Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 441 Masters Among the Common People

Xiao Hong pouted and said, "My mom and Xiao Wei bullied me. Dad, please help me get revenge."

Uncle Wang hung up his bag and changed his shoes, saying, "Get revenge for you? You've got the wrong person. You're pushing your dad into a terrible mess. I'm not falling for that. How did Xiaowei handle things?"

Xiao Wei squatted on the ground peeling potato skins and said, "I bought it. It's three buildings with a huge yard. I'll have someone build a shop there, and we can make some money renting it out every year."

Uncle Wang squeezed into the kitchen, washed his face, grabbed a towel, and asked, "How much did it cost in total?"

Xiao Wei said, "890,000, and building the store will cost another 300,000."

Uncle Wang glanced at the rice cooker, hung up the towel, and said, "Your brother's doing well over there, isn't he? Is he keeping an eye on your sister-in-law?"

Xiao Wei said, "It's great. She's very capable. The photos of Xiao Hong and my sister-in-law will be mailed over in a couple of days. She has a good personality and isn't short either."

Xiao Hong chuckled and said, "A bunch of dwarfs, it's really hard to find a wife shorter than yourself." Zhang Jun was even shorter than Xiao Wei.

Uncle Wang took an apple from somewhere and started eating it. He glared at Xiao Hong and said, "You're so disrespectful! Have you gone to check on the house since you came back? I haven't had time to go there these past two days."

Little Red pouted and said, "What's there to see? Others have already taken them all, what's the point of looking?"

Uncle Wang glanced at Xiao Hong, then looked down at Xiao Wei and asked, "Who stole it? Chen Hui?"

Xiao Hong stared wide-eyed at Uncle Wang and asked, "Amazing! Dad, how did you guess that?"

Uncle Wang threw the apple core into the trash can, washed his hands, and said, "Is there even a need to guess? Xia lives in Longcheng. Who else but Chen Hui could take your house away? It's not like he just snatched it away like that. Did he buy the land?"

Xiao Wei said, "Yeah, it's not far from where we live, next to the park, and there's an elementary school nearby."

Uncle Wang nodded and said, "If we hurry, there'll be enough time. Let Engineer Wang bring in more people so it won't delay the move. The view from downstairs is probably a bit worse than from upstairs, but over there the river is right next to it and you can see quite far. That's fine too. It'll be so convenient for the kids to go to school next to the school. The kids are so lucky; they'll have a school on the left and a zoo on the right, with flowers and water all around."

Xiao Hong blinked at Uncle Wang and said, "Dad, I've known you for over twenty years and I'm only now realizing how amazing you are."

Uncle Wang stepped over Xiao Wei's backside as he came out of the kitchen and said, "So what if I'm amazing? It's because you're so lazy you don't even use your brain. Just wait and see what kind of spoiled brat Xiao Wei will become. How big is this place? It definitely can't be small. With that lazybones Chen Hui, he'll probably just look at how big it is and not bother to come up with a solution."

Xia Maosheng laughed and said, "Uncle, you're really amazing. This place is indeed much bigger. Xiao Hui didn't even consider giving up right away; he insisted on changing places no matter what."

Aunt Wang asked, "You bought the land? So quickly? You bought it right away? You guys just have too much money to burn, that's a bit too hasty."

Xiao Wei said, "If it's suitable, just buy it. Hesitating is easy to make mistakes. It's a good deal. Nine acres of land with a well and a pond is only 40,000 yuan."

Uncle Wang sat down next to Xiao Hong and said, "How big? Nine acres? That's feasible. No wonder Chen Hui didn't want it. I'd have a headache if I had it. How do you plan to build it? This is enough to build a whole residential complex."

Xiao Hong asked in a daze, "Build a residential area so we can live in it ourselves?" Geng Hui giggled and playfully hit Xiao Hong.

Xiao Wei said, "One end is big, the other is small. We'll build an office building and a factory on the smaller end, and build our living quarters on the larger end. It'll be like that, two buildings with garages, we'll make the rooms bigger, and build a small garden in the yard, with a pond, it'll look nice. We'll plant some trees and flowers on the remaining land, my parents can grow some vegetables, and we can raise some chickens, ducks, geese, and dogs. Isn't it good to have a lot of space?"

Xia Maosheng said, "Now there's a road that belongs to us too. Xiaowei said to keep the road and build a row of shops along it to rent out the rent. There's also a neighborhood committee building over there. I don't know why, but the building for the neighborhood committee is also on our land. Xiaowei asked Chen Hui to get the building's certificate back, and then go to the neighborhood committee to collect the rent. Oh, and the school's factory also occupies this land. They didn't really manage the land before, and it's all messed up."

Uncle Wang thought for a moment and said, "It's alright, if it's definitely ours, it can't be stolen. If necessary, I'll have the urban construction bureau go and clear it out."

Xiao Hong asked, "Dad, Dad, is the Housing Management Bureau under your jurisdiction?"

Uncle Wang said, "Housing Management Bureau? The provincial housing management bureau belongs to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the municipal housing management bureau belongs to the government, and the district housing management bureau belongs to us. What's wrong?" This magical unit, the Housing Management Bureau, has always existed. It exists in various regions, provinces, and cities, but its affiliation and scope of authority are different.

Xiao Hong asked Xia Maosheng, "Where did we go?"

Xia Maosheng said, "It's in the district, under Uncle Wang's jurisdiction."

Xiaohong thought for a moment and said, "That's reassuring. Those are the school and the neighborhood committee. What if they occupy the land and don't return it?"

Xiao Wei said, "We have a land deed, so we're not afraid of anyone."

Uncle Wang said, "We should hurry up and sort things out. The longer it takes, the more trouble it will cause, and in the end, it might really become someone else's property."

Xiao Hong suddenly remembered something and patted Uncle Wang, asking, "Old Wang, I have a question for you. Xiao Wei said there's a well in that yard. How will they be able to use the well water when building that house? Won't the water tank freeze up there?"

Uncle Wang said, "Why bother with all that trouble? Just connect to the tap water, isn't that enough? Can't you drink tap water?" He pointed to Aunt Wang washing vegetables. Xiao Hong said, "How can they be the same? Tap water is full of disinfectant powder. Well water is much healthier. The porridge tastes completely different. Tell me!" She reached out and grabbed Uncle Wang's collar, shaking him vigorously.

Uncle Wang grabbed Xiao Hong's hand and pulled it away, saying, "You're falling apart! How old are you, still acting like a child. Do you really want to drink well water? Actually, connecting to tap water is the most convenient. If you want to drink well water, just leave the well. If you want to drink it, just pump it. We can just build a water storage tank in the building."

Xiao Hong said, "That's so ugly! Building such a nice house and then putting a huge water tank inside?"

Xiao Wei said, "That's fine. We can fix it in the kitchen. It's convenient, since the tap water is sometimes cut off."

Xiao Hong pouted and mumbled, "You're all in cahoots, you're all bullying me." Geng Hui leaned against Xia Maosheng and laughed again; she'd been smiling more and more these past few days.

Uncle Wang said, "There is a way. I remember that when the buildings were first built in our county, they used well water. They built a pool under the building to store water, installed a water pump, and then welded a big iron box to pump the water into the iron box. Then there would be water upstairs. I don't really understand the specific principle. Ask Engineer Wang if he knows."

Geng Hui asked, "Is the metal box completely sealed?"

Uncle Wang thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "It's sealed. I've even checked it."

Geng Hui said, "If a check valve is used at the water inlet, the water pumped in will be pressurized. The water pump pressurizes the water in the tank. If the pressure is sufficient, water will be available as soon as the tap is turned on upstairs. It should work well if the building is not too high. The only concern is that the sealed tank might rust."

Xia Maosheng asked, "How do you know about this?"

Geng Hui was a little embarrassed and said, "Physics class? You've never been to school?"

Xiao Wei placed the peeled potatoes on the cutting board, took a breath, and said, "There are always hidden masters among ordinary people."

(End of this chapter)