Ma Gua rode away on his bicycle. Zhou Xiang looked at Guan Bo and asked, "Uncle Fatty, how many days will it take to finish the game?"
"If you're in a hurry, I'll ask my eldest brother to come and help. He'll come and install it for you in three days. But, think about it, girl, what kind of swing chair is this? Can I sell it?"
"Go ahead! It's not a rare thing."
"Okay, I'll go back and prepare the materials."
After sending Guan Bo off, Zhou Xiang assigned his father another task. "Go buy bricks, cement, and sand tomorrow. Buy more cement and sand. This time, we won't use prefabricated slabs for the ground. We'll level it ourselves."
Zhou Quan was very straightforward, "Okay, Dad will help you run errands, but how will your third brother and his classmates stay when they come back?"
Zhou Xiang sighed, "Oh! I even want to tear down our house and rebuild it. The place is too small."
Zhou's mother just happened to hear this when she got off work. "Stop fussing! Wait a few years before building a new house."
Father Zhou smiled, "She just finished her struggle."
"What's the trouble?"
Zhou Xiang ran back to the south room and said, "Nothing special, just build a pavilion."
Zhou Quan took his wife outside the yard and showed her what his daughter had just arranged.
Mother Zhou held her forehead with her hand and asked, "You just let her do whatever she wants?"
"What if we don't bother? Putting a big table in the yard and letting a few people sit and study, would that be convenient?"
"Whatever, whatever!"
The next day, Zhou's mother went to work early, so out of sight, out of mind.
Who knew that after a few days of annoyance, when she saw the newly renovated courtyard wall and gate, and the pavilion outside the courtyard, Zhou's mother no longer felt bothered.
“Great place to eat on a summer evening.”
“There are mosquitoes.”
"Light the mosquito coils."
“It costs money.”
Mother Zhou turned around and slapped her little girl on the back, "You're so stubborn."
Zhou wanted to cover his mouth.
"Okay, stop being weird. This pavilion is really nice and comfortable for relaxing."
"Well? You don't even see who did it."
Zhou's mother laughed, "Okay, you can."
The school reported its results, and needless to say, Zhou Xiang was ranked first.
Yang Yang found Zhou Xiang and asked, "Can I come to your house to do homework during the summer vacation?"
Zhou Xiang looked at him strangely.
"What's wrong?"
"You're the third one, go ahead!"
The next day at around seven o'clock, Zhou Yu took Zhou Niao to set up the stall, and Zhou Xiang was washing dishes!
There were shouts from outside, "Is Zhou Xiang home? Is this Zhou Xiang's home?"
Zhou Xiang came out with the iron pot to pour water, and holding the pot by the handle, he shouted outside: "Come in! I'm washing dishes!"
Li Li and Xie Zhuang walked in. "Oh, this courtyard has its own unique features too. Hey, Zhou Xiang, was that new building outside built? Was it built because we're here to study?"
Zhou Xiang nodded.
Li Li felt embarrassed. "We've caused you trouble. Did your parents scold you?"
"Yes, my mother did. However, after seeing that it was done, she stopped talking about it and even said that we should feed the mosquitoes outside during dinner."
Li Li was relieved, "I'm glad I didn't cause you any trouble."
Zhou Xiang washed his hands and took out his summer homework. "Let's go sit outside."
"well!"
Xie Zhuang remained silent throughout the whole process, carefully observing the differences in the Zhou family.
After sitting down in the pavilion outside, Xie Zhuang looked at the oilcloth on his head and asked, "Zhou Xiang, how did you get such a large piece of oilcloth?"
"My dad stole it from an umbrella repairman. He just came back from buying more and my dad took it back. He even threatened him to buy two more rolls or he wouldn't pay."
Li Li envied, "Your dad is so nice!"
Zhou Xiang was stunned. His father was slowly changing. He no longer called out to his friends or played outside all the time. He started to take care of the family, help him with things, and protect him.
"Well, my dad is pretty good."
Yang Yang stopped not far away. Is this Zhou Xiangjia?
Black iron frame, yellow tarpaulin roof, and red hollow low wall.
There is a small iron gate in the middle of the low wall, with two rectangular tables on each side of the gate, and one on each side of the table~ Two triangular iron frames supported on the ground, with a wooden chair hanging in the middle?
Is it a chair? Someone's sitting on it, rocking. Is it a swing?
"Zhou Xiang, is this the swing chair? That's great, I want one too!"
A swing chair? It lives up to its name!
"I asked the blacksmith Guan from the north end to make it. He has the blueprints. You can go to him and have it custom made!"
"How much?"
"One hundred dollars, including the wooden seat."
"I don't dare ask for it. My mother will beat me."
Yang Yang finally raised his leg and walked over.
Zhou Xiang looked at him with a smile, "I thought you planned to watch it for a while longer?"
"I just didn't dare recognize it. I was afraid I'd gone to the wrong place."
Li Li was not impressed by Yang Yang, whose eyes were on top of his head. "Humph, Zhou Xiang came up with this name specifically for our classmates. What are you doing here?"
Yang Yang knew this spoiled little girl, the study committee member of Class 1.
"I came to ask Zhou for advice on my studies."
Xie Zhuang gave up studying the swing chair and asked, "Are you admitting that Class 2 is inferior to Class 1?"
Yang Yang nodded, "With Zhou Xiang, Class 2 will never catch up with Class 1."
"You don't need to goad me. Without you, Class 2 isn't much better, and you're far worse than Zhou Xiang. So, there's no comparison between Class 2 and Class 1."
Zhou Xiang looked around. What was going on?
Li Li pulled her aside and said, "He used to act like he was the best in the world. Xie Zhuang has wanted to beat him up for a long time, but I didn't expect you to beat him without even having to do anything."
How dumb was I before? I didn't even notice the tension between the two classes, and I was still having a passionate relationship with Yang Ji.
Zhou Xiang said to the two men who were still staring at each other: "Alright, hurry up and do your homework. Don't waste time."
Xie Zhuang and Yang Yang then separated and sat down. Yang Yang sat down gently and tried to shake it a few times. Hmm, it was really comfortable. It would be even more comfortable if there was a breeze.
Zhou wanted to open his summer homework, but the other three were still thinking about the swing chair.
"Zhou Xiang, can I bring two pots of flowers tomorrow? I'll put them on the low wall."
"No, I still have to watch it or take it into the yard every day, which wastes my time."
Zhou Xiang lowered his head to do his homework.
"Ah! Zhou Xiang, what's that thing on the shelf in the yard? It's even tied up with a straw rope."
Zhou Xiang pressed his forehead. Is this person here to do homework? Clearly, he is here to disturb his homework.
"That's a watermelon." I still have to answer.
"Don't watermelons crawl on the ground? How did they get on the shelf? Can a straw rope hold it?"
Zhou Xiang simply closed the homework and explained to her the rationale of using the space.
"Okay, I've finished asking questions. I can see that you haven't really settled down yet. Just ask for whatever you want! I won't write anymore. Wait until the novelty of my family wears off before I start studying."
"Okay, I'm going to check out the bathroom and washroom inside."
Zhou Xiang stood up resignedly and said, "Let's go together! Let's go to the bathroom and broaden our horizons."
Xie Zhuang and Yang Yang both burst out laughing.
"Okay, let's go and broaden our horizons."
He looked at every corner of the Zhou family's yard, even the kang in the house, and even picked up a prefabricated board from the sewer to take a look.
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