[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-romantic-path-to-success":3,"chapter-the-romantic-path-to-success-the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-569":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Romantic Path to Success",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2146760,3567,"Chapter 569","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-569",569,"\u003Cp>Xu Haimin nodded and said, \"I certainly have ideas, but Haimin Construction doesn't have the strength yet. If we could land a contract for a certain section of a road, that would be quite good. The key is to accumulate experience so we can develop in that direction in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said, \"That's right. If you want Haimin Construction to grow strong and large in the field of construction engineering, you must move toward road and bridge work. Over the next twenty years, the volume of such projects in our country will surely be enormous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Haimin laughed, \"Let's not talk about such massive projects today; let's just talk about this small project of yours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui nodded and said, \"Right, let's talk about this small project. What is the cost of this small project?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Haimin said, \"I've already handled all the procedures for tearing down the old house and building a new one. Based on the renderings and floor plans you drew, I had the engineer draft the design. The cost has also been calculated: a two-story building with a total construction area of 288 square meters, plus 62 meters of perimeter wall, the courtyard gate, and the interior finishing—the total cost is 75,000.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seventy-five thousand; this cost was certainly not expensive. Su Xinghui knew that building a two-story house in Shangjun County usually fell within this range, and that was with Xu Haimin handling the interior finishing for him as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui asked, \"Uncle Xu, you didn't give me a low price, did you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Haimin shook his head, \"No, no. This price is definitely not low. I'm just making a little less; there's still profit in it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui didn't dwell on the issue. He took the design drawings from Xu Haimin and began looking them over with Lu Xiaoya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaoya couldn't quite make sense of the design drawings, but Su Xinghui walked around the courtyard with her, pointing out where the bedrooms, living room, kitchen, and bathroom would be. That way, Lu Xiaoya could understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Su Xinghui explained, a picture seemed to appear before Lu Xiaoya's eyes: a beautiful two-story house stood before her, and she and Su Xinghui were sitting in the courtyard, with a small child running and playing in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, a rosy blush flew across Lu Xiaoya's face. *Where have my thoughts wandered off to?*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui asked, \"What do you think of the design and floor plans for this house?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked, but didn't hear an answer. He looked at Lu Xiaoya curiously and saw her face was flushed, her mind seemingly elsewhere. He called out, \"Xiaoya.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaoya snapped out of it and let out an \"Ah.\" Su Xinghui said, \"What do you think of the design and floor plans for this house?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaoya hurriedly nodded, \"It's very good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui asked again, \"And what about the interior design?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaoya nodded, \"That's also very nice. I like it very much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui smiled and said to Xu Haimin, \"Uncle Xu, since Xiaoya likes it, let's start construction according to these plans. There are only a few days left until the New Year, so let's start after the holiday.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Haimin nodded, \"Alright, then I'll start construction according to these plans. It should take a little over half a year to complete.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said, \"Uncle Xu, I'll take the remaining 55,000 from Pengjiawan after the New Year and give it to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Haimin said, \"Don't worry about the money. It won't be too late to pay once the house is built.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui added, \"Oh, right, Uncle Xu, when it comes to the interior finishing, please use better materials. Don't use those materials with high formaldehyde content; it's bad for one's health. Sorry for the trouble. If it costs more, I'll just pay the difference.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Haimin laughed, \"You can rest easy on that. I'll definitely use the best materials for you, guaranteed to have no formaldehyde residue. There's no need to add more money; my quote was based on this budget.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui nodded. He felt quite reassured about this; Xu Haimin had been in construction for so many years and was very knowledgeable. Given his relationship with the Xu family, Xu Haimin would certainly use the best materials for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said, \"Alright, Uncle Xu, thank you! Xiaoya and I are going to stay here for a while longer, so please go ahead if you have things to do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Haimin said, \"Alright, then we'll be going.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xiaoguang said, \"Xinghui, give me a call if you're free, let's go out for a drink.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui smiled and nodded in agreement. Watching the father and son leave, he turned to Lu Xiaoya and said, \"Xiaoya, you're quite satisfied with this place, aren't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaoya looked at the surrounding environment and nodded, \"I really like it here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaoya's own home was by a lake, and she loved this kind of detached house by the water. Once this place was built into a two-story house according to the design, it would be almost identical to her current home. How could she not like it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui smiled and said, \"As long as you like it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaoya stood on her tiptoes, kissed Su Xinghui on the cheek, and said, \"Xinghui, thank you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui also kissed her on the cheek and said, \"No need to thank me, this is what I should do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaoya said, \"It's just that there's a bit too much trash in the lake behind us, and it has a bit of an odor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said, \"That doesn't matter. I'll suggest to the county that they build a park here. Once a park is built, the environmental hygiene will naturally be managed more strictly, and the lake water will naturally become clear again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaoya looked at the calm lake behind the courtyard and couldn't help but look forward to how it would look once the park was built. She nodded, \"A park really should be built. Such beautiful scenery shouldn't be wasted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui laughed, \"It won't be wasted. After the park is built, I'll have Uncle Xu develop a few housing projects here to expand the urban area to the south. In the future, this place will not only have an increasingly better environment, but it will also become more prosperous and lively.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The north shore of Zhongming Lake was about two to three kilometers from the current county center. Its only current drawback was that it was still a bit remote. But once the park was built and some housing projects were developed, it would naturally become more lively and prosperous, all while retaining its original advantages of beautiful scenery and a quiet environment. It was truly the most livable area in all of Shangjun County.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaoya said, \"Xinghui, your vision is truly excellent, and you see very far. Shangjun County is indeed too small right now and needs further expansion. I see great potential for development here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui nodded and smiled, \"That's right. If we build a house here now, it might be worth dozens of times more in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui's words were not an exaggeration at all. Twenty years later, even if housing prices in Shangjun County hadn't risen too drastically, the villas by Zhongming Lake would still reach about 10,000 yuan per square meter—dozens of times higher than the current cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, in this life, due to Su Xinghui's rebirth, the development momentum of Shangjun County was far better than in his previous life. The population of Shangjun County would only continue to grow, and the prices of such villa-style homes would be even higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaoya, of course, could not imagine to what extent housing prices in China would rise in twenty years, but since Su Xinghui said so, she naturally wouldn't argue. She kissed him gently on the cheek again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaoya said, \"Xinghui, I'm going back to Jiangcheng today. Which day are you going to Jiangcheng?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1350,"2026-06-16T17:50:43.208Z","2026-06-16T17:54:34.477Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","db14095e960434d3017c7c7fd0a3b3b4e5e051b2ccab52e2591c1097a277a5c9","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-570","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-568",572,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-romantic-path-to-success-cover.jpg"]