The three of them would meet up every day, running around the villa, exploring upstairs and downstairs. The villa was just waiting for inspection and handover; in a week at most, the front yard would also be finished, and then they could buy furniture and appliances.
The biggest item is the air conditioner. Installing a central air conditioning system now costs about 200,000 yuan, which is equivalent to the price of building a small house.
This villa has already cost 500,000 yuan. Installing air conditioning, furniture, and appliances will cost another 300,000 to 400,000 yuan.
This doesn't even include the cost of the hotel in the front yard. The hotel is simply decorated, but it has many rooms and a large area, and it has already cost 300,000 yuan.
Although there are no guests yet, we still need to set up an air conditioner. We don't need to buy expensive furniture and appliances, but even a simple setup will cost over 100,000 yuan, plus the air conditioner, which will also cost over 100,000 yuan.
Once the entire project is completed and people can move into the houses, it will cost at least 1.5 million yuan.
I currently have about 2 million yuan in cash. After paying the final payment for the project and equipping the house with appliances and furniture, I'll only have a little over 1.2 million yuan left.
It seems I should continue fishing when the weather is good. I can't just sit around and do nothing. My fishing boat and courtyard house are still waiting for me, so I need to keep working hard to earn money.
Thinking of the ship, Chen Hong's heart warmed up again. Yesterday, Chen Hong went to Rongcheng Shipbuilding Company. Although the company had only been established for two years, its technology and equipment were truly top-notch.
During this time, Chen Hong has also researched many types of boats online and has a general idea of the fishing boat she wants.
To Chen Hong's dismay, the shipbuilding company's engineer said that the fishing boat designed according to his ideas would cost at least 2 million yuan.
This surprised Chen Hong. All she asked for was a machine that was no more than 20 meters long, had at least two 1,000-horsepower imported brand-name engines, a 70-80 kilowatt generator, could be equipped with radar and gyroscope devices, could be extremely fast, and could be used to escape quickly in case of danger.
Ideally, you should have a CCS certificate to compete for resources on the high seas; you only need one large cryogenic tank and two medium-sized live water tanks to maximize the effectiveness of your "golden touch".
A kitchen with two small stoves, two bedrooms (one large and one small), and a separate bathroom can meet basic living needs.
With two 3,000-liter fuel tanks, you don't have to worry about running out of fuel even after several days at sea;
Why is this simple fishing boat, equipped with a crane, electric winch, anchor winch, and other basic fishing gear, so expensive, with ample space on both the fore and aft decks?
She doesn't need the shipyard's luxurious decorations, high-end sound system, top-of-the-line appliances, or leisure salon that the shipyard provides.
Just considering the dazzling array of luxurious amenities, Chen Hong felt the shipyard should add over a million yuan to the price.
If the configuration is as simple as Chen Hong described, it can be purchased for less than 1 million yuan.
However, the shipyard had never encountered a customer like Chen Hong before, nor had it ever made such a simple and practical fishing boat. The price needed to be recalculated, so Chen Hong had no choice but to return and wait for news.
However, an engineer's words reminded Chen Hong that there was no need to use imported engines; the domestic Weichai engines were just as good, and using domestic engines would save three-quarters of the price.
Moreover, some of Chen Hong's requirements do not meet the ship design requirements. All configuration data must be scientifically matched. Building a ship based solely on one's own ideas will pose safety hazards.
Chen Hong became more obedient, but then she thought that the shipyard already knew her needs and would definitely try to sell her fishing boats in a way that suited her wishes. They certainly knew more about her than she did.
Whether it's a new boat or a converted used one, it can't be rushed; you can only go home and wait for the right opportunity.
Chen Hong sent two boxes of apples and pears, which are easy to store, and one box of two bottles of honey weighing two jin each to her sister in Beijing and Director Fang Yitong.
They've done me a lot of help before, so it's only right that I give them something nice in return.
A relationship can only grow closer through give and take. Chen Hong is counting on these two locals to help her buy a courtyard house, so she must maintain this relationship well.
Back home, I just waited for news from the shipyard. Anyway, they knew I was interested in buying a ship, so if it didn't work out the first time, I could just keep looking.
As long as it's suitable, Chen Hong doesn't mind using a second-hand boat; it'll definitely be better than her current fishing boat!
Chen Hong resumed her routine of going out to sea to fish when the weather was good, and staying home with her children when the weather was bad and the waves were high. Finally, the architectural design company handed over the house after third-party inspection.
Looking at the spacious and bright house, Chen Hong felt an indescribable sense of peace. Of the seventeen properties she had bought, only this was her true home, a haven for Chen Hong and Yu Yang.
With the final payment of 200,000 yuan made, the house matter is finally over. Now the most urgent tasks are installing central air conditioning, buying furniture, appliances, and ordering custom-made curtains.
Chen Hong also got involved this time, taking three elderly people and a child to furniture stores and appliance stores every day.
After working in and out for half a month, we finally got everything in the villa furnished and ready.
The small inn in the front yard only had air conditioning, a TV, and simple furniture installed. Chen Hong was so busy that she didn't even prepare bed sheets and blankets. Anyway, tourism in Rongcheng hadn't developed in the past year or two, so very few people came to stay.
For the past two weeks, Chen Hong has been busy fishing and buying supplies, and she's been quite exhausted.
Seeing their elegant and comfortable new home, ready for immediate move-in, even Dad and Yu Yang breathed a sigh of relief.
That's great! In my dad's words, it's even better than the villas in Shanghai depicted in TV dramas.
A fully furnished villa is definitely better than a traditional Shanghai mansion, since it has many modern, high-tech home appliances and is incredibly stylish.
On Laba Festival in 2006, which was January 26, 2007 in the Gregorian calendar, Chen Hong's family moved into their new home with great joy, stepping at the end of 2006 and the beginning of 2007.
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