Chapter 658

"I've installed a phone here," Zhou Xiaoli said. "Tang Lin has poached quite a few people from the Jinghua Mall; the suppliers have all been contacted, and sales clerks are also being recruited."

Yang Xiujie said: "You guys chat; I'm going to buy groceries. Eat here tonight."

Zhou Andong asked: "Is there a kitchen here?"

Zhou Xiaoli said with a smile: "Tang Lin bought a gas canister; that thing is really convenient for cooking. Unlike our home, where we still have to burn firewood, making a meal leaves everything smoky and choked; if the kang isn't heated well, it can choke people to death."

Zhou Andong smiled: "Don't buy it; I still have things to do, I'll be leaving in a while."

Yang Xiujie said: "What urgent matter? Eating a meal won't take much time."

Zhou Andong said: "I really have things to do. You just buy enough for yourselves."

"Alright then!" Yang Xiujie sighed, turned around, and left.

Zhou Andong asked: "When will the renovation be finished?"

Zhou Xiaoli said: "It'll be about another two months."

Zhou Andong said: "It can open in September."

"Yes!" Zhou Xiaoli said: "Tang Lin said he's going to build a three-story office building on the west side, with the first floor as a warehouse and the second and third floors for offices."

Zhou Andong nodded: "That works too. By then, the southern single-story houses can be converted into employee lounges and recreation rooms or something."

Zhou Xiaoli said: "Tang Lin came over two days ago and said the paperwork for the office building has been approved. Construction will start in the next few days, striving to put it into use by the end of the year."

Zhou Andong said: "What about the radiators? Have they been installed yet?"

Zhou Xiaoli said: "Not yet."

Zhou Andong said: "We have our own radiator factory. I'll give you a contact number; call them when the time comes."

"Good!" Zhou Xiaoli agreed. The two entered the warehouse, where the floor tiles had already been laid, and more than a dozen workers were standing on high scaffolding, painting the walls.

"The stairs on both sides are escalators; the manufacturer has already been here, and they will be installed last after everything is finished."

Zhou Xiaoli and Zhou Andong went up to the second floor, where the floor tiles were only half laid.

After walking around upstairs and downstairs, the two came out.

Zhou Andong asked: "Have the shelves been custom-ordered?"

Zhou Xiaoli said: "The manufacturer is already making them."

Arriving at the office, Zhou Andong picked up the phone and called the furniture factory, soon hearing Yuan Lu's voice.

"Hello, this is 365 Home Furnishings!"

Zhou Andong said with a smile: "Yuan Lu, it's your big brother. Is Xiaobei there?"

"Big Brother!" Yuan Lu shouted happily, "Xiaobei is in the workshop; I'll go call him."

After waiting for about ten minutes, Xiaobei's panting voice came through the receiver: "Brother!"

Zhou Andong said: "Go to Grandma's house in a while and tell Zhou Anwen to go to your place at six tonight; I have something to tell her."

"Good!" Xiaobei agreed, "Brother, Zhou Anbin caused trouble inside; he beat someone, and his sentence might be increased."

Zhou Andong laughed: "When did this happen?"

"I heard about it yesterday." Xiaobei's tone couldn't hide his schadenfreude, "It's said the other party has some connections, and Zhou Anbin will have his sentence increased by at least half a year. Last night, Auntie went to Grandma's place to make a scene again."

Zhou Andong asked: "What is she making a scene at Grandma's for this time?"

"Asking for money to give gifts, of course!" Xiaobei said, "She also said Zhou Anbin has been an honest child since he was little and was cheated by bad people into going to prison, which was already unjust. Now that he's fighting with someone again, it must be you playing dirty behind his back."

"Damn!" Zhou Andong cursed, "She can even pin this on me."

Xiaobei chuckled: "She also went to the factory to look for you; it's fortunate you were in the capital, otherwise who knows how she would have made a scene."

Zhou Andong asked: "Did Grandma give her money?"

Xiaobei said: "Grandpa is at home; how could he possibly give her money."

"If she didn't get the money, this matter isn't over; she will definitely make a scene again." Zhou Andong said with a smile: "Go tell her that if she goes to Grandma's to make a scene again, I will notify the prison to increase her son's sentence by twenty years."

"Ah?" Xiaobei asked: "Brother, can you really make the prison increase Zhou Anbin's sentence by twenty years?"

"Are you stupid?" Zhou Andong said helplessly, "How would I have that ability? I'm just scaring her."

"Alright!" Zhou Andong said: "Go get busy." After finishing, he hung up the phone.

Then, Zhou Andong dialed Tang Lin's mobile phone: "Has the car arrived?"

"It has!" Tang Lin said: "I'm at Dahua Auto Repair in Xindian Village, Datun Township, Chaoyang. After you arrive, just ask around and you'll find it."

"Good!" Zhou Andong agreed, hung up the phone, and said: "I'm leaving."

Zhou Xiaoli said: "It would be better to leave after eating."

"Some other day when I have time." Zhou Andong got into the car.

The current Xindian Village was still dilapidated and couldn't be compared to later generations.

And Dahua Auto Repair was right by the roadside, very easy to find.

"Brother Dong!" Tang Lin had been waiting at the entrance of the auto repair shop.

Zhou Andong said: "Why did you run so far?"

Tang Lin said: "This Dahua Auto Repair is very famous in the circle; my buddies all come here to repair and modify their cars."

Zhou Andong nodded: "Where's the car?"

Tang Lin pointed inside: "In the workshop."

Zhou Andong entered the workshop and saw a brand-new Coaster parked there. A young man wearing oil-stained work clothes was walking around the car, checking it from top to bottom.

Tang Lin said with a grin: "This is the third-generation Coaster newly launched this year, with a 1HZ diesel engine, inline six-cylinder, 4.2 displacement, and a vehicle length of over seven meters. Isn't it better than a Hiace for modifying into an RV? Besides, the old man traveled south twice, and he sat in a Coaster both times."

Zhou Andong walked around the car. The young man was bending over, lying on the ground checking the chassis. After standing up, he almost bumped into Zhou Andong.

"Dahua!" Tang Lin said: "This is Brother Dong."

Qin Zhihua hurriedly reached out his hand, then looked at his own black, oily hands and pulled them back.

"Brother Dong, sorry, my hands are full of oil."

"It's fine!" Zhou Andong smiled, "Dalin told you, right?"

"He did!" Qin Zhihua nodded: "Modifying an RV, this is the first time I've taken on such a job. I've studied it inside and out for over an hour, and I don't know where to start."

"Don't overcomplicate this. Drive the car to Xianghe and find a reliable furniture factory to custom-make sofas."

Zhou Andong got into the car; it was a 26-seater. "Except for the driver's seat, remove all the original seats. Put that kind of sofa bed in the back; it's a sofa usually, and when laid flat, it's a bed. Isn't that very popular now?

You don't need this many seats. Excluding the driver and front passenger seats, install four single sofas on each side. This way, the interior space will be spacious and comfortable to sit in.

Also, installing sofas in the car is different from regular sofas. You need to study this with the manufacturer; it shouldn't take up space and must be comfortable to sit in. We won't be using the car until July, so there's no rush.

Additionally, before installing the seats, lay wooden flooring on the ground, and install sunshades on the windows."