My Happy Daily Life After Being Reborn-Chapter 305 - 22 Scar?

Unexpectedly, Shen Mincheng took care of the children very well, and perhaps because men are generally more rough and ready, Lin Xiaoguai would always take about half an hour to fall back asleep after feeding the children at night, but Shen Mincheng could go to sleep as soon as he lay down.

The family was initially worried that Shen Mincheng would get exhausted as he was already in his sixties, but as time went by, they found that he wasn’t affected at all and was always energetic.

Soon, all four children started sleeping in Shen Mincheng’s room at night.

This way, Lin Xiaoguai could finally get a good night’s sleep and was able to focus on the farm construction.

"Where did you get these blueprints?" Shen Chi asked, incredulous.

Even though he wasn’t a professional, he could tell from the blueprints that the farm his wife wanted to build was very unique.

Many of the buildings on it were ones he had never seen before.

"I came up with the idea myself and asked a few classmates from the architecture department to draw them up together," Lin Xiaoguai lied, a bit sheepishly.

Fortunately, she knew she wasn’t good at hiding her expressions, so she kept her head down to prevent Shen Chi from noticing.

"Did you pay them?" Shen Chi didn’t suspect anything and paused to ask.

"I did," Lin Xiaoguai replied, this time more confidently, as she had spent a billion Gold Coins on those design drawings.

"Got it," Shen Chi nodded and added, "I’ve already contacted the construction team. We’ll pick an auspicious day to break ground."

"I’ve already looked into it, the sixth of next month is suitable for breaking ground, and it doesn’t clash with anyone’s zodiac sign in the family," Lin Xiaoguai was prepared.

"Then let’s set it for the sixth of next month," Shen Chi nodded, then asked, "What about the building materials?"

"They’re also ready. I’ve rented several warehouses nearby, some of the materials are already there, and I’ve told my classmates, the rest will be delivered as construction progresses," Lin Xiaoguai mentioned, referring to special materials bought from the exchange store.

Shen Chi nodded, "And what about the labor costs? Shall we follow the market rate?"

"What’s the market rate per day?" Lin Xiaoguai inquired.

"Twelve yuan per day, that’s the standard rate. There’s also a package contract option where we can agree on the total cost of all projects upfront, and how to divide it is up to the contractor," Shen Chi explained.

Lin Xiaoguai considered for a moment and said, "Let’s go with the package contract." The daily wage with standard rate was fixed, and there was no guarantee that those construction workers wouldn’t slack off, potentially dragging out the projects. Although with the current honest nature of people, such situations were less likely, she still preferred more efficiency to get the farm built faster.

"Alright, I’ll take the blueprints and discuss the price with the construction team."

"Wait, I forgot to ask, how many people are there in the military construction team?" Lin Xiaoguai remembered to ask.

"That’s hard to say," Shen Chi pondered, "Right now, there are no projects for the military, so three to five hundred people wouldn’t be a problem. But if they get a project halfway through, they’d definitely prioritize that."

Lin Xiaoguai nodded in understanding and said, "Tell the contractors that I can offer a rate 5% above the market price, but the construction must strictly follow the blueprints, otherwise, they’ll have to redo it if there are any discrepancies. To avoid disputes later, set up a contract with them."

Although 5% might not seem like a large amount, by her estimates, with at least several thousand days of labor required to complete the farm, it would amount to over a million, and 5% of that was a significant sum that would be a considerable income when split among the contractors.

Such a deal would certainly increase their efficiency.

"Okay, I’ll go talk to them tomorrow," Shen Chi agreed.

Later, Lin Xiaoguai took out the passbook and checked it—after the farm was built, there wouldn’t be much left in the family’s finances. It seemed she still needed to pay attention to the storefront, as she didn’t want to rely solely on Shen Chi, even though he was good at making money.

Opening the store wasn’t about making profit, given the value of the goods she had, even pricing high could be considered "selling cheap."

No amount of cash could be converted to Gold Coins for spending in the exchange store.

Shen Chi could roughly guess the family’s financial situation, but as long as it was something Lin Xiaoguai wanted to do, he likely had no way of refusing.

"Mom, what’s the little brother saying?" Ever since Lin Xiaoguai gave birth to the quadruplets safely, Shen Yinian had finally started taking an interest in his younger siblings. One day, watching Little Spring Breeze babbling non-stop, he asked.

Lin Xiaoguai responded somewhat helplessly, "Mom doesn’t understand either."

Their little son was quite the chatterbox; as soon as he woke up, he would go on and on, either crying or babbling non-stop, enjoying the attention from family members. As soon as someone looked at him, his emotions would rise, and he would babble and twist even more.