Deputy Director Li left He Xiaotian's office, opened the envelope and smiled when he saw it. In the letter is a letter of understanding. With this, Qin Huairu's child can be released. My goal has been achieved.
An hour later, Deputy Factory Manager Li delivered a few milk powder tickets with a proud look on his face. He Xiaotian saw through it without saying anything, and smiled and said thank you, "Thank you, Director Li."
"You're welcome, I want to thank you too! If you don't have enough milk powder tickets in the future, come to me. Which one of us will follow the other? You think so, right?"
It seems that Qin Huairu is serving her well!
Qin Huairu was rushing to the police station in a hurry. Director Zhang was a little unsure after seeing the letter of understanding, so he called the steel rolling mill to ask. After receiving He Xiaotian's approval, he let Bangge go home.
"Banggen! My dear grandson! You are finally back!" Mrs. Jia Zhang hugged Banggen.
"Grandma, I'm hungry." What can Bangge eat at the police station? I must be hungry when I get home.
"Qin Huairu! Why don't you cook for Banggeng!" Mrs. Jia Zhang was trembling again now.
He Xiaotian now sends Liu Xia to work in the morning and picks her up from get off work in the evening. Liu Xia did not refuse.
"Xiaoxia, I want to build two more rooms and a bathroom in our courtyard. It's too inconvenient for us to go to the bathroom. I think the squatting pit in your dormitory is good. We will have children in the future. When the children grow up, they will always need a room to live in.”
"Well, my mother also said she would come over after the New Year. She said she would come to serve me during my confinement period. I was worried about where to live when my mother came. I thought I would let her squeeze in with the rain. Let's build two houses. Just right."
"I went to the sub-district office to find the construction team yesterday. There was work yesterday. Director Sun said that Master Niu from the construction team would come to the house after get off work today. It just so happens that Yu Yu is at home on vacation, so we can ask her to help us keep an eye on it."
"Okay, let's do what you say."
The two of them talked and laughed all the way back home.
"My dear, thank you so much!" Yan Fugui saw He Xiaotian and Liu Xia coming back, and immediately brought Yan Jiefang over to express his gratitude, "Jiefang signed up today, and he said he would report to the steel rolling mill tomorrow. This Thank you very much! My Jie Cheng has also decided to get married today, the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th. I will invite you over for a wedding drink then."
"It's Jiefang's opportunity to work in the steel rolling mill. Jiefang, when you get to the factory, you should learn the skills well and strive to be promoted to a higher level every year. Don't worry about those things that you don't have, and work hard to improve your own level. You are real. If you can pass the third-level worker examination, your salary will be higher than that of your father!"
"Well! I will definitely study hard and strive to surpass my dad as soon as possible!" Yan Jiefang said loudly.
"You stinky boy! You just went to work and you don't know how high the sky is?" Yan Fugui wanted to teach Yan Jiefang a lesson.
"Old Yan, this is a good thing. One generation is stronger than the other. If the waves in the Yangtze River push the waves in front, the waves in front will be beaten to death on the beach! You can't want your son to be inferior to me, right?"
"You are the only one who talks a lot. Teacher Yan, liberation is about being strong, which is a good thing." Liu Xia pinched He Xiaotian.
"Yes, yes." Yan Fugui could only agree.
When she arrived at the middle courtyard, Liu Xia saw that Banggan had returned and Qin Huairu was also washing clothes there. He Xiaotian had already told her about this on the way, so she wasn't surprised. Just looking at Qin Huairu's eyes was full of disgust.
"Uncle, Banggeng is back." Yuyu didn't know what was going on.
"I'll just go back when I get back, what's so weird about it." He Xiaotian didn't want Yuyu to know the dirty things inside.
"Second fool, you are really right. Today Gao, oh, Yi Zhonghai's wife, brought this to me, and said that Yi Zhonghai kept it for Silly Zhu." The old lady handed an envelope to He Xiaotian.
"Yu Yu, this is the living expenses your father gave you. Keep it yourself." He Xiaotian did not open it and gave it directly to Yu Yu. This time it's not a matter of borrowing money. I'm afraid Yi Zhonghai won't hand over the money so easily. He Xiaotian didn't ask the old lady about the specific situation at that time, because there was no need.
Since the rainy day, we basically have dinner together in the evening. He Yuzhu went to night school. In order to wait for him, the He family had dinner later than other families.
When He Xiaotian saw a middle-aged man arriving in the middle courtyard and heading straight to the west courtyard, he knew that this man should be Master Niu.
"Is it Master Niu?"
"Are you Comrade He Xiaotian?"
"It's me, I'm He Xiaotian."
The house in the west courtyard was renovated by Master Niu, so he went to the west courtyard as soon as he came.
He Xiaotian accompanied Master Niu to the west courtyard and discussed with Master Niu about building two more rooms.
"Xiaoxia, what is this?" The old lady asked Liu Xia before she knew about the new house.
"Old lady, am I pregnant? Xiaotian is afraid that the child will have no place to live in the future, so he is thinking of building two more houses in the west courtyard."
"Oh, that's right. Children need a place to live when they grow up."
In the west courtyard, He Xiaotian told Master Niu what he was thinking. He Xiaotian didn't plan to make a bed, and thought about getting a local heater, so it would be no problem to have three rooms.
Now in winter we basically eat potatoes, radishes and Chinese cabbage. He Xiaotian didn't want his children to suffer like this in the future, so he thought about building a small greenhouse and growing some vegetables. This is enough for my family to eat in the winter. Of course, it must be paired with potatoes, radishes, and Chinese cabbage.
As for the bathroom, there is a dead end outside the west wall and a septic tank could easily be dug. In this way, you don’t have to line up to go to the toilet in the morning. Anyway, there is already a squatting pit now. After washing it with water, there is no smell. The bathroom is only used for toileting, not for bathing. In Beijing, taking a bath in summer is very simple. You can just put a tub in the house. In winter, who wants to take a bath at home? Wouldn't it be nice to take a bath in the bathhouse?
"Master Niu, I also want to frame the whole courtyard and open a door in the corridor. I don't need the back gables of these houses in the walled courtyard. I will build the courtyard wall separately. Also, I want to add windows. A screen window, the kind that can be removed. My side, my nephew's side, and the deaf old lady in the backyard all have this kind of removable screen window. And help me dig a small cellar. Look at this How much does it cost in total?" He Xiaotian told Master Niu everything he could think of.
Master Niu thought about it in his mind, "I wonder whether you will prepare the building materials or let me prepare them?"
"Well, you should help prepare. I only have a girl at home, and I don't have time to buy those building materials. But I will take care of the heating pipes, radiators, etc., as well as the things in the toilet."
“So are you planning to build a brick house or a mixed brick and wood house?”
"Brick house."
"Is it solid or empty?"
"The house should be built with solid walls, and the courtyard wall should be built with hollow walls."
"I'm afraid it will cost four hundred yuan. I'm not asking for it blindly, because I need to buy all these materials."
"Okay! As long as you build it well, money is not an issue."
