Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Chapter 214 Discussion on Renovation

He Lai returned to Courtyard No. 95 and came to Liu Haizhong's house.

"Second uncle."

"Xiao Laizi, do you have something to talk to the second uncle about?" Liu Haizhong said with a smile.

"Yes, there is something. Who is this?" He Lai asked when he saw someone at Liu Haizhong's house.

"My apprentice is here to pay New Year's greetings. Just tell me what you want."

"I was allocated a house, which happened to be in the neighboring courtyard No. 94. My mother's house was separated from my house by a wall. I wanted to build a small door in the corner, and the neighboring courtyard had agreed.

I would like to ask my second uncle to help me. If it works out, I will give two kilograms of fish to each household."

He Lai didn't hesitate and said directly. Two kilograms next door, two kilograms here too, otherwise someone will say something.

"Okay, Xiao Laizi is open-minded. I will discuss this matter with Lao Yi and Lao Yan later. It should be no problem."

"Thank you, Uncle. You can continue meeting the guests. I am dizzy."

After He Lai finished talking about the matter, he went home to find Wu Juan.

"Master, who is this?" the young man asked after seeing He Lai leave.

"Xiao Lan, this is the most promising person in our hospital, He Lai. He is already a senior technician at a young age." Liu Haizhong mentioned He Lai and thought of his eldest son.

Liu Guangqi stayed at home for only one day and then left, saying that he was going to visit his girlfriend's family for New Year's greetings, but he didn't tell me who she was.

"Oh, so impressive! I don't think he is very old!"

"Well, I just graduated from a technical secondary school last year and joined the steel mill. I have a lot of skills."

The young man sighed inwardly. He realized that he had not been admitted to a technical secondary school. Fortunately, he had worked hard in high school and was admitted to university. Now, with the help of Liu Haizhong, he could study in university with peace of mind.

"It's okay. You are also very good. Just study hard in college and don't rush to work. There is a master at home, don't worry."

"Thank you, Master. I will definitely repay you in the future."

"Hey, as long as you can read it, your master will be paid well."

It turns out that this apprentice is the factory director Lan, the college student sponsored by Lan Fan and Liu Haizhong.

At first, due to a sudden change in his family and the loss of his source of income, Lan Fan went to work as a temporary worker in a steel rolling mill and gave up going to college. Later, when Liu Haizhong learned about it, he offered to support him through college.

He family

"What? The house next door was given to you." Wu Juan was stunned. Why did her son always give her surprises?

"Mom, calm down, calm down, it's just two houses." He Lai took a sip of tea and said calmly.

"Brother, now that you have a house, can you return the ear room to me?"

Yu Shui came to He Lai and said happily.

"No, I have to decorate first, and I guess I'll have to live here for a while."

"Oh." Yu Shui was disappointed and had to sleep with Chun'er.

"What's the point of decoration? Can't we just move in directly?" Wu Juan asked again.

"The house has been emptied out, so I just need to clear out a few rooms. Grandma will live with me then."

"Okay, grandma will live with Xiao Laizi. She will enjoy the blessing of her grandson." Grandma He smiled happily, her face full of wrinkles.

"What are you talking about? It will be so inconvenient for your grandma to live next door."

Wu Juan quickly tried to stop her. After all, she was still pregnant. If Old Lady He went next door, it would be a huge trouble.

"Mom, I'm planning to open a small door in the corner of the courtyard wall, so that it will be very convenient for us to walk through. The neighboring compound has already agreed.

I have asked the second uncle to speak to our hospital, and my popularity should not be a problem in the future."

After listening to this, Wu Juan rolled her eyes at He Lai and said, "You've done everything, are you just teasing me? If I weren't pregnant with two children, I would have given you a good lesson."

"Mom, don't be angry. Fortunately, we have four rooms now! Are you happy?"

"Don't treat me like a fool. The house of Second Uncle is yours, right?"

Wu Juan had already asked the second aunt indirectly, and although the second aunt hesitated and didn't say anything, Wu Juan still guessed it, otherwise why would she let He Lai live there.

"My mother is really smart." He Lai chuckled, "It was indeed me who asked my second uncle to buy that house, but it cannot be registered in my name for the time being. Just let Yu Shui and the others live there."

Wu Juan glared at him and said, "You kid, you didn't tell me earlier that you had a house. You made your mother worry."

After all, there were going to be two children soon, and the room suddenly became tense.

"I just wanted to give you a surprise." He Lai apologized with a smile.

Just like that, a few people were chatting when Liu Haizhong came over.

"Xiao Laizi, everyone agreed, but everyone asked me to ask when the fish will be given? And if there are more people, can they give more?"

"Second uncle, Third uncle asked you to ask!"

"Hey, Xiao Laizi is just smart." Liu Haizhong didn't want to ask, but he couldn't stand Yan Fugui's constant nagging.

"Uncle, don't worry about him. This guy is always greedy for small gains. If I give it to him, I don't know what will happen next time."

"Okay, I'll just pass on a message so he doesn't have to nag. You can handle it. He'll probably come to my place with his bottle of watered-down wine and eat for free."

Liu Haizhong is obviously familiar with Yan Fugui's routine. He is not as easy to fool as before. He will speak up for others with just a few words.

After Liu Haizhong left, Wu Juan asked about the fish and found out that in order to open the door, He Lai used the method of giving each household two kilograms of fish to lure them in.

He Lai returned to the annex in the middle courtyard and began to design it. These two rooms, a kitchen, bathroom, two bedrooms, a study, and a living room, should be enough.

If possible, He Lai also wants to build a small second floor, so that there will be rooms, no matter what, add it first. The courtyard is high enough, so it shouldn't be a big problem.

A draft decoration drawing will be ready soon and can be given to the decoration team when the time comes.

The next day, Secretary Sun came with a master.

"He Lai, this is Master Yu, the best decorator of our generation. Bring him over so you can talk first."

"Thank you, Brother Sun. I have a pound of dates. Take them back for the child."

He Lai took a pound of dates from the ear room and stuffed them into Secretary Sun's arms.

"Okay, I'll accept it shamelessly. You guys chat, I'm going back to the street office."

Secretary Sun didn't act pretentiously. He just collected the pound of dates and put them in his clothes so that no one could see them.

After Secretary Sun left, He Lai said to Master Yu.

"Master Yu, then shall we go take a look next door?"

"Okay, let's take a look first."

The two of them soon arrived at the backyard next door and began to tour the house.

He Lai took out his decoration sketch and began to explain his requirements.

Master Yu listened to the general idea, looked at the decoration drawings, and then said to He.

"My boss..."

"Just call us comrades, don't shout this word." He Lai quickly stopped them.

"Well, okay, Comrade He, your idea is basically fine, but this small second floor may be a bit low, because our courtyard is only about 4 meters high, and the highest point is less than 6 meters.

If it is partitioned, the rooms on the second floor will all be a slope, is that ok?"

Master Yu explained while gesturing.

"It's okay, it's okay. The second floor is for children to live in. Just fix the stairs."

He Lai said that it would be fine as long as he could do it.

"Then Comrade He, do you have any other requests?"

"Master Yu, do we have any heating equipment now? It's a bit cold in winter."

"Yes, there are copper radiators that have just come out on the market. They work very well, but the price is a bit high."

"Price is not an issue, just make the arrangements. Can you help me get a hot shower?"

He Lai thought that since radiators were enough, it shouldn't be difficult for the master to provide hot water, after all, there was already one in the bathhouse.

"No problem. But Comrade Dong... He, there might be some waste firewood and coal."

"It's okay, it's okay, I can handle this myself."

Hearing Master Yu's answer, He Lai nodded with satisfaction, thinking that he was indeed an expert.

"Master Yu, I have another question. Have you heard of that flush toilet?"

"Flush toilet? ...Uh, this one doesn't have one, what does it look like?"

"Forget it if there's none, just get a squat toilet."

He Lai quickly explained that if he had never heard of it, it meant that it didn't exist yet, and he didn't want to design such a thing.

The two chatted for a while and discussed the matter of opening the door in the courtyard wall.