Chen Xingling walked in front, driving his bicycle.
Ma Dali followed nervously, looking back from time to time.
"Lingling...should we bargain with the uncle again? Well - you have to bargain when doing business, right?"
Chen Xingling smiled and turned his head and said, "Uncle didn't want to negotiate the price with us, he just needed to consider it. For a big all-inclusive project like this, most people can't afford such a high price."
Ma Dali couldn't afford it either, and whispered, "An ordinary house only costs about 200 yuan. The garden is indeed more delicate, and the wood is more expensive, so it shouldn't cost that much."
"We have to make money." Chen Xingling said bluntly: "If it's not for making money, why do we take on this big project? Once the deal is done, we will be busy for several months. In addition, the stone and wood are very expensive. I went to the mountains with some brothers before and know the prices clearly. For a big gift, I really don't want to ask for too much."
When Ma Dali heard this, he quickly understood.
"You bought all the materials from Sanyuan, so you have your reasons for thinking the price is right."
Chen Xingling laughed and said, "Actually, the uncle is interested, but he wants to tease us a little and doesn't want to agree right away."
Ma Dali couldn't help asking, "How do you know? He didn't think it was expensive?"
"He thinks it's expensive, but he knows we're here to make money, not to do charity." Chen Xingling explained, "He's a businessman himself, so he understands this. If he were ten years younger, or if his children were around, he wouldn't have chosen a construction team like us. But he's older now, and he can't buy building materials and hire workers like everyone else, and supervise and follow up on the work himself. He had no other choice, so he had to choose us in the end."
Ma Dali was secretly suspicious, but he instinctively believed in his partner.
"Let's wait a little longer."
The two chatted and soon returned to the gate of Sanyuan.
Chen Xingling looked at his watch and found that it was already around three o'clock in the afternoon.
"Call your two sisters over so they can help me later."
"No." Ma Dali shook his head and said, "It's embarrassing enough for me to come alone, how can I ask my sisters to come. They don't dare to come, and they don't want to come."
Chen Xingling glared at him and said, "Can't you just be more single-minded? I may have to open several tables here soon, and Xiaoxing and I can't handle it. My mother-in-law and sister-in-law don't know how to work. I can't find anyone else except you three brothers and sisters to help."
Ma Dali scratched his hair and just nodded.
"... Then I'll ask them to come over and help."
Chen Xingling urged: "Hurry up! Hurry up!"
Ma Dali responded and left quickly.
Chen Xingling pushed open the door and pulled his car inside.
"Aqi, where's Little Tiger?"
Gu Qi was busy in the living room. He smiled bitterly when he heard this. "He was so excited about moving last night and was packing up his toys that he didn't go to bed until 11 o'clock. He was so sleepy earlier that he climbed upstairs by himself, staggered into his room and went to sleep."
Chen Xingling smiled instinctively and explained, "He hasn't really liked taking naps since he was two years old. This is the first time he's taken naps in more than half of his life in Yucheng."
Gu Qi said gently, "It's okay. He will come downstairs when he has had enough sleep. I told him that there are two kettles on the first floor, one hot and one cold. They are both in the corner of the corridor. If he wants to drink water, he can pour it himself. He can just pour some water from one kettle and mix it. The thermos is heavy, and his arms are not strong enough. I am afraid that he will get burned accidentally when pouring water by himself, so I just put the kettle on the floor to save him from twisting it."
"Oh! That's it!" Chen Xingling turned around and washed his hands.
After a while, she came out with a large plate, and the faint aroma of barbecue wafted out.
Gu Qi was arranging the dining table in the living room, twisting two stools in each hand.
"Xing'er, if we want to host four tables, will that be too much? We only have a dining table and a few wooden stools in our kitchen. Even if we put together upstairs and downstairs, we can only host two tables at most."
Chen Xingling raised his eyebrows and explained, "A while ago, Dali made two simple dining tables for the workers to drink water and eat. He was going to chop them into firewood a few days ago, but I stopped him. I disassembled them and put them behind the bathroom. You can move in and just clean up a little bit."
"Hey." Gu Qi walked out quickly.
As expected of a science guy with good hands-on skills, he quickly cleaned the table.
"Xing'er, when I call you later, I'll borrow a few benches. We already have a dining table, and with a few benches, it will be enough."
Chen Xingling brought several roast ducks and roast meats to the kitchen, then quickly walked back.
"Archie, what kind of people are you going to invite?"
Gu Qi thought for a moment and answered, "The apprentice in the office is close to the others."
"...Why don't you ask Director Guo to come over?" Chen Xingling lowered his voice, "He has always taken good care of you. He is both your superior and an elder. It is necessary to ask him to come over."
Gu Qi raised his eyebrows slightly, then said in an awkward voice: "Old Guo doesn't like occasions like this. Besides, if he were present, the other young people might feel restrained and scared."
"No." Chen Xingling explained: "If you move into the first floor of Linjiang, we don't need to treat everyone to a meal. Because this is our own garden, your new home in Yucheng, so we should invite relatives and friends to gather together for a lively party. Whether he likes it or not is his business. Whether you invite him or not is a matter of your attitude."
Gu Qi was stunned and didn't quite understand.
"Even if I call him, he may not come..."
Chen Xingling shook his head: "You personally invited him to prove that we sincerely invite him to come. If he wants to come, then it's a good idea. But if you don't, he might blame you for being rude. You only invited him but didn't even say a word to him as an elder. It's not reasonable."
Gu Qi understood and said, "Well, I'll go to the government building first."
Chen Xingling looked at the time and said, "It's not time to get off work yet. You can deliver candies to each office first, and then invite people over."
"Send candy?" Gu Qi was confused: "What do you want to send candy for?"
Chen Xingling smiled and asked, "Does the office usually send candy for other reasons?"
Gu Qi was slightly embarrassed and whispered, "Sometimes, but I didn't pay much attention to it. I think they only give candy when it comes to weddings, right? We've given it before."
"More than that." Chen Xingling explained: "No matter what happy event people have in Yucheng, they will send some candy to relatives and friends to let them know about it and share in the joy and sweetness. People in the countryside will make some traditional rice cakes to give to people, while people in the city will just give candy to everyone. People with a little more financial resources will give more and to a wider range of people. People with average financial resources will just give a little to close friends and neighbors to let them know."
"Oh." Gu Qi nodded and asked seriously, "How much do you want to send?"
Chen Xingling turned around and went upstairs, and after a while he brought down two large bags of candy.
"This is peanut candy. Give a few to familiar faces. Leave a handful in each office and the staff will distribute it among themselves."
Gu Qi hurried forward to help, and asked in confusion: "Where did you buy so many candies?"
Chen Xingling waved his hand and said, "I bought some a few days ago. If I bought more, I could get a lower price, so I gritted my teeth and bought more."
Most of the things used to decorate the new home were moved out of the supermarket by her, including the dinner party this evening and these two large bags of peanut candies.
If you don’t count it, you can save at least a few hundred yuan!
Gu Qi seldom went shopping and had no idea of the prices of things.
In fact, candies sold in grocery stores and department stores are not cheap, especially rare candies like this one, which usually have to be ordered from candy factories.
Gu Qi thought she bought them from the candy factory, and reminded her: "The factory is far from here, and you bought so much. I'll do more of this kind of work in the future."
"Come on, come on!" Chen Xingling pushed him out the door with a smile: "Hurry up and pass out the candies. Remember what I just said!"
Gu Qi smiled indulgently and walked towards the door while twisting the peanut candy.
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