After returning home and resting for two more days, Buling went back to work.
Time flies when you're at work.
In the blink of an eye, a week had passed, and her life returned to its previous tranquility.
After calming down, she was able to focus on her own affairs, such as the courtyard house that had been a reward she received earlier.
On a sunny weekend, she took her daughter, who was on vacation, and Sangshen, who had taken a day off, and the three of them set off for the courtyard house.
The courtyard house that she was awarded was located in the west of the city. It was a two-courtyard house and not far from her home. It only took about ten minutes to get there by bicycle.
This courtyard house is well-preserved, with blue bricks and gray tiles, two courtyards in the front and back, and a well in the courtyard, giving it an antique feel.
Sang Mianmian fell in love with the place at first sight: "Mom, is this ours?"
Holding her daughter's hand, Buling looked around each room. "So? Do you like it?"
"like!"
Just then, Mulberry came out from the backyard and gave Bling a thumbs up: "Lingling, you're the one!"
Bling raised an eyebrow smugly, "You have good taste."
Then he asked, "How's the backyard? Does it need repairs?"
Sangshen walked over to his wife and daughter, took out a water bottle, and said, "Mianmian, have some water."
Sang Mianmian obediently drank the water.
Sangshen said, "It's not a big problem. No major repairs are needed. Just replace the tiles."
Buling nodded: "No rush, we're not in a hurry to move in."
They have a place to live; the house in the mulberry orchard is perfectly adequate for the three of them.
She bought the courtyard house simply so that in the future, when her daughter gets married and her brother retires, their whole family could live together happily.
After walking around and looking at his own courtyard house, Buling said, "Do you know anyone who would like to have some furniture made, preferably with good quality wood?"
Mulberry pondered for a moment: "There really is."
“I used to know a friend who was a carpenter. His family’s craftsmanship was excellent, but we haven’t been in touch for many years. I’ll try to find him.”
"Okay." After watching her daughter finish drinking, Buling took the water bottle and took a couple of sips herself. "It's getting a bit sunny, let's go back."
She had noted down the details of the courtyard house and had a good idea of how to repair it; all that was left was to think about it some more.
"Shall we go out for lunch?" Sangshen asked, looking at Buling.
“Okay.” Bling had no objections. “What do you want to eat?”
"What does Mianmian want to eat?" Sangshen asked.
"Roast duck!" Sang Mianmian is a devoted girl.
"Then let's have roast duck," Bling decided.
They decided to go out for roast duck as soon as they thought of it. The family of three held hands and went out to eat roast duck.
After a satisfying meal, they held hands and went home to rest.
Back home, the daughter went to take a nap, Sangshen went out to find her carpenter friend, and Buling stayed home thinking about renovation plans.
She was lying on the table, holding a pen and paper, looking completely absorbed.
First, the roof tiles of the courtyard house need to be replaced, just to be safe!
Furthermore, although the courtyard house is well-preserved, it is not a place that people live in for a long time. It needs to be checked inside and out, especially the wood, to see if it has been infested by insects.
And then there's the furniture; I'll have to go measure the room dimensions another day.
A minor oversight is all that's needed initially.
In the future, when technology is more advanced, she will carry out a major renovation, and by then they should be able to move in.
As for now, the house they live in is quite nice; any bigger would feel empty.
The day after finalizing the renovation plan, Buling and Sangshen took their daughter to the courtyard, and then went to the courtyard house to take measurements.
Then, Sangshen went to see that carpenter friend again, and through his friend's connections, selected the wood.
After selecting the wood, you choose the pattern; after choosing the pattern, you choose the style.
When choosing a style, Buling thought that if she didn't find one she liked, she would have to use her brain again.
But after seeing the actual product, she realized that she had been narrow-minded.
Looking at the picture books, Bu Ling felt like she didn't have enough eyes to see them all.
This bed, this cabinet, this table—they all look grand and sophisticated; they're the kind of classic designs that never go out of style.
At times like this, she stops being stingy and spends money without batting an eye.
After all, she knew that such a good thing wouldn't happen again in the future.
In the future, when technology advances, these fine materials will become rare items, sold by weight, and she won't be allowed to make furniture with them.
So, of course, we should do as much as possible now.
Not only that, she also ordered two sets of the house she lives in now, one of which is a thousand-work canopy bed, the kind that sells for eight thousand yuan, for her daughter.
This will also let the young lady Sang Mianmian experience what it's like to be a young lady.
Her extravagant spending left Sangshen's carpenter friend speechless.
That woman is such a spendthrift!
However, seeing the doting look on Sangshen's face, he chuckled and shook his head.
Well, it's a case of one willing to hit and the other willing to be hit!
After ordering the furniture, the two went to choose roof tiles together.
After selecting the tiles, the two went to find a craftsman who could repair them.
After all that busy work, a week has passed.
The work on the courtyard house is almost done; all that's left is construction.
Bling doesn't need to worry about these things; mulberries are enough.
She now needs to focus her energy on her fifth brother's upcoming wedding.
Brother Sang, now twenty-eight, is finally no longer a bachelor.
Everyone took his wedding very seriously.
Just like with the mulberry wedding, the whole family went to attend Fifth Brother Sang's wedding.
Sang Wuge served in the military in the coastal area and was a rare pilot.
It took Bling and his group three days by train to reach their destination.
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