Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

Da Hu is quite resourceful. There are only four people in his family: his parents, himself, and his younger brother.

Four people squeezed into one room, which was then divided into two small rooms.

Now that Da Hu has gotten married, there's definitely enough room for him, though it's a bit cramped. So before the wedding, Da Hu took over the room next to Zhang Shih-hao's.

Remember, it's about acquiring it directly, not renting it from the street office like Zhang Shih-hao did.

The purchasing department assigned it to him, and the couple lived comfortably in a room.

After the house was ready, Da Hu immediately started renovations, including building a kang (heated brick bed) and opening large windows.

Da Hu is willing to spend money on his place of residence.

In short, Da Hu's marriage made many neighbors in the courtyard look at him differently.

I think he's capable; he arranged the entire wedding himself and even got a house. He's really impressive.

Their courtyard has a total of 6 rooms. Li Jiuzhou owns two, Zhang Shihao rents one, and Da Hu has another one, so a total of 4 rooms are used, leaving 2 rooms remaining.

The gatekeeper's quarters were also borrowed by the Wu family to fluff cotton.

There's also a dilapidated kitchen in the backyard. Anyone who wants it can take it, but it needs to be repaired, which would cost around a hundred dollars, so basically nobody wants it.

So there are still 4 rooms left in courtyard number 95 that can be allocated; it all depends on who acts quickly.

However, many people in the compound are not eligible for housing now, so it's no use trying; they have to find their own way.

Yan Bugui was eyeing the remaining rooms, as his family had three sons and two rooms were simply not enough for them.

If only I could have a three-room west wing like Li Jiuzhou across the street.

So he went to Da Hu to inquire about the situation:

"Da Hu, tell Uncle Yan how the houses are being allocated. You know, I have three sons..."

Da Hu smiled and said, "Uncle Yan, this was assigned by the factory, plus I..." He rubbed his fingers together as he said this.

Yan Bugui immediately understood that Da Hu had taken money to pull strings; otherwise, it would have been very difficult to get a house.

Yan Bugui's colleague, the newly arrived young teacher, still lives on campus. There is accommodation, but the conditions are not very good.

Yan Bugui knew how difficult it was to get a house.

But if we don't build more houses now, it might be difficult later.

Although Yan Bugui was worried, it wasn't to the point where he absolutely had to have it.

There were quite a few neighbors eavesdropping nearby, and everyone understood what Da Hu meant.

Forget about getting housing from the factory.

An old woman suddenly muttered, "I guess we won't get any housing from the factory. We might as well talk to the old lady in the backyard and ask her to give up one of her rooms. It's such a waste for her to live in two rooms by herself."

As soon as the words were spoken, many people's eyes lit up. The deaf old woman's two back rooms were very large and spacious; it would be strange if they weren't envious.

They only dare to bring up the deaf old lady to make a fuss. Would they dare to say that Li Jiuzhou's house is even bigger?

It's simply because they felt the deaf old woman was all alone and there was hope that she could find a place to live.

That evening, several neighbors went to talk to the deaf old woman, or expressed interest in renting the place to live temporarily.

It's called a rental, so let's move in first and see who owns it later.

The neighbors were very polite to the deaf old woman, so she wasn't angry. In front of them, she said that after she died, the house would be left to Sha Zhu.

Renting is out of the question.

Her statement confirmed the matter, arousing envy and jealousy among the neighbors.

Sha Zhu's house was already big enough, with a main house of three rooms and a side room, covering an area of ​​over a hundred square meters.

The deaf old woman then said that after she died, the house would go to Sha Zhu, leaving the neighbors speechless.

Especially Jia Zhangshi, she was also very confused, but she didn't go to the deaf old lady to ask to rent a house.

Their Jia family's house is big enough to live in, with two rooms of 50 square meters and a kitchen built at the entrance.

Jia Zhangshi was just a little jealous of Sha Zhu.

Some neighbors weren't familiar with the situation and weren't long-time residents, so they went directly to the neighborhood office.

They said it was a waste for the deaf old lady to live in such a big house by herself, and suggested that she give up one of the rooms.

The result was that I got scolded.

The whole courtyard originally belonged to someone else, but you still had your eye on their two remaining rooms.

To prevent the neighbors in courtyard number 95 from eyeing the deaf old woman's house again, Director Wang went to the courtyard and sternly warned them not to try to take any action against the house.

At this moment, Yan Bugui's eyes darted around, and he couldn't help but ask:

"Director, the old lady doesn't have any children. What will happen to the house after she passes away? Will her offer to give it to the residents of the compound count? Or will the neighborhood committee take the house back?"

Yan Bugui asked three questions in a row, each one hitting the nail on the head. He deliberately avoided mentioning that Sha Zhu and his wife were taking care of the deaf old lady.

The deaf old woman looked at Yan Bugui, she never expected that someone would dare to covet her house.

The neighbors were also very interested in the question raised by Yan Bugui, since they couldn't have it and didn't want Shazhu to have it either.

Director Wang hadn't thought that far ahead and replied:

"The house belongs to the old lady. As long as there is a will, she can give the house to whomever she wants."

"Just take the heir to the neighborhood office to get a certificate when you are physically able."

The deaf old woman walked directly to Director Wang's side:

"Director Wang, I'll go right now and transfer the house to my grandson right now."

"I'll leave everything to him after I die!"

"Grandma, you're still in good health, let's not talk about this, it's bad luck," Qin Huairu stepped forward and refused.

Of course, that's what they say, but they're actually overjoyed inside!

After all, who wouldn't like to own multiple houses and live in spacious ones? They are fixed assets.

Sha Zhu and Li Jiuzhou squatted on the steps, smoking and watching them make a scene.

Sha Zhu didn't care much about houses. His house was big enough and spacious enough. He wasn't worried about having too many houses or too few.

Why? Because I have money in my pocket!

A room in the tenement only costs five or six hundred yuan, which is very cheap for Sha Zhu.

The deaf old woman smiled kindly at Qin Huairu: "It's alright, this house will belong to you two sooner or later, it doesn't matter when I give it to you." Then she called out to Sha Zhu in the distance:

"Silly Zhu, go with Grandma to the neighborhood office to settle the house matter, so that people won't keep eyeing it every day."

"Alright!" Silly Zhu patted his butt, stood up, and walked over.

About an hour later, Sha Zhu and the deaf old lady returned.

Sha Zhu was holding some papers in his hand, which some people guessed were land deeds.

At this point, the neighbors were truly jealous of Sha Zhu. They were not worried about scarcity but about inequality. Harmony among all people brings happiness.

It's a very real problem. Most people live in apartments of 20 or 30 square meters, while larger ones live in 50 or 60 square meters.

You, Sha Zhu, have a house of over 100 square meters. Why? Because you look old?

Now, after all this fuss, Sha Zhu has become the biggest beneficiary, and they're all furious.

Yi Zhonghai's expression also looked rather unpleasant.

He originally thought the deaf old lady was just joking when she said she would give the house to Sha Zhu, but it turns out she really meant it!

The old lady still has quite a few good things in her possession, and it would be a lie for Yi Zhonghai to say he wasn't eyeing them.

But it's too late to regret it now.