Beachcombing: The beach is full of amazing seafood, but my wife won't let me get out of bed!

The next morning, Wu Gang got up early, took out his household registration booklet, and put it in his pocket.

Wang Feng kept nagging from the side, afraid that Chen Changgui would change his mind, telling him to be more polite and not to be stubborn.

Upon arriving at the village committee, Chen Changgui was sitting in his office drinking tea.

"Uncle Village Chief, I'll fill out the form."

When Chen Changgui looked up and saw Wu Gang, he quickly put down his teacup, stood up, walked around the desk, and greeted him with a big smile.

"Gangzi's here! Come in, come in, sit here."

He warmly pulled Wu Gang to sit down on the sofa, turned around, poured tea, and handed it to Wu Gang.

"Have some tea, it's freshly brewed."

Wu Gang was flattered and dared only sit on half of the sofa.

This treatment is unparalleled. Even the village elders would only be offered a seat at most.

"Uncle, Sui said..."

"Ah Sui explained everything to me last night."

Chen Changgui interrupted him, quickly walked to his desk, and took out a blank form and a land planning map of the village.

He spread the blueprints out on the coffee table and pointed to a blank area next to Wu Sui's plot of land at the west end of the village.

"Gangzi, look, the piece of land that Asui bought is right here."

Chen Changgui took out a pen from his pocket, drew a circle on the drawing, and then steered the pen to the side to include a nearby misshapen scrap piece.

"There are some scraps of land on the edge of this plot, which will just grow weeds if left empty."

"Your family has a lot of members, and you'll be building a courtyard wall later, so this land is allocated to you as well."

Wu Gang was stunned.

This old fox usually tries to squeeze every last drop of oil out of a rock, but today he not only gave away four plots of land for free, but also paid out half a plot.

"Uncle, is this...is this in accordance with the rules?"

Chen Changgui's face was full of distress, as if he were cutting off a piece of his own flesh.

"As you know, there are regulations that stipulate that you can only apply for three residential plots."

"However... since your house really can't accommodate everyone, we'll approve four plots of land for your house."

"This is all thanks to Ah Sui; otherwise, no one could have gotten such a large area."

Even if Wu Gang was stupid, he understood what he was saying.

This is to tell him to go back and curry favor with Wu Sui, so he won't get involved in the village chief election anymore.

However, one shouldn't hit a smiling face, and since Chen Changgui's attitude was so good, he naturally went along with it and said that the Wu family all supported him.

Anyway, Chen Changgui was extremely pleased with the flattering words.

After filling out the form, Chen Changgui took out the village committee's official seal, breathed on it, and stamped it on the form with a "smack".

"Alright, you don't need to worry about the paperwork. I'll take it to town when I go, and then I'll bring the village committee members to mark the lines later."

After thanking them, Wu Gang walked out of the village committee, feeling completely lightheaded.

As soon as he got home, Wang Feng grabbed him.

"How did it go? Did Chen Changgui give you a hard time?"

Wu Gang grinned: "Why is it difficult? You didn't see it, the village chief served me tea and water, and even gave us an extra half of the scrap wood."

Chen Jianguo was sitting on the threshold, stuffing tobacco into his pipe, when he heard this and stopped what he was doing.

Wang Feng slapped her thigh excitedly: "Oh my god! Has this old man changed his ways? He really didn't spend a single penny?"

Wu Sui came out of the house, holding half a fried dough stick in his hand.

"Sister-in-law, it's all in black and white with the official seal, how could it be fake?"

Wang Feng was overjoyed and ran over to grab Wu Sui's arm.

"Ah Sui, we really owe you a lot this time. If it weren't for you, our family wouldn't have been able to get such a great deal."

He turned to his father and asked, "Dad, the land has been approved, when is the right time for us to build?"

"Ah Sui, your land is a full three acres, what kind of building are you planning to build there?"

"I've discussed it with your older brother, but it's up to you to decide how to build the house."

Wu Sui glanced at Chen Xue, smiled, and pulled over a small stool to sit down.

"Sister-in-law, I'm not in a hurry for that piece of land. It's too big, and it would be a waste to just build a bungalow there. I need to find someone knowledgeable to draw up some blueprints."

He pointed at Chen Xue: "How my house is built is up to my wife. I just need to focus on making money."

Chen Xue playfully slapped him, her face turning red with embarrassment.

"Nonsense, I don't know anything about building houses. You can discuss it with Dad."

Wu Sui chuckled and looked at his father.

"The sea has been rough these past few days, with strong winds and high waves, making it impossible to go out to sea."

"Why don't we take advantage of these next few days and settle on a house?"

"Find a construction team and outsource the whole project. We just need to pay, so we don't have to worry about it every day."

Wang Feng nodded repeatedly.

She is actually easily satisfied and never thought about building a big villa.

"My sister-in-law thinks so too, let's build a two-story house with a yard."

"There are enough rooms, and everyone can stay. Parents can stay on the first floor, where it's cooler."

Wu Gang rubbed his hands together beside him: "Building a two-story house is good, it's impressive! I think the village chief's little villa is quite nice."

Chen Jianguo struck a match, lit his pipe, and took a couple of puffs.

"Building a house is a big deal and cannot be taken lightly. If you want to subcontract it out, go find the second son of the Gu family at the entrance of the village."

The old man exhaled a puff of smoke and continued speaking.

"Gu Lao Er leads a construction team and usually takes on jobs in the town and surrounding villages."

"This man has solid skills, is honest, and doesn't cheat."

"He built several new houses in our village, and they've never had any problems."

Upon hearing the name "Gu Family's Second Son," a memory flashed through Wu Sui's mind.

In his past life, Gu Lao Er was indeed an honest and upright person.

Around the second half of next year, Gu Lao Er took over a failed construction project from a big boss in town.

The boss absconded with the money and couldn't be found at all.

In order to pay his workers their wages, Gu Lao Er sold his house and car, scraping together every penny he could to raise money.

His wife couldn't stand the hardship and took the children back to her parents' home.

After paying out all the wages, Gu Lao Er went to work in the south and never returned to the village.

This incident clearly demonstrates that the Gu family's character is impeccable.

I have complete peace of mind entrusting the construction of the house to him.

"Father is right, Second Brother Gu is a reliable person."

"Brother, go to the Gu family now and see if he's here. Invite him over so we can settle the wages and material costs."

Wu Gang was an impatient man. Upon hearing this, he grabbed the motorcycle keys on the table and headed out.

"Okay, I'll go right now. He should be home right now."

Less than half an hour later, Wu Gang's motorcycle returned to the yard with a person on board.

The man who got out of the car was in his early thirties, with tanned skin.

When Gu Lao Er entered the courtyard and saw Wu Sui, he looked somewhat flustered.

The Wu family is different now, and Wu Sui is a rising star.

"Uncle Wu, Gangzi said your family is going to build a new house?" Gu Lao Er forced out a simple and honest smile.

Wu Sui stood up, walked over, and handed him a cigarette.

"Second Brother Gu, sit down and let's talk."

Gu Lao Er took the cigarette, nodded at him, and then looked at Wu Lao Die.