Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 486 Money

Li Yancheng's expression was very indifferent, but Guan Wanchang was shocked when he heard it.

He was not surprised by the regulations for repairing the palace, but was surprised by the words "take out the best treasured materials".

Several generations of their Guan family have been in this business. The repairs of the palace, the renovations of the royal mansion, and even the large garden that had been burned down and only the ruins were left, all reflected the hard work of his ancestors.

After generations of accumulation, by the time it came to his generation, there were indeed quite a few good things accumulated. Their Guan family was not limited to the people in the city, he also had relatives in Pingchang, and the good materials accumulated by their ancestors were all hidden there, and they had been well protected even in the past few years.

He thought that outsiders didn't know about this.

"Yancheng, what precious materials are you collecting?"

"Haha, Lao Guan, don't hide anything from me. Do you need me to tell you more about your warehouse in Pyeongchang?"

Li Yancheng said with a smile, then he picked up his cup and took a sip of tea.

Guan Wanchang looked at him in amazement. Now he was sure that the man was not just saying it casually.

But he soon returned to normal because he suddenly remembered the identity of the man in front of him. If he didn't even know this, how could he solve the case and catch the bad guys?

However, his biggest secret was exposed. No matter what the other party did, he was still a little unhappy. He said unhappily: "Yancheng, let me say that if you want to use the materials in my collection to build the yard, the cost of the materials will be much more expensive than the money to buy the yard. The wood I have alone cannot be compared with those that have been made into furniture."

"As long as you don't ask for an exorbitant price, I'll give you the right amount. Besides, your family preserved those woods so that they could be put to the best use. Building a house as beams is the best place for them to go."

Hearing this, Guan Wanchang narrowed his eyes, stopped dwelling on the issue, and said, "There is something ugly I want to say first."

"Speaking"

"Yancheng, I don't ask you where the money comes from. You can let our family build the yard for you. You can even use the materials in my family's collection.

But I have to see the approval document first, otherwise we will start working on it enthusiastically and someone suddenly comes to say that we can’t do it anymore, and your money is not from a legitimate source and will be seized.”

"Haha, don't worry about that. Whether it's buying a yard or rebuilding it, I will report it for approval according to the regulations. Every penny of my money can withstand anyone's investigation."

Hearing Li Yancheng say this, Lao Guan was as shocked as if he had known that his family's secret was known to others.

Just buying a yard would cost forty or fifty thousand, and the cost of renovating the yard would be far more than that. However, the person in front of me said that every penny he spent could stand up to scrutiny. How...how did he make the money?

At this moment, Lao Guan really had the urge to ask this question.

Money, who doesn’t like this thing?

Now that things have come to this, Guan Wanchang certainly can't say anything more. The reason he brought this up is because he's worried that his work will be in vain or that he will be implicated.

He is already over 50 years old this year and has seen too many things. The reason why his family has been able to be passed down for so many years is because of their inherent caution. They did not accept the invitation from the museum, not because they looked down on the job, but because they were worried that what happened in previous years would happen again.

He didn't want to lead their family into trouble.

"In that case..." Lao Guan thought for a moment and said, "I've been to No. 9 Courtyard before liberation. The house in that courtyard was also built by our family. I know the general situation inside. I'll draw a sketch when I go back. I'll show it to you after it's finished. If you're not satisfied with anything, we can adjust it.

Oh, I almost forgot to ask, when will you be able to buy No. 9 Courtyard? It would be best if I could go in and take a look. I really don’t know what it looks like inside now.”

"If nothing unexpected happens, it will be after National Day."

"Okay, I'll draw a sketch first. I know the length and width of the yard. You can also tell me if you have any requirements."

"My request is very simple, just follow the palace."

!!!

Well, Guan Wanchang felt powerless to complain.

He thought that this person was just saying that casually, but he didn't expect that he was really going to do it, but...

He suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction. He was building a palace with his own hands. Even though it was a scaled-down version, it would be enough for him to brag about for the rest of his life when it was completed.

"Yancheng, I understand your request, but there is one thing you must consider."

"you say"

"That's money. I don't know how much money you have, but if you want to build it according to the standards of that palace, it will cost a lot of money. One hundred thousand yuan is probably just the base price. It doesn't include my family's labor costs and the cost of our materials. And the construction period will not be short, at least three years."

"Huh..." To be honest, Li Yancheng was shocked by this number.

But think about it again, that's more than 20,000 square meters. There are many commercial communities in the future that don't have such a large area. Not to mention the wood needed, just the basic building materials such as sand, cement, slag, bricks, etc. will probably cost a lot of money.

"Lao Guan, don't worry about the money. I can pay you 20,000 yuan as the initial cost. I can also buy as much cement and bricks as you need.

You can go to the street office and ask someone to get the structural diagram of No. 9 Courtyard and take a look at it. It would be best if they could give me a rough budget. "

When the yard was previously occupied by one owner, the street office did not have the structural drawings. Now it has been returned to the original owner. After the owner re-registered the land use, the street office now has the drawings of the yard. With Lao Guan's personal connections, it is very simple for him to check the drawings at the street office. Through the drawings, he can know some data of the yard, which makes it convenient for him to make sketches and budgets.

"Okay!" Guan Wanchang nodded and agreed to Li Yancheng's suggestion.

The two discussed some things again, and Guan Wanchang left at nine o'clock.

After seeing Lao Guan off, Li Yancheng returned to the house. The two children had already washed up and were ready to go to bed. He gave the children some instructions, requiring them to travel to and from school in groups with their friends in the alley starting tomorrow.

Huansheng was also asked to be careful on the way to school, and if he found anything wrong, he should go into the alley or ask a familiar adult for help.

"Dad, what happened?" Little Xiaoyu climbed from the sofa onto her father's lap, hugged his neck, and asked in a tender voice.

The two children had already received training for relevant emergencies, so they did not show any fear after hearing what he said.

"Well..." Li Yancheng thought about it and decided to tell the truth to the children.

"It's not certain yet. My mother and I came back late today just to deal with this matter."

Next, he told the two children in detail what happened at the school gate that afternoon.

"So I don't dare to say what that person does, but it's always better to be prepared.
After you go to bed, Dad will report this matter to my superior. From tomorrow on, there will definitely be someone secretly protecting you on your way to and from school.

But they can protect me, but you and your brother still need to be vigilant. If you find anything wrong, just follow what Dad said, okay?"

Li Yancheng raised his hand and pinched his daughter's nose, then turned to look at his son sitting beside him.

In response to their father's question, the two children nodded and replied in unison: "I know, Dad."

"Okay, now that you're clear, go to bed."

"See you tomorrow, Dad and Mom."

The two little ones kissed Li Yancheng on both cheeks. They knew their mother didn’t like this, so they just said something to her and ran back to their house.

Luo Min, who was sitting on a single sofa, curled her lips when she saw the actions of the two children. She was a little jealous. It was not because she was jealous that the children did not kiss her, but because she thought that her man's face should be hers alone.

This situation has happened many times, and no matter what she said, it didn't work, so she just pouted, stood up and walked to her husband, stretched out her hand and wiped his cheek, then she bent down and kissed him hard, and then turned around and sat on the sofa she had just sat on, without saying a word. Li Yancheng looked at his wife's childish side with some amusement, it was like this every time, as long as she saw the children kissing him, she would definitely do so after the children left, and he was used to it.

"Dacheng, are the people from the Cheng family leaving tomorrow?"

"Yes, that's how their schedule is arranged."

"Then will you go and send it off?"

"After I drop you off at school tomorrow morning, I'll go to the restaurant for a while. They'll leave in the afternoon."

"Then please give my regards to the old lady."

"no problem"

"How was your conversation with Lao Guan just now?"

"It's settled, but the price..."

"What's wrong with the price?" Luo Min put down the knitting needles she had picked up when she sat down, raised her head and looked at her husband with a puzzled look.

"The price is extremely high. Not counting the 50,000 yuan for the yard, I estimate I need to prepare another 200,000 yuan."

The number that Li Yancheng said made Luo Min's mouth open slightly, and shock was written all over her face.

"You're crazy. Even if the yard is big, it shouldn't cost that much to clean it up. Do you want to turn it into a palace?"

She had never discussed with her husband how to renovate the yard. Now that she heard that they would have to spend another 200,000 yuan, not counting the money spent on buying the yard, she really wondered if her husband was crazy.

"Uh... building it into a palace is a bit exaggerated." Li Yancheng smiled a little embarrassedly: "I asked Lao Guan to build it according to the standards of the prince's palace of the previous dynasty."

!!!

Luo Min almost couldn't hold back from swearing.

Listen, listen to what people are saying. To ordinary people, what is the difference between a prince's mansion and a palace?
"Li Yancheng, what are you thinking about?"

Hearing his wife calling him by his full name, Li Yancheng couldn't help but shrink his neck. Then a flattering smile appeared on his face. He stood up and ran to the single sofa where his wife was sitting. He picked her up without saying a word and ignored her struggle.

After picking her up, he sat down on the single sofa, pinned his wife on his legs, and held her tightly in his arms.

"Hey, honey, don't be so angry, let me explain to you."

"Oh, explain? You don't have to explain anything to me. Just put the two hundred thousand in front of me first and then we can talk about other things." Luo Min knew that she couldn't break free from her husband's arms with her little strength, so she didn't waste her energy. She just let him hold her however he wanted. Anyway, she felt quite comfortable sitting like this. She even moved a little to make herself more comfortable.

"Do you want to try and see if selling me is worth two hundred thousand?"

"Hey, you are my priceless treasure. I won't sell you no matter how much money you offer." This is a matter of principle, and Li Yancheng answered without any ambiguity.

"I know we don't have enough money, so I was thinking of selling one or two more prescriptions if that doesn't work."

"Let's not talk about the money issue for now. Tell me what you are thinking. Why do you want to tidy up that yard according to the standards of a prince's mansion? Didn't you say that we won't move there in the future?"

Li Yancheng was somewhat embarrassed by the question. He didn't know how to explain to his wife that he actually planned to rent out the yard in the future, and the annual rent would be a huge sum of money.

It is simply difficult for people today to imagine how much the price of a courtyard house with independent property rights in Beijing will increase in the future, nor can they imagine how much wealth that courtyard house will bring to the Li family in the future.

But he couldn't say these. If he told his wife now that in a few years, the yard could be rented out and bring in hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars in rent every year, it would be strange if Luo Min didn't think he was a fool.

After thinking about it for a while, he still said the same rhetoric to fool others, which made Luo Min, the woman, stunned.

She looked up at her husband from his arms with a look of suspicion. She had a feeling that her man was trying to fool her with what he said, but his words were righteous.

Just when she was about to say something, Li Yancheng picked her up with a little effort.

"Oh, honey, stop thinking about it. It's getting late. We should go to bed."

"Tsk..." Luo Min's thoughts were diverted and she spat at her man lightly. How could she not know what this guy was planning?

"Put me down and I'm going to take a shower. You still need to make a phone call? Go ahead and make the call first."

She didn't say anything about not touching me. At the age of 30, she still has strong sexual desires, especially since he didn't come back last night.

"obey"

Li Yancheng obediently asked his wife to get down to the ground and went upstairs to take a shower first. He went out to see if the front door was closed. When he came back, he closed the door to the living room, turned off the lights downstairs, hummed an unknown tune, went upstairs to the study, picked up the phone and called Hong Dingguo.

Hong Dingguo is his current superior. If there is any problem, he must report to his direct supervisor first.

Secretary-General Hong attached great importance to this matter. Li Yancheng was about to be transferred. If something happened in the Social Affairs Bureau before he left, it would be a joke.

After hanging up the phone, he communicated with the deputy leader in charge of internal security at the headquarters. After listening to him, the deputy leader contacted the internal security department of the headquarters without any hesitation and asked them to make arrangements immediately. Starting from tomorrow morning, they must protect Li Yancheng's two children.

This was also Li Yancheng's own request. There was no need to arrange anyone around him and Luo Min. As long as he could protect the children, he would have no worries. Even if someone really targeted him, he would dare to do it.

……

The next day, September 10th, was Wednesday, but that day was not Teachers' Day yet.

It was in 1985 that Teachers' Day was set on September 10th.

The reason why this day was chosen is because it is the beginning of the new school year and the enrollment of new students symbolizes a new beginning and hope, and can create an atmosphere of respecting teachers and valuing education.

After sending his wife to school in the morning, Li Yancheng drove to the Jingcheng Hotel, where he stayed with the Cheng family for the entire morning and only left after lunch.

After returning to the unit, he changed into casual clothes. Because he was not sure whether the man was looking for him, he specially found a hat to wear. He also asked the logistics department to find him an extra work uniform and hat from any factory in Dianhai. He planned to stay there for an afternoon. If there was no change in such a long time, it would definitely be noticed. He arranged a jeep and drove to the Political College where his wife was taking classes.

He did not drive the car to the front of the college, but stopped at an intersection and walked along the sidewalk opposite the college. As he walked, he pretended to casually observe the people on the roadside.

The shoe repairman was still at the same place as yesterday, under the eaves of the state-owned restaurant opposite the college. He had no work in his hands. A woman in her forties was standing not far from his shoe repair stall, talking to him.

Li Yancheng listened carefully when he walked past the shoe repair stall. Unexpectedly, the two people were talking about what happened yesterday afternoon. The woman asked the shoe repairman why the police wanted him yesterday. It seemed that the two of them had just started chatting.

The shoe repairman kept his mouth shut and didn't say anything, just avoided the question. But the woman obviously didn't want to let him go and kept asking questions.

Fortunately, at this moment, a man came out from the post office next door. He was an employee of the post office. He came to the shoe repair stall with a pair of leather shoes in his hand. While greeting the shoe repairman, he handed the pair of leather shoes in his hand to him, let him put the soles on his shoes, and said that he could finish it before leaving get off work.

The shoe repairman breathed a sigh of relief as he took the shoes. Finally, he didn't have to deal with that gossipy woman.

Seeing that the other person had come to pay no attention to her, the woman smacked her lips unwillingly, but no matter how unwilling she was, she had no choice but to leave. Her gossipy heart was not satisfied, and she didn't know if she would be unable to sleep tonight.

Seeing the woman leave, Li Yancheng followed her after hesitating for a moment.

(End of this chapter)