The house has already been cleaned up; there isn't much construction debris left.
The main gate was a temporary, dilapidated wooden door, which frightened the two children when they saw it.
Liu Zi held Lingzi's hand, Liu's mother picked up Qiqi, and everyone walked inside together.
Liu Zi is explaining to her eldest daughter, who is already old enough to understand, what this place is.
Why is it like this now?
What will the future hold?
Reiko quickly understood that this was not a place where bad people lived, nor was it a terrifying place; it was just an unfinished house.
With her fear gone, Lingzi's sweet smile returned to her face. She ran over and took her sister's hand, and the two children went on an adventure together.
Aunt Zhang and Liu's mother followed behind them with indulgent expressions, not trying to stop them.
"If these two women continue to spoil them like this, these two kids might turn into bandits in the future."
Liu Zi noticed that Lingzi had picked up a stick from the corner of the room, and so the successor of the Dog-Beating Stick began his new journey.
"What are you saying? My granddaughter is so cute."
Hearing Liu Zi's words, Liu Daqiang was displeased. In his heart, his two granddaughters were the most adorable creatures in the world, his warm little darlings.
Seeing her father laughing so hard his eyes were almost closed, Liu Zi raised her hands to beg for forgiveness, saying that what they said was correct.
Liu Zi had no objection to the house's decoration style, but she disagreed with Liu Daqiang and Foreman Wang on the interior partitions.
Liu Zi's suggestion was to keep only one bedroom in the main house and use the rest as living rooms.
As for the living and dining room in the east wing, Liu Zi hopes that the middle can be separated by sliding frosted glass or film-coated glass.
Foreman Wang scratched his head. This thing is not easy to make. He guessed he would have to call the south to ask. The cost would definitely not be low.
Upon hearing this, Liu Daqiang told Liu Zi to calm down and stop doing anything strange.
Liu Zi retorted, "This house might be used to entertain VIPs at the studio later, so it has to be unique!"
Liu Daqiang and Foreman Wang were both very surprised. Didn't she live in this house herself?
Liu Zi bought this house because it was cheap and in a good location. Now that the house is built, even if she leaves it here and doesn't move, it will be worth a lot of money in twenty years.
Perhaps noticing the two questions, Liu Zi explained, "The house I'm staying in now is in a good location, easy to get in and out, and at least there's parking. There are too many tourists here during the day, so it's a bit noisy."
Recently, tourism in Beijing has been booming, and Nanluoguxiang has been particularly crowded. As a result, housing prices in the area have risen by 20% in just over half a year.
Foreman Wang nodded, agreeing with Liu Zi's point that a house should be comfortable to live in.
Liu Daqiang just couldn't understand why his daughter had so many ideas.
After the house near the overpass was renovated, she felt it had a smell and needed to be left to air out for a while, so she continued to live in the village.
The smell had almost dissipated, but then she complained that people coming and going over there were disturbing her creative process, so she insisted on buying another secondhand house to live in.
The same goes for the new house here. It's almost finished, but she feels it's inconvenient to drive around here, so she doesn't want to move in.
So she's hesitant about the new house and only wants to live in the old one!
Seeing her father's increasingly ashen face, Liu Zi's eyes lit up and she came up with a good idea.
"Dad, after the house is built, you and Mom can move in here!"
“This place isn’t far from your workplace, even closer than the family compound. Since you don’t have a car yet, it’s really suitable for you to move here,” Liu Zi encouraged.
"I have my own home, why would I live in your house!" Liu Daqiang retorted instinctively upon hearing this idea.
“There’s not even a proper yard in the family compound. Besides, a yard is the most comfortable place to be in the summer. Just come over and look after the house for me occasionally!” Liu Zi thought this was a great idea.
“Our whole family moved here around Chinese New Year. It’s spacious here, so we don’t have to worry about not having enough room anymore. And your comrades-in-arms, when they occasionally come to Beijing on business, you can arrange hotels here, but there are always a few you’d like to invite over! It’s noisy in apartment buildings, but this place has a big yard where you can drink and chat as you please, isn’t that great!”
Liu Zi's words really struck a chord with Liu Daqiang, and even the foreman Wang next to him nodded repeatedly, agreeing with her statement.
"Old Liu, what are you still hesitating for? Your daughter is being filial to you, and you're still not satisfied? I'm so envious."
"Besides, this house can't be left vacant for too long. Even a new house will deteriorate quickly if no one lives in it."
"Then I'll discuss it with your mother and hear her opinion!" Liu Daqiang felt a little awkward. When did his precious daughter become capable of supporting a family for him?
Liu Zi glanced at her father with disdain. Her father was getting more and more afraid of his wife as he got older. If she had known this would happen, she would have just told her mother instead of wasting her breath arguing with him.
"Mother!"
Liu Zi called out twice towards the door, and Liu's mother, Xu Mei, came into the house after hearing it.
"What's wrong? Why did you call me?"
Liu Zi didn't waste any words and explained the matter clearly.
After hesitating for two seconds, Liu's mother readily agreed.
"You just agreed like that?" Liu Daqiang looked at his wife in disbelief.
“Your daughter offered you a big house to live in, and you didn’t even agree right away. Did you expect her to beg you?” Xu Mei rolled her eyes at him.
“Daughter, don’t pay attention to your dad, he’s getting more and more dramatic.”
Hearing his wife Xu Mei's words, Liu Daqiang became unusually embarrassed.
With the plan nearly finalized, Liu Zi gave Foreman Wang another 50,000 yuan, hoping he could expedite the work so they could celebrate the New Year in their new house at the end of the year.
Liu Zi asked Wang Jian to book her a plane ticket. She planned to fly directly to Anshi, the headquarters of the Northwest Military Region, and then go to the Special Forces Brigade.
She planned to book the plane tickets and then notify the other party.
There aren't many airlines operating there; there are only two flights a week to Anshan.
Actually, according to Liu Daqiang, since it's not peak season, Liu Zi could just take a sleeper train instead of flying, as he felt it wasn't safe to fly.
Liu Zi had actually checked train tickets, but the main problem was that the train journey would take nearly thirty hours, and there were no soft sleeper tickets available for the past week.
She felt that if she took that 30-hour train ride, she would probably go crazy when she got off.
In the end, Liu Zi perfectly defeated Liu Daqiang, who still wanted to persuade her, by pointing out that plane tickets were expensive and there were no human traffickers or thieves on board.
Liu Zi had just booked her tickets when Li Mu, who had disappeared for half a month, suddenly called to ask her to meet.
Liu Zi had submitted the proposal last week, and guessing that the other party had different opinions that needed to be discussed, she simply agreed to meet that evening.
It was still the Yunxing Grand Hotel, and still that most luxurious private room.
Liu Zi guessed that this private room was not usually open to the public, and was only opened when Li Mu came. It was really luxurious!
As she walked, she thought about how delicious the food was last time, and she was sure she wouldn't hold back when ordering again this time.
However, Liu Zi's smiling face froze the moment the waiter pushed open the door.
The next second, she turned around and walked out.
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