"The problem of sewage discharge."
Director Lin frowned.
Unlike rural areas, military dependents' areas have limited space and cannot accommodate traditional dry toilets with septic tanks.
We can only build the flush toilets that are popular in the city now, which means we have to dig a pipe to connect to the main pipeline of the military dependents' area.
This involves two aspects.
"The most troublesome issue is the cost."
Director Lin took out a piece of draft paper with slightly worn but neat handwriting and showed it to Zhou Qiqi.
“I’ve calculated it. The cost of materials and labor for the toilet is about 150 yuan, which is not a small amount.”
"Furthermore, the soil conditions in our military dependents' area are special. The underground pipes cannot be made of cheap clay pipes, otherwise they will easily break and be damaged. Only more robust and durable cast iron pipes can be used."
A single cast iron pipe costs about ten yuan. The distance from your house to the main pipeline is about one hundred meters, so you'll need roughly thirty pipes, which adds up to another three hundred yuan.
"If you add all these fees together, it'll be four hundred and fifty yuan!"
Director Lin's tone carried a hint of emotion.
Such an expense is not something an ordinary family can easily afford.
Zhou Qiqi was also a little taken aback when she saw the number.
However, the image of Qiu Chunfang's disgusting appearance in the toilet flashed through her mind, and she did not hesitate at all.
He shook his head firmly and said, "That's not the problem. What's the other problem?"
Four hundred and fifty yuan is equivalent to three months' salary for Shen Huaichuan, which is a bit expensive.
But they had three thousand yuan in their savings account, so they could afford it if they gritted their teeth.
Moreover, the toilet is a crucial facility that affects the quality of life of the whole family, especially her own.
In Zhou Qiqi's view, such spending is a genuine and essential need that is spent wisely.
Her decisive attitude caused Director Lin to pause slightly, a complex expression flashing across his face.
However, he quickly recovered, a warm smile returning to his face, and said.
"If this isn't a big deal, then the other one is a relatively minor issue."
Director Lin casually picked up a detailed map of the military dependents' area from the side, pointed precisely to the location of Zhou Qiqi's house, and then pointed along a virtual route to the location of the main sewage pipe, explaining.
“This pipeline cannot be dug on the main road, otherwise it will affect the normal passage and aesthetics of the military dependents’ area.”
"We can only lay the paving along the back walls of these houses."
"So you need to communicate with these residents in advance and get their consent."
"As long as everyone signs, I can approve it right away, and the construction team can start work first thing tomorrow morning!"
In Director Lin's view, everyone is a military spouse, and helping each other out is just a matter of a word; this issue is not a difficult problem at all.
But as soon as Zhou Qiqi saw the direction his finger was pointing, her originally straight back deflated like a punctured balloon.
"No way, how could I be so unlucky..."
She couldn't help but mutter to herself.
The first house you have to pass from their house to the sewage pipe is Qiu Chunfang's house!
Given the conflict between her and Qiu Chunfang, Qiu Chunfang would never easily agree to help her with this favor.
Those big, watery eyes blinked rapidly as they spun around on the layout map, pointing towards Zhu Yingying's house on the right, and she asked with a hint of anticipation.
"Could we go around to the right instead of the left side of the pipe? I see there's a main pipe on the right as well."
Director Lin frowned and shook his head.
"It's not easy to operate. The right side is higher, so the sewage can't flow through naturally by gravity. We'll have to install a booster pump and a check valve in your yard, which will add to the cost."
"Moreover, this detour means passing through several more households, increasing the length of the pipeline and raising the cost accordingly."
Director Lin still suggested that Zhou Qiqi go and communicate with the residents on the left.
Zhou Qiqi understood that Director Lin meant well and gave the most reasonable advice.
But she was still persistent and asked, "If we go around to the right and connect to another pipe, how much would it cost?"
"This number."
Director Lin held up three fingers and shook them.
Zhou Qiqi's heart sank. Another three hundred?
All things considered, the toilet alone costs 750 yuan. If you add the cost of the shower room, it will cost 1,000 yuan!
Even if Zhou Qiqi is a hedonist, she couldn't help but hesitate when faced with such a high cost.
On the way back, Qin Lei noticed that Zhou Qiqi was in low spirits and quickly asked her to check on her.
"Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"
Zhou Qiqi wasn't one to mince words, so she roughly explained the conflict between herself and Qiu Chunfang to Qin Lei.
"There was a minor disagreement on the train, but we all settled it. However, after we arrived at the family compound that night, she started targeting me, and I don't know why."
She didn't care.
But some people care.
As soon as she finished speaking, Qin Lei hurriedly interjected, "I know why!"
Before Zhou Qiqi could even ask, Qin Lei blurted out the whole story.
Last month, when he went to a public phone booth to call home, Qiu Chunfang was sitting in front of him.
Qin Lei overheard her mention Shen Huaichuan's name and, out of curiosity, listened attentively for a while longer.
The person opposite was Lin Yao's mother, who asked Qiu Chunfang to help arrange a marriage between Shen Huaichuan and Lin Yao.
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