"What are you doing at noon? Is there anything else you need to do?" Qiao Xinyi followed Fu Qingshan into the kitchen while biting a plum. "Brother Feng, you two can take a rest. Fu Qingshan and I will do it."
"Just cook and stir-fry some vegetables. Female comrade can just stay with the children and rest while waiting for the meal." Feng Weiguo did not give up his seat but let Qiao Xinyi rest.
Seeing that Qiao Xinyi was still standing there, Fu Qingshan asked her to go and rest, while he stayed in the kitchen to help.
The two children had come back with the plums washed and were distributing them to the wounded sitting on the sofa.
"Sister-in-law, just sit there and don't think too much. We are all grown men here. How can we let a female comrade do it? We have to let you taste their cooking skills."
Feng Weimin took the plum and took a bite. The plums that Li Jun got from somewhere were indeed sweet and juicy, and tasted very good.
The three brothers of the Feng family can all cook. Even the seemingly unreliable Tang Yuanchao can cook. The several men working in the kitchen are all very skillful.
Qiao Xinyi had dinner half an hour after returning home. There were seven adults and two children, and they cooked a whole set of dishes and a soup.
Don’t think that the amount of soup in a bowl of 꺳꾉 food is too little. You should know that the bowls they use to serve the food are as big as washbasins.
Six large basins were placed on the table, and the table could hardly hold them all.
"Wow~" Both children were stunned, and then blurted out, "It's like feeding pigs in the countryside~"
"Do pigs eat so deliciously?" Li Jun asked with a smile, and then reminded the two children, "These two dishes are spicy, so don't eat them. Eat the other dishes instead."
"I'm not afraid of spicy food." said Fu Linzhou.
"I'm not afraid either." Fu Zeyu quickly followed.
"Oh, not afraid? Those two people cried and said they didn't want to eat their tongues anymore last time? Hey, who is it that is so spicy that they don't even want to eat their tongues anymore?" Qiao Xinyi asked with an exaggerated expression and tone.
The two children grinned guiltily, their memories came back and they became obedient.
"Okay, my brother and I won't eat those two bowls." Fu Linzhou said quickly.
Except for the two children, the adults at the table all eat spicy food, so Li Jun and his friends also prepared two pots of spicy dishes.
There is no rule that you can't talk while eating or sleeping. When friends get together, they should chat lively.
Tang Yuanchao didn’t know the three brothers of the Feng family before, but a good friend’s good friend is a friend, and there is no one he can’t talk to.
Tang Yuanchao took a sip of pork rib soup and saw Qiao Xinyi picking up food for the two children. He sighed, "Your little western-style building is really comfortable to live in, especially the front and back yards. It's so comfortable to bask in the sun in the yard when the weather is cold. It's also nice to plant some fruit trees in the front and back yards. There's also space for the children to run and jump."
"If you like it, you can buy it." Qiao Xinyi said directly, "I bought this small building for less than three thousand. There are several other small Western-style buildings that I looked at at the beginning, and the price is cheaper than this one."
"Yes." Li Jun nodded. "The small western-style building you looked at has not been sold yet. I heard from Lin Long that the owner of the small western-style building a few meters in front of you also wants to sell it."
Li Jun sighed. "These people want to sell their houses and go abroad after they get them back. This is a sad place for them. The house in front is similar to this one, but the price they want is a little cheaper than this one because the inside of that house is damaged. It will cost some money to repair it if they want to move in."
Before coming to Qiao Xinyi's small Western-style building, Li Jun didn't feel that there was any difference between living in a small Western-style building and his old house, but after coming in and taking a look around, the difference became apparent.
It's quiet here with a separate door and no need to share a wall with neighbors, so it has good privacy and convenient life. There is a Western-style toilet in the house, which is really convenient. The toilet has windows for ventilation, so it doesn't smell and your butt won't be frozen in winter.
"I also bought two small shabby houses." Li Jun said, "My sister is already in her teens, and it won't be long before she gets married. My mother will definitely not let her marry someone from another place, so no matter where she goes to study, she will definitely come back to the provincial capital to work and get married."
"I'll buy a small, dilapidated courtyard and rebuild it in a few years. She'll have one and I'll have another. When we get married, we'll live closer together, and the new house will be more comfortable. We can rent out the old house, and my mom's pension and the rent will be enough for her to spend as she pleases."
Although Li Jun has been working for many years, the money he has saved is limited. After buying a house, he has to save money for building another one, so he has no money to buy a small Western-style house.
As for the money his mother had saved, Li Jun didn't think of asking. There were three people in the family, so someone had to have some money for emergencies.
What's more, Li Xiuying's high school education is actually quite expensive. If she goes to college in another place in the future, we have to save some money for her.
Although there is no tuition fee for going to college and the school provides subsidies, Li Jun has only this one sister, and he wants her to be more relaxed and happy when she goes to college.
Girls love beauty and always have to buy clothes that look presentable. Otherwise, they may be looked down upon and bullied when they go to other places.
Girls should also see more of the public so as not to be easily deceived by cunning men.
Therefore, Li Jun's current plan is to provide the two siblings with a comfortable living environment after they each start their own families. He can do nothing more.
"You're a good brother." Feng Weimin praised Li Jun.
"All of this was inspired by Qiao Xinyi." Li Jun praised Qiao Xinyi in return, "She was the one who asked Aunt Chen to buy a house, and I listened to her advice to Aunt Chen. I thought what she said made sense, so when I took Aunt Chen to choose a house, I also chose one together."
The house that Li Jun and Chen Bing chose was on the same street as Qiao Xinyi's small shabby courtyard. After the house was built, they would be neighbors on the same street again.
"Brother Long praised the house you designed for him. When you are done with your work, can you come over to my house and help me design it? I have asked around, and only our area along the street has the conditions to build a toilet. Other places don't have that."
"Sure." Qiao Xinyi agreed. Li Jun took Chen Bing to buy the small shabby house. Qiao Xinyi was busy so she didn't follow them. She just told Li Jun to try to choose the street where she bought it.
Lin Long said last time that after looking around, only the street where Qiao Xinyi bought the property had the conditions to build a toilet.
All the pipes on that street were replaced with new ones, and a lot of infrastructure was added.
"How about I go check out other small Western-style buildings this afternoon?" Tang Yuanchao asked, "Who's free to accompany me?"
Tang Yuanchao didn't need to subsidize his salary, and he didn't have any younger brothers and sisters to spoil. He even had elders in his family subsidizing him and giving him New Year's money. In addition, Tang Yuanchao was not the kind of person who spent money lavishly, so Tang Yuanchao saved a lot of money.
Tang Yuanchao said, "I want to go and see the small western-style building in front. We should repair it if necessary. The main thing is to make it closer to you, sister-in-law."
Tang Yuanchao thought, Qiao Wanghe is so attached to his family. If he knew that he would live so close to his elder sister Qiao Xinyi after marrying him, would Qiao Wanghe give him some points for marrying him?
Although he hasn't found a partner yet, it doesn't stop Tang Yuanchao from fantasizing about marrying Qiao He in the future.
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