Chapter 362: Building a Western-style House 2 The money for building a Western-style house will be paid in full by the mother-in-law...
The riverside has been very busy lately. Since Tang Fengyuan was transferred here, he has been in charge of the water branch, dealing with some troublesome disputes.
After all, the port's throughput is limited, but the demand for cement, sand and gravel has increased recently, so that the port, which has been deserted for many years, has suddenly become a hot commodity.
Sometimes dozens of boatmen are waiting in line to unload cargo, and are anxious to go back to transport the next boatload of goods. Naturally, they are prone to getting angry and irritable, and they are bound to quarrel with others.
Either they complain that other people's boats are unloading too slowly, or they complain that other people's boats are parked at too tricky an angle, preventing them from squeezing in.
If it happens to be windy and rainy, there might even be a sudden shipwreck.
Just as Yao Taotao arrived at the dock, she saw several boatmen fighting.
Each of them is a strong male laborer, no matter whether they are thin or tall, their strength is not something that ordinary people can pull apart.
Therefore, several police officers from the Water Police Station came, but they were unable to separate these furious boatmen.
We can only invite Tang Fengyuan to come and take charge of the situation.
There was no other way. If someone really died, she, the branch director, would also be in trouble.
She hurried over on her bike, dumped it into the grass nearby, and without even trying to straighten herself, she ran to the pile of sand next to the dock with a megaphone and shouted, "Comrades, calm down a bit. I have some good news!"
Good news? Aren’t cockfighting men just fighting to make more money?
Now there's good news? Okay, let's hear it.
So, the men who wanted to kill each other just a second ago all stopped what they were doing. Although they still didn't completely let go of each other, at least they temporarily slowed down the escalation of the conflict.
Everyone looked at the pile of yellow sand.
But I saw a female police officer with short hair and wearing a uniform, smiling and holding a document and reading it.
The general meaning is that in order to revitalize the economy and further strengthen the pilot adjustment of housing policies, the Yicheng government will cancel the berthing fees at the terminal and reduce the amount of ship port fees in the next two years. However, as a result, the circulation of goods will enter a period of rapid development, so the newly built warehouses near the terminal will shorten the free storage period from seven days to three days.
Seeing that everyone had quieted down, Tang Fengyuan smiled and said, "Comrades, the government is thinking of you all. Although the detention period has been shortened, the dock usage fees have been significantly reduced. If I were you, I wouldn't have time to argue with others. Seize the time and run more cargo ships, and you will save more money. Saving is gaining. I think everyone understands this principle, right?"
The so-called detention period is the period of free storage.
The boatmen looked at each other in amazement.
My God, at the current rate of development, these goods will be cleared out in less than two days, so a three-day detention period is more than enough.
The cancellation of berthing fees and the reduction of ship port fees are real cash savings!
Why are you still fighting? Hurry up and unload the cargo! Grab the warehouse!
For a moment, the men who were originally fighting and roaring like fighting cocks all returned to their respective ships, looking for their own goods, seizing the time to unload, move, sell and make money!
Tang Fengyuan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that order had been restored at the dock.
When she came down from the yellow sand pile, she saw Yao Taotao standing at the edge of the dock with a smile. Yao Taotao had already helped her lift the car up and was waving enthusiastically, calling her Aunt Tang.
Tang Fengyuan smiled and waved: "Come, tell me what's going on."
Yao Taotao ran over in small steps, helped her hold the loudspeaker, and walked together to the police station next door. The office of the Water Police Station was not here, but had to walk two blocks south to get there. The police station here was a special arrangement to maintain order at the dock and to facilitate the rest of the police on duty.
The two went to the police station, and Yao Taotao explained her purpose, hoping that Tang Fengyuan could help her find a reliable building materials supplier.
Tang Fengyuan did know someone, but it was a bit inappropriate for her to introduce him. After thinking it over, she advised, "How about this, go to the Binjiang Subdistrict Office and ask Aunt Song there. Her nephew is also a sailor, so he knows more about this than I do."
"Okay, I'll go ask." Yao Taotao said with a smile, "Auntie Tang, why don't you ask me what I'm going to do with the yellow sand and cement?"
"Zhizhi told me everything. Several boatmen here have criminal records. Two of them have molested female comrades and have just been released from prison. Another one was just a hooligan and was sentenced to several months even though he didn't succeed. You are pretty, so don't come here by yourself in the future." Tang Fengyuan was not against building a Western-style building. Anyway, she had been going to the riverside courtyard bought by her daughter-in-law for her lunch break recently. It was close.
If a Western-style building is built, next summer will definitely be very comfortable, with the river breeze being more useful than an electric fan.
At that time, I will spread a mat on the floor of the central hall on the second floor. It would be so wonderful just thinking about it.
Besides, the family is not short of money, but she doesn't want her daughter-in-law to pay for it. She has already asked Ning Zhengrong, and he has some antiques that can be sold to provide support.
Not to mention building a small villa, even building ten or twenty houses would be more than enough.
So she asked, "Did Zhizhi send you money?"
Yao Taotao nodded: "Yes, she has money, Aunt Tang, please don't spend it."
Tang Fengyuan was adamant: "No, I can't. I haven't been able to help with the child these past few years, and I feel bad about it. But I'll always do my best to spend the money. Come to me in the alley tomorrow morning to get the money. Don't touch her money. Send it to her later."
Yao Taotao didn't want to make her own decision, so she asked, "Does Zhizhi have any objections?"
"You silly child, are you helping her or me?" Tang Fengyuan laughed angrily, "Why, I'm helping her save money, and you're not happy about it?"
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you." Yao Taotao quickly surrendered. It was great that Zhizhi could meet such a wealthy mother-in-law, and she was happy to see it happen. She was just worried that Zhizhi would be unhappy. After all, this was considered as acting without prior consent.
She thought she would call and tell her when she got back, but Tang Fengyuan reminded her, "Don't tell her. Wait until you have everything ready before sending it to her."
Yao Taotao didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Well, she will definitely blame me when the time comes. But, you are right, I will definitely help her, so let her blame me."
"That's right, go quickly, I still have to check on the progress of the shipwreck salvage." Tang Fengyuan is really a busy man, he has no time to spare.
Yao Taotao had heard about the shipwreck. It had rained heavily a while ago and a greedy ship owner loaded his cargo beyond the maximum waterline, thinking that the more money he could make, the better. However, the strong wind and waves on the river caused his ship to capsize.
A whole ship full of stones is gone just like that, what a pity.
Moreover, a boatman on the boat is missing and has not been salvaged yet. He might have been washed downstream.
Because someone was missing, the matter was jointly handled by the Water Branch and the Yangtze River Navigation Administration of the transportation department.
Yao Taotao warned, "It's rained a lot recently, so Aunt Tang, be careful too. The riverside is too slippery."
"Don't worry, I can swim. I won't be afraid even if I really fall down." Tang Fengyuan smiled and quickly rode his bicycle to the shipwreck site.
Yao Taotao looked at her back and felt a little emotional. In fact, there were some things that Aunt Tang didn't need to do herself, but the water police station was short of police force recently, and Aunt Tang was a person with a strong sense of responsibility, so she would definitely go wherever she was needed.
It’s not easy to think about it. At your age, you still have to travel around.
It is true that if you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight.
This also applies to her relationship with Chao Risheng. She has a premonition that Chao's mother and daughter will not let it go. Even if she keeps quiet for a while, they will probably cause trouble for her again after the storm passes.
However, there are only thieves who have been thieves for a thousand years, but no one who has been on guard against thieves for a thousand years. What she needs to do is not to be afraid of her shadow, and for the rest, she can just fight against it.
She hurried to the Binjiang Subdistrict Office and found out that this Aunt Song was the aunt of Xiao Song from the publishing house. When she heard that Yao Taotao was also an employee of the publishing house, she immediately and enthusiastically pulled her to sit down and chat.
Soon, Aunt Song introduced her to a particularly reliable boatman, whose name and contact information were written on a cigarette case handed to her by a young clerk.
Yao Taotao was curious: "This man's surname is Yuan, isn't he your nephew?"
Aunt Song had long known about Yao Taotao and Chao Risheng's relationship from Xiao Song, so she naturally didn't dare to be careless. She simply pulled her out the door and said, "Of course not. My nephew is a sly one. Seeing how young you are, he's definitely going to rip you off. Just go find Xiao Yuan. You still remember Director Yuan from before? Xiao Yuan is his nephew, and he's much more reliable than my nephew."
Yao Taotao smiled and said, "Thank you, Auntie. I'll go talk to him right away."
"Hey, just say you built the house for Editor-in-Chief Yao. Xiao Yuan will give you a discount when he finds out." Aunt Song smiled and suggested, "After all, Director Yuan has a good impression of Editor-in-Chief Yao and must have praised her to his family many times."
Yao Taotao smiled and didn't refuse, but she didn't intend to do so.
Doing favors won't save you much money, but it will make you owe a huge debt of favor.
She had already paid several thousand yuan, so there was no need to make a fuss about such a small profit. After all, favors were hard to repay, and she didn't want to cause trouble for Zhizhi when she was not around. It would be better to just go with the market price and not ask for a higher price.
She went to the riverside to ask around, but found out that Xiao Yuan's cargo ship had just left, so she didn't get to see him and could only come back tomorrow.
During this time, she indeed saw a boatman winking at her in a lustful manner, which made her feel so disgusted that she left quickly.
When he got home, Chao Risheng had already prepared dinner: a braised lion's head dish, a steamed crab with rice flour, a dish of tofu with green onions, and a winter melon and pork ribs soup.
With three dishes and a soup, she had a good meal.
She smiled, picked up her chopsticks and sat down: "Thank you for your hard work, come with me to the dock tomorrow."
Chao Risheng untied his apron and sat down: "Okay, then let's have something simple tomorrow."
Yao Taotao wasn't picky about food, and eating a lot of meat and fish every day wasn't good either. She shaved the bones off the ribs and stuffed the meat into Chao Risheng's mouth. "If that doesn't work out, we can go to a restaurant by the river. I saw a fish noodle restaurant today and I'd like to try it."
"Okay, let's try it tomorrow." Chao Risheng went along with her. He had no other choice. They had been chasing each other for so long before they were together. It was not easy to get them, so he cherished it very much.
Even though people around him were advising him that he, a first-time marriage holder, would be at a great disadvantage by marrying her, a second-time marriage holder, he didn't care and would even get angry. Now those people have shut up and stopped talking about it.
But he knew that they would still gossip about him behind his back, and his mother would not give up.
After dinner and washing the dishes, he gave Yao Taotao a heads-up: "I had a dream last night. I dreamed that my mom came to you again to make trouble. It made you so angry that you wanted to break up with me. Can we make a deal in advance? No matter what my mom and sister did, you have to give me a chance to defend yourself. After I clarify everything, you can make a decision. Don't break up with me impulsively, okay?"
Yao Taotao was silent. It seemed that he also had a premonition.
Is this tacit understanding?
She smiled and pinched Chao Risheng's cheek, then pushed him onto the pillow: "Shut up, we'll talk later."
Okay, Chao Risheng just lay there obediently and let her take what she wanted.
It's true that lying down and admiring her devoted expression was also a kind of enjoyment for him. However, such enjoyment usually didn't last too long, because he was so aroused by her that he felt like his whole body was on fire, and he would soon fall into madness and had no time to appreciate it leisurely.
Every time that happened, he couldn't help but want to sit up. Her hair would stick to his face, tightly stuck to his skin by sweat, and there was a thrilling madness and throbbing.
This process will last for a long time, so long that he will have to work very hard to prevent himself from reaching the finish line early.
He wanted to be with her.
But this is very difficult. Fortunately, after repeated failures and lessons learned, I finally succeeded this time.
Afterwards, the two of them collapsed on the bed. Yao Taotao took a long time to get up and fill the condom with water.
Chao Risheng pressed her into his arms and said, "Let's drink again tomorrow. I want to hold you in my arms."
Yao Taotao was also tired, so forget it, let’s do it tomorrow.
The two of them were lying on the bed chatting, and Yao Taotao asked a fatal question: "Last time they came, they wanted Cao Guangyi to take advantage of me, but Cao Guangyi didn't fall for it. Then they will definitely change their mind. What if... what if they find someone to seduce you?"
Chao Risheng raised his arms: "Am I that easy to be fooled? You underestimate me too much."
Yao Taotao sat up and said seriously, "You'd better keep your word. If there really comes a day when you are plotted against and you are with another woman... I will leave you forever and will not look back."
"Why? I am also a victim, isn't it?" Chao Risheng was very depressed.
Yao Taotao asked back, "Then put yourself in my shoes. If I were to be with another man while we were in a relationship... would you still be able to stay with me like nothing happened?"
Chao Risheng remained silent and did not answer this question until he fell asleep.
And silence itself is an answer.
In that case, her answer is the same.
The next day, the two of them went to the alley together to find Tang Fengyuan to get the money, and then went to the riverside to wait for Xiao Yuan, as if they had never discussed such a heart-wrenching issue.
Xiao Yuan’s quotation was indeed affordable. Yao Taotao ordered enough quantity and called Yao Zhizhi.
But she didn't say that her mother-in-law paid for the construction of the villa in full.
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