Chapter 990

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Li Xiulan and Wang Zhanggen gave the leftover durian to Zhong Jianguo, chatted a few sentences, and then went home.

Wang Zhanggen took Wang Dashan to tour the new house, while Li Xiulan stayed behind to make lunch.

She killed two more chickens, one big rooster, one old hen.

The big rooster was for worshipping the gods; after the worship was done, it would be cooked and eaten.

The old hen was left for Wang Dashan to take back, to stew chicken soup for Du Xiaojuan.

"Look at this house of ours, pretty nice, right!"

Wang Zhanggen used the key to open the new house's main gate, then said this with a laugh to Wang Dashan.

Wang Dashan looked inside, and it was indeed pretty.

Not only pretty, but also very spacious.

The floor area was even larger than the villa he and Du Xiaojuan bought in the city!

The villa he and Du Xiaojuan bought cost over ten million yuan.

While this house here, including renovation, didn't even cost one million.

"Furniture and appliances haven't been bought yet; I've already had Erhai go help look. Once he's picked them out, we can buy the furniture and appliances and move them in. Then we'll hold a housewarming ceremony, and we can move in before Spring Festival!"

Wang Dashan nodded and said:

"The furniture and appliances — let me and Second Brother pay for them."

Then he added with a sigh:

"Just such a big house, with only the two of you living in it, it'll feel awfully empty; cleaning won't be easy either!"

Wang Zhanggen said:

"You come back and stay during Spring Festival and holidays. When you have a child, if you're too busy with work, you can bring the child back and let me and your mom help raise it!"

Wang Dashan was noncommittal.

Because he knew Du Xiaojuan definitely wouldn't be willing to leave the child back in the countryside.

She'd rather spend money hiring a nanny than send the child back to the countryside.

It's not that the countryside is bad; it's just that only with the child by her side would she feel at ease.

"Right, speaking of which, when Xiao Juan gives birth, where will she do her confinement?"

Wang Zhanggen asked.

Wang Dashan said:

"Probably in Guangzhou."

"If she comes back here for confinement, there's a house to stay in here. Confinement in Guangzhou is fine too. Do you want us to go down and help?"

"We'll see when the time comes."

Wang Dashan didn't give a definite answer.

He couldn't bring himself to refuse his parents' proactively offered help at this moment.

Otherwise it would look like he and Du Xiaojuan looked down on his parents.

That would hurt their pride.

Especially Wang Zhanggen's pride.

"Alright then. When the time comes and you need help, give us a call and I'll have your mom go down! Don't look at your mom having no education — she knows more than you two, especially about raising kids. She raised you three brothers all by herself with no problem, so having her raise your child will be a piece of cake!"

At this moment Wang Dashan's mobile phone rang; it was Wang Erhai calling.

"Hello, Second Brother, what's up?"

Wang Dashan answered the call.

Wang Erhai said:

"Big Brother, Dad asked me to help look at furniture and appliances. I've looked around the county town and haven't found anything suitable. How about you help look in Guangzhou?"

Wang Dashan said:

"I went back to Shangou Village today. How about this: I'll go to the county town to meet you in a bit, then the two of us go together to Foshan Furniture City. I heard the prices there are more favorable, and everything is genuine!"

Wang Erhai said:

"Sounds good. I happen to have time this afternoon!"

So the two agreed to go to Foshan Furniture City together this afternoon.

Learning that Wang Dashan was going to Wang Erhai's place this afternoon, Li Xiulan said with a beaming smile that she'd kill one more chicken for Wang Dashan to take to Wang Erhai.

"Mom, why don't you hold off on killing it? I'll ask Second Brother if he wants it. Otherwise if you kill it and he doesn't want it, that'd be bad."

Wang Dashan said this.

But Li Xiulan laughed enthusiastically and said:

"Erhai will definitely want it. Last time for the worship ceremony I killed three chickens and gave two to him, and he took both. I asked if they were good, and he said they were. He even said his girlfriend loves eating them! It's on the way anyway, just take it down!"

Hearing Li Xiulan put it that way, Wang Dashan didn't say anything more.

"Alright then. You go catch the chicken, I'll help slit its throat and pluck the feathers!"

"Deal!"

Li Xiulan ran over to Wang Erhai's farm and caught a chicken.

Now the chickens she raises and the ones Wang Erhai raises are all kept free-range at the farm.

With Yao Aina helping to manage it, she was much more relaxed.

Whenever she wanted to eat one, she could just go catch it.

Li Xiulan picked a big, fat rooster, and with Wang Dashan's help, it was killed and cleaned in no time.

After eating lunch, she had Wang Dashan take it down to Wang Erhai.

Wang Dashan arrived at the County Town and drove the car to the entrance of Li Guoshan Decoration Company, where he met Wang Erhai.

"Second Brother, you're something, setting up a renovation company this fast!"

Wang Dashan laughed and patted Wang Erhai on the shoulder, not stinting on praise.

Wang Erhai smiled radiantly:

"Compared to you, Big Brother, I'm still far behind! Although this renovation company already occupies over sixty percent of the County Town's market share, it's not mine alone, but a partnership with others!"

"With whom?"

"Huo Guoqiang, who does building materials in the City, he took the lead; there's also another shareholder, Zhang Sheng's mistress, Wu Moli."

Wang Dashan nodded:

"Do a good job, strive to achieve something!... Oh, right, Mom had me bring a chicken down for you, it's in the trunk!"

Wang Dashan hurriedly went to open the trunk and took out the prepared rooster.

Wang Erhai didn't know whether to laugh or cry:

"Didn't she just give me two a short while ago? I didn't eat those either, gave them away, and now she's giving me another one!"

Wang Dashan said:

"You take it, this is a piece of Mom's heartfelt intention!"

Wang Erhai said:

"Why don't you take it back instead, give it to Eldest Sister-in-law to eat, she's pregnant, needs some nutritional supplements!"

Wang Dashan didn't know whether to laugh or cry:

"We already have one here, Mom killed an old hen for Xiao Juan, so you keep this one!"

Wang Erhai had no choice but to accept the chicken in the end.

He made a phone call to Zhang Yueran, asking if she had time.

"Today is Sunday, I'm at home."

Zhang Yueran answered like this.

"That's great, I'll come over later and give you a rooster, home-raised!"

Wang Erhai said like this.

Zhang Yueran laughed and said:

"Sounds good, come on over then, I'll stew chicken soup for you to drink tonight!"

Wang Erhai, however, said:

"Tonight probably won't work, I made an appointment with my Big Brother, we're going to Foshan Furniture City to look at furniture later."

Zhang Yueran said:

"Then why don't I come along too, my new house still needs some furniture bought!"

"Deal!"

Wang Erhai hung up the phone, then said to Wang Dashan:

"Let's go, take the rooster to my girlfriend!"

Wang Dashan nodded:

"Sure!"

Then asked:

"By the way, when are you two getting married?"

Wang Erhai said:

"Not decided yet, going to her place for Spring Festival, will decide then!"

Wang Dashan said:

"This one, I think her character's not bad, you'd better cherish her well."

Wang Erhai smiled:

"Rest assured, I know what to do!"