After the meeting ended around 5 p.m., Li Chu didn't want to stay for lunch. He said goodbye to the people around him and left first.
As soon as he got into the car, Tian Jun told him about what had happened at the hospital that morning.
He only gave Ding Qiunan a suggestion about the property management office, and didn't inquire about the rest. Now, hearing the outcome, he had a faint smile on his face.
Tian Jun glanced at the rearview mirror and saw the smile on his boss's face, so he knew that his boss was in a good mood.
"Director, Zhu Wen went to the hospital this afternoon. He asked me to tell you that the courtyard has been taken care of and we can go over to take it over at any time. He has already changed the lock on the gate."
"Huh? That's what he told you?"
"Yes, I went out to buy cigarettes this afternoon and happened to run into him at the hospital entrance. He heard you were in a meeting and asked me to give you this message."
"Okay, I understand!"
Phew~ Half a year has passed, and the detached house is finally settled!
It's even more troublesome than buying that three-courtyard house.
To be precise, those two tenants were too difficult to deal with. It was a case of one family looking after the other; if one family wouldn't move, the other wouldn't either. I don't know how Zhu Wen finally managed to coax them away.
Going to their workplace won't help; they're all permanent employees, who's afraid of the boss? Go ahead and try firing me if you dare.
The apartments Li Chu helped find were also very picky; either the floor was too high or the building was too old. He could always find a bunch of problems with them. In short, he wanted both a house and money.
If this house is yours, then everything is negotiable, the price is negotiable, and it doesn't matter if you give more.
You're just a tenant, yet you're demanding more than the landlord. Who can possibly meet your expectations?
Ultimately, it's all because of Li Chu's identity that he can't go too far with certain things. If it weren't for that, he could have just cut off the electricity and water, and dug up the yard. Let's see how the two families would still be able to live there.
Anyway, he has all the land certificates, so if I want to tidy up the yard or change the drainage, no one can say anything about it.
But so many neighbors are watching. If he really does that, his reputation will be ruined. Everyone will just say he's abusing his power, and no one will consider things from his perspective.
As for why those two families suddenly moved out again, Li Chu didn't want to delve into it. Who cares what the reason is? Just vacate the house for me.
"Tian Jun, don't go back yet. Go to the courtyard where Zhu Wen and the others are working."
"Yes, Director."
The main structure of the house in that large courtyard is already up, with mortise and tenon joints throughout. Even a professor from the architecture department of a certain university brought his students over for on-site teaching.
It was thanks to so much free labor that the main structure of the house was completed in just one summer; otherwise, it might not have been finished until next year.
The professor's eyes lit up when he saw those precious pieces of wood.
Although the Fu brothers and Zhu Wen had processed the timber, it was no different in the eyes of a professor who specialized in ancient architecture; he could recognize it at a glance.
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However, he was clearly a smart man. He didn't make a fuss or chase after the source of the timber. He only asked for some scraps at the end.
When Li Chu arrived at the courtyard, Zhu Wen and the others had already finished dinner and were doing some simple chores. Now that the weather had turned cold, many chores could not be done and would have to wait until next spring.
"Brother Chu, you've arrived."
Zhu Wen, who was working on the surface of the wood, looked up and saw Li Chu standing in the yard looking around, so he quickly came out.
"Yes, I heard from Tian Jun that you went to the hospital today, so I came to check on you."
“That yard has been cleared out. Here’s the key to the gate.” Zhu Wen took a bunch of keys out of his pocket and handed it over.
Li Chu simply took one off the top and handed the rest back.
"Next spring, I'll tidy up that side first, just like my yard. As for this side... no rush, I'll take my time."
"Yes, it's done!"
Another job came along. It was to renovate the same courtyard as before. Based on current prices, it would cost several thousand yuan. It could be completed in two or three months. After deducting all expenses for the apprentices, each of them could save a hundred or two yuan, which was quite good.
For the past two years, their construction team has essentially been Li Chu's private construction team, doing all the work for him, which is incredibly convenient.
There's absolutely no need to worry about not getting paid.
The thing they fear most in their line of work is that their employers withhold their wages, often leaving them with unpaid wages for one or two years.
"Alright, Zhu Wen, don't work too late tonight. It's quite cold at night, don't let the brothers get cold."
As he spoke, Li Chu took out two ten-yuan bills and two packs of Shilin cigarettes from his pocket and handed them over.
"Let's go get some barbecue together."
"Thanks, Brother Chu. Brothers, the money Brother Chu gave us is for cigarettes and barbecue."
Suddenly, the people who had been working in the several rooms in the front yard rushed out and thanked them in unison.
Zhu Wen was also very open and honest. Whenever Li Chu gave him extra cigarettes or extra money for meals, he would explain it openly so that everyone would know where the cigarettes and money came from.
"Okay, I'm leaving."
Li Chu was like that; he would occasionally give Zhu Wen and the others small favors, so they would work for him wholeheartedly. There was never any shortage of labor or materials with him.
As he stepped out of the courtyard, he turned and looked at both sides of the alley. It was getting cold, and even though it wasn't seven o'clock, there were hardly any people to be seen, only dim lights and the sound of voices coming through the windows.
"Let's go, Tian Jun. Let's go back too. You can drive the car after you drop me off, and pick me up tomorrow morning."
"Director, I can ride my bike back."
“It’s okay, it’s freezing. I don’t need a car at night. If it’s really necessary, I can drive Wenxuan’s car. If that doesn’t work, I’ll page you.”
Li Chu gave the pager that was assigned to him to Tian Jun. In any case, as long as he could find Tian Jun, he could find him too. Wearing that thing was really a burden.
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"I thought you ate over there. If you didn't eat, why are you back so late?"
Ding Qiunan helped her husband take off his coat and hang it on the hanger.
"I went to the east courtyard first; that detached house has been vacated today."
"Both of those two families moved away?"
"Yes, we just finished moving this morning. Zhu Wen changed all the locks. Oh, and the key is in my jacket pocket. Give it to Wang Jun later and have him check it out tomorrow. We'll pack up again next spring."
Where are the children? Why are you all alone today?
“They’re all in their own houses. I was in the front yard too, but I just came back and used the toilet because I had a bit of an upset stomach.”
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