Chapter 31: Who would live in a pigeon house when there is a single-family villa?
Lu Chiyu sat in the passenger seat, looked at the man next to him, and after thinking for a while, he decided that he should find a topic to talk about.
After all, He Manman's words touched upon the man's greatest self-esteem, so she had to divert his attention.
"What does our new house look like?" Lu Chiyu asked.
"Our new apartment is over there in the old residential building..."
Next, from Gu Yuan's narration, Lu Chiyu learned that the family building was built by the military district last year and had only been completed and occupied for less than half a month.
Before this, the military district’s family housing estates were all stone houses. These houses were made of stone, each with its own entrance and some even had two floors.
However, they have no running water, no independent toilets, and are easy to be soaked in water due to their low floors, which are infested with snakes, insects, rats and ants. In addition, people nowadays admire high-rise buildings, so when the new five-story family buildings are completed, everyone wants to move into the new buildings.
Now they have been allocated a two-story stone house.
When Lu Chiyu heard that the new house she was allocated was actually a detached villa, her eyes suddenly lit up.
Who would live in a pigeon house when there is a single-family villa?
In her previous life, she had seen many tall buildings, but she did not admire them as much as people do today.
The book also says that Liu Yaozu will come to Hai City’s Municipal Party Committee to gain experience after working as deputy factory director for half a year next year.
It was mentioned that the conditions of the family housing complex of the South Island Military Region have been improved to a higher level than before, with running water and electricity installed.
So I think running water will be installed in the old housing estate within half a year at the latest.
She was not afraid before she installed running water because there was plenty of water in her third-floor planting space.
Lu Chiyu tried the water from the spring. Although it was not the legendary spiritual spring water, the water quality was very good. It was clearer, sweeter and more delicious than the mountain spring water she had seen in her previous life.
So other people living in the old housing estate would worry about carrying water, but she didn't.
As for toilets, public toilets are indeed unbearable, but they can build one themselves.
So Lu Chiyu said to Gu Yuan enthusiastically: "Comrade Gu Yuan, I really like the old family compound. We have money, and if the house we are allocated is really shabby, we can just tear it down and build a new one.
Then we will build a toilet. The living convenience will definitely not be worse than the new residential building, except that the water may be a little troublesome.
But this is not a big deal, compared to the new family buildings where each household only has a few dozen square meters and has to share a kitchen with others.
Moreover, the sound insulation for people going up and down the stairs and for neighbors on the left and right may not be good, so the privacy is too poor. I would rather carry water and consider it as exercise, so I really think this house with its own entrance is more to my liking.
As the saying goes, "Misfortune may turn out to be a blessing in disguise." So if someone wants a building, we should give it to them. Maybe they will envy us in the future.
Of course, it's one thing for them to like each other, but He Manman has kept a record of what happened today. Not only did the other party steal her house, but he also insulted her soldier brother!
Gu Yuan felt relieved when he heard Lu Chiyu's cheerful tone, which didn't sound fake at all.
Then I thought about it and felt that what she said was right. They had enough money, so if the house was broken, they could just build a new one and add a separate toilet. It seemed that living in the old family compound was actually more spacious and comfortable than the new one.
As for water, he prepared some more water jars and wooden barrels at home, and filled them up whenever he had time, so that the little girl didn't have to fetch water.
So the corners of his mouth curled slightly: "Okay, I'll do as you say."
The house they were assigned was not far away and they arrived there in less than three minutes.
As soon as he got off the car, Lu Chiyu was amazed by the two-story building in front of him.
Although it is a stone house, it still looks new. The most important thing is that it is two-story and the nearest neighbor is more than ten meters away.
Lu Chiyu smiled and said, "Comrade Gu Yuan, I like this house very much."
Seeing that she liked it, Gu Yuan felt even more relieved and said, "Logistics said that this house was built just over a year ago. When it was built, there was already news that a new family housing complex was being built, so most people applied for the new family housing complex. No one has applied for this house yet, so we are its first owners."
Hearing that it was a completely new house, Lu Chiyu was even more satisfied.
Gu Yuan took out the key to open the gate, and saw a front yard of about 40 square meters. Perhaps because no one took care of it, the grass in the yard grew wildly, and some of it was half a person's height.
They walked along the middle path towards the house and found two side rooms on the left side of the house. One of them had a stove and was obviously the kitchen, and the other was the bathroom, but of course there was no toilet.
In the middle of the main house is the living room, which is about 20 square meters, and there are two rooms of more than 10 square meters on the left and right.
Then there is the second floor. There are only two rooms on the second floor. One of them is the master bedroom, which is almost 30 square meters, and the other is more than 10 square meters. In addition, there is a large balcony.
Standing on the balcony, Lu Chiyu actually saw the sea in the distance.
She couldn't help but shout to Gu Yuan behind her in surprise: "Comrade Gu Yuan, look, it's the sea!"
Her eyes seemed to be glowing, and they immediately illuminated Gu Yuan's heart.
Seeing that she liked him so much, he sincerely raised the corners of his mouth: "Well, as long as you like it."
"I like it. From now on, we can often watch the sea and the sunrise and sunset here. There is a saying that facing the sea with spring flowers blooming is a beautiful scene."
The scene Lu Chiyu described also made Gu Yuan yearn for it. He said seriously, "Okay, when I have time, I will plant flowers in the yard. You will be able to see the flowers bloom next spring. We also have a backyard. Do you want to take a look?"
Lu Chiyu was even more surprised to hear that there was a backyard. It was more than 200 square meters, and there were even two mango trees, two peach trees, a longan tree, and a kumquat tree planted there.
Gu Yuan explained that their row was located on the outskirts of the family compound, so the enclosed yard was larger.
There was also a piece of land that used to be an orchard. Later, when houses were built, the military district was reluctant to cut down all the trees, so some trees were left behind.
However, these trees no longer bear fruit because no one takes care of them.
Even so, Lu Chiyu was very satisfied. She said excitedly that even if they didn't pick fruits, they could still enjoy the cool breeze. She could also grow some vegetables in the backyard so that they wouldn't have to buy vegetables.
After looking at the house, Lu Chiyu was so satisfied with it that they went to the car to get the cleaning tools.
Lu Chiyu was very glad that she bought the cleaning tools, and the two of them started cleaning the house.
To be precise, the main force in cleaning was Gu Yuan, and Lu Chiyu was just helping out on the side. Her soldier brother was reluctant to let her do any work.
Gu Yuan also borrowed two wooden buckets from his neighbor and fetched water to clean the house. He worked as hard as ten people and in less than an hour the house looked brand new.
After cleaning, they moved the other things in the car into the living room. Gu Yuan told Lu Chiyu that they would go to the logistics department to pick out some furniture, because no one had ever lived in this house and there was nothing in it.
As soon as he heard about choosing furniture, Lu Chiyu became interested and agreed without saying a word.
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