On the second day of the New Year, Zhou Xiang packed up the gifts and went to the Ling family to pay New Year's greetings with his eldest brother and third brother Zuo Heng.
After receiving the red envelope from Aunt Ling, at Dong Yunrong's strong request, several people agreed to have dinner here.
Zhou wanted to go to the kitchen to help, but Dong Yunrong stopped him. "You guys just play. The kitchen is mine and your uncle Ling's territory."
Zhou Xiang secretly asked Ling Ran, "Why doesn't Aunt Ling go back to her parents' home?"
"Because of my grandfather, she won't be going back to her parents' home this year. She doesn't want to deal with those people."
"People are gone and the tea gets cold. Since they are all snobs, let's just cut off our contact!"
Ling Ran nodded. "When Grandpa got into trouble, many people immediately turned hostile. It's better for us to be here. It would be hard for Mom to handle it if she went back, so she didn't want to go back."
"That's good. I can use this opportunity to learn who I can associate with and who I can't. I'm very optimistic about you. Go ahead and create the glory of your family! Make those people who look down on others regret it!"
Ling Ran's eyes were deep, "Do you really think highly of me?"
Zhou Xiang nodded, "Of course, you're trying so hard, but you still can't climb up?"
Ling Ran stood at attention and saluted, "I promise to complete the mission."
Zhou Xiang pushed him with a finger and said, "Stop kidding. Do this for yourself and your parents."
Ling Ran nodded and added in his heart: Even more for you!
During lunch, Zhou Xiang cooperated very well with Dong Yunrong. She accepted all the dishes that were passed to her and made jokes from time to time to help Dong Yunrong relax.
Dong Yunrong rubbed her head lovingly, "Don't worry! I'm fine."
When seeing them off, Ling Ran thanked her softly.
Zhou Xiang waved his hand, "You're welcome."
On the third day of junior high school, when Ling Ran came to find Zhou Xiang, he saw that she was drawing, so he did not disturb her. He sat beside her and accompanied her quietly.
"Brother, pour me a glass of water. I'm thirsty."
Ling Ran stood up gently and brought a glass of water. When Zhou Xiang took the cup, he realized that his fingers were not right, so he looked up and said, "It's you? I thought it was my eldest brother!"
"Same." They are all brothers.
Zhou Xiang glanced at him sideways and said, "I don't need a brother."
Ling Ran nodded, "I know." Only he knew what he was thinking.
Zhou didn't want to waste time talking to him. He put down the cup and pulled the blueprint over. "Look at my blueprint. Is there anything that needs improvement?"
"Whose?"
"My home."
"Finally planning to build a new house?"
"Yeah! The place is too small. There's no more room for us to live here. And when we have kids, there's even less room for them."
"Okay, let me take a look."
After looking at a few drawings, Ling Ran asked, "Have you bought back all the land around your home?"
"Well, we still haven't bought the toilet area yet. We'll dig the septic tank there later."
"Great! Not only can we be together, but we can also be apart and live together without too many conflicts."
"Yeah! That's exactly the effect I wanted."
In the afternoon, Wu Haotian and others came together to look at the blueprints. Zhou Yu was on a day off today, so Zhu Hang also joined in.
"It just so happens that my brother-in-law is at home too. If you want to look at the blueprints, I'll explain them to you. I have to go to school, so I'm relying on you for everything."
Zhu Hang nodded, "Okay! Don't worry!"
"Seventeen meters behind the south house, 40 meters behind the north house, and 10 meters outside the pavilion—all of this is our land. The east and west walls are three meters away from the building walls. There are no north and south walls; they're directly on the building walls."
There are two buildings in the north and south. The north building is larger and has a depth of 22 meters. The south building has a depth of 20 meters, and the rest is yard. The first floor of the north building is a large living room. The washroom and toilet are separated on the east side, and there is a storage room. The west side is the children's room.
The first floor of the south building is a large dining room and kitchen, two storage rooms, a large guest room on the west side, and an ordinary bathroom on the east side.
The second and third floors of the two buildings are three duplexes. The blueprints are all here, and the layouts of the duplexes are similar.
Zhong Xiong and his friends were dumbfounded. After looking at her drawing, they wondered where to place the three-story building that they were so proud of.
Zhong Xiong was the first to speak out. "Zhou Xiang, how can you ask us to bear this? We've only been living here for less than a year, and you're turning our new building into an old one?"
Zhou Xiang shook his head, "I won't take the blame for this. It's obviously you who is fickle."
Zhong Xiong refused to accept this, "It was you who designed our building as a doghouse and your own building as a home for happiness!"
"No! Wherever you live, it will become a doghouse."
"Woof woof woof, if you provoke me again, I'll bite."
Zhu Hang held down the envious Zhong Xiong and looked at his sister-in-law, "Only a children's room?"
Zhou Xiang took out two other drawings. "This one is the design for the courtyard, and this one is for the playground, which is located next to the east wall. The three-meter gap in the south building can also be used to place children's toys. This one is very simple. The ceiling will be made of glass to let in plenty of light, and the floor will be covered with carpet.
Let Brother Wu take care of the carpet. He's often out and about, so let him bring it back."
Wu Haotian nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will keep an eye on it when you go out again."
Zhou Xiang waved the other blueprints in his hand and said, "Here they are! These are the toys for the playground. I'll ask a carpenter to make them and make sure the splinters are removed."
Chen Ou was quick and snatched the drawing immediately, then looked at it, smiled and nodded.
Zhu Hang took out a passbook and said, "Here is the money I lent you when I built the building."
Wu Haotian also took out a passbook and said, "Here is the money I made from speculating in real estate last year."
Zhou Xiang took the passbook from Zhu Hang, looked at it, and then handed it back to him. "Okay, take it first and prepare the materials."
Pushing Wu Haotian back to him, "No need for this, I haven't had time to check the accounts and dividends yet! Besides, I don't plan to take it out, so I'll put it in here first and talk to you later if I need it."
Wu Haotian took back the passbook and said, "Okay!"
Zhong Xiong and the others already knew about the real estate speculation business that Wu Haotian and Zhou Xiang were involved in. They didn't understand, but they knew to give the money to Wu Haotian and ask him to buy properties for them.
This is what Zhou wanted to say, which means buying fixed things that can appreciate in value.
I gave part of the money I earned last year to my boss to pay for the house, and part to Wu Haotian. Now I am debt-free, and I can buy property with more money. Every time I think about buying property, I always feel like I have surpassed others and the times.
Zhu Hang took the passbook and just by looking at the blueprint, he knew that the money in the passbook was not enough to buy materials for a building. After all, the building was not only bigger than his own, but the rooms on each floor were also exquisitely designed.
Zhou Xiang was also anxious. Zhou Yizhou didn't send him money for watermelon seeds before the New Year. If he didn't come after the 15th, he would call him to urge him.
Speak of the devil, and he will appear. On the morning of the fourth day of the New Year, Zhou Yizhou came with his girlfriend.
"Little sister, I'm here to wish you a happy new year."
Zhou Xiang said to his girlfriend Hu Yingying, "Sister-in-law, you should teach him some social etiquette. How can an older person wish a younger person a happy new year?"
Hu Yingying smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. You are his benefactor. He is happy to come and wish you a happy new year!"
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