Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 647 Settling In

Master Zhai said, "Well, then you can arrange it as you see fit. I'm fine with whatever you say."

Xiao Wei said, "See? We have to hire someone anyway. I asked Brother Liu to help contact the veterans, but I don't know how it's going."

After calming down, Sister-in-law Zhai rubbed her face and said, "Bozi and Yingzi haven't called. I wonder how they are doing on the other end."

Xiao Wei said, "We've been waiting for you. I had Brother Liu arrange it yesterday. They can stay at a hotel for one night, and we'll settle in together when we get there. It's a single-story house over there now, with a small yard, and the house is a bit bigger than yours. There aren't many apartment buildings available right now, so it'll be difficult to manage. Just make do for a while."

Master Zhai said, "A single-story house is fine; it's much better than my old house. Single-story houses are more down-to-earth, and they're more comfortable to live in than apartment buildings."

Xiao Wei said, "The main problem is that we haven't been able to buy the half of the building behind the restaurant. We still don't know which unit it belongs to. The housing management office has been checking for a long time, but there's hardly any record. We don't even know who to buy it from, and we can't afford to wait. The food factory will have to find a new location, and things might not go well this year."

Xiaohong said, "We bought all of this, and there's no record of it, so we can just take it and use it. I guess nobody will bother us. Could we find someone to change the property certificate?"

Xiao Wei thought for a long time before asking, "Will it work?"

Xiao Hong said, "What's wrong with that? It would be even better if someone came looking for it, then we'd go straight to the right person. If no one comes looking for it, we can just use it. Isn't it good that it's free?"

Master Zhai said, "I think that's fine too, since I'm idle anyway."

Xiao Wei said, "Let's do it then. We'll go take a look when we get there. The other half is a daycare center. To be honest, I've never been to the backyard before. Let's go around and take a look."

Xiao Hong said, "It won't work today, will it? We won't arrive until evening."

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "That's exactly what I meant, but you insist on arguing with me. I'll go with a flashlight, okay?"

Master Zhai said, "It took more than ten hours, and it wasn't even dark when we arrived."

Xiao Wei said, "We can't even take a break and have a meal in between? You guys can stand it, but I can't!"

Sure enough, it was already past eight o'clock when they arrived in Andong. It was dark, so Xiaowei drove directly to the Electric Power Guesthouse.

As soon as you enter the backyard, you can see the large Liberation truck from the lumberyard parked in the corner of the yard, covered with a thick tarpaulin.

After checking in, the four of them asked the waiter about Bozi and Yingzi's room. After putting their things away, Sister-in-law Zhai went to call her daughter. After knocking for a long time, no one answered. The four of them had no choice but to go downstairs to find a place to eat. They ran into Bozi, Yingzi, and Kengmuchang at a restaurant not far away. There were about ten beer bottles on the floor.

Xie Dongzi, with his sharp eyes, spotted Xiao Wei as he walked in and stood up to greet him: "Brother Zhang."

Xiao Wei hadn't noticed yet, but when he heard the shout, he looked over and laughed, tugging at Master Zhai and saying, "Isn't everyone here?"

The two groups got together, and Xiaowei asked the waiter to remove the dishes that were almost finished and ordered seven or eight new dishes. Bozi's dishes weren't bad either. This kid is quite wealthy now. An Laowu gave him the restaurant he used to work at, and he can still earn two thousand yuan a month.

The next day, Mr. and Mrs. Zhai got up early and woke up Bozi and Yingzi as well. The guesthouse at that time was not soundproof at all, and this commotion also woke up Xiaowei and Xiaohong. They simply got up to wash up, woke up Xie Dongzi and the other two to go out for breakfast, and then the two cars headed straight to Mr. Zhai's new home.

The house is not far from the restaurant, less than a kilometer away.

At that time, there weren't many buildings in Andong. The taller buildings were concentrated around the train station. Other buildings along the street were considered tall if they were three or four stories high. Most of the residential buildings were row houses of brick and tile, and the few two-story brick buildings that stood out from the crowd were quite remarkable.

I got the house through Xie Zhiqiang; it cost 12,000 yuan. That guy goes around the streets and alleys every day helping with house repairs; he's very well-informed.

The house was newer and much taller than Master Zhai's old one. It was a two-and-a-half-room structure with a yard of less than 20 square meters. There were two trees of unknown species in the corner of the yard. However, there was no toilet. You had to go to the other end of the alley to use the public toilet. That's how it is in the city these days.

The car still couldn't get in, so it had to be parked at the entrance of the alley. Fortunately, the young man was strong, and he shouted slogans as he carried the cabinets and other items inside. The rest were not too heavy, and everyone worked together to move them, finishing in about half an hour.

Once everything was arranged neatly, the house and yard looked like a home. Sister-in-law Zhai, having shaken off her morning sadness, was now smiling more happily than anyone else. She even took out cigarettes and candy to entertain the neighbors who had come to watch the commotion and help out.

Neighborhood relations in this era were completely different from those in later generations. Everyone was willing to visit each other and help each other out when needed. After moving and settling in, you would know almost all your neighbors.

One person tells you where to buy groceries and where things are cheap, another tells you where to buy grain and how to get to the department store. In the time it takes to do all this, you get a pretty good idea of ​​the surrounding area, and you even know which residents are easy to get along with and which are stingy and unreasonable.

Lunch was served. Xiao Wei and Master Zhai drove to buy rice, noodles, oil, vegetables, meat, chicken, and fish. The two of them cooked together at home, and the neighbors also came to help. Tables, chairs, pots, pans, and dishes were quickly gathered together without needing to borrow anything. Three tables were set up in the yard, and after a few drinks, everyone got to know each other.

After a lively meal, the neighbors left with cigarettes and their own pots, pans, and dishes. The six of them tidied up the yard, and Master Zhai's new home was complete.

Xiao Wei, Master Zhai, and Bo Zi sat in the courtyard smoking and resting. Xiao Hong and Ying Zi went to Ying Zi's room for a nap. Sister-in-law Zhai was tidying up inside the house. The warm sunlight shone on the courtyard and on people's faces. The two trees in the courtyard swayed their leaves gently in the wind, creating a peaceful scene.

Bozi and Yingzi will also stay here for a few months until the factory there is up and running before returning to Fengtian. For the time being, Bozi will need to prepare the broth here. Once the factory is up and running, the broth will be produced, bottled, and shipped by the factory in Fengtian. At that time, Bozi will be the factory manager of Anji Secret Broth Factory, which can be considered as finding another way out for the An family's ancestral secret recipe. It is still a bright path.

The license for Anji's Secret Soup Base Factory has been obtained. The shareholding ratio is different from that of the restaurant: Xiaowei and Chen Hui own 70%, and An Laowu owns 30%. Chen Hui is the major shareholder and chairman. This ratio was insisted upon by An Laowu, who knew that he couldn't make it work on his own. He is an exceptionally clear-headed person.

Those who are clear-headed are often the ones who go further and stand higher.

(End of this chapter)