Chapter 408

The sound of a car came from outside the dam.

In the east room, A Li opened her eyes on the bed.

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei looked at her granddaughter and smiled, "Grandma will get up now to help you get dressed."

A Li closed her eyes again.

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei extended a finger and lightly tapped the air in front of her granddaughter's delicate nose tip.

This was because she knew Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan had returned late and didn't want to disturb him, hoping Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan could return to his room early to sleep and rest.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan glanced at the unlit east room, went upstairs, and returned to his room to rest after showering.

It was only a light sleep, and then it was dawn.

Routine and anticipation allowed the young man to wake up right on time.

A Li sat very gracefully on the chair in front of the drawing table, facing the bed, watching Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan.

The intervals when the young man went to walk the river were often when A Li was busiest; she had to seize the time to finish all her manual work, providing the young man with the best configuration to welcome the next wave.

But this time, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan had made a show of going out to walk the river with his partners, only to return after just one week.

A Li, who had no pressure from work deadlines, didn't want to draw this morning; she just wanted to watch him sleep, which was essentially the same as appreciating a painting.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan sat up, not in a hurry to get out of bed, but sat there and looked at A Li.

As the girl's figure gradually changed, Grandma Liu also changed her approach to her granddaughter's clothing design, incorporating more heroic elements; in other words, she had entered the transition period from a little girl to a young lady.

"I'm back, I'll probably have to stay for a while longer; walking the river is so tiring, I want to be lazy for a bit."

A Li nodded, revealing two cute little dimples; this was the last lingering trace of her little-girl charm.

Correspondingly, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan was no longer the little boy who had been carried here on his great-grandfather's back when he first arrived in Nantong.

During the growth and development stage, time pays the most attention to leaving traces of work.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan was truly looking forward to seeing what A Li would look like standing there with a long dress and a sword after she grew up.

He had seen the portrait of Liu Liu Qingcheng from back then, but he felt that A Li would definitely be better looking than this Liu family Long Wang in the future.

His gaze swept casually, and in the box under the drawing table, there happened to be a spirit tablet with the name Liu Liu Qingcheng written on it.

This was raw material prepared to be placed here, or it could be considered leftover from the last time it was used.

He was actually a bit glad that the spirit of the Long Wang was no longer there; otherwise, if that "blasphemous" comparison of his had been sensed by this Long Wang, who was known for a violent temper, he feared he would have been given a hard time.

Washing up, playing chess... quietly waiting for the morning bell to ring.

"Time for breakfast!"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan held A Li's hand and went downstairs for breakfast.

The "Wordless Book" was tied around the young man's waist.

In the days to come at home, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan would deliberately waste the preparation period for the new wave; he would be very idle.

But this book would never leave his side.

Li Sanjiang came down carrying a black plastic bag, which contained cash and a bankbook.

The bankbook was very new; after all, Li Sanjiang had never had the habit of saving money before, and this bankbook was only opened at the savings office after he adopted Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Hou.

However, the money saved inside was quite a lot.

He went out every few days, either to perform rituals or to retrieve corpses; he had a good reputation and was famous in the surrounding region, so he didn't need to consider competing with peers at all, and the number of jobs was infinitely close to the local police station's data on household registration cancellations.

Sometimes it even exceeded that, as he might retrieve a corpse that was unrecognizable, and it was unknown whether it was local or from out of town, so the police station couldn't cancel the registration even if they wanted to.

Moreover, the family also ran a business selling and renting funeral supplies, which was basically in a state of supply not meeting demand; for things like paper effigies and incense, there was no possibility of inventory backlog.

Finally, there were Qin Shu and Grandpa Grandpa Hu Zi in the family; these two could really farm.

Admittedly, farming didn't make much money, but the scale was large and labor costs were low.

In the village, Li Sanjiang kept contracting one field after another, and these two, plus the occasional help from Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng when he was home, really farmed them piece by piece; they were eager to farm as much as you had, never even mentioning things like raising wages.

It was fortunate that nobody cared about this anymore; otherwise, right after liberation, Li Sanjiang would have been terrified of being shot as a big landlord one day.

After receiving a call from his great-grandson yesterday saying he wanted to buy a house, Li Sanjiang took out the bankbook and calculated carefully.

After calculating, he felt confident.

"Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Hou, when are we setting off?"

"Great-grandfather, the sooner the better."

Over at Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang's side, he was waiting for the "new house" to move in; the sooner it was settled, the sooner he could pick up his bride.

"Alright, wait for me to finish this bowl of noodles."

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin had wanted to go along to haggle, but he still had to help Brother Liang organize the wedding team, and Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You was also pulled in by him to help.

Therefore, in the end, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng had to ride the tricycle, carrying Li Sanjiang and Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan to the city.

Buying a house was a big deal.

But the grandfather and great-grandson didn't have the mindset of facing a big deal at all; in Li Sanjiang's eyes, it was about the same as when he used to go out and buy a television set.

A house was nothing more than a square box that was a bit more expensive and larger than a television; before, people watched from the outside, now they were going inside to perform.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan didn't feel any pressure either.

The only thing to worry about was probably the feng shui of the house.

It wasn't that he was worried the house's feng shui was bad, but that no matter how good the feng shui was, if they lived there for a long time, he feared there would be problems.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan still had to set up a formation in the new house to avoid the negative impact of their presence on other owners in the same residential area.

Well, in fact, without this level of impact, having five Bai family ladies move into the residential area was actually quite a good thing; the residential area wouldn't have to worry about petty theft or home invasion robberies in the future.

The residential area had been tentatively decided on the way back to Nantong last night; it was near the city center, and the price was relatively expensive, but it should be within the great-grandfather's means.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan had money of his own, but he didn't take it out to give to his great-grandfather for the house payment; it wasn't that he was stingy, but that doing so would dampen his great-grandfather's spirits.

His great-grandfather was full of heart and soul, wanting to use the money he had earned himself to buy a house for him; this was a joy he had been looking forward to for a long time.

"By the way, Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Hou, how old is Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang's partner?"

"I don't know, she looks very young."

"What does she look like?"

"She's quite pretty."

"I thought so, no wonder he used to run to our Nantong every few days for a while; so he was seeing someone."

"Indeed."

"Are they married?"

"Not yet."

Bai Bai Zhilan's household registration only existed in the fragments of words in the Nantong local chronicles.

However, in this day and age, it wasn't difficult to make a fake identity, and there were many loopholes to exploit; as long as you didn't commit crimes or hide as a fugitive, nothing would happen.

Sometimes when catching up with state-run factory recruitment, if the age didn't meet the standard, one would buy an identity that met the age requirement to enter the factory; it was very difficult to change it back later, so many people used this "new identity" for their whole lives.

"What, they're living together without being married?"

"Yes."

"Do the woman's parents know?"

"The woman's parents are no longer around, and her relatives and friends have all cut ties completely; there are only four sisters left by her side."

"Sigh, how pitiful."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan didn't respond, because this pitiful situation was caused by him.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng pedaled the tricycle fast, and soon they rode into the city.

Li Sanjiang: "Hey, every time I come into the city, I feel like there are big changes; if you had just let me come alone, I might really not recognize the road.

But, living in these little cages here really isn't as comfortable as living in our countryside.

Here, every day when you open the window, you see the building in front; it's so stifling."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Yes."

"By the way, Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Hou, what business does that woman and her four sisters do?"

"They plan to open a burial clothing shop."

"Oh, opening a burial clothing shop is good, opening... opening what?"

"Brother Liang said that when the time comes, they will get their stock from you, Great-grandfather, and sell it in their shop."

Li Sanjiang scratched his head and asked:

"Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Hou, is this woman very, very pretty?"

"Yes."

Li Sanjiang patted his own stomach: "Is there already a baby in here?"

"There is."

Li Sanjiang: "No wonder! I just said, Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang has managed to become someone, how could he find someone like this..."

Halfway through, Li Sanjiang stopped.

He thought of the future great-granddaughter-in-law in his heart.

Li Sanjiang waved his hand and said: "As long as the two of them have a connection, that's fine; we won't mention those things, and we won't be particular about those things; as long as they can get along well and live their lives well, that's enough."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Yes."

Li Sanjiang: "Then do Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang's parents know?"

Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang's parents had come to Nantong to spend the New Year, and now they often sent some local specialties to Li Sanjiang.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "They don't know."

Actually, Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang wanted to introduce Bai Bai Zhilan to his parents so that they wouldn't worry about his marriage anymore.

But the problem lay in Bai Bai Zhilan's belly; the pregnancy period couldn't be inferred by common sense. If he brought her to see his parents, they would excitedly start calculating the due date, and when the date was near, the old couple would rush over to prepare to serve their daughter-in-law during childbirth and confinement, only to take a look... why hadn't this belly changed at all?

The old couple would likely have burst into tears on the spot, weeping for their poor grandchild who was lost in that first pregnancy.

Li Sanjiang shook his head: "Sigh, the young people of today, I don't understand them, I really don't understand. Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Hou, learn the good things, don't learn the bad ones; you must never be like this in the future."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Mm, don't worry, Great-Grandfather."

Xiang Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng turned the tricycle to the right; if he had turned left, they would soon reach Nandajie, the commercial center of Nantong.

Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang wanted to be good to his wife, and he had the means to do so, so while everyone was chatting in the car last night, Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang said he wanted to buy a storefront on Nandajie for Bai Bai Zhilan to open a shop.

Even Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You couldn't bear to listen to that.

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You asked in return: "You want to let your wife open a burial clothing shop on the busiest commercial pedestrian street in Nantong?"

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin teased: "Hey, don't say that; it feels much more reliable than someone's previous idea of opening a coffee shop in the village."

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "..."

Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang also felt he had made a joke of himself; he laughed and then suggested that burial clothes were clothes too, so why not just invest in a textile factory in Nantong?

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "Brother Liang, do you feel uncomfortable if you don't spend money on your wife?"

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin covered Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's mouth with his hand and asked Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang:

"Brother Liang, is there money to be made investing in textiles in Nantong?"

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You, with his mouth covered, looked at Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin with confused eyes.

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin glared back at Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: How dare you, you actually dare to doubt my Brother Liang's investment!

Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang: "The industrial policy, scale, and capacity for undertaking are all in place, and with Nantong's geographical location advantages, I think the prospects are decent.

However, who can say for sure about the future? Especially since investment itself carries risks; as long as she is happy, if it loses money, then so be it."

After letting go of Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's hand, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin took out a notebook and wrote it down.

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "Brother Bin, why are you writing that down?"