Chapter 194: When Shall We Sign the Agreement?

Ding Surong thought for a moment and said, "It's fine. I'll ask in a bit and see if there's a solution."

She really didn't want to face Zhang Yijia's face all day; hearing her voice annoyed her.

Anyway, her family had brought plenty of money; if they ran out, she could just ask her family for more.

Having made up her mind, she turned and strode quickly after Liu Chuxue, calling out, "Comrade Liu Chuxue, please wait a moment."

Liu Chuxue turned to look at Ding Surong, who was chasing after her, and asked, "Is there something else?"

Ding Surong glanced around and asked, "I wanted to ask: if I buy your old house, could the mason your family hired to build the house also help me build the courtyard wall?"

Liu Chuxue stared at her steadily for a while and said, "My house is selling for fifty yuan. If you want to build a courtyard wall, you'll need to pay an additional ten yuan. Moreover, if the house is to have a courtyard wall, a new gate must be opened, because when our family split, the main gate was shared by several families; this was agreed upon beforehand. Since we are moving out, there's no need to make trouble over such a small matter."

"If you think that's acceptable, then I won't offer the house to anyone else. We can sign an agreement first; you pay the money upfront, and I'll have someone build the courtyard wall in advance."

Liu Chuxue did this simply to disgust the Liu family and cause them trouble.

Besides, she didn't intend to let Ding Surong have an easy time either.

Once the courtyard wall was built, the Liu family would surely feel stifled; once Ding Surong moved in, she would have her share of suffering.

As for her and Liu Jiandong, whether they liked it or not, they would end up together; since the book designated them as the official couple, they would never be able to separate in this lifetime, but there was absolutely no way they would be allowed to live well by trampling over the entire Second Branch family.

Ding Surong had previously inquired about house prices in the village, so this price seemed reasonable; after a brief consideration, she agreed, "When will you be free? Let's sign the agreement."

Seeing her urgency, Liu Chuxue replied, "There's no rush. After all, my family can't move out immediately; it will take at least another week."

Ding Surong looked distressed and said, "Can't it be faster?"

Liu Chuxue would never let her set the pace: "I'm sorry. The new house needs to be ventilated for a few days; otherwise, the dampness will be too heavy and bad for your health. Besides, we still have many things to arrange. If you can't wait, just look at other families."

Ding Surong could only wave her hand and say, "No need. I'll just wait. Please try to make it as fast as possible. So, when shall we sign the agreement?"

She thought that once the agreement was signed, the matter would be settled; furthermore, the work on building the courtyard wall could start a day earlier.

Liu Chuxue didn't deliberately make things difficult for her this time: "Today, my family is treating those who helped us to a celebratory meal, so we can't deal with it now. How about tomorrow? We'll go together to find a village cadre to witness it."

After agreeing, they each went back to their own tasks.

As soon as Liu Chuxue arrived at the new house, she shouted to everyone, "The food over there is almost ready. Everyone, tidy up; we'll finish work a bit early today."

Already captivated by the fishy aroma, upon hearing the young master's words, everyone immediately began wrapping up work.

Her family had received the news and brought the bowls over early; they had been waiting to start eating.

Though their mouths were indeed watering, smelling the fish aroma, everyone had still worked hard without slacking.

It was only while everyone was packing up and washing their hands that Liu's mother pushed a small cart over with steamed two-grain buns, serving three large scoops of braised tofu with fish and five two-grain buns per person.

Some who didn't care about their families took their portion and sat right there to eat.

But more of the men wanted their wives and children to enjoy a treat; after taking their portion, they hurried home, waiting to go to the old house later to get the egg drop soup.

As for whether they ate it themselves or shared it with their families at home, their families didn't care.

(End of this chapter)