Chapter 8: Renovating a New House
Zhong Xiong was very efficient and sent a blueprint to Zhong Hui within two days.
"I'm building this based on the style of apartments in the city. Each room has a bathroom and a kitchen. It's not like the houses built in the past, where each floor had only one bathroom and a shared kitchen. Tenants quarreled all the time, and it was so annoying."
He renovated his house two years ago, before the latest renovation law was implemented. There is a kitchen on each floor, and the tenants quarrel from time to time. He is so tired of dealing with these lawsuits that he wishes he could tear down the house and rebuild it.
Zhong Hui took the blueprint and looked at it carefully. "Twelve rooms per floor? Can we build that many?"
"Why not? Your homestead has 406 square meters. If you expand the yard a bit, you can build 12 rooms. Those are all large rooms." Zhong Xiong pointed at the blueprint. "One room, including the kitchen and toilet, should be at least 30 square meters."
Zhong Hui nodded and continued to look: "Brother, are you building a sixth floor? I don't have that much money."
She had 50,000 yuan of her own, plus the 100,000 yuan borrowed from her brothers and sisters, which only left her 150,000 yuan.
"You can live on the first floor, and I will build you a large living room with the best supporting facilities. The remaining five floors can be rented out." Zhong Xiong said to himself.
"But I don't have enough money to build a sixth floor." How could Zhong Hui not be tempted by the idea of building a sixth floor? If she rented out all of it, how much would it cost every month?
"Listen to me, we'll just build the sixth floor. Put the main structure up first, and then we can do the renovations later." Zhong Xiong said firmly, "Who builds a house without incurring debt?"
Seeing that her elder brother was so confident, Zhong Hui nodded in conviction and listened to her elder brother.
"By the way, are you ready to harvest those Chinese broccoli?" Zhong Xiong thought of something else.
"Ah? The Chinese broccoli is almost harvested, what happened?" Zhong Hui was a little confused.
"Don't plant any more broccoli after you harvest it. I'll ask someone to plant litchi trees on those acres of land for you." Zhong Xiong said after thinking for a while.
"Lychee tree? This lychee tree won't bear fruit for several years. Isn't it not cost-effective?" Zhong Hui frowned. She was still thinking about ordering more vegetables to make some money.
"Just listen to me, I can't hurt you. I have a friend who has a batch of lychee tree seedlings at home. They are all two-year-old trees. They will bear fruit in less than a year after planting. It's a good deal."
Zhong Xiong was thinking about the news he heard that night. Although he felt a little worried, what if it was just someone's drunken nonsense?
No matter what, if it is true, he will grab this huge wealth at all costs.
"Okay, then I'll listen to you, big brother." Zhong Hui thought about it and agreed.
"Okay, I'll have someone come to help you move tomorrow, and you can clean out your house. I've picked a date, and the day after tomorrow is a good day. We'll demolish the old house on that day." After Zhong Xiong finished speaking, he left in a hurry.
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When Ge Linlin came back from school, she saw Zhong Hui packing her things, so she put down her schoolbag and came to help.
"Mom, let me help you."
Zhong Hui dusted off her hands and said, "These are all big things. You're just a little kid, and you don't have much strength. So, go next door and call Grandma Meihua over. Ask her if she wants these tables and cabinets from our house."
Ge Linlin's pout suddenly softened: "Okay, I'll go right away."
Seeing Ge Linlin jumping out, Zhong Hui looked at the large cabinets and tried to move them with her hands. These cabinets were left by the old couple of the Ge family. They were made of old wood and were quite heavy. She couldn't move them by herself.
"Hui, do you really not want these cabinets?" Aunt Meihua came over quickly.
"Well, I don't want them anymore. They are all antiques. I have renovated a new house and it is not suitable to put these cabinets in it." Zhong Hui smiled.
"Then I won't be polite with you. I'll split these cabinets and they can be used to burn for a long time." Aunt Meihua said happily. She raised two fat pigs and cooked pig food with firewood every day.
"What's the big deal? I didn't want it anyway." Zhong Hui said indifferently.
"Your uncle Xiuye went to the fields. I'll wait for him to come back and move the things. I have nothing to do, so I'll help you clean up." Aunt Meihua didn't leave either, and stayed to help.
There are a lot of things in this old house. Zhong Hui is usually busy and doesn't have much time to sort it out. Now that she has sorted it out, there are really a lot of things.
"Hui, do you still want this pot?" Aunt Meihua asked, holding a deflated aluminum pot.
"Don't want it, Aunt Meihua. Just throw it in the yard. I'll have the junk collector come and collect all the scrap metal tomorrow."
"Okay, let me tell you, the price of this aluminum is different from that of scrap iron. It's much more expensive. You have to take it out separately when you sell it." Aunt Meihua reminded.
"Okay, I remember it." Zhong Hui nodded seriously.
"I didn't expect you have so much junk at home. If you sell it, you might be able to get one or two hundred dollars." Aunt Meihua said.
"I don't know. It would be nice if we could have so many." Zhong Hui also wanted to sell more, as she was short of money now.
"Of course you can. Let me tell you, you are very lucky now. Look, after your divorce, you can even build a new house. Isn't this good luck?" Aunt Meihua said with a smile.
Zhong Hui couldn't help laughing. Yes, after the divorce, the house she had been thinking about for several years had to be renovated. It was obvious that men were redundant.
"Ge Zhihua is a heartless man. You took care of his parents and gave birth to a lovely daughter like Linlin, yet he actually said he wanted a divorce. Bah, such a man is a bastard and a Chen Shimei." Aunt Meihua couldn't help but scold Ge Zhihua again.
Zhong Hui smiled and said nothing. Less than two days after Ge Zhihua divorced her, he got a marriage certificate with Wang Guimei in Shangtuan Village, held a wedding banquet, and became a stepfather in a lively manner.
"If such a person were to become rich, God would be truly blind." Aunt Meihua was angry.
Zhong Hui was also a little depressed, but there was nothing they could do about it. The demolition in Shangtuan Village was widely rumored, and everyone said it would definitely be demolished this year. This demolition would mean that every family would have a huge amount of money.
Zhong Hui felt depressed when she thought about her unscrupulous ex-husband becoming a rich man.
"No, I have to go to the temple and talk to the Buddha. I can't let Shangtuan Village be demolished. If their village is demolished, those people will have to look up at the sky when they walk in the future."
Ever since the news of the demolition came out, the people in Shangtuan Village have been so angry that their eyes have grown on their heads. Aunt Meihua can't stand seeing them being so proud.
"Hahahaha, okay, you go and say hello." Zhong Hui laughed so hard that tears were almost coming out.
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