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Chapter 782 Building a House
The Guangdong noodles made by Suning in the guesthouse this time immediately won unanimous recognition from the leaders, but this is still a special era without bonuses, so Suning only received an insignificant verbal praise. However, Director Lin went against the majority opinion and removed Suning's previous agent, which was an unexpected little surprise.

"Bingkun, I heard from your Director Lin that you have been doing very well recently?" Ma Shouchang was of course the first to know about Suning's situation, and then he looked at Suning in front of him with surprise and asked.

"Not bad! Mr. Ma, I am now the official squad leader of the pastry class." At this time, Suning hurriedly told his leader about his promotion.

"Well, I've heard what your Director Lin said. It seems it was wise to introduce you to work in the guesthouse." Ma Shouchang also showed a gratified expression, which meant that his efforts were not in vain.

"Mr. Ma, Secretary Qu, thank you for your help. I will not let you two down." Su Ning looked sincerely at Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen in front of him and said gratefully.

"Hey! Bingkun! I still like your previous unbridled attitude. I always feel that your politeness now is not sincere." Seeing that Su Ning is so polite to him now, Ma Shouchang misses the casualness and unrestrainedness of the two of them in the past.

"Uh" Suning really didn't expect that Ma Shouchang had such a little hobby.

"Bingkun, don't pay attention to Old Ma. I think he is a bastard. He feels comfortable only when people call him old man." Qu Xiuzhen on the side was also speechless about Ma Shouchang's habit. She couldn't stand it anymore and started to mock him.

"Haha, if you two elders don't mind, then I'll just call you Uncle Ma and Aunt Qu from now on." At this time, Su Ning followed their words and made a suggestion to the two of them in a pretending to be friendly.

"Well, that's good." Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen looked at each other with a smile, and were very happy about the closeness between Su Ning and them.

People are all made of flesh and blood. The relationship between Suning and Ma Shouchang is much more harmonious than in the original drama. After all, the two have been friends for nearly three years. In addition, this time Suning saved Ma Shouchang's life. Ma Shouchang naturally took care of Su Ning as his junior. Seeing Suning's dedication, he couldn't help but feel relieved.

That night, Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen insisted that Suning stay for dinner, and asked Suning to cook a table of Shandong cuisine for them to taste his cooking skills. In addition, they had asked the aunt at home to prepare the ingredients early. Suning naturally used his 100% cooking skills, which immediately surprised Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen, who had seen a lot of the world.

"Bingkun, your cooking skills are amazing. How did you achieve that at your age?" Qu Xiuzhen, who rarely praised others, was immediately amazed.

"Aunt Qu, maybe I have a talent for cooking." Suning said with a very humble smile at this time.

"Well, are you still studying now? Young people should learn more knowledge." Looking at the young and capable guy in front of them, the old couple couldn't help but think of their son, and then couldn't help but really care about Suning.

"Aunt Qu, my brother and sister left me a lot of books before they left. I read them whenever I have time. I also taught myself Russian and English."

"Really? What does the Russian word davarishi mean?" Qu Xiuzhen and Ma Shouchang, who was eating heartily, looked at each other in surprise. Then Ma Shouchang quickly swallowed the delicious food in his mouth and asked.

"Haha, comrade! It's so simple, of course I can do it." Suning looked at the old man in front of him with amusement and responded. The questions in this exam were too simple.

"Bingkun, it is still very difficult to learn language knowledge by yourself. I studied abroad in the Russians when I was young. Come to my place and study for an hour after get off work." Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen both like hardworking and motivated young people. Seeing Su Ning's eagerness to learn and diligence, Ma Shouchang couldn't help but inspire his love for talent.

"Thank you, Uncle Ma! It just so happens that I only know some basic knowledge of Russian. Now that you teach me, it will be much easier." Suning will certainly seize this hard-won opportunity. You know, Ma Shouchang is the former vice president of the military academy.

"Bingkun, I am the one who loves to learn. Now that I have lost my previous job, I have the time to teach you properly."

"That's great! But I can't call you Uncle Ma from now on. I should call you Master." Suning was of course very happy to have the support of a big shot, and naturally did not have any tactless thoughts.

"Haha, it's better to call him Uncle Ma. It sounds more intimate to me."

"Yes! Uncle Ma."

Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen were both pleasantly surprised to find that Su Ning was so humble and eager to learn. Their son had already cut off contact with them, so they urgently needed a younger generation to comfort their hearts. The appearance of the smart and studious Su Ning gave them hope.

"Bingkun, I heard that you are renovating your old house recently?" After eating and drinking, someone naturally took the initiative to clean up the dishes. Ma Shouchang looked at Su Ning again in confusion and asked.

"Correct!"

"Are there enough building materials? Do you want me to help you think of a solution?" Ma Shouchang knew that the most troublesome thing about building a house by oneself is the material issue, so he offered to help make the contact.

"No need! It's just an ordinary Russian-style bungalow. It doesn't actually require many building materials. Besides, the bricks removed from our old house can also be used." Su Ning looked at Ma Shouchang with a smile and shook his head. It seems that even without the space world, enough building materials can be gathered.

"Bingkun, why not build a Chinese-style courtyard house, but a Russian-style one-story villa?" At this time, Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen looked at each other in surprise, and then Ma Shouchang looked at Su Ning in confusion and asked.

"Uncle Ma, the main reason is that the land in Photon Slice is tight. I had to exchange a dilapidated house from my next-door neighbor, and then add our old house to make up enough land for building a house. Besides, the land utilization rate of Russian-style bungalows is relatively higher." In fact, Suning also wanted to build a Chinese-style courtyard house, but the land resources in Photon Slice were too tight.

"Well, that's a very reasonable consideration. After you finish building the house, your aunt Qu and I will definitely congratulate you." After hearing Su Ning's concise explanation, Ma Shouchang also showed a look of agreement.

"Thank you so much."

This time, Suning immediately notified Zhou Zhigang and his team about the house construction and even mailed them some photos of the progress. This immediately made Zhou Zhigang miss Ji Chun's home even more. He also thought about how little rest time the "Third Front" workers had. He didn't know when he would have the chance to go home again, as this depended on the specific arrangements of their leaders. "Master, are you guys rebuilding your house now?" Guo Cheng noticed the photos in Zhou Zhigang's hand and asked him with a puzzled look.

"Yes! I originally wanted to wait until I get back to talk about it, but I went to Guizhou for a break last year. But Zhou Bingkun couldn't wait any longer." Zhou Zhigang explained with some depression at this time. He felt that Suning didn't take him as a father seriously enough.

"Master, why don't you ask your leader for a leave?" Guo Cheng knew that Zhou Zhigang was concerned about his hometown in Jichun, so he looked at Zhou Zhigang and suggested.

"Oh! Forget it! I can't leave the work here, so I'll just let Zhou Bingkun do whatever he wants." Zhou Zhigang sighed helplessly at this time, knowing that the construction site could not be left without his supervision.

"Master, it's all because we disciples are so stupid, otherwise you wouldn't have to work so hard."

"Haha, the early bird catches the worm! As long as you all study hard, you will definitely surpass me one day."

"Yes! Master."

Zhou Zhigang was also eager to go home at this time, but thinking of the "Third Line" construction site in full swing, Zhou Zhigang, an eighth-level bricklayer, could only bear it. Moreover, since his son was already married, it meant that he had to support the responsibility of the entire Zhou family, so naturally Zhou Zhigang chose to let go appropriately.

At this time, Zhou Bingyi, who was working in a unit far away in Shenyang, also received letters and photos from home. Looking at the demolished old house of the Zhou family in the photo, Zhou Bingyi realized that he could never go back. Perhaps when he boarded the train alone in 1969, he had unconsciously separated from the Zhou family, and he was officially independent of the entire Zhou family. These are the real problems that every adult has to face.

At this moment, Zhou Bingyi was very melancholy and missed Hao Dongmei very much. He wanted to tell Hao Dongmei about his inner feelings and lovesickness, but he knew that he and Hao Dongmei could never go back to the past. Of course, Zhou Bingyi knew very well what happened after he left, and he also knew that Hao Dongmei chose to jump into the cold well because of him, but Yao Lisong and Dong Weihong chose to conceal the fact that Hao Dongmei was infertile, which still made Zhou Bingyi feel sad.

Now that he heard that Suning had found a regular job, Zhou Bingyi temporarily put aside his worries about his younger brother and put all his energy into work and study. He was able to complete any requirements and tasks assigned by his superiors satisfactorily, and unknowingly he had already made a name for himself in the new unit.

It took Jichun just over two months to build the house, and then a Russian-style one-story villa immediately appeared in the dilapidated Photon Film, which just made full use of the compact land resources of 226 square meters, and also made the neighbors of Photon Film look envious.

"Oh my! Bingkun's bungalow is so beautiful. I heard it even has an open kitchen and bathroom. We won't have to suffer from the cold in the winter."

"Is there a big kang?"

"Yes! Of course, there's also a three-meter-long kang. It's so comfortable to sit on."

"Oh! I'm a little regretful now. I should have gritted my teeth and built it with Bingkun."

"Who says it isn't? Zhou Bingkun originally said that if we all built together, we could get some discounts on building materials. It's a pity that none of us poor neighbors took advantage of the opportunity."

"Ah? Is it too late to build it now?"

"It's already too late! When Bingkun just started construction, Chunyan's mother wanted to bite the bullet and build the house together, but the state-owned factory that provided the building materials refused to sell them."

"Oh! What a pity! Zhou Bingkun is so well connected and has a lot of connections."

Because Suning used red bricks to build the house this time, in order not to attract too much attention, it did not plan to do outdoor decoration. It only painted a layer of cement on the outside, but also painted the cement floor and white on the inside. Then, after everything was ready, it could be moved back in. Unknowingly, it became a landmark bungalow in Photon Film.

"Mom, Juan'er, six bedrooms should be enough for our family, right?" Su Ning asked Li Suhua and Zheng Juan, who were inexplicably surprised.

"Enough! Enough! I never dreamed that I could live in such a nice house." Li Suhua immediately praised it happily, feeling that such a house only existed in her previous dreams.

"Mom, as long as you like it, I'm just worried that you won't be satisfied."

"How could that be! Bingkun, why are there two living rooms? It would be better to separate out an extra bedroom." Li Suhua soon looked at the two living rooms in the room in confusion, feeling that this was a very regrettable and wasteful behavior.

"Mom, this one is a dining room for eating, and the other one is a special reception room where we discuss things when guests come." Su Ning looked at Li Suhua with a mixture of laughter and tears and explained.

"You are the only one who is always making trouble! When someone comes, just clear the dining table." Although he agreed with his son's arrangement in his heart, he still refused to praise his son casually, because he was worried that his youngest son would become arrogant one day.

"Haha, Mom, I feel like you can turn a villa into a mud house." Suning was completely amused by Li Suhua's idea.

"You bastard! You only know how to fool your mother."

Suning personally prepared the design and construction of this house, so he is very satisfied with the final result. From now on, the family will no longer have to worry about having no place to live. You know, the issue of housing runs through the entire drama "The World", so every character in the drama cannot avoid the problem of housing.

As for the envy and regret expressed by Photon Film's neighbors at this time, that was not something Suning needed to consider. You have to know that he helped them selflessly and was willing to sell building materials at a price lower than the market price. But in the end, he was harmed by his own short-sightedness. Thinking that the educated youth who went to the countryside would soon return to the city on a large scale, every household would encounter housing shortages, I just don't know if they would regret it even more at that time.

(End of this chapter)