Chapter 62: Upgrade and Renovation
Su He cut two or three sets of clothes, but before she finished cutting them all, Teacher Wu came back with the children.
Daqi and Erqi wanted to go out and find others to play with, but were called back by Teacher Wu.
Teacher Wu called to the children, muttering, "I don't know who the family in front of the Yuan family is, but I just heard them crying and making a fuss. They're arguing at home. Why watch the fun? Don't go and watch!"
Su He also agreed: "When adults are arguing, you kids shouldn't join in. What if you get bumped or hurt? Are you hungry? I'll make you some milk powder."
Xiaobao must drink milk powder because she is still young. The older and younger children also want to drink it.
Teacher Wu saw his daughter-in-law cutting clothes and said to her, "Weiguo said something happened at work and he won't be back these few days. I think the vegetable patch in the yard should be tidyed up. Xiao Su, tell me how to do it. I'll do it!"
Teacher Wu is only in her early teens and in good health, so tending the vegetable garden is not really a big deal for her.
Su He nodded: "In two months, winter will come. When the time comes, ask Mrs. Yuan next door what vegetables she grows, and then we can grow some too."
If her mother-in-law hadn't reminded her, she would have almost forgotten about tidying the vegetable garden, so she quietly added tidying the vegetable garden to her to-do list.
The west wing is now empty. Next to it is the kitchen. When Director Jiao lived here before, their family was simple, with only the old couple, so they cooked on one side of the kitchen stove and put a small dining table on the other wall for sitting.
It's been hot these past two days, and it's a bit crowded for the family to eat in the kitchen, so they all moved the small dining table to the yard.
So Su He thought about renovating the kitchen and the west wing, and at the same time find a way to solve the winter heating problem.
She thought about this and told her mother-in-law: "Mom, the kitchen is a little small. There are six of us in our family. No matter how cold the weather is, it will be a bit crowded for us to eat in the kitchen."
Teacher Wu: "It's a bit crowded, and I don't know how long you can live here. If your employer allocates you housing and you make too much noise, do you need to tell them?"
Su He hadn't thought of this yet: "Then I'll go ask Mrs. Yuan, it shouldn't be a big problem. Oh, by the way, Mrs. Yuan wants to find someone to repair the bathroom, it's a good opportunity for our two families to do it together."
Teacher Wu: "As long as you have your own ideas."
While the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking, Xiaobao was playing on the straw mat on the ground with his two brothers. Su He looked at the three children and thought about converting the west wing into a play area specifically for the three children to play.
After lunch, the three children went to take a nap, but Su He didn't rest. She cut out the remaining clothes.
After cutting everything, Su He took the rolls of clothing pieces and went to Yuan's house next door.
Mrs. Yuan was reading at home. Su He borrowed the sewing machine from the Yuan family and chatted with her.
Su He: "Mrs. Yuan, when are you going to hire someone to renovate the bathroom? I'm thinking of making the kitchen bigger. Do I need to apply for permission?"
Mrs. Yuan waved her hand. "Adding to the courtyard is a no-brainer. Even touching the inner walls isn't necessary. But if you want to make major changes, tearing down the house and rebuilding it entirely, then we'll have to file a report. But none of us are that reckless. No one knows how many years we'll be living here. If the organization changes our assignments and sends us somewhere else, wouldn't that be all for nothing?"
Su He: "I see, I thought so too. I was just moving a few walls inside, so I shouldn't need to file a permit. My mother-in-law is cautious and reminded me to ask."
Mrs. Yuan: "It's not easy for your mother-in-law to raise Weiguo on her own for so many years. Be careful! What are you trying to do?"
Su He: "I want to move the wall between the kitchen and the west wing. If that's not possible, I'll just dig a doorway and create a small room in the west wing to use as a dining room. Otherwise, when winter comes, the food will be carried back and forth, and not only will it get cold quickly, but it will also be painful for adults and children!"
Mrs. Yuan: "You have a large family. Cooking in the kitchen is fine, but adding eating in it is a bit cramped."
Su He: "Besides, it's very cold in the mountains in winter. When the room is cold, I will just use the stove to keep warm. I think the fire source is too small and it will definitely not be enough. I don't know what to do." In fact, the man at home had already drawn the blueprints for the firewall, but she didn't say it because she wanted to understand the market conditions here first.
Mrs. Yuan: "I have seen a fire wall. In our residential compound, the old Lin family, whose hometown is in the northeast, built a fire wall themselves. It's very warm. In the winter, their house is especially popular with children! They all like to go to their house to join in the fun!"
Su He: "That's great, I'll go take a look first. There's a precedent for this, and the workers will have a place to watch them while they work."
After Su He finished chatting with Mrs. Yuan, and after the Yuan family had all the clothes sewn, she went to the Lin family to take a look at the style of their firewall. When she came back, she compared it with the firewall drawings left by the doctor and found that the principles were the same, but the doctor's drawing was more exquisite.
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