After thinking it through, Qin Xiaoxiao waved her hand and said, "I knew it wasn't very realistic. I'm just a little unwilling to give up. I'll ask the comrades at the educated youth institute later to see who can buy it."
After explaining his purpose, Su Lu saw Qin Xiaoxiao off and went to Su Zhiyuan's room after returning home.
After listening to Su Lu's words, Su Zhiyuan thought for a while, then looked up at Su Lu with a smile, "I used to think you were quite clever, but compared to Xiao Xiao, you're nothing."
Wan Guihua grinned from ear to ear, "Of course! Xiao Xiao is so clever. The fourth brother is no match for her. This way, the house will be built solidly and last for many years without costing so much money. It's a win-win situation."
Su Zhiyuan nodded, "That's right, this girl is really smart. I'll talk to Brother Qin and Hung Hing later, I'm sure they'll be willing. We can just give them more money."
Mentioning money, Wan Guihua's face turned pale. "Honey, we don't have much money on hand. I'm afraid the fourth son will have to figure it out himself."
They had money for Su Lu's engagement. When the family divided the property, none of the branches received any money, but Wan Guihua had managed her small family for so many years, how could she not have any money? However, most of it was given to her by Su Lu behind his family's back, and this time she used it all to help him get married.
"We can't touch the money for Xiaoxiao's engagement, but as for the money for building the house, well, we'll just have to let the fourth brother pay for it himself first."
However, we parents can't just turn a blind eye and do this against our conscience, shamelessly living with our fourth son. So, consider this money a loan to him, and we'll pay him back when we have the money later.
Su Zhiyuan felt extremely uncomfortable when he said this, only then realizing what he had done all these years.
He should have proposed separating the family long ago, otherwise he wouldn't have been eaten away by a bunch of parasites for so many years.
At this point, he felt somewhat resentful towards the Su family elders. If they hadn't kept delaying his decision to separate the family property, he wouldn't have been unable to help his son with anything when he got married, and his son would have had to find the money for the wedding himself.
With things having come to this, he had no other choice but to secretly resolve to give all the subsidies he received to Su Lu and Qin Xiaoxiao as repayment for the money spent on building the house.
Anyway, they've already separated their businesses and agreed that they'll all live with Su Lu from now on. All their money will belong to Su Lu, whether he gives it to them sooner or later is the same.
After making up his mind, Su Zhiyuan got up and went to find Qin Feng.
Su Lu, who had been ignored after speaking, was speechless: "..."
So I've gone invisible!
He looked up and saw Wan Guihua staring at him in surprise, her face clearly saying, "Why are you still here?"
Su Lu understood and stood up, saying, "I'll go get the money."
Wan Guihua didn't say a word, watching helplessly as her son left the house, and then hurriedly took his things to the Qin family.
The three daughters-in-law of the Qin family, who had been watching the main house closely, all came down from the windowsill and sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) in deep thought.
On the other side of the main house, the two elders of the Su family, one smoking and the other sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed), sighed.
"Old man, tell me, do you regret it?"
Grandpa Su took a puff of his cigarette. "What can you do if you regret it? You don't have any money to give to Lao Jiu."
Grandpa Su certainly regretted it, but regret was useless; he could only try to make up for it later.
Grandma Su glared at Grandpa Su, "It's the fourth son, the fourth son."
Grandpa Su laughed, "Alright, alright, he's the fourth son, he should be called the fourth son now. The others in the family don't deserve to be in the same generation as him, it's just..."
Old Master Su glanced discreetly at the other houses in the courtyard, but before he could finish speaking, a murderous glint flashed in his eyes.
Grandma Su noticed Grandpa Su's gaze and her expression turned sour. She muttered under her breath, "They're all surnamed Su, so why is there such a big difference? Luckily, the third son and Guihua aren't senile and separated the family early on. Otherwise, the fourth son would have been dragged down by his three older brothers, and it would have been even harder for him to get ahead in the future."
It's not that they're biased, but their hearts have been chilled and it's hard to warm them up again. They care about family ties, but none of the younger generation thinks about them; they only try to leech off them.
"It's better to build a house elsewhere, far away, so as not to implicate the fourth brother in the future."
Of all his grandchildren, he favored Su Lu the most. Even though Su Lu didn't work and couldn't earn many work points, his character was impeccable, and he cared most about his family. If his heart hadn't been broken, he wouldn't have wanted to separate from him.
In the future, Su Lu will probably be the most promising member of the Su family, and he must do everything he can to protect him.
He had wronged him before, and from now on, he would give him all the good things, even if it meant giving up his life.
Wan Guihua and Su Zhiyuan arrived at the Qin family home one after the other. When Wan Guihua arrived, Su Zhiyuan had already finished discussing the brick purchase with Qin Feng.
"Give the village more money, it shouldn't be a big problem. If it doesn't work, we can hold a meeting and let the villagers vote on it. If it really doesn't work, we won't force it. With money, you can buy bricks anywhere."
The villagers aren't stupid. If the bricks are just sitting there unused, they'll just become garbage. Wouldn't it be better to exchange them for money and distribute it at the end of the year?
Wan Guihua, holding Ma Dahua's hand, kept laughing. "We sisters aren't outsiders, so I'll say what I want to say. These eggs are for Xiaoxiao to nourish her body. Next month, when spring comes, the village will have to do spring plowing, which is very tiring. We need to nourish her in advance. With Xiaoxiao's body, I'm afraid she won't be able to handle it."
Grandma Qin, sitting to the side, nodded repeatedly, "You're right, we should take some supplements in advance."
Ma Dahua was speechless for a moment.
My little one is so tired of eating eggs, she's almost sick of them. What's the point of supplementing her diet? We might as well sell them and buy meat instead. It's just as good for her, and even better.
How could Ma Dahua refuse the gifts her mother-in-law gave her? She accepted them without a second thought.
“Okay, keep all of these for Xiaoxiao to eat. I heard from Lao Su that you want to buy bricks from the educated youth settlement? That’s fine too, they’re sturdier and more durable than red bricks.”
Blue bricks are thick and sturdy, and more expensive than red bricks. If she could buy them, they would be better than a house with red bricks and tiles, so Ma Dahua would certainly be happy to do so.
Wan Guihua whispered between Ma Dahua and Old Mrs. Qin, "Xiao Xiao brought it up. If she hadn't said anything, none of us would have thought of it. City kids are really quick-witted. I don't know how she came up with it."
We are truly blessed; you have Xiaoxiao as your granddaughter, and we, the Su family, have her as our daughter-in-law. Our future is sure to be bright.
My husband and I have discussed it, and we've decided that once Xiaoxiao marries into the family, she'll be in charge, and she'll have the final say on everything."
She doesn't want to be in charge. What's so good about being in charge? It's a thankless job, and whoever wants to do it can do it.
Grandma Qin had never been very satisfied with Su Lu before, but after hearing Wan Guihua's words, she was finally a little more satisfied, and a long-lost smile appeared on her face.
After the agreement was reached, Su Lu's money was delivered to Luo Hongxing.
Luo Hongxing only realized what was going on when he learned that Su Lu wanted to buy the remaining blue bricks in the educated youth compound.
That kid's got a sharp mind! How come he didn't think of that before?
Although a large portion of the blue bricks were broken, the price shouldn't have been too high. However, since the money was going to the village, to silence the villagers, Su Lu insisted on paying for the blue bricks with the money meant for the red bricks. This pleased Luo Hongxing greatly, and he also admired the Su family's generosity and wealth.
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