Chen Xingling laughed when he heard this: "You earned the money, I'm just giving it to you generously."
Gu Qi looked at her bright and sweet smile and couldn't help but rub her waist.
"I'll take care of these. You can rest your back for a while."
The two of them went a little too far last night, and when she woke up in the morning she was still complaining about a sore waist that didn't feel like her own.
Chen Xingling's pretty face blushed slightly. She threw the thing to him and lay down on the big bed beside her and stretched her limbs.
The ceiling fan was spinning, bringing cool breezes.
In fact, it is not too hot in Sanyuan. Firstly, the wind is strong by the river and the breeze blows over from time to time; secondly, there are trees and grass all around, which can provide shade and reduce temperature. It is cooler than places full of concrete.
Compared to the building on the first floor facing the river, this place is actually a little cooler.
At this time, Gu Miao downstairs also discovered this.
"Sister, it's definitely cooler here than on the first floor facing the river. Look! There are so many windows on the first floor, and they're all so big, so there's wind coming in from every direction. We can sit here for a while, and we won't sweat at all."
Gu Xuan pretended not to hear and continued reading.
Instead, it was Little Tiger who was standing next to him who explained, "Aunt, there is a big tree outside the study. Dad said it won't get hot when it's in the sun."
Gu Miao whispered sourly: "Really!"
Little Tiger continued to play the pinyin game.
Gu Miao saw her old mother come in and hurried forward to greet her.
"Mom, is the upstairs wide?"
Li Ying replied, "It's a little wider than the first floor. There's a balcony and a bathroom behind the room. Oh, the bathroom on the first floor is over there, at the end of the corridor. I almost lost it just now. Fortunately, there aren't too many, otherwise I'd get dizzy from walking around every day."
Gu Miao pouted in grievance: "Mom, how can my elder brother and his family live in such a small place..."
"They must eat better than us." Li Ying said angrily, "I just looked in the kitchen. Those pots and bowls are so beautiful! Buckets of fish are swimming around, and there are palm-sized shrimps and pots of sea cucumbers - I almost got dazzled!"
Gu Miao's mouth suddenly watered, and the grievance in her heart also overflowed.
"Mom, you said this place is so spacious, even if there are three of us, it won't be too much—"
Li Ying's face darkened instantly: "Don't even think about it. There are only two rooms upstairs. One for the couple and one for Xiao Hu. There's no room for us at all!"
"Then..." Gu Miao pouted and said, "Can't you tell big brother to let Xiao Hu live with them? It's a waste for a little kid like him to live in his own room."
Li Ying felt a headache when she thought of Chen Xingling, who was no longer the same as before.
"I won't tell you! If you want to stay, then tell your eldest brother yourself!"
Gu Miao lost her temper and said in a low voice: "Big brother...he always listens to his wife. You are his mother, he won't blame you. If I say anything, he will definitely glare at me to death."
Li Ying rolled her eyes at her: "If you don't dare, then stop talking nonsense!"
Gu Xuan, who was reading, put the book down and stared at them with cold eyes.
"We can live in Yucheng thanks to the house provided by big brother's company. Other workers share a dormitory, but they have no choice but to live there. We are not employees of the shipyard, and we are new here so we can live in such a big building, all thanks to big brother's ability. This place was built for my sister-in-law's family to live in, why are you joining in the fun?"
Gu Miao was speechless for a moment, her face flushed with embarrassment.
Li Ying was a little dissatisfied when she heard this: "She has already married into our family, so her things belong to ours!"
"Forget it." Gu Xuan's heart was pierced by a chill. "My sister-in-law's family just can't stand our family living together. They don't want their daughter to suffer, so they are willing to spend money to build such a place for my sister-in-law. You should be more careful and have a little sense of shame. I am ashamed for you!"
Li Ying glared at her eldest daughter, unable to find words to retort, and turned back to the kitchen.
Gu Miao couldn't stand her sister's sarcasm and ran away.
Seeing that the surroundings had finally calmed down, Gu Xuan continued to pick up his book.
After lunch, Gu Qi and Chen Xingling continued to pack upstairs while Xiao Huzi played in the living room on the first floor.
Li Ying and Gu Miao were eating melon seeds under a tree, while Gu Xuan stayed in the study reading.
"Lingling! Lingling!" Someone was knocking on the door outside.
Little Tiger jumped up with a start, ran out and pulled the bolt of the door.
"Uncle Ma!"
Ma Dali was wearing a tattered straw hat. When he saw Xiaohuzi, he immediately smiled and squatted down.
"Huzi, are you playing with the sailboat again? Is your mom home?"
Little Tiger shook his head and nodded again: "This is the steamboat my father made for me, not a sailboat. Mom is at home, she and Dad are packing things upstairs."
Seeing that there seemed to be quite a lot of people downstairs, Ma Dali lowered his voice and asked, "Huzi, uncle would like to ask you for a small task, are you willing to do it?"
Today, the family must be very busy because the gardener is coming home. It seems that there are still guests at home, and they seem to be female guests. It is better not to come in and disturb them.
"Yeah!" the little guy answered crisply.
Ma Dali whispered, "Go upstairs and ask your mother to come down. Tell her that I have something to discuss with her."
"Hey!" Little Tiger answered hurriedly, turned around and ran inside.
After a while, Chen Xingling hurried downstairs and walked out quickly.
"Da Li, why don't you come in? The dinner tonight has been arranged for you and your two sisters. Xiao Hua and her cousin will also come. You two are quite familiar with each other, so we will arrange for you to sit at the same table. Why are you here alone?"
Ma Dali waved to her and signaled her with his eyes.
"Come here, I have something to discuss."
Chen Xingling moved forward suspiciously.
Ma Dali lowered his voice and asked, "Do you remember the old man I told you about last time?"
"I remember." Chen Xingling asked, "He wants to come visit now? Tell him that we have moved in and he can come anytime."
Ma Dali shook his head. "Yesterday morning, when I was tidying up the lawn, he came again. I saw that he had a kind face and a local accent, so I took him to visit the whole garden. He was very happy after seeing it and explained that he was an old overseas Chinese who had returned to his hometown. His previous house was too old and uncomfortable to live in, so he had bought a piece of land in the east of the city and planned to build a garden for his retirement. He said he wanted to build a garden similar to yours, but on a larger scale."
"Oh." Chen Xingling rolled his eyes and asked, "Then?"
Ma Dali smiled innocently and whispered, "I asked him if he had anyone to help him build it. He said he hoped we could introduce a construction engineer to him so he could find someone to help. I thought... isn't this... business coming to him?"
Chen Xingling stared in surprise and asked with a smile: "He agreed? How did he say that?"
"I told him that I designed and built it myself." Ma Dali smiled and explained, "I also said that we have our own construction team, we can provide labor and materials, and we can turn his entire garden from mud into such a beautiful big garden. He was very happy, saying that he was a century old, his children were all abroad, building a house was not a small matter, and one person could not handle so much work. He said that as long as the price was reasonable and the quality was guaranteed, he would contract his garden to us."
Chen Xingling exclaimed "Wow!" and was extremely surprised.
"Where is he? What's his name? Do you know him?"
Ma Dali replied: "The old man lives not far ahead. I sent him home specially and chatted with him all the way. His family was a big family in Yucheng in the past, and their surname was Liao. The ancestral hall of the Liao clan is just ahead, and his home is not far from the ancestral hall. Do you recognize him?"
"I have some impression." Chen Xingling nodded.
Ma Dali smiled and said, "He said that when we are free, we can go to see him. He wants to show us the land in the east of the city. If we can really build him a big garden and make it so beautiful, we will do it. He said that he takes a walk in the morning and evening, and stays at home in the afternoon. Do you have time now? There are still a few hours before the banquet starts in the evening, which should be enough time for a trip to the east of the city."
"Let's go now!" Chen Xingling immediately turned around and shouted to his son on the steps: "Huzi, tell Dad that Mom and Uncle are going out for a trip!"
Then, she hurriedly pulled out her car and said, "Come on, get in! I'll take you!"
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