Chapter 189: Look at the Homestead, Design Institute
Zhang Wanwan was happy for them and whispered to Zhao Xiaojun, "Have you agreed on when to get married?"
Zhao Xiaojun nodded sweetly, "We've decided to get the marriage certificate in two months. We'll probably get married at the end of the year. It's still quite hot here in August. I want to get married in October of the lunar calendar, but I don't know if there will be a good day at that time."
"Congratulations." Zhang Wanwan toasted Zhao Xiaojun with a glass, her eyes full of envy and blessings, hoping that one day she would also be able to find her true love.
Because of the house building, the Zhang family of four drove Li Yongshou and his wife to Xiqiao Village early the next morning.
Before, Zhang Wanwan only knew that Zhang's father was going to give her a piece of residential land to build a house, and she had no idea where the residential land was. Only then did she discover that the residential land was at the foot of the Zhang family's hill. The hill was full of wildly growing Eucalyptus globulus and some fruit trees commonly seen in Qingpu. As no one had taken care of it for a long time, no one dared to go up easily. The adjacent field also belonged to their family.
This place is relatively unfamiliar to Zhang Wanwan.
"Dad, why didn't I see you farming here when I was a kid?" The Zhang family fields that Zhang Wanwan was familiar with were the ones she went to see with Zhang Baiyan on the day of worshiping the God of Heaven. They were near the old house. There were not many people around here, and most of them were fields. Fortunately, the villagers in Xiqiao Village now basically grow rice, which is not as dangerous as corn fields.
Father Zhang said with an air of commanding generals, "This piece of land is also ours. The ones over at the old house belong to Dad. Your grandfather was going to give these here to your uncle, but your uncle had a falling out with your grandfather, so he left them all to me because the land in the countryside is worthless. Your uncle didn't like it before, and he didn't say a word when he knew about it. But I don't know if it was because of this incident that your uncle didn't even come back to see your grandfather when he was dying. Anyway, these are all trivial matters, so it's better not to talk about them.
Dad gave this place to you because everything here is connected. You can invite someone to take care of it and use it however you want. You can also leave the village from here and you don’t have to take the road we came from, so you don’t have to worry about gossip from people in the village.
As for the fact that there are not many people here, don't worry. After you have cleaned up and built the house and fenced off the yard, you can also install surveillance and so on. We are in the countryside, there are not many outsiders, and almost everyone knows each other well. No one dares to do anything. If you are in a strange place outside, Dad will also be worried.
Besides, if you want to live here in the future, you can bring your mom or I to accompany you, so you don’t have to worry about that at all.”
Seeing how clearly Zhang's father spoke, Zhang Wanwan knew that he had already made all the arrangements clearly.
Li Yongshou and his wife walked around the area and came back to tell the four Zhangs: "This place is big, but it will cost a lot of money to clean up the front."
As he spoke, Li Yongshou stepped hard on the stones on the ground. Because of the overgrown weeds, Zhang Wanwan couldn't even see what the stones looked like.
"This is easy. We can ask the people in the village to come and turn over the land with excavators. It won't take a few days. If the girl thinks that the mountains and fields are an eyesore, she can turn them over as well. We can just reclaim the whole area and decide how to use it later."
Mr. Zhang is rich now and speaks lavishly, unlike other people who are so frugal.
Zhang Wanwan said jokingly, "Dad, just turn over the homestead and the mountain first, and leave the farmland alone. I'm still studying, and by the time I graduate and come back, there will definitely be grass growing here again."
"Then I'll listen to you." Zhang's father made the decision.
Li Yongshou and his wife only knew that their younger brother-in-law's family doted on their daughter, but they didn't know that they doted on her to this extent. Everything was decided by their daughter. This really opened their eyes.
After both parties agreed on the time for the land turning construction, Zhang Baiyan drove Li Yongshou and his wife back home. At the same time, they also had to rush back to the city. Zhang Wanwan also had to find a professional architectural designer to draw the blueprints. Although it would cost a lot more money, professional matters should be left to professionals to do with peace of mind.
With Luo Jijun's recommendation, Zhang Wanwan went to a modern design institute in Pu City.
This design company is quite large, with branches all over the country. It has undertaken many large and small engineering designs, ranging from hospitals, commercial buildings, and bridges to private suite decoration designs.
When Zhang Wanwan came over, the design institute was still on holiday and there were hardly any people in the company. Instead, the drawings filled the entire office, the kind that stretched from the top to the roof. She was stunned.
Luo Jijun whispered to her, "These are just some photocopies, not important materials. Because it's a holiday, the employees are not at work. The one who received us is their person in charge. You can just call him Dean He. Today we came here mainly to tell him your design requirements so that he can arrange a designer for you. In addition, Dean He will also tell you their fee standards. Generally, they also need to make an initial estimate. It takes several days to go back and forth."
Design institutes like this have all kinds of designers. Some are good at designing the exterior of buildings, some are good at bridge design, some are good at interior design, pipe integration, water and electricity, etc., and the divisions are very detailed.
Zhang Wanwan didn't comment, but nodded and said, "I understand."
The two men pushed open the office door and were greeted by a balding man in his fifties or sixties. This man should be the Dean He that Luo Jijun mentioned.
The two sides exchanged greetings.
Luo Jijun got straight to the point and said, "Dean He, this is the Miss Zhang I mentioned to you on the phone."
Dean He greeted Zhang Wanwan politely and said enthusiastically: "Xiao Luo mentioned this to me several times before. I didn't expect Miss Zhang to be so young. She looks like she's still studying!"
Zhang Wanwan nodded with a smile, "Yes, Dean He, I am still a student. This time I asked Brother Luo for help. I wanted to find someone to help me design a villa."
When it comes to business, Dean He was not vague. He immediately sat up straight and asked seriously, "Where do you want to build this villa, Miss Zhang? Are there any requirements for the surrounding environment? How much area do you want to build?"
Seeing that Zhang Wanwan was a little confused, Dean He explained, "It's like this. You know that we still have to consider Feng Shui when building a house in Pu City. Feng Shui is something you believe in or not, but we will still try to avoid some things according to the local customs, so it's best to understand the surrounding environment of the homestead before starting construction."
Zhang Wanwan looked surprised.
Dean He laughed and said, "Young people today may not know this, but those of us who study architectural design will be exposed to this more or less. Since we have accepted the project, we naturally have to be responsible to the employer."
"That's right!" Luo Jijun echoed, "It is precisely because I trust your design institute that I recommended it to Miss Zhang."
(End of this chapter)
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