novelraw Chapter 101 With your situation, you'd need at least a 3-bedroom apartment to live in, right?
Chapter 101 With your situation, you'd need at least a 3-bedroom apartment to live in, right?
The three side rooms in the front yard will be repaired first, followed by the kitchen and the awning. The woodshed is so dilapidated that it can no longer keep out the wind and rain, so it also needs to be repaired. Only the storeroom was specially repaired by them. The front yard really needs a major renovation.
This whole ordeal took about ten days, but finally, as per Tong Yuheng's request, the side rooms, kitchen, and woodshed were all built. All the windows used cross-patterned glass, making the rooms spacious and bright, which the younger sisters all loved.
She didn't let anyone else touch the west room; she wanted to do it herself. If she found gold bars while dismantling the kang (heated brick bed), who knows how much trouble that would cause!
The villagers helped build the house at Tong's house, and they ate two big pot stews with meat every day. Everyone said that Tong Jiahui was generous.
They couldn't understand why the girls insisted on having their own rooms. Wouldn't they be cold without a kang (heated brick bed)? Burning charcoal in winter was expensive and impractical. They really couldn't understand why people from the city were so particular about such trivial matters.
After they leave, the house will go back to the team. It will cost several hundred yuan to clean it up. How rich are they? They're really squandering money! If we're talking about being wasteful, city women are the biggest spenders!
Since Tong Jiahui and her mother had two fights with Lin Dalaba and Dahuangli, everyone knows they are not to be trifled with, and no one dares to speak ill of them to their faces.
Actually, there aren't many people who speak ill of them, just a few. Most women are somewhat envious of them, being able to live so well without a man in the house.
When the women in the village saw that Tong Jiahui had her own sewing machine, they tentatively asked her if they could take the clothes they had cut to sew.
Tong Jiahui readily agreed, and sometimes even helped them design clothes. When someone was getting married, she would give them a red cloth as a gift, which earned her praise from most people.
There were still families who wanted to take advantage of her. How could such a beautiful family of women not attract attention? The villagers got to know their personalities and gradually got along well with them, but that didn't mean that people from other villages wouldn't try to take advantage of them when they heard that they had money.
However, the Tong family's compound was surrounded by high walls and was often kept tightly shut. Apart from the women in the village going to do laundry and chatting, the men had no excuse or opportunity to go in.
Of course, there are two exceptions: Liu Fengyi, who is wearing a white police uniform, and Li Chensong, who is wearing a green military uniform.
Li Chengsong came twice. Once, he asked Tong Jiahui to come for two days to translate some things, and the other time, he came to pick up his maternal grandfather and Yuchen to visit his aunt and uncle. They had been working there for two or three months and were given two days off to see their relatives because of their hard work.
Yu Chen stayed at the military base with his parents for two days. He saw a large warship and even went for a ride on the sea, his eyes shining with excitement. The little guy was overjoyed and excitedly told his older cousins about his experience for several days afterward.
The Zhang Limin couple in the commune also had some dealings with their family, but Zhang Limin was quite busy, so he would only drop by when Miao Sanfeng came to her sister's house.
Liu Fengyi took the initiative to handle everything here, so Zhang Limin wasn't needed. He only helped with some tar paper and asphalt to heat the roof when he heard they were building a house.
During this period, Liu Fengyi would come over every Friday with Linglong and Yuhan to take them home. After dinner, they would ride their bicycles back to their dormitory in the county at night.
While his daughters were at school, he would bring them a meal every day to improve their diet. They had become quite familiar with each other, and the girls had accepted his pursuit of their mother.
They weren't afraid that this person would treat their mother badly. If he lived a good life, that would be fine, but if he didn't, the sisters would definitely teach him a lesson!
The main reason they accepted Uncle Liu so quickly was that they felt he looked so much like their fathers! Sometimes it felt like their fathers were still by their side.
The eldest sister said that perhaps her father was worried about her mother and his daughters, so he found someone with a temperament very similar to his to take care of them.
The daughters also noticed that their mother had been in a much better mood lately, much like when their father was still alive, and she smiled more often. As long as their mother was happy, they were happy.
With his daughters' support, Liu Fengyi often visited the Tong family on weekends. He would arrive early Sunday morning to help with household chores. In the afternoon, he would ride his bicycle back with Linglong and Yuhan to take them to their school dormitories.
Everyone was saying that the policeman might be Tong Jiahui's new boyfriend, and some even asked Liu Fengyi what his conditions were and whether he intended to marry Tong Jiahui. He readily admitted that he was going to marry Tong Jiahui, and that he was prepared to marry into her family!
Liu Fengyi's attitude surprised everyone. How much did this man like Tong Jiahui? He was actually willing to marry into her family! Although he was thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old, he had never been married before! Moreover, he was the captain of the county's public security bureau, which was considered an official by the villagers!
Tong Jiahui, a widow nearing forty, what makes her so special? This immediately made many people envious! Some even considered marrying their daughters or relatives' daughters to her.
It doesn't matter if this man is a bit older; he's tall and strong, so he's bound to live a long life. After getting married and having a child, he should have no problem living long enough to raise the child and support himself in his old age.
So Liu Fengyi was bombarded with matchmakers, both acquaintances and strangers, from his colleagues' wives and aunts, all trying to set him up with a wife. With his looks and qualifications, many unmarried women would love to marry him!
Liu Fengyi's superiors even talked to him, asking if he really wanted to marry a widow from the city who had seven daughters.
Let him think it over carefully. It's not that widows are bad, but she has too many children, which is a heavy burden. If there are problems in her family in the future, it will affect her work.
"Old Liu, I really don't know what you see in that woman. Her family background seems a bit problematic, which might not be good for your future career!"
"Thank you for your concern, boss. I'm not young anymore, and I don't plan to make any further advancements at work. I'll just keep working diligently."
As for the heavy burden in the future, there's really no need to worry. The children are all very capable, and their father left some money; raising them until they're grown up and have their own families shouldn't be a problem.
"What does he look like? You're so infatuated with him, is he really that good-looking?" the leader asked curiously.
"She's alright, quiet and cultured. She's skillful, cooks well, and makes beautiful clothes! Especially good at educating children..." Liu Fengyi didn't hold back at all when praising his wife.
"Alright, alright, since you've made up your mind, let's get married as soon as possible. I've approved the marriage application. Once we have the certificate, we can queue up for housing. With your situation, you'll need at least a three-bedroom apartment, right?"