After breakfast, Cheng Zhi and her friends, along with her younger sister and the two little ones, disembarked.
Several guides were already waiting below the boat, including Ivan. When he saw Cheng Zhi and the others, he immediately stood up and waved to them.
Not knowing how long he had been waiting, Xiao Feiran immediately said, "We were too slow. You shouldn't have been waiting for long, right?"
Ivan smiled and shook his head. "No, I just arrived. I usually get up around this time too. Please don't feel like you're bothering me."
Upon arriving at the destination, Cheng Zhi called the two little ones to her side.
"You two absolutely must keep a close eye on Zhiyu! Don't let her run far away, and don't let strangers get close to her! If anything happens to her, you two will be homeless, understand?"
"Woof!"
Liu Liu and French Fries both responded with unwavering conviction.
Having received a response, Cheng Zhi got up to do her own thing.
She turned her head and saw that Ivan had already started helping. Xiao Feiran, who was next to her, explained, "This guy said he had nothing to do today, so he stayed to help us."
Cheng Zhi said softly, "This is great, we've gotten another free laborer."
Since Ivan was there to help Zheng Wan and the others build the roof, Cheng Zhi and Xiao Feiran decided to focus on their own houses first.
The roof was already laid out, and they were too lazy to lift it up and redo it, so they simply laid the waterproof tarpaulin on top.
Cheng Ye helped spread the cloth over, saying, "We need to secure it a bit, otherwise it might be blown away by the wind or stolen."
Xiao Feiran nodded, squatted down, and rummaged through his bag to find nails and a hammer, handing them to him. "Six or eight nails are fine, do whatever you think is most secure."
Several fathers have already set off to cut wood, and once the boys have dug the foundation, they can go over and help carry it back.
So the girls are still quite free for the time being.
After Ivan finished hammering in the nails, he even wove a grass ring out of the twigs and weeds nearby.
The younger sister felt it was prickly and didn't want to wear it herself, so she gave it to Liu Liu to wear.
The more Ivan looked at Liu Liu, the less he felt it resembled a dog. Gradually, fear filled his dark green eyes, and he stammered, "OMG, it...it's a Siberian..."
Zheng Wan knew exactly what he was going to say. She immediately stood in front of Ivan, blocking his view, and said in a very firm tone, "Yes, he is a Siberian Husky! A purebred sled dog!"
Ivan leaned back tactically and pointed a finger. "Are you really sure?"
Zheng Wan nodded affirmatively, "We raised it from a puppy to adulthood. We bought it from a pet store in Xiashan. We are very certain of that."
The little sister suddenly poked her head out and said, "Brother, don't be afraid. Just like the children in kindergarten, some are tall and some are short, some are fat and some are thin. It's just a little bit bigger!"
Ivan: "..." You're making me sound weak.
The kindergarten children all came over to comfort him, and Ivan, feeling embarrassed, didn't argue anymore. However, he didn't dare to get close to Liu Liu much afterward.
Chen Siyu heard the commotion and, after Ivan left, she ran over to ask what had happened.
Zheng Wan told her what had just happened, and Chen Siyu couldn't help but laugh after hearing it. "It's different when you come back to your hometown. More and more people are recognizing its true identity."
Zheng Wan looked at Liu Liu, who was obediently squatting on the ground and being played with by her little sister, and said, "It seems that Liu Liu can't wander around freely anymore. What if she gets mistaken for a wild animal and taken away?"
Chen Siyu could hardly believe what she had just heard.
She pointed at Liu Liu and said, "If this thing were wild, which local would dare to approach it? They'd run away as fast as they could."
As they chatted, the wood was brought back, and they immediately ended their conversation and continued building the house.
Cheng Zhi and the others nailed the waterproof tarpaulin in place, and the top was finished. Next, they would lay the floor and the four walls.
The walls are made of layers of wood, and now only the doors are not yet finished.
They weren't skilled in carpentry either, so Ivan made one to demonstrate for them.
Ivan did it all by himself, while the others were recording with their phones so they could copy the whole thing later.
Once the first door was finished, Cheng's father and Cheng Ye were responsible for installing it.
Cheng Zhi then began working on the second door. Ivan stood by, wanting to offer his help, but Cheng Zhi directly refused.
She smiled and said, "I want to try it myself. You can just supervise and point out any mistakes I make."
Cheng Zhi insisted on doing it herself, so Ivan stopped interfering.
She executed the movements so smoothly after just one look, Ivan couldn't help but applaud her. "I've noticed that you girls are all incredibly capable! Being your guide is so convenient, hahaha..."
Cheng Zhi never cared about such casual compliments. While busy with her work, she said, "Everyone is like that in this world nowadays."
Ivan, standing next to him, shook his head and deliberately lowered his voice, saying, "No, that's not true. Anton, who lives next door, and the boys he brought along don't do any work at all. I heard they didn't even dig a single hole yesterday."
No one can resist gossip. Cheng Zhi paused her work slightly, looked up at Ivan, and asked, "So Anton did it for them?"
Ivan immediately shook his head. "How could that be? If they don't want to work, they'll just sleep in the snow and wait to be eaten by bears. We won't help such lazy people."
After saying this, the two of them laughed.
Suddenly, Xiao Feiran called out from behind, "You two over there, stop chatting. Ivan, I need to open a window. Could you come over and do it for me?"
They were chatting casually when Ivan quickly stood up and went to help.
Following the video instructions, Cheng Zhi successfully created a door through her own efforts.
Huang Yiyi danced for her on the spot, "Listen to me..."
Cheng Zhi grabbed her and said, "Sister, don't say anything yet, let me tell you first. This door wasn't made for you. I'm planning to install two doors for my house. I just came here to show off to you."
Huang Yiyi: "..."
Huang Yiyi rolled her eyes dramatically. "Who said I was going to sing that song? I'm singing a different one!"
Cheng Zhi gestured for him to come, "Come on, I want to hear what you're going to sing."
Huang Yiyi took two steps back in disgust. "Why are you being so shameless today?"
Cheng Zhi winked at her, "I learned it all from you."
Huang Yiyi, reaping the consequences of her own actions: "..."
I was wrong, I am guilty, I apologize.
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