Movie Variety Show: Starting from a New World

Chapter 440: Repair or not?

"Isn't our house enough to live in?" Zhao Cheng looked at Pingping in surprise.

"Think about it. There are seventeen children, big and small. That means one room for each of them, right? And the four wives also need one room each, right? That's how much it would be?" Pingping rolled her eyes as she calculated for Zhao Cheng.

"It's enough for those guys to have two or three people in a room. Why give them a room for each? When conditions permit, each of them can just buy a small courtyard. Then drive them all out to live there!" Zhao Cheng said indifferently.

"How is that possible? Besides, don't they have to stay here during the holidays? And if you get married in the future and have a family, how are you going to let them live in the same room? In my opinion, you should renovate the backyard as soon as possible. Your fourth and fifth children are clamoring to live there on their own, saying that the younger ones have to make noise until late every night, which delays their studies!" Pingping said this easily.

The fourth and fifth brothers who were eating over there were both green-faced. They were just sitting at home, and the pot came from the sky! How could their own mother cheat her own sons like this?

"Fourth and Fifth Lao, do you two really have this idea?" Zhao Cheng turned around and looked at the Fourth and Fifth Lao who were eating at another table.

"That's not true, Dad! We two brothers have never said such things!" The fourth brother Zhao Weimin quickly denied it.

"Yes, Dad, my fourth brother and I have never thought about this problem. We take good care of our younger siblings. They are still young and sometimes kick off the quilt when they sleep. We have to cover them with quilts!" The fifth brother Zhao Weilai also hurried to explain.

"Haha, you two are already twelve years old this year, and it's time to consider this issue. Don't you want to have a house of your own?" Zhao Cheng said temptingly with a smile.

"No!" Wei Min and Wei Lai quickly shook their heads at the same time to deny it.

"Oh, what a pity! See? I told you they wouldn't have such an idea, right?" He winked at Pingping after saying that.

Pingping glared at Zhao Cheng in anger. With so many sons, he didn't know how to cherish them. That was why Zhao Cheng was very strict with his sons. With more than ten sons, except for the younger ones, which of the older ones couldn't see it? Their father was really strict with his sons!

Now the only favored one in the family is the ninth son, Zhao Weiyang. All others, including Zhao Weiyu, who was born not long ago by Tian Dan, have to stand aside.

"Dad, I want a house of my own!" The sixth child, Zhao Weiping, suddenly spoke to Zhao Cheng.

"Oh? Tell Dad why you want a house of your own?" Zhao Cheng looked at the ten-year-old Laoliu and asked curiously.

"I want to have my own house so that I can put my things in it. Otherwise, if I live with other brothers, they will always mess things up!" said Zhao Weiping.

"You need a room of your own for all those stones you carved? You have a lot now?" Zhao Cheng was a little confused.

"Well, now there is a whole cabinet full of them. But Brother Cheng, you know what, Lao Liu's carvings are really beautiful. I usually use those stones to play with the children!" Xiuzhi knew about Zhao Weiping's carvings because she always looked after the children in the backyard.

"That's fine, but Sixth Child, Dad can give you a separate room, but you also have to promise not to delay your studies because of carving those things, okay?" Zhao Cheng thought that since the child had this hobby, he would satisfy it. Anyway, their house is still spacious now, and the younger ones can't leave without anyone for the time being.

"Thank you, Dad!" Lao Liu smiled happily at Zhao Cheng!

This made the fourth and fifth brothers extremely envious. However, they didn't dare to bring it up again. They had just said no, and if they said yes again, they would definitely get beaten.

The two brothers could only sigh helplessly. Lamenting the unfairness of fate! Why are boys popular in other families and girls unpopular, but it's the complete opposite in their family? It's not easy for the eldest sister to join the army, but the little nine in the family has become a little devil again. Bullying his younger brother is commonplace, and occasionally bullying his older brother is also okay!

In the end, Zhao Cheng didn't care about the little thoughts of the fourth and fifth children and just continued to eat. The other slightly older children, such as the seventh, eighth, and tenth children, didn't dare to say anything. They didn't dare to make demands on their father like the sixth child did. At least the sixth child had a hobby and made some achievements. The others had nothing to show for their mischief, so they wisely chose to keep quiet.

Tian Dan and Ping Ping just smiled and did not get involved in the conversation between the children and their father. After they went to work, Zhao Cheng, who had nothing to do, started to check the yard.

Now, only the front yard and the middle yard have buildings. There is a small open space in the back yard, which is where he usually takes his children to exercise.

The houses in these two courtyards are basically full of people. This is because the eldest, second and third brothers are not at home, and Ye Juan is with the sixteenth child in the border. Once they come back, there will be no room for them.

However, now that I have so many children at home, if I want to build a backyard, I must choose a style with more rooms.

Originally, Zhao Cheng wanted to wait until the reform and opening up to build a two-story building in the backyard, so that there would be a lot more rooms. The children could each have a room that was not too small.

However, I promised to give Lao Liu a house today, so he can only choose one from the ear rooms. Although the lighting is not good, it’s okay as long as I turn on the lights in the room.

So Zhao Cheng started to clean up the side room in the middle courtyard. It was originally intended to be a warehouse, and some things were piled up inside. Zhao Cheng cleared everything out and moved it to the house next to the hanging flower gate. Because it only had a small window, it was not suitable for living. It was full of toys and other things that the children had played with.

Zhao Cheng cleaned up by himself for the whole morning, then went out to buy some furniture and tools for Lao Liu, and connected some electric lights and everything was done.

Looking at the slightly dim little house, I can only let Lao Liu go.

In the afternoon, when Lao Liu came home from school, he saw the room his father had cleaned for him and immediately moved all his things into the small room happily. Even Zhao Cheng wanted to help, so he refused and had to move everything by himself.

Zhao Cheng sat outside, watching Lao Liu fiddling with his things one by one. Fortunately, he was not very strong now and could not carve those large stones, otherwise it would be a pain for him to move things.

"I can get some good materials for Lao Liu when I go to the border tomorrow so he can carve for fun!" Zhao Cheng thought secretly.

That night, Lao Liu moved into his own room amid the envious eyes of his brothers and truly lived alone. He no longer had to squeeze on a big kang with several brothers.

"Fifth brother, do you think our family can talk to dad about this?" The fourth brother, Zhao Weimin, said secretly to the fifth brother.

"Fourth brother, I support all your decisions mentally! But if I have to personally talk to Dad, I'm sorry, I can't do it!" The fifth brother, Zhao Weilai, answered affirmatively.