When Gu Xingyu saw her parents’ happy faces, she knew they would definitely like it here.
Xiao Heng could not have imagined that in this small Lijiawan, there would be someone with such far-reaching ideas who would turn this place into a paradise.
I think this was another idea of that little girl. I never expected that someone so young could have such ability. It was also her credit that the three of them were able to come to Lijiawan from the northwest.
My son is right, she is the benefactor of the Xiao family.
Yesterday he heard from his youngest daughter that his son liked the educated youth named Su Anqiao, so he accompanied her to Hong Kong to visit relatives.
Unexpectedly, he could actually see his son get married and start a family. He thought he would have to stay in the northwest for the rest of his life and be separated from his two children for a long time.
Gu Huaizhi and Li Yun read for a while, then they pulled their daughter to sit down and planned to have a good chat with her.
Li Yun asked, "Xingyu, you've been with Wen Xiao for such a long time. Do you think he's worthy of your lifelong commitment?"
Gu Xingyu didn't expect her mother to ask this question. "I think he's okay. Although he looks simple, he's actually very calculating and kind-hearted. He treats me very well and respects me. Most importantly, his family are all very nice people."
Li Yun patted her hands and said, "I think it's a good match. Since you both like each other, then the marriage should be put on the agenda. There's no rush for the marriage. Now that we're here, it's not good to stay at the Wen family all the time. You see, there are so many people in their house now that they can't accommodate them."
Your father and I want to settle down in Lijiawan. We wonder if we can build a small courtyard like the one at the Wen family's. It doesn't have to be that big, just enough for our family. Besides, you can't marry into someone else's family when you get married."
Gu Xingyu didn't expect her mother to talk about her marriage. She felt a little embarrassed and her cheeks blushed slightly, but she did want to build a house.
"Let's ask Wenwen tonight, if we build a house, where do you want it to be built?"
Gu Huaizhi said, "I think it's great to live next to the Wen family. It's close and lively."
Li Yun also nodded in agreement.
Xiao Heng, who was standing by, was also very excited when he heard that the family wanted to build a house. Besides, his son was dating now, and he needed a new house even more for the marriage.
"My family also wants to build a house. It would be great if we could still be neighbors. But we don't have the money to build a house right now, and it's not good to live in the Wen family forever."
When the Gu family heard what Xiao Heng said, they felt a little discouraged. "That's right! Without money, how can we build a house?"
Gu Xingyu looked at the three dejected adults and couldn't help but laugh: "You don't have money, but we do. We have been working in the pharmaceutical factory for the past two years and have been paid. We don't need to spend much here. We just pay for food every month."
She looked at Xiao Heng and said, "It's not just us. Even Lanlan has saved quite a bit of money by digging and selling herbs. She told us a while ago that she's already saved dozens of dollars."
Several people asked in surprise: "Really?"
Gu Xingyu nodded affirmatively: "The money for building a house should be almost enough. The Wen family's yard cost about three or four hundred yuan to build. Our house doesn't need to be that big, so I think three hundred yuan should be enough."
Everyone was very happy when they heard this. Only with a house could they feel that they had settled down as a family.
Li Yun looked at her daughter distressedly: "I never thought that we would have to rely on her to earn money to build a house. Xingyu, have you really saved so much money? How much is your monthly salary?"
"Mom, I'm in charge of the pharmaceutical factory's finances. When the factory was still a pharmacy, I made over twenty yuan a month. Now that the scale of the pharmaceutical factory is more standardized, my salary is over fifty yuan."
Li Yun heard about such a high salary, and her daughter hadn't even graduated from high school yet: "How can it be so high? You haven't even been to college yet. Is it okay for Wenwen to offer you such a high salary?"
It is no wonder that Li Yun has such concerns. Nowadays, the average salary of workers in state-owned units in cities is only around 38 or 39 yuan.
"Wenwen said that it has been approved by the higher-ups. We just lack a diploma. Otherwise, we are no worse than others. We will also give out year-end bonuses based on everyone's ability to do things at the end of the year." Gu Xingyu said proudly. She estimated that she would get a lot of bonuses this year.
Several adults were shocked when they heard this. They couldn't believe that wages could be paid in this way.
In the evening, Wenwen listened to the two families' idea of building a house. She supported it very much. Since her parents are now together, they need to have a house so that they can have a sense of belonging.
Chen Yuelian was also moved by this. She said to Wenwen, "We want to build a house too. Your brothers are old enough to start their own families and build their own careers. They need a home of their own."
Wen Zhongxiang said, "Since we're going to live in Lijiawan in the future, we really need a house. So, each of your brothers can build a small courtyard so that they can have a new house for their wedding."
Wenwen thinks this is feasible. If her brothers all get married, there really won’t be enough room for them to live in the Wen family courtyard.
Yu Xunting said to Yu Baitian, "Grandpa, how about we build a small courtyard as well?"
Yu Baitian thought that it would be a good idea to build a small courtyard so that his grandson and Wen Yatou could not live in her parents' house after they got married.
Only He Hongchi was a little unhappy. Everyone said they wanted to build a house. If he built a house too, wouldn't he have to live alone in the future?
Wenwen didn't expect that just for this big family, they would need to build almost ten courtyards.
"Now that it's confirmed, we'll invite the village chief to discuss it tomorrow and build the house as soon as possible." Wenwen said to everyone.
I never expected this! Originally, she just wanted to go to the countryside for a few years and then return to Beijing, but now she has brought her whole family to Lijiawan to settle down.
Li Jianguo was a little surprised when Wenwen said that they wanted to build so many houses: "So many?"
Wenwen spread her hands and said, "There's nothing I can do. I have four older brothers in my family, and they're all old enough to start their own families."
So far, none of the bachelor brothers in her family have any plans to get married. The eldest brother is almost 30 years old, and other children of his age are already playing soy sauce, no, they are in elementary school.
No wonder her mother sighed when she saw her sons, a bunch of bachelors.
Li Jianguo expressed his understanding and asked, "Where do you plan to build the house? Many villagers also want to build new houses recently."
The villagers have made a lot of money in the past two years, and those who live in old houses also want to live in new houses.
Wenwen was moved after hearing this and said to Li Jianguo, "Why not build Lijiawan into a civilized and standardized village?"
Li Jianguo didn't understand: "What do you mean by standardized village?"
Wenwen took out a notebook and drew a simple sketch in simplified Chinese with a pencil.
"Look, village chief, Qiancengying Mountain is here, Anhe River is here, and Lijiawan is in the middle, right?" Wenwen pointed to the picture on the notebook.
Li Jianguo saw that Wenwen drew the mountains and Anhe River with just a few strokes, and they looked quite similar.
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