Although the two are in a romantic relationship, this era is still very conservative when it comes to relationships between men and women. It doesn't sound good to live in the same house before marriage.

However, there were many people around at the moment, so although Shen Baogen disagreed, he didn't say anything, thinking that he would talk to Zhong Zhiqing properly when there were no people around later.

While he was lost in thought and remained silent, the straightforward team leader's wife spoke first: "Don't worry about the people building the house. Your brother Dahe is a master at building houses. My house was built by him and his brothers. Just ask him to find more people, and we guarantee that your house will be built as soon as possible."

It would be good if the work could be completed as soon as possible. Chen Shuning was also very happy to hear this, and hurriedly asked the team leader's wife, "Then thank you so much, Auntie. But how much should we be paid? Please tell us first."

“In this village, people usually get 60 cents a day to build a house, and lunch is provided. Girl, I heard from your uncle yesterday that you two are living in the warehouse at the educated youth settlement. Listen to your aunt, it’s alright these days when the weather is good, but if it’s windy and rainy, that drafty warehouse is uninhabitable. So you need to finish building your house as soon as possible.”

Even if Wan Guixiang hadn't said it, Chen Shuning still wanted to finish building the house as soon as possible, so she hurriedly replied with a look of agreement: "Auntie is right. Last night I covered myself with all the thick blankets I brought from home. It's much colder here at night than where I live."

"That's right, you can trust your auntie. We'll find ten skilled builders. It gets dark late now, so we can have them work from early morning until late at night. They should be able to finish building your little house in three or four days. What do you think?"

Chen Shuning hadn't expected labor to be so cheap at this time. When she heard that the person who was going to build her a house was the brigade leader's son, she readily agreed: "Okay, we'll listen to you, Auntie. But Auntie, we probably can't provide meals. You know that there are only two pots at the educated youth settlement, and the educated youth have to cook and boil water. Besides, it might be inconvenient for us newcomers to use them. So, we'll pay each of us 80 cents a day. We'll ask the workers to go home for meals. Is that alright?"

Since Zhong Lingling had just said that she would listen to her in everything, Chen Shuning decided to make the decision herself in order to save time.

Of course, Chen Shuning didn't ask Zhong Lingling's opinion on everything because she always seemed wealthy and powerful.

"Even if you don't provide meals, it won't cost 80 cents. You can just give each person 70 cents a day. A meal isn't worth that much. We all live in the village, so it's convenient for us to go home for meals."

The one speaking was the team leader's wife, who must be someone who can manage the household.

After the team leader's wife finished speaking, the brigade leader said, "If you're building houses with blue bricks and cement, I'll go to town in a bit to see if I can get the bricks and cement back. It'll be troublesome for you two young girls to find people since you don't know the area well. If you trust me, just give me the money first. I'll give Chen, the educated youth, eighty yuan for building one house, and Zhong, the educated youth, one hundred and thirty yuan for two houses. The cost of materials and labor is included in this. I've arranged everything for you. After the houses are built, I'll make up the difference, whether it's a little more or a little less. Is that alright?"

Shen Baogen genuinely likes Chen Shuning and Zhong Lingling. They are decisive and efficient, just like his wife, which makes them endearing. Therefore, he is willing to help them as much as possible.

Chen Shuning and Zhong Lingling, who could be hands-off managers, were naturally willing to accept the money. Seeing that the brigade leader was an upright person, they readily took the money and followed Shen Baogen to the brigade headquarters, where they each received a house use right certificate and a receipt stamped with the red seal of the Qingshan Brigade.

After settling the details of building the house, Chen Shuning knew that Zhong Lingling and Wang Wenqi still needed to talk to the brigade leader about Wang Wenfang, so he strolled back to the educated youth settlement on his own.