Chapter 696 The Zou Family Returns to China
Most people cannot resist the temptation of having a new idea pop up from time to time and having full control over the design of their house.
In later generations, family quarrels and disagreements between couples occurred during the subsequent construction process.
Especially girls, who doesn’t have a fantasy home of their own?
As a result, the design drawings were really tailored to the Zou sisters' ideas, and Lu Yanchen, Xia Zhenghao, and Du Qingsong were able to come up with at least two alternative plans in the first place.
It was a whole set of five courtyards, a huge amount of work, but the three of them never showed any impatience.
Maybe many people don't have a specific idea about the size of the yard simply because they say it verbally. In this case, let's compare them.
Once you enter the courtyard, there are ten rooms. Theoretically, it can accommodate ten families, but in reality, there are only four to five households.
There are usually eighteen rooms in two halls.
There are a total of twenty-nine rooms in the three courtyards. Since the space is relatively large, if the yard is confiscated and turned into a slum, some families can build their own small kitchens. Even so, it is easy to accommodate twenty households.
If we really count the five courtyards, there are at least thirty to sixty-one rooms.
In addition to thorough renovations, interior decoration, including overall matching furniture according to the different needs of people of different ages and small items that can be used in daily life, all need to be customized one by one.
Because his family was wealthy before he went abroad, he knew exactly what the front yard would have looked like if it hadn't been destroyed in the early years. Zou Sijia even used his spare time to sketch out the rough patterns on the eaves, corridors, screen walls, etc. that he could remember.
I was a little embarrassed when I handed it over: "I just remembered the general idea. I don't know if your team can replicate similar patterns according to the house conditions, Uncle Lu?"
If it were someone else, I wouldn’t be able to guarantee it, but Lu Yanchen did have some experience in this.
Although I am not proficient in flat carving, relief carving, round carving and openwork carving, I can easily master three of the four.
So much so that I answered confidently: “Yes.”
To be honest, this made the two girls happy for a long time.
When they learned that their elderly family members were coming back, they quickly purchased real estate in Beijing, and immediately set their first choice on a courtyard house. They simply knew how their grandfather's generation, or even the family members who had stayed abroad for so long, felt, and they would definitely prefer things with Chinese characteristics.
Construction has already begun in the courtyard, and the room designs have just been finalized.
It was revised countless times during this period, and Xia Zhenghao and Du Qingsong seemed to be used to it.
When I was making furniture in Shanghai, even if it was a simple cabinet or dressing table, the buyer would ask for some modifications here or there, or for it to be redone if it didn't suit his taste.
In comparison, the two girls were extremely polite. They always had new "ideas" and knew that the problems lay with themselves, so when they changed the drawings, they would cut some meat for everyone to have a meal, or give out cigarettes to satisfy their cravings.
The style of the furniture was not finalized until the house was two-thirds renovated. Later, Zhang Deren contacted the wood and started work.
Because I always insist on getting the best things, after calculating the total cost, I found that this money is more than enough to buy a small courtyard in Beijing.
How should I put it, it’s been a lot of trouble.
Several classmates from Gangcheng who were on good terms with each other took some time to come and take a look. They were absolutely fascinated by the highly restored courtyard. Among them, Zheng Zhibo and Su Luoan, who were close friends with Jun Qingqing, immediately began to inquire whether they could also buy property here.
The reason is quite sufficient, and she knows a few people in the mainland, so I asked her to help act as the middleman.
After knowing the specific expenses, everyone thought it was a big profit.
The neighbors nearby saw the construction going on here and wanted to know how much it would cost, and some even joined in the fun. But when they heard that the cost would be so high, they all looked at the Zou sisters as if they were fools and being taken advantage of.
When Lu Yanchen mentioned these things, the little girl knew that everyone was not used to mobilizing so many people just for a house.
However, the main customer group of our own decoration team is middle and high-end.
There are limited skilled craftsmen, so everything is handmade with carefully selected materials, which is why the price goes up.
For example, a baby stroller costs two hundred and forty yuan.
Perhaps once the business gets on track, affordable alternatives will be introduced one after another as machine production takes over.
Only when it is completely completed can everyone really understand what value for money means.
On February 9, 1980, the day of the lunar New Year, Zou Sijia, Zou Siyi, Yu Chaoming and Si Shaoyun all appeared at the Shanghai dock.
The Zou family finally escaped from the United States and returned to their homeland.
The old man was the first to get off the ship. The moment he actually stepped on the land, he was so excited that he shed tears.
After more than ten years, I finally fulfilled my wish and successfully brought all my family members back home.
Behind him was his wife, who was a step behind. She understood the old man's current mood best. He walked forward, silently took the other person's arm, and patted him gently.
The descendants behind them were carrying their luggage, and only after putting it down did they hug the Zou sisters one after another.
Even though their parents were the last to go abroad, it has been eight or nine years since then. When they see Yu Chaoming standing behind their eldest daughter, what else could they not understand?
I am even more pleased that the young man did not let down his silly girl's love.
To be precise, the incident back then had nothing to do with the other party, but now it involves the child who has always been held in the palm of the hand, so it is inevitable to be partial.
They all rested for a night at the Peace Hotel. After witnessing the development of China during this period, they had to admit that the dilapidated state before they left was no longer there. The sincere smiles on the faces of passers-by on the street fully demonstrated that everyone is very satisfied with their current life.
Perhaps because the ship took too long, the trip back to Beijing that was originally planned to depart the next day was delayed for two days.
In order to go back in time for a true family reunion, we decided to set off as early as possible.
There were only two cars coming, so on the 12th, the only four people from the Zou family who took the car were the two sisters, their grandparents, and their second grandfather and his wife. Yu Chaoming helped buy soft sleeper berths for the rest of the family.
After Si Shaoyun returned home, Jun Qingqing and his elder brother and sister-in-law were at his grandfather's place, and they started joking with him immediately.
"Why, are you so happy to meet your future Yue family?"
For a moment, the man who had been a bit carefree suddenly became shy, causing laughter in the room again.
Well, from this day on, except for the holidays, it’s as if this cousin has disappeared and can’t be found anywhere.
Combined with the fact that when he went to pay New Year's greetings to God, he mentioned Secretary Yu's strange behavior, it's likely that the two couples will be getting married soon.
As expected, before school started, Zou Sijia and Zou Siyi held their wedding at the Kyoto Hotel.
As they watched their ten-year relationship finally come to fruition, another pair of lovers were blessed to finally get married.
It goes without saying who is envious. Just look at cousin Shaoyang and the seven brothers who have to wait for a year before they can graduate and get married. Tsk tsk tsk...
Turning around, they felt that it was nothing. Perhaps they could comfort themselves easily, since there was Bai Jincheng, who was older than both of them, supporting them in front of them.
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