly 660 yuan per person. We'll pay our own way there."

"Okay!" Zhou Huaian took it and counted out half to Zhou Yiding, "Here's your half!"

Wang Zhen went into the house, took out the money and the household registration book, and took Yang Chunyan and the other two to the Land Management Office.

After arriving there, Yang Chunyan discovered that the staff member who processed the certificate was very familiar with Wang Zhen. He looked at the household registration book, asked a few questions casually, and then wrote out a receipt for them to pay. He also carefully reminded Wang Zhen that the construction must be completed within two years, otherwise he would have to reapply.

After paying the money, the three people got the land use certificate, came out of the land management office, and followed the surveying staff of the land management office to the site. They divided the land according to the area and location on the use certificate, sprinkled lime and drove wooden stakes.

After seeing off the staff, Wang Zhen said with a smile: "You are busy before the New Year, and I am busy too. We can only find people to do the construction after the New Year. At the latest, you will have a place to stay when you come to the city in March or April next year."

Yang Chunyan said gratefully: "Thank you, Dr. Wang, otherwise we would not be able to buy such good land." People these days are really honest. If it were in later times, they could make a fortune by just resell it.

Zhou Yiding clasped his fists towards him and said, "Doctor Xiao Wang, we don't know which mason or carpenter in the city is good at their work, so we're sorry to bother you.

I have some connections for buying wood, you can find someone to figure out the budget, and I'll take care of the wood purchase."

Wang Zhen responded readily, "Okay! Since you trust me, I will be responsible for the construction workers and bricks and tiles. I'll trouble you with the wood."

He felt very comfortable dealing with Zhou Huaian and the other two. Although they were not very educated, they were very simple and straightforward. You could just tell them whatever you wanted to say without having to guess!

Zhou Yiding said hurriedly: "Hey! I didn't even bother to ask for your help, but you're being too polite when you say it's a bother!"

Zhou Huaian said with a smile: "You are polite, so I won't be polite. I will leave everything to you two. I will just be a hands-off boss and just pay the money."

Zhou Yiding patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother, if you want to be a hands-off boss, you have to prepare the money first."

Wang Zhen smiled and nodded, "Yes, money is the cornerstone. Without money, nothing can be done. You have to work hard to make money!"

"That's right, you have to work harder!"

The few of them left and returned to Desheng Hall, sitting at Wang Zhen's house for a while before saying goodbye and leaving.

When they reached the entrance of the alley, Zhou Yiding looked at the two and said, "I brought the money from home. There are still more than three months before the construction starts. It's better to save it and earn the interest for a few months."

Zhou Huaian nodded, "Do you know where it is stored?"

Zhou Yiding pointed and said, "Just turn right at the intersection ahead and there's a bank. I've been there before with my husband."

Zhou Huaian: "Let's go, save some money and then go to the department store to buy a cotton coat for my old man."

When she arrived at the bank, Yang Chunyan discovered that bank counters these days used guardrails made of welded steel bars to separate depositors and tellers, and it was deserted and almost empty inside.

Zhou Huaian said with a smile: "Ding Ding Cat, go and save it first, we will wait for you here."

"Then I'll go over first!" Zhou Yiding said and went to the counter.

Yang Chunyan brought 7,000 yuan with her, all of which she deposited in a three-month deposit. She also exchanged it for 100 yuan in Mao Zedong notes and one-, two-, and five-cent coins, which she used to collect herbs and truffles.

After coming out of the bank, Yang Chunyan and the other person were tactful enough not to ask him how much money he had deposited, and he didn't ask them either.

The three of them went to the department store, bought two cotton coats, a snow hat, big leather boots, and gloves, tucked them into their backs and hung them on the back seat, and rode their bicycles back.

Yang Chunyan and the other two returned to Funiu and heard that Li Guanghui had returned. The youngest Xiong had a stomach injury and would take a day to come out, and they also didn't hear any movement from the Xiong family.

When Zhou Yiding returned home, the couple went to the old house. As soon as they entered the yard, they saw Zhou's mother sewing shoe soles on the steps.

Zhou Huaian parked his bike and asked, "Mom, what did you say to my sister when you went to town?"

Zhou's mother said in a deep voice: "Yesterday afternoon I went to see Liu the matchmaker, and she said she didn't know how many girls He Jianjun had dated before. Today I went to your sister's place, and she was so happy, so I didn't say anything.

When I came back, I asked He Jianjun outside. He said that the woman was married to their team, and the two families were not in the same team. He also said that apart from that woman, he had talked to your sister and said that they had no relationship anymore, and you were overthinking it. "

Zhou Huaian put down his jacket and cursed, "He Jianjun, you bastard. Yiding and I saw him flirting with that woman in the alley yesterday. He should be upright, why would I deliberately smear him!"

Zhou's mother glared at him and said, "I know you didn't deliberately slander him. But he and that woman were walking in the alley in broad daylight, and they were not hugging each other. If he doesn't admit it, what can we do to him?

I warned him that if he dared to have an affair outside, I would take Yumei home and divorce him. He promised me that he would not have any contact with that woman in the future, would not have any affair outside, and would treat Yumei well.

"Then you can go check on them every few days, and wait until my sister gives birth to see how they are doing?" Zhou Huaian did not make a big deal of it at the time, because Zhou Yumei was pregnant and also because of the reason Zhou's mother said.

Zhou's mother nodded. "I know you are concerned about Yumei. If He Jianjun is really having an affair outside and refuses to repent, we will certainly not just stand by and watch."

"Okay, let's not talk about that bastard anymore. Talking about him makes me angry." Zhou Huaian picked up the snow cap, gloves, and cotton coat. "Those things inside are what Chunyan asked you to buy. The cotton coat is for the old man, and the big-toed shoes are for grandpa and you each."

Mother Zhou took out a cotton coat and looked at Yang Chunyan with joy and distress. "Your husband has a cotton coat, why are you buying these?"

She took out a pair of big leather boots and said, "Hey! A pair of shoes costs more than ten yuan, right? We have clothes to wear. I know you have earned some money, but you can't spend it like this, right?"

The daughter-in-law had them in her heart and she was happy, but when she thought that these things would cost dozens of dollars in total, she felt reluctant to spend them.

Zhou Huaian looked at her dissatisfiedly, "Look at you, your daughter-in-law buys these for you because she treats you well, but you don't praise her and say such things. I won't buy them for you in the future."

"You're so annoying!" Zhou's mother laughed and hit him. "Chunyan is good to us. Do you think I don't know? I just feel sorry for you for not having the money to earn it. What if you spend it lavishly and can't take it out when you need it in the future?"

Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Huai'an and Yiding have made good gains in the forest farm these two times. He said that the old man's cotton-padded jacket has been refurbished several times, so we will buy him one."

(End of this chapter)