I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 561 - 555: Surprise

Qiao Ye thought to herself, unsure if her uncle-in-law knew anything about hydraulic engineering, but she couldn’t voice this thought and vaguely said, "It depends on whether uncle-in-law has the time."

"Exactly, that’s the point," Qi Feng agreed, following Qiao Ye’s lead.

Unaware, they had reached the crossroads, not far from the villa area.

Qi Feng stopped at the crossroads, not moving forward. Qiao Ye waved at him and hurried towards her home, seeing the jeep at the entrance and knowing her aunt and uncle-in-law had returned.

The villa was already tidied up and ready for occupancy, but a ceremony was required first.

The ceremony was set for tomorrow.

This was decided by everyone after hearing the news of Qiao Qingyu and He Xiuyu’s return.

The Qiao Family Team had bought many firecrackers, and some leaders would attend the ribbon-cutting.

After moving in, the old houses here would gradually be demolished to make room for dormitories for the base staff.

It was said that the dormitory plans were already designed, just waiting for the funds next year to officially start construction. Workers like Qi Feng could settle down here and be allocated a house.

Qi Feng watched as Qiao Ye’s figure sped up, and a slight smile formed on his lips.

Then, without thinking, he flexed his knees.

This girl was impressive, unhesitating with her acupuncture, and believe it or not, she truly healed his leg.

Qi Feng leisurely turned around and went back to his office.

At the same time, Qiao Zhicai was entering the new house with his wife, daughter, son-in-law, and little grandson.

After setting down their belongings, Qiao Zhiyuan and Qiao Zhicai glanced at each other. Qiao Zhiyuan cheerfully suggested, "Qingyu, Xiu Yu, do you two want to go out for a walk with me?"

The old lady glared at Qiao Zhiyuan, "Having just gotten off the car, hardly setting foot on the ground, and already wanting to stroll around! Don’t you know how tiring and arduous traveling is for them?"

Qiao Qingyu quickly responded, "Grandma, we traveled in a sleeper carriage, and even had a ride after getting off the train; it was quite comfortable. Let’s just take a little stroll, we’ll be back soon."

He Xiuyu had already met the Qiao family members.

The current villa belonged to Qiao Zhicai’s family.

It had two floors, a front yard, and a small vegetable garden in the back. Compared to before, the living space was much larger, although the garden was much smaller.

But no one dwelled on that.

Compared to such a beautiful house, what was a small garden? Besides, the remaining garden was enough to feed the family.

The house was made of red bricks; inside, the walls were stark white, the floors cemented, and heating was installed, with gas supply promised once everyone had moved in.

The houses owned by Qiao Zhicai’s family and the old lady, damaged by Wang Mei’s fire, had no roofs left, just left standing, waiting for a unified demolition.

So, Qiao Zhicai had been staying in Yun City recently, while Qiao Qingyu’s grandparents had been living with Qiao Zhihai.

After the house was built, it was Qiao Qingyu’s first visit here; she was very pleased with it as they passed by earlier. She admired the picturesque and tranquil surroundings, the convenience of having a house there – now connected by cement roads unlike the muddy ones after a rain in the past.

It was rumored that in summer, the muddy-footed farmers would feel out of place walking on the clean cement surface.

Qiao Zhiyuan led Qiao Qingyu and He Xiuyu forward.

As they turned the corner, the sound of the jeep approached from a distance, soon stopping at the entrance of the villa area, and within a short while, Uncle Sun arrived, laughing heartily.

Although Uncle Sun had been transferred to the township, he had gone alone, with his wife and young son still living in the Qiao Family Team.

So the villa naturally also belonged to Uncle Sun.

Qiao Qingyu greeted Uncle Sun with a smile, and Uncle Sun warmly shook hands with He Xiuyu.

He patted He Xiuyu’s arm sentimentally and said affectionately, "Xiuyu, I don’t want to treat you like a guest. You’re not only the son-in-law of the Qiao Family Team, but you’re also one of us. Your hometown, your roots, are right here."

He Xiuyu gently agreed, "Uncle’s right, I’ve actually come home."

Uncle Sun laughed heartily.

Qiao Zhiyuan glared at him, "He’s our Qiao Family’s son-in-law."

Uncle Sun glared back, "And isn’t he also a child of Hejia Village?"

That statement was faultless.

Qiao Qingyu interjected, "Big Uncle, Uncle, didn’t you say you would show me around? From which direction shall we start?"

Uncle Sun pointed straight ahead.

This time Qiao Zhiyuan said nothing, although Uncle Sun was a leader, during official matters, Qiao Zhiyuan wouldn’t mix socializing and humor as casually as he was now.

Qiao Zhiyuan was very good at gauging these nuances.

That’s why these two always worked well together as a team.

So Qiao Zhiyuan walked ahead as the guide, Uncle Sun accompanied He Xiuyu and Qiao Qingyu close behind.

They walked and talked, giving introductions.

He Xiuyu quickly took everything in and had to admit, this new modern rural town had international standards.

It wasn’t just for show either. The drainage was well done, and considering the toilet habits of some elderly farmers, they built four public toilets in this villa area.

Listening to everyone’s opinions, they even built dry toilets. Though dry, they were clean and sanitary.

The management of waste was handled separately.

Crops flourish on dung’s command.

Even with chemical fertilizers now available, no one took these manures lightly.

Moving forward, they reached the edge of the villa area where a river branch appeared, and, not yet frozen, flowed turbulently and not gently.

Rivers in the north always flow this way, their sound audible from afar, grand and majestic, as if ready to shatter everything.

A dike had been built along the river with a pedestrian path, and willow trees were planted along the bank.

But these weren’t the focal points, Uncle Sun laughed and pointed toward a villa up ahead, asking Qiao Qingyu, "Qingyu, what do you think of this villa? Isn’t the scenery around beautiful?"

Qiao Qingyu looked and agreed indeed, nodding, "It’s really nice here. One could walk along the river in the summer heat, but there might be a lot of mosquitoes."

Qiao Zhiyuan pointed toward a net-like thing hanging in the woods, saying, "Those are mosquito traps. In the summer, there really aren’t many mosquitoes here, and it’s especially cool in the evenings."

"This sounds like a great place indeed."

Hearing Qiao Qingyu say this, Uncle Sun’s face bloomed with a smile, "Qingyu, Xiuyu, this house is now yours."

Both of them were stunned momentarily, looking simultaneously at Uncle Sun and Qiao Zhiyuan.