Chen Jixing and Zhu Siya looked at each other, then looked at the tablecloth on the table.
"Let's think about this for a while."
Chen Xingling nodded.
As the saying goes, starting a family starts with a career, which shows that starting a business is as important as starting a family in life. Starting a business is one of the most important things in life and must be done with great caution.
Moreover, this is the second time for my fourth brother and his wife to start a business. There is no market economy in the country right now, and it is extremely difficult to start a private business. They should really think carefully before making a decision.
After lunch, Chen Jixing and Zhu Siya went to inquire about the land matters and said they would return to Huiqiao Village in the evening.
Chen Xingling invited them to live in Sanyuan, but they declined, saying that the roads were smooth and motorcycles were very fast, so they could get home in ten to twenty minutes.
Chen Xingling didn't force them and said goodbye to them.
When she returned to the construction site, she immediately discussed the matter with Ma Dali.
Ma Dali agreed very readily, saying: "Your own brother should charge a lower price. We need to have work on hand, then the workers will come to us. If we stop working for too long, they will not come here."
Chen Xingling asked jokingly: "Maybe there's no money to be made, but is that okay?"
"Okay." Ma Dali said readily.
Chen Xingling laughed out loud.
At this time, Ma Sanyue's voice came from outside: "Brother! Brother!"
Ma Dali put a pencil to his ear and shouted, "Here! Here I am!"
Ma Sanyue quickly went around to the back of the office and saw Chen Xingling there, so he quickly greeted him.
Seeing her hurried look, Chen Xingling asked with a smile, "Did you just get out of school? Are you here to see your brother for something?"
Ma Sanyue nodded hurriedly: "That - Big Brother, Second Brother is back!"
Upon hearing this, Ma Dali looked up in surprise, then smiled.
"He's back? When did he arrive? Why didn't he write a letter or send a telegram? It's almost the end of the year, it's time to go home for the New Year!"
“Big brother…” Ma Sanyue suddenly became nervous and clenched his hands nervously, “Second brother…he…”
Ma Dali looked at his sister suspiciously and asked, "Why are you so hesitant? What happened to Erli?"
Ma Sanyue shook his head in embarrassment, hesitating: "Brother, how about - how about you go home and take a look by yourself. I... I don't know how to tell you."
"What's wrong?" Ma Dali put down the utility knife in his hand and frowned: "How old are you? You can't even speak a word?"
Ma Sanyue blushed and whispered, "Second brother...he didn't come back alone. He brought a woman and a child with him, a little girl who was over one year old."
"What?!" Ma Dali was stunned.
Chen Xingling, who was standing by, was very curious and couldn't help asking, "Did your brother marry a wife when he went to the countryside?"
The older generation of elders like to name their children in order of age. This is not only true for Chen Xingling's family, but also for Ma Dali's family.
Originally, he was named "Da Li" and his younger brother was named "Er Li". Later, his younger brother changed his name to "Er Li". Ma Sanyue and Ma Sifang were named by their older brothers who were a few years older.
It is said that when he was very young, he liked to secretly go to the school window to listen to the teacher's lectures, and he taught himself a lot of characters. His mother originally wanted to name his sisters "Sanli" and "Sili", but Ma Dali stopped her and changed them to their current names.
Ma Sanyue shook her head: "I don't know... my second brother never told me."
Chen Xingling pushed Ma Dali, who was still standing there in a daze, and suggested, "You should go home and take a look."
"...Oh!" Ma Dali stood up in a hurry, brushing off the sawdust on his body in a panic, and asked: "Who is that woman? Is she your second brother's classmate?"
Ma Sanyue shook her head: "I don't know her. She kept her head down, holding a baby girl in her arms... She didn't say anything, and I didn't ask. My second brother didn't introduce who she was, he just asked me to come and find you."
"Let's go! Go home now!" Ma Dali didn't care about anything else and ran quickly towards the gate.
Ma Sanyue hurriedly followed him and left.
Chen Xingling swept the sawdust off the ground.
Zhao Xiaoxing ran over with a smile and said, "Sister-in-law, I'll do the cleaning!"
"It's okay." Chen Xingling asked, "Have you almost cleaned up the rooms on the second floor?"
Zhao Xiaoxing is also responsible for lunch and hot water, sanitation work inside and outside the processing site, cleaning up some waste scraps, etc.
The second floor had been completed a few days ago, and all that was left was cleaning.
"I finished it this morning." Zhao Xiaoxing explained, "I cleaned the two staircases this afternoon and shoveled out some mud and dirt. I'll scrub them a few more times later and they're shiny now! So beautiful!"
Chen Xingling laughed softly: "How can the marble be anything but beautiful?"
Zhao Xiaoxing laughed and said, "Uncle Liao came earlier, and brought another old man with him. They went upstairs together to have a look, and they were very happy after seeing it. By the way, sister-in-law, Uncle Liao said he asked someone to give this garden a nice name."
"Oh?" Chen Xingling asked curiously, "What's the name?"
Uncle Liao thought of seven or eight names, and changed them one after another, choosing and changing them himself, but he was always the one who was dissatisfied.
I didn't expect that he actually asked someone to come up with a name for it - he's really careful and particular!
Zhao Xiaoxing looked up at the sky, thinking about it in a daze, and thought about it again and again.
"That image... I remembered it so well, how come I forgot it the moment I turned around? That image is 'Alpine Garden'."
Chen Xingling thought for a moment, then smiled.
"The garden is his, and he can take whatever he likes from it."
Zhao Xiaoxing couldn't help but sigh: "Such a big garden must have a name. Sister-in-law, this is a garden, not a mountain, why should we name it a high mountain?"
“Hahaha!” Chen Xingling didn’t seem to care, saying, “This is the garden where he will live in his old age, and it is also the property he wants to leave to his descendants. He can name it whatever he wants. It’s just a name, nothing more than a title that others can call him by.”
Zhao Xiaoxing nodded and said “Oh”.
…
In the evening, Chen Xingling studied in the study.
Gu Qi took his son to play chess under the lamp on the other side. Originally, he could read a book while playing with the little guy, but the little guy's chess skills improved by leaps and bounds recently. Even if he didn't read the book, he could only draw in most cases.
"Dad, let's play Go, how about that?" Little Tiger asked, shaking his head.
Gu Qi nodded: "One more game, you have to go to bed. I still have a blueprint to finish."
"It's only eight o'clock!" Little Tiger pouted and muttered, "Mom said, go to bed at nine o'clock and get up at half past seven."
Gu Qi reminded: "It's cold, and it's hard to get up in the morning. Go to bed at 8:30 in the winter and 9 in the summer."
"What about spring and autumn?" Little Tiger asked with a smile.
Gu Qi rubbed the chess pieces in his hand and explained, "The spring and autumn in Yucheng are not very obvious. Most of the year is summer."
"Then let's do it." Xiao Huzi felt that it was a good deal and quickly agreed.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door!
Gu Qi raised his eyebrows, stood up and went out to open the door.
Little Huzi dropped the chess piece and followed happily.
The door opened—it was Ma Dali!
Gu Qi asked in confusion: "Why is it so late? I thought you were too busy to come over later."
Ma Dali would come to visit whenever he was free in the evening, usually arriving at 12:00 and leaving around 7:00 or 8:00. Recently, the construction site was drawing to a close and he had to prepare for final exams, so he didn't come much.
"I... have something to discuss with Lingling." Ma Dali said in a low voice.
Gu Qi felt that he was avoiding her gaze, as if he was embarrassed about something.
"She's in the study. You guys go ahead, I'll go to the kitchen to get some water."
Ma Dali exclaimed "Hey!" and quickly went to the study room taking Xiaohuzi's hand.
Gu Qi went into the kitchen, poured four glasses of water, and slowly brought them to the study.
As soon as he stepped in, he heard his wife ask in confusion: "Build a house? The land next to your house? Why do you suddenly want to build a house?"
"I... I was planning to build it for my younger brother." Ma Dali frowned and smiled bitterly, "I thought I would save enough money in a few years to build a few more nice houses. But he suddenly... came back and asked me to give him a house. There are only two earthen houses at home. My sisters live in one, and the other one is full of things and can't be used at all. I want to discuss with you and see if we can quickly build two houses for them to live in."
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