Chapter 707: What are you doing?!
Ten minutes later, Gu Qinghao returned, followed by an elderly man with a full head of white hair but in good spirits. Beside the elderly man were two middle-aged men, and the four of them walked in.
The man came in, glanced at everyone, and then fixed his gaze on Gu Jianguo. He sighed, "The dark-skinned young man from back then has returned as a wrinkled old man. Time is merciless. Jianguo, do you still remember me?"
Gu Jianguo stood up, stepped forward, and firmly grasped the old man's hand, smiling as he said, "Uncle Village Chief, I remember you! You haven't changed much, except your hair has turned white! You're still in such good spirits, let's sit down and chat!"
The village chief nodded and pointed to the two middle-aged men following behind: "These are your brother Gu Chuan's two children. Your brother Gu Chuan passed away early, leaving me, an old man, to bury my young. How unfilial! You must take good care of yourself!"
Gu Chuan was the village chief's son and of the same generation as Gu Jianguo. Gu Jianguo was surprised that his brother had passed away so early and was filled with emotion: "Please accept my condolences, Da Chuan was always so filial! I remember when we used to go hunting in the mountains, no matter what we caught, he would always keep half for you! Back then, there was a drought, and it hadn't rained for a year. The trees on the back mountain were all withered, not to mention the animals. There was nothing at all. We finally found a bird's nest with only four eggs, just one or two. He couldn't bear to eat them and brought them all back to you. We believe others are unfilial, but I don't believe Da Chuan was unfilial!"
The old village chief patted Gu Jianguo's hand: "It's kind of you to still remember him!"
After saying that, he looked at his second uncle and said, "I heard from Ah Hao that you want to return the base where the country was built?"
My second uncle nodded: "Returning the item to its rightful owner has fulfilled my wish."
The village chief nodded and looked at Gu Jianguo: "Your second uncle has always been growing vegetables on that land. If you want to go back to that land, you have to transfer your household registration back. Are you willing to do that? That's the rule."
Gu Jianguo knew this, but he didn't plan to transfer his household registration back: "My household registration is in Beijing, and I don't plan to transfer it back. I'll have Xiao Hao call you over. The land issue is one thing, but there's another thing I want to ask you."
The village chief nodded: "You tell me first."
Are the ancestral tablets of my elders still in the village ancestral hall?
The village chief nodded: "They are all here. During festivals and when people pay their respects, they will offer incense to the memorial tablets that no one comes to worship. This is a custom in our village."
Gu Jianguo nodded upon hearing this: "To thank the villagers for their help, I plan to rebuild the ancestral hall. What do you think?"
The village chief exclaimed in surprise, "Building an ancestral hall? How could it be built like this?"
Gu Jianguo looked at Gu Yin: "Ayin, can you help me find some pictures online so the village chief can take a look?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Yan took Gu Yin's bag, took out the laptop that Gu Yin was carrying, and handed it to her.
Gu Yin found some information online and then placed the computer on the village chief's desk.
"You can take a look and see whichever you like, we'll build that one! Any of them are fine!"
Upon hearing what Gu Jianguo said, the village chief and his two sons all looked at it.
"Dad, this is great! It looks very ancient, mysterious, solemn, and like something from a noble family!"
The village chief also immediately took a liking to the ancestral hall that resembled an ancient house, but it didn't look cheap.
"This is troublesome to install, expensive, and difficult to maintain. Let's look at other options." As she spoke, she looked at other options.
But if you like something at first sight, you won't like it as much as you did at the first time you look at it again.
Gu Jianguo saw his concerns and said with a smile, "Don't worry about the money, I'll take care of the maintenance later."
Before the village chief could speak, his son pointed to the first picture: "Let's choose this one. We'll learn from the craftsman about the later maintenance! We can handle it ourselves!"
Gu Jianguo asked Gu Yin to save the picture.
“Uncle Village Chief, don’t worry, I can afford it! And I don’t plan to take away the ancestral tablets. They’d rather return to their roots. I think they prefer this place, so we’ll still come back to visit during major festivals. For other minor festivals, please continue to help take care of them.”
The village chief didn't know how much money Gu Jianguo had made, but such a large ancestral hall must have cost at least tens of thousands of yuan! Maybe even more!
"Isn't this too expensive?"
"No! Building an ancestral hall is a good thing; it brings good fortune to future generations!"
Seeing that he said that, the village chief stopped worrying and nodded: "Okay, I'll call a meeting later and we can discuss the specific rules together."
When Gu Jiancheng saw that Gu Jianguo had spent tens of thousands of yuan on a single transaction, while his own children and grandchildren were in such a mess because of a dilapidated foundation, he felt a pang of resentment.
"The second thing is the foundation. We're not coming back to live here, so there's no use keeping the foundation. Let's give it to Xiaohao's dad. He can exchange it with the neighboring house later. Once the two houses are connected, it will be spacious and comfortable! We'll have a place to stay when we come back."
Upon hearing Gu Jianguo's words, Gu Qingshan exploded: "Why should he get it! That's not fair! He already has several big houses!"
Gu Jiancheng also looked at Gu Jianguo: "Jianguo, please help us out and give the land to Qingshan."
Gu Jianguo chuckled: "That land is mine, I can give it to whomever I want! It's none of your business! I think Xiao Hao is pretty good, so I'll give it to him, so what?"
Gu Qingshan's face turned pale; he really had no say in this! So he gave a cold snort and turned to leave.
At the evening meeting, the villagers learned that Gu Jianguo and Li Mingfang were still alive, that he was going to rebuild the ancestral hall, and that he had become successful.
After the meeting ended, people came to Gu Jianguo's second uncle's place one after another, trying to build rapport and ask for his help.
Gu Yin didn't like looking at these things. She went back to the room that Zhang Dandan had tidied up for her and planned to rest for a while. The day after tomorrow, she and Zhou Wansheng would leave here and head to Dabai Mountain.
"I'll see you out the day after tomorrow, and then I'll go back to Beijing. I won't stay with Grandpa Gu and the others," Chu Yan said as he inspected the house.
Gu Yin asked in confusion, "Aren't you coming to Dabai Mountain with us?"
Chu Yan checked the room and found nothing wrong. He nodded and said, "I have things to do at the company, so I won't go. They won't call me there. When you get there, be careful in everything you do. Safety first, experiments second."
The company is now venturing into the cinema industry, which is a busy time for them. He only had time to spare, and three days is more than enough.
Gu Yin went to wash up: "I know, don't worry."
When she finished washing up, she saw Chu Yan typing away on his computer while answering a phone call, clearly busy with work again.
Taking out the coffee from her bag, Gu Yin realized there was no hot water in the room, so she changed her clothes and took the kettle outside.
Passing by the living room, I could see Grandpa and Grandma being surrounded by villagers talking to them. The others were not there; they must have gone to rest.
When I went to the kitchen, Zhang Dandan was there.
"Grandma, I'd like to get some hot water."
Zhang Dandan was boiling water when she heard this, so she got up, took the teapot from her hand, and washed it under the tap.
He smiled and said, "The water dispenser in your room is broken, and no one lives there usually, so I didn't replace it! The water heater in the kitchen is always running, so you can just come and get some if you want! Luckily, your room isn't far from here!"
After quickly washing up, Zhang Dandan helped Gu Yin get some hot water.
Seeing the firewood coming out of the stove, Gu Yin squatted down and moved it inside: "Don't you have a water heater in your room? Do you need to boil water? Why don't you go to my room to wash up!"
Zhang Dandan shook her head with a smile: "No need! I have one in my room too! This is for Xiaohao's grandpa. He doesn't have one in his room. He's not used to using a water heater and always feels that it's not hot enough! It's just a little water, no trouble at all! Okay, the water's ready. Be careful when you take it back, just in case it overflows and burns your hands!"
Gu Yin washed her hands, took the item, and nodded, "Then I'll go back to my room first. You should get some rest too!"
As Gu Yin left the kitchen and walked through the living room, she was stopped by someone.
Looking at Gu Zhi, whose eyes were full of calculation, Gu Yin asked coldly, "What are you doing?"
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