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Chapter 273 - 263: Standard Procedure

Chapter 273: Chapter 263: Standard Procedure

The village chief saw them leaving and then returning and had a hunch, "You two comrades wouldn’t be coming to buy the town hall, would you?"

Xue Jianian nodded, "Yes, Chief, I’ll take the property, but the house really isn’t fit for living. I’d like to ask for the Chief’s help in finding some people to help tear it down."

The village chief was startled, "Tear it down?"

Xue Jianian replied, "Yes, I want to build a new one. This house is for my grandparents to live in, they are getting on in years, and as their only granddaughter, I want to give them a better place to live. My grandpa is a gatekeeper at the factory."

"This young comrade, you really are a filial child. How about this, I’ll organize the demolition for you and you don’t have to pay for it."

"Really, thank you so much, then we..."

The village chief said, "Wait a moment, you two comrades. I’ll call a few people to measure the property and then we’ll sign an agreement. Tomorrow we can sort out the house certificate for you."

Xue Jianian smiled, "Alright."

The two followed the village chief to the town hall, and after some procedures, they found the hall was over five hundred square meters large, indeed not small at all. Just measuring it took half an hour, and they even had lunch at the chief’s house.

In the end, the two handed over five hundred yuan to the village chief, holding the agreement. They would have to come again the next day to finalize the property certificate with the chief.

Leaving the village and walking on the scarcely populated road, which now had no cars, Xue Jianian shared her plans with Lu Jingqiu, "Jingqiu, how long do you think it would take to build a single-story house with three rooms and a small courtyard?"

"A little over a month should do, are you thinking of building a brick house?"

"Yes, over five hundred square meters could fit three small courtyards, but I don’t plan to build them all now. I’ll just fence in a yard first for my grandma to grow vegetables."

Lu Jingqiu nodded, "Yes, the city planning I mentioned won’t be completed in a year or two, perhaps four or five years, or seven, eight years..."

Xue Jianian said indifferently, "I don’t mind that, no matter how many years it takes, it will still be my own house. Right now, I just want my grandparents to live better and more comfortably in their remaining years. These past two years I haven’t been by their side, it’s fine if they have minor illnesses, but I’m worried about them getting seriously sick when I’m not around."

Lu Jingqiu patted her shoulder by way of comfort, understanding the helpless feeling of not having family by one’s side.

Now all they could hope for was that Grandpa Xue and Grandma Xue were in good health.

There was another thing Xue Jianian couldn’t say out loud, but silently reassured herself with, "Thank goodness my space water can improve health and the grains it grows can fend off headaches and fevers."

Of course, Lu Jingqiu didn’t know about this.

By the time the two got home, it was already past three in the afternoon.

Jiang Nanzhou and Wei Jincheng hadn’t returned yet, only Grandma Xue was at home. Xue Jianian told her about buying the property.

Grandma Xue wasn’t overly happy; instead, she slapped her shoulder, "You child, you just bought a few properties before the New Year, and now you’ve bought another. You and Jincheng, one studying and the other in the team, don’t make money easily, why can’t you save a bit?"

Grandma Xue didn’t know how profitable Xue Jianian’s business was. She only knew her granddaughter went to school there and worked hard to collect crops in the suburban villages during her free time, then went into the city to sell them for money.

One basket was so heavy; her granddaughter didn’t know how many trips she had to make to earn that much money.

Xue Jianian wasn’t angry but instead gave Grandma Xue a foolish smile, "Grandma, don’t worry, the money your granddaughter makes is all for spending on you two elders. Buying a property didn’t cost much."

Grandma Xue sighed, "I know you’re doing it for us, but Grandma,—it pains me to see you work so hard for the money. We’re not short of a house to live in, haven’t we already divided up several properties?"

Xue Jianian chuckled, "Grandma, Grandpa’s factory is relocating, and it’s quite far away. Even if the houses here are finished in the future, we can’t live in them. I’ve thought it through. If Grandpa doesn’t get a house near the new factory, I can only buy one for you. The one I’m going to buy is in the village. Our courtyard is just across the street from the factory gate; you can’t get any closer than that. Grandpa will be able to guard the gate from our yard."

"Alright, alright, I can’t argue with you. Let’s see what your grandpa says when he gets back."

Lu Jingqiu asked, "Grandma, they haven’t come back yet?"

"Indeed, they didn’t come back for lunch either," Grandma Xue said as she glanced at the clock in the room before adding, "I guess they will be back soon. I’m going to add some more dishes." Saying this, she was about to go to the kitchen to fetch the basket.

Lu Jingqiu hurriedly said, "Grandma, you rest. Niannian and I will go buy it."

Xue Jianian quickly agreed, "Right, Jingqiu and I will go buy it." She snatched the basket first and pulled Lu Jingqiu out of the house.

Grandma Xue watched them go, "Okay, okay, I won’t argue with you. Remember to buy a fish and bring it back. I’ll cook fish for you tonight."

"Okay."

Jingqiu had not been to the local farmers’ market here before, but they all seemed quite similar, only the offerings inside were different.

Of course, she also encountered many small vendors.

Xue Jianian purchased half a kilo of bulk liquor, and also bought some spiced pig’s ears and meat sausages.

On the way out, they also came across beef bones, and Jingqiu bought several kilos.

When they got home, they saw Jiang Nanzhou and Wei Jincheng returning, and hurried forward to ask, "How did your inquiries go?"

Jiang Nanzhou took the items from her hands and said, "This morning we met with a friend of mine who happens to know one of the project leaders. We had lunch with that person at noon."

Wei Jincheng said, "That leader was actually investigating this matter this morning, and then he told us about the situation."

Xue Jianian couldn’t wait to ask, "So what’s the situation now? Do they believe it, or not?"

Wei Jincheng said, "The Housing Management Office’s procedures are normal. After lunch, they took a few people to visit several households here to investigate the situation. Those who knew what was going on told the truth."

Jiang Nanzhou said, "This afternoon, we were at the factory gate waiting for their news when we ran into Uncle Lin. Because there were strangers around, we couldn’t acknowledge each other, but we managed to have a brief chat when no one was looking. He was surprised to find that the two of us had gotten together; it was quite unexpected."

Lu Jingqiu said with a smile, "Yes, who would have thought such a coincidence could happen?"

"Right, they are going to the factory to understand the situation, and Uncle Lin has been a great help. That leader said there shouldn’t be any problems. On Monday, he will go back to discuss this matter with his superiors and the investors, telling us not to worry."

Hearing this, Lu Jingqiu and Xue Jianian finally felt relieved.

"That’s really wonderful, we’ve bought a lot of groceries. Let’s have a good meal tonight. Come on, let’s go inside."

Seeing the children all back home, Grandma Xue hurried to the kitchen to get busy.

When Grandpa Xue got off work, he even specially went to the cafeteria to bring back a serving of braised pork.

Today was a rare day, and Grandpa Xue also happily drank a few cups of wine.

Jiang Nanzhou didn’t dare to drink too much, as he still had to return to the military unit later.