Chen Yifei continued, "Dad, you don't need to worry about selling pancakes anymore."
"The person I saved is the county magistrate's father, and this time he personally gave me the certificate of merit."
"So, the day we got engaged was indeed an auspicious day. Saving someone can be considered a reward for good deeds."
Zhang Cuizhi couldn't stop smiling: "Look, look, our Xiaofei is really lucky."
"No, my daughter-in-law is lucky too. Ever since Qingqing and Yifei got married, good things have been happening to our family one after another."
"All is well, all is well!"
Chen Jianguo's eyes were filled with satisfaction.
As long as nothing serious happens, and the child is aware of the situation, everything will be fine.
Chen Yifei was not one to hide anything.
Take out the cookie tin where you've saved your money and spread it out for your family to see.
They saw several tickets, some in small bills and some in large bills, as well as a lot of grain coupons. After carefully counting them, the whole family was shocked.
"This is all my possessions. All the money I've earned during this period, after deducting daily expenses, totals 684 yuan."
Chen Yifei handed the remaining eighty-four yuan to his mother.
He said, "Mom, we'll use this for the family's daily expenses first, and this five hundred yuan is our savings."
"I was thinking that we could start preparing to rebuild the house."
Chen Yifei had mentioned this before, but no one expected that he would accumulate so much money in such a short time...
Chen Xue nodded: "That makes sense."
"The main problem is that after I marry Runqing and have children, the house will definitely not be big enough."
"If you're going to do it, then do it." Chen Xue gritted her teeth. "Just tell me what you need me for."
Mom and Dad, Chen Shuang and Chen Xue all have the same attitude.
Now, no matter what he does, his family fully supports him.
Chen Jianguo stood up silently, and his family members thought he disagreed.
After all, before Chen Yifei took charge, Chen Jianguo was the pillar of the family and always had the final say.
Just as everyone was holding their breath and watching intently, Chen Jianguo quietly went into the house and then brought out a jar of somewhat old wine.
It was a jujube wine that he and the village secretary learned to brew together when they were young and in school. Back then, he and the village secretary were mischievous and would steal jujubes from the villagers whenever they had free time. They would wash the fresh jujubes and remove the branches and leaves.
Make a small incision so the liquor can penetrate better, and it's ready to eat in about seven or eight days. Chen Jianguo has been eating it this way for the past few years.
So I thought I'd have my son bring this wine over, as it would at least represent our past friendship.
Chen Jianguo didn't say anything about Chen Yifei's suggestion, which was taken as agreement.
He then nodded again: "Go find our village secretary. He and I are on good terms. He might be able to get more land because of me."
"Inquire about the homestead land issue and see how much land a household in our village can be approved for now."
Because matters like homestead land need to be determined based on the specific circumstances of the village, and the village party secretary is responsible for these matters.
Chen Yifei nodded: "Then I'll go ask now."
Chen Yifei had already prepared for the worst, given the situation in the village, where residents were overcrowded and everyone needed a homestead.
So we'll apply for as much as we can. I never expected Dad would still have some connections with the village secretary. But then again, Chen Yifei was a scoundrel before, completely neglecting his family responsibilities.
Many times, the village secretary tried to reason with him, but he always retorted with insults...
I suppose they were only doing it because of Chen Jianguo.
Chen Yifei composed himself, put on his newly bought plaid shirt, and tidied himself up before heading to the village secretary's house.
Upon seeing it was that brat, the village secretary was furious: "What are you doing at my house? Stealing chickens?"
"Still stealing eggs?"
Chen Yifei touched his nose. The main reason was that he had indeed stolen the village secretary's chicken, and then took Wang Hu and the others outside to roast and eat it.
After being roasted until crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with golden skin and fragrant meat, three to five people ate their fill.
It was only later that they learned the chickens were used by the brigade to lay eggs. Chen Yifei was beaten half to death by Chen Jianguo that time, and the village secretary had to pay for the chickens.
Having shown no remorse before, Chen Yifei now feels there's some truth to the criticism that he's a scoundrel.
He had no way to refute it.
I've done so many lousy things that I can't even remember them all.
Chen Yifei cleared his throat and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, village secretary. I really wasn't a good person before."
"It won't happen again."
He then brought in the jujube wine and handed it to him, saying, "This is from your dad."
He accepted it, sighed, and knew that the kid must have something to ask of him, otherwise he wouldn't have come at all.
He was well aware of this attitude.
He said, "Come in."
After saying that, Chen Yifei went inside with a cheerful smile, and even chatted with the village secretary without any embarrassment.
The village party secretary responded to each of them, and his previous resentment disappeared unintentionally.
It seems that Chen Yifei has indeed grown up and is not as unruly as before.
The village party secretary nodded, his eyes full of approval.
After they started chatting, he turned to Chen Yifei and said, "What's wrong, Yifei? You're calling me so late, it can't just be for a chat, right?"
"Yes." Chen Yifei didn't beat around the bush this time. Everyone here is shrewd; they decided whether or not to meet him as soon as they entered the door.
“I was dating someone, He Runqing from the educated youth settlement. I was thinking about getting married and had saved up a little money.”
"If we build a house, there might not be enough room for everyone in the family."
"You know, the men in our village are getting married, especially since they're from the city. We can't let people look down on us, can we?"
When Chen Yifei presented his betrothal gifts, everyone was watching, as he displayed three turns and a ring.
The village secretary had also heard about it; it seems this kid really did make money.
It's not surprising that houses are being built now.
"Yes, it's good that you have ambition. I can approve the land for your homestead, but the largest area I can approve for you is 120 square meters."
"How about it?"
Chen Yifei knew that the homesteads allocated to Yongquan Village Brigade were roughly 100 square meters per family, according to the brigade's land division.
It's really good that they gritted their teeth and gave him 120 square meters.
The extra 20 square meters could be used to build a small courtyard, and if everyone squeezed in, they could have a room.
Chen Yifei sighed: "Although I know it was very difficult for Uncle to help me get 120 square meters, 120 is still not enough, it's very difficult."
"I still hope that building houses can make homes more spacious, because for many people, this is the only house they own in their entire lives."
“Yifei.” He sighed. “Everyone in the village knows you. If I give you 140 square meters, 160 square meters, or even 200 square meters, who wouldn’t know that I’m favoring you? There will be endless trouble then.”
“We all want more, nobody wants less. I’m giving you an extra 20 square meters because I plan to include it in our family’s quota later.”
The village party secretary was absolutely right about that.
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