Chapter 707 What Living Room Do You Want?
Lin Weimin spent 20,000 yuan to buy fireworks, but it took him more than half an hour to set them off.
By the end the fireworks weren't over yet and the kids were already tired of watching them.
Fireworks are like mooncakes, best eaten during festivals to suit the atmosphere. It’s okay to eat them at other times, but you’ll feel sick of them if you eat too much.
It’s getting dark early now, and the fireworks have been going on for nearly an hour, but it’s only six o’clock.
But the temperature outside was getting lower and lower, and after the initial excitement wore off, everyone began to feel a bit chilly.
"Okay, let's not release it. Let's divide the rest among us. If we want to release it later, we can find a place to put it." Lin Weimin said.
Everyone readily agreed and divided the things up neatly.
"I have to move more!" Qu Xiaowei said gritting his teeth.
He was happy watching the fireworks just now, but he felt sad when he thought that more than ten thousand yuan was wasted.
Enough for him to set up a stall for several years!
What a spendthrift!
"We're having mutton hotpot at home tonight, do you want to go?"
Everyone gathered today, Lin Weimin was in high spirits and asked everyone a question.
"go!"
Everyone said in unison.
On the way back to Yanjing, villagers occasionally stared at the convoy. Everyone knew that these should be the people who had just set off the fireworks.
This area is not far from Mentougou. Since the ban on firecrackers began, many people from the city of Yanjing would go to Mentougou to celebrate the New Year with relatives and friends just to satisfy their craving for firecrackers.
Therefore, ordinary people were not at all surprised when people from the city came to the Yongding River to set off fireworks on the first night of the Lunar New Year.
Everyone just sighed at how damn rich he was.
Another upstart!
When we returned to the courtyard where we lived, there were things ready at home. A group of people got busy and in less than an hour, the food and wine were served.
It’s just the right time to have dinner around seven o’clock.
"This bite is still the most comfortable!" Zheng Guo said with a satisfied look on his face after stuffing a few mouthfuls of mutton.
In recent years, he has been doing charity work, running around outside, exposed to the wind and sun, and it has been really hard work.
When Lin Weimin asked about the current situation of the foundation, Zheng Guo talked nonstop.
After several years of development, and with the support of the film “No One Left Behind”, the names of the China Youth Education Development Foundation and the Hope Project have gradually become popular among the people.
Now the annual fundraising funds are steadily increasing. This year's fundraising funds are approaching 200 million yuan, and it is certain that they will exceed 200 million yuan next year.
In addition to ordinary people, the foundation has now also connected with many entrepreneurs, and the difficulty of fundraising has become much lower than in previous years.
Zheng Guo has now become the deputy position of the foundation, but he still likes to run around. Compared to fundraising, he prefers to participate in donation activities.
"The old man has retired, and I don't have much aspirations. It's good like this now." Zheng Guo said.
Lin Weimin encouraged: "It's not easy to set up such a foundation. It has such a great reputation and influence. You must work hard!"
"Need I tell you? Of course!"
Zheng Guo took a sip of wine. Compared with his previous job, the work at the foundation gave him a much greater sense of accomplishment.
Over there, Qu Xiaowei was teasing Xiao Doubao with drinks, which made her so anxious that she went straight to Tao Huimin's arms.
Lin Weimin rubbed Qu Xiangnan's head and said viciously: "Your father bullied my daughter, so I will bully his son."
Qu Xiangnan looked tearful and innocent.
Liu Haiyan rolled her eyes at him and pulled her son over to her, "Neither of you are behaving properly!"
"Xiaowei is still the best. He can even drive a Santana. It seems that he has made a lot of money in the sea!" Zheng Guo turned the topic to Qu Xiaowei.
There were four cars driving out today, one was Lin Weimin's Mercedes, one was Tao Huimin's Crown, one was Han Zhuangzhuang's Camry, and the other was Qu Xiaowei's Santana.
I just bought the car in the second half of the year and it cost me 200,000 yuan.
The smug look on Qu Xiaowei's face flashed across his face, but Liu Haiyan didn't give him any face at all, "What a profit! His father gave 150,000 yuan in support, and we paid 50,000 yuan ourselves."
Lin Weimin laughed out loud. Zheng Guo said, "50,000 is not a small amount. How many families can come up with 50,000 at once?"
At the bottom of the stairs, Qu Xiaowei immediately echoed, "That's right, that's right!"
It would have been fine if he didn't say anything, but when he started talking, Liu Haiyan got even angrier.
"You have to pretend to be rich, saying that it's more convenient to buy a car to set up a stall. Why do you want to buy a Daimler to transport goods? It's only tens of thousands of dollars. You can open a store at worst!"
Liu Haiyan is a person who lives a simple life, and she cannot understand Qu Xiaowei's consumption behavior at all.
But Lin Weimin knew very well that Qu Xiaowei grew up in a well-off family with sufficient financial resources, so it can be said that he had never worried about money.
For someone like him, he can only go into the business for fun, so it's not surprising that he buys a Santana instead of a Daihatsu.
"You, don't worry about it. Your old man has enough money to squander for a lifetime. What you should worry about now is your son. What he will rely on to squander the family wealth in the future!"
Lin Weimin's sharp tongue aroused the common hatred of Qu Xiaowei and his wife.
"Pah, pah, pah, what do you mean by wasting money? My son is a good student. He ranked in the top three in the class at the end of the semester."
"Wow, you are so ambitious. You are much better than your father!" Lin Weimin patted Qu Xiangnan on the head again.
After teasing each other for a while, Qu Xiaowei followed up on Lin Weimin's topic and asked, "Hey, can you tell me about the demolition of your two courtyards?"
When Qu Xiaowei asked this, everyone's eyes immediately turned to Lin Weimin.
"Well! What can I say? It just so happens that the government wants to demolish it, so we have to obey the government's leadership. No matter how much they give us, that's all."
Qu Xiaowei gritted his teeth and asked, "Can you speak properly?"
The others also looked at Lin Weimin with displeasure. He said helplessly, "Then what do you say? I really can't bear to give up my two courtyards. They are the best locations in West City."
"Isn't a commercial building of more than 800 square meters more valuable than your two courtyards? Besides, there is still 80,000 yuan!" Qu Xiaowei said unconvinced.
"In another thirty years, the streets of Yanjing City will be full of commercial housing. In another thirty years, how many courtyard houses can you find in that area?"
Lin Weimin's words woke everyone up and made everyone fall into deep thought.
Yes, everyone has seen the development of Yanjing in the past ten years. It is like a big construction site. This trend will probably continue in the foreseeable future.
In a few years, the value of the Siheyuan will definitely be much higher than before.
However, no matter how boldly people imagined, they never thought that a courtyard house would be worth hundreds of millions, or even tens of millions.
"Everyone knows that things are valuable because they are scarce. But don't be so ungrateful. That's a building of more than 800 square meters," said Yao Shuzhi.
"Exactly. What is the price of commercial housing now? The Asian Games Village is 2,000 yuan, which is more than 1 million yuan!"
Qu Xiaowei said, and then asked: "But your incident reminds everyone that if you have money to buy a house, you should buy a house. If it is demolished, you will be rich!"
Qu Xiaowei fantasized about becoming rich overnight after the demolition, but Liu Haiyan poured cold water on him, "You're the only one with the best idea?"
"If you can't demolish it and relocate it, just keep it. Didn't Weimin say that? The price of houses in Yanjing will definitely increase in the future. This is a general trend."
Liu Haiyan rolled her eyes at Qu Xiaowei and said, "You are really lucky to have good parents."
Zheng Guo asked, "Where did you get this from, sister-in-law?"
"His father has three houses and a courtyard house, and he is still considering buying a house."
Liu Haiyan's words surprised everyone present. Isn't this the nickname "Lin Weimin"?
Lin Weimin touched Qu Xiangnan's head and said, "Uncle Lin, take back what you said just now. From now on, you can be like your father and ruin your grandfather's family!"
"Go!" Liu Haiyan pushed Lin Weimin, "You guys have corrupted this good child!"
Zheng Guo sighed: "Xiaowei has a good father!"
Everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Okay, okay, stop using me to play the cymbals." Qu Xiaowei said depressedly.
He is already forty years old, and it is not an honorable thing to rely on his parents for support.
Although he rarely relies on his parents for support, he usually does so in key areas, such as buying a Santana.
Everyone continued to eat with laughter, and Lin Weimin picked up some mushrooms for Shi Tiesheng.
"I can't eat meat anymore. Mushrooms taste good."
Shi Tiesheng is three years older than Qu Xiaowei and is 43 this year. He likes to eat meat and has not been in good health in the past few years, but fortunately he is young and his digestive ability can still keep up.
But in the past two years, it is obvious that I have not been able to do that anymore. I dare not eat meat to my heart's content and I only have a small taste every time.
Today, Shi Tiesheng only ate a few slices of mutton at the beginning, and ate some vegetables the rest of the time.
"The delicacies from the mountains and the sea, the taste is unmistakable." Shi Tiesheng smiled and stuffed the mushroom into his mouth, chewing and saying: "I only knew how to eat meat before, and I thought meat tasted the best. Now that meat is no longer edible, I have gradually tasted the flavors of other ingredients."
"My generation loves to eat meat. It's caused by objective living conditions. Look at these kids..."
Lin Weimin, Qu Xiaowei and Zheng Guo each had a child, who had no interest in hotpot. Except for Xiao Doubao who was too young to eat much, the other two children did not show any particular interest in mutton, but they drank cup after cup of drinks.
Shi Tiesheng looked at the innocent and lovely children and a smile appeared on his face.
"What a happy life they have!"
Shi Tiesheng was in poor health and was very tired after being out for a long time. The lively dinner lasted until nine o'clock, and everyone went their separate ways.
Two days later, the Spring Festival was over, and Chang'an Avenue was bustling again, and the city of Yanjing returned to its usual busy state.
Years ago, Lao Cheng had been running around to get the construction procedures for the Guowen Society's staff housing. In those days, the procedures were not as cumbersome as they are in later times, and the Guowen Society raised funds on its own to build the staff housing, so the state not only supported it, but also exempted it from some taxes and fees.
While going through the construction procedures, Lao Cheng had also found a design unit.
A few days after returning to work after the New Year, Lao Cheng gathered several main leaders and former leaders of the company together. The design side had already given a plan, and Lao Cheng gathered everyone together to discuss it. If there were no problems, he would ask the design side to produce the construction drawings.
There is really no design to speak of in the residential buildings for families these days, and the space utilization rate is as high as possible.
Lin Weimin looked at the graphics on the plan and felt like he couldn't bear to look at them.
But he also knows that this is the practicality that is pursued in this era.
Besides, the family building here may have to be demolished within 20 years. The more building area there is at this time, the greater the feedback from the community and employees in the future.
Oh, I am such a worrier!
Lin Weimin sighed and looked at several old cadres who were discussing enthusiastically. They were debating fiercely about whether a 75-square-meter apartment should have three bedrooms or two bedrooms and one living room.
In the end, the three-room team won the debate with an overwhelming advantage.
It’s enough for people to have a place to sit, why do we need a living room!
(End of this chapter)
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