Reborn in 85: Starting with a family split and becoming the richest man, the ungrateful wretch regre

"You live here? What a coincidence! We'll be neighbors from now on."

Lu Yang said with a smile.

The waiter walked to the base of the wall and exclaimed in shock, "You really gave him nine thousand two?"

Lu Yang said with a wry smile, "To be honest, the first time I asked him for the price, he asked for 7,500. I worked my butt off to raise the money, and a month and a half later he asked for 9,200."

The waiter leaned against the wall and couldn't help but burst into laughter. Lu Yang took out two cigarettes and handed one to him.

The waiter took the cigarette, lit it himself, took a puff, and said, "This house was bought by him as collateral for a debt; it only cost him four thousand yuan."

"You two are really something, one dares to ask for a price, and the other dares to give it."

Lu Yang said nonchalantly, "Since I've already bought it, I won't think about it too much."

The houses here will increase in value more than fifty times in the next twenty years, so ten thousand dollars is a good deal.

Lu Yang snapped out of his daze and asked, "What's your name?"

The waiter threw his cigarette butt on the ground and said, "Cheng Lin, I have two brothers, and we live in this courtyard with my parents."

Lu Yang offered him another cigarette and asked, "Are there any well-built houses in our county?"

How many people are in your family? Isn't there enough room?

Cheng Lin tucked the cigarette behind his ear and asked curiously.

Lu Yang smiled and said, "I want to build a warehouse so it will be more convenient to load goods in the future."

As he spoke, he pointed behind him.

Cheng Lin thought for a moment and said, "You're building it this year? It seems a bit too late."

Lu Yang shook his head and said, "There's enough time. We'll buy the building materials tomorrow and start building the day after. If we hire a few more people, it'll be finished in three or four days."

Cheng Lin seemed particularly excited after hearing this, and said excitedly, "I'll find out for you and get back to you tomorrow!"

After saying that, he took off running into the house. By the time Lu Yang realized what was happening, he was already inside.

When Lu's mother came out of the house, Lu Yang had no choice but to ask her to go buy household items first.

The two of them worked all day to get everything they wanted.

Lu's mother was cooking at home when Lu Yang ran to find Yao Lili.

After Yao Lili got off work, she asked with a smile, "Shall we go to the house you bought today? Is there anything else we need to tidy up?"

Lu Yang took her hand and said with a smile, "It's all packed up, you don't need to pack anymore."

"My mom cooks at home, so you can pack your things and move in with me!"

Yao Lili's face flushed red instantly: "This...this isn't a good idea."

Lu Yang pulled her along quickly: "I specially prepared a small room for you, right behind the kitchen."

"This warehouse is too cold. It's bearable in spring and summer, but living here in winter will make you sick from the cold."

Yao Lili breathed a sigh of relief, realizing she had been overthinking things.

When the two returned home, Lu's mother had already prepared dinner, and the three of them sat around the table to eat.

After dinner, while Lu Yang was chopping firewood in the yard, Cheng Lin called out to him from over the wall: "My dad agrees to build a house. If we buy the building materials together, we can get a discount."

“My dad is going out to find a construction team tomorrow. If they don’t have enough manpower, we’ll have to help out, otherwise we definitely won’t be able to finish building before winter.”

Lu Yang looked at him with some surprise: "You're even more enthusiastic than me when it comes to building houses."

"Of course! Your family has four people, but my family has seven. My second brother is getting married this year, and we're all crammed into this courtyard. It's almost too crowded to handle!"

Cheng Lin grimaced, looking utterly devastated.

Lu Yang couldn't help but laugh and said bluntly, "I don't have time. Ask the construction team if they can handle both labor and materials, and give me a definite answer."

He has to go to the provincial capital to set up his stall again tomorrow. He must sell all the autumn clothes before winter, otherwise he will have to wait until next year to sell them.

Cheng Lin thought for a moment and said, "My dad told me to buy three thousand yuan worth of stuff, and we can talk about it if it's not enough. I think that's about right. The warehouse you mentioned should only need about this much money."

"I'll ask tomorrow, it should be okay."

The following afternoon, Cheng Lin approached Lu Yang and said, "They agreed to 600 yuan per square meter, or 6,000 yuan including labor and materials. What do you think of this price?"

Lu Yang counted out six thousand yuan and handed it to Cheng Lin: "Please pass it on to the construction team for me."

Cheng Lin nodded, jumped over the wall back, and gave the money to the foreman. The foreman counted the money, made sure there were no problems, and then began to explain the specific construction process.

Lu Yang thought that these days, when you hire someone to build a house, you have to provide meals, and good wine and food, basically two meals a day.

He simply told Cheng Lin that he had ordered food from a nearby small restaurant so that the construction workers could eat there, saving them the trouble.

Cheng Lin hesitated, "This must cost a lot of money; restaurants aren't cheap."

Lu Yang said helplessly, "Building a house shouldn't interfere with your family's work. How many people in your family can help with the work?"

Cheng Lin froze for a moment: "That's true, I'm the only one in my family who doesn't have a job, what about yours?"

Lu Yang said helplessly, "My mother is not young anymore, and she can't manage to cook all the meals by herself."

Cheng Lin shrugged and said, "I'll go and discuss it with my family."

After saying that, he ran back into the house.

Lu Yang stretched his muscles and went back inside to cook dinner, waiting for his mother and Yao Lili to come back so they could eat together.

He worked in several restaurants in his previous life, and his cooking skills were quite good.

When Lu's mother and Yao Lili returned, he had already prepared four dishes and a soup.

"When did you learn to cook, and you're so good at it?"

Lu's mother was somewhat surprised. In her memory, Lu Yang hated the kitchen the most and would rather feed pigs than cook.

Lu Yang placed the food on the table and said, "What's so difficult about this? You've been cooking for so many years, you'll have learned by watching."

Lu's mother always felt that Lu Yang had changed, but he was still clearly her son, and she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

"Yangzi, you went to the provincial capital, why do you seem to be in a bad mood?"

Yao Lili tilted her head and asked.

Lu Yang took a bite of food and said coldly, "I ran into Lu Qing."

Lu's mother frowned immediately: "Did she see you setting up a stall?"

Lu Yang nodded: "Yes, we even had a fight. I also ran into Lu Yao on the train heading south."

"They'll soon guess that I'm going south to buy goods to sell."

Lu's mother put down her chopsticks, suddenly finding herself unable to eat anymore.

Lu Yang smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm just a little annoyed by her. She can't do anything to me."

Yao Lili said coldly, "I just can't stand her. She thinks she's so superior and shouldn't have been born in the countryside."

"But everything she eats and uses, isn't it all dug up from the ground?"

Lu's mother said worriedly, "I'm not afraid of this little girl, I'm afraid your father will come after you."

Lu Yang continued eating: "If I'm not home, and he comes looking for you, you'd better run."