Chapter 361: Building a Western-style House 1: That yard by the river, would you consider...
What Yao Taotao said this time was related to the adjustment of Yicheng's housing policy.
In short, from the founding of the People's Republic of China to the present, housing has basically been allocated in the form of public housing. Although there are some individually owned houses that have been retained for special reasons, the proportion is very low and the circulation is limited. Even if a house is occasionally sold, it is for work or life reasons and is done out of necessity.
These are occasional and sporadic cases, which are not enough to form a scale, let alone become the norm and thus produce an active and prosperous real estate market.
However, Yicheng is planning a pilot project, namely, selling public housing, adjusting rents, and promoting individual housing construction, encouraging ordinary people to make bold attempts in order to live in spacious and comfortable areas.
So, Yao Taotao had an idea: "Already, many families in the hutongs are starting to add second stories. After all, those houses are easier to build, while those tube-shaped buildings are not. I want to ask you, would you consider renovating that courtyard by the river? Build a small Western-style building or something. When you come back next summer, you can live on the second floor and enjoy the river breeze. Plus, if my brother and sister-in-law from the Northeast want to come over, they'll have room for them too."
This matter is indeed worth discussing. Yao Zhizhi is not short of money.
She was just worried: "It's good, but I'm not in Yicheng, so I can't supervise the construction. What if someone cuts corners? Wouldn't that make them the ones who get taken advantage of?"
"Don't worry about that. If you really want to, I'll take care of it." Yao Taotao wasn't looking for trouble. Instead, she wanted to help Yao Zhizhi seize the dividends of the times while this industry hasn't yet reached a certain scale. Otherwise, if she wants to rebuild in a few years, the cost will be completely different. So she said, "You don't know that before this policy was introduced, the price of sand and cement hadn't changed in decades, but now it's almost doubled. According to the current market conditions, if you don't move the east and west wing rooms in your riverside yard and only rebuild the main house facing north and south, you can build a pretty nice small Western-style house for about 6,000 to 8,000 yuan. You have to hurry. By next year, the labor costs will have increased. Even if you spend 10,000 yuan, you may not be able to finish building a small house."
Yao Zhizhi understood and responded, "Wait for me to tell Changxiao. After all, building a house is a big deal. I'll call you back later."
"Okay, just call Chao Risheng directly." Yao Taotao smiled and held the phone line tightly.
Yao Zhizhi heard something was wrong and asked, "Everyone's off work now. Are you asking me to call his residence?"
"Yeah." Yao Taotao said frankly, "I live with him now. I just moved in today."
"Okay, I understand. Remember to take measures." Yao Zhizhi never cared about the chastity arch. She only cared about Yao Taotao's health and studies.
Yao Taotao understood and smiled, "Don't worry, I've got it. I just don't know if he's willing to use it."
"If it doesn't work out, then don't be with him. Don't be timid. Now is the time for you to study hard. Don't get pregnant." Yao Zhizhi advised earnestly.
Yao Taotao giggled: "You know what, Zhizhi, I really like listening to you teach me a lesson."
"Is this a lesson? Didn't you see me getting angry at Xiao Xingxing? That's a lesson." Yao Zhizhi got angry when she thought of what happened a few days ago. Xiao Xingxing, that naughty monkey, climbed a tree again and fell again. This time, he scratched the skin around his eyes. If he had been a little more to the side, he would have definitely hurt his eyes. She was scared.
But that naughty boy was smiling nonchalantly, which made her very angry. She went into a cold war with him for three days and ignored him.
But she couldn't stand the brat apologizing and saying nice things to her every day. He also wrote her a letter of guarantee, an apology letter, and drew a family photo of the four of them holding hands.
In the end, she had no choice but to calm down and reconcile with this naughty boy.
She didn't tell Yao Taotao about this. Yao Taotao loved her child and would be anxious. It was enough for her to be anxious and angry herself. There was no need to drag someone else into the worry.
But at this moment, Yao Zhizhi slipped up and let it slip.
Yao Taotao quickly asked her what happened. Yao Zhizhi lied and said that Xiao Xingxing didn't do his homework well and his handwriting looked like scribbles, so he was scolded by the teacher.
Yao Taotao comforted her in return: "It's normal for children. It's good enough that they can sit there and write a few words. You should be content."
Of course Yao Zhizhi should be content, the little brat's handwriting is very good.
After hanging up the phone, she went to discuss building a house with Qi Changxiao.
Since the policy encourages self-built houses, there must be no rigid requirements for the style of the house. It just so happens that Shen Qingwan knows students from the Department of Architecture at National Tsing Hua University. Why not ask them to design one?
Qi Changxiao shook his head: "No, let's come up with one ourselves. Others' designs may not meet our requirements."
"That's true. Let's go to the library tomorrow and look through some books." Yao Zhizhi had no objection. This way she would feel more involved and accomplished, and she could learn more knowledge at the same time.
The couple was busy for several days, so much so that Yao Zhizhi was yawning constantly during class.
Zhu Mingmei, who was sitting next to her, quickly nudged her with her arm, fearing that when the teacher asked questions, Yao Zhizhi would not know the answer.
Yao Zhizhi woke up with a start and smiled gratefully.
Zhu Mingmei likes to stick to her recently because during the winter vacation last year, Zhu Mingmei went to see Dr. Zhong according to the address she gave. Now, after taking Chinese medicine for more than half a year, her complexion is much better.
Zhu Mingmei was very grateful to Yao Zhizhi. She always sat next to her in class recently, leaving her husband Cheng Che aside.
Far from being unhappy, Cheng Che told Zhu Mingmei to get along well with Yao Zhizhi and not to offend her.
Zhu Mingmei knew that many second-generation people were arrogant and looked down on others, and it was really rare to find someone as approachable as Yao Zhizhi.
What's more, Yao Zhizhi is a person with real abilities and is willing to help others. Even a fool would want to get along well with her.
After class, Zhu Mingmei took the initiative to hand her notes to Yao Zhizhi: "You dozed off and missed a section. Here, I took note of it."
Yao Zhizhi took her notes with a smile, said thank you, turned around and ran out.
There is no other way. If two liberal arts students want to design their own house, they have to brush up on their knowledge of architecture.
Fortunately, many courses in the Department of Literature are easy for Yao Zhizhi to handle, so it doesn't cause any delay.
As soon as she arrived at the library door, she saw Leng Dongyang walking towards her with a textbook in his hand.
The manuscript he submitted had been approved a long time ago and had been serialized in the latest magazine established by Yicheng Publishing House for several months, with good response.
The magazine is called "Good Stories" and it only publishes novels, no other literary genres.
This was founded by Chao Risheng. Its current sales are average. It only has a certain influence in Yicheng and a certain readership base in Weicheng. With the help of his parents, the sales in the provincial capital are also okay. Overall, the monthly sales are less than 100,000 copies, which is far less than that of Yao Zhizhi's magazine.
However, Chao Risheng was very content, and Leng Dongyang was also very content. At least from now on, all the stories would be signed by him.
He has already received several payments for his writings, and his life has visibly improved.
Seeing Yao Zhizhi, he was very grateful and greeted her with a smile: "Come and borrow a book."
"Yeah." Yao Zhizhi smiled, went to the reading room, and went straight to the place where she and Qi Changxiao often went.
When they got there, Qi Changxiao had not arrived yet. Yao Zhizhi sat down, put down her schoolbag, and went to look for textbooks for the Department of Architecture.
As soon as I sat down with a book, I saw Ji Dongqi coming over.
He also took an architecture textbook and sat in the row behind Yao Zhizhi.
Yao Zhizhi looked back and said nothing. When she turned around, Ji Dongqi looked up at her, holding his chin with both hands, looking dazed and thoughtful.
Soon, he heard familiar footsteps. He took a deep breath, lowered his head, opened the textbook, and started reading carefully.
Qi Changxiao has long legs and always walks lightly and quickly. He saw Yao Zhizhi was already taking notes, so he went to the bookshelf to find the half-read textbook, sat opposite Yao Zhizhi, and read face to face.
The two didn't want to disturb others' studies, so they passed notes to each other when communicating in the reading room.
Yao Zhizhi was tired of reading the textbook. When she looked up, Qi Changxiao had handed her a note that read, "Ji Dongqi is here again. I see him every time. Is he also interested in the architecture courses?"
Yao Zhizhi pondered for a moment and replied, "I'm not sure. Anyway, at the beginning of this semester, two people in our class dropped out. They said they wanted to go back and retake the exam, hoping to enter the Department of Architecture at National Tsing Hua University."
Qi Changxiao bit the pen and replied after a while, "Those two must have heard something at home. The construction industry will definitely be very popular in the next few decades."
"Yeah. Ji Dongqi must know the inside information. He may want to learn some architectural terminology to facilitate his career in related industries after graduation." After all, in addition to construction workers and designers, the construction industry also needs supervisors, finance and other talents in other industries.
Some people don't even need to participate in the specific work themselves, just have the title.
In any case, combined with the news from Yao Taotao that the students who dropped out are going to take the architecture exam, and that Ji Dongqi is doing homework in this area, all these signs are enough to show that the job market in the next few decades will change, and some industries will even be more attractive than a stable job.
After reading the book, the two went back. When leaving, Yao Zhizhi did not say hello to Ji Dongqi. After all, this man had never spoken to her, and she was not the kind of person who would curry favor with someone she didn't like.
When she returned home, the phone rang on time. Yao Taotao remembered that there was an unsolved mystery. She asked Yao Zhizhi, but she refused to tell her. She had no choice but to ask the students in the medical school herself.
Now, she finally knew the answer, and she had to express her feelings to Yao Zhizhi.
As soon as the call was connected, she exclaimed, "You're so good, Zhizhi! No wonder you refused to tell me what a barren woman is! It turns out it's inconvenient to talk about it!"
Yao Zhizhi flatly denied it: "It's not inconvenient at all. I'm encouraging you to explore independently. Do you understand my good intentions?"
"I'd be surprised if I believed you!"
"If you don't believe me, forget it. I'm hungry. Let's talk later."
"Okay, I'll call you in half an hour."
"Um."
"Oh, right—"
"Um?"
"That one is used up, please send me some more."
"Huh?" Yao Zhizhi almost didn't react. Her mind froze for a moment, then she understood. She couldn't help but smirk and said, "Good for you, Yao Taotao, you're so energetic? Wait, I'll send it to you this afternoon."
Yao Taotao blushed. "Okay. Have you thought clearly about building a house?"
"I've thought it through. Chang Xiao wants to draw the design himself, so wait a little longer. Can you help me pre-order the cement, sand, and other supplies first? I'll transfer the money to you this afternoon. Is the address Chao Risheng's?"
"Um."
"Teacher Yao!" Yao Zhizhi suddenly spoke earnestly.
The sudden increase in volume made Yao Taotao laugh. She asked, "Why, are you scolding me again? Want me to control myself?"
"You're so stupid, why would I care about that?" Yao Taotao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "I just want to remind you that it's not a 100% contraceptive. If you accidentally puncture it, you might still get pregnant, so you have to be careful. After use, fill it with some water and check it. If it doesn't leak, it's fine."
"Okay, I got it." Yao Taotao's old face turned redder and redder, like freshly cooked shrimp. After she hung up the phone, she looked back and saw that Chao Risheng was already ready.
Holding a small square plastic bag in his hand, he asked, "Is it true that this thing cannot be bought in China?"
"If you can't buy it, just use it. Don't you have a few at home? Wait for Zhizhi to send me some more. Be a little more restrained in the next two days." Yao Taotao rolled her eyes. She originally didn't believe that he had no experience.
So when they had sex for the first time, she was on top, but it turned out that this guy really didn't know how to do it.
I had no choice but to teach him slowly. Unexpectedly, this guy learned very quickly and was able to apply what he had learned to other situations very quickly. He also had a strong demand for knowledge.
Fortunately, she has also been very determined, and now we are on equal terms.
However, the frequency of their intercourse was too high, so they really needed to make a double confirmation, lest the condom broke and they would be reluctant to abort the pregnancy, but not aborting would affect their studies.
In short, she warned, "If I run out of it, I'll move back home so you don't get carried away just by seeing me."
Chao Risheng quickly surrendered: "No, I promise not to do anything reckless. Besides, isn't this not over yet?"
If you take one a day, you can last for a week.
He just couldn't believe it. How could the postal package not arrive after a week?
The fact is, it did not arrive. Because of the rain, the postal vehicle was delayed for two days, and Chao Risheng had to hold it in for those two days.
He could only hold her in his arms but couldn't put her into his mouth. It was really uncomfortable, but he held it back. He didn't dare to delay Yao Taotao's studies, otherwise, this woman would definitely turn against him and leave him.
Fortunately, after the rain stopped, the package was finally delivered, and Chao Risheng was finally released and had fun.
It happened to be the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, so Yao Taotao went to the dock on the river in person. There were ships coming and going there, and she could ask the boatmen transporting cement and sand for the most affordable sources of goods.
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