"Beiping, is this the blueprint you had them draw?" Jiang Hai, sitting in the passenger seat, had the clearest view of it.
Ye Beiping simply nodded and softly replied, "Mm."
Upon hearing that it was a house blueprint, Hou Baolin and Wu Di stopped their playful fighting and immediately lay down beside them.
Upon seeing the blueprints, both of them gaped in astonishment.
This isn't a house.
Are you sure this is their rural house?
Just looking at the blueprints is enough to shock three people. If it were built, wouldn't the whole Pingba Village be in an uproar?
No... it should be a sensation throughout the entire surrounding area.
People still come to refer to the two brick and tile houses of Hou Baolin and Wu Di every year, let alone the house that Ye Beiping had drawn.
"Beiping." Wu Di swallowed hard and asked, "Is this really the house you're going to build?"
Ye Beiping was still flipping through the drawings, nodding slightly: "Hmm, but there are still many things in there that I don't understand. I guess I'll have to ask someone to come over."
"I drew a rough sketch of the exterior, and then asked Sister Zhou to help me find someone to design it. The result is quite good. This house is called a villa in the city. Don't be fooled by its small size; the interior is actually much more luxurious."
"Uh-huh."
The three nodded in unison, having no doubt that the villa Ye Beiping described was indeed luxurious.
They were all incredibly envious just from looking at the advertisement.
Jiang Hai suddenly thought of something and asked, "Beiping, how much did it cost to build this house? It doesn't look very big, is it... very expensive?"
After handing the blueprints to the three men, Ye Beiping started the car and smiled.
"Of course, it's very complicated inside, and the walls aren't just plastered; they'll have to be tiled. Each tile will probably cost several dollars, and some can even cost tens of dollars."
hiss!
Hearing that a single wall brick costs several dollars, the three of them looked down at the house on the blueprint. Such a big house must have thousands of wall bricks.
At that moment, the first thought in the three of them was: Is this house small? Not at all.
Hou Baolin was the most honest of them all. He enviously stroked the patterns on the paper, practically drooling, and said, "Sigh, you can afford to build this in Beiping, but we can't."
“Yes.” Wu Di echoed Hou Baolin’s words.
A brick costs a few dollars, but a thousand bricks would cost several thousand dollars.
The house hasn't even been built yet; the bricks alone will cost several thousand dollars. If my dad finds out, he'll probably break my legs.
Jiang Hai had a different idea. He picked up the blueprints, looked them over, and asked, "This house looks good even without bricks. You could just paint it with a layer of plaster."
"Really?"
Hou Baolin and Wu Di immediately stepped forward to take a closer look.
The already cramped space became even cramped as the two people squeezed in and out.
Most importantly, one of them was fat.
However, the two were unaware of this space.
Jiang Hai was squeezed to the doorway, but seeing the two people's keen interest, he didn't say anything and could only suffer the injustice, giving up most of his space to the two of them.
Finally, Ye Beiping took the steering wheel and prepared to head towards Jiangshan Brewery, casually replying, "Actually, Brother Jiang Hai is right, a few layers of plaster are indeed enough. But I tiled it not only for aesthetics, but more for ease of cleaning."
“Look at your brick houses. No matter if you paint the outside white or gray, they get dirty in just two years. They get dirty as soon as it rains. But when it rains, it’s like washing the bricks. It’s hard to leave any marks on them.”
"Even if there are any marks left, you can wipe them clean later, right?"
That makes a lot of sense.
After reading it, Hou Baolin and Wu Di agreed with Ye Beiping, but... where would they get the money?
"Beiping, how much would it cost to build a house like this... I mean, without the bricks?" Jiang Hai asked, voicing the two men's doubts.
Actually, he wanted to know too.
Before seeing the blueprints, he was imagining what Ye Beiping's house would look like. After seeing them, he no longer wanted to look at any brick and tile houses, not even houses in the county town.
Ye Beiping smiled mysteriously, looking straight ahead without turning his head, and explained: "Actually, this house won't use many bricks. I'll mostly use transparent glass. The drawings here might not be very clear, but wouldn't it look better with glass on the front wall?"
Glass?
Jiang Hai and his two companions were dumbfounded. There were indeed such large windows in Hangzhou, but those windows...
Well, to be honest, it does look pretty good.
Is it just transparent?
The glass they saw was stained; it wasn't transparent.
"Beiping, this glass must be expensive, right?" Jiang Hai continued to ask.
Although I haven't asked about the specific price, even a small piece of glass like the window in my house costs around ten yuan.
Ye Beiping smiled and said, "Brother Jiang Hai, why are you always worrying about whether it's expensive or not? Have you ever thought that the bricks needed for a single wall might cost over a thousand yuan, but a single pane of transparent glass like that shouldn't cost over a thousand yuan, right?"
“It seems…that’s true.” Jiang Hai thought about it seriously and nodded.
After a pause, Ye Beiping continued, "That settles it then. Besides, this kind of glass needs to be specially made. Most of the glass in Hangzhou is blue or sky blue, but I want the completely transparent kind. If you order a large quantity, the price definitely won't be expensive, so don't worry."
"yes."
Hou Baolin and Wu Di immediately echoed his sentiments.
With a large quantity, the price certainly won't be high.
The two of them had already started having their own little schemes. Just like Ye Beiping said, why always talk about whether it's expensive or not? If you like it, that's all that matters.
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