429: Chapter 429 Auspicious Start to Work

Han Jingyang led a few women to work all day, settling in his grandparents, parents, and younger sister. They arranged what needed arranging and adjusted what needed adjusting, making sure the whole family could live comfortably.

In the evening, they started cooking immediately.

Working together, they prepared a table full of dishes. Although most were home-style cooking, there were plenty of high-quality ingredients, and the meal was incredibly satisfying.

After this meal, they were officially moved in.

They would live here until the new house in their hometown was built, and perhaps they would come back to stay often in the future. It was especially convenient for his younger sister; it was close to school, and she could make it back for lunch every day.

Of course, it was also convenient for Zhu Yuanyuan to tutor his sister.

They ate and drank their fill.

After escorting his grandparents to their room, he asked casually, "Grandma, Grandpa, how do you feel? Are you getting used to it?"

"Very good, very good," the old man nodded hurriedly. "I've never lived in such a comfortable house in my life. Everything looks pleasing, everything is comfortable, and there's not a single flaw. It's so spacious, has plenty of sunlight, and there's room to grow plants and raise things. It's no worse than the countryside. Except for not having many neighbors, everything else is perfect."

"Then, would you rather live in this villa or go back to the village and live in the apartment building?"

"I'm happy with both. In the future, we'll just rotate. We'll go back to the village in the summer and come here in the winter."

"Hahahaha, Grandpa, you're really greedy."

"Sigh, I never expected that in my old age, I'd be able to live in such a big, comfortable house. Having a good grandson really makes a difference. Jingyang, don't you go messing around and ruin this good family business."

"Don't worry, Grandpa. The good life has only just begun. If you don't live to be one hundred and twenty, it wouldn't do justice to the skills your grandson has learned."

"Hahaha, good. I'll strive to live until then."

Han Jingyang coaxed his grandparents into laughing heartily.

Of course, he was also telling the truth.

As long as nothing happened to him, he could truly help his grandparents live to one hundred and twenty.

He also slept at home that night, taking the opportunity to arrange a few items for his younger sister to improve her study efficiency.

The poor little girl was arranged for it without even realizing it, always thinking it was because Zhu Yuanyuan was good at tutoring.

School was starting in a few days.

There would be entrance exams when school started.

Then they would know if all the effort over the summer had paid off.

August 27th.

Morning.

Han Jingyang's family started the construction ceremony under the witness of the villagers.

He personally chose the date, and he designed the construction ceremony himself.

Although these things were dispensable to him, he had to live up to the title of Feng Shui Master, right? Otherwise, word would get out, and people would say, "That boy from the Han family is just so-so; even his construction ceremony was wrong."

He symbolically tapped the wall with a hammer. The next second, firecrackers went off in unison, the sound shaking the heavens.

The excavator rumbled onto the site and started demolishing from the main gate.

On the other side, the villagers were butchering pigs and catching chickens. Large stoves were set up, and big pots, bowls, and ladles were brought in. They started cooking communal meals in huge pots.

The scene was incredibly lively.

Dozens of people were working together, so everything was done quickly.

Lunch was served promptly at twelve o'clock. It was a stew of vegetables and meat served with steamed buns. Everyone held a large bowl and ate on the construction site, by the roadside, or under the shade of trees. They ate and chatted, a lively scene that hadn't been seen in the village for a long time.

Even Han Jingyang himself was craving it.

In his memory, it had been a long time since he'd eaten the village's communal meal.

It tasted just as fragrant as ever. Although it wasn't refined, it was definitely appetizing.

Liu Jing also enjoyed this kind of food.

Yang Jinyuan was enthusiastically imitating others, squatting on the ground to eat.

Only Shi Xiaoya was not quite used to it. Although she had strong adaptability and had experienced some mental hardships, she had never lacked material comforts since she was a child. She had truly never encountered such down-to-earth food and dining methods. Although she wasn't pretentious, she couldn't let go for a moment, looking a bit awkward. She attracted quite a bit of attention from the villagers, as she was naturally the center of attention.

After eating, construction continued.

Han Jingyang and the others kept busy until dark before closing up, then he led the three women back.

The next day, they arrived at the construction site early again.

After all, it was his own house, and it was an important stage of demolishing the old house and laying the foundation, so he definitely had to watch.

His father had to work.

His mother couldn't manage it alone, and she didn't understand all this messy stuff, so he had to look after it.

However, life on the construction site was quite good. Although it was dusty, it was lively, the people were enthusiastic, and the communal food was delicious. Although it was always a vegetable stew, the flavor was different every day—pork, chicken legs, crispy meat, ribs, braised meat—eaten in rotation, and paired with different side dishes, the taste was never the same.

The ingredients were fresh, the cooks were attentive, so the resulting taste was bound to be good.

Eating well, sleeping well, and having no worries—this life was simply too satisfying.

It had been a long time since he had lived such a comfortable life. For the past three months, he had either been fighting or on the way to a fight.

With the help of the villagers, they quickly completed the demolition and clearing of the old house. Then, following the drawings provided by Ye Fei, they dug trenches and laid the foundation, completing a series of tasks in a very short time.

To be honest, building a two-story residential house really didn't have much technical difficulty, and the workload wasn't large. With machinery involved and an extremely sufficient number of hands, it was only a matter of a few days. Instead, the building process itself couldn't keep up with the construction speed. For example, the foundation had to dry for a period of time after being built and couldn't be directly walled, and before plastering, it also had to be maintained for several days before construction could proceed.

Usually, the construction waits for people.

But here, it was the exact opposite: people were waiting for the building.

With sufficient manpower and complete materials and labor, they could only wait on the sidelines.

But even if they were just waiting, no one wanted to leave because Han Jingyang paid enough. Even if they were just idling on the construction site, they couldn't leave.

Rich and willful.

The workers were, of course, happy. They had food and drink, got paid, and the work was easy. They couldn't find such a good job even if they searched with a lantern.

September 6th.

Han Jingyang personally presided over the beam-raising ceremony. Amidst the deafening sound of firecrackers, the symbolic beam-raising ceremony was completed.

The reason it was called a symbolic beam-raising ceremony was that they used reinforced concrete beams and floor slabs instead of the old-fashioned prefabricated slabs.

Although prefabricated slabs were perfectly adequate for a two-story house, cast-in-place floor slabs were ultimately more reliable.

If you're going to do it, do it well.

He wasn't lacking that little bit of steel, cement, and labor costs.

Of course, this process was very slow, requiring them to wait for the concrete to solidify completely. However, as long as the quality of the steel and cement was not an issue, even if the construction technique was not up to standard, the quality of the floor slab wouldn't be bad.

Therefore, after presiding over the beam-raising ceremony, he left the site and headed straight to Shanda University.

When he arrived at the gate, he saw Zhu Yuanyuan walking gracefully out of the school gate, holding two books.

This woman had fallen for him after all.

He smiled broadly and opened his arms.

Zhu Yuanyuan's pretty face flushed, but she still trotted over and threw herself into his arms.

So comfortable.

Han Jingyang wrapped his arms tightly around the warm and jade-like Zhu Yuanyuan, lowered his head, and took a breath, only letting go after a long while. "How is your roommate with the big wavy hair?"

Zhu Yuanyuan rolled her eyes at him charmingly. "You only remember the big wavy hair."

"I also remember her name is Sun Qian."

"You," Zhu Yuanyuan sighed. "She has been running a fever lately, sometimes high, sometimes low, and her mental state is very unstable. She has been to the hospital several times, but she isn't getting any better. I was thinking of having you take a look. Didn't you say she had come into contact with something unclean when you last saw her? I suspect it has something to do with that."