Su He was quite surprised when he came in, especially since he came alone.
Lin Jingyan invited him in, and Su He poured her a glass of water. Section Chief Ye chatted with them briefly before explaining his purpose.
"After I bought the Yuan family's house, it just so happens that the structures of our two houses are exactly the same. I want to see how your house is built. My family has quite a few people now, so I want to see how it's arranged so that everyone can live there."
Su He and the others did not refuse and quickly showed him around their home.
Section Chief Ye was quite satisfied with the renovations to their home, especially the master bedroom. He thought he could make the bed bigger so that the children could live together, or Fang Guihua could move in if she wanted.
After all, the two of them got married just to give them someone to rely on, and they didn't ask her to fulfill any marital obligations. They didn't live together during this time either. It can be said that he and Fang Guihua had no feelings for each other, and the two of them were just living together out of convenience.
He will live in a room behind the side room, just like the Su family. It doesn't need to be as big as the Su family's; just enough for him to live in alone.
As for the addition of a roof at the back, he felt he should get one there too, since his family consists of girls who are not young anymore and it's inconvenient for them to wash up. It's also inconvenient for him to have to avoid the area every time, so this is necessary.
After reviewing it, I asked about the renovation cost and felt it was a bit too much.
After all these years, he really hasn't saved much money; most of his savings were used to buy that house before.
Lin Jingyan immediately noticed his embarrassment and, after thinking for a moment, said, "We did a major overhaul back then, using all the good materials, so it was a bit expensive. If Section Chief Ye wants a simpler repair, it won't cost that much. I'll ask our previous contractors to see if there's anything unnecessary that we can skip."
Section Chief Ye was relieved upon hearing this, then inquired about the renovation workers and planned to hire them for the repairs. He then left satisfied.
After he left, Su He thought about the expressions on the faces of the other families in the compound today and couldn't help but laugh again.
Lin Jingyan was puzzled. "What's wrong?"
Su He shook her head, suppressing a laugh, and said, "I won't tell you!"
Seeing her helpless expression, Lin Jingyan didn't ask any further questions.
Su He didn't explain to him. She guessed that the other families in the compound were probably not in a good mood during this period. After thinking about it, she still told Grandma Su not to go out and join in the fun.
Sure enough, the compound was quiet for the next few days. Except for Section Chief Ye's house, where there was hammering and banging due to renovations, even the evening chat activities were canceled.
However, a few days later, after Section Chief Ye's house was renovated, he moved into his new home and even gave everyone wedding candy. He probably wanted to ease the tension, since they still had to live there and would see each other all the time, so they couldn't let things get too tense.
I guess the other families felt the same way, after all, they couldn't afford to disrespect Section Chief Ye because of his position.
So gradually, the yard became lively again.
Fang Guihua's family stayed in the courtyard, and the children were arranged to attend school by Section Chief Ye. Since none of them had ever been to school, they were all in the first grade.
The courtyard gradually returned to peace. Perhaps feeling sorry for Fang Guihua and considering that they both came from the countryside, Old Mrs. Su took her with her whether she was buying groceries or going to the bathhouse, which helped her adapt to life in the capital more quickly.
This inadvertently brought their family and Section Chief Ye's family a little closer together.
Although Section Chief Ye and Fang Guihua don't look like a couple, they have since registered their marriage, and those who wanted to climb the social ladder have stopped showing up, which is a good thing for Section Chief Ye.
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