Siheyuan: No One Can Be Left Behind

"It's okay. Tell me about the situation first so I can be prepared." Li Dongfang quickly took out a cigarette and lit it for Colonel Zhang. If the people from the Curry Military Region saw this treatment, they would be shocked. Even General Zhang did not receive such treatment.

Colonel Zhang lit a cigarette with Li Dongfang's hand, took a puff and said, "The most important thing is the evacuation work. After all, 219 households involve thousands of people, not including the Women's College of the Normal University of Beijing and the wind turbine factory. So this project is too huge. Even if everyone agrees to evacuate, the resettlement work will be a headache. We don't have that many houses."

"What if we build houses in a more remote place to give them a replacement?" Li Dongfang knew that tube-shaped buildings had already been built. These days, buildings are a symbol of status and ordinary people cannot afford to live in them.

"Of course you can, but it has to be a building. If it's a bungalow, people probably won't agree. After all, Houhai is a good place." Colonel Zhang was not surprised by what Li Dongfang said. After all, if you want people to vacate their space, you first have to solve their housing problem.

Li Dongfang thought about it and thought that was great. One floor of a tube building could accommodate ten or eight households, and five floors could accommodate forty or fifty households, so more than two hundred households would not be a big problem. Instead, the schools and factories would be a problem.

"What about schools and factories?"

Colonel Zhang smiled and said, "Schools can be handled the same way as residential buildings. Just have two buildings and a yard. If it's a factory, you may need to coordinate with the Ministry of Industry. You have to handle this matter yourself."

Li Dongfang also smiled when he heard this. Indeed, it would be best for him to communicate with the Ministry of Industry himself. After all, he was also a subordinate of the Ministry of Industry. Fortunately, the fan factory was not large. As long as he found a place and paid for the construction himself, the Ministry of Industry would not have any objection. After all, it was not appropriate to build a factory in a residential area.

Colonel Zhang glanced at Li Dongfang and continued, "The military will take care of the land for building the house and the communication for vacating the house, but you have to find someone to build the house. After all, if we build it ourselves, there will definitely be gossip from the military families. Do you understand?"

Li Dongfang nodded in agreement. There were only a few buildings in the entire city. If any department built a building, it would definitely attract attention from all parties.

After having a general understanding of the situation, Li Dongfang left the military headquarters. When it came to building a house, he still had to find his cheap father-in-law, Lou Bancheng. This meant asking him to come forward, but he already had the people and the materials, and he only had to pay for it.

As a powerful official in the old city, Lou Bancheng knew Prince Gong's Mansion better than Li Dongfang, and he had visited it before.

Now, when he heard that Li Dongfang might take over Prince Gong's Mansion, his eyes instantly lit up. If Prince Gong's Mansion became his son-in-law's, wouldn't it be his indirectly? At least he should get a side courtyard for him to live in.

So the deal was a perfect match. Lou Bancheng said that as long as the money was in place, several buildings could be built within two months, and it would even be faster if they started construction at the same time!

"Then my dear father-in-law, we have a deal now. This is for you." Li Dongfang handed a cloth bag to Lou Bancheng.

The rustling sound made Lou Bancheng's eyes twitch. Without opening the box, Lou Bancheng could tell that it was full of gold bars. This was only possible because this was his son-in-law. If it were someone else, he might not dare to accept it.

During this period, Lou Bancheng still had some influence in the city of Sijiu. He knew a little about Li Dongfang's affairs and was not worried about anyone investigating him.

"Anything else? If so, please tell me now. If not, just get out of here." Lou Bancheng was very unhappy with him for taking out so many gold bars so openly. Was he showing off to his old father-in-law?

"No, I haven't had lunch yet. Won't you ask someone to make me something?" Li Dongfang shamelessly wanted to get a free meal. The chef in Lou Bancheng's family was very skilled.

"Go away, go out and eat by yourself. I'll contact people now. As long as you get the land, they can start work immediately." Lou Bancheng said as he pulled Li Dongfang out.

Watching Lou Bancheng's car driving away in a cloud of dust, Li Dongfang had no choice but to take Lin Shu to a restaurant for a meal.

After eating and going out, Li Dongfang found that he had nothing to do again, so he could only continue his visiting journey and walk into Lou Xiaoe's yard.

The afternoon passed quickly. I played with the children and games with Lou Xiaoe for a while. Then it was evening. I had thought of staying here, but considering that Ran Qiuye might go to the courtyard at night, I said goodbye and left.

On the way back, Li Dongfang was still missing the swing in Lou Xiao'e's yard. It was so wonderful and fun, and was in no way inferior to that chair.

When I returned to the courtyard, I saw Ran Qiuye and Yu Li as expected.

When I saw the two of them, they were chattering about some gossip. They seemed to be so familiar with each other, like best friends. I don't know when they became so close.

"What are you talking about? Tell me about it." Li Dongfang squeezed in between the two of them and sat down.

"It's nothing. I just heard that Teacher Yan's eldest son went on a blind date today. I don't know whose girl it is this time." Ran Qiuye reached out and hugged Li Dongfang's arm.

Yu Li also put her arm around Li Dongfang's other arm and said, "Some time ago, a matchmaker wanted to introduce me to him. If I hadn't had a stable job now, my family would have wanted me to meet him."

"That's right, how can Yan Jiecheng be worthy of our Yu Li!" Li Dongfang didn't expect to hear this again. Fortunately, he took the initiative, otherwise he would have been robbed when he went to Curry.

At this time, Sha Zhu came out with a basin to wash vegetables. Seeing Li Dongfang, he asked, "Yan Jiecheng is going on a blind date again today. I wonder if it will work out."

Li Dongfang shrugged and said, "Whether it succeeds or not has nothing to do with you. I didn't realize you were such a gossiper."

Sha Zhu curled his lips and said, "Then I'll go and take a peek later, don't come."

Who said that Sha Zhu is stupid? Stand up and I will beat the shit out of you. It's rare to have something new to entertain you at night these days. How can I not go and have a look? Li Dongfang coughed twice and said, "Ahem, Zhuzi, make two more dishes today."

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu chuckled and rubbed his hands, saying, "That's no problem, but that's it, your good wine..."

"Don't worry, you won't be left out. Weren't you just busy eating meat the day before yesterday?" Li Dongfang rolled his eyes at Sha Zhu.

"Hey, isn't it true that good meat is more delicious when paired with good wine?" Sha Zhu said as he walked into Li Dongfang's house to see what other dishes were available.

After arranging Sha Zhu, Li Dongfang stood up and said, "It will take a while to eat anyway, I'll go check on the situation at Third Uncle's house first."