Chapter 77: Deng Yungui Also Wants to Build a House

Chapter 77: Deng Yungui Also Wants to Build a House

In the future, when moving into a new house, even if there's no grand banquet but just a simple meal for relatives and friends, the guests would still give a red envelope to express their congratulations.

Most people wouldn't accept this red envelope. Even if they did, they would return the full amount after the meal.

However, if it's a grand celebration with plenty of wine and spirits, then the congratulatory red envelope must be accepted.

It's not so bad nowadays. When people attend a housewarming, they usually only invite their own relatives and close friends. Relatives would typically bring steamed buns and popcorn, as these two items carry very good meanings and are indispensable for moving into a new house.

As for friends, they might bring random gifts, such as firecrackers or pots and pans.

This time, Deng Shirong's family was in a bit of a dilemma. When he invited friends to dinner, he clearly stated that they didn't need to bring any gifts and just asked them to bring their appetites.

As for his own relatives, Deng Shirong didn't hesitate to ask them to prepare some steamed buns and popcorn, as these two items were essential for the housewarming.

After Deng Shirong showed the guests around the house, they went to the living room to drink tea and chat.

Deng Yungui took a sip of tea and said with emotion, "Uncle Jiu, after seeing your new house, my current house really looks like a pigsty. Next, I need to save more money and build a new house like yours."

The production team leader, Deng Yunjun, smiled and said, "Yungui, with your family background, why do you need to save money? The tile factory you and Uncle Jiu run together makes several hundred yuan a month. Now, you're one of the top earners in the village. If Uncle Jiu can build a house like this, then you can definitely do it too."

"Captain, don't forget that Uncle Jiu isn't the only one making money. There's also Master Yuntai, the big vat master. How can I compare with Uncle Jiu? But my new house doesn't need to be as big, which can save a lot of money."

At this point, Deng Yungui looked at Uncle Jiu and asked, "Uncle Jiu, how much did you spend to get this house to this state?"

Hearing this, everyone else turned their attention to Deng Shirong. Although everyone had guessed a rough number during discussions, those were just guesses, and no one knew whether the number was accurate or not.

This wasn't something to be ashamed of, so Deng Shirong said openly, "So far, excluding food and drink, the total amount of cash spent is more than 5,000 yuan."

"Hiss…"

When these words came out, everyone couldn't help but gasp.

Although everyone knew that such a big and beautiful house would cost a lot of money, no one expected it to cost so much.

More than 5,000 yuan was truly an astronomical figure in rural areas at the time.

What's more, the meals that Deng Shirong's family ate while building the house were famous throughout the village, and they must have cost a significant amount. Even if it didn't reach 6,000 yuan, it was probably close.

Deng Yungui was secretly surprised when he heard this number, but compared to others, he was relatively calm.

After all, he now earned five or six hundred yuan a month at the tile factory. Even if he wanted to build a house of similar size to Uncle Jiu's, his annual income would be more than enough.

Therefore, after the initial surprise, Deng Yungui looked at the architect Deng Yunfeng and said, "Yunfeng, when you have time, please help me calculate how much it would cost to build four houses like Uncle Jiu's."

Deng Yunfeng asked, "Are all four houses 90 square meters?"

"Three of them are 90 square meters."

Deng Yungui pointed to the large house and said, "The other one is the same as this one."

Deng Yunfeng smiled and said, "There's no need to calculate in detail. Uncle Jiu has five houses, one of which is 90 square meters and one is 130 square meters. Together with the food, it cost about 6,000 yuan, which means that on average, each house costs about 1,000 yuan. The 130-square-meter house is more expensive, and the others are about 900 yuan each. If you build two fewer houses, you'll save about 1,800 yuan. If you save a bit more in other areas, you can save around 2,000 yuan.

By this calculation, you'll probably need to spend about 4,000 yuan to build the house you want."

This amount was still an astronomical figure for everyone present except Deng Shirong, but for Deng Yungui, it was only a little over half a year's income and was completely manageable.

So, Deng Yungui nodded and said, "Okay, but I'm afraid it's a bit rushed to do it this year. Let's wait until the beginning of next spring, and then Yunfeng, you'll have to come and help me."

Deng Yunfeng nodded and said, "No problem."

In just a few words, Deng Yungui had made a plan to build a house, which made everyone envious.

Deng Shirong felt a little emotional after hearing this. In his previous life, he had indeed made a lot of money in the first few years of his partnership with Deng Yungui. However, because his eldest son, Deng Yuntai, had an accident, the family had no urgent need to build a house. It wasn't until a few years later, when his second son was about to get married, that they built a new house.

Similarly, Deng Yungui hadn't built a house so early in his previous life.

If he remembered correctly, it was three years later that Deng Yungui built a new house.

Now, inspired by his new house, Deng Yungui also planned to build a new house, and other families in the village were probably holding back their efforts. If they could come up with the money, they would likely build their houses as soon as possible.

After all, compared to the large blue brick and tile houses with separate bathrooms, the mud brick houses that everyone lived in now were truly outdated.

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The meal started at around 11 a.m. In addition to preparing plenty of side dishes, Deng Shirong also provided plenty of rice wine, leaving the guests extremely satisfied.

After the meal, all the women helped clean up and wash the dishes, and only left one by one after everything was tidied up.

When the family was left alone, Deng Shirong said to his eldest son, "I'll go to New Dock Village tomorrow to inform the girl and ask them to come over to visit the house the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow is the Double Prosperity Market, so remember to take some time to get a haircut and dress yourself up to leave a good impression on the girl, okay?"

Thinking that he would soon meet the girl that his father and two sisters had praised so much, Deng Yuntai was quite excited and nodded repeatedly, saying, "I know, Dad."

Deng Shirong looked at his eldest daughter and said, "Ah Zhen, are you done making the clothes for your brother?"

Deng Yunzhen said, "They're done. I've asked my brother to try them on before, and they fit well."

Deng Shirong instructed again, "Remember to ask Changyuan to burn a few nests of bee pupae tomorrow."

Now, the whole Thatchfield Village knew that Deng Shirong liked to eat fried bee pupae. Many people in the village would inform Deng Shirong when they saw a beehive on the mountain. Therefore, Deng Shirong had saved a lot of information about beehives. Whenever he wanted to eat them, he could just ask someone to burn two nests and bring them back. It was very convenient.

Deng Yuntai nodded and said, "Yeah, I'll go talk to him later."

(End of this chapter)